The Eyeless Spectre of Raynham Hall - True Ghost Stories

When it comes to tenacity
in records of hauntings,
the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
is one of the most famous,
with a host of dramatic sightings
since her death in 1726.
Those who have stayed overnight at Raynham Hall
and who have encountered her ghost
describe her appearance as ghastly
and some even say 'malevolent',
this is in contrast to how she was when living,
her beauty & charm was renowned.
In this episode there is a bonus story at the end..
my very own 'ghost story' -
The account of an apparition
I witnessed with a friend,
in Sydney Australia decades ago.
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[@ObsoleteOddity]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN My dear friends! Oddie Beau your favourite historian, is a one-man band - and these features take up a lot of my time, if you enjoy them and you wish to support my work, there are three options: One is support with rewards at my Patreon site, where your pledge will unlock videos that are not here on KZbin. Or you could use the `super thanks‘ option on KZbin to send your love!

[@PrincessKladia]

Much appreciated sir! I’ve missed you ❤ And a very happy Halloween to you sir.

[@francesglenn2117]

Yes indeed I believe in spirits !!! And as always sir oddie Thank you for all your efforts!! One other thing she having 11 children & not to get to see them was sad!!! 💖✌️🌎

[@kloves3lvandcckelli315]

Thank you for sharing the brown lady story that was very creepy but yours really was scary. I can’t imagine sitting at a table with friends and all of a sudden there’s a spirit sitting in a chair as well.😅 and for your friend to have seen the exact same thing is even more creepy. Did you ever do any history check to see prior people that might’ve lived in that home? 😄 that would be interesting to find out if it was a certain owner.! anyway, thank you this was fun and cozy and creepy

[@timduch1]

I remember this from the Patreon site, but to watch again is like savoring an evening around the fire with a best friend who is also an expert storyteller and an all-around sensitive chap (toward ghostly happenings, that is). I think I watched this first in the midst of COVID lockdowns? I am not sure because all is a blur, but this second viewing on the eve of all hallows eve has been delicious. Peace and love, dear Oddie and Odette.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@timduch1 thank you for your very kind words, my friend, yes, it must’ve been in the midst of Covid - like a nightmare that’s not quite forgotten… more scary than my story. Lol

[@connie5241]

Both fascinating stories, though I prefer yours. I visited a local cemetery with a friend and her Daughter one Halloween night years ago. We had brought along a small tape recorder planning on asking questions aloud in hopes we might get an answer. It was easy to be on edge in that old, cold and silent place that evening. We walked the expansive grounds, we sat, talked, asked questions and listened, most of the time leaving the recorder running. In the end, the night was uneventful, or so we thought, except for the mournful sound of Taps carried on the wind from the distant Army base at lights out. Our Husbands had stayed at my home with our very young children. When we arrived back there just after midnight, we decided to sit in the car and listen to what the recorder had heard. For quite a while it was nothing but us, talking, giggling and rustling along through the headstones. We sat there laughing at our silly selves until stopped silent by the strange whistle that came through the speaker. A close, human, two octave sound, high then lower, that none of us had made nor heard. We were stunned and quiet, looking at each other until asking "was that you?" "did you do that?" "are you sure you didn't?" No people, animals or birds, only us, wind, graves and no explanation for a simple "here I am" sort of whistle over our shoulders from something unseen. Perhaps someone else was in that old cemetery that night, which if I'm honest, frightens me more than the paranormal alternative. I'll never forget that whistle. I'll never forget that night. Happy Halloween, Oddie.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for sharing your spooky tale, my friend!

[@J-Williams]

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[@patb.j.3358]

Happy Halloween, Oddie. I believe in ghosts. However, I do not think that ghost on the stairs is real. They are always faking haunting houses, but there are real haunting houses, too.

[@francesjolly5106]

Fun, we must enjoy this♡

[@msc8663]

My Oddie I could listen to you all day!💕 my experience was my kids and I were living in a house and my son would get home from school earlier than my daughter and I from work he came from the basement scared and told me he heard my daughter walking and answering him when he came home from school. He was hearing the ghost talking to him and walking around and was shocked to see us walk in the door. Crazy right? My friend I love your stories love to you and Mrs Oddie. Take care.💕

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing that! Thank you so much for reaching out with your kind feedback 😊

[@nanmattingly6402]

Just the right timing Oddie, with Halloween coming soon. Great stories, very interesting, and as usual, had me spellbound. Love your work Oddie, and you. Stay safe.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for your really great feedback my friend, a truly wonderful compliment - much appreciated :)

[@laceneil4570]

Thank you for covering this story, it has always been one of my favourite ghost tales. My experience is that the petrol station where I work is haunted by the ghost of an old man. The place where the petrol station is once had a pub there, and the old man seems to not want to leave his local! I've come into work in the morning to open up and smelt cigarette smoke before, plus there's also some poltergeist activity; items fall off shelves when there's no-one near by, things get added on to the tills and items go missing only to turn up days later. He seems especially fond of hiding our scissors.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for sharing your spooky tale! Sounds like he’s enjoying his time in the afterlife 😄🍻

[@imeldasamaniego4328]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful personal ghost story! It must have been quite shocking to experience a phantom apparition in one's own living quarters. Perhaps the ghostly gentleman liked your company and that of your mate's so much he felt compelled to participate in the conversation. What an honor! Yes, ghosts do exist. Personally I have seen my fair share of phantoms. One was at an early 1700s town square where criminals were also hung for their crimes. I saw a gentleman in historical garb from that era leaning against a lamppost. Naturally I blinked my eyes to look again, but the man had disappeared. So, yes I believe in ghosts. BTW The historical tale of Brown Lady was lovely too. Happy Halloween, Oddie!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

You’re most welcome Imelda, very glad you enjoyed it! It was more exciting than shocking to see the apparition, but thank you for the lovely compliment - I do hope he enjoyed our conversation as we certainly couldn’t hear his.

