Paranormal News, Recent Ghost Sightings & Evidence

In times of difficulty the Ghostbusters often turn to one book to help them identify entities involved in haunting cases, that book was written by London-born John Horace Tobin and published in October 1920, but is 'Tobin's Spirit Guide' a real book?

This month one of the world's most famous real-life ghost stories turns 40 and to celebrate I've been digging through the Enfield poltergeist case files and re-examining the best documented poltergeist haunting of all time.

Whether you believe the Enfield Poltergeist was evidence of a real haunting or not, there's no doubt that the story had an enormous impact at the time. After all, the media relies on public interest to sustain a story. The Enfield Poltergeist was widely covered in newspapers, books, radio and TV at the time and continues to fascinate. So how could this seemingly simple haunting have had such a large impact over such a timespan?

The Enfield Poltergeist case is one of the best documented case of a haunting ever, but while researching the topic ahead of the 40th anniversary of the event I uncovered six interesting facts that aren't widely know about the events that took place in Enfield, North London in 1977.

40 years ago this month, the Hodgson family of Enfield in north London reported strange goings on in their house at 284 Green Street, it became one of the most famous poltergeist cases ever, but 40 years on, how much do you remember about this iconic case?

The classic paranormal comedy movie 'Ghostbuster' introduced us to an array of spirits and demons including Gozer the Gozerian but it turns out that the demon deity first made its presence known at a haunted house in Enfield in the 1970s.

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Enfield Poltergeist case, which centred on the Hodgson family of Enfield. To celebrate, here's a list of every milestone, major event and significant visit to the house. The timeline covers the house's most active period from August 1977 to October 1978.

Tomorrow night 'Celebrity Big Brother' returns to Channel 5 and amongst the celebrity line-up is the nation's favourite psychic medium, Derek Acorah, best known for appearing on Living TV's 'Most Haunted'.

You must have experienced that phenomenon when you're sat at home and suddenly something a shelf suddenly falls off for no reason, there's no one near it and it's been sitting on that shelf for months. Why should it randomly fall now? Is it paranormal or is there a rational explanation for these items unexpected movement?

Test your knowledge or paranormal investigation with this ghost hunting quiz, it covers off topics like researcher gadgets, common practices and techniques.

The best ghost hunting device I've seen, an all-in-one multimeter which tracks and logs temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, vibration and electromagnetic field strength.

Have you ever wondered who the highest earning ghosts of all time are? Let's take a look at the spirits which have pulled the most tourists into their haunted houses or the real life spooks which have sold the most books.

With its undiscovered plague pits, wartime damage, and plenty of tragedy like Jack The Ripper and beheadings at The Tower Of London, the capital easily has a more gruesome history than any other city in the UK. So, it's no surprise that there are some very well known ghost stories such as the hauntings, as well as some lesser known tales.

A list of the top ten paranormal websites from around the world, the best resources for ghost hunters, paranormal investigators or for those who just love ghost stories.

A few weeks ago I witnessed my first ever flashlight experiment during a ghost hunt, I'd never seen the technique before and then our paranormal guide first laid the torches out on the floor at our haunted location, I thought it was just for atmospheric effect. In fact, when one of the torches when out I told her assuming that she wanted them on.

How well do you know the world of the paranormal? Do you know the difference between a medium and a clairvoyant? How about the origin of ghost terminology and classification?

Review of CenTex Paranormal's EDI+ PLUS meter, an array of essential ghost hunting devices built into one hand-held piece of equipment. The EDI+ includes an ultra-low EMF detector, ambient temperature sensor (°C/°F), vibration detection, air pressure sensor, and humidity sensor.

If you've ever watched a paranormal investigation show on TV or been on a ghost hunt yourself then you're probably familiar with concept of communicating with spirits by encouraging them to tap once for "yes" and twice for "no" but why is it such a common practice?

Spirit photography is a field of photography which aims to capture images of ghosts or apparitions in the shot, usually as part of ghost hunts or in haunted locations. The principles are very old, dating back to the 19th century and as cameras have to got better and more advanced, so have the photos of spirits. Even modern smartphones can be used to capture spirits.

I spent yesterday evening locked inside a labyrinth of dark, dank tunnels on the hunt for paranormal activity. The sinister network of passageways once housed a wartime aircraft factory before being turned into a nuclear hideout. The site is now an airsoft venue and has a whole list of reported ghost sightings, as you might imagine for a venue with so much history. I went along to this eerie location to see if I could spot any supernatural occurrences for myself.