1650s - Poltergeist Archive

Apparent poltergeist cases from Britain and across the world.

Maulbronn, Germany (1659)

July 17, 2023July 17, 20231650s, Germany

From ‘Throwing of stones and other substances by spirits’ by William Howitt. … The disturbance of the monastery of Maulbronn took place in the year 1659-60. It began with the throwing of different things from

Glenluce, Dumfries and Galloway (1654)

March 25, 2022March 25, 20221650s, Dumfries and Galloway

Relation XI. The devil of Glenluce enlarged with several remarkable additions, from an eye and ear witness, a person of undoubted honesty. This is that famous and notable story of the devil of Glenluce, which

Welton, Daventry, Northamptonshire (1658)

January 6, 2022January 6, 20221650s, Northamptonshire

Contained in a letter of Mr G. Clark, to Mr M.T. touching an house haunted in Welton near Daventry. Sir, I send you here a relation of a very memorable piece of witchcraft as I

Bow, East London (c1650)

January 4, 2022January 4, 20221650s, London

Relat. XX. A house haunted some Thirty years ago or more at or near Bow, not far from London, and strangely disturbed by Daemons and Witches. A certain gentleman about thirty years ago or

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