[@gbear768]

well of course I believe you, Oddie, the guy from another century was paying you a visit, thanking you for honoring ghosts of the world. And I thank you, too! Happy Halloween! (PS, I would love to see some of your paintings!)

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for your kind words my friend, that's so nice of you.

[@layla1954]

Oddie, glad to have you back!! Hope you and Oddette enjoyed your time off and got some well deserved rest!! I have seen 2 ghosts in my lifetime. One human and one animal. I do think that thunderstorms somehow manifests things because b oth times I saw them I was sitting on 2 different porches 30:44 in 2 different states during thunderstorms. I’m a big fan of a good storm!! The first was in North Carolina. A young boy came running across our yard, he reminded me of Ichabod Crane, tall, spindly with gangly arms, dressed in raggedy clothes. I watched him cross the yard in the rain. He ran past me and jumped into the car that was sitting in our driveway!! The second time I was in Idaho, again sitting on my porch during a storm. I am not sure if it was a dog or a wolf, it was as big as an Irish Wolfhound. I could hear something coming from my right hand side and I watched it run up to where I was sitting. It was going at a great speed, and as it got closer to me and past me I could here it breathing hard as he was running. I followed it to my left and at our property line it just vanished!! So I agree there are restless spirits everywhere.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m happy it was to your liking, thank you so much for your positive feedback! Thank you also for sharing your spooky experiences, very interesting 👻

[@ChristieCarverSinger]

So nice to hear your stories while I am getting ready for Halloween. My favorite time of year! Thank you again.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you like them! Thank you 🙏

[@bluezinnia847]

Oh Oddie, where do I start, ah yes, the Brown Lady! That was quite a story! I was taken aback when you said she had "at least" 12 children! OMG! This story reminds me of the first of it's kind in 1966 TV, called "Dark Shadows" (with Barnabus Collins & all kinds of werewolves/vampires) It went on for a few years, I was addicted to it, because at that time I was also studying Spiritualism and psychic phenomena. I was also blessed with this gift from a very young age (12). At (16) I started attending a Spiritualist Church. I always knew I was different, because I would just know things, and could tell if a person was good or evil. I had a lot of experiences with ghosts in my bedroom. (by that I could feel someone else in my double bed, who was not there!) Just all kinds of things. My beautiful Mother, Dolores was also psychic, did volumes of automatic writings which were coming from high teachers in Spirit. So, I loved the Brown Lady Story with no eyes (Creepy!) but...I adored YOUR Psychic story! Loved the pictures & your description of living in an old mansion experience as a young artist! I can't believe it was so ornate & lovely! You were so lucky, to have that fantastic experience & friends who were able to "see" spirit, like you. I find you extremely inspiring, and love to hear more! God Bless you & Oddette, and any furry animals you may have:)) I adore Halloween, and I'm taking advantage of a lot of scary movies! But it's "Your" posts I love best:))

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for sharing the backstory of your life, and of your psychic experiences. I also experienced that when I was about 14, the definite impression that somebody was in the bed with me when there wasn’t. Thank you so much for your lovely feedback and so glad you’re enjoying my content. 😊

[@Nikki-yn7yv]

Great story telling of a very familiar tale , Raynham Hall is 13 miles from where I live ,a historic old estate in a beautiful county ,thanks Oddie as usual masterfully told

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for your very kind feedback, my friend 😊

[@renee1961]

Oddie, your videos are ALWAYS EXCELLENT, and BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for putting so much Research, Effort, and Time into every one! You're Greatly Appreciated!🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That is very kind of you and it really makes my day, that my efforts are so appreciated - I thank you sincerely.

[@renee1961]

@@ObsoleteOddity it's definitely my pleasure!

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Good morning one of my absolute FAVORITE narrators ❤! You're AWESOME 💯

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That’s very kind of you!

[@littbitterst2328]

Another amazing, informative, well told and visually stunning video. Thank u so much, Oddie!! Happy Halloween 🖤🖤🖤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That’s very kind of you, thank you so much!

[@Baffled-f9d]

I love your channel. It's like being back in my dad's library when I was a kid. He would let me stay up a little late on Sunday nights to watch PBS documentaries.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much! Very glad you’re enjoying my content and it’s giving you nice memories 😊

[@ShariceBurrows]

I definitely full heartedly believe in another realm other than our own. Love your content and channel. Keep up the great work, my friend. ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for your kind feedback, Sharice, much appreciated!

[@sandracollins7938]

Missed you so glad you're back! Hope you had a good trip & some rest. Another great video as always. Halloween is not a good time for me because this Halloween it will be 2 years since my son passed on that day.😪

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m sorry to hear that Halloween brings such sad memories, know that you will meet again one day.

[@carmencarlton1445]

Thank you for another great story I truely appreciate it

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it, thank you, Carmen!

[@vintagelover4207]

Great video as always very spooky just in time for Halloween! Loved your personal story it was definitely creepy. I always think ghost stories that take place in normal familiar settings like the home are always scarier!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for your positive feedback, very glad you enjoyed the presentation!

