Most hotel guests encounter only the spirits of the mini-bar, but for Tracey and Andrew Lindon, paranormal experiences are a passion. This Midland couple believes they captured the voice of a ghost during a recent stay at a Birmingham hotel.
The Lindons, who run a paranormal-focused YouTube channel called Whispered Encounters UK, visited Birmingham to support Tracey’s son, Adam, who is undergoing leukemia treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. During their stay at the Clayton Hotel on March 28, they decided to test their EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) equipment, which records sounds reportedly imperceptible to the human ear.
Upon reviewing the recording, Tracey and Andrew heard a clear voice saying, “Andrew Brooks, he’s still here.” Intrigued, they researched local history and found an Andrew Brooks who once lived directly opposite the hotel on Albert Street.
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Andrew expressed his initial skepticism: “I thought this place couldn’t be haunted since it’s fairly new. We weren’t investigating; it was just a casual EVP test at 10 pm.” He added, “Every time we encounter spirits, the shock is the same. You never really get used to it.”
Tracey shared her interpretation: “The message felt like a presence and a communication — Andrew Brooks wants to be remembered. It felt genuine enough for us to share.” Whispered Encounters aims to give voices to the forgotten and connect people with the history around them.
Andrew’s interest in the supernatural began early in his youth. At age 12 in Burntwood, Staffordshire, he experienced a chilling moment when he saw what he thought was his father asleep in bed, only to discover the bed was made and empty when he checked again. “It wasn’t a dream,” Andrew insists. “I was fully awake.”
Tracey’s own encounter happened during a life-threatening operation at 18. In a three-day coma after losing six pints of blood, she recalled a vivid vision of a man on a railway platform who told her, “It’s not my time to go now. It’s time to go back.” This profound experience sparked her curiosity about the paranormal.
The Clayton Hotel was contacted for comment but did not respond before publication.