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Soccer Star Buys House Haunted By King Tut?

Posted on July 27, 2015May 21, 2015 by Anna Abner

Or, Why Samuel Eto’o Was Warned About His Recent Purchase

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Samuel Eto’o Buys Mansion Haunted by Curse of Tutankhamen

Written in Feb. 2015

The former Chelsea and Everton striker may already be regretting his £18.5 million outlay after learning the tragic fates of his new home’s previous inhabitants.

Sampdoria forward Samuel Eto’o has a new £18.5 million mansion in Genoa – but an Italian newspaper warns it could be haunted!

The Cameroon striker has apparently acquired a new 30-room property, Villa Altachiara, in the port city, a 19th Century home with views of Ligurian Riviera.

However, Corriere dello Sport has a warning for the former Chelsea man, claiming that a curse lies upon the house.

The villa was built by George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon, an Egyptologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.

The Earl died only months after discovering the tomb, following a mosquito bite, leading some to believe he was cursed by uncovering the tomb.

Herbert’s nephew was killed in the villa when he fell down a flight of stairs, and in 2001 Francesca Vacca Agusta, the owner of the house was found dead in mysterious circumstances after disappearing from the cliff-top home.

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Black Cat Haunts Mansion

Posted on May 18, 2015May 10, 2015 by Anna Abner

Or, Ghostly Kitty On The Prowl

Black Cat’s Ghost Said to Prowl Haunted Mansion

Written by Mary Beth Breckenridge in Jan. 2015

AKRON, Ohio — The people who run Perkins Stone Mansion are used to things that go bump in the night.

But things that dart into people’s paths and brush against their legs are another matter.

For about a year and a half, staff members and volunteers at the Summit County Historical Society have reported encountering what they believe is the ghost of a dark-colored cat in the reputedly haunted mansion just west of downtown.

Sometimes they see a cat’s form. Sometimes they hear a meow or a distinctive sneeze. One felt something brush against his leg during, of all things, a paranormal tour.

They think they know who the mysterious resident is: the spirit of Simon Purrkins, a black cat who once prowled the mansion’s grounds as the historical society’s unofficial chief executive.

The sightings started around June 2013, some eight months after Simon died. “I just thought that was coincidental,” said Leianne Neff Heppner, the society’s executive director and one of the many humans Simon once held in thrall.

That Simon would return makes perfect sense to her. He lived a big part of his life in the historical society’s offices and on its grounds, from the time employees rescued him as a skittish kitten in 1998 until he moved East with his human family in 2009.

“He was such a fixture on the property,” she said.

Besides, the mansion is reputed to harbor visitors from the spiritual realm. Simon was a social cat who might have wanted company in the afterlife.

Heppner has not crossed paths with Simon’s spirit, but she’s heard about enough experiences to give her pause.

Volunteer coordinator Melinda Sedelmeyer’s first encounter came this fall, as she was turning off the lights after a tour of the mansion — a home built for Col. Simon Perkins and a place his feline namesake once roamed. Sedelmeyer looked down and saw a cat, but in that first instant it didn’t hit her as anything unusual because she’s a cat owner. “And then I realized I’m at work,” she said.

She turned to look again, and the cat was gone.

A couple of weeks later she was going through the same lights-out routine when she heard meowing. She figured it was a volunteer teasing her, so she yelled to him to be quiet.

He swore he hadn’t made a sound.

Sedelmeyer said she later almost fell trying to avoid the apparition when it shot past her in a doorway. And she said a motion-sensing alarm sometimes detects unexplained movement in a back bedroom that can’t be entered without going through another room. Well, at least that’s the way mortals have to get in.

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Haunted House In Kentucky

Posted on April 27, 2015March 24, 2015 by Anna Abner

Or, Peek Inside The Haunted Spirit House

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Mystery Monday: Haunted House in Scott County

Written by Lex18.com in Dec. 2014

Nestled in Scott County is what appears to be a normal house, wonderfully decorated for Christmas. But lurking inside is a secret. Well, not necessarily a secret since it’s known around the county to be haunted.

The homeowners are used to it, but there’s proof that at one point, whoever lived there before was certainly frightened by whatever mystery was hiding between the walls.

Homeowner Dean Jessie says that if you just stick around long enough, anyone will be able to see why it is refereed to as The Spirit House. “I would say 3 or 4 times a week it could be in the daytime or the or it could be in the evening that you would experience the spirits in this house,” says Jessie. He’s lived there for ten years and says that he’s not alone. Jessie claims that there are five spirits there with him; a man in the basement, two maids, a little girl on the third floor and … Maggie.

“She built this house. This is her dream, and I could understand why she would be attached to this house,” said Jessie about Maggie.

But there are some things in his house that even Jessie doesn’t understand. There are rooms that were completely sealed off, staircases leading to the third floor that were removed and bizarre markings above every single door. Jessie describes the markings as “ancient symbols for protection from evil spirits.” He’s convinced that there was something that happened there that everyone was afraid of and that’s what’s keeping the mystery in this house in Scott County.

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Most Haunted Places In Britain

Posted on March 30, 2015March 6, 2015 by Anna Abner

Or, Know Where All The Ghosts Are Hanging Out

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Where Is The Most Haunted Place In Britain?

And What Should You Watch Out For In Your Area?

northhamptonshire monk — Do you see a ghostly monk kneeling at the altar at Northamptonshire?

There’s been another sighting of a “black eyed child” in Cannock Chase . The forest has been famous for being haunted since the late 1980s when there was a documented sighting of a “black eyed child”. Since then, all’s been quiet, although there have been numerous reports of black-eyed children in other places.

Is the Cannock Chase ghost child back?

But Staffordshire gets off relatively lightly for ghosts. Back in 2010, Lionel Fanthorpe – who has written about paranormal activity and is President of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena – decided to look into paranormal activity in the UK. He looked at 25 years worth of eyewitness reports and claims of ghostly activity, and wrote the Demonic Britain report. This assessed all of the reports from all over the country and categorised them by type of paranormal activity.

He found that Yorkshire was the place with the most sightings and reports. But looking at our map, the south-west has the highest concentration of ghostly reports.

Yorkshire was where the highest number of demon possession (2 reports) and demons with repulsive forms (5), while Wiltshire was the county with the most reported sightings of Hell Hounds (25).

Scotland has a high ghost count too. Edinburgh doesn’t make the Demonic Britain list but it has one of the most well-documented poltergeists in the world. In 1998 the tomb of Lord Advocate Sir George Mackenzie, who is buried in Greyfriars kirkyard, was disturbed by a homeless man looking for somewhere to sleep.

Mackenzie is no ordinary man, though – he’s responsible for the torture and eventual killing of an estimated 18,000 people in Scotland who refused to change religion. And since the tomb was disturbed, the Mackenzie Poltergeist has become famous around the world due to the sheer number of reports of paranormal activity.

Between 1998 and 2000, 24 people were knocked unconscious near or in the tomb. Now, City of the Dead tours – the only tour with access to the site – tells customers that figure has reached 3,000 in the last 12 years, and they say that hundreds more have been injured.

That averages out at 250 each year!

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Haunted House

Posted on March 23, 2015March 6, 2015 by Anna Abner

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Was Old House Haunted?

Written by Grimsby Telegraph in July 2014

TODAY it is known as Intax Mews, situated off busy Welhome Road and Hainton Avenue.

But how many now realize the story behind the site – or know about the ghost which was supposed to haunt it?

Intax Mews stands on the site of what was formerly Intax Farm on which stood a house for 400 years.

At one time the farm fields stretched from Pasture Street to beyond Weelsby Road and the farmer’s neighbors lived at Old Clee, at Nun’s Farm and at Highfield.

Intax Farm, was said to stand on the site of a monastery which was pulled down in the 15th Century.

Once a part of the Manor of Weelsby, the farm with the rest of the manor was bought during the reign of Edward III by the Augustinian Abbot of Wellow.

Its name was believed to come from an ancient custom associated with land tenure by which the Lord of the Manor of Weelsby was empowered to enclose a portion of the open fields for his own use.

The Abbot was to become involved in scandal – particularly so when he was found, among other things, to be keeping “a certaine French ladye” in a “handsome dwelling house” in the town.

Over the years the farm on the site had many tenants and at one time was known as Kendall’s Milk Farm. Later John A Thomas, a joiner, cabinet maker and undertaker, moved in. Another resident was Mrs Florence Godwin who lived there for 30 years.

And the ghost? Mrs Ada Newell, a daughter of Mr Thomas, who lived there with her husband and her sister told the Telegraph in 1960 that shortly before his death she was sitting with him when she saw “cowled and hooded monks coming two by two” from one side of the room to the other.

