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Part I: The Ghost Chapter 1 - 4

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Stroud, Jonathan. The Screaming Staircase. Random House, 2013. Original.

• In Part I: The Ghost, Chapter 1, Lucy Carlyle, the narrator and a young ghost hunter reflects on her past investigations with Lockwood & Co., admitting that her early cases did not end as smoothly as she had hoped.

• She recounts a few hauntings that the ghost hunting group have worked on, including the Mortlake Horror, the Grey Spectre of Aldgate, the Clattering Bones, and the creeping shadow that haunts Mrs. Andrews.

• Despite their less-than-perfect track record, Lucy and Anthony Lockwood, Lucy's employer and the founder of the Lockwood & Co. agency, arrive at 62 Sheen Road for a new investigation.

• They stand on the doorstep, discussing their new rules, which include not revealing everything they see, avoiding speculation, and not impersonating the client.

• Lucy...

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