Weird Noises. Now there is a widow living in Louth to-day who can tell a great story of a haunted house. Over fifty years ago, with her husband and family, they occupied a cottage not
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Shelbyville, Indiana, USA (1900)
A fake ghost alarms and creates a decided sensation in an entire county. Armed men turn out in force to protect a lonely woman who declared her house was haunted. Hair-raising tales of a supernatural
Continue ReadingBoise, Idaho, USA (1973)
Ghost fake, say police. Boise, Idaho (AP) – Police say they have determined that the ghost apparently lurking between the floors at a local home was a hoax. Mysterious rapping sounds at the home of
Continue ReadingChoctaw County, Alabama, USA (1895)
Halo about a child. Strange manifestations at a country house in South Alabama. Noise like that of a train. Approaching the house – The ticking on the roof – A child enveloped in a halo
Continue ReadingFort Wayne, Indiana, USA (1885)
A Haunted House. Mysterious manifestations at the cottage home of Cooney Driebelbiss. Cooney Driebelbiss, of the fire department, and his wife, reside in a little cottage, in the rear of Rine Caps’ jewelry house, on
Continue ReadingLynwood, Los Angeles, USA (1960)
The Lynwood Poltergeist. By Raymond Bayless. One of the more fascinating and baffling types of physical [sic] activity is that general group of paranormal effects termed the “Poltergeist.” Actually, this name is very misleading inasmuch
Continue ReadingShasta County, California (1885)
Stones fall near a remote farm but the activity soon transfers inside the house. Many objects are moved and hidden and the occurrences seem to focus on the Fishers’ eleven-year-old daughter. A large knife balances on her shoulder and is seen by many people.
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland, USA (1881)
The Puzzling of Baltimore’s Police. From the “Baltimore American.” There is reported to be a mysterious visitor hanging about the corner of Frederick and Fayette Streets, who for the past week has been throwing stones
Continue ReadingWashington DC, USA (1949)
Minister Tells Parapsychologists Noisy ‘Ghost’ Plagued Family. For about five months, Washington had a poltergeist right in its own backyard. It was on January 18, 1949, that “Mr and Mrs John Doe,” their 13-year-old son
Continue ReadingHaverhill, New Hampshire, USA (1800s)
Spirit Communion Eighty Years Ago. Mr Charles Corliss, of Boston, Mass. I have a fact to relate which happened about eighty years ago. My grandfather, Mr Joshua Corliss, who lived in New Hampshire, not far
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