Ghosts, Hauntings & The Paranormal

vinitjain · vinitjain

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. The house gained a reputation for being haunted after a series of residents reported unsettling phenomena. In 192...

vinitjain · vinitjain

An American Haunting No supernatural story in American history is more famous than that of the Bell Witch. In fact, tales of the spirit were so widespread that they caught the attention of a General and future President, Andrew Jackson. Betsy was tortured by the Witch for several years of her child...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Skulls that supposedly horribly scream or cause any type of poltergeist or ghostly phenomena and/or activity. In many cultures and countries skeletons have, perhaps understandably, been associated with death and haunting. However, a peculiarly English preoccupation, in terms of ghosts and...

vinitjain · vinitjain

At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary snap of a group of young people. But look more carefully and there appears to be an extraordinary, ghostly presence among them. Peeping out between the knees of two of the girls is the face of a child. The eerie image - clear enough to show a pair of eyes, a nose, a m...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Nearly lost among the rolling hills and fields of southwestern Iowa is the tiny town of Villisca; a quiet, peaceful place of only a few hundred people --- and one tragic and enduring mystery. It was here, in June 1912, that a horrific mass murder took place, wiping out an entire family. The murder was ne...

vinitjain · vinitjain

The idea of the vampire has caused some extreme behaviour. In October 1974 a drunkard was lured to the home of a Mr Lorca in Germany. Promising him food and shelter, instead, Mr Lorca descended on the man and bit him hard on the neck, drawing blood. Passing out, when the drunkard came round, he rushed out...

Calypsis4 · Calypsis4

I am not a paranormal expert nor researcher. I am just the pastor of a local church but I encountered something about 3 1/2 yrs ago that made me think I was visiting the twilight zone...or the Amityville house had been resurrected. It was like nothing I had ever seen. I can tell the story but I am not at libe...

vinitjain · vinitjain

The new film "The Haunting in Connecticut" tells the story of the Snedeker family, who in 1986 rented an old house in Southington, Connecticut. Allen and Carmen Snedeker moved in with their daughter and three young sons. While exploring their new home, Carmen found strange items in the b...

vinitjain · vinitjain

The Pontianak, Kuntilanak, Matianak or 'Boentianak' (as known in Indonesia, sometimes shortened to just kunti) is a type of vampire in Malay folklore and Indonesian mythology, similar to the Langsuir. Pontianak are women who died during childbirth and became undead, seeking revenge and terro...

vinitjain · vinitjain

And while there are many stories of vampires and vampire hunts all over Europe and the Caribbean one of the best documented vampire stories ever occurred over about a year period in and around Dillsboro N.C. from 1788-1789. In the spring of 1788 a family arrived in the then small mountain community of...

vinitjain · vinitjain

These are the 800 year old remains of what archaeologists believe was a witch from the Middle Ages after seven nails were found driven through her jaw bone. The grim discovery was made during a dig on what is thought to be a 'witches graveyard' after another woman's skeleton was found surrounded by 17...

Calypsis4 · Calypsis4

He was only 13 yrs old when his parents brought him to me but he almost immediately exhibited demonic activity and spoke to me with a voice that mimicked the Gollum in Lord of the Rings (Return of the King). The impulsive child who had an enormous temper flares and bouts of rage and destructiveness refus...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Arnold Paole (Arnont Paule in the original documents; an early German rendition of a Serbian name or nickname, perhaps Arnaut Pavle; died c. 1726) was a Serbian hajduk who was believed to have become a vampire after his death, initiating an epidemic of supposed vampirism that killed at least 16 peop...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Lohaghat, Uttarakhand Champawat is the famous place where Jim Corbett shot a man-eating tiger. Lohaghat is a small town in the Champawat district. In Lohaghat is a very old bungalow called The Abbey. It belonged to the person who founded this place.The Abbey was converted into a hospital which saw...

vinitjain · vinitjain

The Devils Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in Devon, England on 8 February 1855. After a light snowfall, during the night, a series of hoof-like marks appeared in the snow. These footprints, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide and eight inches apart, continued thro...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Did you see that dark, fleeting shape out of the corner of your eye? Perhaps you caught a glimpse of a strange entity that is being seen with greater regularity around the world. "What was that?" You were sitting comfortably on your sofareading the latest issue of Fortean Times in the dim li...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Napoleon interpreted his dreams and he liked to tell ghost stories. He firmly believed in a Little Red Man of Destiny who foretold his future, and let this belief influence his decisions. A thoughtful historical look at Napoleon should include his superstitions and folklore beliefs, and an assess...

vinitjain · vinitjain

There wont be many people reading this list who have not heard of the Amityville horror movie and the majority will no doubt have watched it. What you may not know is that it is based on true events. The authors of the original book (George and Kathy Lutz) were convinced right up to their deaths that the st...

