A unique family car (Picture: MEN Media)
A family dubbed the ‘real life Addams family’ are known for their ghostly interests – and it’s not hard to see why.
Jon Paul Kenny, Kymmi Jeffrey and their two daughters Snow and Pebble, run a family ghost hunting business, The Occult Hauntings, hosting tours at haunted venues across the UK.
Building on their spooky lifestyle, the family even drive a hearse, which they’ve named Morticia in homage to the Addams’ matriarch.
Initially planned to be used as their company vehicle, they soon wound up driving the hearse as their family car, taking her all over Manchester city centre and going to places like Tesco and the McDonald’s Drive-Thru in the ominous vehicle.
‘We take her everywhere,’ Jon said. ‘We were driving down Deansgate when we got branded our name of the real-life Addams family. We’ve trademarked it.’
Jon and Kymmi, who live in Cheshire, met while working at a school together, where they bonded over their shared love of all things paranormal.
They want to work on ghost tours full time (Picture: Kymmi Jeffrey/MEN Media)
The idea to make a business out of this passion only came when Jon gifted Kymmi tickets to a ghost tour for her birthday.
Kymmi, who was once skeptical about the supernatural, 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 said.
‘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.’
They drive this around for their day-to-day activities (Picture: Kymmi Jeffrey/MEN Media)
Their children have caught the ghost bug too, as Snow and Pebble join the couple when viewing haunted venues – with Jon 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.’
Their children love it too (Picture: Kymmi Jeffrey/MEN Media)
The practice can raise eyebrows, though, as Jon explains: ‘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?’
Even more scary, the family claim they’ve had the spirit of a little girl attach itself to them while out ghost hunting. Kymmi is 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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They go to the supermarket and use fast food drive-thrus in the ominous car.