Brierley Hill. A Ghost Exorcised. A correspondent sends us the following: – “Reports have lately been in circulation in the neighbourhood of Brierley Hill, that a house occupied by a family of the name of
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Heaton Mersey, Greater Manchester (1942)
Heaton Mersey’s Mystery. The majority of people just smile and nod when told of experience with ghost noises – mysterious knocks, scrapings or bangs. When my telephone rang on Monday I recognised the voice of
Continue ReadingBell Yard, London (1760)
The Inhabitants of Bell Yard, Temple Bar, may now sleep in peace; for the ghost, which was some time troublesome to them, is now happily laid. A shop-keeper in the neighbourhood, having been acquainted with
Continue ReadingMachynlleth (1873)
A Real Ghost Story (By a Correspondent). There is, as I have before observed, a quiet market town in Montgomeryshire, celebrated for nothing in particulars if you leave out the mud, the rain, and the
Continue ReadingJalan Eunos, Singapore (1958)
Strange Case of Rohanah. I see ‘ghost’ knock a glass out of her hand. By Sit Yin Fong. Pictures by Han Hai Fong. In broad daylight yesterday a poltergeist played tricks on a terrified 14-year-old
Continue ReadingJurong Island, Singapore (1960)
This ghost scares away girl from her home. Jurong, Fri. Wong Poh Choo, a pretty country girl, has left her father’s house in Jurong and sought refuge in a relative’s house nine miles away in
Continue ReadingSingapore (1951)
Playful ghost haunts Tan. Sunday Times Staff Reporter. Thirty-six-year-old Tan Boon Chong, owner of a Singapore motor tyre repair shop in Anson Road, is a harassed man – a poltergeist is worrying his family. At
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Spirit scare on rubber estate. By Henry Paul, Ipoh, Sept. 12. A poltergeist has been causing a commotion in the labour lines on Pinji Estate, about seven miles from here, during the past three days.
Continue ReadingKampung Seberang, Malaysia (1950)
Ghost follows girl. F.P. Malay Correspondent. A ghost which the medicine man of Kampong Ulu Seberang Perak, Alor Star, identified as a “jin tanah” or a “land genie” is terrorising the villagers there, Utusan Melayu
Continue ReadingHull (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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