[@elizabethnavarre7972]

I love your voice! I also like how your videos are a decent length, you can really get immersed. Raynham Hall is one of the first ghost stories I ever read in a book as a child, my first ghost photo. I've grown up in one of the oldest parts of North America to be settled by Europeans, so I'm used to old history, even if it's pretty recent to the rest of the world. Ok, so I've had spooks in graveyards, etc., but here are my most interesting. As a child, we knew a family who owned an old Victorian house - gorgeous old beauty, complete with servants' stairs in the kitchen, full basement, full attic, hardwood floors, grand staircase... the works. I will buy it one day if I ever become ridiculously wealthy, just to keep it preserved and beautiful like they had it. So, they had stories of a ghost called Matilda. I'll tell you their stories before I add my own experience. They saw this middle-aged to older woman with the one long braid, long white sleeping gown, and sleeping bonnet only one time clearly. The first evidence of ghost was glass smashed in the middle of the attic floor when all the glassware had been packed away. They were joking about the house being haunted, heard the glass smash, and went to check. The glass was in the middle of the floor, even if it had been left out, it would have fallen near it's box or off a shelf in that room, not literally in the middle of the floor in another empty room. The second time was finding an old journal that didn't belong to the family, open to a particular date in January, in the middle of the floor, in the same spot as the broken glass... the date was my friend's January birthday. This was also after discussing whether or not the house had activity. They weren't sure if they were supposed to be frightened by these actions, because they house always felt very warm and cozy, so they were just careful about how they talked about things. Someone thought they saw a misty figure walk through a wall near the kitchen and when the checked the house plans, it turns out that powder room had been added and the wall used to not be there. They figured, oh, it's a residual haunt, a servant going into the butler's pantry and causing mischief in the attic, no problem... only it wasn't residual. One night there was a huge storm. My friend’s cousin had fallen asleep in the attic. All of a sudden, her cousin runs into the living room where everyone is relaxing, looking white as a sheet in total panic, eyes huge, and completely out of breath. Before she can even tell anyone what had happened, there was a massive crash and everyone went running upstairs. Where the cousin had been asleep, an enormous tree branch had crashed through the window, there was broken glass everywhere. Now granted, this wasn’t an entire tree that would have killed her, but it would have been quite serious if she had still been lying there asleep, especially with all the glass. Of course, there was the usual flurry of activity or calling for repairs, putting up tarps, moving anything out of the room that needed to be moved, putting down towels, etc., but finally they asked their cousin, why had she woken up just in time? She had seen Matilda. A middle-aged woman, braid, sleeping bonnet, but everything about her was white, had woken her up, by name, telling her she had to wake up, she had to get up, standing over her side, shaking her shoulder, completely solid. Her cousin had been so completely terrified, she ran downstairs in a blind panic. I’ll always remember the concluding thought of friend’s re-telling, her cousin whispered “she saved me.” For me, I saw Matilda in a second floor window, folding bedding. It was Easter Eve and I was in the backyard, walking around to the carriage house. I was looking up at the house as I walked because the sun was just starting to go down, the light just barely starting to change and I thought it was lovely. I saw a sheet with pulls at the top like someone was holding it in their fingers. Then it was just slowly moved away. I startled me for some reason, but I tried to calm myself down, thinking it was my friend’s mother, but then I heard voices. I came around the front, and this is within seconds by the way, and there was my friend talking with her father on the front steps. He had just arrived from another state… without his wife. There was no one else in the house… at least not physically. Later that evening, I was looking out from the kitchen towards the front of the house. I thought I saw my friend’s father walking in the dining room, his shoulder poking into my view in the frame of the kitchen archway… again I felt startled for no reason, so I tried to let it go, but then I heard my friend’s father call to us from the front parlor. He was three rooms away from the kitchen and there was no way to go from the dining room where I thought I had seen him to where he was sitting without walking straight down the pathway of my vision. I had seen a little boy peeking in at us dyeing Easter eggs. So, all in all, friendly experiences, even protective. The family feels that Matilda was a servant or nanny who still watches over those in the house. She just wants them to know she, and maybe others, are there too. Another experience I will relate was in a graveyard in the afternoon. I was in college, exploring a neighborhood close to a famous sea battle that had happened, literally a few hundred yards off shore. I was wearing a long skirt and as I passed a particular row of stones I felt the hem catching more than it had before, like it was pulled, caught on a solid root or something. When I looked down, I saw this little girl all dressed in black with a black veil. She was huddled up against a headstone about four or five plots away from me. Her body was the same size as the stone she was huddled against. She was completely solid and I heard in my head, clear as day, “Mommy?” She was there a few seconds, I blinked, and she was gone. When I checked the stones, there was a young woman who had died in her early to mid-twenties in childbirth, the little lamb marker next to her for her baby who also had not survived, but next to them, was a girl’s grave. By the names and dates, she had lost her mother at five or six years old in the 1850’s and only lived another two years herself. I must have seen her as she was on the day of her mother’s funeral. My long hair and long skirt must have seemed familiar to her. I stayed for a while with my friend there too. I wanted to be sure the little girl wasn’t lost. I think they’re at peace, I think it was just a little time-skip or something like that. I just really do hope that she’s all right. There’s a much scarier encounter I once had, but I think I’ll save that for later… HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for your kind feedback, Elizabeth, much appreciated 😊 Thank you also for sharing your very interesting story, I do love it when people share paranormal experiences with me. It’s interesting that some intelligent hauntings have aspects of a residual haunting, and yet there is interaction with the living. For instance, somebody else posted that his wife saw a spirit washing the dishes at the sink, but there was no dishes and no water in the sink, but the spirit was going through the motions, and then the spirit turned around, looked at her directly and smiled - which shows it’s an intelligent haunting, I suspect that they are living in that timeline, but can interact with ours. Just like the lady with the long braid. It’s extra heartwarming that she is looking out for the family who live in the house.

