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Anyone care to share their ghostly (non-football) experiences?
A fair few years ago when I was in my 20s I stayed at at B&B whilst between work appointments. Old cottagey type place, November, it was very cold and wet and even though the heating (rad) in the room was on - around 11 ish it got properly cold, I could see my breathe. Felt really uncomfortable and the room started to feel 'odd' though I cannot describe why.
Anyways, as I finally got myself settled down I turned off the light and I swear I heard a voice and felt a breathe right next to my head - it shouted my name in my ear.
Scared the absolute sh*t out of me, properly shaking, I could feel the blood draining from my head. Laid there for about 15 mins before I turned the light back in - by which point the room was back to normal. But I was utterly petrified and didn't sleep at all that night.
Never experienced anything like that before or since. Quite easily my mind playing tricks on me with the voice as I was just drifting off to sleep but the drop in temperature couldn't have been in my head.
[Post edited 25 Aug 2021 12:32]
Ade Akinbiyi couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo...
"Let's do Borley!" said a late teenaged friend in 1990. So he drove four of us in his newly-acquired third-hand Ford Granada to Melford and then onto Borley via a long, winding and deserted road at 10pm one warm summer evening.
Back then, much as it is now, Borley was dead. It consisted of a few modern-ish bungalows on the site of the infamous Rectory (burnt down in 1939) and the church and a few larger homes and a farm. We parked near the church and went for a walk, our torches not required as it was a full moon.
We'd taken a Ouija board with us, more because it looked cool than through any inclination to 'contact' dead people. Once set up on the path near the church door, the usual conversations of "that was you pushing it"..."no it weren't"..."yes it was, I saw your arm move" started. Then a fox yelped and we jumped a mile.
Just as at least one of us was wondering if his fake ID could get him served in The Bull in Melford, and we were packing up, my mate suddenly said "There's someone standing over there watching us" and we turned quickly to where he was looking and saw a vague black shadow standing near the hedge to the house beyond the church. It vanished quickly but then we heard footsteps coming down the path but saw no-one. Borley churchyard has some funny-shaped trees/bushes planted in it and we all swore we saw a pair of legs under one of the bushes but, when we went over to see, there was no-one there.
We didn't see the famous 'Nun' or hear eerie organ music emanating from the church, but we all felt very unsettled and couldn't wait to get out of there.
My house was investigated in 2004. Featured in an obscure tv program. Found to be haunted by witches, devil dogs etc…..what they failed to pick up on was that my garden was host to a B17 crash in WW2, not only did it kill the crew, but also 14 others who were working in the road. This was near Eye airfield and my then house was on the flight path from Thorpe Abbotts.
Personally, I had stuff…stones for instance thrown at me. Images of lights at night in the surrounding wood, no one was in there. Stuff moved round in the house coins would appear. Real poltergeist stuff. If anyone wants the full story and interested in the paranormal, let me know.
Trust me, these things are happening all the time, somewhere.
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So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 16:35 - Aug 25 with 1738 views
So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 16:31 - Aug 25 by Chondzoresk
My house was investigated in 2004. Featured in an obscure tv program. Found to be haunted by witches, devil dogs etc…..what they failed to pick up on was that my garden was host to a B17 crash in WW2, not only did it kill the crew, but also 14 others who were working in the road. This was near Eye airfield and my then house was on the flight path from Thorpe Abbotts.
Personally, I had stuff…stones for instance thrown at me. Images of lights at night in the surrounding wood, no one was in there. Stuff moved round in the house coins would appear. Real poltergeist stuff. If anyone wants the full story and interested in the paranormal, let me know.
Trust me, these things are happening all the time, somewhere.
Most of my family 'believe', and have had an experience or two. It seems I am, once again, the odd one out. I have no doubt that the experiences they have had were indeed genuine. That is to say, they experienced them, as opposed to any kind of proof of the existence of ghosts.
Our minds are amazing and terrifying. As this forum can attest.