DougWOod · DougWOod

I don't really believe in ghosts, probably because I've never experienced anything supernatural. However, my girlfriend is an absolute believer, claiming she saw a ghost when she was 15. Any attempts to try and reason with her gets her angry, and then we get in an argument. She's level headed, extre...

vinitjain · vinitjain

For many years, stories circulated about what was called the "most haunted house in America". To look at the place, where it was located on the north side of Pittsburgh, one might never suspect what dark secrets lingered inside. There were tales of bizarre murder, human experimentation...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Allegedly a goat-headed devil figure Central to the accusations brought against the Knights Templar, was the accusation that, they worshipped an idol named Baphomet, which is said to have taken the form of a head or sometimes a Black Cat. The truth behind this mythos varies with various scholars. T...

vinitjain · vinitjain

September 12th 2008 4:23pm. A Metrolink commuter train with 225 aboard slams into Union Pacific freight train on winding route in Chatsworth. It left 24 people dead and almost 150 injured. On of those who died in that horrible accident was Charles Peck.Medical examination of his body showed that he...

vinitjain · vinitjain

A PRIEST has been called in by a distraught mum after her teenage son told her he had been attacked by a ghost in the family home. Terrified mum Beverley Wilkins turned to the church after son Daniel was left bruised and bewildered by what his family say could only have been a ghost or poltergeist. The 13-...

vinitjain · vinitjain

Just outside of Houston, Texas, is a neighborhood filled with upscale homes and manicured lawns. In the early 1980s, Sam and Judith Haney settled in at the far western edge of the development. Sam described it as their dream home: When we bought the house in Newport, it was the house that we had always b...

wolf_girl554 · Anonymous

I am sure most if not all of the readers of this blog have heard of the term psychic vampires. Like the vampires of old these parasitic beings live upon the life force of others. Unlike the blood sucking freaks of old the new age psychic vampire drains the very life force of its victim either willingly or u...

SPARS_AL · SPARS_AL

The Southern Paranormal Anomaly and Research Society (SPARS), a TAPS family member group, is currently looking for persons that are serious about trying their hand at paranormal investigation. Chapters that are currently seeking members: TennesseeLouisianaTexasFloridaAlabama If you'v...

AMF_biker · AMF_biker

New guy, first post. Here is a weird aura ghost thing that I caught on film the other day while I was kick-starting my bike. The bike's previous owner died under odd circumstances and apparently really loved this bike.

vinitjain · vinitjain

The tragic tale of a Chinese thief may explain the ghostly goings-on at a West Coast bakery. Baker Maurice Piner has been bothered by mysterious voices, creeping shadows and things going bump at Phil's Bakery in Greymouth. "When I was working on my own in the morning, I would see shadows going ar...

vinitjain · vinitjain

A New Zealand man claimed he was bitten by three people who allegedly drank his blood during a vampire-style attack in the dark. Details of the bizarre late night incident on Mount Victoria, an unlit beauty spot that overlooks the capital, Wellington, emerged after two people appeared in court join...

vinitjain · vinitjain

The Revenant is one of the undead, a once-living deceased human without a soul, doomed to kill and feed on the living for its own sustenance. Etymology The term revenant can be used to refer to any form of the Undead, whether it is a vampire, a ghost, or a zombie. The word revenant comes from the French and...

