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| Introduction: |
| Greetings and welcome. Ghosts are perhaps the most common and wide spread of all paranormal phenomenon. Though very few people have actually seen one, and reported it. Most just sense a presence or sudden drop in temperature, or even felt a tingle run down their spine as they enter a room. Ghosts seem to come in all shapes and sizes much like people. There are those who play out an event from their life over and over again, more often that not it will be something traumatic, which may have ended their life. Others such as Poltergeists will cause havoc and terror to whoever is unfortunate enough to be haunted by one. Read on my friends for some truly fascinating tales of horror. |
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| Borley Rectory: |
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Borley Rectory was once Known as the most haunted house in the United Kingdom. It was a huge place built in the Victorian ere and served as the home for the rector of Borley, in Essex, eastern England. The first rector that lived there was called Reverend Henry D.E Bull, who had a very large family by today's standards with 14 children. The first time anyone noticed the paranormal activity at the rectory was when Harry the son of Henry took over as rector after his fathers death. He lived there with his brothers and sisters and during this time all manner of ghostly events took place. Poltergeist activity started occurring with objects moving strangely by themselves. Four of the sisters saw the ghost of a nun on the rectory lawn, and this phantom was also seen by other people.
Then in 1927 after the death of Harry Bull, the rectory was abandoned. Until 1 year later when the new rector Reverend and Mrs G. Eric Smith moved in. They to soon experienced the ghostly happens and contacted a national newspaper to see if anyone could help. the editor of the newspaper sent a reporter to check their claims, and with him came a man called Harry Price. Mr Price was a researcher in the paranormal and had heard of the Smiths encounters with ghosts and decided to investigate the situation for himself. Harry Price was informed of the strange voices and whispering that could be heard at night, and the sound of dragging footsteps. The phantom nun was again sited and so in the end disturbed by all the unnatural events occurring the Smiths left. In 1930 Reverend and Mrs Foyster were next to take up residence in the long line of occupants. Unfortunately for them there was a astonishing increase in the amount of ghostly activity. Voices could be heard more frequent, foul smells, footsteps, ghosts, bells ringing, objects moving by themselves, and even incoherent messages being written on the walls. Again Harry Price came to investigate the phenomenon, and when the Smiths left he even took over the house himself for a year and noted any events which occurred during that time. Soon after that Borley rectory was tragically destroyed by fire somewhere around 1939. Though even after the house was reduced to a burned out shell people still reported mysterious sightings and strange noises for some time after. Even today long after the site where the rectory once stood has been rebuild over. There are still reports of a ghostly nature coming from the old church across the road, the only thing which still stands of what was once the most haunted house in Britain. |
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| The Enfield Poltergeist: |
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The case of the Enfield Poltergeist occurred in August 1977 to the unfortunate Harper family. The poltergeist made knocking noises, threw objects through the air, moved pieces of furniture, and even levitated the children and threw them out of bed on a regular basis. The case was investigated by Guy Lyon Playfair and Maurice Grosse, who both experienced many strange occurrences. The poltergeist tried communicating by speaking in a very hoarse and distorted voice, and through writings on paper. For over a year Peggy Harper and her 4 children were put through a living hell nearly to a point where they couldn't stand the disruptions anymore.
Early on during the trouble the Harper family fled in fear to a neighbours house where they took refuge. Peggy Harper not really knowing who to turn to for help phoned the police. That night WPC Caroline Heeps along with a colleague were sent to investigate the disturbance at the Harpers home. No sooner had the pair of police officers entered the residence, WPC Heeps witnessed a chair move about four feet completely unaided. The officers eventually had to leave knowing they couldn't help or hope to control the spook. Soon after the Daily Mirror newspaper heard of the incidents and were also witnesses to the poltergeist disturbances. After the reporters had visited the home they mentioned the Society for Psychical Research. It was during this time that Maurice Grosse was sent sent to study the phenomenon. The Enfield Poltergeist seemed to have all the things associated with your typical poltergeist haunting. Events such as moving of objects or heavy furniture, loud noises, scratching noises, knocking, even some rarer events like ghostly apparitions, scrawled messages, and levitation of the daughter Janet. It was eventually discovered by Maurice after only a few months that the estimated total number of paranormal incidents was well over fifteen hundred. Making the Enfield case the most active poltergeist case in recent memory. |
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| The Amityville Horror: |
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One evening in 1974, 23-year-old Ronald Defoe, drugged all of his family while they ate supper. At 3:15 am he got up and went from room to room, shooting his parents and siblings with a riffle.
