tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post5551407557837888588..comments2024-03-29T01:11:38.037+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: The Enfield HauntingAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-39531270344041406722016-07-28T23:22:09.552+01:002016-07-28T23:22:09.552+01:00Ah, I see - I thought poltergeists only threw thin...Ah, I see - I thought poltergeists only threw things around and caused mayhem but I didn't know they could possess anybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-88519926072164174222016-07-28T15:08:31.753+01:002016-07-28T15:08:31.753+01:00Thanks Colin, that's an interesting anecdote.i...Thanks Colin, that's an interesting anecdote.i had a comment on Facebook from someone who used to live in Enfield. He said he worked out which house it was, and I was nothing like the one on the cover of the DVD. Nevertheless it's clear from watching the film that the latter is indeed a council house - I think the cover image makes it look bigger and posher than it is. Equally if you had seen the film you would know the girl is not possessed by a demon but the poltergeist - a former resident of the house - is speaking through her. That is also what is reputed to have happened in the real case.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-9895075988338298862016-07-28T14:27:24.122+01:002016-07-28T14:27:24.122+01:00Is that meant to be the actual house in question o...Is that meant to be the actual house in question on the cover of the DVD box - because it looks a bit upmarket for a council house. Andrew, if the girl was spouting obscenities in a deep masculine voice that suggests they were implying demonic possession rather than a poltergeist, doesn't it ? The scariest thing I ever heard on the subject of possession was a Radio 4 programme a few years ago where several people were claiming to be in fear of being possessed - at the end of the programme the presenter phoned up one of those people, a young woman, to check up on her. He rang her number and the phone was picked up on the other end but nobody answered - the presenter said hello, is anyone there several times and then there was a low, growling noise before the phone went dead. All through the programme my attitude had been ridicule but I must admit that last bit made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-60450245621819559682016-07-26T08:17:44.876+01:002016-07-26T08:17:44.876+01:00I don't really know enough to say. In the arti...I don't really know enough to say. In the article by Guy Lyon Playfair that I read, he suggests that it may be an involuntary psychological condition somewhat like Tourette Syndrome. Although that wasn't mentioned explicitly in the TV series, it was clearly hinted at (e.g. the girl spouting obscenities in a deep masculine voice).Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-61849859834152250012016-07-25T23:53:15.373+01:002016-07-25T23:53:15.373+01:00And what's your own view about poltergeists in...And what's your own view about poltergeists in general, Andrew? Total pants or not to be readily dismissed? The world (well, okay, me) awaits your verdict. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com