Talk:The Man in The Wall/@comment-35925109-20180619091348

has anyone heard of Ghostwatch? it was a british "documentary" that examined a poltergeist and used very convincing editing and even had real newscasters from the time involved to further the story and make it seem more realistic. The ghost in show was nicknamed Pipes, because his activities in the house caused the pipes in the walls to knock. The show didn't have any disclaimers as to its ruse, and as a result many people believed it was real. One person who believed it was an 18 year old kid with learning disabilities and a mental age of 13, who just happened to live in a house with shoddy heating causing knocking pipes. Thinking the ghost was in his walls, he got so scared he killed himself five days after it aired, and left a note that mentioned the ghost in the walls and that "if there are ghosts I will be ... with you always as a ghost".

i think there's a lot of similarity between the quest and the story of that show, and i find it hard to believe it wasn't in some way inspired by it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwatch