Esoterica: Memory of Ghost Attack -- The Birmingham Poltergeist -- Paranormal History of the Tonawandas

Ex-security guard shivers at memory of ghostly attack

A Tamworth science teacher who does not believe in ghosts has broken a 13-year silence to reveal the spooky goings-on he experienced as a night security guard at Drayton Manor.

Richard Kingstone says he and his two colleagues found patrolling the popular theme park at night spine-tinglingly creepy.

But the most terrifying incident of all happened one dark night when Richard and another security guard, both clad in their fluorescent yellow jackets, saw a man in a grey overcoat close to the Pirate Adventure ride.

Richard said: "He was standing with his back to us and we approached him.

"We were around ten to 15 feet away and could hear the sound of heavy breathing when he suddenly turned round and it wasn't a man at all.

"It was this grotesque thing and it leapt at us. I was terrified, I ducked and hit the floor.

"My mate went to hit it with his torch but it went straight through us and disappeared.

"It was a brown, horrible, hairy thing with no face, absolutely petrifying.

"I'm a science teacher and I didn't believe in ghosts – I still don't really – but there were things going on there that were really creepy and certainly things I couldn't explain.

"There is certainly some sort of presence at Drayton but I don't know what it is."

Other spooky experiences which kept the men on their toes included strange mists and the sounds of horses' hooves and running footsteps.

Richard was training as a teacher back in 1999 when he took up the post.

He added: "We used to stand at the top of StormForce 10 [one of the rides] and we would hear footsteps running from the offices down the hill towards the tea shop.

"Then we'd hear more people running beneath us but we could see nothing.

"A more recent security guard has said that he thinks he has heard the sound of horses' hooves in the same place.

"That path is the original road to where Drayton Manor, the Peel family's stately home, once stood.

"The ghost of Robert Peel? I don't know but a lot of people are said to have seen someone on horseback in the area." - thisistamworth

Handbook of Drayton Manor. With short descriptions of Tamworth Church, Castle and Town ... Eighteen illustrations. [The preface signed: W. M.]

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The Birmingham Poltergeist Case

Residents of Thornton Road, Ward End, still speak in hushed tones about the police investigation that turned into a paranormal probe.

Yet the trauma remains for those who lived through the nightmare – which left cops and churchmen baffled.

For three years from 1981, windows were smashed repeatedly by polished stones that seemingly rained continually from the night sky.

Roofs were also damaged and frightened householders even erected barricades after what they feared were paranormal attacks.

Yet despite round-the-clock surveillance by police officers who camped out in gardens, hid in trees and set-up secret cameras, the culprits were never caught.

Even ballistic experts couldn’t help.

In desperation, paranormal investigators and the clergy were called in.
Poltergeist activity was reported at Thornton Road, Ward End

At the height of the problems, Chief Inspector Len Turley, in charge of the investigation, spoke of his frustration.

He said: “We have spent more than 1,000 man hours on this case. We are keeping an open mind about the whole thing. We don’t know why it’s gone on for so long.

‘‘If we even knew the reason for it, we would be one step nearer.”

The strange case repeatedly made headlines in national newspapers and was even aired on TV by acclaimed sci-fi author Arthur C Clarke.

Even now, householders are torn over whether they were in the midst of poltergeist activity or simply victims of vandalism.

Three homes – numbers 32, 34 and 36 – bore the brunt of the damage, with rear windows continually smashed and roofs damaged.

At the height of the trouble, residents placed chicken wire over windows and erected corrugated sheeting.

In May, 1982, the Birmingham Mail reported: “As dusk falls tonight on a Midland suburban road, frightened residents will check their barricades and prepare to fend-off yet another mystery attack on their homes.”

The colourful piece was accompanied by a picture of Evelyn Malcolm, with the tin hat she wore for protection.

Other householders wore safety helmets and laced cotton thread around their gardens to see if it would be broken by the culprits.

Amazingly, despite their properties being trashed, the cords were never snapped.

Natalie Holford was just 17 when the attacks started at her home – Number 32.

Today, she has an open mind over links with the afterlife. She told the Mail: “Nowadays, I believe very much in psychic things. I just wish I knew then what I know now.

‘‘At the time, I said there was someone who knew what was going on – but I’m more open-minded now.

