War Hero flees the house of dancing light bulbs. By Stuart White. An ex-RAF Flight Lieutenant and his wife have threatened to quit their Henley council house because they claim the house is occupied by
Continue ReadingLatest finds
Articlave, County Derry (1934)
Co. Derry Farmhouse “Visitation” Tales of Queer Events Arouse Curiosity From Coleraine comes a report of “strange happenings” in a farmer’s house near Articlave, a village between Coleraine and Castlerock. Our Coleraine correspondent writes:- “These
Continue ReadingSeaford, New York State, USA (1958)
Flying crockery – ‘it’s magnetism’. After spending 24 hours in the house of “flying furniture” at Seaford, New York State, an observer says he believes he may have solved the mystery. His solution: Two underground
Continue ReadingRadcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire (1958)
Poltergeist in the factory. After three weeks’ investigation, Mr F.E. George, works manager at Mather and Platt’s works, Bradley Fold, near Bolton, said last night he is “pretty well convinced” that various happenings in the
Continue ReadingLuton, Bedfordshire (1958 and 1970s)
The “Haunted” Printing Works In Old Bedford Road. Ghostly footsteps in the night… Unmanned circular saw started moving. Bottles flew through the air… an unmanned circular saw started turning… and all the time there were
Continue ReadingBlackpool, Lancashire (1938)
Eerie Mystery at Blackpool. Police watch things jump. Blackpool police were called yesterday to an outfitter’s shop in Birley Street to investigate mysterious happenings which have been going on there for two days. A manager
Continue ReadingLichfield, Staffordshire (1978)
Behind the scenes at a dry cleaning shop. The Mystery of Benjie, City’s Friendly Ghost. When the smallest room at a Lichfield dry cleaning shop is engaged, it doesn’t always mean that somebody’s in there…..
Continue ReadingBanbury, Oxfordshire (1954)
‘Ghost’ Haunting Banbury Shop. Two years of pranks by ‘Harry Hunt’. For more than two years Harry Hunt has persistently annoyed the staff of a dress shop with his practical jokes. But they cannot lay
Continue ReadingNorth Wootton, Somerset (1869)
North Wootton. The repose of this quiet little village has recently been sadly disturbed by a ghost, which appears to have taken up its winter quarters in the vicinity of a carpenter’s shop. A few
Continue ReadingHuddersfield, West Yorkshire (1855)
Extraordinary Rappings at Seedhill. A deal of excitement, amusement, and even trepidation has been experienced during the week amongst a good number of persons of tolerably respectable standing in the town, in consequence of reported
Continue Reading