Riddle of Scots Prison Ghost. Three men in Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow, claim they have an unwelcome cell mate – a ghost. The reported intruder in a cell in “A” Hall moved in on Friday night
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Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire (1892)
Mysterious Affair at Wigan. A Supposed Ghost. The inhabitants of that portion of Pemberton known as Robin Lane Ends have had their feelings shockingly upset during the last two days by the supposed visit of
Continue ReadingEarby, Lancashire (1954)
House is Haunted, say family. Because “queer things” are happening in their house, they allege, a family of 11, including nine children, are sleeping in one room at their home in Melrose-stree, Earby. In a
Continue ReadingKillylea, Co. Armagh, NI (1924)
The Scones That Shifted. Novel Test For Specials. A correspondent writes:- A peculiar instance of the activities of a poltergeist or mischievous spirit has come to my notice from Co. Armagh. In a farmhouse near
Continue ReadingSt Helens, Lancashire (1885)
An Alleged Ghost at St. Helens. Mysterious stone throwing nightly, at Beecham’s Pill Factory, St Helens, said to be the work of a ghost, has caused great excitement in the town. Last night the
Continue ReadingSouth Hanover, Massachusetts, USA (1912)
The Playful Ghost. A remarkable ghost story comes from the town of South Hanover, Massachusetts, where the Rev. Charles F Donohue and his household have fled from the parish house of the Church of the
Continue ReadingGifford, East Lothian (1866)
Modern Ghost Story – A Parish Panic. We are apt to imagine that in these advanced times all belief in invisible agencies – such as frightened our forefathers into the burning of weak old women
Continue ReadingGrimsby, Lincolnshire (1882)
A Prankish Ghost at Grimsby. The greatest curiosity is excited in Grimsby in consequence of the occurence of some marvellous performances which no one as yet can account for by a natural hypothesis. These extraordinary
Continue ReadingBottesford, Lincolnshire (1879)
Witchcraft in North Lincolnshire. An amusing case of suspected witchcraft has come to light in the village of Bottesford, a few miles from Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire. A few minutes’ walk from the old Manor
Continue ReadingBinbrook, Lincolnshire (1905)
Lincolnshire Farm “Bewitched.” Remarkable Stories Told. (From our own correspondent). The village of Binbrook, on the Lincolnshire Wolds, has been disturbed of late by the reported strange happenings at Walk Farm, in the tenancy of
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