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Wales is a beautiful, peaceful and inviting country,

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but beware of accepting an invitation.

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For just beneath the surface of this seemingly idyllic historic place,

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lies stories cloaked in dark shrouds of mystery,

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stories of treacherous deeds and deep secrets

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and some believe haunted to this very day.

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This is the ghostly story of murder, betrayal and vengeance

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in the great castles of Wales.

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Have you ever felt as though someone was standing right behind you?

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But no one was there when you turned around?

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Have you ever been frightened by an unidentifiable noise in the night?

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Most of us have wondered who lived in our homes before us.

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Who were they?

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In the ancient castles of Wales,

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many believe some of the former inhabitants haven't actually moved out.

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They linger on, perhaps reliving their tragic lives and unspeakable crimes,

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In the southwest of Wales,

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one medieval fortress supposedly houses some very persistent ghosts.

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Carrou Castle stands on a grassy mound above the tidal waters of the Carrou River.

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For more than nine centuries, it played an important part in Welsh history.

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Our first story tells of a 13-year-old girl visiting Carrou one Sunday a few years ago.

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Her family had nearly completed their tour when they entered the ruins of a grand chamber.

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As her parents admired the view from the room, she wandered away from them.

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The girl felt herself drawn to the remains of an old fireplace.

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As she moved near, a monstrous image of a snarling ape appeared.

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Her parents could see nothing, but disturbed by their daughter's distress,

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they sensed something evil had been in the room.

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In the early 1600s, the castle was leased to a one-time pirate of the high seas,

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named Sir Roland Rees.

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Roland was known for a hot temper.

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It is said he exploded in rage when his favorite son, Ewan, fell in love with the daughter of Sir Roland's tenant,

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a lowly merchant named Ludwig Orwitz.

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Ewan told his father he would never give up his love.

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In a fury, Sir Roland told his son that he never wanted to see his face again.

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He took his father at his word and left Karoo.

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Sir Roland sunk into a black despair, raging with grief and anger.

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Sir Roland often arranged banquets for his old captains and officers.

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The nights were filled with much carousing, but always there was a disturbing presence at the table.

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An ape.

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Sir Roland brought the strange-born creature back from one of his sea voyages.

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He named the ape Satan, and it became his closest companion.

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One bitterly cold night in March, Ludwig Orwitz, the tenant whose daughter had inadvertently caused the break

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between Sir Roland and his son, came to the castle to pay his rent.

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He knew Sir Roland's feelings toward him, but worse, trade was bad that winter and he did not have all of the rent he owed.

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Orwitz was admitted to the castle and brought to Sir Roland, who was seated at the table, his ape in a chair opposite.

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He explained that he had only half the rent. Sir Roland seethe with anger.

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All the while, the ape glared at the guest.

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Clearly unnerved, Orwitz put down his wine saying he would not drink where he was not welcome.

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Sir Roland cursed the visitor and his daughter for bewitching his son.

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Orwitz would not hear his daughter abused and raised his hand to the old man.

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For the insane Sir Roland, this was the final straw. He ordered his ape to attack Orwitz.

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With a shriek, the beast sprang at Orwitz, who fought the creature and finally flung it to the floor.

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Orwitz escaped from the room, leaving the wounded ape and the raving old man.

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Orwitz wanted to leave, but that night was so felling that a kindly servant insisted he stay.

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After a warm meal, their conversation was interrupted by the shrill sound of Sir Roland's whistle.

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Then came a dreadful cry of pain and struggle.

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When they opened the door, they saw lying on the floor near the fireplace Sir Roland's motionless body.

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The creature's face lay in the flames. Its eyes still glaring. Its teeth fixed in a gasp like grin.

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We will visit Goodyear, a 7th century castle in northern Wales,

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and discover the terrible secrets it shares with visitors to this very day.

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Passed down from generation to generation, the Welsh retell ancient stories of vengeance and great treachery.

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But there are those who say more survives than just these tales.

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Across the mountains of north Wales, it is told dark secret lurks, waiting to reveal itself to the unsuspecting visitor.

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In the Vale of Conwy, beneath the rock of the falcon sits the Goodyear Castle.

