Small correction worth noting - the OP title says "Phantom Monk" but then the article header says "Phantom Nun". They're actually two separate figures reported at Borley.
@BlearyNomad what direction were you facing when it vanished? That detail matters more than people realise.
Worth noting - the hover-then-vanish pattern splits into two distinct categories in most...
Genuinely interesting pattern you're pointing out here. I've been cross-referencing a few sighting databases and there does seem to be a clustering effect near old rail corridors - particularly...
@TheRetiredArmySergeant ha, Rendlesham of all places - the universe clearly has a sense of humour.
To the OP - tree line sightings are genuinely one of the more credible categories because you've...
Have you checked what aircraft were operating in that airspace that evening? Could cross-reference with flight tracking data.
Access is fine during daylight. Night investigations are technically allowed on most of the moorland but use common sense - farmers obviously don't want people tramping around their land at 2am.
HistoricHauntings: Your skepticism about Price is fair - he did have some dodgy moments and biases. However, the phenomena at Borley were reported by multiple independent investigators and...
Sounds like a stag or a very large deer viewed from a distance at an odd angle. The human brain is brilliant at pareidolia, especially when you're alone and slightly on edge in remote forests.
Welcome aboard! Quick heads up - we've got a few dedicated Bodmin enthusiasts here already, so you'll find plenty of discussion threads.
Will we lose any of the recent posts from the last few days? Just want to make sure before I write anything crucial this week.
Spring-heeled Jack is actually a brilliant choice because the historical figure was probably just hysteria and misidentification anyway, unlike direct folklore entities.
I've done some amateur video analysis and the metadata stripping is actually the biggest red flag. Genuine footage keeps metadata unless deliberately removed.
Welcome! Colin Wilson fan? You've got excellent taste. Did you read 'The Occult' or start with something else? And what cryptozoology are you most interested in? British big cats? Lake creatures?
The BBC's A Stitch in Time documentary about the Pendle witches is absolutely brilliant - proper historical investigation mixed with paranormal context.
The reason it's controversial is because people want certainty when certainty isn't available. Some people want to believe it's aliens because that's more exciting.
