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ghosts & hauntings

  1. SimonBurchell

    Phantom Battles & Battlefield Ghosts

    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...
  2. Tunn11

    Ghosts Of Kew Gardens

    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”...
  3. sherbetbizarre

    Royal Albert Hall Ghost Stories

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

    Seighford Hall Haunting, 1785

    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...
  5. DrPaulLee

    West Norfolk Ghosts

    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...
  6. pornosonic1975

    Strange Thing On My Indoor Ring Camera!

    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...
  7. DrPaulLee

    Fortean News Podcast Interview With Dr Paul Lee

    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
  8. oraclepaige

    Unconscious Bias In Witness Reporting Of Phenomena

    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...
  9. Wombat68

    All Demons Really?

    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...
  10. A

    The Ghost Temple Of The Gata Loops (Northern India)

    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...
  11. Yithian

    Strange Visitations By Tom Johnson

    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...
  12. lordmongrove

    Island Of Ghosts For Sale

    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...
  13. Wolstan Dixie

    The Stone Girl Of Eyeworth

    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?
  14. Paul_Exeter

    Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) - British Army Forum: Haunted Barracks

    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...
  15. MorningAngel

    Blackpool Tram Ghost Tour

    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/
  16. DrPaulLee

    Feltwell Rectory

    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...
  17. DrPaulLee

    Are Ghosts Dying Off?

    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...
  18. Yithian

    Canal Ghosts & Water-Wights By Nick Ford (2023)

    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...
  19. Tunn11

    Some Questions About Ghosts

    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...
  20. Yithian

    The Lady Vanishes: Park Crescent, West London (Christmas Eve 1959)

    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?
  21. Yithian

    Alarm Clock Suspected Haunted By Ghost Of Vengeful Cat

    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/
  22. DrPaulLee

    Norfolk Ghost Talk

    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
  23. Aydee_Aitchdee

    Spirit Rave?

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

    The Ghosts Haunting China's Cities

    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...
  25. MorningAngel

    Famous Ghosts—Or Are They?

    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.
  26. catseye

    Ghost! A Journey Into The Paranormal, Narrated By Christopher Lee

    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.
  27. Yithian

    'Ghosts At The Lock Up' At The West Midlands Police Museum, Birmingham [27/10/23]

    '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...
  28. DrPaulLee

    Real Ghost Stories Vol 3

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

    Fortean Times Bookazine On Ghosts & Hauntings

    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...
  30. Yithian

    Parascience: The Ghosts Of Chester

    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...
  31. maximus otter

    Couple Spooked By Dog-Cam Pictures Hooded Figure Chasing Their Pet

    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...
  32. catseye

    Things That Make You Go 'Hmmmm...'

    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...
  33. DrPaulLee

    Book Recommendations

    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...
  34. Floyd

    Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost And The Gravestone (Penyffordd Farm)

    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...
  35. Tempest63

    Military & Wartime Ghosts

    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...
  36. Paul_Exeter

    The Cotherstone Bridge Ghost

    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...
  37. ozmond2600

    Ghost At The School

    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...
  38. Z

    Australian Ghosts

    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...
  39. DrPaulLee

    Haunted Histories (Podcast)

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

    Not So Real Ghost Story Books

    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?
  41. Middlecoat

    A Visit To Gettysburg

    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...
  42. Tunn11

    TV Ghost Video Locations

    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...
  43. brownmane

    Poltergeist Or Haunted House?

    After reading many accounts of the paranormal and weird on this forum, I now wonder if my first home was haunted or had a poltergeist. Is there a difference? Sorry, this story is going to be disjointed because I started posting on another thread and realized that I was telling a full story...
  44. maximus otter

    Texan Claims Boy's Ghost Pushed Shopping Cart Into His Car, Causing $25K In Damage

    A Texas man claims a "mischievous child ghost" caused a shopping card to fly at his vehicle — and he says he knows the ghost. Coby Todd is a 21-year-old from Pottsboro, Texas, who recently went ghost hunting in a nearby town. The next day, he was leaving work at a local supermarket outside...
  45. Robbrent

    Poltergeist Causation

    Following on from a few cases discussed on here I wonder if there are a set of circumstances when put together you get a Poltergeist and I wonder if all the investigations anyone has come up with any I know it is oft said that it's brought on by frustrated adolescents but if this was the case...
  46. Middlecoat

    I Had To Ask...

    My work takes me into people's homes. I can't help myself in old properties: Is it haunted ? I inquire. On one occasion I visited a family in a location close to a ruined Abbey. The lady of the household recounted the time she was hanging her washing on the line when she was disturbed by a solid...
  47. Robbrent

    Modern-Day Ghosts

    We hear a lot about ghosts who appear to be from bygone days Victorian, Tudor etc, but we don't hear of many ghosts from recent times this puzzles me, populations have risen massively over the past 50 years, so where are the ghosts wearing 1970's flares and 3 star jumpers or 1980's shell suits...
  48. Tunn11

    Are There More Ghosts From Certain Periods In History?

    I've had a quick search on this but didn't turn up anything but I may be using the wrong terms, so please merge (with my apologies) if this is covered elsewhere. I've seen posts on ghosts "fading" as they recede into history but I'm not sure I've seen any speculation on certain periods of...
  49. MorningAngel

    Prof. Brian Cox On Ghosts

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/professor-brian-cox-slates-believers-1820571.amp?client=safari This has annoyed me since he said it. I used to like him. But to saying anyone who believes in ghosts is a 'knobber' has really peed me off. Millions of people have...
  50. Tempest63

    Your First Haunted House

    I was listening to the latest episode of “The Tape Library” podcast tonight which covered the Amityville Horror. At the beginning the host explains that for him Amityville represents THE haunted house story, being the first instance of a haunted house story he recalls reading as a child. For me...
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