Thirsk
W. Hylton Dyer Longstaffe, in his History … of Darlington (1854), says that his former residence at Thirsk had a White Lady attached to a…
Author: Lux Ferre
Sexhow
The ghost who cannot rest until his or her hidden treasure has been found is a theme of a number of international folktales. Not always,…
Flamborough
A circular pit near Flamborough was said in the nineteenth century to be where a girl named Jenny Gallows committed suicide. It was a common…
Calverley
William Henderson, in his Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties (1866), writes: The village of Calverley, near Bradford … has been haunted since…
Burton Agnes Hall
According to tradition, the Jacobean mansion of Burton Agnes Hall in the East Riding was built by the three Griffiths sisters in the reign of…
Bulmer
In the third volume of his History … of Durham (1823), Robert Surtees tells ‘an old story’ also recorded by others concerning the history of…
Beverley
Beverley, like most ancient cities, has its ghosts. One of the best-known apparitions was ‘Sir Josceline Percy’s Team’. William Henderson wrote in 1879: The headless…
Tham Khao Luang Cave – Phetchaburi
Tham Khao Luang Cave is a popular tourist destination known for its beautiful Buddha statues and stunning natural formations. However, it also has a reputation…
The Condon Committee
Headed by and named for physicist Edward U. Condon of the University of Colorado, the Condon Committee was a U.S. government–sponsored panel that investigated UFO…
Crystal Ball
A crystal ball is one of the best-known magical Tools for Divination. The use of a crystal ball for Scrying, the seeing of the future,…
