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Test yourself with some trivia after reading An Illustrated History of Ghosts to find out how much of a ghost expert you truly are!
The term defined as: 'the appearance of objects out of thin air.'
Astral Projection
Ectoplasm
Apport
Trigger Object
According to the legend, this ghost is known to manifest a future romantic partner.
The Brown Lady Ghost
Bloody Mary
The White Lady
The Lightkeeper
Scientific explanations provided by the skeptics of hauntings may include:
Sleep Paralysis
Infrasound
Pareidolia
The foundational damage of a building
All of the above
According to the West African legend, these ghosts are tricksters, capable of causing injury or even death.
Duppy
Hantu
Toyol
Bomoh
Claw-like marks were discovered in soot at this haunted location.
The home of Fanny Lynes on Cock Lane in London
An ancient home in Athens, Greece
John Mompesson's home in Tedworth, England
The Himeji Castle in Japan
This legend may have inspired the book and film adaptation, The Ring:
The hauntings of Himeji Castle
The hauntings of Houska Castle
Kiyotaki Tunnel
The hauntings of The Great Dismal Swamp
People who identified with this group, namely women, were often exploited and harassed by their debunkers.
Ghost Hunters
The Dark Magicians
Witches
Mediums
The siting of this phantom car led police to find a wreck and dead driver that had been missing for five months.
Phantom Phaeton
Vauxhall Astra
Silverpilen
Yellow Beetle
The expression 'saved by the bell' comes from...
The legend of a young girl who fell into a well and nearly drowned. She wore a bracelet with a bell that allowed her to ring for help.
The legend of a teenager who was entombed alive after a comatose state that was mistaken for death. Soon after, people started burying their loved ones with bells.
The legend of George MacKenzie's tomb which had been repeatedly desecrated by vandals, one of whom attempted to steal a rare gold bell from his grave. The bell has been reported to ring at dawn.
The legend of an old man who was entombed alive after a comatose state that was mistaken for death. Soon after, people started burying their loved ones with bells.
In 2016, five American tourists were rescued from this site in a state of shock after witnessing paranormal entities.
Isla De Las Muñecas
Kinarut Mansion, Malaysia
Island of Poveglia
Winchester Mystery House
Some of the reported hauntings at Amityville include:
Invisible Grasping Hands
Open windows
Phantom crying
Footsteps on the staircase
In Catholicism, this rite has been practiced for centuries. It largely fell out of favor until the 1970s during the heights of Satanic Panic.
Vigil
Timeslips
Séance
Exorcism
This site has reputedly attracted a plethora of unusual events, including ghosts, UFOs and cryptids.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Calico Ghost Town
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Sherman Ranch
A human skull was found above ground at this haunted site.
Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California
La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Borley Rectory, a haunted house in Essex, England
Phare De Tévennec Lighthouse on the coast of France
This is known as one of the largest haunted areas in the world.
Devil's Sea
Cape Horn
Bermuda Triangle
The East China Sea
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