Mystery Stones. French Farm Pelted. “Poltergeist or practical joker?” is the question that the police are trying to solve at a farm outside the village of Tourettes-Levens, near Nice. Stones varying in size from small
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Jaipur, India (1938)
Poltergeist at Jaipur, India. Deeds of poltergeist (malicious physical acts by invisible demons) are reported from Jaipur, India, in the Lucknow (India) Pioneer. On a certain site, years ago, many losses were sustained by such
Continue ReadingPelechuco, Bolivia (c.1911)
In the village of Curva, not far distant from Pelechuco, dwell the peculiar Indian gipsies of South America known as Brujas (witches) or Calahuayas. Like the Basques in Europe their origin is lost in the
Continue ReadingHull, East Yorkshire (1936)
“Moth was a sign of death” Hull woman’s remarkable story. Omens of death… queer knockings… “pounds paid to the gipsies”… Such phrases as these formed part of a remarkable story told in Hull Police Court
Continue ReadingDerry / Londonderry (1988)
Ghostly Derry – Things that go bump in the night. … In 1988, [a married couple in a house in the Belmont area of the city] decided to have the house renovated prior to moving
Continue ReadingWhitchurch, Shropshire (1987)
Spooks take over after joke at club. By Janet Martin. A spooky practical joke at a Shropshire night club has sparked off a ghostly aftermath of hauntings and happenings. Now terrified staff are refusing to
Continue ReadingMirabello Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy (1906)
Boy’s Joke Ascribed to Spooks. From our own correspondent. Rome, 11 Dec. The village of Mirabello, near Turin, has been in a ferment for several days over a shower of stones which was continually falling
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Peculiar Psychic Phenomena. The “Daily Mail” Milan correspondent says an extraordinary psychic phenomena reported in the newspapers concerns a little nine-year-old peasant girl endowed with prodigious powers. It is stated that when the girl entered
Continue ReadingFreswick, Highland (18th century?)
Caithness Folk-Tales and Historical Incidents. Edited by John Mowat, F.S.A. Scot. 1 Folk-Tales on Clod-Throwing. At the beginning of the eighteenth century* there were stories of strange and mysterious happenings in Caithness, concerning which some
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Caithness Folk-Tales and Historical Incidents. Edited by John Mowat, F.S.A. Scot. 1 Folk-Tales on Clod-Throwing. At the beginning of the eighteenth century* there were stories of strange and mysterious happenings in Caithness, concerning which some
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