Stoned by a spirit. Followed him when he flitted. Nobody has seen thrower. Neither detectives nor a witch doctor have been able to solve the mystery of the stoning of a white man by a
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Roehampton, Jamaica (1931)
Chapter 6. Poltergeist. It was about three years ago that Lord Olivier, a former Governor of Jamaica, wrote to me: “The occasional outburst of this ‘poltergeist’ phenomenon in Jamaica is remarkable. I investigated with some
Continue ReadingPuthukkadai, Tamil Nadu, India (1860s?)
“Kutti Sattan,” “little Sattan,” is a familiar spirit invoked in performing juggling tricks. The name is almost the same as the Hebrew word Satan, though there does not appear to be any philological connection between
Continue ReadingNew Hackensack, New York, USA (1789)
“Spirit Rappings” an old humbug. Errors and delusions, as well as fashions, like comets, have an eccentric orbit; but their periodical return may be calculated with considerable certainty. Among the records of the past it
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Hollingbourne Ghost. Unseen hand that flung coal and potatoes. Bangs at night. Following the sensation caused by the announcement that a Shoreham girl, Vera Obbard, was the object of attack of some ghost or spirit
Continue ReadingPuducherry, India (1888)
Pondicherry is in a state of great excitement about the mysterious falling of brickbats in a house near Government House. Most of the local officials have made investigations but so far have failed to account
Continue ReadingMarylebone, London (1820)
[It’s quite hard to spot to where this refers as the road names have changed] Mysterious Case. Marlborough-Street. On Saturday an investigation which excited the greatest interest, and lasted till a very late hour,
Continue ReadingBolton, Lancashire (1912)
Bolts from the blue. Mysterious window-smashing in Bolton. (From our own correspondent). Bolton, Monday night. Mysterious window-smashing occurred at Bolton late last night and early this morning, and as no other explanation has been forthcoming
Continue ReadingUpper Gornal, West Midlands (1985)
Dr Spook goes a-haunting. Nick Parker. Brickies on a Black Country building site are getting the shakes… from a ghostly doctor! Workmen restoring an 18th century house in Upper Gornal are being plagued by a
Continue ReadingNedimala, Sri Lanka (1891)
Supernatural Phenomena. Considerable excitement is now prevailing at a village called Nedimala, near Dehiwala, owing to some supernatural phenomena taking place at a house there. The subject is being warmly discussed among the natives, and
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