Extraordinary occurrence at Brentford; or, a tale of the marvellous. On Monday, the townships of Old and New Brentford were thrown into the greatest excitement, by an occurrence, the most marvellous heard of for many
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Chagford, Devon (1836)
Chagford – This much retired parish has been much excited for the last three weeks, in consequence of a supernatural visitation. On Saturday, the 14th ult., the parishioners assembled in the church for the purpose
Continue ReadingSoho Square (1810s)
The following recent instance is extracted from the London Papers. “A most extraordinary attack for above two months past has been made upon the windows of Mr Hodgson, a large army-clothier in Soho square, and
Continue ReadingLiverpool (1800s?)
Supernatural Window breaking. Our readers may recollect what a panic was excited a few years ago, by the mysterious breaking of windows in a house in John street, in this town. The house was an
Continue ReadingTarbes, Hautes-Pyrenees, France (1958)
Le savon se desintegre chez un ancien gendarme. Tarbes, 28 fevrier. “En tant qu’homme de science, je ne puis rien car je ne comprends pas ce qui se produit,” a declare le docteur Carriere, qui
Continue ReadingWakefield, West Yorkshire (1850)
A Ghost. Some of the good folks of Wakefield have, during the last few days, been frightened out of their propriety by a ghost story. It appears that in a house near the bottom of
Continue ReadingSt Giles, London (1850)
“What’s dat knocking.” The most painful consternation was exhibited by the members of a whole family, resident not a mile from the quiet sequestered parish of St Giles, the head of which is a swarthy
Continue ReadingMunich, Germany (1897)
Strange case at Munich. The following case, which seems scarcely possible at the end of the nineteenth century, occurred on Tuesday at Munich. In a house in the Parkstrasse the parish priest of St Benno
Continue ReadingMacon, Saone-et-Loire, France (1612)
The Devill of Mascon. A true relation of the chief things which an unclean spirit did and said at Mascon, in Burgundy, in the house of Mr Francis Perrault, minister of the Reformed Church in
Continue ReadingStans, Switzerland (1860)
The narrative we are now about to cite has been published in many languages and widely circulated through the Continental journals of the period, 1862-3. The best and most impartial summary of the case is
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