Edinburgh is definitely one of the most haunted cities I've ever visited. A dark past of plague outbreaks, serial killers and bodysnatchers has cast a permanent shadow upon this modern metropolis - one that is visible come rain or come shine...

I'd only been in Manchester a grand total of five days and I was already in dire need of intense rest and recuperation.  After packing up my flat in London, dragging the majority of my worldly possessions onto the train, arriving in Manchester, trying not to terrify my boyfriend by the...