Couple sue previous homeowners for not telling them the house was haunted

Devil's in the detail of 'haunted' house sale - Telegraph

Apparently they have a really strong case as an exorcism of a young girl was carried out there in the 1970's and they wern't informed by the previous owners, meaning the previous occupants will likely settle out of court.

It so sounds like they found out about the exorcism though and are now fabricating stories of ridiculous paranormal activity.

They claim their car spontaneously combusted :rolleyes: that green slime appeared on the walls overnight and that they could hear clanging chains and moaning at night.

Seriously I mean they could at least make their bullshit case sound half plausible, and make up realistic 'evidence' of ghostly activity. Clanging chains and green slime? It sounds like they got their ideas on hauntings from watching Scooby Doo.

I wonder if they claim a giant marsh mallow man tried to destroy their home one night as well :rolleyes:

Man thats funny shit! ;D

"The local papers at the time said a girl had been possessed by the devil and had been taken to the bishop. Nothing helped, until Pope John Paul II prayed for her."

The frightening thing is, a vast majority of people believe stories like this because 'they would like to think there's something'

That's the most common answer you get when you ask someone if they believe in life after death. Some poeple can't differentiate between what they want to believe and what they really believe.

Ono's fact of the day right there ;D

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Seriously I mean they could at least make their bullshit case sound half plausible, and make up realistic 'evidence' of ghostly activity. Clanging chains and green slime? It sounds like they got their ideas on hauntings from watching Scooby Doo.

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LOL

You really need to write a weekly current events piece.

I've been checking books out of the library about ghosts and hauntings. I am finding that most of the stories are about people who died in the 1700's or take place in 100 year old houses. It's very disappointing. I want to read about 80's through 2008.

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Seriously I mean they could at least make their bullshit case sound half plausible, and make up realistic 'evidence' of ghostly activity. Clanging chains and green slime? It sounds like they got their ideas on hauntings from watching Scooby Doo.

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LOL

You really need to write a weekly current events piece.

I've been checking books out of the library about ghosts and hauntings. I am finding that most of the stories are about people who died in the 1700's or take place in 100 year old houses. It's very disappointing. I want to read about 80's through 2008.

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I think that's your answer right there. The houses are hold, and hence the floor boards creek, woodworm has probably made holes in the walls creating draught pockets and funny noises. The boilers are old and fucked making the pipes bang etc.

There is probably mould in the walls giving off strange smells etc.

New houses I guess don't have those problems hence less sightings.

I read a case last semester about a court which confirmed that the old owner had to pay the new owner because he did not tell him his house was haunted.
To the court it was irrelevant whether the house was haunted or not, but the main focus was that the old owner had claimed it was haunted in a popular magazine. Then he sold the house without telling the new buyer. This adversely affected re-sale values. The court pretty much said that since it adversly affected re-sale values and that the old owner had been advertising the spirits previously, he should have, in good faith told the potential buyer.

Shortly after reading the article Bilbo posted I went to check all my other favorite websites and found another article about the same case... actually it's the same article now that I read further into it lol



Here is a cool link to make up for the re-post I just made

Unexplained Mysteries :: Ghost Hunters video evidence montage

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Shortly after reading the article Bilbo posted I went to check all my other favorite websites and found another article about the same case... actually it's the same article now that I read further into it lol



Here is a cool link to make up for the re-post I just made

Unexplained Mysteries :: Ghost Hunters video evidence montage

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I love that site mate, was your greatest ever find I think, I log on at least once a day. This article, my gnome discovery, tree man and a load others all from that site. The forum is the most unitentionally funny read on the whole internet :D

As for Taps, I think they are largely a joke, a team of plumbers completely untrained in science, using equipment they are not trained to use, for a purpose it was not designed for.

Having said that they are far far better than our crappy British version where we send in teams of psychics and other related loons.

At least taps try and take a scientific approach even if they don't really have a clue what they are doing.

Some good evidence on there though, some of it is pretty convincing.


By the way BG you really should start a blog on this stuff. Tell us about the latest Big Foot sightings and the other goings on in the cryptozoology and UFO worlds.

I'd defintiely read it :)

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"The local papers at the time said a girl had been possessed by the devil and had been taken to the bishop. Nothing helped, until Pope John Paul II prayed for her."

The frightening thing is, a vast majority of people believe stories like this because 'they would like to think there's something'

That's the most common answer you get when you ask someone if they believe in life after death. Some poeple can't differentiate between what they want to believe and what they really believe.

Ono's fact of the day right there ;D

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Actually I myself wouldn't mind spending the night there JUST TO SEE if there really IS something. I've always been the "I don't believe it til' I see it" type. But if there's any possibility of me finding out for sure something like this is real, I don't mind taking that chance.

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"The local papers at the time said a girl had been possessed by the devil and had been taken to the bishop. Nothing helped, until Pope John Paul II prayed for her."

