Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 13 churches & chapels where our community has documented paranormal phenomena. They span 2 countries, led by the United Kingdom (12) and the United States (1), and the most-recorded areas are Pembrokeshire (2), Bristol (1) and California (1).
The phenomena most often recorded at these churches & chapels are ghost and spirit activity (8), demonic activity (2) and cryptid sightings (2).
United Kingdom
12
Ghost › ApparitionLangenhoe Church
Colchester, Essex
Once regarded as one of England’s most haunted churches, Langenhoe became notorious through the experiences recorded by its rector, Reverend Ernest…
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GhostMinsden Chapel
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Hidden within the Hertfordshire countryside, ruined Minsden Chapel has accumulated an extraordinary supernatural reputation. Phantom bells and music…
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Cryptid › DogmanSaint Mary's Church
Bungay, Suffolk
On 4 August 1577, a violent thunderstorm engulfed St Mary's Church in Bungay, killing two worshippers. A contemporary pamphlet described a terrifying…
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Ghost › Shadow FigureSt Julian's Church (AKA Fisherman's Church)
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
The strange sightings in Tenby's Penniless Cove
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Cryptid › Owl ManSt Mawnan and St Stephen's Church
Falmouth, Cornwall
In April 1976, two young sisters reportedly encountered a terrifying, human-sized, owl-like creature above an ancient Cornish church. With enormous…
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Ghost › ApparitionSt Nicholas Church
Ashford, Kent
In the Kent village of Pluckley, St Nicholas' Church is associated with an extraordinary collection of ghost stories. A mysterious Red Lady, a White…
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Multiple Types of PhenomenaSt. Andrew's Church, Wroxeter, Shropshire
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Saxon church built within the original walls of the Roman city of Wroxeter.
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DemonicSt. Botolph's Church (The Demon Church)
Louth, Lincolnshire
St Botolph’s Church at Skidbrooke is a remote medieval church on the Lincolnshire coast, long noted for its isolation and later abandonment. In…
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Ghost › ApparitionSt. Mary's Church, Tenby
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
The Weeping Monk of St. Mary's Church, Tenby, South Wales
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Ghost › ApparitionSt. Michael's Church
Flixton, Greater Manchester
St Michael’s Church in Flixton has stood since the 12th century, its tower and churchyard watching over centuries of worship and remembrance. Along…
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Ghost › Residual / Stone Tape TheorySt. Peter's Church, Newborough, Anglesey
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Isle of Anglesey
Is this church haunted?
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DemonicTemple Church
Bristol
In 1788, George Lukins of Yatton became the subject of one of Britain's most extraordinary alleged demonic possessions. Reportedly tormented for…
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