Morzine and the Village Overtaken by Possession
Beginning in 1857, convulsions, blasphemous voices and possession reports spread through the Alpine village of Morzine and resisted years of…
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Month: July 2026
The Possessed Nuns of Louviers and Madeleine Bavent
Behind the walls of a Louviers convent, accusations of possession, nocturnal rites and corrupted clergy led to exorcisms, trials and…
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The Aix-en-Provence Possessions and Louis Gaufridy
In 1611, the possession of two Ursuline women drew exorcists, demonic voices and the Parlement of Provence toward the priest…
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Nicole Aubrey and the Exorcism Wars of France
In 1566, a teenage woman called Nicole Aubrey was carried into Laon Cathedral, where Beelzebub spoke before crowds and the…
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Demonic Apparitions in the Records of the Witch Trials
Witch-trial records preserve a dark procession of black men, spectral animals and midnight visitors said to demand names, blood and…
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Poveglia Island and the Silence of the Venetian Dead
Beyond Venice lies Poveglia, an abandoned quarantine island of sealed wards, a silent bell tower and stories that the dead…
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The Cock Lane Ghost and the Knocks That Accused a Murderer
In 1762 London, a knocking spirit answered questions from a child's bed and accused William Kent of poisoning the dead…
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The Devil of Glenluce and the Voice in the Weaver’s House
In 1654, stones, severed threads and a speaking presence invaded the home of Scottish weaver Gilbert Campbell. The Devil of…
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The Bell Witch and the Spirit That Hated John Bell
On a Tennessee farm, an invisible presence scratched the walls, spoke to visitors and vowed to kill John Bell. The…
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Borley Rectory and England’s Most Haunted House
A spectral nun, phantom coaches, writing on walls and stones thrown from empty rooms made Borley Rectory England's most famous…
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