The Cradock Ghost Scare. By Kirkham Evans. For more than a month the north has been in a disturbed condition on account of a wonderful ghost story which has been freely circulated through most of
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Horningtops, Liskeard, Cornwall (1969)
‘Ghost’ Drives Out Family. Prayers by Rector. A pair of semi-detached council houses in the hamlet of Horning Tops, near Liskeard, is the scene of strange happenings attributed by the two families concerned to supernatural
Continue ReadingBirmingham, West Midlands (1939)
Medium Investigates Birmingham Cellar Raps. Rappings on the floor of a house in Highfield-road, Washwood Heath, Birmingham, have led to excavations in the cellar, to see if there is evidence of a tragedy it is
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Boy’s Magnetic Power. Mystery of Moving Chairs. Scientists and an “unruly spirit”. Special tests are being arranged at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, Queensberry Place, London, to find out if little Douglas Drew (8),
Continue ReadingReading, Berkshire (1982)
Electric sparks fly for poor Sonia. by Ray Bryant Everything that Midas touched turned to gold… but Sonia Maslen is not so lucky. Everything that she touches goes bang, and to prove it she can
Continue ReadingDenton, East Sussex (1933)
Eerie vigil at manor house. Family forced to leave haunted home. Noises off. From our special correspondent, Brighton, Friday. Ghost-hunting parties motored to-night to the Downland village of Denton, near Newhaven Harbour, to join villagers
Continue ReadingDrumblade, Aberdeenshire (1870)
Superstition in Strathbogie. Last week some strange proceedings took place not far from the capital of Strathbogie. At Newtongarry, parish of Drumblade, an old man was lying ill, and rapidly drawing near his end, when
Continue ReadingLondon (1820)
Mysterious Circumstance. For the last fortnight the family of Mr Chapman, No. 6, Gloucester-street, Commercial-road, have been daily thrown into the greatest confusion and alarm by dreadful moanings and loud shrieks of “Murder! Murder!” and
Continue ReadingGainsborough, Lincolnshire (1823)
A Ghost. (From a correspondent). For some weeks past the tenants of a small cottage at the South end of Gainsboro’ have been kept in a constant state of alarm by the imaginary visits of
Continue ReadingRamelton / Rathmelton, County Donegal (1786)
[November] 15th. – A letter was this day written to Derry by a gentleman in the county of Donegal, of which the following is an extract:- “Every body in this part of the country, man,
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