In August of 1966, the Pritchard family began to experience bizarre phenomena in their West Yorkshire, England home. Unexplained pools of water, green foam oozing from taps, and violent shoves were just a few of the things the family suffered. And when they discovered the source of the haunting was once a man of God, things got a lot more complicated…
Jean Pritchard courtesy of Yorkshire Post and SWNS
Living room at 30 East Drive courtesy of Metro.co.uk
Kitchen at 30 East Drive courtesy of Metro.co.uk
House at 30 East Drive courtesy of Lee McLean, SWNS and Metro.co.uk
Image taken at 30 East Drive courtesy of Mercury Press and HuffPost
Photo supposedly taken at the home on 30 East Drive. Courtesy of The Sun
Photo supposedly taken at the home on 30 East Drive. Courtesy of The Sun
Episode Source Material
BOOKS
- Poltergeist: A Classic Study in Destructive Hauntings (Google books edition) by Colin Wilson. 2010. Llewellyn Worldwide, Limited.
- Poltergeist: A Classic Study in Destructive Hauntings. (First US edition) by Colin Wilson. 1993. Llewellyn Publications.
PRINT NEWS
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/MESSAGE BOARDS
- ‘I visited Britain’s most haunted house and had a terrifying 3am encounter with seven-foot monk.’ (Online article).
- Introduction. (website).
- History. (website).
- Today. (website).
- Could you brave a haunted house? Bing UK. (YouTube video).
- Look inside 30 East Drive, Pontefract as seen on Most Haunted. (YouTube video).
- West Yorkshire. (Online encyclopedia article).
- Pontefract Priory, Yorkshire, West Riding. (website)
- Dissolution of the monasteries. (website).
- Council house. (Wikipedia article).
- What does an upside-down cross mean? (online article).
- Henry VIII, terrible Tudor? (online article).
- When the Lights Went Out (imdb entry).
- Computing ‘real value’ over time with a conversion between U.K. pounds and U.S. dollars, 1971 to present.
- Yvette Fielding. (website)
- The best protection against demons and evil spirits. (website.)
- