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Spooky feelings in old houses may be caused by boiler sounds, study suggests
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (473+ words) Inaudible infrasound from old pipes and ventilation systems may affect how people feel, research indicates For believers in the paranormal, unsettling sensations brought on by old buildings can be a sinister hint of loitering spirits. But new research points to…...
Why would anyone buy Lily Allen's haunted house? I have an inkling. .. | Polly Hudson
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (269+ words) The Brooklyn townhouse is filled with spectres of her ill-fated marriage to David Harbour. But perhaps the buyer has some creative ideas How long a minute is depends which side of the bathroom door you're on. Now it appears that…...
I was probably just as lost as my callers: my six months as a telephone psychic
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (779+ words) I sat there in my pyjamas, headset against my ear, and knew I was not doing the right thing When it started, I'd recently quit my job as an editor at a publishing company to write a novel while doing…...
How do you really tell the truth about this moment? : George Saunders on ghosts, mortality and Trumps America
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1236+ words) The Guardian How do you really tell the truth about this moment? : George Saunders on ghosts, mortality and Trumps America The Lincoln in the Bardo author is back with another metaphysical tale. He discusses Buddhism, partisan politics and the terrifying…...
Slightly haunted but manageable: new signs cause confusion " and delight " in Christchurch
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (359+ words) Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand's second-largest city Outside an abandoned building in New Zealand's second-biggest city, a sign reads "slightly haunted but manageable. In the middle of a busy shopping…...
Paranormal Activity review " this fright night leaves you spellbound and spooked
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) Ambassadors theatre, London With expert direction and eye-catching stagecraft, the tension is ramped up in a play inspired by the film franchise Darkness holds us long enough for the dread to seep into our bones. By treating horror as an…...
Horror hit Paranormal Activity spawns a West End play " and even its director yelped with fear
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (582+ words) Inspired by the scary film franchise, playwright Levi Holloway and Punchdrunk maestro Felix Barrett are bringing the "bizarrely joyous" world of terror to the stage "I saw The Woman in Black 20 years ago," says Barrett. "I so wanted it to…...
A third of people in England believe in ghosts, survey finds
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (771+ words) National Folklore Survey, the first in over 60 years, found people aged 25-34 most likely to believe in the paranormal It is the time of the year when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest, and spirits…...
Prayers for a Hungry Ghost review " a monster take on family trauma
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) The Pit, Barbican, London Elisabeth Gunawan's mythological horror blends puppetry, dance, theatre and film to explore the effects of a family's relocation from Hong Kong to the USLike so many mythic creatures, the hungry ghosts of Buddhist and Chinese traditions…...
The world's most haunted forest': twisted trees, UFOs and spooky stories in Transylvania
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (401+ words) The native woodland of Hoia-Baciu in Romania is a place where the human imagination can run riot. A guided night tour is the perfect way to discover its otherworldly charms Marius motions with his torch towards several pairs of slender…...