Rain of brickbats. Spirit influence said to be responsible. Delhi, Wednesday. Poltergeist influences are believed to be the explanation of a strange phenomenon of a rain of brickbats on a house of a landowner in
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York, North Yorkshire (1827)
Singular Story. A considerable sensation was caused in Skeldergate, in this city (York), on Sunday morning last, by the report that a Mrs Tyndall, who resides there, had seen her mother, who had been dead
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The ghostly stranger at no. 54. Couple tell of terror which drove them out. A terrified young Liverpool couple say they have been driven out of their new home by a ghost. When water pipes
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Ghostly visitor in Leeds house. Heard – and Seen. Strange tale of a tall man in black. Manifestations by a ghost in Leeds occurred last night, not, apparently, for the first time. The alleged ghost
Continue ReadingNew Addington, Croydon, London (1955)
Story of ‘flashing lights and heavy footsteps’. Woman ‘forced to flee’ from strange noises in council house at New Addington. Although they are very sceptical about stories circulating in New Addington concerning “supernatural”
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‘Get us out of our home’. ‘Haunted’ wife’s desperate plea to local council. A young housewife terrified of being alone in her home because she fears it is haunted has appealed to the council to
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The house of strange happenings. By George Fallows and Douglas Bence. A family is living in fear of strange goings-on that are driving them from their home. For two weeks, they have been terrorised by
Continue ReadingLlanelli, Carmarthenshire (1955)
Welsh family’s story of a ghost. By our own reporter. A young Llanelly couple said yesterday that they have had to leave their home because of a ghost. They are Mr and Mrs Jackie Rees,
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The strange story of a haunted flat. A terrified mother tells of two weird years with a ghost. Mrs Rose Begley, who did not wish to be identified by a photograph, opens the door of
Continue ReadingPemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania (1920s)
Evil Spirits. Zanzibar a land of spooks. A bishop’s stories. A Bishop, whose missionary function includes the exorcising of evil spirits from natives is now in London, says the “Daily Mail.” He is the Lord
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