Swifty
doesn't negotiate with terriers
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I wrote a gut reaction bullet point list last night regarding our upcoming invest at 30 East Drive, Pontefract ..
some of this will sound sensible, some of it will sound daft .. it more me brainstorming until I speak to the rest of the team ..
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Look up the history of when the house was built, by who, the economic environment of the time, any local arguments between neighbours etc that could be the real source of this place being "haunted"
Look up the history of priests registered in that area
I thought Carl was a fairly modern name? .. some people are calling 'it' Carl .. wickipedia the name Carl to see if it was in use in the 1600's
Trigger objects:
.. take my book of The New Testament, take small marbles, build the shape of a cross (ping pong balls also a possibility but I prefer the weight of marbles to rule out drafts or accusations of fakery from someone accusing us of using fans or a hairdryer off camera) .. 28 marbles needed for cross shape. Possibly leave other marbles in chosen locations
At least one apple. The house is said to be built on the former location of an orchard
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Back up L.E.D. torch needed this time
Be aware of the boiler room, it's an older house so pipes in the wall plus the house cooling down can explain bangs
Let's check out the loft early on if it has one. We could be being hoodwinked.
Take teatree oil/burnshield used in kitchen work for any potential skin attacks
Take Sudacrem cream for any potential skin attacks .. and cling film
Take first aid kit
Take mountain bike helmet
Take an ingratiating gift, possibly flowers and do the usual "Thank you for having us, we mean you no harm" thing .. (don't worry about looking like a hippy prat, respect and don't ever antagonise the invisible residents)
Research Colin Wilson's book on '30', The Black Monk (although he might be/might have been a priest instead)
According to the woman who lives next door, there's no 'Fred' the poltergeist, there is a poltergeist who other people have called 'Michael'.
28th of May, '66 bangings started .. look into pop culture films to see if any films could have influenced the family to lie
Jean Pritchard was the woman who refused to leave but eventually did, Dianne the daughter was the one allegedly dragged up the stairs by the neck. Fancy lying on your back on the stairs Rosseane ?
Reading that list back, I could be accused of priming/influencing myself that the place is genuinely housing a poltergeist before I even get there. We like to cover our arses in case it is, we don't antagonise or challenge anywhere we go, none of that "You killed those people yeah!! .. we'll I'm not scared of you and I'm NOT leaving so do your worst!" crap .. we invite instead.
some of this will sound sensible, some of it will sound daft .. it more me brainstorming until I speak to the rest of the team ..
......................................................................................................................................................................
Look up the history of when the house was built, by who, the economic environment of the time, any local arguments between neighbours etc that could be the real source of this place being "haunted"
Look up the history of priests registered in that area
I thought Carl was a fairly modern name? .. some people are calling 'it' Carl .. wickipedia the name Carl to see if it was in use in the 1600's
Trigger objects:
.. take my book of The New Testament, take small marbles, build the shape of a cross (ping pong balls also a possibility but I prefer the weight of marbles to rule out drafts or accusations of fakery from someone accusing us of using fans or a hairdryer off camera) .. 28 marbles needed for cross shape. Possibly leave other marbles in chosen locations
At least one apple. The house is said to be built on the former location of an orchard
.....................
Back up L.E.D. torch needed this time
Be aware of the boiler room, it's an older house so pipes in the wall plus the house cooling down can explain bangs
Let's check out the loft early on if it has one. We could be being hoodwinked.
Take teatree oil/burnshield used in kitchen work for any potential skin attacks
Take Sudacrem cream for any potential skin attacks .. and cling film
Take first aid kit
Take mountain bike helmet
Take an ingratiating gift, possibly flowers and do the usual "Thank you for having us, we mean you no harm" thing .. (don't worry about looking like a hippy prat, respect and don't ever antagonise the invisible residents)
Research Colin Wilson's book on '30', The Black Monk (although he might be/might have been a priest instead)
According to the woman who lives next door, there's no 'Fred' the poltergeist, there is a poltergeist who other people have called 'Michael'.
28th of May, '66 bangings started .. look into pop culture films to see if any films could have influenced the family to lie
Jean Pritchard was the woman who refused to leave but eventually did, Dianne the daughter was the one allegedly dragged up the stairs by the neck. Fancy lying on your back on the stairs Rosseane ?
Reading that list back, I could be accused of priming/influencing myself that the place is genuinely housing a poltergeist before I even get there. We like to cover our arses in case it is, we don't antagonise or challenge anywhere we go, none of that "You killed those people yeah!! .. we'll I'm not scared of you and I'm NOT leaving so do your worst!" crap .. we invite instead.
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