Before the Restoration it was distinctly dangerous to laugh at witchcraft, ghosts and hauntings
Before the Restoration it was distinctly dangerous to laugh at witchcraft, ghosts and hauntings
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It may be well, in the first place, to make some negative statements as to what the committee does not discover
It may be well, in the first place, to make some negative statements as to what the committee does not discover
Read record →The truth is, that magazine stories and superstitious exaggerations have spoiled us for ghosts
The truth is, that magazine stories and superstitious exaggerations have spoiled us for ghosts
Read record →These facts, as was said, differ from the stories in 'Christmas numbers'
These facts, as was said, differ from the stories in 'Christmas numbers'
Read record →The combination, in due proportions, of pretty frequent inexplicable noises, with occasional aimless…
The combination, in due proportions, of pretty frequent inexplicable noises, with occasional aimless apparitions, makes up the type of orthodox modern haunted house story
Read record →The dog was much alarmed and howled fearfully, but it soon ceased to weigh on his spirits
The dog was much alarmed and howled fearfully, but it soon ceased to weigh on his spirits
Read record →In this house dresses were plucked at, heavy blows were struck, heavy footsteps went about, there were raps at…
In this house dresses were plucked at, heavy blows were struck, heavy footsteps went about, there were raps at doors, and nobody was ever any the wiser as to the cause
Read record →She also hears the voice say, 'I can't find it,' at the same moment as Mrs
She also hears the voice say, 'I can't find it,' at the same moment as Mrs
Read record →Later, his daughters beheld a similar phenomenon
Later, his daughters beheld a similar phenomenon
Read record →Podmore enters into argument with Mr
Podmore enters into argument with Mr
Read record →Podmore's theory comes in thus: 'the later experiences may have been started by thought transference from Miss…
Podmore's theory comes in thus: 'the later experiences may have been started by thought transference from Miss Morris, whose thoughts, no doubt, occasionally turned to the house in which she had suffered so much agitation and alarm'
Read record →In any case the society seem to have occupied the house, and, with their usual bad luck, were influenced…
In any case the society seem to have occupied the house, and, with their usual bad luck, were influenced neither by the ponderings of Miss Morris, nor by the fredaines of the lady of the skipping rope
Read record →There remains a ghost who illustrates the story, spread all over Europe, of the farmer who was driven from his…
There remains a ghost who illustrates the story, spread all over Europe, of the farmer who was driven from his house by a bogle
Read record →It is difficult to write with perfect seriousness about haunted houses
It is difficult to write with perfect seriousness about haunted houses
Read record →If it were possible to demonstrate the existence of such a process, we are as far as ever from accounting for…
if it were possible to demonstrate the existence of such a process, we are as far as ever from accounting for the force which causes noises, or hallucinations of noises, a force of considerable vigour, according to observers
Read record →'A lady was staying at a country house
'A lady was staying at a country house
Read record →This anecdote affords much joy to the superstitious souls who deal in Psychical Research, or Ghost Hunting
This anecdote affords much joy to the superstitious souls who deal in Psychical Research, or Ghost Hunting
Read record →The weakest point in the whole anecdote and theory is in the statement, 'oddly enough, she now learned for the…
The weakest point in the whole anecdote and theory is in the statement, 'oddly enough, she now learned for the first time that the house at which she was staying had the reputation of being haunted' by the mediaeval personage
Read record →Myers puts forward a theory which is, in origin, due to St
Myers puts forward a theory which is, in origin, due to St
Read record →These remarks of the ghost, were, at least, explicit and intelligible
These remarks of the ghost, were, at least, explicit and intelligible
Read record →It resembled the reflection of the sun from a window, 'but there was neither sun, nor moon, nor lighted lamps'
It resembled the reflection of the sun from a window, 'but there was neither sun, nor moon, nor lighted lamps'
Read record →The ghost has been a proverb for impudent trickery, and stern exposure, yet its history remains a puzzle, and…
The ghost has been a proverb for impudent trickery, and stern exposure, yet its history remains a puzzle, and is a good, if vulgar type, of all similar marvels
Read record →The matter cannot have been so simple as that, but from the true solution of the problem we are as remote as…
The matter cannot have been so simple as that, but from the true solution of the problem we are as remote as ever
Read record →It is in January, 1762, that the London newspapers begin to be full of a popular mystery, the Cock Lane ghost
It is in January, 1762, that the London newspapers begin to be full of a popular mystery, the Cock Lane ghost
Read record →The Cock Lane child 'was always affected with tremblings and shiverings at the coming and going of the ghost'
The Cock Lane child 'was always affected with tremblings and shiverings at the coming and going of the ghost'
Read record →She called her father John, while his real name was Thomas
