… The two following letters are from Mr Bristow, now a master joiner, to Professor Sidgwick: – Stordale, Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester. June 27th, 1891. Dear Sir, I have pleasure in complying with your
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Hull (1901)
The Wellington-street “ghost” story is growing, and from the information to hand there is abundant material for investigation. A gentleman of repute in town is making inquiries into the matter. The suggestion is that a
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Passion chiller! Mum forced to quit bedroom after midnight romps with saucy spook. by Angus Young, News Reporter. Spooked Kim Puckering has fled her bedroom after a night of passion – with a poltergeist! The
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There’s a ghost in our house! Two frightened couples have been forced to flee their homes in a “haunted house from hell” on the city’s famous Hessle Road. Horrific screeching, unexplained bangs in the night,
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Scared mum fears flat is haunted. “It is really scary. I do not find it amusing at all. I dare not stop up there alone now.” – Joanne Bulmer. Worried mother Joanne Bulmer fears she
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Poltergeist! Family flee house of terror. Exclusive by Jan Rowe. All packed: Scott and Sammy Collins ready to leave the home they shared with an unwelcome ghostly guest. The terrified Collins family say they have
Continue ReadingBridlington, East Yorkshire (1967)
‘Flying apples’ at Bridlington. [This family] believe they have a poltergeist with a line in flying apples. Mr Brian Jones, his wife Kathleen and their children, Helen (16) and Trevor (seven) of Fortyfoot, claim that
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‘Haunted house’ parents say their baby wakes up screaming. It’s all a bit puzzling and rather frightening at times – living in a haunted house. But Edmund Kiel, a 37-year-old partner in a Hull warehouse
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Tells court of the ghost with a laugh. The ghost with a nasty laugh… with Christmas at hand this sounds like just another ghost story, but it was, in fact, told by a man in
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“Haunted House” Mystery Terrifies Hull Children. Hull has a “haunted” house. In it, during the past month, there have been, night after night, mysterious knockings, tappings, scratchings – and even mattress bouncing – until the
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