The Lynwood Poltergeist. By Raymond Bayless. One of the more fascinating and baffling types of physical [sic] activity is that general group of paranormal effects termed the “Poltergeist.” Actually, this name is very misleading inasmuch
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Coaltown of Balgonie, Fife (1917)
“Ghost in Balgonie.” Quite a sensation has been caused during the last week in the village by what is now known locally as the “knocker”. It appears that in one of the houses in Lady
Continue ReadingKilmaluaig, Tiree, Argyll and Bute (1880s)
About twenty years ago, a house in Kilmoluag, Tiree, was the scene of similar disturbances [to those at Bonskeid]. With one or two exceptions, all the people of the island believed them to be produced
Continue ReadingEastwood, Nottinghamshire (1994)
Father’s ghost haunts shop. The ghost of Chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s late father could be spooking an estate agents’ shop. Kenneth Clarke senior ran a clock and watch repair business called KH Clarke from the shop
Continue ReadingLytham, Lancashire (2002)
Shop ghost is the big cheese. A cheese-loving ghost is driving staff and customers at a Lytham delicatessen Gouda out of their minds. The spectral woman in black has been haunting Todderstaffes on Park Street
Continue ReadingChatham, Kent (1969)
A camera was at the centre of a fascinating incident at Snob Boutique in Chatham High Street five years ago. The boutique is fitted with closed circuit television cameras to check on customers movements. One
Continue ReadingSkegness, Lincolnshire (1996)
Ghostly goings on? Ghostly goings-on have been reported at H. Samuels jewellers, Skegness, where a series of unexplained events have led staff to believe that the shop is haunted. Since the jewellers first opened eight
Continue ReadingWolverhampton, West Midlands (1980)
Ghost rocks the crocks. A ghost in a china shop is posing problems for staff at Lawley’s in the Wulfrun Centre, Wolverhampton. They are all certain their shop is haunted by the spirit of an
Continue ReadingKillbuck Creek, Illinois (1889)
Terrified by ghosts – An American report. The neighbourhood about Sharp’s Mill, in Killbuck township, are (says the Chicago Herald) somewhat disturbed over spiritual manifestations that are reported to be going on almost nightly in
Continue ReadingRugby, Warwickshire (1996)
And it’s not the stylists that make the hairs stand on end! Customers at a local hair salon may find that it is not the hairdresser that makes their hair stand on end. The spectacle
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