My dad once saw an old cavalry officer (we're talking Napoleonic) in a pub in Middleham in Yorkshire. He (the apparition) was sat in a corner of the pub grumbling (facial expression and mannerisms as opposed to audibly) and looking around the pub in frustration.
In his words, "it was as if he was stuck in time, annoyed that we were all there, and perplexed by his own existence".
So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 11:20 - Aug 26 by unbelievablue
My dad once saw an old cavalry officer (we're talking Napoleonic) in a pub in Middleham in Yorkshire. He (the apparition) was sat in a corner of the pub grumbling (facial expression and mannerisms as opposed to audibly) and looking around the pub in frustration.
In his words, "it was as if he was stuck in time, annoyed that we were all there, and perplexed by his own existence".
That was Facters grumbling about the lack of Greene King beers.
It must be a coincidence that.... on 13:55 - Aug 25 by Bloots
...the vast majority of these sightings (and I'm not talking about yours specifically) seem to occur at particularly "spooky" venues, like old castles, old stately homes, spooky woods or old gaols in your case.
They also seem to often happen late at night.
It's almost as if the environment dictates these situations.
They never seem to occur at lunchtime in the freezer aisle of the local Tesco.
it was about 1 in the afternoon and Id gone to Tesco Copdock to get something from the freeze aisle
Something 'moved' past me and when I turn to look I'm sure I saw the feint image of a long past player that had been linked to Town walking towards the Deli counter
Being semi-serious the 'spooky places' and late night are what in the celts call 'thin time and places' the space between what we know and what we wonder about is very narrow
So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 16:31 - Aug 25 by Chondzoresk
My house was investigated in 2004. Featured in an obscure tv program. Found to be haunted by witches, devil dogs etc…..what they failed to pick up on was that my garden was host to a B17 crash in WW2, not only did it kill the crew, but also 14 others who were working in the road. This was near Eye airfield and my then house was on the flight path from Thorpe Abbotts.
Personally, I had stuff…stones for instance thrown at me. Images of lights at night in the surrounding wood, no one was in there. Stuff moved round in the house coins would appear. Real poltergeist stuff. If anyone wants the full story and interested in the paranormal, let me know.
Trust me, these things are happening all the time, somewhere.
I've had stones thrown at me too, usually in broad daylight in a busy town centre but still it does make you wonder...
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So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 11:39 - Aug 26 with 1532 views
Didn't happen to me but an old boss of mine, he and his wife were driving on an old country lane one night in Yorkshire when they both saw something coming the other way. His wife said "can you see that" and to be fair to him he had the foresight to tell her not to say what she saw, but that he could see it too and that when they got home they would write down what they saw separately without telling the other first.
So that's what they did and they both wrote exactly the same thing, a large Victorian-era horse drawn carriage surrounded by a mist.
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So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 11:46 - Aug 26 with 1519 views
There have been a few incidents that my family members experienced.
Firstly we went on holiday about 10 years ago to Cornwall and stayed in an old 18th Century cottage. At the end of the holiday, we asked our niece who was 5ish at the time what the best bit of the holiday was and she told us that it was the sweet old lady that used to sit at the top of the stairs each night talking to her. There was no old lady in our party and there was no way somebody could have got into the house past us each night. Ok that could be an overactive kids imagination so could reconcile that in my head
The last one is one that I experienced myself and I have not yet figured out. My father died a few years ago and a day or so later we were all sat in the dining room have tea when all 5 of us just stopped eating and froze as we saw an orb of light float around in the hallway and slowly make its way up to the top of the stairs. Now my analytical brain when into overdrive to try and figure out how it was possible, was it a reflection of a picture or was it car headlights causing it? However, no matter how much I've tried I can not rationalise it. Fair enough if it was just my brain failing due to the difficult circumstances however all 5 of us saw it, stopped eating and then just looked at each other and said did you see that. Oh my mum has said that she saw the orb multiple times for about a week after his death around the house and then it disappeared for good.
