A minister has performed a second exorcism at a haunted house in Scotland yesterday.

According to residents the ghostly goings-on got worse following his first attempt.

The Reverend Keith Mack performed special blessings at the property a fortnight ago.

But he was called back when Vicky Dann and her daughters, Jenna, 18, and Emma, 11, continued to see ghosts in the house in Dalkeith, Midlothian.

Mr Mack, of the town’s St John’s and King’s Park Church, spent about an hour saying prayers in each room yesterday.

He said: “We have blessed a few houses, and it seems to have done the trick. However, it doesn’t seem to have worked fully here.”

Vicky, 40, said the family started seeing ghosts, including a man in a black suit and a blonde in a white nightie, about two years ago.

She said: “Every time we take pictures in the house we either get orbs or people we don’t know in them. Sometimes you can sense that somebody is watching you.”

Mr Mack said if the second exorcism failed to work, he would speak to other ministers to “see what they would do”.

Vicky wasn’t too hopeful that the blessings would drive out the spirits, saying: “After the minister was here the last time, it got much worse.”

Ghost rapping became a huge phenomenon during the Victorian era and still persists today.

Many skeptics say that these ‘rappings’ are just clever hoaxing and can be easily duplicated. Others are firm believers that it is a form of spirit communication.

Dr Barrie Colvin, a polyurethane technologist who carries out experimental psychical research, has analyzed the audio recordings of several notorious ghost rapping cases, and believes they share similar acoustic qualities to an earthquake.

This week he will be holding a lecture at the University of Glasgow where he will present his evidence to the public.

According to Colvin, on analysis, these sounds give a distinct sound signature when compared to recordings of rapping sounds made in ordinary ways, such as knuckles hitting a wall.

He found that while the sound of a normal rapping noise is loudest at the start and fades over a period of milliseconds, the paranormal rapping starts relatively quietly before becoming loud and then fading away.

This audio is mostly closely related to the waves from an earthquake.

Psychology experts have welcomed Colvin’s “interesting observations” but stressed that while they cannot be readily dismissed, nor do they offer conclusive proof of ghostly activity.

It was December 7, 1941. For many Americans the world was about to change and the date would remain fixed in the national consciousness.

At 7:48 a.m the Japanese airforce launched its surprise attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Within a few hours 2,402 US personnel were killed and 1,282 were wounded.

Ford Island NAS

The place that suffered the highest casualties was Ford Island Naval Air Station because of the battleship moorings surrounding the island.

This attack prompted the US to enter the Second World War.

Ford Island is now home to a number of residents and tourists are able to visit the island to tour the USS Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum.

From just after the war until now, these residents and tourists have reported strange things from the island.

Many have made reports of disembodied voices in their homes. Some report unexplained footsteps coming from empty rooms. Others have reported objects moving around and being stacked in corners.

Other phenomena include lights and appliances which turn on and off by themselves, ghostly apparitions and strange feelings of sadness and dread.

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Vincent Price belongs to the ‘Royal Family’ of horror actors. From the 1960′s up to his death in 1993, Price was active in all things horror, supernatural and paranormal.

Not only did Price make movies, but he also made TV shows, radio shows and records. His distinctive voice thrilled millions of youngsters and made them believe that the monsters were really real!

This soundtrack is from the record “A Hornbook for Witches” produced in 1976 by Caedmon Records. The track is entitled How To See Ghosts Or Surely Bring Them To You and gives you practical advise on this subject.

Step-by-step it entices you try out his methods…if you dare!

Of course it is delivered in the way that only Vincent Price could do…creepy.

Enjoy!

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