Even the Psychiatrist Believed She Was Possessed
Richard Gallagher had spent years learning how badly the human mind could mislead itself.
Haunting Encounters
They Put a Wedding Dress Behind Glass. It Started Moving
For years, visitors to Baker Mansion in Altoona, Pennsylvania, could step into the part of the house associated with Anna Baker and find an old white wedding gown standing behind glass.
Something Took Over a German Law Office
The Rosenheim poltergeist case began in 1967, when a German law office reported mysterious phone calls, swinging lights and electrical trouble.
They Kept Seeing a Shadow Man at Work
The employees of the Forfar Dispatch worked among newspapers, filing cabinets and archive boxes in an old building on Castle Street in Forfar, Scotland.
The Thing That Learned to Talk
In 1654, the Campbell family of Glenluce, Scotland, began hearing a strange whistle around their home. At first, it was little more than an irritating sound with no visible source, but it followed them closely enough that the family knew it was not behaving like…
The Nun Who Said 50 Demons Were Fighting Inside Her
In April 1584, a 25-year-old nun named Jeanne Féry was brought before church authorities in Mons because the women around her believed something had taken hold of her.
Different Faces Kept Appearing on Their Kitchen Floor
On August 23, 1971, María Gómez Cámara noticed something changing in the concrete floor of her kitchen in Bélmez de la Moraleda, a small town in southern Spain. At first it was only a strange mark, but the shape became clearer until María could make…
The Rain Followed Him Back to Jail
On February 26, 1983, Don Decker was temporarily away from the Monroe County jail in Pennsylvania so he could attend his grandfather’s funeral.
They Say This Chest Brings Tragedy to Anyone Who Uses It
The Conjured Chest does not look like something a family should fear. It is an elegant mahogany dresser with four drawers, carved decoration and small wheels beneath its feet, the kind of antique that might quietly sit in a bedroom for generations.