“It was like being stalked, as if someone was watching us. The police would leave here at 2am and by the time they had reached the police station, there would be another attack.

“You could hear the stones rolling down the roof. It was so weird.

‘‘It always happened when you were falling asleep. I was studying for A Levels at the time and it took its toll on me. My A Levels were rubbish.

“It got to the point where you couldn’t sleep, you were just waiting for something to happen...

‘‘It was happening so regularly.

“There were police everywhere and they even put a camera in one of our rooms. My mum was at her wits’ end, it was the lack of sleep.”

The home of Geoffrey Sidebotham and sister Gwenneth Donnelly sustained the worst damage.

They still live at 36 – the home they shared with their parents.

Geoffrey, aged 67, said: “I’m still very bitter. It was an absolute nightmare and hastened the death of my mother, without a doubt.”

His mother, crippled with arthritis and emphysema, died in 1982.

Geoffrey worked nights for the Co-Op so was not present when windows were put through.

But he was sceptical about the ghostly claims. Someone – not something – did it, and got away with it.

“It upset the whole household. There were police everywhere, even in the trees, freezing,’’ he recalled.

“Windows were smashed every night by stones. As soon as you replaced one, it would be put through again.

‘‘One bed was covered in glass. We weren’t fully insured, so it must’ve cost a fortune.”

Gwenneth wept as she recalled the nightly torment.

The 64-year-old said: “It took my mother’s life. I can remember a stone coming through the window and landing right by her wheelchair.

‘‘I used to go to bed with a Bible under my pillow and prayed every night for it to stop.

“A vicar came to our house and he was convinced it was the work of vandals.”

Police never bought into the poltergeist theory, believing the culprit was using a giant catapult to bombard houses from a 200-yard distance.

In December 1981, Supt Baden Skitt vowed officers would get their man.

“We have devoted know-how and manpower of major murder hunt proportions,’’ he said.

“We are not treating it as a game.

“A very serious crime is being committed.

‘‘The culprit holds all the aces, but we will get him in the end. He will slip up.”

He – or ‘it’ – never did.

And that’s a very bitter pill for Geoffrey Sidebotham to swallow.

“After all those years, I would still like to get to the bottom of it,” he said.

The truth, as TV’s X-Files so famously said, is still out there... - birminghammail

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Paranormal History of the Tonawandas

Underground Railroad passages, battlefield sites, a presidential assassination and heralded architecture are all things that make the Buffalo Niagara region unique.

These same things share something else in common. They make the area, especially the Tonawandas, “one hell of a haunted place,” Western New York author John Koerner told a captivated crowd of more than 50 people Thursday night at the City of Tonawanda Public Library, where he gave a lecture about ghosts in the Niagara Frontier.

Koerner’s presentation was an eye opener for Kimberly Starner, 17. “I didn’t even realize there was so much around here,” she said of the area’s ample ghost tales. “It’s kind of creepy, especially the North Tonawanda stuff.”

The region has a particularly high volume of ghost stories because of its places of transition — railroads, bridges, the Erie Canal and Niagara River — and because the area began to boom post-1825, Koerner said, adding that it takes ghosts an average of 200 years to stop appearing at a particular site. “We’re pretty young in terms of ghost stories,” he said.

Koerner theorized that it takes spirits roughly twice the human life span to achieve whatever it is they’re doing in the paranormal world.

And just as there are good and bad people in the physical world, there are ghosts both righteous and malevolent in the paranormal one.

Koerner shared three Tonawandas-related ghost stories as part of his lecture:

• This one involves a North Tonawanda family with a little girl who has two imaginary friends, Koerner said, adding that the family wishes to remain anonymous. One night, the girl’s mom went into her daughter’s room, on the second floor, and found the bedroom window opened. “My imaginary friend said that mommy and daddy would like it if I jumped out the window,” Koerner said. “Negative entities tend to attach themselves to very young girls,” he said.

According to Koerner, negative entities are drawn to names derived from Mary or Ann, because of their religious significance. This particular’s girl name is Bethany.

• Koerner’s next tale was titled “The Incident of 1920.” The story involves a 7-foot winged ghost that haunted a family on Bryant Street in North Tonawanda and also was seen flying around Sweeney Street Cemetery.

