“Spirits” haunt a house. Musical spooks have taken possession of a house occupied by a lady in St Petersburg. There are the usual manifestations of diabolical influences, namely, the ringing of bells, the tapping of
Continue ReadingLatest finds
Hounslow, London (1920)
Seasonable Ghost Story. Mysterious occurrence at a surgery. A real ghost story for Hounslow has appropriately come to hand at the Christmas season, the details of which are vouched for by Messrs. Neil and Criger,
Continue ReadingTrinity, Edinburgh (1835)
Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World, by Robert Dale Owen. … ‘The Lawsuit’ is the title of a narrative of disturbances in a house near Edinburgh. We quote at length:- A certain Captain Molesworth,
Continue ReadingTunbridge Wells, Kent (1966)
Mystery noise keeps family awake. Loud knocking noises which apparently come from an empty house next door are causing sleepless nights for a family in Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells. The house, which has been empty
Continue ReadingSandhurst, Berkshire (1929)
A Ghostly Vigil. Listening for strange noises in bungalow. Occupants who heard mysterious knocks. Inhabitants of the small Berkshire village of Little Sandhurst, clustering round the walls of Wellington College, are puzzled by strange noises
Continue ReadingKnottingley, West Yorkshire (1891)
A Knottingley Scare. Mysterious midnight shower of stones. The inhabitants of Knottingley are at present much concerned over some mysterious cases of stone throwing. Last Sunday evening (relates the Pontefract Express), showers of stones commenced
Continue ReadingCork, County Cork (1853)
Extraordinary Circumstance. During the past week the residents in the neighbourhood of Quaker-road have been thrown into a state of much excitement by a very singular and almost unaccountable phenomenon, which has furnished the lovers
Continue ReadingWorcester, Western Cape, South Africa (1933)
South African Stone-Throwing Mystery. Inquirers Baffled. Not pane left in two houses. Police and unofficial investigators have so far been completely baffled in their attempts to solve the mystery of the showers of stones which
Continue ReadingNainital, Uttarakhand, India (1863)
A Ghost at Nynee Tal. We read in the Hurkaru: – “The Cock Lane Ghost has been rusticating at Nynee Tal, and has moreover had the good taste to fix its temporary residence in the
Continue ReadingDana, Saskatchewan, Canada (1907)
From “Dana, Saskatchewan, Canada,” comes another amusing ghost story. The “streak of blue flame” is decidedly good, and the idea of the ghost hanging onto the sleigh, and almost defying two horses to drag it,
Continue Reading