Candles vanish – one “floated around the room”. Strange happenings at a Madeley house. Because of strange occurrences for which they are unable to account a 65-year-old widow, her granddaughter and the granddaughter’s husband have
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Worthing, West Sussex (1955)
The ‘hungry ghost story’ will make you think. Do you believe in ghosts? No? Then be introduced to the Mayer family who run the Salad Bowl Restaurant in Ambrose-place, Worthing. Without doubt they do. In
Continue ReadingWestville, New Jersey, USA (1956)
Inventor Stoned by “Ghost” A “ghost” throwing stones at an Italian inventor’s home baffled more than 100 police and firemen in Westville, New Jersey, and could not be routed even with machine-gun fire. The barrage
Continue ReadingSeaford, New York State, USA (1958)
Photograph from the Colliers Encyclopedia 1959 Year Book.’ Poltergeists. Seaford Poltergeist Case. On Feb. 3, 1958, a series of unusual events began in the home of Mr and Mrs James M. Hermann of Seaford, Long
Continue ReadingRadcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire (1958)
Poltergeist in the factory. After three weeks’ investigation, Mr F.E. George, works manager at Mather and Platt’s works, Bradley Fold, near Bolton, said last night he was pretty well convinced that various happenings in the
Continue ReadingLuton, Bedfordshire (1958 and 1970s)
The “Haunted” Printing Works In Old Bedford Road. Ghostly footsteps in the night… Unmanned circular saw started moving. Bottles flew through the air… an unmanned circular saw started turning… and all the time there were
Continue ReadingBanbury, Oxfordshire (1954)
‘Ghost’ Haunting Banbury Shop. Two years of pranks by ‘Harry Hunt’. For more than two years Harry Hunt has persistently annoyed the staff of a dress shop with his practical jokes. But they cannot lay
Continue ReadingEarby, Lancashire (1954)
House is Haunted, say family. Because “queer things” are happening in their house, they allege, a family of 11, including nine children, are sleeping in one room at their home in Melrose-stree, Earby. In a
Continue ReadingIpswich, Suffolk (1950)
‘Poltergeist’ creates chaos in a cafe.For several days there have been flying saucers and tea-cup tantrums in a cafe in St Margaret’s, Ipswich, and last night, the proprietor, Mr Leslie Dunget, decided to do something
Continue ReadingRuncorn, Cheshire (1952)
Byron Street Family Shocked By Ghostly Happenings. Police do not solve mystery of moving furniture. Strange and quite uncanny have been the happenings at 1 Byron Street, Runcorn. There, in the darkness of the
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