The Skull House. An account has been given to the public (Roby’s Traditions of Lancashire), of the Skull House, otherwise Timberbottom, in Turton. We went thither, and examined the skulls. One of them is much
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Epworth, Lincolnshire (1938)
Epworth Ghost Walks Again. Mysterious noises cause alarm. Belton Road, one of the main thoroughfares in Epworth, seems to be the haunt of a ghost. Years ago, “Rowan House,” standing in its own grounds, and
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Stone-throwing by spirits in Paris. Out of the hundred and one cases of stone-throwing by spirits, the following, which has lately taken place in Paris, may be worthy of attention, principally because the manner in
Continue ReadingLlansannan, Conwy (1983)
House ‘spirit’ haunts Maria. By Gareth Hughes. A 20-year-old Clwyd woman claims to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of a “restless spirit” in her council house home. Lights kept going on
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Family flee home of terror. Hauntings go back 10 years. A terrified mother-of-four has fled her council house claiming it is haunted. The woman pleaded with council officials to re-house her after strange goings-on at
Continue ReadingBacup, Lancashire (1998)
‘Ghostbusters’ set sights on alien forces. By Neil Graham. An expedition of ghostbusters is heading for Bacup to explore things that go bump in the night and aliens from outer space. The 30 believers say
Continue ReadingZaragoza, Spain (1934)
A polite Spanish ghost. Talks down the chimney. From our own correspondent. Madrid, Nov. 23. A friendly ghost which speaks down the chimney of an economical cooker is a phenomenon sufficiently rare to cause some
Continue ReadingMumbai, India (1872)
Spirit-rapping in India. The Bombay papers contain accounts of a mania for spirit-rapping which they say has set in among the natives there. If the statements are correct, it would not be surprising if the
Continue ReadingDewsbury, West Yorkshire (1835)
Dewsbury. Novel Method of Ejectment. During the last week, the inhabitants of Dewsbury and its neighbourhood have been labouring under great excitement, terror, and alarm, on account of a house, situated at Kilncroft, Dewsbury, occupied
Continue ReadingHitchin, Hertfordshire (1951)
Poltergeists? It’s all over now, but it was hair-raising at the time. Mischievous spirits at work at Hitchin Urban District Council’s rating office in Brand Street! Stones, pieces of coke, a key, belt buckle and
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