I enjoyed this tale from Issue 5 of Whist Maen about Frithelstock Priory, where, in the fourteenth century, the priors changed tack and started worshipping Diana with a dedicated chapel and attendant idols...

This is dedicated to @Rynner, once of Penryn—may he still be sailing out there in the aether.

Great article: The case in question was one of Andrew Green’s and initially seemed quite a tame and simple case. It referred to someone who had recently moved to a new home and whilst in the garden had encountered the apparition of someone. I do not recall how Green became involved, but he did...

I have listened to a number of supposed true ghost stories recounted by guys in the military where it has been mentioned that they see people (ghosts) whilst wearing their night vision equipment, but these people disappear as soon as the equipment is removed. When they put it on the figures...

In the IHTM there are quite a few stories (from over many years) about my haunted house. Give it a read and let me know what you think. I’d like some feedback, please. Thx.

I've been watching an Argentinian ghost documentary and what's more Argentinian than a football ghost? From 2014: Seriously spooky ‘ghost’ caught on live TV during Racing Club v River Plate football match There’s almost certainly a perfectly reasonable explanation for...

If we disregard the human element (hallucination, poor eyesight, sincere mistakes, mental aberration, the fact of consciousness etc etc) and also arguably possible factors like environmental causes and so on, then what is left to explain the (apparent) existence of ghosts? A return from death is...

Liu Chuanyi, a Chinese citizen fell into an old well while hiking in the countryside, in rural South-East Asia. In spite of shouting for help, he wasn't rescued because the local villagers (who did not speak Chinese) thought his cries were coming from a ghost and were too afraid to approach the...

It occurred to me earlier that we don't seem to have a dedicated thread for battlefield ghosts and phantom battles, and posts are scattered through other ghost threads, the timeslip thread and elsewhere. The Battle of Edgehill was reportedly replayed in the sky, such that participants in the...

Interesting page here on ghosts in Kew Gardens "Usually only accessible through visiting our Archives, we are sharing some of the true accounts reported in the ‘Supernatural’ file, here." And “the unspeakable something in the Rhododendron Dell”...

A compendium of sightings on their official website: https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/building-and-history/our-history/ghost-stories/

A 239-year-old manuscript revealing a ‘ghost visitation’ at a stately home which “made a man faint” has been found in a box of old deeds. The official papers describe aristocrat Francis Eld being visited by the spirit of his dead mother Catherine. The documents state that Mr Eld was in his...

A few weeks ago I completed an interactive map of West Norfolk ghosts. This has over 400 brief summaries, most of which have come from my book but there are many I've learned of since then. Anyway, pan, zoom and click on the icons http://www.paullee.com/KL Unfortunately late last year and...

A few years ago I was burgled so I have cameras in various parts of my home and have had these for about two years. They have never picked up anything like this before. The house is about 130 years old and is in East London. I’ve lived here for about seventeen years and the only other strange...

I don't know if this is the right place for this. It's an interview I recently gave. I have at least one more lined up soon

In a recent issue of Fortean Times (November /411), which covered The Brumby Woods incident in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, a witness made a telling remark. She had an insight about her own response, which was that she was filtering reality through her own belief system (ghosts are grey or white...

I have been confined to the house this week and had a bit of a binge watch of ghost hunting programmes. Why is every haunting now demonic? Why would a demon be in someone's house tapping ,banging or running up and down the stairs? haven't demons got more pressing things to do? When did ghosts...

The road linking Manali to Leh crosses high mountain passes. One of these passes is reputedly haunted by a truck driver who died of thirst and cold during a snowstorm. The "ghost" used to approach travellers and ask them for water, only to vanish into nothingness. In order to appease his soul...

A article on (among many things) ghosts and M.R. James from the London Review of Books by Tom Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Late Medieval History at York University: On 13 May 1397, the visitors came to Ruardean in Gloucestershire. They learned that Nicholas Cuthler was causing a scandal among...

https://news.sky.com/story/would-you-buy-six-acre-island-off-devon-with-a-private-beach-and-15-ghosts-13184211?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1FfYmPRE2KzjQB6_Zz0k_Y6waMQsJJNVCGY3KiVo70Qz3OyBdQmTyfQDA_aem_gfaecIxluzhXtjHAhXCO5Q Devon: Would you buy six-acre Drake's Island near Plymouth with private...

OK - I won't give any more details other than the usual 'No one saw her' because I would like people to come to this fresh - but what is your opinion of this?

This forum may have been mentioned before but it constantly being added to and well worth a browse: "My first home was an 17th Century cottage in the Underwood area of Plympton, one of the few buildings in that existed during thr 1832 cholera outbreak. When I was renovating it, I found old...

Anyone near Blackpool, this looks like fun (I love their vintage trams). I’d so to go on this, but while I am on a quick visit to see the illustrations (one of) the trips is on the day I’m travelling back. https://blackpoolheritage.com/tours/ghost-tour/

I wrote about the old Rectory in Feltwell in my book and the relevant section is here ( http://www.paullee.com/ghosts/FeltwellRectory.pdf ) I then chanced upon a website that had a very similar story, and which obviously came from the daughter of the lady I interviewed. It was in the "It...

