To the disgrace of this enlightened age, a belief in the appearance of ghosts and apparitions still seems to exist in the mind, and exert its baneful influence over the actions of a considerable part
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Clogher (An Cloichear), Lixnaw, County Kerry (1992)
Terrified woman flees ‘haunted’ bungalow. A mother-of-three was today being cared for by her parents after fleeing from her home where, she claims, a spirit appeared and tried to take her year-old-child from her arms.
Continue ReadingNewtonabbey, County Antrim (1993)
Family flees after things went bump in the night. A frightened Newtownabbey family have fled their home after ‘things went bump in the night.’ Moving furniture and glowing presences were just two of the bizarre
Continue ReadingTilton on the Hill, Leicestershire (19th century)
Haunted Leicestershire. The ghost they couldn’t lay. “Gunpowder Digby” of Tilton. Weird Pranks. Tilton, to-day. Tilton is still holding my affection and my presence (writes our Special Commissioner), for it possesses a ghost, which, or
Continue ReadingBrynmawr, Blaenau Gwent (1883)
The “Ghost” at Brynmawr. Sir, – Of all superstitions the most insane and nonsensical is that of ghosts. The “ghost” at Brynmawr has been all the talk there, and at Blaina as well, during last
Continue ReadingMidlands (unclear) (1887)
The worthy inhabitants of a little Midland village have really abundant reason for complaining. A ghost haunts their garden. The irrepressible apparition as soon as the midnight chime is heard, commences to heave unconsidered trifles
Continue ReadingPenrith, Cumbria (1898)
Remarkable affair at Penrith. Windows smashed and garden wrecked. Looking for “a ghost.” One of the most mysterious affairs which has been known in the district for a long time is under investigation at Penrith,
Continue ReadingChesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA (1882)
A Chesapeake Bay Ghost. A.F. Hudgins, assistant keeper at Wolf-Trap Light, Chesapeake bay, has resigned. Mr Hudgins wrote to Captain Evans, light house inspector, several weeks ago that his family, living on shore opposite the
Continue ReadingApt, Avignon and Provence, France (1935)
She wanted a new house So she pretended it was haunted. The “ghost” of a haunted house at Apt, near Avignon, has been “laid,” but not before it had created a considerable sensation in the
Continue ReadingMadaevo, Niznhy Novgorod, Russia (1990)
Tass reported a sober tale of terrifying telekinesis in the Volga region of Madayevo. for several hours, objects like keys, candles and food swirled through the air inside a house, striking family members and others
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