Abingdon. A ghost scare. Once more is the peace of mind of the poorer townsfolk disturbed by the supposed reappearance of the Ock Street ghost, which caused so much alarm a few years ago. This
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Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia (1894)
Coolbaggie Creek is in the vicinity of Rawsonville, to the NW of Dubbo. A Coalbaggie Mystery. About three years ago, Peter Stein, a hard-headed, practical, frugal German, sold property he possessed in the Wagga district,
Continue ReadingTrier, Germany (1891)
Exorcising the ghost of Treves. After the Holy Coat comes the ghost – in Treves, at any rate. Last autumn a rumour gained currency that a house in that city was haunted. Every evening the
Continue ReadingAsfordby, Leicestershire (1890)
Asfordby. A series of strange mishaps. On Saturday and Sunday no little excitement was caused in Asfordby by certain strange occurrences which commenced at three o’clock on Saturday afternoon at the Old Hall, occupied by
Continue ReadingDrogheda, County Louth (1890)
Judge Kisbey and the Ghosts. From the Daily Telegraph. Most people are familiar with the ordinary difficulties experienced in taking a house. There are certain recognised discussions and investigations as to ventilation, with a view
Continue ReadingRathfarnham, Dublin (1898)
We have a house near Dublin that is deserving of the attention of the Psychical Research Society – the Priory of Rathfarnham, once the home of John Philpot Curran, the famous orator, and often visited
Continue ReadingWarwick, Warwickshire (1890)
50 years ago. Hist! A ghost! Who could imagine anything weird or ghostly in a glaring red-brick building? No, for the original “ghost,” if indeed the imagination could carry one so far, one must turn
Continue ReadingRattery, Devon (1892)
A Devonshire Ghost Story. A story comes from Rattery, near Buckfastleigh, serving as material for a real Christmas ghost story. For some days remarkable noises have been heard in a house there. They appear to
Continue ReadingKorea (1890s)
The priest and priestesses of this “unorganised Shamanism” are blind men called pansus and the women termed mutangs. If you could only forget the horrid meaning of it all, the dancing of the mutang in
Continue ReadingChardstock, Devon (1896)
Chardstock. A ghostly visitor. Recently the peace of the mind of the good people o fChardstock has undergone some perturbation in consequence of the belief held by many of them that hovering about their midst,
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