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Now, bolt your doors, lock your windows, turn off your lights, put another log onto the fire, and come with me into the Weird Darkness.

The Town of York, England is incredibly ancient by American standards. Many cultures have put their stamp on it.

Romans, Vikings, Saxons, Celts, Normans, all putting a facet on this jewel of the North. And relics of all these bygone people who lived and died in York are housed in the York Museum.

In 1953, a haunting began at the museum that involved a book with a blue cover. It was just an ordinary book, but for one returning spirit, it seemed to hold great importance.

It started on a Sunday evening in September 1953. There was a meeting going on at the museum, so the caretaker, Mr. George Jonas, was waiting for it to be over so he could lock up the building.

Jonas and his wife were downstairs. As people filed out, Jonas made a cup of tea before going upstairs for a final sweep of the building.

But Mrs. Jonas said, are you sure everyone's gone? She heard footsteps above them and listening, Mr. Jonas did too.

It's probably the curator. I'll go up and tell him I'll be turning the lights off soon. Jonas said, he went up the stairs, heading for the curator's office.

There wasn't elderly stranger in the office instead. He was in the far corner of the room, bent over as if looking for something.

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