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The Most Haunted House in England: Borley Rectory

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 2 Comments

In 1940, psychical investigator and ghost hunter Harry Price produced an account of his stays and studies at Borley Rectory. The book was called ‘The Most Haunted House in England.’ And for a time, the Price was right.

Annie Fairlamb Mellon: The Geordie Medium.

August 5, 2020December 18, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

Annie Fairlamb Mellon was one of the UK’s greatest materialisation mediums and is so rarely celebrated for her weird and wonderful claims.

4 Fake Cemetery Ghosts: The weird, the drunk and the monkey.

August 1, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

The long  and delightful tradition of going ‘wooooo’ in cemeteries to frighten passers-by is a rarely celebrated phenomenon.

The Medium Exposed? Or, a Modern Spiritualistic Séance (1906)

July 19, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ 1 Comment

the 1906 short film is a fantastic example of how spirit contact, or rather, perceived spirit contact, has been a source of entertainment and debate since its inception nearly 200 years ago.

Mary Toft: The Woman Who Birthed Rabbits

May 28, 2020 ~ Kate Cherrell ~ Leave a comment

In 1726, when the rest of the country were dealing with periodic harvest failures, Mary Toft sat at home and gave birth to rabbits.

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