The Art of Storytelling

For our documentary interview, we will be speaking with Anna Gamel, a fellow tour guide on the Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington. The questions we will be asking her, and the vox-populi questions for the attendees, are detailed below: Q: When did you start doing the Ghost Tours? Q: What interested you in them? Q: Do you believe in ghosts? Q: What is the scariest thing to have ever occurred to you on one of your tours? Q: What sort of people enjoy going on the ghost tours? Q: What is your favorite ghost story that you have told? Q: What are the origins of the Ghost Tours? Q: When do most people attend the tours? VOX POP QUESTION IDEAS Q: Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? Q: What made you interested in the tour? Q: Have you ever attended a ghost tour before?

As a tour guide at the Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington, I am lucky enough to give guests an immersive and engaging experience during a 90-minute walking tour in the Downtown Wilmington area, where walkers hear various bits of local history and folklore, presented to them with bone-chilling narration. The tour operates at two different times -- 6:30 and 8:30 respectively. Obviously, at both of those times, the sun hangs in different places within the sky -- with the 6:30 tour still offering loads of daylight, whereas the 8:30 tour, especially during the summer season, begins at dusk.  While most guests tend to enjoy the daylight, I can't help but feel as though it greatly cheapens the experience. With the sun high within the sky, every nook, corner and cranny of the architecture and buildings of downtown Wilmington are fully illuminated -- allowing guests to take in the details.  However, at night, with no light source aside from the street lamps, my hand held lantern, and...if we...