Category: Ghosts
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A comprehensive survey of Poltergeist cases by Alan Gauld & Tony Cornell
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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…
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The Physician Who Watched Himself Die by Michael E. Tymn
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In his 1903 book, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death (published two years after his death in 1901), Frederic W. H. Myers, the pioneering psychical researcher, set forth a story about what is now known as a near-death experience, which took place in 1889. It was told to him by…
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10 Haunted Irish Battlefields Echoing with Ghosts
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10 Haunted Irish Battlefields This small Emerald Isle has been coveted by so many, from Demigods and Vikings to the English. But the Irish were not going to let go without a fight! Throughout the island of Ireland, violent battles and tragic bloodshed have seeped into the very earth and…
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30 East Drive – Pontefract
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History Jean, Joe, Phillip (15) and Diane (12) Pritchard moved into Number 30 East Drive, Pontefract in August 1966. Almost immediately, during the hot summer Bank Holiday, Phillip and his Grandmother first witnessed a baffling phenomenon – a fine layer of chalk like dust falling not from the ceiling, but…
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House from 1982 horror movie ‘Poltergeist’ is now up for sale
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They’re heeeere…. Image Credit: Bing AI / Dall-E 3 The iconic house used in the horror classic had been occupied by its original owners since being built in 1979.Directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist told the terrifying tale of a family who became besieged by a malicious haunting that…
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THE HAUNTED MUSEUM:TABLE TIPPING WITH THE SPIRITS.
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POPULAR PAST TIME OF THE SPIRITUALIST HOME CIRCLES During the early 1900’s, when professional mediums all over the country were claiming to communicate with the spirits, ordinary people developed in interest in psychic phenomena. Most of these people had neither the means, nor the access, to professional mediums, so many…
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Science of the Paranormal: Can You Trust Your Own Mind?
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(Image credit: © Michal Bednarek | Dreamstime.com) “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood for eighty…
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Credible Witnesses – 5 UK Ghost Sightings By Historical Figures
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Just as all chimps are animals, but not all animals are chimps… not all believers are Derek Acorah, even if all Derek Acorahs are believers. Thankfully for the believer, proponents of the paranormal include credible witnesses (as well as less believable characters). British Paranormal takes a look at its favourite…
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How Spirit Trumpets Were Used To Communicate With The Dead
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A spirit trumpet is a device used in séances and spiritualist circles, primarily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, to amplify the voices of spirits communicating with the living. This simple tool is conical in shape and resembles a megaphone. The idea behind the spirit trumpet is that…
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Explaining Cold Spots & Temperature Fluctuations In The Paranormal World
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From works of fiction to paranormal investigations, the concept of cold spots has been firmly cemented in the world of ghosts and hauntings. These are areas where the temperature is noticeably cooler than the surrounding environment and can be persistent, spontaneous, or fleeting. The most commonly cited belief relating to…
