May 25, 2012

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The Macbeth Curse

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One of Shakespeare’s more popular plays, Macbeth has a bizarre and dangerous past, going right back to its premiere performance in the early 1600s.

Angelique Cottin’s Poltergeist Activity

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Angelique Cottin was the alleged generator of poltergeist activity in France over a few months in 1846. Angelique came from a poor Catholic family who saw her supposed power of manipulating objects as a way to make money.

Waverly Hills Sanatorium

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In 1962 the sanatorium was converted to a care facility for the elderly. It didn’t take long until rumors and gossip began to spread about abuses in the facility.

Bridey Murphy

Scene from the film "Search for Bridey Murphy"

Almost instantly the hypnotized Virginia began talking with an Irish accent. She claimed no longer to be Virginia, but a woman named Bridey Murphy who had lived in Ireland in the 19th century.

The Greenbrier Ghost

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The ghost told Mary Jane that Edward was a cruel man who had attacked her and broken her neck because he believed she had not cooked any meat for dinner.

Borley Rectory

The Borley Rectory

Borley Rectory is infamously known in England as that country’s most haunted house. Strange happenings began almost immediately after the Bull family moved in.