So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 11:46 - Aug 26 by mutters
There have been a few incidents that my family members experienced.
Firstly we went on holiday about 10 years ago to Cornwall and stayed in an old 18th Century cottage. At the end of the holiday, we asked our niece who was 5ish at the time what the best bit of the holiday was and she told us that it was the sweet old lady that used to sit at the top of the stairs each night talking to her. There was no old lady in our party and there was no way somebody could have got into the house past us each night. Ok that could be an overactive kids imagination so could reconcile that in my head
The last one is one that I experienced myself and I have not yet figured out. My father died a few years ago and a day or so later we were all sat in the dining room have tea when all 5 of us just stopped eating and froze as we saw an orb of light float around in the hallway and slowly make its way up to the top of the stairs. Now my analytical brain when into overdrive to try and figure out how it was possible, was it a reflection of a picture or was it car headlights causing it? However, no matter how much I've tried I can not rationalise it. Fair enough if it was just my brain failing due to the difficult circumstances however all 5 of us saw it, stopped eating and then just looked at each other and said did you see that. Oh my mum has said that she saw the orb multiple times for about a week after his death around the house and then it disappeared for good.
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There are loads of stories of kids being more open to seeing this sort of thing.
I don't really believe in this stuff but it does make you wonder.
If you don't mind me asking, did the orb give you or your mum any comfort? Like a message he was ok?
So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 14:04 - Aug 26 by J2BLUE
There are loads of stories of kids being more open to seeing this sort of thing.
I don't really believe in this stuff but it does make you wonder.
If you don't mind me asking, did the orb give you or your mum any comfort? Like a message he was ok?
Don't mind at all, appreciate you prefixing your question with that first.
It did give mum some comfort as it was all a bit sudden as these things often are. It felt like he was about for a bit before finally disappearing. Which she enjoyed but she was also at peace once it stopped as it felt like he had moved on to wherever he needed to be.
I have always been of the opinion that whilst it's highly unlikely it's probably a load of old bollox (especially the Medium side of things as that could easily be proven in a scientific setting). Now my needle points to I just don't know. I am a highly analytical individual and leaps of faith are not my bag, so for me to come this far I guess shows that it had a big impact on me personally.
So, listening to the Battersea Poltergeist on BBC Sounds on 15:15 - Aug 26 by mutters
Don't mind at all, appreciate you prefixing your question with that first.
It did give mum some comfort as it was all a bit sudden as these things often are. It felt like he was about for a bit before finally disappearing. Which she enjoyed but she was also at peace once it stopped as it felt like he had moved on to wherever he needed to be.
I have always been of the opinion that whilst it's highly unlikely it's probably a load of old bollox (especially the Medium side of things as that could easily be proven in a scientific setting). Now my needle points to I just don't know. I am a highly analytical individual and leaps of faith are not my bag, so for me to come this far I guess shows that it had a big impact on me personally.
FWIW I don't know if they do exist, don't have proof either way, probably quite skeptical but in times of dire grief things like this can be a moment of help when you are going through such turmoil.
I'd like to think there is something in it, like to think it's them saying it's ok, I'm fine and now I'm off.
If that offers some solace in times of grief, then I'm all for it.
About 6 years ago we were on holiday in North Norfolk. On the day we were coming home I decided to quickly stop at Castle Rising. As I had been a child many years ago and wanted to have a proper look around. My wife, myself and our kids went into the castel and as we went down the steps to the cellar my wife froze, went very pale and turned around and left the castle. As we left I asked why she and she said she felt someone breathing on her neck and touch her shoulder. I said we were the only ones in the castle at that time and as it wasnt dark in the castle I never saw anyone else. She refused to go back in so we went back to the car. After researching the castle the normal ghost is the Queen in the uper part of the castle but a few people have seen a tall male figure in the lower part of the castle with some having him stand directly behind them.
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