Hauntings & Apparitions

Reports of apparitions, sensed presences and haunted locations have long stood near the centre of survival-related inquiry. This Survival of Death subcategory gathers articles on such experiences, considering their patterns, contexts and possible meanings, and the extent to which they may point to agency or consciousness beyond bodily death.

Beaulieu Abbey

Ghostly sightings have frequently been reported in a ruined Cisterican abbey in the town of Beaulieu, Hampshire.

Cheltenham Ghost

An 1892 report described frequent sightings by multiple witnesses of an apparitional woman dressed in black.

Collective Apparitions (Theories)

Apparitions perceived by more than one person provide some theoretical challenges.

Ghost Hunting

'Ghost hunting’ is a popular term for the investigation of claims of site-based phenomena, such as apparitions and poltergeists.

Ghosts and Apparitions in Psi Research (Overview)

Types of ghostly phenomena, methods of research and theories of causation.

Hans Holzer

Austrian-born American author (1920–2009) and lay paranormal investigator, largely of hauntings and poltergeists.

Hornby Apparition

This late 19th century case was discredited by discrepancies in the original account but an alternative interpretation has been advanced.

Infrasound

Infrasound (audio frequencies below normal human hearing) has been suggested as the cause of paranormal-seeming effects.

Podmore’s ‘Apparitions and Thought-Transference’

Argues that apparitions may be explained through telepathy.

Reciprocal Apparitions

Reciprocal apparitions are experienced in out-of-body states at the same time they are perceived by others.

Barry E Taff

Barry Taff is an American author and investigator of hauntings, UFOs and alien abduction phenomena

Versailles ‘Time-Slip’

An experience in the gardens of Versailles, described by two Englishwomen in their 1911 book An Adventure.

Why Do Ghosts Wear Clothes?

Sceptics use the fact that apparitions appear fully clad as reason to doubt them. This article discusses why they might.

Wilmot Apparition

19th century case in which a woman felt herself go out-of-body to her husband's ship, where she was perceived by him and another person.