• The third anecdote took place at the former Our Lady of Victory hospital in Lackawanna, where a gift shop volunteer was attacked by a robber. According to the volunteer, and a witness from Tonawanda, before the gun-brandishing robber caused any harm, the spirit of Father Baker appeared, causing the gunman to leave, Koerner said.

Another alleged hot spot for ghost stories is the famed Riviera Theatre. “If you see a theater, you can pretty much guarantee it’s got some stories,” Koerner said.

For all of the stories he’s researched, Koerner does have one of his own. He said he saw a ghost once while he was walking to his apartment in Rochester while in college. He said he saw a ghost in an alley playing “mournful music” on a violin. He later learned the building was used by faculty of the Eastman School of Music.

Koerner’s lecture resonated with City of Tonawanda resident Janet Holler, who said she’s read extensively about many of the stories Koerner shared. “I’m inclined to believe it,” she said. “I think there is some kind of energy left when we die.”

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Just the Facts?: Stan Gordon's 2011 Pa. Report - Shipwreck Possibly Worth $1B - Heavy Euro Snowfall

Strange Creatures & UFOs Descend on Pennsylvania During 2011

(Mysterious Events reported from 48 Counties in the Commonwealth)

From Stan Gordon: www.stangordon.info

The year 2011 was another active time period for Pennsylvania residents to report strange observations and encounters with UFOs, Bigfoot and other strange creatures, and various other mysterious events. I have been keeping records of such anomalistic events from Pennsylvania, since 1959 when I was ten years old. In 1969, I set up a UFO Hotline through which the public could contact me to report UFO sightings or anything unusual. I have been receiving such reports ever since that time, and continue to do so by phone (724-838-7768) or by e-mail: paufo@comcast.net. Continue reading at Strange Creatures & UFOs Descend on Pennsylvania During 2011

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Colosseum Shut As Heavy Snowfall Hits Rome

The first major snowfall in Rome for 26 years has led to the closure of the world-famous Colosseum over fears that tourists could slip on the icy ruins.

The cold weather also left buses struggling to drive up the Italian capital's slushy hills, and cars without tyre chains were temporarily ordered off the road.

Scores of vehicles were blocked for hours on the ring road around the city after cars skidded and crashed.

Drivers frustrated at waiting for accidents to be cleared ended up abandoning their cars.

About 6cm (2.5in) of snow fell in many areas of the capital.

Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors.

However, those already inside the ruins before heavy snow began coming down were allowed to finish their visits.

The north of Italy was hit far harder than Rome, with a snowstorm dumping about 40cm (3ft) of the white flakes.

Authorities appealed to Italians to avoid unnecessary travel, as the cold spell was forecast to continue well into the next week.

The last substantial snowfall in Rome occurred in 1986, though lighter snowfalls have occasionally and briefly blanketed the city since, including in 2010.

In Bosnia, huge snowfalls trapped people in their homes and cars, and even prevented the presidents of neighboring Serbia and Croatia from getting home from a summit.

More than a metre (3ft) of snow fell on the capital, Sarajevo, trapping most people in their homes, and about 30 people spent the night in their vehicles in a tunnel south of the city.

At least 122 people have died in Ukraine as a result of the bitterly cold weather that has swept the country over the past week, the emergencies ministry said.

Twelve people had died in hospitals and 32 in their homes while 78 had succumbed to the cold on the streets, it said.

More 3,000 shelters have now been set up to provide people with warmth and food. - sky

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Hospital to display selection of objects removed from patients bodies

A hospital in Croatia has framed and mounted a selection of objects removed from patients bodies that have been collected by staff over the last 80 years.

Needles, buttons, coins, animal bones and even a metal communist red star swallowed by patients have been carefully mounted in the collection boxes and are now to be put up on the wall in the main hospital in the southern town of Sibenik.

But doctors decided to limit the collection items that were swallowed. They also have a collection of items that patients had asked to be surgically removed from the other end after in most cases accidentally sitting on them. These include TV controls, salt pots, sex toys and deodorant cans.

A spokesman for the hospital said: "We started collecting things in the 1930s to show medical students the sort of thing to look for in cases like this. And then it became kind of a habit to continue collecting them. Now we've decided to put them on display – or at least part of the collection."

