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Posted on 12/07/2004 7:13:00 PM PST by CurlyBill
"A night of terror" is how a man described the time he spent in what is said to be one of Warwickshire's most haunted houses.
Michael Chapman was one of 10 people who spent the night at Shrieves House Barn, in Sheep Street, Stratford.
The 500-year-old building, now home to Falstaffs Experience museum, is said to be a hotbed of paranormal activity.
Mr Chapman, 48, a fine art expert from a village near Stratford, said the ancient building soon revealed its dark secrets.
Volunteers reported feeling dizzy, sick and breathless, and felt icy chills and pains.
He said one woman suffered bruising after being hit on the head by a mystery object and others watched as a picture moved to and fro on the wall.
A photo was taken which is said to show the ghost of an eight-year-old girl who wanders the medieval hallways.
Mr Chapman and his daughter Melissa, 17, were the only two people brave enough to last the whole night - but it is a night they will not forget.
"We were total sceptics. I always thought the dead will never hurt you but now I am not so sure. We felt icy cold, saw flashing lights and I could smell burning - there was a fire here once in which people died.
"I am the most level-headed person there is - but there are things in there that left me thinking perhaps there is more to this world. Even the mediums had to leave.
"I don't believe in heaven and hell but I have to say it's got me guessing. It's a very spooky place." Melissa, a student, said: "I was one of those people who thought this life is all we have - now I am open-minded about everything.
"Something was pulling and shaking me on the night and things have been happening to me since I left. I was at college and someone kicked the chair from under me but there was nobody there. I've also felt a presence at home and in the car."
Other members of the group who stayed in the house at Halloween also said strange events had happened to them afterwards.
Dave Matthews, a white witch and owner of Could It Be Magic, in Shrieves Walk, said he returned to his shop at 3am to find it icy cold. He reports hearing mysterious footsteps and seeing objects being moved around. He then felt a sharp pain in his arm and believes he was followed by an evil spirit.
Another member of the group said she returned home to find the cupboard doors in her kitchen opening and closing and the contents on the floor.
Steve Devey, who owns the museum, said: "We are astounded but not surprised at the level of unexplained paranormal activity"
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I believe that some places are tainted spiritually by the immensity of evil that happened there. Srebrenica is one of them... so's Auschwitz, so's Wounded Knee.
Yikes. Then Redmond's gonna be off-limited for EONS.
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I doubt suppose that the moron would have brought a believing Christian in there with her? And some demons require fasting ahead of time to cast out. Read the New Testament, and don't fear demons.
I recall the tiff with the Fed's years ago but I assume you are referring to something earlier?
Please forgive the ignorance.
LVM
Thanks! LOVE the ghost stories you post.
I believe that some places are tainted spiritually by the immensity of evil that happened there. Srebrenica is one of them... so's Auschwitz, so's Wounded Knee.
That's why I hate ghosts. There is never any consistency to them. If ghosts were always common in places where large numbers of people met gruesome, untimely death you would be hard pressed to get a wink of sleep just about anywhere in Europe. How many of these death camps and battle fields are routinely haunted? How many never have any reports of ghosts?
The Heanor Spiritualist Group, who have investigated the building, have recently honoured The Falstaffs Experience with an award for being one of the most haunted buildings in the country. The group were also able to capture on camera a vision of pure energy, seen as a vivid orange zig zag across a photograph.
Steve Devey stated “We are astounded, but not surprised at the level of unexplained paranormal activity this Halloween. The Midnight Vigils and Ghost Hunts we are currently running are a direct result of the massive interest we have had from the general public. So many ordinary people are interested in the paranormal and are intrigued to ‘find out for themselves’ “.
For those that wish to experience the paranormal, Midnight Vigils are organised on Saturday evenings’ for those that want to stay until the early hours with the guidance of an experienced medium. Tickets, which cost £45, can be purchased from The Falstaff’s Experience by telephoning 0870 350 2770 or for more information visit the website at www.falstaffsexperience.co.uk. You can also take a lantern lit tour of The Falstaffs Experience on Thursday nights, half hourly from 7pm until 10pm and cost £6. Alternatively, if visiting the museum at night proves too terrifying, then a book of the Falstaffs ghosts can be purchased for £3.50. The Falstaffs Experience can be found at The Shrieves House Barn, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6EE.
Forgive my dirty old unromantic skepticism, but ghosts seem to be big business at this place and anybody who takes their tours and vigils can hardly be considered an objective observer... I get the feeling if I went there I wouldn't see or hear Jack S.
***"Something was pulling and shaking me on the night and things have been happening to me since I left. I was at college and someone kicked the chair from under me but there was nobody there. I've also felt a presence at home and in the car."***
Could be a demon. They will follow people.
When you think about "hauntings," particularly with children, you have to think about the implications.
Where is the love of God? Is this an "echo" while the soul behind it has passed to heaven?
This is not idle speculation. If you rub down the goosebumps, the idea of self-aware spirits who are sad and yet somehow experience their existance is very deeply disturbing.
Boo!
Could you ping me to the Ghost Stories, please? Thanks!
There may be mice in the walls if you know what I mean.
The massacre at Wounded Knee happened on December 29, 1890.
I'm a skeptic too. I've been to lots of places that I thought *should* have been haunted, but weren't.. lol..
We need the James "The Amazing" Randi to take this place on.
Once dead,if you have accepted salvation through Christ, you are with Him.
If one has`nt than they are lost awaiting The Great White Throne.
Winchester house in San Jose California is said to be haunted. The owner keep building rooms to house the sprits of all the gunshot victums she thought were caused by the Winchester. I visted the place and while it was quite odd I was not in the least bit perturbed by any ghosts.
I think you must be a believer to see Jack S.
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