[@user-li9dd9jz2l]

I grew up in a 22 room farmhouse in Vermont, USA, that was built in the mid 1600s. Growing up i saw several ghosts/ spirts, saw things move and felt presents. Some of my friend felt very spooked coming to my home. It was beautiful but very heavy feeling in areas. Energy never disappears just changes form. Love your tales and personal experiences. Thank you for sharing.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Yes I would imagine a house that old would have spirit presence. But if the souls are friendly, it gives the house more character. I couldn’t live in the modern box. Very glad you enjoyed my content, thank you so much for your feedback.

[@danaMccabe-dagmarK]

I enjoyed your ghost story very much Oddy. And I continue to be fascinated by your production style. You are definitely using your artistic abilities 😌

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for your kind feedback, Dana, very much appreciated 😊

[@renee1961]

Oddie, I love listening to you!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you :)

[@eringemini7091]

Aloha Oddie & Odette! That was a chilling & interesting story about the lady of Raynham Hall (and your Ghost story)! I think the Electric storm assisted your Ghost to manifest. Its believed that using an EM pump assists the Spirits with energy so they can manifest/ communicate. Great video! Happy Halloween! 🎃

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That’s a very interesting theory, thank you for that. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@cindycalderon455]

Love the story of the Brown Lady, sad though it is. I've had a run in or 3 with other wordly things, although never an actual spectre. Either a touch or a mist, but it sure gets your full attention! Happy Halloween, Oddie!! 🎃💕

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it Cindy, thank you so much for reaching out with your positive feedback 😊

[@DeeNailsX]

Love love looooove the ghost stories. I've seen that photo a million times but never knew the story behind it. This is fascinating

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it Dee, thank you so much!

[@renee1961]

Beautiful pictures, Oddie! Or should I say paintings? Poor Dorothy!💔💔💔💔 Maybe Dorothy was mad about her children? Spooky 😳😲😱🫣

[@marysantiago3343]

Great as always. I think maybe the apparition was sitting in the chair of the position that it was then, of own time and your chair happen to be conviently in same position. Also very well of been a recording, I think houses carry memories due to earth made materials absorbing occurrences in any point of time happy or naught. Thank you again oddy as always a pleasure to watch.😊

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it Mary, thank you for your feedback and insights!

[@claymccleery9451]

August, 1985. Dallas, Texas.The air conditioning wasn't working. I was sleeping under a sheet, with a ceiling fan running, overhead. I was awakened by extreme cold. I rolled over on my back, opened my eyes, and saw a man standing at the foot of the bed, staring down it me. I wasn't alarmed; in fact, as I tried to focus in in his trench coat and fedora, he faded away. A few days later I drummed up the courage to tell the man I was sharing the house with. He had a dumbfounded look on his face, and didn't say anything for what seemed like minutes. Finally he said, "I saw the same 'man' when I moved into the house." (I had just moved into the house.) I never saw the apparition again, though I often wished he'd come back for a visit!

[@tamarrajames3590]

This was an interesting tale Oddie, and certainly, the treatment Dorothy was said to have suffered in the manse is the stuff of which vengeful spirits are made. As you know, I do believe that there are various entities and energies that can persist after death. That was a fascinating experience you had dear man, you have that sensitivity that draws them to you. In my opinion…you ARE an artist my friend. I have missed you, so this is a delightful surprise to find in my notifications. Sending much love and light to you and Oddette, and wishing you a lovely Samhain.🥂🖤🇨🇦

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it my dear Tamarra, yes, I often wonder whether some of the the malevolent ones are made up of thought forms or clusters of entities? Especially when the person was not malevolent in life. Thank you for your very kind words dear friend, my sensitivity felt like a bane to me in those days - now I’ve come to appreciate it. Perhaps you missed my video about Aleister Crowley‘s former house Boleskine, that was the last video I did, but I do not recall you commenting on it? Sending you both also much love and light, our holidays are over and now we are back to work, and I can’t believe that Christmas is just around the corner. Take care my friend! ☀️

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@ObsoleteOddity Yes, often the malevolent expressions are collections of lower astral entities, and not actual remnants of human lives. Many benign “haunting” are like a photographic replay, and not attended with conscious awareness, while others have unfinished business, and will remain until they complete it, or allow themselves to move along. Others are unaware they are dead. It can easily feel like a bane rather than a gift…but once we get a handle on our own sensitivity and empathy, we can do a lot of good with it. I am sorry I missed your piece on Crowley, I will search it up. It likely happened when Richard was in the ICU, and there were several deaths in a short space of time. I am getting out of hospital again myself today, after another round of anemia. I was not much focused on my normal doings for awhile there…but I will find the presentation, enjoy sharing it with Richard, and definitely comment now that things are getting back to normal. Bright Blessings, and much love.✨🖤🇨🇦

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@tamarrajames3590 @tamarrajames3590 yes, I was always aware of intelligent and residual hauntings, but it’s only in the last several years that I discovered that some of them are actually group entities, I find it fascinating and rather alarming for the less stronger entities who are pulled into that group. I wonder if they become a single focused consciousness, or are separate and unaware of each other? Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been in hospital again, and having to worry about Richard as well - it must be very distressing. Sending you psychic hugs , hopefully that is your last stay in hospital. I will include the link to that video in a separate comment, in case KZbin put it into your held for review folder. Take care my friend and wishing you both the best of health and strong recovery ❤️‍🩹

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@tamarrajames3590 Boleskine House - A Dark History of Aleister Crowley's Magikal Retreat kzbin.info/www/bejne/j33ceZ-PoaiWiq8

