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Most claims or fictional descriptions of poltergeists show them as being capable of pinching, biting, hitting, and tripping people. They are also depicted as capable of the movement or levitation of objects such as furniture and cutlery, or noises such as knocking on doors. Foul smells are also associated with poltergeist occurrences, as well ...
Articles relating to poltergeists (German for "rumbling ghost" or "noisy spirit"), a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most claims or fictional descriptions of poltergeists show them as being capable of pinching, biting, hitting, and
Fodor pioneered the theory that poltergeists are external manifestations of conflicts within the subconscious mind rather than autonomous entities with minds of their own. . He proposed that poltergeist disturbances are caused by human agents suffering from some form of emotional stress or tension and compared reports of poltergeist activity to hysterical conversion symptoms resulting from ...
Cornell was the author of numerous papers on ghosts and poltergeists and expressed some cautious opinions on the Scole, SORRAT Min-lab (USA) and Enfield cases. He co-authored Poltergeists with Alan Gauld (Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1979) and his last major work was Investigating the Paranormal (Helix Press, New York, 2002). By far his most ...
When a person died with anger, a wraith was said to be formed from the anger. One example of this kind of wraith is a poltergeist." Njál 16:27, 28 December 2005 (UTC) I've heard this one before. There is proof out there somewhere- I've read it. They can be formed from intense anger or hatred, so says myth.
Image credits: crimsonbaby_ #5. My Dad was [taken from us] before I was born. When I was still in elementary school, I would feel someone tightening the cover on my bed at night.
4. Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal. Children tend to have a stronger connection to the other side, hence imaginary friends and seeing things in the closet adults can’t.
Tina Resch (also goes by Christina Boyer, born October 23, 1969) was a central figure in a series of incidents that came to be called the Columbus poltergeist case. In 1984, alleged telekinesis events at her Columbus, Ohio home drew significant news media interest.