I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me.

Christmas is a time for ghost stories, everyone knows that. But it is also a time to reflect on the past, consider the present and muse on where we might be in the future.

Dorothy McShane and St John Colchester-Price have gathered to tell each other - and you at home - four stories of horror and hope, of spirits and sadness.

It's the longest night of the year. And the lady in green waits...