SEVENTY YEARS AGO NEXT MONTH, HEARTBREAK HOTEL WAS THE SONG THAT MADE ELVIS PRESLEY A STAR AND LIT A SPARK IN A GENERATION OF FUTURE HEROES. BUT ITS STRANGELY GLOOMY CONTENT FLAGGED A TRAGIC BACK STORY, WHILE ELVIS'S RECORDING DISMAYED THE LABEL THAT HAD RISKED BIG MONEY TO SIGN HIM. JIM IRVIN GETS A ROOM.

JANUARY 1966

Reading Laura Mauro’s “Japanese Toilet Ghosts” [FT459:30-35], reminded me of a less well known fear in the Western world, which –according to the modern rabbinical Internet resource site TheTorah.com

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MARK GATISS INVITES US INTO THE ROOM IN THE TOWER TO TELL US A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS

The Hollywood publicity machine was always eager for opportunities to keep its stars at the front of our minds, so what could be better than a festive photoshoot giving us a glimpse into their glamorous lifestyles?