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supposed to be uneasy; haunting sometimes the scene of their end, or, in other cases, the footsteps of the slayer
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In his delightful "Memoirs," Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) describes with great vividness some experiments he…
In his delightful "Memoirs," Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) describes with great vividness some experiments he conducted with a necromancer at Rome, in order to discover the whereabouts of a girl he loved
Read record →As every one knows, among the Highlanders this curious mystic vein sometimes produces seers, and their gift is…
As every one knows, among the Highlanders this curious mystic vein sometimes produces seers, and their gift is called "second sight." According to a very interesting book called "A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland," published in 1703, this power
Read record →Is true that down in the valleys the railways and Council schools have routed the "Tylwyth Teg" (fairies) from…
is true that down in the valleys the railways and Council schools have routed the "Tylwyth Teg" (fairies) from those "sweet green fields" of which Matthew Arnold wrote; and the young generation has no time to spare for listening in the winter evenings to the o
Read record →Most people like a good "ghost story." Even the loudest of scoffers does so really; and he is generally the…
Most people like a good "ghost story." Even the loudest of scoffers does so really; and he is generally the person who draws his chair nearest to that of the story-teller, and who, after asserting that the tale is "all rubbish," will nevertheless proceed to sa
Read record →After these remarks, it will be realised that this book has nothing to do with the scientific aspect of…
After these remarks, it will be realised that this book has nothing to do with the scientific aspect of "ghost-hunting," but is merely an attempt to gather together a number of stories dealing with the supernatural, and particularly those connected with the ol
Read record →When one reflects on the lonely situation of Plâsgwyn, and listens--especially in winter--to the boom of wind…
When one reflects on the lonely situation of Plâsgwyn, and listens--especially in winter--to the boom of wind and wave advertising with loud persistence the nearness of the sea, it is not difficult for the imagination to conjure up those far-away times; to pic
Read record →Feeling solitary and remembering with alarm tales she had heard of the lawless doings of smugglers known to…
Feeling solitary and remembering with alarm tales she had heard of the lawless doings of smugglers known to frequent the coast, she went early to her room and tried to sleep
Read record →Met anybody who has witnessed this somewhat alarming phenomenon, but the legend is merely related for what it…
met anybody who has witnessed this somewhat alarming phenomenon, but the legend is merely related for what it is worth, and as it was told me by a very old inhabitant of the neighbourhood
Read record →There does not seem to be any tradition connected with Plâsgwyn which would throw light on the appearance of…
There does not seem to be any tradition connected with Plâsgwyn which would throw light on the appearance of this phantom horseman, but a short time ago, I thought I had really come across his track, in conversation with a certain friend
Read record →Another phantom horseman figures in the tradition attached to an old and well-known Welsh house; which says,…
Another phantom horseman figures in the tradition attached to an old and well-known Welsh house; which says, that always before a death occurs in the family, a noise of galloping hoofs is heard coming up the drive towards the house at dead of night
Read record →Mention of these ghostly horses and riders reminds one that Pembrokeshire--in common with several other…
Mention of these ghostly horses and riders reminds one that Pembrokeshire--in common with several other districts in Great Britain and Ireland--possesses a good phantom coach legend, localised in the southern part of the county, at a place where four roads mee
Read record →It is not every one who is acquainted with the precise meaning of the expression "laying a ghost," which Brand…
It is not every one who is acquainted with the precise meaning of the expression "laying a ghost," which Brand in his "Antiquities" advises as the best remedy for cases of troublesome hauntings
Read record →About a mile or so from Sampson Cross, there is a certain rectory said to be haunted by a mysterious "grey…
About a mile or so from Sampson Cross, there is a certain rectory said to be haunted by a mysterious "grey figure" which sometimes showed itself in the "best bedroom." Two visitors, on different occasions (having previously known nothing of any supposed ghost
Read record →Certainly the lady who furnished the few particulars about the rectory ghost must possess the sixth sense…
Certainly the lady who furnished the few particulars about the rectory ghost must possess the sixth sense necessary for the perception of these impressions, for she added that she had once seen an apparition in another Pembrokeshire house, where she happened t
Read record →In fact, the county of Pembroke is a happy hunting-ground for the ghost-tracker
In fact, the county of Pembroke is a happy hunting-ground for the ghost-tracker
Read record →In this connection there is a rather curious sequel added to the "family ghost" story of Mayfield, a very old…
In this connection there is a rather curious sequel added to the "family ghost" story of Mayfield, a very old house in West Wales, dating back to the year 1600
Read record →Immediately and with a feeling of horror, it dawned on Tom that the man he had just talked to had actually been…
Immediately and with a feeling of horror, it dawned on Tom that the man he had just talked to had actually been dead for several days, and he began to think he had seen a vision or had had some extraordinary dream
Read record →Among my notes, I find mention of a little house near this same village of N----e, which was reputed to be…
Among my notes, I find mention of a little house near this same village of N----e, which was reputed to be haunted
Read record →And now this chapter will conclude with an account of a very frivolous spirit indeed, for the story of the…
And now this chapter will conclude with an account of a very frivolous spirit indeed, for the story of the Riverside ghost must be told
Read record →Rhys received the news with the astonishing remark, "Do not be alarmed; wait patiently, and the baby will come…
Rhys received the news with the astonishing remark, "Do not be alarmed; wait patiently, and the baby will come back." He then went on to say that all in the house were often annoyed by the tricks of the family ghost
Read record →Many stories of haunted houses are told where the disturbing power has seemed to have a distinct object in…