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Why the apology to Kulls by Dyer?

Steve Kulls interview on Conundrums - EP#37 Steve Kulls: BIGFOOT HOAX and Upcoming Book

Rick Dyer's apology to Steve Kulls - Rick Dyers apology to Steve Kulls on the Bigfoot hoax

OK...who knew what when? I kept a ton of references and notes during this debacle. I need to go back and disseminate the old and new information to see what holds water. Personally, I think Steve Kulls would have been better off not publishing a book on the 'Georgia Bigfoot Hoax'...Lon

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Port Nichelson Shipwreck Worth Billions Found Off Cape Cod

A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.

If the claim proves true, it could be one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.

But an attorney for the British government expressed doubt the vessel was carrying platinum. And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute.

Treasure hunter Greg Brooks of Sub Sea Research in Gorham, Maine, announced that a wreck found sitting in 700 feet of water 50 miles offshore is that of the S.S. Port Nicholson, sunk in 1942.

He said he and his crew identified it via the hull number using an underwater camera, and he hopes to begin raising the treasure later this month or in early March with the help of a remotely operated underwater vessel.

"I'm going to get it, one way or another, even if I have to lift the ship out of the water," Brooks said.

The claim should be viewed with skepticism, said Robert F. Marx, an underwater archaeologist, maritime historian and owner of Seven Seas Search and Salvage LLC in Florida. Both an American company and an English company previously went after the contents of the ship years ago and surely retrieved at least a portion, Marx said. The question is how much, if any, platinum is left, he said.

"Every wreck that is lost is the richest wreck lost. Every wreck ever found is the biggest ever found. Every recovery is the biggest ever recovery," Marx said.

Brooks said the Port Nicholson was headed for New York with 71 tons of platinum valued at the time at about $53 million when it was sunk in an attack that left six people dead. The platinum was a payment from the Soviet Union to the U.S. for war supplies, Brooks said. The vessel was also carrying gold bullion and diamonds, he said.

Brooks said he located the wreck in 2008 using shipboard sonar but held off announcing the find while he and his business partners obtained salvage rights from a federal judge. Salvage rights are not the same as ownership rights, which are still unsettled.

Britain will wait until salvage operations begin before deciding whether to file a claim on the cargo, said Anthony Shusta, an attorney in Tampa, Fla., who represents the British government. He said it is unclear if the ship was even carrying any platinum.

"We're still researching what was on the vessel," he said. "Our initial research indicated it was mostly machinery and military stores."

The U.S. government has not weighed in on the court case yet, and Brooks said he doubts that will happen, since the Soviets eventually reimbursed Washington for the lost payment.

A U.S. Treasury Department ledger shows that the platinum bars were on board, Brooks said, and his underwater video footage shows a platinum bar surrounded by 30 boxes that he believes hold four to five platinum ingots each. But he has yet to bring up any platinum, saying his underwater vessel needs to retrofitted to attach lines to the boxes, which would then be hoisted to the surface by winch.

"Of course there are skeptics," he said. "There's skeptics on everything you do."

Maritime law is complicated, and there could be multiple claims on the ship's contents.

After the sinking of the HMS Edinburgh, an English warship carrying Soviet gold bullion as a payment to the allies during World War II, England, the U.S. and the Soviet Union had claims on the sunken treasure, Marx said. A consortium that owned the salvage vessel was given 10 percent of the prize, while the rest was shared by the other parties, he said.

In other big finds, treasure hunter Mel Fisher made international headlines in 1985 when he discovered a $450 million mother lode of precious metals and gemstones from a Spanish galleon that went down off Florida in 1622.

In another case, a Tampa exploration company has been ordered by the courts to return $500 million worth of treasure from a Spanish warship to Spain. The ship was sunk by the British navy during a battle off Portugal in 1804. - THP

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Thin Black Clad Humanoids

Toppenish Ridge, Washington - December 11, 1975 - 11:30 PM

Bob LeDuc (other sources give the name Jim Miller, possibly a pseudonym) had dropped off his girlfriend after a party. He turned off U.S. 97 and began the familiar journey home along Pumphouse Road which runs along the northern slopes of Toppenish Ridge. The gravel road was dark, without any streetlights. A mile up the road, Bob was surprised to see in his headlights a roan cow and her two calves’ beelining it toward him. The cow was bawling and looking back over its shoulder, apparently to make sure that one of the calves was following. Something had frightened the animals. Bob slowed his truck to avoid hitting them.

