Tag Archives: English ghosts
Weirdness at Whittington
An unusual ghost from Shropshire – how can it shriek without a head? Continue reading
The icy grip
A woman running through a wood to escape a storm is caught by an invisible, skeletal hand Continue reading
‘Spirit rappings’ at Hull – a marvellous sensation
A rave from the grave as a cause célèbre haunting is unearthed from an old edition of ‘The Times’. Quoted here verbatim, from an original report in the ‘Hull Packet’, this is a fascinating record of Victorian reportage, dated October 25, 1852. Continue reading
Ghost ships of the Goodwin Sands
Phantom ships have terrified witnesses for centuries near a sandbank in Kent where many have come aground Continue reading
A game with a ghost
A rare example of a man’s physical as well as psychical interaction with a spirit Continue reading
The strange embrace
The spirit of a woman once took a shine to the respectable rector of Langenhoe, in Essex Continue reading
Three cold kisses
An unpleasantly physical manifestation is at the heart of the story of the Renishaw Coffin Continue reading
Acting tips from a ghost
The spirit of a famous clown is said to haunt the Drury Lane Theatre, in London Continue reading