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@ObsoleteOddity Thank you so much Oddie…and yes, it is very stressful being stuck in hospital with Richard home on his own. Fortunately I am home again now, and with a little lunch we will find the root cause of the anemia and vertigo next month. I am so over hospitals at this point. Most of the group entities are aware of each other, but are directed by the strongest one, which is not at all pleasant for the less powerful ones drawn in. Their energy is used to strengthen the aggregate, like psychic vampirism, and they can’t break free. I have, on occasion, been able to disentangle one, but it is difficult to do. That house where you had your experience with the garrulous entity looks like it has a lot of history, and was likely pretty active. Active sites are a magnet for wandering ones, and tend to grow in intensity over time. Ultimately they are home to a number of manifestations, none of which have a previous history with the place. Hugging you right back my friend. Light and love…🖤🇨🇦

[@maryanderson4895]

Hello Oddie!! Happy Halloween!! These were great stories!! You are an amazing story teller, thank you so very much and keep up the great work. Fan for Life!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That is very kind of you, Mary, thank you for the lovely compliment!

[@katmandoo4462]

Loved your ghost story and pics of the house you stayed in. So wonderful and so interesting. Thank you for sharing Oddie. Just loved it.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m happy it was to your liking, thank you so much for your positive feedback!

[@bronwentillman8385]

Magnificent, Dearest Oddie!!!! This reminds me of all the haunted halls in the U.S. South! I'm not a big believer in ghost stories, but I do get quite a kick out of them! Thank you for your diligent work and beautiful presentation! I hope you and Madame Oddette have a safe and happy Halloween!!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for your positive feedback, very glad you enjoyed the presentation!

[@katymay2611]

Excellent as always and even better sharing your own personal ghostly encounter. Thank you for continuing to provide such exciting content 😊 especially now as we get close to Halloween 🎃 👻

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for your very kind feedback, my friend 😊

[@TheKulu42]

Another interesting video, and thanks for sharing your own ghost encounter. I had one myself some years ago. I was at my workplace one Saturday morning finishing up a quick project. I was alone in the building. Suddenly, I thought I saw movement. Figuring it was a coworker, I looked up and saw a very sudden flash of red. It was a trick of the light sort of thing. Thinking nothing of it, I went back to work. A few days later, our staff got to talking about a supposed ghost in our building. This ghost was of a fellow who had died there years earlier. I mentioned seeing that flash of red and suddenly heard a fact that was new to me. This man usually wore a red jacket.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

And thank you for sharing yours! It’s always that validation when somebody provides a fact that supports what you have witnessed, that really confirms it. I remember being at a dinner party at a very old cottage in Sydney, they had French windows, and we were all seated at the table, - we were staring outside at the courtyard, and suddenly a figure in a flowing white dress, appeared, and disappeared just as suddenly, but again, we all witnessed it - and then the host become very quiet, and didn’t want to discuss it. His wife told us afterwards that he had seen this apparition many times and was having nightmares about it.

[@TheKulu42]

@@ObsoleteOddity Amazing. Other friends of mine have told me of their ghost encounters.

[@AbsyntheAndTears]

The thought of seeing an apparition is scary enough, but an eyeless one would give me a heart attack. My daughter, who is now 7 years old, speaks of a faceless apparition she saw when she was about 2. She says though it had no face, she knew it was looking at her. I believe her, as she has spoken of this ghost for years now and it was scary enough for her not to go into her grandmother's room at night. That room happened to be where the previous homeowner died in bed.

[@gvivo2120]

I agree that the spectre of the man in olive suit and matching waistcoat, was not a mere "projection" of your mind but an actual manifestation of a soul from the past who probably was unaware that he already crossed the great divide. He could either be from the Victorian or Edwardian era. Remember, truth is stranger than fiction.

[@jennifergriffiths3941]

Interesting … very interesting … Maybe your Federation Mansion had been a jolly bachelor pad back in the 1800’s … and some of the past’s residents just came to enjoy the conversation & camaraderie of your present day happy bachelor presences… sort of a sweet compliment really …

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I like that idea!

[@rosegeaber7533]

Great stories! Made my Halloween night perfect! Thank you!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I appreciate that, thank you so much!

[@melissak5663]

I love your ghost stories...keep em coming 😂❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you like them! 🎃

[@goldfishbrain32]

Thanks Oddie. Love the channel. I've seen 4 ghosts in my life . The first to visit was an elderly couple standing over my bed. I was 5 so I don't know if I did see them or not. The second visit was from my brother who had died a month before that. I was driving home with my mother. She was upset that she had not received a sign from him as I and many of our family and friends had said they had seen. I asked my brother to show mum a sign. 200 metres further down the road we were about to cross a bridge, a man suddenly appeared in front of our car walking alongside the road. He was white and see- through. I swore mum had drove through him. It was unmistakably my brother. My mum said "did you see that, do I turn around." I told her ,no, that was her sign and to keep driving. My sister in law, my brother's wife later told me my brother would run out of petrol there and have to walk to town about 2 km away. A saw another ghost when I lived in Randwick. I was 19 and walking home from the duke of Gloucester pub that was across the road from my house. Again white and see through but this time a little girl in the park. She appeared 20 m ahead of us. We wondered why such a little girl should be out so late. We closed the distance to 10 metres then she disappeared. The last ghost was in 2018 in Brisbane. Our neighbours were away on holiday. My partner and I were in our backyard when we saw again a white a see-through apparition in our neighbours yard. An elderly man .my partner recognised the man. He was a coworkers grandfather who had died in the house 4 years before that. So you could say I'm a believer and three of the sightings there were other witnesses. There more things between heaven and earth Horatio then are dreamt of in man's philosophies.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for sharing your stories, very interesting. I used to drink at the Duke of Gloucester quite often in the late 80s, the house that you saw at the end where I saw the ghost, was just around the corner on Avoca Street, I’m sure you passed it many times.

