Australian Ghost Stories

James Phelps is an award-winning senior reporter for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. He began as an overnight police-rounds reporter before moving into sport, where he became one of Australia's best news-breaking rugby league journalists. James was then appointed News Corp Australia's Chief National Motorsports Writer and travelled the world chasing Formula 1 stories, as well as covering Australia's V8 Supercar races. As well as writing bestselling and critically acclaimed biographies of Dick Johnson and Johnathan Thurston, James established himself as Australia's number-one true crime writer with his bestselling prison series, including Australia's Hardest Prison, Australia's Most Murderous Prison, and Australia's Toughest Prisons. His most recent books are Australia's Most Infamous Jail (2023) and Australian Ghost Stories (2024).

Silas has trained and worked as an actor for many years and in recent times have homed in on doing voice work through Melbourne Voices Management. He regularly reads for the Victorian Auditor General's Office where you can listen to his work on the website.