Knock, knock, and bits of coal. Castleford mystery. Strange thuds in house puzzle experts. From our own correspondent, Castleford, Thursday. Castleford’s chief topic of discussion at the moment is a “mystery house,” where strange noises
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Eccleston, Lancashire (1873)
Chorley. Strange “spiritual phenomenon” at Eccelston. Our Chorley correspondent writes: – Bank House, Eccleston, in which two respectable ladies with their niece reside, has been the scene several times during the past fortnight of a
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“Phenomenon” at Selby. Peculiar Knockings. Selby, which is usually quiet and easy going, is just now passing through a time of feverish excitement owing to some mysterious and unaccountable demonstrations which have been experienced at
Continue ReadingCahors, Occitanie, France (1926)
Bewitched Farm? Strange French Story of Black Magic. A beggar’s curse. Witches and wizards are particularly busy in France just now. Following on revelations connected with the thrashing of the Abbe Desnoyers comes a new
Continue ReadingHackney, London (1844)
Malicious and Mysterious Occurrence. On Tuesday last some evil-disposed person broke several squares of glass in the house of Mr Hullah, chemist, of John-street, London-fields; and although the most rigid inquiry took place, nothing satisfactory
Continue ReadingLeamore, Walsall, West Midlands (1933)
Mystery Knocks Story of Police Visit to Walsall House. What is the mystery lying behind the weird midnight noises that have been alarming people in the Leamore district of Walsall? When an Evening Despatch reporter
Continue ReadingCastelnuovo della Daunia, Apulia (Puglia), Italy (1908)
Haunted House Story. Dancing chairs and flying pots. From our own correspondent. Foggia, Tuesday. At Castelnuovo d’Annia, near Foggia, have been happening strange events, which have arroused much curiosity, and which the inhabitants attribute to
Continue ReadingBruck an der Mur, Austria (1949)
Poltergeist at work in Austrian town. Things are really jumping in the little Austrian town of Brucks, according to Vienna Press reports. The townspeople blame it all on 10-year-old Caroline Chalupka and her out-of-this-world powers.
Continue ReadingBlackburn, Lancashire (1887)
Singular Occurrence. A few nights ago, a man, his wife, and son, living in the neighbourhood of Lammack, Blackburn, were awakened from their slumbers about midnight by a tremendous noise downstairs, as if the table
Continue ReadingBoston, Massachusetts, USA (1847)
An American Ghost. About five weeks since, a family residing at the west end of Boston were very much annoyed by strange and disagreeable noises, which occurred at different hours of the night, but especially
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