In 1869, on Christmas Eve author Charles Dickens’ reading tour was interrupted by what appeared to be a ghost or a zombie. Dickens, in an attempt to prove this was all some sort of parlor trick, got mixed up with a strange man who simply referred to himself as the Doctor (Doctor 9) and his traveling companion named Rose. He was made to believe that what was happening was gas like creatures who were escaping through a rip in space and looking for dead bodies they could take residence in. ("The Unquiet Dead", Doctor Who, vlm 3 TV)











