The Landlord and the Gay Ghost

After over 35 years in the trade, Alan Frain, the Bunbury Arms landlord, has run several olds inns with a variety of interesting tales attached to them. Amongst these legends and spooky stories, none have left the straight-talking publican scratching his head more than his first-hand dealings with the now legendary ‘Gay Ghost’.

“When I first moved into the pub, I stayed on my own in the upstairs flat a few times, with only the company of one or other of my dogs, Sid and Nancy. Suffice to say I’d experienced the odd paranormal event over the years over the years, the UFO in Derbyshire that missed my pub by a few feet, the waitress we had in Chingford who fainted after bumping into a ‘Cavalier-type’ spook in the pub (that’s the bloke in the frilly shirt-not the Vauxhall!). In most cases, I either laughed them off or came up with a sensible explanation.” he said.

“But this spook had a whole new take on the phrase ‘putting the willies up someone’. You could be reading this before the watershed, so I’ll not go into too much detail, you’ll have to ply me with Real Ale or a large glass or two of Negroamaro if you want the full lowdown, but I’m playing my cards close to my chest in case Hollywood want to turn it into a Blockbuster!”.

“If ever they do, it will be worth the ticket money for the final scene alone, when the enraged 20 stone publican leaps out of bed in his boxers and....nah, you’ll have to wait for the film!”.

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Posted: Tuesday 5th April 2011
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