In Pure Spirit

Doris Birch is a resident of Margaret Court on King’s Road in the Canterbury town of Herne Bay. The 73-year-old became so frightened and frustrated at an apparent petering poltergeist that she went to the local papers for help. It seems that the ghost has a thing for groping people. In This is Kent, Birch [...]

RAF Scamption is an airbase near Lincoln that was used by Wing Commander Gibson for the Dambusters raid in 1943. Hours before the raid Lincoln’s black lab, which was called Nigger, was killed. The dog was buried at midnight and while Gibson was on the famous raid. A note about the strange name – because [...]

Ghost hunters have investigated The Court Oak pub in Harborne and recorded some of their efforts for YouTube. The pub is not very old and was built as recently as 1932, however it is believed that the building stands on ground used for hangings in the 17th century. Lillian Campbell, pub manager, moved into the [...]

Turton Tower is a Grade I listed building as well as a scheduled ancient monument. It will open to ghost hunters for the first time this year; after refusing access to Most Haunted over concerns that filming equipment would damage the property. It is believed that the de Lathom family occupied Turton Tower around the [...]

Chavenage House is an old building. It is an Elizabethan era manor just northwest of Tetbury in Gloucestershire England. The house has been used as a set for a few TV programs and films; including The Ghost of Greville Lodge, the Hercule Poirot story The Mysterious Affair at Styles and featured in scenes from Bonekickers. [...]

A family in Newcastle are asking to be moved to a new home because their current home is haunted. We’ve seen a few of these here on In Pure spirit including a Coventry family who wanted to blame the death of their dog on ghosts and the media are certainly beginning to suggest that new [...]

Oystermouth Castle has been built, destroyed and rebuilt more than once. It was first built by William de Londres in 1106. The castle stood for about 10 years before it was destroyed in a conflict with the Welsh. The castle was destroyed again in 1137 and finally rebuilt in stone by the de Braose family [...]

You may well know that there are some rather cunning Japanese prank shows on TV with a really evil sense of humour. They’re not bothered about really scaring their targets; I mean really scaring them! This ghost prank keeps on giving. There’s more to it than the initial set up and if you’ve seen any [...]

Dyfed Powys Police in Wales have reported a list of supernatural and paranormal events they have been called out to investigate. The list includes 26 ghosts, 20 UFO sightings, 11 witches, two vampires and two zombies. In none of the cases did Dyfed Powys Police find any evidence of supernatural or paranormal activity. In one [...]

This is not the first time we’ve heard about haunting and ghosts at Thorpe Park. In 2009 there was an incident, believed to have started after the use of a Ouija board that resulted in speculation as to whether Thorpe’s Saw Ride was haunted. Now we’re asking if the water slide, Storm Surge, at Thorpe [...]