[@goldfishbrain32]

I thought it looked familiar. I was in Guilderthorpe Avenue in early 90's. Again thank you for channel. Love the cadence.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@goldfishbrain32 it’s a small world, my best friend lived in Gilderthorpe Avenue for about a year in the late 80 early 90s, I would visit him and his brother frequently. By the way, which park did you see the ghost of the little girl, was it Alison Park?

[@goldfishbrain32]

No, it was tiny little Bieler park. Right across from Guilderthorpe. You had to walk through it to get to the DOG. I watched your story on the murders in queens Park. I got a shiver as I stupidly used to walk home in the dark from Bondi junction thru queens Park.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@goldfishbrain32 I forgot about that little park, I wonder if there is a murder or accident case involved with it? I might have a quick research later and see what I can find. It’s quite possible that we have crossed paths, indeed likely as my sister used to live right next door to the DOG.

[@kathybrooks452]

Thank you oddie I'm so glad when you decided to start reading for us I love hearing your soothing voice and they never sounded this good when I read them on my own ❤ yes I believe in ghost dealt with them quite a bit in my younger days ♥️ ❤️ be glad you're friend saw him to or you would have thought you were crazy 😂

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much Kathy, that’s a lovely compliment and very kind of you to say so. Yes, if I had been the only one to see it, then I would have been worried!

[@ellenjefferies7310]

Listening to YOU is what I call FUN!! Thank you!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for listening! Much appreciated 😊

[@99fruitbat94]

Hi Oddie . I've seen three full body apparations and two shadow dudes in my 63 years . Hopefully will see more in the future because I am fascinated by the subject ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

If you seen that many so far, I’m sure there’s a few to come!

[@99fruitbat94]

@@ObsoleteOddity Here's hoping . The paranormal doesn't scare me in the slightest . Spiders however are a totally different issue 🕷️🕷️🕷️ Thank you for the video ❤️

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@99fruitbat94 i’m not keen on spiders myself, but lately I have been talking with them in the garage. (Yes, crazy sounding, I hope nobody hears me) - that as long as they’re not walking above my head and keep out of my way, then they can stay; but if they do any of the aforementioned, I’ll usher them safely outside. I am trying my best lol 😂

[@crystalpoole1560]

I've missed you!! I so love your calming narration. I am about to watch this video, but I wanted to say how much I missed your uploads first. I hope everything is ok with you and yours.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for your very kind feedback, yes, I took a month off as my workload was just increasing, but I’m back now 😊

[@andreachristopher8586]

As always oddie beau you have brought an interesting story to light. Loved your ghost story as well. Wonder what the guy in green was saying??

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it my friend, thank you. Yes to this day. I also wonder what he was trying to communicate.

[@edwardjcurtis85]

Fascinating and brilliant, thank you

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you 😊

[@user-wt1wo1mn9r]

Absolutely awesome video !! The photography is amazing… so sad she has to walk for so long …. Great work oddie love your videos ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you Belinda, that’s very kind of you, very glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@user-pw4dx6hm5n]

Your videos and animation is so damn amazing. I found your channel years ago and then i forgot the name of the channel after that i badly wanted to find your channel. U don't know the happiness rn. I am really going to watch all ur videos!!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Welcome back, I’m glad you found me again! I hope you enjoy all the videos that you’ve missed 😊

[@terilynn1071]

It's probably not the object that the ghost was attached to. But the room, so it doesn't matter what it was sitting on it was the room the conversation was had. TFS 💙💜❤️🥰

[@mariecolette9066]

Hey Oddie since there was an electrical storm happening it makes sense you saw something as they say the energy of storms gives spirits a boost to manifest!

[@J-Williams]

Great stories, Oddie! I'm a little conflicted over that photograph. Modern day equipment has managed to capture unexplained phenomenon, so I can't honestly say one way or another whether or not I believe the photo is authentic.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for your very kind donation and positive feedback, my friend, much appreciated!

[@megs4193]

I believe your experience 💯, I had a 30 second daytime experience in an empty unit I'd just moved into, I was alone happily unpacking my boys suitcase, my boys were out with their dad,I felt something watching me, in my peripheral vision there was a small blonde girl, with a white, I guess it would be classed as a little white party dress, I froze she stood, I made myself continue to unpack when I turned my eyes to check she was gone, and that was that, so I believe you completely. And it's you, you're straight up honest to the core, I wouldn't even doubt it. It's so good to catch up Oddie 😊😃 I've missed your videos ❤❤❤.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Not many people believe it until they have experienced it themselves, you have experienced/seen something you cannot explain and now move into the realm of “believers” It’s a privileged place to be, despite what the naysayers might shout from the wings.

[@michelepruitt3145]

Lol! 🤣 Us Americans call it Pool Oddie! Loved your Ghost Story and my friend you saw a Spirit or Ghost, not an imprint on time!👻✌️🙏

[@afwalker1921]

Oh, Awesome Oddity! You have just supplied me with a sentence fragment that I have long needed as a paranormal investigator: "... the ghost, for lack of a better word for it..."

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Oh goody! I didn’t realise you were a paranormal investigator - have you been entwined in any ectoplasm lately?

[@afwalker1921]

No, but the first Monday in August I was coshed by an orb hard enough to crack my thighbone at the knee end. I've been investigating since 1972, and although I've been touched, this is my first attack. I heal quickly. I'm fine...@@ObsoleteOddity

[@renee1961]

I definitely believe in Ghosts 👻👻! Seriously! I have a Ghost that nudges me when I'm sleeping.

