Gef the Talking Mongoose or The Haunting of Cashen's Gap
Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:24
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Gef, referred to as the Talking Mongoose or the Dalby Spook, was a talking mongoose reported to inhabit a farmhouse known as Cashen's Gap near the hamlet of Dalby on the Isle of Man. Gef has been interpreted as a poltergeist, a normal animal, a cryptid, and as a hoax.
Overview
In September 1931, the Irving family — James, Margaret and daughter Voirrey (13) — claimed to hear persistent scratching and rustling noises behind their farmhouse's wooden wall panels. At first they thought it was a rat, but then the unseen creature began making different sounds, sometimes spitting like a ferret, or growling like a dog, or gurgling like a baby.
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The Great Amherst Mystery, Poltergeist in Nova Scotia
Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:19
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The Great Amherst Mystery was a notorious case of reported poltergeist activity in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada between 1878 and 1879. It was the subject of an investigation by Walter Hubbell, an actor with an interest in psychic phenomena, who kept what he claimed was a diary of events in the house, later expanded into a popular book[1].
Events
The Amherst Mystery centred around Esther Cox, who lived in a small house with her married sister Olive Teed, Olive's husband Daniel, and their two young children. A brother and sister of Esther and Olive also lived in the house, as did Daniel's brother John Teed.
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The Enfield Poltergeist
Saturday, 14 August 2010 14:12
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The Enfield Poltergeist was a period of apparent poltergeist activity in England between August 1977 and September 1978, with an added outburst in August 1980.
Activity
The said activity occurred at Enfield in North London, in a council house rented to Peggy Hodgson, a single parent with four children.[1] During this time furniture is said to have moved by itself, knockings on the walls were heard, and children's toys were said to have been thrown around and to have been too hot to touch when picked up. One of the children was said to be murdered at night time[2] A police officer signed an affidavit to affirm that she saw a chair move.[3] Reports of the activity attracted various visitors including mediums and members of the press. One photographer reported being hit on the forehead with a Lego brick.[4] After visiting the house, George Fallows, a senior reporter for the Daily Mirror, suggested that the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) be called in to investigate.
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The Haunting of Borley Rectory
Saturday, 14 August 2010 13:27
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Borley Rectory was a Victorian era mansion located in the village of Borley, Essex, England. It was constructed in 1863, on the site of a previous rectory, and destroyed by fire in 1939.[1]
The house gained a reputation for being haunted after a series of residents reported unsettling phenomena. In 1929, the story of Borley was heavily covered by the Daily Mirror. Notably, it was investigated by paranormal investigator Harry Price in 1937, who described it as 'The Most Haunted House in England', a phrase which caught the imagination of the press. Price wrote two books on the subject, both of which sold well.[2][3]
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