Moments later, as he neared the top of a small rise, he saw three figures standing on the left side of the road. He wondered if they were travelers in trouble. The boy reduced his speed, ready to help. Suddenly one of the figures, standing in the ditch on the side of the road, bounded out onto the road in a 15-foot, floating, slow-motion stride to a point just past the center of the road. The figure, apparently a man, was about seven feet tall. He slowly put his arms above his head. An uncomfortable feeling descended over Bob. He decided it was best to continue on. The truck approached within several feet of the figure, and Bob saw that the man was extremely thin and wore tight black clothing with white bands at each wrist and ankle. A white trapezoid, as if an insignia, was on his chest, and black boots or similar footwear was on his feet. The man had a very long face and a long, pointy nose. The skin on the face was very white, as if covered with flour. The upper lip appeared to be pulled back in a permanent snarl, and fine teeth were visible. The lower lip was either missing or very small. The man’s shoulder-length hair was brownish, reddish-blond and very matted and stringy. The fingers on both of the man’s bare hands were long, and the creature grasped something purple in his left hand. The thing had a wire on it, which appeared to run down the creature’s arm. Bob noticed that the other two individuals remained close together at the side of the road. They were wearing the same kind of clothing, complete with white markings.

Completely frightened, Bob swerved around the figure. As he did, the giant turned sideways, never moving his arms nor changing expression. Bob tore off up the road and into the darkness. He had the urge to look into the rearview mirror but was too frightened. He drove as fast as he could. A few moments later, an elongated lighted object appeared behind the truck. It blinked on and off several times. Shortly, the inside of his truck and a 10-foot area around the vehicle were flooded with light as if the dome light had been turned on. The intensity of the illumination masked the instrument panel lights and revealed dead insects stuck to the windshield.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Bob saw a shadow in the seat to his right. He intuitively knew that the figure was that of a close male friend his own age; he recognized the shape of the friend’s head and his familiar coat. As Bob drove madly home, a woman’s voice spoke in his head, “Drive recklessly because they can’t afford for them to be the cause of you getting hurt.” Bob’s passenger turned his head and looked at Bob then leaned forward and looked up at the light pouring in through the windshield. He then leaned back, wiped his eyes, leaned forward as if to stand up, and vanished. The light disappeared, and a sick feeling came over Bob that someone had died. The boy reached home and ran inside and awakened his parents, who could see that he was quite frightened. An interesting fact is that Bob learned the morning after he encountered the giants that a friend who resembled the passenger in his car had died the night of the encounter in a violent shooting.

Source: David W. Akers & William Vogel / Cufos - Greg Long Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima Ufo Microcosm- submitted by Alberto S. Rosales
Type: C - When an entity or humanoid is seen in the immediate vicinity of a UFO.

NOTE: that is quite a story...though it is not the first time I have read about a humanoid dressed in black or MIB described as thin and having a strange gait. I went through some notes and found the notation of an incident that occurred in the the early 1990's here in Baltimore, MD. There had been an automobile accident on I-95 not far from downtown near the Washington Blvd. exit where a witness described a similar looking 'person' (thin, dressed in a black suit, fedora and sunglasses) 'who waddled back and forth like a penguin' away from a black Crown Victoria that was stopped near the scene. This 'person' got to the guard rail and hopped over it with ease and disappeared. The local news didn't make note of this 'person' though it was reported in the local 'City Paper' a week after the accident. I searched for other references to this incident but have not been successful. Here is another strangely similar encounter. Those people who are familiar with the TV show 'Fringe', may associate these beings as having characteristics paralleling some of the activity by 'the observers'. I wonder if 'the observers' where inspired by these type of reports? You may also be interested in Legend and Legacy of the Slender Man...Lon

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Djinn-mania

"According to legend, the Djinn were the first inhabitants of this world, where they lived for thousands of years before humanity arrived. In order to make room for humans, angels took the Djinn out of this world and placed them in a dimension that parallels our own. There they stay hidden from our view. They have the ability to see and interact with us, but we have difficulty seeing them. They are cloaked in mystery, and it suits their covert purpose.

