A remarkable ghost story. During the past few weeks there has been commotion in Skelmersdale, occasioned not by the demands of the colliers for increased wages, but by a strange apparition and other remarkable phenomena,
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Sizewell, Suffolk (1885)
A Sizewell Ghost Story. During the past seven weeks the usually quiet little village of Sizewell has been in a great state of excitement through the stories afloat that a cottage occupied by a man
Continue ReadingCalcott, Gloucestershire (1880)
A Veritable Big Gooseberry. At Calcott, not very far from this village – a spot well-known to the members and followers of the Beaufort hunt – there resides a labourer blessed with more than a
Continue ReadingFalmouth, Cornwall (1882)
Mysterious occurrences at Falmouth. Early on Tuesday morning some evil-disposed person commenced target practice on the windows of the “King’s Head” hotel, in the occupation of Mr Thomas. A brickbat, hurled with unerring aim, smashed
Continue ReadingLeacroft, Cannock, Staffordshire (1884)
Mysterious affair at Leacroft, Cannock. Manifestations Extraordinary. Some excitement was caused in the quiet village of Leacroft on Saturday by the report of certain mysterious occurrences which had taken place in the neighbourhood. It appears
Continue ReadingClonoulty, County Tipperary (1880)
Latter Day Supernatural Pranks. Shakespeare says that “there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy,” and that speculative assertion of the immortal Bard receives about an equal amount
Continue ReadingWoodstock, New York, USA (1887)
Haunted houses, or – more correctly speaking – houses reported by superstitious people to be haunted, are to be heard of in many parts of the world; but the manner in which the ghosts are
Continue ReadingNottingham (1887)
Who knows if this is fictional or not. It’s quite detailed if it is. And it’s not particularly like other things I’ve found, although it does perfectly fit the mould. Strange freaks in a Nottingham
Continue ReadingCounty Sligo (1881)
To the Editor of the Champion. Sligo, Sept. 21, 1881. Dear Sir, – Allow me, through the medium of your influential journal to call attention to a matter which has lately caused a great deal
Continue ReadingCradock, South Australia (1887)
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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