[@user-wl3yj9kj5u]

I have the blessing of being blind to those stuff. I saw 2 groups of angels when I was a child. They were watching my aunt that was selling vegetables at the side of the road. When they noticed me, I instantly knew that I was not supposed to tell my aunt. They were translucent, tall and slender, all males, in robes. My aunt is 94 and I believe she is a saint. I sent her my guardian angel, but she has her own.

[@SandraWeierman]

You have a very interesting way to bring these stories to life as you tell them. I could listen to you talking about this all-day long LOL. I've had ghost experiences all my life, but the strangest one was in the very apartment we still live in now. I was in the bigger bedroom changing when from my left I saw a gentleman I'd say in his mid-twenties to early thirties walk from the smaller bedroom. He just walked past and into the living room and I presume to the door to leave the apartment. What made it the strangest experience is he looked as if he was made of blue glass. I only ever saw him that one time. This was a bit after my father in-law blessed the apartment. He was then an active deacon of the roman catholic church. I have never seen any other ghost in any color before or since. Very strange.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for your positive feedback, and for sharing your strange experience, that is indeed very peculiar, that he looked like he was made of blue glass!

[@conemadam]

Of course it was a ghost!!!! Unfortunately I lived in a haunted house. Happy to get details about the famous ghost of Raynham Hall!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

So glad you enjoyed the presentation - very much appreciated 😊

[@francesjolly5106]

When I think I have had enough. My friend Oddie is making me think better♡

[@EnticinglyDeadly]

The backstory is very similar to that of Anne Boleyn, who Henry VIII had imprisoned in the Tower of London. But it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Great job as always Oddie.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Actually, many women were imprisoned in their own households in those days, so it’s not a unique situation. Very glad you enjoyed the story!

[@nancysantamarialatica1141]

Hey Oddie great to view another great vid from u . Hope alls well with you and familia . Missed u

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Hey, thanks 🙏 we are well, hope you are too!

[@beverlyforward7173]

Well timed and well done as always!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much!

[@skyd.2084]

Absolutely amazing Oddie ooh how you do spoil us so much ❤❤❤👍💯

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonybarnwell767]

Good to hear from you again Mr beau 😊😊

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you kindly

[@BonnieCassler-dx6sd]

I believe you,it's no stranger to see a ghost,or harder to believe,than one mind,projecting to another. That's another mystery all together.

[@mwblackbelt]

Really great video, Mr. Oddie! I do believe in spirits, but I don't think I've ever seen one. I think some people are able to detect their presence and some people are oblivious

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@roxanne9651]

Thank you for the stories always nice to watch and listen to your videos 👏💕🇨🇦

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you like them! Thank you 😊

[@renee1961]

Good day, Oddie! How are you?🤗🤗 Happy Halloween!🍁🍂👻🎃🦇🕷️🕸️ Thank You!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Happy Hallowe’en!

[@andreayanochko6483]

Hoorah your back!! Happy Halloween! Yes, I believe in ghosts! 🤐🤭

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you 😊

[@Chrissy-j6v]

Hi Oddy, Thanks for another fascinating story just in time for Halloween. Thanks for sharing your ghost story! Loved it! Fabulous your friend saw ghost too! Makes story even better! Plus, yes, I do believe in ghosts. I have had a few ghostly happenings. I actually mentioned it to you before.in past years. But when I was a little girl I was in bed and my bedroom door was open and I woke up with a start to see a pretty and slim 30 years old lady, hair in a bun wearing a Victorian era dress walk down my long hallway into my bathroom. She was pretty clear, and I thought she was a real person. I got up to look in the bathroom and of course nothing was there. It was a ghost. She was a friendly one and probably lived nearby or torn down home on the site of my home. Because I know she was not living in my home because my family was the first family living there when it was built. Another time I was in an old home in a now empty basement area and for about a minute I could hear 1920's jazz age or roaring twenties music playing. Like Speakeasy music. I could almost see the flappers dancing very fast and the man wildly playing the piano as the flappers danced! These ghostly occurrences really happened! No joke! I am not a psychic or a medium. But I think I can pick up on some spirit things. By the way pool in America is called "Pool" "Billiards" or "Snooker" like you said. Love your stories, Oddy. All the best to you dear! ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for sharing your spooky experiences! Sounds like you picked up on some residual hauntings - very interesting! 👻 Thank you so much for your positive feedback, very glad you enjoyed the presentation!

[@deborahstollman6238]

I had a photo I took in a Gettysburg small building supposed to be haunted in which a military man died. The photo had some red mist where the man passed. I don’t have it anymore 😕 I absolutely believe in ghosts, angels and possibly other things. I don’t know exactly why these spirits can’t leave. I understand many seem to have strong emotions tied to our world.

[@anthonys.1606]

As I always say another excellent presentation. I once woke up to a horrifying site of terror, after a late night of too many beers roaming around the house I saw it, I fumbled around for the lights I found myself looking in, the bathroom mirror. Happy Halloween

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That truly was a shocking experience! 😆 Happy Halloween, my friend!

[@TADER8]

Great story as usual Oddie! Loved your own story at the finish. Yanks call it "Pool" btw. Ha! Listening to some Icehouse tunes but cut them short to check out your latest content. Brill mate! Cheers!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much!

[@sandeefurey9404]

Awesome as always!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Scorpio45Libra]

Such a very sad story! As always, love me some Oddie! Happy Halloween 💖🥧🎃

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much my friend, and happy Halloween to you! 🎃

[@eileenworth7862]

Best content. Great work, Oddie.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for watching and listening my friend.

