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.
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Gustavia, Saint-Barthelemy Island, Leeward Islands (1850)
The Simmons family experience stone throwing and the movement of various items in their house, and are seemingly attacked by something unseen.
A coin appears in response to a policeman’s request.
Scandicci, Florence, Italy (1898)
Spiritualism in the Daily Papers. It is very certain that, as regards the attitude of the Press towards Spiritualism and the publicity willingly given to all matters connected with it, foreign journalism is far ahead
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Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada (1861)
Missiles thrown by Unseen Hands. To the Editor of ‘Light’. Sir, – In connection with the numerous instances of stone-throwing, &c., chronicled in the pages of the Press in various parts of the globe, I
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Kermarc, Plouguernevel, Brittany, France (1876)
France appears to be the favorite country for spirits who like to throw stones, though such phenomena as stone-throwing have occasionally appeared in other lands. Perhaps it pleasingly recalls to the perpetrators of the mischief
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Laroche-en-Brenil, Cote-d’Or, France (1898)
‘L’Echo du Merveilleux’ reprints from the ‘Bien Public,’ a Dijon paper, the detailed account of another ‘Poltergeist’ case. From the 19th to the 27th of March, manifestations of a violent and destructive character have taken
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Nienadowka, Poland (1898)
Notes from German spiritualistic papers. The lonely little village of Niedanowka, in Austria, has become of late the scene of some remarkable manifestations presenting all the well-known features of the ‘Poltergeist’ type. The medium, Johanna
Continue ReadingNimes, Occitania, France (1890)
Missile Throwing by Unseen Hands. V. Flamen, a correspondent of La Lumiere, quotes the following from the Journal de Nimes, under the heading of “Une Maison Mysterieuse”: Mme Hilair, Laitiere, who lives in Rue Turenne
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Great Wheal Alfred, Cornwall (1856)
Thimble Rigging Extraordinary. A Ghost Story and its Denouement. Not very long ago the locality of Great Wheal Alfred was a very fitting one for a Ghost Story. Its untenanted, ruinous engine houses, through which
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George Town, Chennai, India (1916)
We have received from a reader in India (Lt.-Col. S.T. Avetoom) a cutting from the “Madras Mail” giving an account of some poltergeist phenomena which a few weeks ago greatly disturbed the inmates of a
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Bedminster, Bristol (1865 and previously)
A short note of rapping in Bedminster.
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Holyhead, Anglesey (1957)
House of Mystery. Strange steps, whistling, knocks. By a “Daily Post” reporter. Yesterday morning thirty-four-year-old Mrs Helen Painter, of 3 Cybi Street, Holyhead, lost her ninth lodger since September. And Mrs Painter confirms what the
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Perth (1895)
A Perth Mystery. Alleged Spirit-Rapping Investigation by the Police For some time back a rather mysterious affair has been troubling the minds of the inhabitants of Market Street, Perth, and is exciting considerable interest, not
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Baldarroch, Aberdeenshire (1838)
The latest instance of the popular panic occasioned by a house supposed to be haunted, occurred in Scotland, in the winter of the year 1838. On the 5th of December, the inmates of the farm-house
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Coupland Castle Haunted? Mysterious sounds heard. (Berwick Journal and North Northumberland News Special and Exclusive). Few are the castles which have not their haunted chambers and ghost stories, and even in our own neighbourhood we
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Alleged Assaults. W. Maurice Jones, auctioneer, summoned David Evans, Mitre Inn, for assault. Mr Pryce Picton was for the complainant, and Mr William George for the defendant. Complainant said that he was living at Gallt-felen
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Somerset “Ghost” Story. Furniture and Pottery Thrown Downstairs. Occupiers Mystified. Uncanny disturbances are reported from Harter’s Hill, near Coxley, a small hamlet on the edge of the moorland between Wells and Glastonbury. The house where
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Crieff shop staff are spooked by strange events. By Richard Burdge. An expert in paranormal phenomena has been called in to investigate a series of unexplained happenings in a Perthshire shop. Moving objects, strange sounds
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The Whizzing Ghost. Hospital scared by a “spook.” Practical joker? “Matilda” causes a bit of a stir. From a Special Correspondent. Southend, Monday. Is Rochford being hoaxed by a practical joker, or is there a
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The haunting Sara’s full of spirit! By Elizabeth Taylor. The owners of a new craft shop in Waterfoot have taken on something they did not bargain for – the ghost of Sara! For David Howarth
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Mystery of the Mallee. Stones that fell from nowhere. (By a Special Reporter). The haunting fascination of a “spook” or spirit story drives my imagination into realms of wildest fancies. But I could not resist
Continue ReadingCudgera Creek, NSW, Australia (1930)
Cudgera Mystery. Houses bombarded. Stones thrown from hills. Mystery surrounds the throwing of large stones on to the roofs of two houses at Cudgera, on the Tweed – it has been going on for over
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Girl Under A Spell Amazing Witchcraft Story from Natal. Eerie village incidents. An amazing account of the practice of witchcraft in the uplands of Natal, incidents in which are vouched for by white as well
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The Mystery of the “Flying Stones” (By “Swazi”) A weird story related by a South African police officer, who, in accordance with Service regulations, wishes his name to be suppressed. The author vouches for his
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