This Week in paranormal history

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The Enfield Poltergeist (1977, England)

In late October 1977, strange events began at a council house in Enfield, North London, home to Peggy Hodgson and her four children. The activity centered on daughters Janet (11) and Margaret (13), who claimed that furniture moved by itself, toys were thrown across rooms, and knocking sounds echoed from the walls. Witnesses — including police officers and journalists — reported seeing objects fly and hearing deep, gravelly voices that seemed to come from Janet while she was in a trance.

The Society for Psychical Research investigated and recorded dozens of incidents, capturing photographs and audio evidence. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren also briefly visited, later citing it as proof of demonic activity. Skeptics argued that some events were faked by the girls, but others insisted that much of what occurred couldn’t be explained.

To this day, the Enfield Poltergeist remains one of the most famous and controversial hauntings ever recorded — a case balancing between psychological, supernatural, and cultural mystery.