The Enfield poltergeist

Record summary

The Enfield poltergeist concerned alleged disturbances at a Hodgson family home, including movement of objects, knocks, and claims of altered voices. The Daily Mirror, Society for Psychical Research investigators, police testimony, and later books and films provide identifiable documentation. It matters comparatively because investigators recorded both apparently anomalous incidents and suspected trickery by children, creating a contested case rather than a simple proof narrative. Researchers should separate contemporaneous notes, press accounts, interviews, and later dramatization; no agreed paranormal explanation exists.