Category: Ghosts

Strange Company: Book Clipping of the Day

I always say, a ghost just isn’t a ghost unless it’s damn good and mad about something. This tale of a deadly love triangle and […]

How Come Some People Believe in the Paranormal?

I loved magic shows when I was a kid. I remember being absolutely fascinated by mysterious events and the possibility that some of us might […]

Perceptual Biases in Relation to Paranormal and Conspiracy Beliefs

Previous studies have shown that one’s prior beliefs have a strong effect on perceptual decision-making and attentional processing. The present study extends these findings by […]

‘Ghosts’ add fuel to the fire

The myth that lighting a veld fire helps to escape the clutches of ghostly apparitions while walking alone in the dark, is having devastating effects […]

The Haunting Art Installation in an Abandoned Church You Need to Visit

The dilapidated church, which has laid unkept since the 1960s, has been transformed into a powerful art installation and tourist destination by artist Jakub Hadrava. […]

The Enfield ‘Poltergeist’: a sceptic speaks.

A couple of years ago I was asked to appear on ITV’s This Morning to discuss the Enfield ‘poltergeist’. It’s not an unusual request per […]

Drama, Controversy and Confusion: The Legacy of The Enfield Poltergeist

Polterwotsit has been rather a dead letter for a couple if years now; Becky has completed her PhD, my ghost group GSUK has not met, […]

Culloden Moor 1746

In the late morning of the 16th April 1746 a Jacobite Army commanded by General George Murray fighting for Prince Charles Edward Louis John Severino […]

Report of a sighting of ghostly woman in a floral dress in Bretby

A third person has come forward with details of ghostly sightings in the village of Bretby. Matthew Roberts contacted the Mail after we carried two […]

Marilyn Manson says a ghost lives in his new house

Marilyn Manson is thrilled with his new Hollywood home — because it’s haunted. The shock rocker bought the new pad, which is next door to […]

10 Famous Scientists Who Held Surprising Supernatural Beliefs

While we typically hold up scientists, especially those who have made important discoveries, as paragons of rationality, numerous scientists have had fascinations with cryptids, psychic […]

Unity in the community: Another paranormal delusion?

It seems there are ever increasing appeals for unity within the “paranormal” world. Well, to be more accurate these calls tend to originate with amateur […]

The 6 Main Ghostbusters Characters And Who Will Probably Play Who

Earlier today, Sony Pictures delivered rather huge news about director Paul Feig’s upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. The studio announced that they had officially signed deals with […]

Randy ghosts prowl Welsh roads to seduce drivers, paranormal author claims

Sexy hitchhiking ghosts could be seducing lonely travellers on a busy road near Swansea, a paranormal investigator has claimed. Gavin Davies, the author of Ghost […]

University of Pennsylvania Taking Serious Look at Ghost Hunting

On September 12, 2013, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) posted an announcement that it had recently “become a center for research on ghosts”. The Ivy […]

Eerie! 6 Haunting Tales of Ghost Ships

Ghost ships have long sparked fascination and fear, from mariners and nonmariners alike. These spooky vessels run the gamut from phantom ships that appear as […]

There’s something strange in the Cebu ‘hood: 14 high school girls faint after seeing a “ghost”

Who you gonna call…? Frederik Kriekenbeek! No, that’s not the Cebuano word for “Ghostbuster,” it’s the name of the local priest who specializes in exorcisms […]

Do Ghosts Live in Our Brains?

While it may not stop people from believing in ghosts, researchers say they have new evidence that they live only in our minds. Science can […]

Ghost hunter stabbed at paranormal investigation in Villisca Ax Murder House

A paranormal investigator participating in an overnight ghost hunt in Villisca, Iowa at the Villisca Ax Murder House last night was stabbed earlier this morning. […]

Tales of ghostly horses recorded near and far

During Halloween week, I received an interesting story from Bay Roberts area historian Mike Flynn. He had gotten a note from a woman who lives […]

The most haunted hotels in the world

Anyone who’s watched The Shining late at night has probably had at least one nightmare featuring hotel ghosts. Whether you believe in paranormal encounters or […]

Ghosts: A third of Britons believe their house is haunted

A third of Britons believe their house is haunted and some spooked homeowners are certain they have seen a ghost walking their corridors.A quarter of […]

15 Tales of Female Ghosts

Believe in them or not, the stories of these female ghosts live on. But whether born of folklore or a historical tragedy, each of these […]

Why I believe in ghosts: As the ‘Grey Lady’ of Dudley Castle is caught on camera, a respected and very level-headed literary critic gives his view

Whenever I mention to people that I have seen ghosts, I can depend on one of two opposite reactions.Some people will be fascinated and want […]

15 Celebrities Who Have Been Spotted as Ghosts – PHOTOS (of the people, not the ghosts…)

Maybe it’s in part to their larger-than-life personalities or their immense talent that just needs to live on, but over the years, there have been […]