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July 23, 2016

Lastingham Church Crypt, Wells, Tunnels and Ghosts!

If you open any book dedicated to earth mysteries and it is likely to mention St Mary’s Church (Map Ref: 7281 9046) in the North Yorkshire village of Lastingham, over the years it has gained a reputation as being evidential to leys or ‘earth energies’. The church was founded on the site in 660 by […]


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Published on July 23, 2016 12:00

June 7, 2014

Britain’s Lost Ghosts

Britain – the world’s most haunted isles has sadly lost some of it’s ghosts. Help us find them. But how can a country “lose” ghosts? My name is...

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Published on June 07, 2014 08:25

February 28, 2014

Interview with Frank Podmore

The year is 1892, and I am blessed to be interviewing Frank Podmore of the Society of Psychical Research and co-author with Frederick Myers and Edmund Gurney the...

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Published on February 28, 2014 08:45

February 13, 2014

The Ghosts of Richland County, Ohio

Is Richland County the U.S.’s most haunted area? And if so why? Headless Kate. The Black Dog. Deadman’s Run. Ghost stories that have captivated the inhabitants of Richland...

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Published on February 13, 2014 05:56

January 29, 2014

A 1934 ghost hunt with a spiritualist medium

While exploring the archives there are many tales of students, groups of gentlemen and spiritualists investigating haunted homes and ghosts. One such house that came to the attention...

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Published on January 29, 2014 10:00

January 14, 2014

At last found a ghost!

“Rumour is going about that the Psychical Society has at last found a ghost.” The Society for Psychical Research, one of Britain’s longest running psychical and paranormal research...

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Published on January 14, 2014 12:19

November 6, 2013

The Red Devil in Virginia

Who or what is the little devil that keeps appearing in Virginia? Monkeys? Or Satan himself? The story begins in the small town of Crewe, Virginia in May...

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Published on November 06, 2013 06:25

November 5, 2013

A Slip in Time

An author witnesses a scene from over 400 hundred years ago and an off-duty policemen relives 1950’s Liverpool. Do people really slip through time as easy as entering...

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Published on November 05, 2013 08:45

Hunting for Britain’s Haunted Villages

We all know Halloween is a silly season in the media where it is common to read about the ‘top 10 Britain’s most haunted cities’, ‘UK’s most haunted...

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Published on November 05, 2013 03:55

October 17, 2013

The Psychology of a Haunted House

After rereading David Taylor’s article, Spaces of Transition (At The Edge Magazine No 10 1998), I began to explore to points highlighted by both articles. David Taylor makes...

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Published on October 17, 2013 13:03