In the village of Shropshire is it believed that within the Wem Town Hall which was erected in 1905. 
On the 19th of November the interior of the building was completely destroyed by a fire as the local residents gathered to watch the firefighters attempting to tackle the blaze and as a result of the fire no one was injured.
The red brick structure with a Victorian facade was rebuilt through the lottery funding to serve as a community arts centre, for the rebuilding of the town hall the facade was retained but the rest had to be replaced and a plaque was placed  on the building commemorating the fire.

Amateur photographer Tony O'Rahilly took a black and white photograph of the blaze from across the road with a 200mm lens as he was stopped by the police from approaching any closer.  After the image was developed a young girls figure appeared in the doorway of the burning building. 
O'Rahilly sent the photograph for analysis to the ASSAP, which determined that a burning piece of wood lay on the railing where the image appears, rendering the image a simulacrum. The photograph was afterwards forwarded to the former Royal Photographic Society president, Dr Vernon Harrison who then concluded that the image did appear to be genuine.  In 2010, five years after the death of the photographer, a 77 year old local resident claimed to solve the mystery, proving that a similarity between the girl in the photograph and the image of a girl printed on a postcard that appeared in the local paper 'Shropshire Star'.  The postcard was taken in 1922 and shows the young girl who resembles the so-called 'Wem Ghost'. Jane Churn was a 14 year old girl, who in 1677 dropped a candle which started a huge fire that destroyed most of the wooden buildings in town, this caused a disaster for Wem far greater than the destruction of the town seen during the War of the Roses, the intense heat partly melted the church bells which had to be recast. Churn was blamed and named the 'Wem Ghost' for reappearance of the ghost.

I have been inspired by an unknown artist to experiment with the smoke figure effect on photoshop to create an interesting image,
The smoke figure that the photographer has chosen to use is of a skull, this suggests death because the skull symbolises mortality.
The photograph has been constructed from using various tools on photoshop, the main technique used being that of the smoke effect.
The lines used in the image are flowing and although the subject has been used to make the photograph sinister looking the lines seem delicate and smooth.
The light seems to be darkly coloured making the image seem dramatic.
The tone in the painting is grey shadowing everywhere but the focus points being the smoke figure and the man creating the smoke with his cigarette.
On the left hand side you can see the smoke starting to form the skull which takes up 1/2 of the image leaving 1/3 of the image blank and the other containing the man's head.
The use of colours are murky causing the atmosphere to seem dull and the mood to be gloomy.
I think the meaning of this image is to show the viewers that smoking can lead to death. I also think the photographer carefully planned out this image so that the viewers would be able to understand why he was smoking and for example not using candle smoke.
The work makes me confused because even though he is trying to show it leads to death he is still doing it which contradicts himself.
I like this piece of work because it's eyecatching and inspired me which is why i chose to write about it.

Click Pagan and Wiccan symbols are usually created using fire because fire is a destroyer and a creating force, it is believed to be a purifying, masculine energy which is connected to strong will and energy.The triangle marks the degree of initiation, the triangle within a circle is their symbol for truth which holds the key to all wisdom. here to edit.

The pentagram is a Witchcraft symbol of protection and is also the most well known, considering it appears in a lot of films. It is represented by a five pointed star within a circle but it also has other meanings such as in the Babylonian drawings where it marks the path the planet Venus makes on its travels and is also used for the general symbol of the Goddess of Venus.
The number five was the number of points used because it was the ancient Greek division of the soul, each point symbolises the five elements that made up man; Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit.
The correspondent colours of the represents of the pentagram are green, yellow, red, blue and white which are significant when working magic.

I decided to expand my knowledge of the paranormal by researching, I was particularly inspired to focus on the meaning of certain symbols because of the films 'paranormal activity' within the films they display a high amount of mystery which leads the viewers to wondering what they mean and why they seem to be a part of involvement within the acts of the coven of witches.
The symbols have been used throughout history for different reasons