Rain of brickbats. Spirit influence said to be responsible. Delhi, Wednesday. Poltergeist influences are believed to be the explanation of a strange phenomenon of a rain of brickbats on a house of a landowner in
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Leeds, West Yorkshire (1932)
Ghostly visitor in Leeds house. Heard – and Seen. Strange tale of a tall man in black. Manifestations by a ghost in Leeds occurred last night, not, apparently, for the first time. The alleged ghost
Continue ReadingKrugersdorp, South Africa (1933)
Ghost plays tricks. Disturbs beds and throws stones. Strange tales have been told about ghosts, and in particular about the variety known as “goelery.” Mr Fraus du Toit, of the Krugersdorp district, tells of one
Continue ReadingBow, London (1931)
Half a house haunted. Ghostly rappings. Half a house at Bow – the lower half – is reputed to be haunted in consequence of a nightly performance of ghostly rappings. In the top half of
Continue ReadingWaun-Lwyd (Waunlwyd), Blaenau Gwent (1936)
Ghost that no one has ever seen. Pulls of people’s bedclothes. From our own correspondent, Ebbw Vale (Monmouth), Saturday. For two days I have been trying to track down the Waunllwyd Ghost, the most peculiar
Continue ReadingBagha Purana, Punjab, India (1936)
Ferozepore Village Poltergeist. Inquiries from the public. From our own correspondent, Moga, Oct.24. Several Europeans have written to the Sub-Inspector in charge of the Baghapurana police station inquiring about the report that bricks have been
Continue ReadingTharston, Norfolk (1937)
This Ghost is Knock-Knocking. Villagers of Tharston, near Norwich, have a ghost in their midst. It taps eerily and has so upset the tranquility of the district that parties of “hunters” are lying in wait
Continue ReadingCoupar Angus, Perth and Kinross (1937)
Council house “haunted.” Strange sounds and lights at Coupar Angus. A “ghost” in Coupar Angus has adopted the modern outlook. While other spooks haunt the baronial castle, the Coupar Angus spectre has taken over a
Continue ReadingSheffield, South Yorkshire (1938)
Phantom appears in city house. Uncanny happenings in a house in the Greystones road district of Ecclesall, Sheffield, have caused the occupants to wonder if it is haunted. The mysterious, unexplained incidents include the appearance
Continue ReadingDundee (1936)
“Haunted House” Tenants’ Stories. Heavy footsteps: figure of man on stairs. Mysterious knocks and door that swings open. Remarkable stories of ghostly figures and mysterious footsteps sounding in empty passages were told to the “Evening
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