Look for a Spook: Halloween

Vellichor Books is leaning into the supernatural this Halloween with Look for a Spook, a ghost-themed evening on Saturday 31 October. It runs from 6pm to 9pm at the shop's place in Piccadilly Arcade, Hanley, and the whole night is built around the things that go bump in the night.

The evening starts with a ghost story reading, followed by a ghost hunt led by medium Lisa Clark. There's also a Conversations with the Dead spirit board to get stuck into. It's a proper Halloween line-up, and the shop is leaning into the theme with the question: 'Is Vellichor Books truly haunted, or are we chasing shadows?'

For those who haven't been, Vellichor Books is an independent bookshop in the Piccadilly Arcade, run by founder Mitch. He opened it after working as a 1:1 SENPA in a SEND school, a shop he'd wanted since watching the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books. The company was incorporated on 5 September 2023 and the doors officially opened on 3 February 2024. It's not just books, either: they run a Warhammer Terra Tuesday session and the Black Library Book Club, and have hosted sessions of the Stoke Book Festival.

Tickets are £10 per person, which includes one drink. It runs from 6pm to 9pm on Saturday 31 October at 11-12 Piccadilly Arcade, Hanley, ST1 1DL. Spaces are limited, so it's worth getting yours sorted early.