The Hopfgarten Poltergeist Case. (Der Spuk in Hopfgarten. We have used the word Poltergeist in the title given because the case is of the type we usually classify under that name). The report which we
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County Cork (1928)
A recent Irish poltergeist. In connexion with the article in our last number on “A City of London Poltergeist”, we venture to submit, for what it is worth, the evidence of another case. It is
Continue ReadingSan Leandro, California, USA (1882)
A Convent Ghost. Haunted house of the Domininican Sisters. About a quarter of a mile east of the San Leandro railroad depot stands a convent conducted by the Dominican Sisters. The building is ancient, or,
Continue ReadingDrogheda, County Louth (1890)
Drogheda, it seems, is possessed of a ghost, and the gentleman, for it takes the form of a man comfortably clad in a suit of pilot blue such as that favoured by the sailors, has
Continue ReadingMayhill, Swansea (1991)
Ghostbuster plea follows city ‘contact’. Jayne Williams is convinced her Swansea home is haunted after ‘making contact’ with the ghost of a girl who was thought to have been found dead in a cupboard at
Continue ReadingLongnor, Staffordshire (1960)
There may be a poltergeist in your house. … The poltergeist knocks where he likes, but seems to prefer cottages and small houses. A typical visitation was in a country cottage at Longnor, Staffs, last
Continue ReadingRapids City, Illinois, USA (1900)
A Haunted House. The following incident is from the collection of Dr. Hodgson. It was investigated at the time as far as that was possible and will have to stand on its merits. It happened
Continue ReadingChicago, Illinois, USA (1867)
The Chicago Ghost. The Chicago Republican, of November 23rd, contains the following particulars concerning the alleged ghost in that city: – The report published in yesterday morning’s Republican, relative to certain alleged spiritual manifestations which
Continue ReadingSurabaya, Indonesia (1950)
The Surabaja Poltergeist. Instances of poltergeist phenomena, especially those which are carefully observed and reported, are relatively infrequent. (A poltergeist – literally a “noisy ghost” – is the term used to describe noises, the hurling
Continue ReadingKolkata, India (1936)
Calcutta’s ‘Haunted’ House. Poltergeist theory. Strange happenings in the compound of a residence in Calcutta have puzzled the residents, neighbours and investigating police. The house is “Bamboo Villa,” 169, Lower Circular Road, the residence of
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