Many stories of haunted houses are told where the disturbing power has seemed to have a distinct object in view, and this object attained, all further manifestations have ceased
Read record →A striking instance of what determination on the part of a ghost can do, comes from Glamorganshire
A striking instance of what determination on the part of a ghost can do, comes from Glamorganshire
Read record →As a rule, new bricks and mortar create an environment particularly uncongenial to a self-respecting ghost
As a rule, new bricks and mortar create an environment particularly uncongenial to a self-respecting ghost
Read record →Carmarthenshire abounds in tales of ghosts and ghostly happenings
Carmarthenshire abounds in tales of ghosts and ghostly happenings
Read record →But far more interesting than the vague rumours concerning the "headless lady" (after all, a most conventional…
But far more interesting than the vague rumours concerning the "headless lady" (after all, a most conventional type of ghost) is the story connected with a maple-tree growing by the roadside, about a mile and a half from the house just described
Read record →If we continued our way along the road for a few miles beyond the maple-tree, we should come to a house said to…
If we continued our way along the road for a few miles beyond the maple-tree, we should come to a house said to possess a ghost story, for which, in repeating here, I feel I must apologise, owing to its very apocryphal character
Read record →It is usually supposed that bodily ills are left behind on our exit from this mortal world, but the tale of a…
It is usually supposed that bodily ills are left behind on our exit from this mortal world, but the tale of a well-known ghost that used to haunt another Carmarthenshire house (now rebuilt) rather contradicts this theory
Read record →The "coughing" ghost had another idiosyncrasy
The "coughing" ghost had another idiosyncrasy
Read record →Near the Carmarthenshire border lies the little town of St
Near the Carmarthenshire border lies the little town of St
Read record →Y establishing a code of rappings they could communicate with the disturbing agent, and accordingly each…
y establishing a code of rappings they could communicate with the disturbing agent, and accordingly each morning, visitors arriving at the unconventional hour of 6.30 proceeded to the room containing the mysterious bedstead, and by means of taps held long conv
Read record →High up in one of the wildest and loveliest valleys that pierce the Ellineth mountains, is a house which we…
High up in one of the wildest and loveliest valleys that pierce the Ellineth mountains, is a house which we will call Nantyrefel
Read record →One evening, during the visit, about nine o'clock, Brown had occasion to go up the front staircase, in order to…
One evening, during the visit, about nine o'clock, Brown had occasion to go up the front staircase, in order to fetch something required by her mistress
Read record →Most people will agree that there is something particularly unpleasant in the idea of a ghostly animal, though…
Most people will agree that there is something particularly unpleasant in the idea of a ghostly animal, though why it should be so is hard to explain
Read record →As I have before remarked, there still lingers in some parts of Wales a breath of that atmosphere of fairyland…
As I have before remarked, there still lingers in some parts of Wales a breath of that atmosphere of fairyland and romance which, to anybody possessing imagination, gives a peculiar value to ideas and beliefs that in less inspiring surroundings would be classe
Read record →The apparition of a child figures in another very curious tale
The apparition of a child figures in another very curious tale
Read record →Why haven't I heard about her before?" He spoke lightly enough, for a night's sleep had convinced him that life…
Why haven't I heard about her before?" He spoke lightly enough, for a night's sleep had convinced him that life in the country had made him fanciful, and that the impression made upon him by the silent child was due to morbid imagination
Read record →Another rectory that possessed the reputation of being haunted is that of Clifton, in Kent
Another rectory that possessed the reputation of being haunted is that of Clifton, in Kent
Read record →This story rather resembles the tale of a much more interesting ghost which inhabited an old manor-house in…
This story rather resembles the tale of a much more interesting ghost which inhabited an old manor-house in Somersetshire, and which succeeded for many years in keeping human beings out of the place
Read record →At last there came a tenant bolder than his predecessors, and gifted with an inquiring turn of mind
At last there came a tenant bolder than his predecessors, and gifted with an inquiring turn of mind
Read record →There was nothing at all extraordinary in the appearance of the room assigned to him, and he slept well enough…
There was nothing at all extraordinary in the appearance of the room assigned to him, and he slept well enough for the first few hours after going to bed
Read record →A short time afterwards she went to tea with some neighbours who had called on them; and after the usual…
A short time afterwards she went to tea with some neighbours who had called on them; and after the usual conventional inquiries as to how they liked the place, and so forth, Miss Robinson and her sister were asked, "if anything had been seen by them of the rec
Read record →Leadbeater would probably class this "ghost" as a "thought-form." "Apparitions at the spot where some crime was…
Leadbeater would probably class this "ghost" as a "thought-form." "Apparitions at the spot where some crime was committed are usually thought-forms projected by the criminal, who, whether living or dead, but most especially when dead, is perpetually thinking o
Read record →Without appearing to take the slightest notice of Mrs
Without appearing to take the slightest notice of Mrs
Read record →One night the younger sister suddenly woke up
One night the younger sister suddenly woke up
Read record →Later in the day the son of the family was taking the elder sister over the house, which was old and interesting
Later in the day the son of the family was taking the elder sister over the house, which was old and interesting
Read record →Before leaving Scotland we must mention an Aberdeenshire house, described to us by a friend as inhabited by the…
Before leaving Scotland we must mention an Aberdeenshire house, described to us by a friend as inhabited by the ghost of an old lady, who regularly appears in a certain room once a year
Read record →I have before remarked on the disagreeable habit so common amongst ghosts of appearing by one's bedside at dead…
I have before remarked on the disagreeable habit so common amongst ghosts of appearing by one's bedside at dead of night
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