Hunting the Haunted: The Enfield Poltergeist

Hey everyone! I've got a special treat for you today!

My friends Jason and Pete have banded together to give the world a show that delves into the unusual. Kind of a modern day, "In Search Of".

Well, this week, their show, "Hunting the Haunted" did an episode one of my favorite cases- the Enfield Poltergeist.

This case covered a span of two years- from 1977 to 1979. It started with Peggy Hodgson calling police saying that furniture was moving. Soon the Society for Psychical Research sent Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair to investigate. Their investigation is covered in Playfair's book, "This House is Haunted".

This case has been called "England's Amityville" due to it's validity being as hotly debated as the case in Amityville.

But enough of my rambling, click on the video below- and give it a watch!

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