The Poltergeist Boy
About this episode
Ciaran Farrell shares his haunting experiences from a family holiday that followed him into his life, exploring poltergeist phenomena and his journey in psychical research.
What happens when a haunted holiday doesn't end when you leave? In this extraordinary first part of a series of conversations, Ciaran Farrell shares the deeply personal story that shaped the rest of his life. What began as a family holiday in a supposedly haunted house in Kent soon became something far stranger, with terrifying experiences that, he says, followed him home—and even into his boarding school. Years before becoming a respected member of the Society for Psychical Research, Ciaran found himself at the centre of a case involving apparitions, poltergeist phenomena, exorcisms, and later, the controversial involvement of Ed and Lorraine Warren. Whether you approach the story as a believer or a sceptic, this is a remarkable account of one man's lifelong search to understand the experiences that defined his childhood. My Special Guest Is Ciaran Farrell: Ciaran has served as a Council member of the Society for Psychical Research, SPR and the SPR’s Spontaneous Cases committee, SCC for many years. He has had many psychical experiences and adventures when he was a boy. This led him to formulate his own early theories about ghosts, poltergeists and telepathic veridical dreams of…
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