Ghostly lodger of Riverside Drive. By David Smith. Mr William Russell, superintendent of the Church of Scotland Hostel on Riverside Drive, with the haunted house in the background. Glass shattering, doors banging, cushions scattering and
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Taunton, Somerset (1985)
999! A ghost is chasing me… and even the law is spooked. Police couldn’t believe it when a terrified 999 caller pleaded: Help! I’m being attacked by a ghost! PC Bob Corrick dashed to the
Continue ReadingKilmore Quay, County Wexford (1987)
Eerie happenings in a Kilmore cottage. By Maria Pepper. Eerie happenings prompted a Kilmore Quay man and his elderly mother to move out of a traditional thatched cottage which is now up for sale. The
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Haunted! Ghost keeps getting into bed with Christine. A Murston couple at the end of their tether from being haunted by an “over-friendly” ghost have called in a man of the cloth to carry out
Continue ReadingKonstanz, Germany (1820)
Caution to Journeymen Printers. The following curious story is gravely stated in a French paper: – Towards the close of the last year loud groans and sighs were repeatedly heard to issue from a corner
Continue ReadingChester, Cheshire (1969)
Does a ghost filter through the House of Bewley? Strange things have been happening at the House of Bewley, the tobacconists, in Eastgate Street, and now the firm are to seek the help of a
Continue ReadingBlackthorn, Northampton (1993)
Things that go bump. By Nicola Pittam. Strange noises in the night have prompted a Blackthorn woman to appeal for help in tracing the history of her home – because she believes she has a
Continue ReadingSmethwick, West Midlands (1987)
Home has ‘crying ghost’. A Smethwick couple are considering calling in the clergy to conduct an exorcism. They believe their home is haunted by a “crying” ghost. Mrs Jayne Egginton and her husband, Alan, of
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Priest called in as family flees ‘ghost’ house. From Paul Williams in Granard. A terrified Co. Longford family told yesterday how they called in a priest in a bid to ‘exorcise’ a sinister presence from
Continue ReadingIsleworth, London (1988)
Phantom of the flats! Faceless man ‘haunts’ home. Friends no longer visit Lesley Hughes’ flat in Isleworth – because they do not like her spirits. No, not her gin or scotch, although her situation is
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