The ghost train of Ceylon. Phantoms on line at scene of smash. Incredible stories are told of weird happenings on the scene of the recent railway disaster at Kalutara, about 25 miles from Colombo, when
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Blackheath, London (1948)
Mystery of the Milk Bottle That Hopped. “Evening News” Reporter. Mysterious footsteps in the night, strange rappings on the windows, doors which slowly open and shut, and lights which for no apparent reason are switched
Continue ReadingRochdale, Greater Manchester (1971)
A ‘ghost’ takes to council house. By Ray King. Heavy footsteps marched across the floor of a council house bedroom early today… but the room was empty. Downstairs 18-year-old Bob Stoker, who had been helping
Continue ReadingOngole, Andhra Pradesh, India (1870s)
Chapter 22. In School at Ongole. … A few years ago, when the missionaries returned home from a preaching-tour, they found all the young men and women in the normal and girls’ schools in great
Continue ReadingJauja, Peru (1916)
This was the finest job I ever had, a roving commission to travel all over Peru and examine everything that looked like a mine… I was twenty-seven years old when I got this promotion, and
Continue ReadingAlbouystown, Georgetown, Guyana (1913)
Haunted House Nightly Fusillade of Bricks and Bottles Detectives baffled. Pelted at by some unknown person or persons with jugs and bottles as the residents at lot 23 Hogg Street, Albouytown [sic] have been for
Continue ReadingPort of Spain, Trinidad (1919)
A Mysterious Affair. Mysterious Stoning. The police at fault. Considerable excitement prevailed in Dundonald Street on Tuesday evening when it became known that a house was being pelted with stones and nobody was able to
Continue ReadingKing’s Lynn, Norfolk (1929)
The Figure In White. Mysterious happenings at King’s-avenue, Lynn. What is the solution? At a quiet little house – 3, King’s-avenue, Lynn – mysterious happenings are reported to have occurred during the past ten days.
Continue ReadingMilnrow, Rochdale, Greater Manchester (1995)
It’s been raining every day for 10 months – claim. Vicar called to a home that leaks. By John Ripley. It’s been raining in every day for the past 10 months for the Garner family.
Continue ReadingPenyrheol, Caerphilly (1994)
The Haunting. Priests offer to stay the night in house of ghostly happenings. Two priests have offered to spend a night in a ‘haunted house’ to find out what is going bump in the dark.
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