“Harry Price commissioned artist George Scott to draw a sketch of Gef, based on the Irvings’ descriptions of him. But on being shown the sketch, Gef strongly objected, saying: ‘That ain’t me! Looks ...
One morning in the early 1930s, James Irving of the village of Dalby on the Isle of Man was getting ready to open his daily newspaper when a high-pitched disembodied voice called out impatiently, ...
Whether Gef was a figment of the Irving family's imagination, a poltergeist that had possessed a mongoose or a real talking animal, the scary mystery captured the nation THE Irving family were sitting ...
AN eerie, child-like singing voice floated around the stone-built house, miles from anywhere, as something scratched in the walls. But the chilling nursery rhyme didn’t come from homeowner Jim Irving, ...
When James Irving moved to a farm on the Isle of Man alongside his wife, Margaret, and youngest daughter, Viorrey, I doubt he expected his family would become haunted by a talking mongoose. It all ...
LONDON—The University of London's Senate House Library is one of the finest academic research institutions in England. On a recent day, a lecture room in the imposing Art Deco building was filled with ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
THE Irving family were sitting down to dinner one autumn evening, when they heard spitting and growling sounds coming from behind their walls. As the days went on, the noises were more akin to a child ...
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