The ghosts, jinn, fairies and imps are a strange lot and they have an unpleasant way of poking their nose into places where they have no earthly business to do so. The spooks or jinns
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Murree, Pakistan (1858)
Legends of the Murree Hills. The last number of the Calcutta Review contains an interesting article, by Lieutenant R.C. Temple, from which we make the following extracts: – The Sadr Bazar was built under the
Continue ReadingTreguier, Brittany, France (1901)
Festive Ghosts. A marvellous story of supernatural appearances emanates from a cottage near Treguier, in Brittany. The goings-on in that cottage appear to be so lively that its tenant, a respectable washerwoman, no longer dares
Continue ReadingHylton Castle, Tyne and Wear (traditional)
A Weird Legend. Pranks of a supernatural visitor. Of the many curious old legends connected with the histories of our ancient houses, none is more weird than that told of the early days of Haylton
Continue ReadingDiss, Norfolk (1910)
A Haunted House at Diss. Explanation wanted for strange disturbances. Amateur spiritualists in Diss during a rather dull and unexciting week have been fascinated by an ordinary looking cottage – to those not in the
Continue ReadingLahore, Punjab, Pakistan (1960)
Mysterious fire in B.D. Member’s house. By our staff correspondent. A mysterious fire which suddenly envelops clothes and other goods in the house of Ghulam Muhammad Halwai in Lahore Cantonment, has caused a great sensation
Continue ReadingUpavon, Wiltshire (1861)
The Upavon Ghost Story. During the past few weeks the inhabitants of Upavon, and the surrounding villages have been kept in a state of excitement by mysterious rumours that at Upavon a real ghost had
Continue ReadingDagworth, Suffolk (12th century)
The Household Spirit. “During the reign of the first Richard, there appeared frequently, and for a long space of time, in the house of Sir Osbern de Bradwell, at Dagworth in Suffolk, ‘a certain fantastical
Continue ReadingLongleat House, Wiltshire (traditional)
Longleat ghost laid by fire. Longleat House, the ancestral home of the Thynne family, which has recently been in the news, once had its own ghost. It was nearing the end of the 13th century
Continue ReadingWindermere, Cape Town, South Africa (1932)
Fire Mystery. Theory of Malay Magic. Baffling series of outbreaks. A series of mysterious fires, which the superstitious believe have been caused by a sorcerer’s curse raising ‘fire phantoms’ has “haunted” the house of Robt.
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