Stuart Torevell – Rigger & Cameraman

“It’s Karl Beattie I have to thank for giving me a chance to work in TV many years ago as a rigger on the first series. Whenever I have any spare time when I am not filming Most Haunted, I am usually helping out at the production office filming other bits and pieces – it never stops but I love every minute of it.”

Cath Howe – Make-Up Artist

“I started working on Most Haunted three years ago and my first shoot was the live in Dudley. I used to cut Yvette’s mum’s hair and that’s how I was introduced to Yvette. I work with Yvette quite closely, so if she does a magazine photo shoot or TV appearances, I style her hair and make-up. I also work on Coronation Street when they need me as I live in Stockport near Manchester and I do hairdressing from home.”

Ciarán O'Keeffe - Parapsychologist

Ciarán’s diverse research background related to the controversial area of Hauntings began with early membership of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) and interviewing eyewitnesses to alleged apparitions. It continued in a more scientific vein, in the US, where, in 1994, he graduated with a Liberal Arts degree at Washington College, majoring in Music & Psychology. There he completed an honors thesis on paranormal experiences in conjunction with a representative from the Institute of Parapsychology (now Rhine Research Center). The thesis collated experiences and beliefs concerned with the paranormal, including apparitions and poltergeist. Following on from the thesis, Ciarán explored various aspects of parapsychology (i.e. mediumship, psychic readings etc.) also examining psychic criminology as part of his MSc. He returned to the Rhine Research Center in 2000 (awarded the Rao Scholarship) where he pursued further understanding of academic parapsychology. Further interest in more field-based research into hauntings culminated in training by ASSAP (Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena) and an investigation into, the now closed, Oxford Prison (site of filming of Spy Game).

Ciarán has recently received his Doctorate entitled ‘Assessing the content of advice from practitioners claiming paranormal ability,’ (focusing on psychics and mediums) at the University of Hertfordshire. The PhD is supervised by both a parapsychologist and counsellor. During his time at University of Hertfordshire, Ciarán was fortunate enough to be involved in several Perrott-Warrick Research Unit projects (e.g. the famous ‘ghost’ projects at Hampton Court and Edinburgh), also taking time off for other spontaneous cases and unusual assignments (including a dream project, and exorcism research). Additionally he became involved with the Infrasonic Project which examined the link between low frequency sound and, amongst other things, allegedly haunted locations. Currently he is employed at Liverpool Hope University College as a lecturer/researcher in psychology. There he specialises in teaching and conducting research in three areas: Music Psychology, Investigative Psychology and Parapsychology.

UNUSUAL MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

• An avid pianist. (playing since the age of 4)
• Writes gothic poems.
• Fascinated by linguistics – speaks French & Spanish. Studies Aramaic, Ancient Greek, native American languages and is constantly collecting dictionaries of forgotten & bizarre dialects (e.g. Enochian).