You may have heard about the man who got turned away from McDonald’s for riding his horse through a drive-thru. But what about a hearse?
That was the case for Jon Paul Kenny, Kymmi Jeffrey and their two daughters Snow and Pebble – who have dubbed themselves the ‘real-life Addams family’. The family run ghost hunting business The Occult Hauntings and host tours at haunted venues all over the country.
Keeping in line with their spooky lifestyle, the couple purchased a hearse named Morticia as a company vehicle. But Morticia soon wound up becoming the family car – regularly joining them on trips to the pub, Tesco and Manchester city centre.
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“We take her everywhere,” Jon Paul said. “We were driving down Deansgate when we got branded our name of the real-life Addams family. We’ve trademarked it.”
Jon Paul and Kymmi, who live in Cheshire, met while working at a school together. The couple bonded over their shared love of all things paranormal, eventually going on to having children Snow, nine, and Pebble, six.
The family-of-four's keen interest in the afterlife stared when Jon gifted Kymmi tickets to a ghost tour for her birthday – and she hasn’t looked back since. Though she was once sceptical of the supernatural world, Kymmi hopes she can one day give up her job as a therapist to focus on ghost hunting full time.
“We have lots of events booked in,” the 37-year-old told the Manchester Evening News. “We’re just going to see where it takes us. Now we’ve done a TV appearance on This Morning and going in articles, we’re hoping it can take off.”
It’s not just Jon Paul and Kymmi who have recently taken up their ghostly hobbies. Snow and Pebble also join them when viewing haunted venues – with Jon Paul claiming their kids can see ghosts themselves.
Describing the abilities as a "superpower", the 32-year-old added: “We went to one venue with the girls to have a look around.
“When we were on the way back in the car, Snow asked us how many people were there with us. She said she saw a soldier wearing ragged clothes, a woman holding a girl’s hand and a teenager in the top bedroom. She said they all looked really tired, sad and were just staring at her.
“I Googled the history of the building when we got home and she got the soldier spot on. She has a bit of a gift. Doing investigations with the girls is very controversial; people ask if it’s appropriate taking them on tours. If she has a superpower, we don’t want her to be scared – and why shouldn’t she use it?”
The family claim they’ve even had the spirit of a little girl attach itself to them while out ghost hunting. Kymmi says the attachment is so strong, she’s convinced the child is her own.
"We did a two-hour investigation at a bingo hall before a charity event,” Kymmi said. “When we took Pebble, she saw a two-year-old sat next to her and said she saw a little girl with red hair.
“The spirit has attached itself to us since day one. We just bought this house, it's brand new and has no history. We've had toys going off and we've heard footsteps. We don't feel anything sinister.
“We have Pebble’s responses and reactions on video. It was quite interesting. But they’re not scared – they absolutely love it. The events are 16+ when we do Ouija boards. We keep it very tame when we're with the girls. They get upset whenever they can’t come with us (to view haunted venues) all the time.”
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