Category Archives: ghosts

The Fox Sisters

Posted on October 4, 2015 at 10:10 am by para

Although they eventually admitted to being frauds, New York’s Fox sisters were the first people to be described as “mediums” as well as the catalysts for the nineteenth century’s Spiritualist Movement.Two rather dubious distinctions for two rather dubious women, if … Continue reading →

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The Flying Dutchman

Posted on October 3, 2015 at 9:55 am by para

Easily the world’s most famous ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman is a ship forever doomed to wander the seven seas. One of the most common versions of the story ( there are many variations on the one theme ) is … Continue reading →

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The Devil Baby of Hull House

Posted on October 3, 2015 at 3:59 am by para

Already thought to be haunted by the wife of the man who first owned it and the many ill people who had died there during its days as a home for the aged run by those bitches The Little Sisters … Continue reading →

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The Crescent Haunted Hotel of Arkansas

Posted on October 3, 2015 at 3:56 am by para

Arkansas’ Crescent Hotel, located in Eureka Springs, in some state the name of which escapes me, is a former girls’ school and health spa which is reputed to be haunted. The hotel was at one point owned by a charlatan … Continue reading →

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Poltergeists

Posted on September 28, 2015 at 11:53 am by para

No, not that 80s movie that ripped off Nigel Kneale’s Minuke. A poltergeist is a particular type of ghost distinguished by its noisiness. In fact, the word poltergeist is actually German for “noisy ghost.” As their name suggests, poltergeists make … Continue reading →

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