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The name Goodyear means field of blood, a reference to the horrific wars that took place here in the 7th century.

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The echoes of which still permeate the castle and surrounding land according to Peter and Judy Welford.

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What had certainly always been regarded as one of the most haunted castles in Wales, and this is something we'd heard about.

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And there was this curious room that was mentioned in the 19th century, the ghost room, and a sort of passage outside it.

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And there were supposed to have been lots of apparitions and a peculiar smell associated with this thing.

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Peter and Judy asked their friend Gary, an expert on the paranormal, to investigate Goodyear.

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He came to Goodyear with his equipment and immediately became interested in what had become known as the ghost room.

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When he checked it that evening, he said he believed a presence was there.

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The temperature suddenly dropped by 10 degrees and the electrical board had short circuit.

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Could it be that Gary had unleashed Goodyear's many spirits?

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Shortly after his experience in the ghost room, the castle erupted with supernatural energy.

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One afternoon, Peter and Judy's neighbors were exploring the castle.

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In the west wing, in the passage outside the ghost room, they both claimed they saw something that stopped them dead in their tracks.

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Floating near the floor, directly in their path, was a pinkish-purple, ephemeral glowing mount.

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It seemed to move slightly in front of them.

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At the same time, the couple was overwhelmed by a foul odor coming from the nearby recess.

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A vile smell of decay.

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Not long after this event, Peter and Judy opened their castle to tourists.

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After wandering off alone, one man reported adamantly that he saw a man in old-fashioned clothes appear before him in the upper hall.

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The visitor was able to describe accurately what he had seen.

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Peter remembered he had paintings of the previous owners of Goodyear waiting to be hung.

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He looked through them and found a portrait of a man from the Tudor period, who exactly fit the description of the ghost.

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It was Sir John Wynne, Goodyear's most famous and feared lord.

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In 1580, like many men of his position, Sir John wielded absolute power within his estate.

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One day, his amorous eye fell on one of the serving girls, a situation that was destined to end tragically.

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Sir John's dark years were long-awaited, but his life was long-awaited.

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Sir John's darkest secret was revealed when he made a dreadful deathbed confession at the age of 73.

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Sir John confessed that many years before he had tried to win the affection of the young servant girl.

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She rejected his advances and an angry Sir John became violent.

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In the end, the girl emotionless at her master's feet.

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Compounding the heinous act, Sir John confessed that he hid the lifeless girl in a recess in the wall.

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He ordered workmen to break up the space, concealing her body forever.

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What of the other souls still trapped in destined taunt, Goodyear cast them?

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In their quest for evidence, Peter and Judy continued to make even more terrifying discoveries.

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Though Peter and Judy believed from the beginning their castle came with ghostly tenants,

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it wasn't long before they realized that they were going to encounter far more than they could ever.

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The story of the story of the first child, Peter and Judy,

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was to uncover tangible evidence that would substantiate Sir John's deathbed confession.

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But they found nothing.

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Then, during a recent restoration, they made a fascinating discovery.

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The discovery of the first child, Peter and Judy,

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was to be found in the castle.

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The first child, Peter and Judy, was to be found in the castle.

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Peter and Judy, Peter and Judy, were to be found in the castle.

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Then, they made a fascinating discovery.

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As Peter worked on the roof, he uncovered an inscription that was carved into a chimney.

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It shows the letters IW, then a heart, then the letter I.

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IW stands for Johannes Winn, that is Sir John Winn.

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But, as yet, no clue has been found as to what the single I stands for.

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Peter discovered the chimney had been altered by Sir John in the 1590s,

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when it is recorded that he had major stonework done.

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Could that renovation have been ordered to further conceal this horrible crime?

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But another chilling discovery was yet to be made.

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Peter was down in the cellar, clearing away some recent floodwater.

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As he shone his flashlight across the surface, he saw several small floating objects.

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When he examined them in the light, he saw that they were small bones.

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Soon, masses of bones revealed themselves, sticking out of the clay.

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He collected about 200 in all, and called the police.

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The bones were taken to a forensic laboratory,

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and it would be many weeks before Peter and Judy would learn their true identity.

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Could the bones belong to the unfortunate serving girl?

