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The Enfield Poltergeist is a series of extraordinary events reported between late autumn 1977 and early 1979 in the home of the Hodgson family at 284 Green Street in the Enfield district of London. The case encompasses numerous phenomena including loud knocking sounds, object throwing, furniture movement, temporary water pooling, unexplained minor burns or flickers, and acoustic phenomena resembling human voices. These events were documented with sufficient frequency and variety to disrupt daily

The Tomika-chō (Gifu) Poltergeist Case is a series of reported phenomena occurring in 2000 at a municipal apartment building in Tomika-chō, Gifu Prefecture, including unusual sounds, objects allegedly moving on their own, electrical appliance anomalies, and some visual accounts.【1】The case gained widespread public attention after complaints, which had become noticeable following moves into the four-story complex opened in 1999, were reported in the media in late 2000. Interactions with local aut

In Prof. Dr. Erhan Afyoncu’s work Osmanlı'nın Hayaleti, many forgotten or little-known aspects of the Ottoman Empire are examined. The book focuses on the late period of the Ottoman Empire, its decline, and the empire’s ghostly legacy, while also providing a thorough analysis of the social structure, state mechanisms, and political events of the era. Topics such as the political crises of the empire’s final years, relations with the West, reform movements, and the contemporary echoes of the Otto

Yūrei holds a profound place in Japanese culture, both in the interpretation of concepts related to death, spirits, and the afterlife, and in religious and folkloric narratives. Yūrei, at the center of Japanese belief systems, emerges as a synthesis of popular beliefs, Buddhist teachings, and Shinto rituals. Although resembling the Western concept of “ghost,” the metaphysical and cultural layers represented by Yūrei are far deeper.Definition and Origins of YūreiThe term “Yūrei” (幽霊) is composed

The Borley Rectory Case refers to a series of paranormal phenomena reported in a house located in the village of Borley, in Essex, England, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. The building, constructed in 1863, became known as “England’s most haunted house” due to increasing reports, especially from the 1920s onward. The phenomena included visual and auditory apparitions, claims of objects moving spontaneously, writings appearing on walls, and messages received during variou