The strange case of the startled prefab. dwellers. Haunted granges and enchanted cottages are out of fashion, or maybe the housing shortage has hit the astral world. Now “things that go bump in the night”
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Borgonato, Lombardy, Italy (1938)
Five Haunted Children. A strange case of the supernatural in which four children who were separated were still pursued by “phantoms” is occupying the attention of spiritualist circles (says a Rome message). A man living
Continue ReadingLeagrave, Luton, Bedfordshire (1976)
Looking at the archives: Thursday, March 11, 1976. A Luton vicar exorcised a house of a spirit that had terrorised two young women for seven weeks. Judy Thomson and Rosita McFadden called in the Rev
Continue ReadingElgin, Moray (1867)
Latest Manifestation From The Spirit World. A correspondent says – We have often heard of the extraordinary performances of spirits when summoned back to the world by the potent spell of some “medium,” but as
Continue ReadingBarreiro, Lisbon, Portugal (1923)
Spirit Demands Song. Ghost beats time on the wall. A weird story comes from Barreiro. An old woman named Guilhermina Lopes died and was buried. The night of the funeral her grandchild, a girl of
Continue ReadingSpalding, Lincolnshire (1919 and previously)
Haunted House in Spalding District. Singular manifestations. Clock jumps from the mantelpiece. By “Hathart”. In these days when so much talk of spiritualistic manifestations makes the hair stand on end, and the thoughtful reader is
Continue ReadingCoaltown of Balgonie, Fife (1917)
“Ghost in Balgonie.” Quite a sensation has been caused during the last week in the village by what is now known locally as the “knocker”. It appears that in one of the houses in Lady
Continue ReadingItapura, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1959)
Here is a story witnessed by authorities who wish that they did not have to admit to the truth of it! Poltergeist’s on the prowl. One of the most outstanding and sustained cases of poltergeistic
Continue ReadingMalvern, Worcestershire (1942)
A Malvern Poltergeist. Towards the end of January 1942, while living in Oxford, I was invited by the Secretary of the S.P.R. to investigate an alleged poltergeist case at Malvern. I reached Malvern the same
Continue ReadingNew Barnet, London (1930)
Disturbances of a poltergeist nature are reported at Conyers Park, New Barnet, where a ten-year old girl is said to have met a mysterious death some years ago. Mrs Ellis, one of the local residents,
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