The phenomenon, she added, had not occurred again since her husband’s death.

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Haunted Denfield House in Sydney

Posted on February 9, 2015February 5, 2015 by Anna Abner

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Haunted Sydney House on Sale for 1.2 Million

Written by Sarah Dean in July 2014

One of Sydney’s most historic homes is up for sale for $1.2million with its current owner promising any prospective buyers they needn’t worry – it’s no longer haunted.

Denfield House in St Helen’s Park, in south-west Sydney, is on the market for $1.2 million.

Built in 1837 the house was originally owned by John Farley – the man who first saw Fred Fisher’s ghost in 1826.

Then a resident female ghost reportedly haunted Denfield’s kitchen, she was allegedly a former owner who would never go to bed until her husband was ready to join her.

However, current owner Steve Laws told the Daily Telegraph they had not experienced any supernatural incidents while living there.

Fred Fisher was an English-born Australian farmer from Campbelltown who suddenly disappeared in 1826.

Four months after he vanished, Farley ran into the local hotel in a very agitated state claiming he had seen Fisher’s ghost sitting on the rail of a nearby bridge.

The legend of the ghost is now celebrated in an annual festival in Campbelltown in November and the creek – now a storm water drain – beside which the body was discovered. It is known as Fisher’s Ghost Creek.

Farley was an emancipist, one of many of the convicts sentenced and transported under the convict system to Australia who had been given conditional or absolute pardons, and arrived in Australia in 1812.

He became a farmer and settled down with his wife Margaret in their new home, located on the 325 acre farm on the Appin Road.

Farley died in 1841, a year after he sold the sandstone brick house to magistrate John Bray.

The house remained in the Bray family for many years and in 1866 Joshua Bray wrote and described a curious incident in the night.

‘They are very much excited about here, the Mail was robbed ten days ago….The night before last they stopped it about a quarter of a mile from this house- the coachman and passengers came about 4 o’clock in the morning to tell us. These robberies take place in the night…they were hiding all their jewellery. Papa has loaded his pistol,’ he said.

The typical colonial house, surrounded by a stone flagged verandah, has been ‘meticulously restored over time to present a wonderful family home’, Ray White real estate agent’s website explains.

In about 1917 the Hickey’s bought the house and leased it to the Carroll family. It then became derelict until it was restored in 1964.

The listing on the Ray White website adds: ‘Comprising of four bedrooms plus a study this home comes complete with a variety of different living areas. Feel the warmth of the fireplace in the formal living or enjoy sun filled family areas.’

The house now boasts modern pleasures such as swimming pool and gardeners can enjoy the fruit trees, veggie patch and there’s even ‘enough room for a pony’.

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Is Your House Haunted?

Posted on February 2, 2015February 5, 2015 by Anna Abner

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Strange Noises, Unexplained Cold Patches? Is Your House Haunted?

Written in July 2014

It’s not easy living in a haunted house — all those strange noises, all those unexplained cold patches.

Fortunately, ridding your home of apparent paranormal activity can be a relatively straightforward exercise.

With a sense of adventure and the right tools, you shouldn’t even need to engage the services of a psychic.

Here, for your ghostbusting information, are the most common signs of a haunted house — and how to get rid of them.

Unexplained noises

That scraping sound at night could be the sound of a long-dead former occupant of your house trying to do your head in. Or it could be the noise of branches rubbing against the roof.

Wait until daylight to check for overhanging branches and remove any before they cause damage.

Creaking could be mischief from beyond the grave, or it could be a symptom of changes in temperature and humidity. Old houses are especially prone to expanding and contracting with changes in atmospheric conditions, as nails and pipes rub against wood.

If the noise is more of a skittering sound, investigate the possibility of rodents — either tottering over your roof or living inside your attic. Droppings, bite marks and remnants of nests are sure sign it’s time to call in the pest exterminator.

Doors opening and closing

It can be unsettling, waking up to find doors open you could have sworn you’d closed before you went to bed. Unsettling, but completely explainable. Misaligned doors do that: they open when you’ve shut them and swing about with a mind of their own.

If you fancy yourself as a home handyman — or woman — loosen the hinges, move the door so it’s sitting square, then tighten the hinges again. In severe cases, you might need to remove the door and plane the edge to prevent scraping. Sound too complicated? Phone your friendly neighbourhood handyman.

