The Dark Secrets exhibition, at London’s The Vaults, is a must-see for anyone in touch with their spooky side. But at the special opening séance event, all was not what it seemed…

Matteo Borrini is many things – an academic at Liverpool John Moores University, a forensic anthropologist and a talented performer. But he’s definitely not a psychic. ‌

In the darkness of his lair though, deep below London’s Waterloo Station, it’s easy to forget that he doesn’t have mystical abilities. I join him for a trip beyond the veil… ‌

Victorians' secrets

It’s fair to say I don’t believe in anything spooky. Call me cynical if you like – I see it more as accepting the real world is interesting enough. ‌

But when I’m invited to a Victorian-style séance, to mark the opening of the Dark Secrets exh

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