The goal of most Djinn is to retake this world, which they feel rightfully belongs to them. In order to succeed, they must make humanity give up stewardship of this reality. They are accomplishing this by stealth and disguise. They have great powers and plenty of time, for they live for centuries.

Shape-shifting Djinn may be responsible for many forms of paranormal phenomena and experience, such as UFOs, shadow people, ghosts, poltergeists, and demonic possession. In such ways, they gain access to us that enables them to steal our life force and information about us, and to manipulate and use us without revealing their true form and purpose. These negative experiences are on the rise" - The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies

Are the negative forces of the Djinn on the rise? There are many references to the Djinn in everyday life in the Islamic world but particularly in Saudi Arabia and nearby Arab nations. These Djinn or Genies are supernatural beings in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind. In combination, Djinn, Humans and Angels make up the three sentient creations of Allah. The Qur'an mentions that Jinn are made of smokeless flame or "scorching fire". Like human beings, the Jinn can also be good, evil, or neutrally benevolent. This belief make it easier for Islamic societies to 'explain away' the unexplainable as well as combine it with conventional living. Here are a few recently published reports:

Djinns blamed for 'fires' erupting at Saudi house - Two Saudi brothers who were scared out of their home and moved to another house because of repeated mystery fires were shocked to find that fires had not stopped at the old house. A week after they settled down in the new house, a big blaze erupted and damaged a large part of it.

The two were then convinced that Jinn (ghosts) were behind the blazes and their theory was supported by the police and a Moslem scholar who said he himself witnessed the fire at the house in the southern town of Bisha.

But that was not the opinion of the Saudi civil defence, who believe all the fires were an act of arson.

Quoted by the Saudi Arabic language daily Okaz, the two brothers, Fahd and Bandar Al Gamdi, said they were forced to move to another house nearly three km away from the old house because of persistent fires.

“But fires did not stop at the old house and they then spread to the new house, forcing my brother to move to another house,” Fahd said.

Sheikh Mohammed Al Omari, a well known scholar in that town, said he was called by the two brothers to read Koran and “evict the jinn out of the house.”

“As I started to read in one room, a fire erupted but was put out by the civil defence units who were there at that time,” he said.

“I then moved to another room and started reading Koran when a fire flared…fire erupted in every room I moved to and then I felt the Jinn movements…I was not scared and kept reading Koran.”

The paper quoted police spokesman Major Abdullah Al Shaathan as saying investigation showed there was no act of arson as no one could sneak into that house, adding that forensic experts found no electric or building faults.

“These fires are abnormal or in other words are supernatural…we are still working on the final report which includes statements by neighbours.”

But supernatural causes were dismissed by civil defence spokesman Colonel Mohammed Al Asimi, who said initial evidence points to criminal act.

“We are still investigating these fires and preliminary examination and evidence show criminal activity could be involved in these incidents,” he said.

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Search for young man abducted by Djinns - Omani young man disappears under mysterious circumstances when he was driving his motorbike near Mudar Mountain.

Dhiab Al Amiri, a resident of the village of the young man pointed out, "The young man went last Wednesday to a mountain near the village by his motorbike but he didn't back yet. The absence of the young man prompted his family to ask neighbors about him and during the search found his motorbike next to the mountain without any other traces for him."

Police was informed immediately and they rushed to the location with search dogs and helicopters but did not find the man.

Local residents believe the mountain is inhabited by the Djinns, reported the Saudi based Arabic newspaper Al Marsad.

They disclosed that many mysterious incidents occur and stories are narrated about the Djinns who live in the mountain.

Residents also confirmed that the young man was kidnapped by a group of Djinns.

They say after such incidents religious scholars need to interfere and release the young man from the clutches of the Djinn.

It is reported that one of the sheikhs had a vision and spoke to the Djinn who kept the young man in grotto in the mountain.

Large number of citizens visited the mountain, where some of them brought sacrifices for the Djinn to release the young man.

Omani army members still surrounded the mountain in preparation to enter.

