Only Holes A skull-faced Swiss ghost haunts children.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
July 22, 2017
in Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Victorian
and tagged Chamonix , faceless ghosts , French ghosts , John Ruskin , Joseph Coutet , Only Holes , skull-faced ghost , Swiss ghosts , Switzerland , William James Stillman
Ghosts re-enact trench warfare at Arras, France, on Christmas Eve.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
December 22, 2015
in Christmas , Death , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , War
and tagged Arras , Christmas Eve , Christmas ghost story , First World War ghosts , French ghosts , Great War ghost story , trench warfare , WWI ghosts
In part two of this story of a phantom persecuting a famous French actress, things are about to get worse. As if having senses-stunning shrieks coming out of nowhere wasn’t bad enough, Mademoiselle Clarion found herself the victim of an even more threatening type of mystery assault.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
May 17, 2014
in 18th century , Crime , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Poltergeists , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Fortean , French forteana , French ghosts , French poltergeist , Mademoiselle Clarion , phantom attacker , phantom sniper
