A castell is a human tower. The tradition of building human towers started in the 19th century in Valls, near Tarragona and thenspread through Spain. The word “castell”, as you might have guessed, is the Catalan word for castle.
What is an Ovilus?
The Ovilus is a piece of electronic equipment from Digital Dowsing designed to assist paranormal investigators. The Ovilus II will replace the Ovilus I which is no longer in production and has sold out. There is an iPhone version; the i0vilus which can be downloaded here. The device became famous after it was used in […]
Castle Menzies: Ghost hunts and history
Once known as Castle Weem, Castle Menzies is believed to be haunted. It’s a popular venue for organised ghost hunts for tourists and more thorough investigations from paranormal investigators. The castle was built in 1488 by Sir Robert Menzies and was then rebuilt some tween between 1502 when the castle took significant damage and 1571. […]
Caller ID: 000000000000 – could be a phone haunting (via @ghostseekeruk)
Phil Hayes is a ghost hunter with a decade of experience. He’s the lead investigator for Paranormal Research UK and he’s in the tabloids today because of research from Tesco Mobile. In what appears to be a piece of mutual PR / research between Tesco Mobile and Paranormal Research UK statistics out today so that […]
Most Haunted Live 2010 replaced by Paranormal Investigations Live
This year UK Living has replaced Most Haunted Live with a new show called Paranormal Investigations Live. Yvette Fielding quit Most Haunted earlier this year. The new show, being provided by STV Productions, will be hosted by presenter Naga Munchetty (from BBC 2’s Working Lunch) and features two teams apparently “competing against” one another. One […]
The Curdworth ghost – haunted St Nicholas Church
Curdworth is an ancient place; dating back to the 6th century as an Anglian settlement if not earlier. It is about 11 miles east of Birmingham. There is reason to believe the area was of significance to the Saxons. The very name Curdworth is believed to originate from “Creoda’s Clearing”. Creoda was an important Anglo-Saxon […]
Video and photographs of UFO spirals in Sky over Canada
The International weather and science website The WeatherSpace has some rather remarkable video footage. The site says a number of different photographs had been sent to it showing a most unusual spiral in the sky – and a glowing, moving orb. Rather sensibly The WeatherSpace reminds readers of the spiral seen in the sky of […]
Two captured ghosts sell for nearly £1,500
Here’s an interesting auction item on New Zealand site TradeMe.co.nz; two captured ghosts. The seller, melvin_s has 98.4% positive feedback on the auction site, put the two captured ghosts up with a reserve price of $1.00. They sold for $2,830.00 NZD. The spirits are said to have been trapped by an exorsist from a spiritualist […]
Did the events of Pendle cast a ghostly curse on Gawthorpe Hall?
Gawthorpe Hall is believed, by some, to be one of the most haunted buildings in Lancaster. The building is owned by the National Trust today but has been in the possession of the Shuttleworth family for much of history. It began life as a pele tower, build in the 14th century to ward off the […]
Ghostly body parts at Capesthorne Hall?
Near Macclesfield stands the grand estate of Capesthorne Hall.
The Hall was built between 1719 and 1732 and has been subject to architectual changes over the years – especially after a fire destroyed much of the building.
The history of the grounds go back further than the Capesthrone Hall itself; everything from the passing of Roman Legions (and Roman road may run the building) to myths of Merlin and Arthur. Capesthrone, itself, can trace its history to the Domesday Book.