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	Unexplained : Borley Rectory Hauntings (Preview) 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. The house gained a reputation for being haunted after a series of residents reported unsettling phenomena. In 192...	vinitjain	1	4016	Nov 25, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Unexplained Ghost Haunting : Bell Witch's Cave (Preview) An American Haunting No supernatural story in American history is more famous than that of the Bell Witch. In fact, tales of the spirit were so widespread that they caught the attention of a General and future President, Andrew Jackson. Betsy was tortured by the Witch for several years of her child...	vinitjain	1	3611	Nov 25, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Unexplained Mysteries of Screaming Skulls (Preview) Skulls that supposedly horribly scream or cause any type of poltergeist or ghostly phenomena and/or activity. In many cultures and countries skeletons have, perhaps understandably, been associated with death and haunting. However, a peculiarly English preoccupation, in terms of ghosts and...	vinitjain	1	3699	Nov 25, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Mysterious 'ghostly' face appears in photo (Preview) At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary snap of a group of young people. But look more carefully and there appears to be an extraordinary, ghostly presence among them. Peeping out between the knees of two of the girls is the face of a child. The eerie image - clear enough to show a pair of eyes, a nose, a m...	vinitjain	10	51095	Nov 25, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Ghosts of the Villisca Ax Murder House ghost house haunted house haunted houses (Preview) Nearly lost among the rolling hills and fields of southwestern Iowa is the tiny town of Villisca; a quiet, peaceful place of only a few hundred people --- and one tragic and enduring mystery. It was here, in June 1912, that a horrific mass murder took place, wiping out an entire family. The murder was ne...	vinitjain	2	6314	Nov 25, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Mysteries of Vampire Mythology (Preview) The idea of the vampire has caused some extreme behaviour. In October 1974 a drunkard was lured to the home of a Mr Lorca in Germany. Promising him food and shelter, instead, Mr Lorca descended on the man and bit him hard on the neck, drawing blood. Passing out, when the drunkard came round, he rushed out...	vinitjain	5	13675	Nov 23, 2011 by RebekkahMoon
	Haunted House cleansed (Preview) I am not a paranormal expert nor researcher. I am just the pastor of a local church but I encountered something about 3 1/2 yrs ago that made me think I was visiting the twilight zone...or the Amityville house had been resurrected. It was like nothing I had ever seen. I can tell the story but I am not at libe...	Calypsis4	18	5287	Nov 3, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Real Story Behind 'The Haunting in Connecticut' (Preview) The new film "The Haunting in Connecticut" tells the story of the Snedeker family, who in 1986 rented an old house in Southington, Connecticut. Allen and Carmen Snedeker moved in with their daughter and three young sons. While exploring their new home, Carmen found strange items in the b...	vinitjain	13	16044	Nov 3, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Unexplained Mysteries of The Pontianak (Demon Vampire) (Preview) The Pontianak, Kuntilanak, Matianak or 'Boentianak' (as known in Indonesia, sometimes shortened to just kunti) is a type of vampire in Malay folklore and Indonesian mythology, similar to the Langsuir. Pontianak are women who died during childbirth and became undead, seeking revenge and terro...	vinitjain	5	5260	Oct 31, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Vampires In The Mountains Of North Carolina (Preview) And while there are many stories of vampires and vampire hunts all over Europe and the Caribbean one of the best documented vampire stories ever occurred over about a year period in and around Dillsboro N.C. from 1788-1789. In the spring of 1788 a family arrived in the then small mountain community of...	vinitjain	3	5854	Oct 31, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	800-year-old remains of witch discovered in Italian graveyard … with seven nails driven through her jaw (Preview) These are the 800 year old remains of what archaeologists believe was a witch from the Middle Ages after seven nails were found driven through her jaw bone. The grim discovery was made during a dig on what is thought to be a 'witches graveyard' after another woman's skeleton was found surrounded by 17...	vinitjain	1	3315	Oct 31, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Possessed with a spirit like the Gollum (Preview) He was only 13 yrs old when his parents brought him to me but he almost immediately exhibited demonic activity and spoke to me with a voice that mimicked the Gollum in Lord of the Rings (Return of the King). The impulsive child who had an enormous temper flares and bouts of rage and destructiveness refus...	Calypsis4	1	1926	Aug 16, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Arnold Paole - Real Vampire Story (Preview) Arnold Paole (Arnont Paule in the original documents; an early German rendition of a Serbian name or nickname, perhaps Arnaut Pavle; died c. 1726) was a Serbian hajduk who was believed to have become a vampire after his death, initiating an epidemic of supposed vampirism that killed at least 16 peop...	vinitjain	3	3323	Aug 16, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	India's Most Haunted Places - India's Top Scariest Places (Preview) Lohaghat, Uttarakhand Champawat is the famous place where Jim Corbett shot a man-eating tiger. Lohaghat is a small town in the Champawat district. In Lohaghat is a very old bungalow called The Abbey. It belonged to the person who founded this place.The Abbey was converted into a hospital which saw...	vinitjain	2	4507	Jul 13, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	The Devil’s Footprints (Preview) The Devils Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in Devon, England on 8 February 1855. After a light snowfall, during the night, a series of hoof-like marks appeared in the snow. These footprints, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide and eight inches apart, continued thro...	vinitjain	1	4933	May 26, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Unsolved Mysteries of "Shadow People" (Preview) Did you see that dark, fleeting shape out of the corner of your eye? Perhaps you caught a glimpse of a strange entity that is being seen with greater regularity around the world. "What was that?" You were sitting comfortably on your sofareading the latest issue of Fortean Times in the dim li...	vinitjain	3	5936	May 26, 2011 by wolf_girl554
