Lynch Hostel in Edinburgh’s Old Town has lived with five ghosts for a century, ever since Earl Fergus Lynch summoned them in his seances, but their latest poltergeist outbursts are tearing at the house.
The owner wants ExorSquad to expel them late at night with as little damage as possible to the building and the guests, while strictly respecting the seven cats on site and housing the team for free.
James Sato joined only because he needed the work, and a joke of a first mission leaves him braced for embarrassment rather than a soft-giant teammate and ghosts that are unmistakably real.
Ewan Hamilton, who saw spirits as a child in the Scottish countryside until the visions faded, uses time away from university rugby to learn whether his returning nightmares mean he has lost his grip or finally glimpsed what lies past the veil.
The Burning Crone, the Lady in Red, and the Urchin in the showers leave the white knight and the soft giant facing real ghosts, seven watchful cats, and a partnership neither of them expected.
