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There is a Haunting in Glasgow

Philip Dolan

My name is Philip, I am a paranormal investigator and I have been doing this for 8 years. Here is my story.

There is a high spirit in Glasgow's famed Saracen Head pub but they are spirits of the wrong kind. The Gallowgate pub, one of the oldest in the city, is said to be haunted by a previous owner as well as the ghost of a so-called witch, who was burned at the stake in the 1800s. One late evening, we invited a reporter from the Evening Times to join us in the investigation along with the pub manager.

Outside, the Gallowgate was empty, except for the odd car or taxi driving through the drizzle. At 1 am, it was not a night to be outdoors but then again it was not a night to be looking for ghosts. The team and I set up a table to do a sance to see if we could catch the old landlord, Angus. While we were doing this, my brother contacted me but my brother died 2 nights later!! We also recorded a voice, later on, down in the cellar saying the name 'Timmy'. Standing at the bar, I captured an orb or balls of energy as they are also known as. We also took electronic magnetic field (E.M.F) readings.

As I was down in the cellar with the rest of the team, we felt cold spots coming from a corner. It was like stepping into a fridge. ... (continues)

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