	Unexplained Mysteries - The Little Red Man Ghost (Preview) Napoleon interpreted his dreams and he liked to tell ghost stories. He firmly believed in a Little Red Man of Destiny who foretold his future, and let this belief influence his decisions. A thoughtful historical look at Napoleon should include his superstitions and folklore beliefs, and an assess...	vinitjain	0	6212	Apr 13, 2011 by vinitjain
	The Amityville Incident - The Amityville Horror (Preview) There wont be many people reading this list who have not heard of the Amityville horror movie and the majority will no doubt have watched it. What you may not know is that it is based on true events. The authors of the original book (George and Kathy Lutz) were convinced right up to their deaths that the st...	vinitjain	0	4509	Feb 15, 2011 by vinitjain
	A scientific explanation for ghosts? (Preview) I don't really believe in ghosts, probably because I've never experienced anything supernatural. However, my girlfriend is an absolute believer, claiming she saw a ghost when she was 15. Any attempts to try and reason with her gets her angry, and then we get in an argument. She's level headed, extre...	DougWOod	0	1974	Jan 8, 2011 by DougWOod
	Ghost House on Ridge Avenue ghost haunted house ghost haunted (Preview) For many years, stories circulated about what was called the "most haunted house in America". To look at the place, where it was located on the north side of Pittsburgh, one might never suspect what dark secrets lingered inside. There were tales of bizarre murder, human experimentation...	vinitjain	2	8662	Aug 15, 2010 by reney05
	Unexplained Mysteries of The Baphomet (Preview) Allegedly a goat-headed devil figure Central to the accusations brought against the Knights Templar, was the accusation that, they worshipped an idol named Baphomet, which is said to have taken the form of a head or sometimes a Black Cat. The truth behind this mythos varies with various scholars. T...	vinitjain	0	3549	Jun 23, 2010 by vinitjain
	Unexplained Mysteries of DEAD RINGERS (Preview) September 12th 2008 4:23pm. A Metrolink commuter train with 225 aboard slams into Union Pacific freight train on winding route in Chatsworth. It left 24 people dead and almost 150 injured. On of those who died in that horrible accident was Charles Peck.Medical examination of his body showed that he...	vinitjain	3	6150	Jun 6, 2010 by wolf_girl554
	Boy, 13 'beaten up by ghost' (Preview) A PRIEST has been called in by a distraught mum after her teenage son told her he had been attacked by a ghost in the family home. Terrified mum Beverley Wilkins turned to the church after son Daniel was left bruised and bewildered by what his family say could only have been a ghost or poltergeist. The 13-...	vinitjain	0	3843	May 31, 2010 by qrs521
	Black Hope Curse (Preview) Just outside of Houston, Texas, is a neighborhood filled with upscale homes and manicured lawns. In the early 1980s, Sam and Judith Haney settled in at the far western edge of the development. Sam described it as their dream home: When we bought the house in Newport, it was the house that we had always b...	vinitjain	0	5240	May 31, 2010 by qrs521
	Different pyschic vampire (Preview) I am sure most if not all of the readers of this blog have heard of the term psychic vampires. Like the vampires of old these parasitic beings live upon the life force of others. Unlike the blood sucking freaks of old the new age psychic vampire drains the very life force of its victim either willingly or u...	Anonymous	2	2659	May 27, 2010 by wolf_girl554
	SPARS (TAPS Family member) seeking new members Alabama paranormal paranormal investigators paranormal groups (Preview) The Southern Paranormal Anomaly and Research Society (SPARS), a TAPS family member group, is currently looking for persons that are serious about trying their hand at paranormal investigation. Chapters that are currently seeking members: TennesseeLouisianaTexasFloridaAlabama If you'v...	SPARS_AL	3	3101	May 22, 2010 by jannylon
	aura caught on film (Preview) New guy, first post. Here is a weird aura ghost thing that I caught on film the other day while I was kick-starting my bike. The bike's previous owner died under odd circumstances and apparently really loved this bike.	AMF_biker	2	2065	May 22, 2010 by jannylon
	Bakery whispers blamed on Chinese ghosts (Preview) The tragic tale of a Chinese thief may explain the ghostly goings-on at a West Coast bakery. Baker Maurice Piner has been bothered by mysterious voices, creeping shadows and things going bump at Phil's Bakery in Greymouth. "When I was working on my own in the morning, I would see shadows going ar...	vinitjain	0	2855	May 12, 2010 by vinitjain
	New Zealand man 'attacked by vampires' (Preview) A New Zealand man claimed he was bitten by three people who allegedly drank his blood during a vampire-style attack in the dark. Details of the bizarre late night incident on Mount Victoria, an unlit beauty spot that overlooks the capital, Wellington, emerged after two people appeared in court join...	vinitjain	0	3118	May 12, 2010 by vinitjain
	Unexplained Mysteries of Revenant (Preview) The Revenant is one of the undead, a once-living deceased human without a soul, doomed to kill and feed on the living for its own sustenance. Etymology The term revenant can be used to refer to any form of the Undead, whether it is a vampire, a ghost, or a zombie. The word revenant comes from the French and...	vinitjain	0	2927	Apr 30, 2010 by vinitjain
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