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Enfield poltergeist

1970s hoaxes1977 in London1978 in London1979 in LondonEnfield, London
English ghostsHistory of the London Borough of EnfieldParanormal hoaxesUse British English from July 2016
284 Green Street, Enfield
284 Green Street, Enfield

The Enfield poltergeist was a claim of supernatural activity at 284 Green Street, a council house in Brimsdown, Enfield, London, England, United Kingdom, between 1977 and 1979. The alleged poltergeist activity centred around sisters Janet (11) and Margaret Hodgson (13). Some members of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), such as inventor Maurice Grosse and writer Guy Lyon Playfair, believed the haunting to be genuine, while others such as Anita Gregory and John Beloff were "unconvinced" and found evidence the girls had faked incidents for the benefit of journalists. Members of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), including stage magicians such as Milbourne Christopher and Joe Nickell, criticized paranormal investigators for being credulous whilst also identifying elements of the case as being indicative of a hoax.The story attracted press coverage in British newspapers, has been mentioned in books, featured in television and radio documentaries, and dramatized in the 2016 horror film The Conjuring 2.

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Enfield poltergeist
Green Street, London Ponders End (London Borough of Enfield)

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EN3 7JU London, Ponders End (London Borough of Enfield)
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