The Black Monk House of Pontefract

Weird Distractions

This week, Alex heads on over to the UK to discuss the infamous Black Monk House hauntings from Pontefract, Britain. It was August of 1966, a probable warm day in Pontefract - when a family home would become terrorized by an unseen force. Pictures slashed, random puddles formed, mysterious knockings from within - it all became a fearful series of events. But then, as quick as it came - the weirdness disappeared. Two years later, it came back with a vengeance. Tune in to learn more about this haunt, and why it has been dubbed Britain’s most haunted home. Need a distraction? I got you.

**Story starts at 3:47**

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Resources:

• Haunted Rooms website - “THE GHOSTS OF 30 EAST DRIVE, PONTEFRACT” - no author listed - https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/30-east-drive-pontefract-poltergeist-house
• Ghost Story Co UK website - “The Black Monk of Pontefract, Yorkshire, UK” - no author listed - http://www.ghost-story.co.uk/index.php/poltergiests/273-the-black-monk-of-pontefract-yorkshire-uk
• Villans Wiki - “Black Monk of Pontefract” - no direct author listed - https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Monk_of_Pontefract
• The Creep Street Podcast - "Ep70 - The Black Monk Haunting” - By Dylan Hackworth & Maureen Boughey - May 7th, 2021 - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep70-the-black-monk-haunting/id1503749661?i=1000520574578
• Wikipedia - Poltergeist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist
• Book - “Poltergeist” by Collin Wilson - Llewellyn Productions - Woodbury, Minnesota - https://www.amazon.ca/Poltergeist-Classic-Study-Destructive-Hauntings/dp/073871867X
• 30 East Drive website - http://www.30eastdrive.com/

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