True Ghost Stories 5: True Ghost Stories, #5

By ALAN TONER

True Ghost Stories 5 is a poltergeist special, and takes a look at some of the most terrifying reports of poltergeist activity ever recorded. Cases covered include The Enfield Poltergeist, The Demon Drummer of Tedworth, The Bell Witch Haunting and many more. There are also some chapters on what is a poltergeist, signs of a poltergeist, and how to expel it. If you are fascinated by poltergeists, then this is the book for you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ALAN TONER
• Release date: Apr 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393796305

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True Ghost Stories 5

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Alan Toner

www.alantoner.com

Copyright © 2013 Alan Toner

All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author.

About The Author

Alan Toner was born on Merseyside. In addition to his series of true ghost and paranormal books, he has also published his horror fiction collections.

His website is: www.alantoner.com

Other Books by Alan Toner

True Ghost Stories

True Ghost Stories 2

True Ghost Stories 3

True Ghost Stories 4

True Ghost Stories 6

Celebrity Hauntings

200 True Ghost Stories

Haunted Objects

Horror Stories

Horror Stories 2

Werewolf Nightmare

The Fright Film Quiz Book

CONTENTS

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Chapter One: What Is A Poltergeist?

Chapter Two: Signs Of A Poltergeist

Chapter Three: How To Expel A Poltergeist

Chapter Four: The Sauchie Poltergeist

Chapter Five: The Bell Witch Haunting

Chapter Six: The Biting Poltergeist

Chapter Seven: The Cock Lane Poltergeist

Chapter Eight: The Thornton Heath Poltergeist

Chapter Nine: The Black Monk of Pontefract

Chapter Ten: The Enfield Poltergeist

Chapter Eleven: The Humpty Doo Poltergeist

Chapter Twelve: Poltergeist Pete

Chapter Thirteen: Gef The Talking Mongoose

Chapter Fourteen: The Danny Poltergeist Case

Chapter Fifteen: The Drummer of Tedworth

Chapter Sixteen: The Epworth Rectory Poltergeist

Chapter Seventeen: The Birmingham Poltergeist

Chapter Eighteen: The Maria Jose Ferreira Poltergeist

Chapter Nineteen: The Entity – The True Story

Chapter Twenty: The Movie Poltergeist

Author’s Note

Chapter One: What Is A Poltergeist?

The word poltergeist comes from the German word poltern, which means to rumble or jangle, and geist, which means spirit. Poltern also describes an act of loud or aggressive speech. Although poltergeist literally means noisy spirit, a poltergeist is neither a spirit nor a ghost, according to paranormal and parapsychology experts. Often described as a disruptive invisible force and entity, the nature of poltergeists has long been a subject of debate within many paranormal circles. Poltergeists have traditionally been described in folklore as troublesome spirits who, unlike ghosts, haunt a particular person instead of a specific location. Such alleged poltergeist manifestations have been reported in many cultures and countries, including the United States, Japan, Brazil, and most European nations. The earliest recorded poltergeist cases date back to the 1st century.

There are marked differences between poltergeists and what is normally thought of as a ghost. Ghosts are usually considered to be the spirits of dead people - possibly our loved ones watching over us, or the trapped and tormented spirit of a murder victim, perhaps seeking retribution for their life being taken. Generally, these spirits pass through the Earth plane totally unaware that we even exist.

By contrast, poltergeists are a different sort of entity that displays very little signs of a typical haunting. Poltergeists seem to have the ability to interact with the material world quite easily, sometimes to a malevolent extent, such as the case back in the late 1970's in England. A scientist, Vladistav Bukreev, witnessed the harrowing and terrifying period of an English family living in London between 1977-1978. They were tormented regularly by intense poltergeist activity. Dr. Bukreev saw showers of stones and bricks come down inside the house, and the windows were smashed by the objects being flung through them by an invisible hand. Objects would float through the air, and blood, water, and other liquid substances would emit from the walls and ceilings. Also, the family sustained what appeared to be bite or claw marks on their bodies. The two young girls were lifted up into the air and moved around with no apparent support. For nearly a whole year, the family endured their horrifying experiences, but finally could take no more and fled from the property.

Another much-advanced theory about the nature of poltergeists is that their aggravating and perturbing work could be attributable to demonic entities. Some have even gone as far as to suggest that the Devil himself could possibly be behind such paranormal disruption and torment (just like in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist). This idea was prevalent during ancient times, possibly because of the remarkable similarities between a demonic manifestation and