When The Sun Goes Down

I found myself in the Anglican Cathedral's grave yard last night and believe you me it is a scary place. I was with a guy called Artichoke who was scary enough and he was showing me the supernatural side of Liverpool. He also showed me the pyramid grave in the grounds of St Andrews church on Rodney Street. Legend has it that William McKenzie, who is buried there, was quite a gambler and one night he was challenged by a mysterious dutch man called Mr B.L Ze Bob (who always wore red shoes) to a game of poker.

Mr McKenzie was a wealthy man, and a known womaniser, who prospered as Liverpool developed into the major shipping port in the world . However, he did have a soft spot for one bit of strumpet who unfortunately died at a young age which made McKenzie angry. So angry that he threw his bible into his living room fire and became an atheist (back in the day being an atheist and a bible burner was not the done thing). Anyway... the game of poker.

Mr Ze Bob and McKenzie played into the early hours of the morning and things were not going well (for McKenzie) and he lost everything! Mr Ze Bob offered a chance to win everything back. The condition was that McKenzie must wager his soul on the last hand.
You would think, being an atheist, this wouldn't bother him but McKenzie fell to his knees and cried like a girl when he lost. Mr Ze Bob laughed and said (with big booming voice) "Do not cry my defeated foe, I will not take your soul until you are laid to rest in your grave." There was then a puff of smoke and the geezer was gone.

McKenzie, thinking this opponent may have been Lucifer, came up with a great plan. If on his death he was buried above the ground then Lucifer could not claim his prize.
So he is buried in here, entombed, sitting at a table holding a winning hand against his chest.


Top 5 Ghosts
1) Casper
2) Obi Wan Kenobe
3) Patrick Swayze
4) The old librarian at the start of Ghostbusters
5) Dementors