I've always had a strong interest in anything mysterious or supernatural - ever since coming across an illustration of a ghost in a children's Ladybird book at the age of six. Strange really, because it scared me so much that from then on I always skipped that particular page, except for the rare occasions I steeled myself to take a peek.
Nowadays of course I'm much braver. I've even visited countless haunted locations both for pleasure and for research. I'm yet to be tested on my reaction to seeing a real ghost, but I live in hope (and a little trepidat more...