Supernatural: Ghosts & Hauntings

The Pennsylvania Rain Man – Possession By The Devil Himself?

Perhaps the first thing most of us think about when we hear or see the word, supernatural, is ghosts of long-dead people and hauntings of menacing-looking buildings. Essentially, that something exists after death and that something can, on occasion, interact from that realm and ours. And this interaction takes on several different forms.

Why do some spirits remain in the location of their deaths while others return to the former homes, for example? Why do some buildings seemingly act as magnets for all manner of paranormal activity?

Perhaps more concerning are cases of spirits not just appearing, but physically interacting with the world of the living, moving furniture, crockery, and all manner of things, as well as even causing physical harm to those in the vicinity of such activity.

Despite the abundance of reports and claims of such ghostly encounters, as well as the many images and strange entities captured in photographs or on video, conclusive proof of such a realm of existence has yet to be accepted. There is, however, a vast amount of scientific research already taking place in an attempt to obtain that proof once and for all…

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The Ohio State Reformatory: The Most Haunted Prison In America?

The Ohio State Reformatory is without a doubt one of the most haunted locations in the state of Ohio, and quite possibly in the whole of the United States. And what’s more, the location remains rife with all manner of paranormal activity today, as well it might, with its long and dark history, the prison surely has many chilling tales to tell…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
February 11, 2024
Estimated Reading Time
9 min read

Texas – A Hive Of Paranormal Encounters

Texas is one of the largest states in America. It is also one with an abundance of haunted locations and tales of paranormal activity. Indeed some of the accounts of ghostly encounters and incidents of otherworldly events are some of the most unsettling and thought-provoking on record…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
December 15, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
11 min read

Disturbing Activity In The UK’s Watering Holes And Drinking Establishments

Perhaps the fact that many of the public houses and bars in the United Kingdom date back hundreds of years, it should not be that much of a surprise that a great many of them are hives of paranormal activity. From suddenly appearing shadowy figures to feeling the presence nearby, and even, on one occasion, a ghostly figure being captured on CCTV, the public houses of the United Kingdom are some of the most intriguing if disturbing locations on the planet…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
November 11, 2023
Last Updated
October 29, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
12 min read

A Haunting Manifested By The Subconscious Mind?

What is perhaps interesting about the Andover Poltergeist case is not only the abundance of documented paranormal activity, but the suggestion that these events, while very real, were the manifestation of the human mind, in this case, the young girl at the center of bizarre and unsettling incidents…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
November 9, 2023
Last Updated
October 29, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
16 min read

A Concentration Of Otherworldly Energy: Paranormal Activity In Very Specific Places

There are some locations that are an apparent focus of paranormal energy and activity. And while this energy sometimes seeps out into other areas, certain rooms, basements, and even prison cells around the world are an apparent hive of ghostly goings-on…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
November 6, 2023
Last Updated
October 28, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
11 min read

Disturbing Ghostly Encounters Of Hauntings And Otherworldly Blazes

When most people think of poltergeists, they most likely imagine strange knocks on the walls or ornaments being pushed from shelves. However, on some occasions, this activity takes a deadlier turn, particularly when these seemingly mischievous entities are the cause of suddenly appearing fires…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
October 27, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
15 min read

The English Amityville House – The Most Haunted Property In Britain?

Although it certainly appears quirky from the outside, when Vanessa Mitchell purchased a small cottage in Essex in the south of England, she had no idea what horrors awaited her. Said to be the most haunted property in England by some, it also has an extremely dark past – a past that appears to have leaked into the contemporary world…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
October 22, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
15 min read

A Persistent Haunting: The Entity That Followed Its Target

The account of “Steve” is one that not only features a haunting entity that terrorized a young boy, but saw this otherworldly being follow him when his family moved hundreds of miles away in an attempt the strange goings-on that were seemingly increasing in intensity. Then, all of a sudden, this strange activity suddenly ceased without warning or explanation…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
October 10, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
10 min read

Vengeance, Trickery, And Strange Deaths – Disturbing Encounters With Entities From The Other Side

Hauntings and encounters with ghosts are one thing, but when these entities from the other side physically attack, these incidents become all the more disturbing and terrifying. The fact is, there are more of these unsettling cases than we might think, and each of them is as unnerving as they are unique…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
September 17, 2023
Last Updated
September 8, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
16 min read

A Battle Of Wills: The Reality Of Demonic Possession And Exorcisms

To many people, the idea of demonic possession and exorcisms are the stuff of fiction – the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster perhaps. However, the fact is, there are more cases of real-life possessions and subsequent possessions than we might think. On some occasions, these exorcisms are, in reality, horrific criminal murders. Others, though, are a little more otherworldly and not as easily explained…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
September 5, 2023
Estimated Reading Time
22 min read

Room 315 And The Brutal Hauntings Of The Alaskan Hotel

There are many haunted hotels around the world. However, the paranormal activity encountered and experienced at the Alaskan Hotel in Juneau, Alaska is without a doubt some of the strangest and most unnerving. What makes this activity even more intriguing, is that the hotel sits within the confines of the infamous Alaskan Triangle – a location full of stories of UFOs, Bigfoot, and people vanishing into thin air…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
March 29, 2022
Estimated Reading Time
13 min read

Strange Noises, Flying Furniture, And Hands From Nowhere – Unnerving Poltergeist Cases From Around The UK

The United Kingdom has been home to some of the most intriguing, mind-bending, and unsettling cases of poltergeist activity on record. And what’s more, these strange, haunting events have been taking place for decades, and likely much longer than that. When we examine multiple cases, like UFO cases and alien abduction accounts, patterns and recurring details begin to emerge…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
February 16, 2022
Estimated Reading Time
22 min read

Strange Footsteps, Temperature Drops, And Hands From Nowhere: Haunted And Haunting Underground Places

There are plenty of haunted locations above the ground, but perhaps some of the most intriguing, and indeed sinister, can be found below the surface of the Earth. From catacombs, to ancient vaults and the many underground rail stations – particularly those in London – there are multiple accounts of strange goings-on deep below…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
October 30, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
27 min read

The Haunting Of UB65 And Ghostly Goings-On At Sea

Tales of ghosts are scary enough when on land. They are, however, perhaps even more unnerving when they take place on or below the world’s waters. One of the most intriguing of the many accounts on record is that of the apparent haunting of UB65, a German U-boat that saw action at the end of the First World War. Did the Second Officer who was killed during an accident on the submarine during training missions continue to make his presence known until its final journey…?

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
May 23, 2021
Last Updated
October 3, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
17 min read

The Best Witnessed Case Of Modern Times: The Bridgeport Poltergeist

The apparent hauntings and poltergeist activity in a small house on Lindley Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, are considered not only one of the most genuine cases of such activity, but likely one of the best-witnessed and documented of all time. The events were spread over several years, with a surge of bizarre and chilling activity occurring at the end of 1974 and into the opening weeks of 1975…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
April 19, 2021
Last Updated
October 3, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
33 min read