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Psychological Aspects in Poltergeist Cases
A current theory about poltergeist phenomena is that they represent brief, sporadic and large-scale manifestations of psychokinesis linked to a certain living individual, as opposed to a discarnate spirit. This article briefly examines the underlying basis for the theory, summarizing some of the psychological and neuropsychological aspects that have been associated with individuals found to be at the center of…
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Real Poltergeist Stories – 4 Scary Real Life Poltergeist Cases
Poltergeists are some of the most disruptive spirits you’ll ever come across. In fact, a poltergeist is the German term for “noisy ghost”, which is quite an apt translation. There are numerous poltergeist stories in folklore and film and they’re well known as being some of the noisiest, most violent ghosts around, and if you’re unlucky enough to encounter one…
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Poltergeists: 3 Most Famous Cases
Furniture move about by themselves. Walls shake from noisy, unexplained banging. Water drips from a ceiling. Hairbrushes vanish for days, only to reappear in their place on the dresser. These are some of the standard signs and symptoms of a poltergeist haunting. From the German for “noisy ghost,” a poltergeist relates to phenomena usually credited to harmful spirits or ghosts…
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A comprehensive survey of Poltergeist cases by Alan Gauld & Tony Cornell
with its findings of special relevance to the Dalby Spook case by Christopher Josiffe arapsychologists Alan Gauld and Tony Cornell undertook a scientific study of 460 poltergeist cases from around the world, and they published the results in their 1979 book Poltergeists. They found that in 61% of cases, the poltergeist phenomena were associated with a house, with 58% occurring at…
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The Story of the Bell Witch
“America’s Greatest Ghost Story” The Bell family homestead, the alleged “ground zero” of the Bell Witch haunting. Strange Occurrences Commence One day in 1817, John Bell was inspecting his corn field when he encountered a strange-looking animal sitting in the middle of a corn row. Shocked by the appearance of this animal, which had the body of a dog and the…
