The Ghost Of Bridge Street. A Hadleigh family have spoken of how their home has been taken over by the ghostly presence of a small boy who smashes crockery, frightens visitors and terrorises their small
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Alkrington, Manchester (1983)
There’s a ghost in my house! Alkrington grandmother Mrs Margaret Barlow did not stand a ghost of a chance when things started to go bump in the night. Only weeks after she moved into her
Continue ReadingUpper Gornal, West Midlands (1985)
Dr Spook goes a-haunting. Nick Parker. Brickies on a Black Country building site are getting the shakes… from a ghostly doctor! Workmen restoring an 18th century house in Upper Gornal are being plagued by a
Continue ReadingHoddesdon, Hertfordshire (1986)
Ghostly haunt. One of the quietest events to take place in Lowewood Arts Centre, recently was the blessing of the building by the Rev. John Springbett, Vicar of Hoddesdon. It had been felt for some
Continue ReadingCreech Castle, Taunton, Somerset (1987)
This ghost is almost one of the staff. The ghost which haunts a Taunton marine engineers has no qualms about letting staff know it’s around. It has even been known to flush the lavatory. And
Continue ReadingRawtenstall, Lancashire (1986)
Pub’s 99 per cent proof spirit. By Joyce Haworth. There’s a strange kind of spirit at the Queen’s Arms Hotel in Rawtenstall – but far from warming you up it will probably send shivers down
Continue ReadingChester, Cheshire (1988)
Tails of the unexpected. Spooky goings on of the canine kind have been brought to my attention by the new manager of Lowe’s jewellers shop in Bridge Street, Peter Gaston. Peter has been hearing from
Continue ReadingOakle Street, Gloucestershire (1987)
Bungalow’s bumps in the night. Nervous family calls in a priest. The house that David Price built is producing Poltergeist-style horrors for his frightened family. Over the past few years their modern bungalow in Gloucestershire
Continue ReadingSomerton, Somerset (1987 and before and since)
The shocking case of haywire house. Frank’s cottage keeps blowing a fuse. Pensioner Frank Pattemore is being forced to return to the dark ages until engineers sort out electrical problems at his cottage in Somerton.
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Pounds, shivers and suspence! Pete the poltergeist conjures up pennies from Heaven. Poltergeist Pete is a nightmare turned into a dream – he actually produces money from thin air. The ghost with the Midas touch
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