[@hchayes9431]

I can't believe it October 30th and I haven't spent all month watching your videos. 😢

[@StoriesOfMalevolence]

i think you could narrate and make any subject interesting. top channel

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you, my friend, that is a great compliment, and I appreciate it!

[@sixevensage7004]

Ive had experiences with ghosts and shadow ghosts in my house even though I was the first owner. I believe the property has a certain history. I no longer have experiences in the house for years

[@GabyGibson]

The Brown Lady of Raynham, huh? Looks like a lovely hall. The ghost of an old teacher at my high school was supposed to have haunted the hallways. 12:04 Once a gentleman...

[@ellenjefferies7310]

Your personal ghost story was SOooooo COOL!!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it Ellen!

[@patb.j.3358]

Dear Oddie, thanks for telling us these two fascinating ghost stories. Dorothy was treated really awful. Not to have allowed her to see her many children. No wonder she is haunting those halls. Your special story is amazing. To have both of you witnessing the same man sitting in that chair. WOW!! Happy Halloween to you and Odette. Oddie, I believe in ghosts.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! Glad you enjoyed both stories. Happy Halloween to you too my friend. 🎃

[@d.bsweetly9049]

Oh Oddie, I adore your stories! Much ❤ from USA 🇺🇸

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m very happy to hear that my friend, much appreciated! 😊

[@mijiyoon5575]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank You *Oddie Beau* perfect time of year for these most excellent tales 😈👻☠💀👿🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🕸🕷🕸🕷🕸🕷

[@ObsoleteOddity]

So very glad you like them my friend, thank you so much for your great feedback!

[@theresadimaggio7241]

Dear oddity my friend. I love all the work you do on the stories you give to us. Also love all your special effects as well. I do feel sorry for the lady,especially not being allowed to see her children. Wonder why did she even marry him if she didn't love him? I know back then, women were not allowed to have a job or even vote. It seamed all about property and money Marriage were mostly pre arranged and the poor girl had no say in objecting. I am a skeptic when a picture of what supposed to be a ghost is shown. The picture of the lady looks fake to me. I also am a skeptic on these ghost tours being held only at a certain time. Malarkey I say. God bless you my friend Oddity. Take care till next time

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much Theresa, very glad you’re enjoying my content and special effects! Much appreciated.

[@maria.whiddon]

I grew up with this story. Good one!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrisward1691]

I enjoyed both stories, probably because of the straightforward way in which you tell them without embellishment. My view of ghosts tends towards the residual haunting rather than a return of the dead. Possibly an imprint of an occurrence captured under extreme emotion (perhaps happiness in the case of your tableau or despair in the case of Raynham) and replayed when the conditions are right. I understand your point about the chair, but presumably if you thought the layout of your furniture was right in that room in your day, perhaps someone in the previous century thought so too. Certainly the electrical power of the thunderstorm played a part. I hope one day we do understand what causes appiritions. It shouldn't diminish the wonder if them even if we know why they occur. After all, we understand why rainbows occur, but still appreciate them when seen.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed the presentation, thank you so much for your positive feedback. Well, it’s doubtful, there would’ve been a chair in that position in that room, as it had been originally a master bedroom, so the bed would’ve been in the position where the chair was. Plus even if there had been a chair there back in the day, the likelihood of it being in the exact same position, is minuscule. But it would be indeed, very interesting to know why such an apparition occurs.

[@halipadot447]

Happy Halloween, Oddie!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Happy Halloween, my friend!

[@marjeancoult1141]

Thanks for the Halloween story you are and others greatly enjoyed Halloween to you❤😂😊

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrissilvester5663]

I believe in the afterlife & believe in ghosts. The Brown Lady imo is real & it's very fascinating that even today her presence is still there wondering the halls. I loved your ghost story that was immense to hear & I bet it was an experience of mixed emotions from u witnessing such a thing. I'd love to travel to many different haunted places. Would be an amazing experience

[@aprilpotter3054]

Yay, a new Oddie!!

[@sidoniejordan-olsen7673]

I can see things, like things that have happened in the past. Like if someone was hanged or hanged themselves or if a building burned down. And sometimes I can sense things, if people are not quite right or if moods and feelings change of if there's something or someone there when nobody can see anything. But can't everyone do those things? I'm also always right when like you look at the history of places after I see things like that

[@melissataylor9880]

I'm giving it a like now, but I am saving it for Halloween night. 🎃

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you 😊

[@teriwood9657]

They say thunderstorms are conducive to paranormal occurances. The air is charged with electricity...

[@CHIARIEN]

That picture with the smoky outline of a figure is to scare the crap out of me when I was young. But I still looked at with fascination. I'm grown now so it's not scary anymore😏

[@francesreyes5722]

Oh yes I do believe in ghost! Even though I haven't ever seen one, I think. Loved this story immensely!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@luvuforeverjames]

Yes i believe in ghosts or spirits....had personal experiences myself on a few occasions, one actually moved my front room door handle at such a rate it frightened the life out of me, this handle in particular was generally very stiff so that whatever it was that was doing it took me by surprise.

[@bonniereed5814]

❤❤❤❤. Love all your videos, ❤❤❤ especially the scary, creepy kind. ❤❤. Loves ya.❤🎉🎉

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much!

[@bonniereed5814]

@@ObsoleteOddity , You are so very welcome my friend.♥️🌹

[@sharyldutter9694]

Greetings Oddie! Rest assured, you and your friend are not crazy. These Spirts are very real indeed. I was taught that we are a Spirit who lives in a body and has a soul. You and your friend are sensitive to the Spirit world. You have been blessed to see what many are unable to. As always, keep up the great work that you do and Happy Halloween!💕😻💕

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed the presentation, and thank you for your kind words 😊