In court he claimed that 'voices' had ordered him to commit this hideous crime. He was sentenced to six life sentences. Some time later the Lutz family moved in. At first they were delighted to have a beautiful three-storey home in the small area of Amityville. It was the bargain of a lifetime that would nearly cost them their sanity. Mrs Kathy Lutz was very religious and asked Father Mancuso to bless the house. The priest did as he was asked but was shocked when after starting the ritual with prayer and holy water, he clearly heard a strong masculine voice ordering him to "Get out" The priest looked around him and although the voice had been loud, he was alone in the room. Many frightening things occurred over the next few weeks. One morning at 3:15 am (The same time as the murders had taken place.) George Lutz was woken by a loud noise from down stairs; he rushed to investigate and was terror struck by what he saw. The solid wooden front door was open and hanging from the frame by one hinge. On closer inspection he could see that the door had been forced from the inside. On another occasion, George woke to find Kathy floating above the bed. He pulled her down by her hair but what greeted him was not the normal face of his wife, her features had changed in to something hideous. It took six hours for her appearance to return to normal. Strange red eyes at the window, cloven hoof print in the snow and a sticky black substance like thick blood oozing from the walls was enough to make the family flee in terror after only living for 28 days in their dream home. We only have the Lutz word for what took place inside the house but when author Jay Anson decided to write the story of the Amityville horror, strange thing continued to happen. Anson loaned a friend a manuscript of a few early chapters of his book, she took them home to read. That night, she and two of her children suffocated in a fire. The only item in the apartment left untouched by the fire was the manuscript. When Anson's editor picked up the finished manuscript, his car caught fire and it was discovered that the bolts on his engine had been loosened. Anson himself suffered a heart attack and his son was nearly killed in a car crash. It is harder to deny some paranormal activity when there are so many eerie tales surrounding this house from several different people. The house has new owners now and they have had no trouble.... yet. |
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| The Bell Witch of Tennessee: |
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The Bell family haunting is a famous paranormal phenomenon in American history. It began in the year 1817 when a rather prosperous farmer named John Bell began to see bizarre animals on his property, such as dogs with strange heads and gigantic birds. He shot at these creatures with his shotgun, but to no effect. For more than a year a poltergeist plagued John and Lucy Bell, as well as their eight children. It began as loud rapping noises and scraping sounds outside of their home. Inside the house, it sounded as if a gigantic animal was gnawing on their walls and scratching on the floor. Sheets flew off of the beds, and sleeping occupants had their hair pulled or were slapped awake by invisible hands. Many times the beds themselves would shake violently as if in the midst of an earthquake. Most of the spectral activity centred on young Betsy Bell. Some theorize that she resented her father and thus became a vessel for the poltergeist.
The hauntings slowly escalated, in the beginning they could hear strange whistles, then words spoken by a woman's voice. At first the voice claimed to be "from everywhere, Heaven, Hell and the Earth. I am in the air, in houses, any place at any time. I've been created millions of years. That is all I will tell you." Later the spectre announced that she was "old Kate Batts, witch, and I'm determined to haunt and torment old Jack Bell as long as he lives." According to one story, Kate had been swindled in a business deal by John Bell, and thus was seeking revenge. There are also reports that the Bell Witch made predictions, of the forthcoming American Civil War, and both world wars of the twentieth century. As tales of her deeds spread, so did her fame, and so President Andrew Jackson visited the Bell farm with an exorcist. After many signs of the poltergeists presence, including voices, the apparition of Kate materialized. The witch slayer tried to shoot her with a silver bullet, and was subsequently witch slapped by unseen forces, his limbs twitching violently in all directions, and he quickly fled the scene. The Bell Witch seemed particularly interested in John Bell, but when Betsy began to date a young man named Josh Gardner, she was again singled out for special treatment. Events culminated in December of 1820 when, after a series of illnesses for with Kate claimed credit, John Bell slipped into a coma that he never recovered from. After his death the hauntings diminished, that is until Betsy announced her engagement to Gardner. Renewed attacks caused Betsy to break off the engagement and eventually marry another man. Suddenly one evening Kate declared that she would disappear for seven years. As promised, she stayed away from the Bells for seven years and returned. But her return was kept a secret from the Bells neighbours, and after two weeks the manifestations ceased. Apparently, Kate loved the fame, but tired of the game when her activity was kept a secret. Even so, to this day there are reports of strange goings on in the area, particularly around a cave on the old Bell property. What makes this case so unique is the large number of reliable witnesses who claimed to have observed the haunting. |
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