The Scole Experiment

Record summary

The Scole group conducted séances in Norfolk that supporters said produced lights, images, apports, voices, and other physical effects. A Society for Psychical Research team attended and published a cautious report, while skeptics criticized darkness, handling procedures, and the absence of adequate controls. The lead supports comparison of modern séance protocols, collaborative belief, photographic evidence, and investigator access. Researchers should read both the SPR report and critical responses, since the central dispute concerns experimental design and evidential interpretation rather than a settled haunting.