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It Happened to Me…

Poltergeist tricks?

These events occurred between 2008 and 2010. The first was around Christmas 2008. I was alone in the house at the time, sitting on the living room floor watching TV with the dog lying beside me as I stroked her. I heard a rustling sound and realised it was coming from the Christmas tree. I could see the top branches shuffling about, as if being moved by a bird or a mouse. I got up to investigate, but the movement ceased. I turned on the main lights and looked among the branches and all around the furniture, but there was no sign of anything that could have been moving about in the tree. My dog didn’t react in any way.

A few days later, I was in the kitchen and heard a distinct clatter from the dining room. The dog was alone in the room, sleeping peacefully in her bed. The source of the clatter was obvious as I observed a glass on the dining room table, rolling on its side as if it had just been knocked over. There was no sign of anything that could have caused the glass to topple.

The third event was a little more disturbing. I was once more alone in the house, sitting in an armchair at the

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