‘L’Echo du Merveilleux’ reprints from the ‘Bien Public,’ a Dijon paper, the detailed account of another ‘Poltergeist’ case. From the 19th to the 27th of March, manifestations of a violent and destructive character have taken
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Nienadowka, Poland (1898)
Notes from German spiritualistic papers. The lonely little village of Niedanowka, in Austria, has become of late the scene of some remarkable manifestations presenting all the well-known features of the ‘Poltergeist’ type. The medium, Johanna
Continue ReadingNimes, Occitania, France (1890)
Missile Throwing by Unseen Hands. V. Flamen, a correspondent of La Lumiere, quotes the following from the Journal de Nimes, under the heading of “Une Maison Mysterieuse”: Mme Hilair, Laitiere, who lives in Rue Turenne
Continue ReadingGreat Wheal Alfred, Cornwall (1856)
Thimble Rigging Extraordinary. A Ghost Story and its Denouement. Not very long ago the locality of Great Wheal Alfred was a very fitting one for a Ghost Story. Its untenanted, ruinous engine houses, through which
Continue ReadingGeorge Town, Chennai, India (1916)
We have received from a reader in India (Lt.-Col. S.T. Avetoom) a cutting from the “Madras Mail” giving an account of some poltergeist phenomena which a few weeks ago greatly disturbed the inmates of a
Continue ReadingBedminster, Bristol (1865 and previously)
A short note of rapping in Bedminster.
Continue ReadingHolyhead, Anglesey (1957)
House of Mystery. Strange steps, whistling, knocks. By a “Daily Post” reporter. Yesterday morning thirty-four-year-old Mrs Helen Painter, of 3 Cybi Street, Holyhead, lost her ninth lodger since September. And Mrs Painter confirms what the
Continue ReadingPerth (1895)
A Perth Mystery. Alleged Spirit-Rapping Investigation by the Police For some time back a rather mysterious affair has been troubling the minds of the inhabitants of Market Street, Perth, and is exciting considerable interest, not
Continue ReadingBaldarroch, Aberdeenshire (1838)
The latest instance of the popular panic occasioned by a house supposed to be haunted, occurred in Scotland, in the winter of the year 1838. On the 5th of December, the inmates of the farm-house
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland, USA (1881)
The Puzzling of Baltimore’s Police. From the “Baltimore American.” There is reported to be a mysterious visitor hanging about the corner of Frederick and Fayette Streets, who for the past week has been throwing stones
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