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Then, another altogether more friendly soul took up residency at the castle.

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The story really began when a neighbor came over for dinner,

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and saw three dogs playing together outside in the garden, and it was quite uncanny.

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And then the whole thing began to make sense, when I actually saw the third dog, so-called the ghost dog,

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several times in the house. It was a solid dog.

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Eventually, the police gave Peter and Judy their forensic report.

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The bones, all 200 of them, were those of a large dog, centuries old.

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The couple instinctively felt that their phantom hound must be the dog in question.

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But the police, thinking the bones of no further interest, had already cremated them.

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Peter and Judy had grown fond of the ghostly dog, and hoped to see it again.

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But since the bones were discovered and removed from the castle,

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the playful dog, Woody's happy ghost, has not been seen again.

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In yet another part of the magical country that is Wales, is a story of a spirit so restless,

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that for hundreds of years, he has been terrorizing those who dare to remain in his castle at night.

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Paranormal-esque, a very common story.

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Paranormal experts say, not all ghosts are as warm and as friendly as Peter and Judy's canine house guests.

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Some spirits are lost souls with a torment of past, locked forever in their homes with no hope of escape.

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St. Donnitz Castle dates from about the fourth century and lies in the south of Wales.

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In the 1860s, St. Donnitz was bought by Dr. Nicol Karn.

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From the moment they moved in, disturbances began to happen.

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Day and night, the harpsichord in the drawing room would begin to play, all on its own.

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The keys moved on their own, even when the keyboard lid was shut.

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Then one evening, as Dr. Karn was on his way to bed, he saw a shape move in the corner of the room.

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As he walked forward to investigate, a deep, evil growl came from the blackness.

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To his amazement and horror, he saw a pair of amber eyes.

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In fright, the doctor tried to retreat, but he was almost knocked over by a sudden blast of wind.

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He looked back to the amber eyes, but they had gone.

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Then, he heard a rapping sound on the window.

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Looking out into the blustering night, he saw the outline of the woman.

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A shadowy hag stood in a long black coat, beating against the window.

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She moved slowly away into the night, at her side was a black dog.

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Dr. Karn watched as they vanished into the air.

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The Karns, in their desperation, called in an exorcist.

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The supernatural beings awakened, and the spiritual battle began.

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Bright light filled the room.

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The sound of music reigned in the exorcist's ears.

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Downstairs, Dr. Karn felt the temperature drop, and a blast of wind whistled down the stairs.

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And, he saw a vision of the old hag and her ghostly hound.

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The exorcist said he felt certain that the apparitions were connected to an old family named Straddling,

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who had occupied the home for over 400 years.

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Young Sir Thomas Straddling inherited the castle in 1735.

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Recently graduated from Oxford, he was known for a certain wildness.

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He loved parties and fun.

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In 1738, Sir Thomas went to Europe with a college friend, Sir John Tirrett.

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The day before they left, the friends made a pact that if one of them were to die,

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the survivor would inherit the others' estate.

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It wasn't long after that fateful conversation that Sir Thomas had met a tragic end.

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The murder was rumored to have been committed by his traveling companion, Sir John Tirrett,

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who had deceived and manipulated Sir Thomas into fighting a duel.

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The day before they learned of Sir Thomas' untimely death,

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several villagers had witnessed the terrible sight they knew for told tragedy.

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They had seen the hag and her dog moving in a swirl of wind, roaming the countryside.

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Sir Thomas had a life before him filled with all the potential that comes with privilege.

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His destiny was to be master of his great estate.

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Unhappily, youthful recklessness and one moment of bad judgment brought about this premature end.

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Ghosts of humans long dead, beloved pets clinging to their homes.

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People's lives were cut short by mishaps and misdeeds.

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If these entities are real, we never know what holds them to the surrogh.

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One thing we do know, each of the stories we have just seen is believed by those who have experienced them to be absolutely true.

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Not in this world.

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So, who are the night visitors?

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The inventions of superstition?

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Or forces beyond our understanding?

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Whoever.

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Or whatever they are.

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Many people say they are intent on making contact.

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It seems like they might have something to tell us.

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Or maybe, they're looking for answers themselves.