Reward for a ghost. Mrs S. Harris of 1243 Glenarm Street appeals to police for help. Uncanny knocks and noises disturb her midnight slumbers. Armed guards unable to plant cold lead in the vitals of
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Parkstone, Dorset (1863)
A Ghost At Parkstone. Some of the fair ladies of this pretty village have been recently alarmed by the report that “a ghost” had taken up his position in the village, and at one of
Continue ReadingFelixstowe, Suffolk (1931)
A Felixstowe House of Mystery. Eerie Knocking and a Strange Voice. A Felixstowe family is trying to find the solution to an experience as mysterious as it was terrifying. The scene of the happening is
Continue ReadingIllogan Highway, Cornwall (1933)
Strange Nocturnal Noises. Unexplained mystery in Illogan dwelling. Strange noises said to be heard at night of the mysterious opening and closing of doors, and periodic loud knockings have caused superstitious people in Illogan Highway,
Continue ReadingBloomsbury, London (1898)
A Bloomsbury Ghost. A curious story comes from Bloomsbury in connection with a quiet little tavern in Torrington Mews, known as the Earl St. Vincent, where some strange manifestations, put down in the neighbourhood to
Continue ReadingGlen Urquhart, Highlands (1884)
The Polmaily Hauntings. (As told to me in June, 1939 by Mr Alexander Gunn, Shepherd, Balchrick, Sutherland. He died at Kinlochbervie in December, 1944.) Towards the end of December, some 55 years ago, my services
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Mysterious happenings at ‘bus depot. “Invisible hands” hurl stones. Night workers employed at Winlaton ‘Bus Depot are under the impression that the building may be haunted. They say they do not believe in ghosts, but
Continue ReadingToulouse, Occitania, France (1732)
Letters from Toulouse in France inform us, that a young woman now of that city, but born in a village called Grand-Mall in the same Diocese, is haunted by an invisible man, which has almost
Continue ReadingWhitehall Place, London (1880s)
Before his return to London [from Geanies], however, Professor Romanes received an appeal for aid in a somewhat similar case of disturbance. The Secretary of the National Liberal Club in Whitehall Place (established in 1882)
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“From 1882 to 1890 Mr. Romanes rented Geanies, a beautiful place overlooking the Moray Firth. It belongs to a cousin of the Romanes family, Captain Murray, of the 81st Regiment. Captain Murray’s mother and sisters
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