She called her father John, while his real name was Thomas
Read record →Thus things went on, crowds gathering to amuse themselves with the ghost
Thus things went on, crowds gathering to amuse themselves with the ghost
Read record →In precisely the same way the judges in the Franciscan case of 1533, visited the bed of the child where the…
In precisely the same way the judges in the Franciscan case of 1533, visited the bed of the child where the spirit had been used to scratch and rap, heard nothing, and decided that the affair was a hoax
Read record →Meanwhile matters were very uncomfortable for Mr
Meanwhile matters were very uncomfortable for Mr
Read record →There is a curious recent Cock Lane case in Ireland where 'the ghost' brought no accusations against anybody
There is a curious recent Cock Lane case in Ireland where 'the ghost' brought no accusations against anybody
Read record →Barrett, and a friend, on two occasions, could detect no method of imposture, and, as the farmer did not…
Barrett, and a friend, on two occasions, could detect no method of imposture, and, as the farmer did not believe that his children, sorely distressed by the loss of their mother, would play such tricks, at such a time, even if they could, the mystery remains u
Read record →The agency was mendacious, as usual, for Porphyry complains that the 'spirits' were always as deceitful as the…
The agency was mendacious, as usual, for Porphyry complains that the 'spirits' were always as deceitful as the Cock Lane ghost, feigning to be gods, heroes, or the souls of the dead
Read record →Beautiful instances of common-sense explanations, occur in two stories of the last century, the St
Beautiful instances of common-sense explanations, occur in two stories of the last century, the St
Read record →The Amiens case (1746) is reported and attested by Father Charles Louis Richard, Professor in Theology, a…
The Amiens case (1746) is reported and attested by Father Charles Louis Richard, Professor in Theology, a Dominican friar
Read record →In a tale like this, which is only one out of a vast number, exactly analogous, Common-sense is ill-advised in…
In a tale like this, which is only one out of a vast number, exactly analogous, Common-sense is ill-advised in simply alleging imposture, so long maintained, so motiveless, and, on the whole, so very difficult to execute
Read record →The question of coincidental Hallucinations
The question of coincidental Hallucinations
Read record →In popular phrase, however, the two last kinds of apparitions are called 'ghosts,' or 'wraiths,' and the…
In popular phrase, however, the two last kinds of apparitions are called 'ghosts,' or 'wraiths,' and the popular tendency is to think of these, and of these alone, when 'apparitions' are mentioned
Read record →{183} Examples of the first sort of apparitions taken by the judgment to be real, are common in madness, in the…
{183} Examples of the first sort of apparitions taken by the judgment to be real, are common in madness, in the intemperate, and in ghost stories
Read record →Tral terminus' is abandoned to religious excitement, to remorse, to grief, to anxiety, to an apprehension of…
tral terminus' is abandoned to religious excitement, to remorse, to grief, to anxiety, to an apprehension of secret enemies, nor even to a habit of being hallucinated, though, like Nicolai, he knows that his visionary friends are unreal
Read record →Hibbert dedicated his book, in 1825, to Sir Walter Scott, of Abbotsford, Bart., President of the Royal Society…
Hibbert dedicated his book, in 1825, to Sir Walter Scott, of Abbotsford, Bart., President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Read record →This young lady, in bed, saw a light, then a hallucination which called itself her mother
This young lady, in bed, saw a light, then a hallucination which called itself her mother
Read record →The coincidental hallucinations are laid to the door of 'telepathy,' to 'a telepathic impact from the mind of…
The coincidental hallucinations are laid to the door of 'telepathy,' to 'a telepathic impact from the mind of an absent agent,' who is dying, or in some other state of rare or exciting experience, perhaps being married, as in Col
Read record →By the spectre, then there was no telepathic hallucination, but an actual being of an awful kind was in…
by the spectre, then there was no telepathic hallucination, but an actual being of an awful kind was in Smailholm Tower
Read record →The best and most valid proof that an abnormal being is actually present was that devised by the ghost of Sir…
The best and most valid proof that an abnormal being is actually present was that devised by the ghost of Sir Richard of Coldinghame in the ballad, and by the Beresford ghost, who threw a heavy curtain over the bed-pole
Read record →What we need, to prove a ghost, and disprove an exclusively telepathic theory, is a ghost who is not only seen,…
What we need, to prove a ghost, and disprove an exclusively telepathic theory, is a ghost who is not only seen, heard, or even touched, but a ghost who produces some change in physical objects
Read record →These rare facts have not escaped a ghost-hunter so intelligent as Mrs
These rare facts have not escaped a ghost-hunter so intelligent as Mrs
Read record →Let us examine a few instances of the ghost who visibly moves material objects
Let us examine a few instances of the ghost who visibly moves material objects
Read record →He also sees the hill-pony ridden by Mr
He also sees the hill-pony ridden by Mr
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