A quiet summer but i'm back!!

I have only just realised that it is 4 MONTHS since I last made a blog entry. UNFORGIVABLE I hear you shout. Not really - summer is traditionally a quiet time for ghost hunting. The longer the nights, the creepier the feelings, the more reported ghost sightings etc. I have been dusting down all my electronic kit and buying batteries in readiness for the autumn season (or fall, to anyone in USA and Canada). I tried using rechargeable batteries, but I found they didn't last as long. Back to good old Duracell for me.

I have been given a bit of a challenge in helping to organize a charity ghost hunt some time in the future. Not usually my thing as I usually like to investigate on my own or with a very small and selected crew, but this is for a MND charity, so it's all in a great cause. I'll keep you posted when a date and a venue have been decided. Meanwhile, anyone wishing to donate can go here http://bit.ly/P7iXOo

The Enfield Poltergeist

The case of The Enfield Poltergeist occured in a rented property in North London England between August 1977 and September 1978, with an added outburst in August 1980. The press, Radio and television all covered the story and the investigation by Maurice Grosse, a paranormal investigator. Below are a couple of videos:

Ruthin man appeals for info on ghost he saw in 1949

Back in 1949, David Thorp, an artist from Ruthin reports that he saw the ghost of a young girl on Upper Clwyd St in Ruthin, North Wales. She was dressed in a mauve coloured dress and her hair was blonde and in ringlets. He saw nothing too unusual at first, but then realised her footsteps were making no noise in the gravel beside the road.  The ghost is reported to be that of a girl that was crushed to death by a coach and horses at a nearby coaching inn. Mr Thorp is looking for more information about the girl he saw in Ruthin, and plans to paint a picture of her.

Article is here: http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/111960/artist-appeals-for-information-on-his-1949-ruthin-ghost-sighting.aspx

House of Titanic captain is haunted

The birthplace of Captain Edward John Smith, the captain of the ill-fated Titanic, has been put on the market after their current owners, Neil and Louise Bonner, have had enough of the hauntings.

The house is in Baswich in Staffordshire. The couple have reported sightings of the captain, icy chills in the living room and a flood in the kitchen! 

Article source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125619/My-haunting-goes-Couple-sell-house-haunted-ghost-Titanic-captain-born---hauntings-include-flooded-kitchen.html

Is a hygrometer a useful ghost hunting tool?

I only ask this question because I am contemplating buying one to add to my armoury of spook-hunting tools. I already take readings with EMF meters for the electrical background readings. I feel if I could couple this with background temperature and humidity readings it might help identify patterns. Maybe it could help to predict when conditions are right for paranormal occurences. If the stone tapes theories are to be believed, there must be a "sweet spot" when these appearances happen most. If this can be tied in with accurate data then maybe - just maybe, a scientific pattern can be established.

Man takes picture of ghost in Guildford

Amateur photographer Mark Baker was sitting in his van on The Mount near Guildford. He was trying out his new camera and took a few snaps through the windscreen of his van at the misty landscape outside. When he downloaded the pics he saw the outline of what appears to be a human shaped glowing apparition. Maybe just a trick of light. What do you think? You can view the picture here:

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2110784_experts_confounded_by_the_ghost_of_guildford

Ghost of a child pulling a cart in Wales

A spectral child has been viewed pulling a cart along the A477 near Carew in West Wales. The person who saw the apparition is reported to have said
“I saw him running across the road very quickly and when I arrived at the point where he would have been.
There were just very thick gorse bushes and there is no way he could have disappeared into these. I arrived there in seconds. There was no sign of him.”You can read the report here: http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/9596311.Spooky_sighting_sparks_investigation/

Madam Tina and the Milk Market Ghost

Floating orbs have been captured on the Limerick Milk Market's CCTV system, and local psychic Madam Tina, who gives readings in the Limerick Marketplace, believes them to be due to a victim of a public execution some three hundred years ago. She believes it to be the spirit of a man who murdered his friend in the 18th century, and is lingering there due to his regret and remorse. You can read the report here: http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/psychic-claims-public-hanging-is-cause-of-ghosts-in-limerick-market-1-3676723

Haunted Australian Supermarket - an update.

Adelaide Paranormal Detectives have been called in to the allegedly haunted IGA supermarket in Adelaide. They are still reviewing the evidence, but here is a video taken during the investigation:



Here is a link to the article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/the-other-side/stock-is-just-flying-off-the-shelves-a-ghost/story-e6frfhk6-1226309906399