Curiosities

Category: Curiosities

Gawler Spontaneous Human Combustion?

Gawler Spontaneous Human Combustion? Fire - spontaneous human combustion Gawler

Gawler Spontaneous Human Combustion Gawler Spontaneous Human Combustion case, was this the first to occur in South Australia and what is it?  While researching stories for my Gawler Dark History Tour back in 2010, I uncovered one of the most intriguing stories of my tour.  At first, it seemed like the usual case of accidental […]

MARGAM CASTLE GHOSTS

MARGAM CASTLE GHOSTS Margam Castle Ghosts

MARGAM CASTLE Margam Castle – Murder & Ghosts! By Alison Oborn History of Margam Castle Margam Castle sits nestled on an 850-acre country estate roughly 2 miles from Port Talbot, South Wales.  It is, in fact, a large Victorian-era country home built to look like a gothic-style castle.  Built between 1830-1840, Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot […]

Friday 13th Superstitions

Friday 13th Superstitions Friday 13th - Superstitions

FRIDAY 13th SUPERSTITION Friday 13th superstition… do you stay in bed and pull the covers over your head and refuse to face the world?  Have you changed your travel itinerary because your flight coincided with this dreaded date?  Are you convinced that something bad is going to happen to you or your family?  If the […]

THE GREY NURSE PHENOMENA – HOSPITAL GHOSTS

THE GREY NURSE PHENOMENA – HOSPITAL GHOSTS The Grey Nurse Hospital Ghost

THE GREY NURSE PHENOMENA – HOSPITAL GHOSTS In Sickness and in Death – the Grey Nurse Phenomena by Kag Allwood The Grey Nurse hospital ghost – she is said to attend to your needs with a smile whilst she empties the bedpan or changes your drip.  If you need extra care, she will press the […]

THE DARK HEDGES GHOSTS

THE DARK HEDGES GHOSTS The Dark Hedges Ghosts in Ireland

The Dark Hedges Ghosts The Dark Hedges Gives us a Suprise – By Kag Allwood History of the Dark Hedges The Dark Hedges was made famous by the hit HBO TV show ‘Game of Thrones’.  It was portrayed as part of Kings Road used by Arya Stark as she escaped from Kings Landing on the […]