The frightening thing is, a vast majority of people believe stories like this because 'they would like to think there's something'

That's the most common answer you get when you ask someone if they believe in life after death. Some poeple can't differentiate between what they want to believe and what they really believe.

Ono's fact of the day right there ;D

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Actually I myself wouldn't mind spending the night there JUST TO SEE if there really IS something. I've always been the "I don't believe it til' I see it" type. But if there's any possibility of me finding out for sure something like this is real, I don't mind taking that chance.

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I'm a hypocrite because I absolutley don't believe it and mock those who do but I sure as hell wouldn't spend even 5 minutes in such a place on my own:rolleyes:

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"The local papers at the time said a girl had been possessed by the devil and had been taken to the bishop. Nothing helped, until Pope John Paul II prayed for her."

The frightening thing is, a vast majority of people believe stories like this because 'they would like to think there's something'

That's the most common answer you get when you ask someone if they believe in life after death. Some poeple can't differentiate between what they want to believe and what they really believe.

Ono's fact of the day right there ;D

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Actually I myself wouldn't mind spending the night there JUST TO SEE if there really IS something. I've always been the "I don't believe it til' I see it" type. But if there's any possibility of me finding out for sure something like this is real, I don't mind taking that chance.

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I'm a hypocrite because I absolutley don't believe it and mock those who do but I sure as hell wouldn't spend even 5 minutes in such a place on my own:rolleyes:

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If you don't believe in it, then why wouldn't you want to stay in a place like that? :confused:

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Actually I myself wouldn't mind spending the night there JUST TO SEE if there really IS something. I've always been the "I don't believe it til' I see it" type. But if there's any possibility of me finding out for sure something like this is real, I don't mind taking that chance.

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I'm a hypocrite because I absolutley don't believe it and mock those who do but I sure as hell wouldn't spend even 5 minutes in such a place on my own:rolleyes:

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If you don't believe in it, then why wouldn't you want to stay in a place like that? :confused:

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Because I'm a scaredy cat.

Honestly I can make myself scared at any time of the day by thinking the girl from the ring is standing behind me.

Just typing this now has made all the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I'm looking round like a scared girl,

I'll have to sleep with the light on now and listen to something funny just to take my mind off it :(

Well, since I am bored I will tell a story for you Dilbo.

I lived with my uncle in Maryland in 92' and 93'. The town was Reisterstown and the house we lived in was the oldest house in those parts. It was a 2 story, old old house. Story was that it had housed slaves in the 1700's, and several people were hung back in the day:(

Anyways, my uncle and aunts told me that it was haunted and relayed stories to me from over the years; as my aunt had lived in the downstairs section for years. I really never went into any of that haunted nonsense, but I soon learned different. My uncle was out one night and me and the dogs were watching t.v. and I swear on my mothers life the window blinds went up and down by themselves. The dogs went crazy and started jumping and barking at the ceiling. Every hair on my arms went straight up; I sh#t you not. The blinds went up and down 3 times and then it was over. When I say up and down I mean, you know how blinds have the little plastic piece that you twist and it opens or closes them? That's what I meant. I called my aunt all freaked out and she just said " We told you so".

About a week later uncle Joe was cooking spaghetti and Italian sausage and called me into the kitchen; which is when the dogs started freaking out again. I went in there and it felt cold and when I looked at the sausage sitting in the pan, they were rolling back and forth in the pan and did so for a couple of minutes. Trapper, the labrador, was screaming and all his back hair was straight up.

Also, down in the basement where the supposed hangings took place; late at night on numerous occasions it would sound like people were walking around, actual stomping or something. Very creepy and actually made me sad for the people that had suffered way back in the day.

This isn't a made up story; it happened and you guys and gals can think I lost my sense or whatever, but it is what it is. I never told anyone except my mom about it.{She said all that devil music I listen to scrambled my brain:-\}

Talk sh#t to me but beware:D

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Having said that they are far far better than our crappy British version where we send in teams of psychics and other related loons.

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Yeah, I watch them from time to time if they are at a cool location. and because I think the blonde is hot but only when seen from night vision.

Same with T.A.P.S. actually, I only watch the shows that have a intresting location. So even if the show is crap I've at least been giving a nice tour.

The worst show yet is Paranormal State. Each show is a half-hour long so by the time they get going it's over. I believe they have them on YouTube at the moment if you want to check them out.

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Well, since I am bored I will tell a story for you Bilbo The Great One.

I lived with my uncle in Maryland in 92' and 93'. The town was Reisterstown and the house we lived in was the oldest house in those parts. It was a 2 story, old old house. Story was that it had housed slaves in the 1700's, and several people were hung back in the day:(

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As a Marylander I find that quite a tale. Still, it's another 1700's based story. I find these less scary for some reason. I guess because a ghost dressed in pantaloons is laughable.

My cousin, the one who visits me quite often, lives in a house that is 250 years old. We have experienced odd happenings there. I will post some pictures when I get a chance. I think I have some on my hard drive and will take some more the next time I am there.