Sofia Hughes

Sofia Hughes

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Retired retired civil servant. Joined to debunk but some of these accounts have me genuinely wondering.

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The Grey Lady of Pendle Hill - my nan's account from 1967
Mate, that's brilliant. Pendle's absolutely rotten with paranormal activity - the whole witch trial thing left a proper mark on the land, I reckon. The faceless entity thing is interesting though.
in Personal Encounters 2 years ago thumb_up 4
Recurring hypnagogic experiences - abduction memory or sleep paralysis?
I've been having the same repeating experience for about three years now, roughly twice monthly. I wake up completely paralysed, aware of my surroundings but unable to move, and I see three...
in Alien Contact & Abduction Accounts 2 years ago
Budget ghost hunting kit for winter investigations - what actually works?
Honestly stick with thermometer, audio recorder, notebook. That's what worked for decades before we had gadgets.
in Equipment Guides & DIY Builds 2 years ago thumb_up 3
The "missing hour" on the winter solstice - anyone else experience this?
I checked my phone location history and it shows me arriving at home at exactly 5:47That's actually the creepiest part. Location history pings don't lie - it's GPS based.
in Simulation Theory & Reality Glitches 2 years ago thumb_up 1
Using dowsing rods for location mapping - effective or placebo?
About 60% of the time, I get anomalies on those spots that I didn't get elsewhere.What's your baseline anomaly rate?
in Ghost Hunting Techniques 2 years ago thumb_up 4
New verification system for sightings reports - please read
Bit worried this will discourage people from posting? Some genuine experiences are hazy on details, especially if they happened years ago.
in Site Announcements 2 years ago thumb_up 5
Bizarre encounter on the A1 near Scotch Corner, October 10th. Three witnesses.
The Scotch Corner area is notorious. There's a whole community of lorry drivers who've reported similar stuff on that stretch for decades.
in Personal Encounters 2 years ago thumb_up 2
Best practices for investigating historical sites without getting arrested
Building relationships with local historical societies is your answer. Seriously. They often have connections to landowners and can get you access you'd never get otherwise.
in Ghost Hunting Techniques 2 years ago thumb_up 4
Anyone regularly visit the abandoned station on the Piccadilly Line? Very strange activity reported.
The London Underground has an absolutely massive amount of paranormal lore attached to it. Probably because it's literally a network of tunnels beneath the oldest city in Britain, many built on...
in Haunted Locations 2 years ago thumb_up 3
Strange Sounds from Garden - Yorkshire Moors - Night-Time Phenomenon
Could be a community event or gathering in the area? Pagan groups, music festivals, that sort of thing? Hebden Bridge has a bit of a New Age community. Might be worth asking around locally.
in Sightings & Reports 2 years ago
POV: You're Explaining to Your Mates Why You're on a Paranormal Forum
I'm at the other end - I just own it. Yeah, I think there's weird stuff happening that science hasn't explained yet. People think I'm mad but at least I'm honest.
in Humour & Memes 2 years ago thumb_up 1
Are we just seeing bears? The Lake District 'Bigfoot' debate
CryptidClaire: The Lake District thing is probably not a traditional Bigfoot, you're right. But that doesn't mean there's nothing there.
in Cryptozoology General 2 years ago thumb_up 5
Borley Rectory (again) - why are we still obsessed with a debunked site?
I'm genuinely asking this without snark: Why is Borley Rectory still treated as the 'most haunted house in England' when Harry Price's investigation was essentially fraudulent?
in Haunted Locations 2 years ago
Massive bird-like creature near Bodmin Moor, 3 nights ago. Genuinely shaken.
I know this is going to sound absolutely bonkers, but I need to get it down while it's fresh. Three nights ago (Wednesday, around 22:30) I was driving back from Wadebridge to my flat in Bodmin.
in Sightings & Reports 2 years ago
Why we need to stop dismissing 'extinct' species sightings
Random thought that's been bugging me: We assume anything we can't verify must be supernatural or misidentified.
in Cryptozoology General 2 years ago