Valencia has become a symbol of wasteful spending, building projects in the boom years that now include a ghost airport and an almost deserted movie studio complex.
"I used to include a ghost story Mark Twain had written, but I don't think people are so interested in that any more".
If you would like to add a darker tone to your tale, consider including a ghost in your cast of characters.
The Weymouth Carnival, an annual event that features creaking funfair attractions — including a ghost train heavily dependent for its thrills upon the creative use of tattered white sheets and black trash bags — took place last week amid heavy rain.
Storytown stood out by offering horse-driven rides in pumpkin-shaped carriages, a replica of Cinderella's castle and much more, including a Ghost Town for the hard-to-reach adult male audience.
Other stories include a ghost coming out of a TV set in the style of popular horror movie The Ring, a witch stirring her cauldron outside a house, and a woman in Somerset claiming she had died and become a zombie.
Booker prize-winner Roddy Doyle is in the running for the UK's most prestigious children's book prize, the Carnegie medal, with his moving tale of four generations of women from one Irish family (including a ghost), Greyhound of a Girl.
Hold up your open hand for two seconds and a Kinect like gesture control pops up (including a ghost image of your hand) that lets you control all of the car's features without even touching a screen.
There are five doorways, each with a ghoul of some sort hidden inside, including a ghost, a mummy, an octopus, some googly eyes (get it?), and um…a sinister purple square with a big set of teeth, ready to chomp you.
