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The Rosenheim Poltergeist Controversy: Fact or Fiction?

Have you ever heard of a poltergeist causing office furniture to fly and lights to flicker? The Rosenheim Poltergeist case, named after a town in Bavaria, Germany, is a bizarre incident from the late 1960s that ignited debate about the paranormal. The curious case of the Rosenheim Poltergeist emerges like a gripping saga from the heart of southern Bavaria, capturing the attention of German parapsychologist Hans Bender in the waning years of the 1960s. Nestled within the confines of Sigmund Adam's legal office, where an air of tranquility once reigned, unsettling disturbances allegedly orchestrated by the telekinetic abilities of a 19-year-old secretary, Annemarie Schaberl, cast a chilling shadow over the premises. As Bender delved into the perplexing events during the autumn of 1967, reports surfaced of tumultuous occurrences plaguing Adam's workspace, occurring exclusively on weekends. Accounts spoke of electrical chaos, with fixtures erupting into shards of light, furniture s

Zvíkov Castle (Czech Republic) - That Frequent Visitor's Most Haunted Places on Earth # 7

"Zvíkov Castle located in Czech Republic has been reported of numerous strange events that surrounds the castle itself as well as areas around the castle. People have complained of seeing strange behavior of animals, sudden fire blow out and of course ghosts. At night, many onlookers have noticed dangerous hounds guarding the castle with burning eyes." - www.myhorrorworld.com Until 1597 there are stories about a  Zvíkovský Rarášek  ( Rarach  is a supernatural being common in Slavic folklore, similar to an imp or trickster) which haunts people in the ancient tower, Markomanka. This tower has stones engraved with unknown symbols, and was built during the  Marcomanni  rule over  Bohemia , in the 1st century BC and 2nd cent ury AD. It was integrated into Zvíkov castle hundreds of years later. Weird events occur here frequently, including weird photos, technical problems, unpredictable behaviour of animals, spontaneous extinguishing of fires, electromagnetic anomalies, and

The Haunting in Lulia Hasdeu Castle (Romania) - That Frequent Visitor's Most Haunted Places on Earth # 2

The  Iulia Hasdeu Castle  is a folly house built in the form of small castle by historian and politician  Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu  in the city of Câmpina, Prahova County, Romania. The only descendant of Hasdeu family was Iulia, a prodigy child, born on 14th November 1869 and dead eighteen years later, on 17th September 1888 from an unmerciful tuberculosis. At the age of 11 she graduated at "St. Sava" Gymnasium and the Music Academy of Bucharest (piano and canto). As a pupil of the "Sévigné" College of Paris, where she continued her secondary school studies, Iulia aroused her teacher's admiration for her brilliant intelligence. She took private lessons in drawing, painting, piano playing and canto. She continuously wrote poems, prose and theater plays. At 16, she attended the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at "La Sorbonne" in Paris. Meanwhile, Iulia attended courses at the School of Higher Studies in Paris. Her literary creation was to appear po