The phantom Samson of Goresfield. Flying washstand. Family beaten at a game of draughts. A correspondent wires: – The Cambridgeshire village of Gorefield, a few miles from Wisbech, is disturbed by the activities of a
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Yarmouth, Norfolk (1923)
Another Ghost? Mysterious Missiles in a Yarmouth Row. Exciting Incidents. Something akin to the scenes witnessed some time ago, when a report got abroad that ghosts had been seen in Yarmouth Churchyard, have disturbed Middlegate
Continue ReadingWooster, Ohio (1871)
A Ghost Story. In the city of Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, a respectable family, named Hoffman, have been haunted and tortured by malignant spirits since June, 1869. Detectives, clergymen, and spiritualists have all failed to
Continue ReadingJarrow, Tyne and Wear (1930)
“Ghost” signals in Morse. Neighbours hunt for Jarrow spook. Eerie raps. A “ghost” that replies to Morse code signals is alarming and mystifying the Henry Street district of Jarrow. Weird scrapings and rappings are heard
Continue ReadingBriston, Norfolk (1901)
If one went to an ironmonger’s and asked for a pound of “goblin tin tacks,” the shopman would doubtless think there was insanity in the line of the purchaser. However, at Breston, near Melton Constable,
Continue ReadingCaernarfon, Gwynedd (1880)
Anglesey and Carnarvonshire notes. By Argus. Nineteenth century superstition. Llanthony Abbey, it seems, is not to have a monopoly of apparitions. Superstition is infectious. Hence it is not surprising to find certain classes in Carnarvon
Continue ReadingAntigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada (1922)
Mysterious Fires. The American Institute of Scientific Research has been requested by the Editor of the “Halifax (Nova Scotia) Herald” to investigate a remarkable series of incidents which, on the testimony of responsible persons, have
Continue ReadingPentwynmawr, Newport (1926)
Jumping Bottles. Strange happenings in a village. Strange happenings are reported from the Three Horse Shoes, Pentwynmawr, a village near Newport (Mon.). An enamel bowl, it is said, flew from a table and fell into
Continue ReadingThreapwood, Cheshire (1927)
Weird Happenings in a Cottage. Family afraid to stay there at night. Mysterious happenings at an old cottage, known as The Mount, occupied by a smallholder, Mr Anthony Kynaston, aged 76, and his two daughters,
Continue ReadingAshby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire (1921)
Weird Happenings in a “Haunted House.”Water pours out from broken gaspipes.From our own Correspondent. Leicester, Saturday.The house of Mr George Heafield, Leicester-road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, has been the scene of weird happenings, and visitors are at a
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