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Girl snatched by genies comes at night: residents - Saudi police have intensified a campaign to search a Yemeni girl who vanished more than 40 days ago from her village, where her relatives believe she was snatched by genies.

After failing to locate the 23-year-old girl, her family started to distribute leaflets and stick posters on mosques in the hope they will get any information on her whereabouts.

“We are living in tragic conditions because of my sister’s disappearance,” her brother Ahmed Ali said, quoted by the Saudi online Arabic language daily Sabq on Sunday.

“She has been under the spell of jinn (genies) and this may have to do with her disappearance… it’s nearly 41 days now and there is no trace of her despite intensifying police search for her.”

Newspapers last week said the girl left her house in her mountainous village near the western town of Taif and never returned.

“Some people told police they saw her walking on a hill not far from her house then vanished again,” one paper said.

“Her brothers and some residents in the village said she sometimes appears at night and then suddenly disappears… they told police that they believe she has been haunted and taken by jinn.”

Ali said his unmarried sister was carrying a bag and a dress when she left the house six weeks ago.

He said she had run away from home a year ago but was found at another house on the same day.

“On that day, she was with my other sisters washing in the second floor of the house… she then went down to the ground floor… my sisters waited for her but she never came back,” he said.

“Before she vanished, we used to take her to some Koran reciters and scholars… she used to walk into their places but we had to carry her on our way out as she appeared to be in a trance… a red fluid sometimes oozed out of her ears and noses… it was not blood and it had a strange smell… some scholars told us that she is haunted and others said she is under jinn guardianship.”

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'Ghosts' set Kuwaiti house on fire - Like in horror movies, strange fires keep erupting at a home in Kuwait dead on time and its owner was told by Muslim scholars the house is haunted.

Mansour Al Ajami and his family still live in the house in Ahmadi area in Kuwait City although it has suffered from over 40 fire incidents since they moved into it six years ago. But he appears to have had enough as he thinks of leaving.

Ajami, interviewed by Alanba Arabic language daily, said fires erupt exactly at five in the evening and the morning every few weeks and although civil defence units have managed to put them out, they have no idea what caused them.

What adds to these macabre scenes is that the fires began in May, the fifth month in the year, Ajami said.

“After I moved into the house, a fire erupted in May which is number five…eversince, all the fires have occurred at either five in the morning or five in the evening…I had to seek religious help so I invited a well-known Saudi sheikh (Moslem scholar), who told me the house is haunted,” Ajami said.

“The sheikh said the house is haunted by good and harmless jinn (spirits) but that they seem to have been disturbed by the human presence.”

Ajami said he did not know the reasons for the mysterious fires, which target furniture, cooling systems and other household items. “The other day, I bought school bags for my children and the next day they were on fire.”

Ajami joked about the fact that he had become well known to the fire fighters, adding that he only had to mention his name when reporting a fire. “They have memorized my address because they have been here many times.”

He said that two weeks after his family moved into the house, they started to hear children crying and woman groaning at night.

“Some fires did not need our intervention as they just suddenly died down….fires have occurred in most parts of the house except one room, which is located on the ground floor…we now sleep in that room for safety,” he said.

“After all these mysterious incidents, I am now seriously considering moving out….I appeal for the authorities to find me a house that will shelter my family.”

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Jumeirah jinns giving residents a spookfest - Tenants, gardeners and maids report mysterious apparitions, doors slamming and things moving on their own....

Man blames jinn for repeated fires at home - Talismans in the form of bruises and blisters left on his arm...

Genies blamed for girl’s disappearance - After a visit to Koran reciters, she had to be carried out as she appeared to be in a trance...

In many instances, when the public declares that a Djinn is the reason for a fire or other incident officials issue statements criticizing the “abusers” and “rumormongers” for spreading the word about the Djinn. The belief of the Djinn is so ingrained in these societies that the media will denounce the police for issuing these statements. The following article - Djinn Hysteria Strikes the Gaza Strip - details the traditional acceptance of the Djinn.

Are the Djinn simply an excuse for tragedy and fate? Negative energies are identified by many names and descriptions...but basically, all malevolent activity is evil. The effect of negativity in each situation depends on the victim's nature and circumstances...and eventually how they intend to fight it.


The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies

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