I wasn't going to comment on this but things have reached a fever pitch. From 2020-2, and briefly this year I performed a ghost survey trying to find out how haunted this country really is. This involved contacting several thousand venues directly and while not all replied, they gave a very...

As promised on the New & Soon To Be Published thread, I am providing a preview for the above named book. My first impressions are positive: it's quite a heavy paperback with modern (high-friction plastic coated) covers that runs to 232 pages despite the fairly large typeface. Although some of...

These questions have been bugging me for a while so I’ll ask all you wise folk on here. Is there a personality type likely to become a ghost? If ghosts are spirits of the dead, are certain types more likely to become ghosts? Introverts, extroverts certain degrees of autism, mental illness...

Not a lot to go on, but the author seems to be Lucian Landau, psychic investigator, medium, dowser and condom pioneer! I'm on a phone at the moment. Can anybody rustle up an image of the location?

The Winfield Daily Free Press Kansas, Mon 30 Jan 1911 (Page 8) Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winfield-daily-free-press-cat-ghost/133949146/

I'm giving a talk in Norwich on February 27th. If you can't make it, it will be livestreamed and recorded https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-person-the-ghosts-of-kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk-with-dr-paul-lee-tickets-811626375337?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Found this on Facebook, wanted to hear what you all thought (Mods, move to appropriate thread if a better place exists)

There's a fascinating article in today's Guardian about ghosts, funerals and attitudes to death in China's cities, and how they vary from rural practices, and even impact urban planning and rent/property values...

Are famous ghosts really who people claim they are? Or are they often just people wearing clothes from the same period. I’m pretty sure anyone with a tricorn hat is claimed to be Dick Turpin.

Watching this on YouTube. Anyone seen it? It's got our most recent 'most discussed photo of the woman's head on the table on. I haven't got to that bit yet but I'm keen to see what they say.

'Ghosts At The Lock Up' At The West Midlands Police Museum Join us on Friday 27th October for a night of ghost stories and spooky tales. The Police deal with some very unusual incidents, some of them involving strange sightings and mysteries that just can’t be explained. As you follow the...

MJ Wayland's third collection of spooky encounters is now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3tAhLNY

From the archives of FORTEAN TIMES, the world’s foremost journal of strange phenomena, comes a new collection exploring the world of ghosts, poltergeists and haunted houses. The perfect collection for would-be ghost hunters, this special edition from Fortean Times investigates classic cases...

Ghosts of Chester Chester was founded by the Romans during the 1st century AD as a military fortress, so it’s hardly surprising that it has some well known Roman ghosts. One is the ghost of a legionary who paces between the Amphitheatre and the foundations of a tower which once stood beside...

A couple claim their old house could be home to a real-life Paranormal Activity - after their dog was caught on camera fleeing a tall 'floating' figure dressed in white. Victoria Hepworth was dog-sitting her sister's one-year-old black Labrador Kiwi at their home last week when she spotted a...

Reading a lot of IHTM-like stories from various sites and I have realised that I've got a long 'automatically discount' list, and an almost equally long 'hmmmm (one raised eyebrow) list. For example, I almost automatically discount any story that begins either 'I woke up and saw...' or 'I know...

A few years back I had a pretty good library of ghost books but had to sell most of them to make ends meet. I'm hoping that a few projects will bear fruit and I'm looking to possibly start replenishing my stock. However, I'm "out of the loop" and not familiar with more recent titles either. Can...

A new documentary about the Penyffordd Farm hauntings: A child's gravestone in the garden, a monk-like figure supposedly appearing over a sleeping baby and words carved on walls... all reported at a house once known as the UK's most haunted. About 300 apparent paranormal phenomena was...

I have encountered a number of stories of ghosts encountered by the military whilst serving in Afghanistan and the account given below from https://languish.org/forums/index.php?topic=3300.0 (originally in the Times) is either one of those from a podcast I listened to or is very similar to one...

A classic case from the BUFORA archives about a couple who rented a County Durham cottage and experienced some ghostly and poltergeist-type activity: "As they approached a small footbridge Tom saw a figure cross over the bridge, which disappeared totally before his eyes. Tom stepped onto the...

One night in the early nineties a friend and I were out late at night walking around not far from where I live. I used to enjoy being out in the early hours when everyone was tucked up in bed for some reason. We decided to explore the grounds of the high school we had attended although we didn't...

An interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald - Australia's most haunted. I've been to most of these places. The old Quarantine Station seemed by far the most active, there was really some weird stuff going on! http://www.smh.com.au/travel/australias ... 120um.html but haunted...

Danny Robins has just announced a new podcast covering Borley Rectory, 50 Berkeley Square etc. No details on dates, duration as of yet.

I keep coming across books that claim to be real ghost stories but the minute you start reading them it’s obvious from the way they are written they aren’t real experiences. Just be honest and say it’s fiction. Has anyone else experienced this?

I've just come back from the US. Posted this on my Facebook page. Thought y'all would also enjoy it; make of it what you will. OK, so tonight we did a tour; always a jolly way to finish off a trip. At the end the guide told us the following story. A while back he was sitting in a bar when he...

I've been watching some programmes with footage sent in of ghost hunts, phone camera footage, etc. Mostly garbage, but I'm just wondering about the heroic vandals who frequent these places. "Ghost hunters" or "paranormal investigators" or Kevin from farcebook trot off to "investigate" some...