In this episode, the podcast takes a deep-dive into the history, archaeology and ghostlore of Queen Street Masonic Hall, Sunderland, the oldest custom-built Masonic Hall still in use by Freemasons in Britain.
The episode begins at Nafferton Castle in Northumberland, and the many fates of the murderer Long Lonkin, then moves a mile to the west to the site of Nafferton New Hall, and its pesky poltergeist.
The episode’s archives story is “A Ghost at Whitby” from the 8th December 1891’s
Episode 26 starts with a visit to the community archaeology project at Carlisle Cricket Club, the Uncovering Roman Carlisle project, with an interview with archaeologists Frank and Anna Giecco. Staying in Carlisle, the podcast then looks to the 1864 sighting of a ‘ghost’ in Milbourne Street, and reports from the
Episode 25’s main tale is a look at the gypsy curse of Levens Hall, Cumbria, along with its Grey Lady, Pink Lady and ghost dog. We then move onto a 1903 tale of a haunted house told in the Wemyss Gazette, before moving on to William Henderson’s version of the
The podcast starts with the tales of revenants described by the 12th century Augustinian Canon William Parvus, with stories that eventually became the tales we now know as the Vampires of Berwick, Melrose, Alnwick/Annan Castle and Buckingham. This episode’s ‘from the archives’ then looks at an article of a ghostly
The episode opens with the 1828 poem “The Benighted Traveller”, then moves to the history and tales of fairies and the Lambton Worm at Penshaw Monument near Sunderland. This episode’s archives story relates a case of mistaken identity in 1848, followed by the second story of the day which looks
Episode 22 starts with the origins of Burns Night and a look at the folklore surrounding Scotland’s national dish, haggis. From there the episode turns to Durham City and the tale of Sir John Duck and the Raven, before heading across to Northumberland for a swift peek at the ghosts
As the podcast sneaks into 2024, The Boggart starts the New Year with a report of a ghost in Sunderland in 1786, then moves on to give a rapid tour of some UK-wide and North East ghosts and hauntings associated with World War II, including brief glimpses at The North
Episode 20 marks the Boggart’s 2023 Christmas episode, and the last episode of 2023.
It it, for the Scrooges among you, the episode delves into the non-festive tale of The Hexham Heads, before then plunging into the folklore surrounding this festive season. There’s also a shoutout to two of
One of the most commonly seen image types on ghost investigation websites and social media is that of the ghostly mist…
Demonstration of a ‘poltergeist’ or ‘telekinesis’ movement of a small pamphlet. The effect…
Demonstration of a ‘poltergeist’ or ‘haunted’ chair seemingly moving across an office by itself. The effect…
The topic of orbs in the paranormal is an interesting one. Orbs are the source of massive disagreement when it comes to collating ‘evidence’ …
This article isn’t about being a killjoy, or ‘having a go’. Its not even about the plethora of ghost groups who think its perfectly acceptable to break-and-enter or trespass in derelict buildings to ply their ‘trade’…
This page holds links and titles of useful sources/research for those wanting to look into photography themselves, and understand the processes behind some of the mundane phenomena often mistaken for paranormal phenomena.
Perhaps the most common ‘ghost photograph’ that crosses my desk these days is the product of the deliberate use of a ghost app or other software…
Examples: Software and app generated images
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