Lights turning on and off

Nothing says ooger-booger quite like electrical disturbances. But before you invest in a Ouija board, it might be worth checking the wiring in your home. The internet is awash with DIY electrical websites but common sense dictates that electrical charges and amateur handypeople don’t mix. This is one for the professionals.

Cold patches

If walking past a certain spot in the house sends chills down your spine, it’s time to check if something is causing a draught. One technique is to hold a lit candle near windows on a windy day. Air getting in where it shouldn’t will cause the candle to flicker. Remedy the situation by installing weather stripping, erecting curtains or replacing the window.

For cold patches on walls, consider better insulation.

Feeling like you’re being watched

As Joseph Heller wrote in Catch-22, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. If you feel like you’re being watched, sweep the house for hidden security cameras.

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Ghost Attacks Photog in PA

Posted on January 5, 2015January 15, 2015 by Anna Abner

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Ghost Attacks Photographer in Pennsylvania House ‘Haunted’ With Demons and Spirits

Written by Darcie Loreno in July 2014

HANOVER, Pa. — Homeowners in Pennsylvania claim their home is haunted with ghosts and a demon, and one photojournalist was reportedly hurt while inside.

According to WPMT, homeowner DeAnna Simpson said they’ve lived there for seven years, and she says she has photos and recordings of voices, laughing, and even dogs barking.

She said one of the ghosts is a demon, and that she caught it in a photo. She said it is a 7-foot-tall figure.

When a Fox 43 photojournalist entered the home for a story, he felt his hand burning and saw a scratch on his wrist. Simpson claims he was hurt as a warning about telling her story.

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Top 5 Most Haunted Roads

Posted on December 29, 2014January 15, 2015 by Anna Abner

Or, Spooky Places To Avoid At Night

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Ghosts Aren’t Just For Houses:Top 5 Most Haunted Roads

Apparently some ghosts have taken their shows to the road… and this list will tell you just which roads to avoid if you don’t want to hear anything go bump in the night on your next drive.

First up, Belchen Tunnel, Switzerland. It looks creepy enough, doesn’t it? It gets better… or worse. Apparently, this Swiss road is haunted by an old lady. One report shows that two women actually claimed to pick the old lady up, and were told by the old lady that “something dreadful was going to happen.” Then, with her message apparently delivered, she disappeared.

Not scary enough? Let’s try Stocksbridge Road, also known as the “Killer Road.” Located in the United Kingdom, there have been numerous ghost sightings reported… and of more than one ghost, as well. There’s the ghost of a monk who likes to show up on the bridge on Stocksbridge Road. And then there are the ghost children (aren’t those always the scariest?). Some of the sightings of these ghost children actually come from security guards, who said they saw children playing on the road late one night… but the kids disappeared before the guards could reach them. Workmen often reported children singing in the night, as well.

But let’s bring it a little closer to home with Highway 666 in the United States. Here there have been reports of speeding ghost cars — including a flaming, demonic semi-truck that reportedly seems to drive directly at spooked travelers — as well as packs of devil dogs. Also, people tend to disappear from this stretch of road, losing their sense of time and sometimes not being found until days later. The name was changed from Highway 666 to 491, and, strangely enough, accidents did decrease… but it is still known as America’s “Highway to H*ll.”

Then there is Tuen Mun Road, located in Hong Kong. There is a disproportionately high number of car accidents on this road, and people there blame the local ghosts. Apparently, these ghosts will appear suddenly, right in front of a driver, forcing the driver to swerve and inevitably crash. Furthermore, just to guarantee there is never a shortage, they say that each new car accident fatality results in a new ghost haunting the road.

But if you are looking for a little more personal interaction from your ghostly encounters, try Clinton Road, in New Jersey, at the Old Boy Bridge. If you toss in a coin, the ghost of a boy who drowned there will toss it back up to you. And if that isn’t creepy enough, there have also been sightings of UFOs, mutated circus animals, and mysterious glowing eyes.

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Haunted Mississippi Hospital

Posted on December 22, 2014January 15, 2015 by Anna Abner

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Haunted Mississippi

Written by Therese Apel (Sep. 2014)

Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg is known to be one of the most haunted hospitals in the south.

The dust on the table reads, “pleh,” or “help” backwards. Nobody on the paranormal investigation team knew how it had gotten there….

You decide.

Oh, and by the way… ghosts are said to write backwards.

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