A landlord is suing former tenants who fled the New Jersey home in the middle of the night after only one week, claiming the residence is haunted.

Richard Lopez, an orthodontist and landlord, filed a state Superior Court lawsuit against Josue Chinchilla and Michele Callan, who left the Toms River home March 10 after living there a week with Callan’s teenage daughter and 6-year-old son.

Lopez’s lawsuit alleges that the couple diminished his ability to rent or sell the house when they told the Asbury Park Press about their experiences in the home.

The couple said doors would creak and slam in unoccupied parts of the house and clothing and other items would be found in places other than where they were left.

They said they finally fled the home after Chinchilla felt an invisible hand on his arm and Callan saw a dark apparition in their bedroom.

Lopez is seeking $15,000 in damages.

Chinchilla and Callan previously filed a lawsuit against Lopez, alleging the landlord initially agreed to return their $2,250 security deposit and let them out of their one-year lease before changing his mind.

An elderly woman in England claims that she is being haunted by a poltergeist who gropes her as she tries to sleep.

Grandmother Doris Birch began experiencing the nocturnal disturbances in her flat four months ago.

The 73-year-old said: ‘It’s like an octopus. I was lying in bed when I felt this creepy pair of hands.

‘I kicked frantically and it went away.

‘I’ve tried sleeping without the duvet. But it started shaking my mattress.

‘I even threw the mattress off the bed and bought a new one but it has made no difference.

‘This is very creepy and is giving me the jitters. It’s harassing me.

‘I need to call in the Ghostbusters.’

Birch, who lives alone, says that she has consulted a pastor who believes the disturbances are probably being caused by a ‘lost spirit’.

The former nursing home assistant has had a promise from a local husband-and-wife ghost hunting team to send the poltergeist packing.

Spirit medium Ray Herne says he will draw the ghost into him while his wife Beryl will capture it in a ‘vortex of light’ and send it to the ‘other side’.

Methodist Minister Hugh-Nigel Sheehan of the nearby United Church confirmed he had been approached by Mrs Birch but had been unable to help.

Larissa Laing, head of Canterbury City Council’s Head of Housing said: ‘The council has a duty of care and will respond to any complaints or concerns experienced by our tenants.

‘Therefore even though we have received no similar reports from residents living in Margaret Court I’m more than happy to meet Doris Birch and discuss her situation.’

Poltergeist activity has often been believed to be the work of malicious ghosts.

The word poltergeist comes from the German words poltern ‘to make a noise’ and geist ‘spirit’.

The term itself literally means ‘noisy ghost’ and victims often report inanimate objects being picked up and thrown, noises such as knocking, rapping and human voices – or even physical attacks.

Holly Taylor is calling in an exorcist because she is terrified of living with a poltergeist.

The 22 year old and her 2 year old daughter from Pemberton, Wigan, have refused to sleep in the h

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