Supernatural Archives - That I Didn't Know

The Devil Went Down to Devon. Hang on, that can’t be right, can it?

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The Devil in Devon. Try to say it as fast as you can. Congratulations to those who saw the stolen Charlie Daniels Band lyrics from the song “The Devil went down to Georgia”. For those who haven’t heard it, check it out here. It’s an absolute banger. Getting away from epic fiddle battles and back […]

Bizarre Myth / Legend Supernatural

Irish Fairy Trees

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When it comes to places full of magic and myth, Ireland sits near the top. This emerald isle is known for Leprechauns, Banshee’s, Fairy’s, Giants and all manner of other creatures with a list too exhaustive to write out here. Of course, most people there don’t literally believe in the supernatural. Well, not directly. The […]

Animal Kingdom Bizarre History Myth / Legend Supernatural

The Chickcharney Will Eat Your Children

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Some stories are old. They can persist in one form or another for thousands of years. These warnings from the past predate writing. The Chickcharney is one of them. Let me tell you a little about it. Chickcharney The Chickcharney is a creature that was said to have lived on the Andros Island in the […]

Ghosts Supernatural

Memories of the past – Ghost of my Grandpa

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In 1997 Denise Russel took a picture of her 94 year old grandmother enjoying a summers day. In failing health she had been admitted to a care facility just a week earlier. Denise went to help her get settled in. It would be the last picture she took of her beloved grandmother. Sadly she passed […]

Bizarre Supernatural

Church Explosion Miracle or Luck?

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The choir practise at West Side Baptist Church began at 7.20 pm on the dot. Just as it had every single other Wednesday. March the 1st 1950 was no different. At least it shouldn’t have been. At 7.25 pm a giant explosion ripped through the Church, levelling it completely. A broken gas pipe ignited by […]

Ghosts Supernatural

Healed by the White Lady

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Peter and Diane Berthelot visited Norfolk during a family holiday with their son David in 1975. A time when holidays abroad were still expensive and rare. Diane had been ill and needed the break. During the trip they visited the quaint sleepy village of Worstead. While sightseeing, they stopped for a while in St Mary’s […]

Bizarre Supernatural

The Blinking Mummy – Rosalia Lombardo

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Warning: This post contains pictures of a dead child. Although no gore or disfigurements are present, it could be distressing for some viewers. This one seems more relevant than ever. Rosalia Lombardo died at the tender age of one year old. Just one week short of her second birthday. She died on the 6th of […]

Ghosts Supernatural

Picture from beyond the grave, the guesthouse haunting

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Meadowbank guesthouse was always a happy, warm place. Situated in the beautiful countryside of Cumbria, just a few miles from Lake Windermere. Holidaymakers far and wide flocked here. Brought in part by the wonderful owner Frances Grimshaw. For years she ran the business. Part home, part guesthouse, those who came usually returned. Unfortunately, as with […]

Ghosts Supernatural

Faces from the Deep – SS Watertown

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The S.S. Watertown was a tanker class vessel, used to transport liquids. In 1924, two crewmen, James Courntey and Michael Meehan are put to work cleaning an empty cargo tank. It would prove to be a fatal assignment. Due to an accident, of which there are few details, both succumbed to fumes and died in […]

Ghosts Supernatural

The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

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Raynham Hall in Norfolk has been the seat of the Townshend family for almost 400 years. Charles George Townshend is the 8th and current Marquess Townshend and a British peer. As you can imagine, Raynham Hall has seen it’s fair share of history. Around 1713, the 2nd Viscount Townshend, also called Charles, married Dorothy Walpole. […]

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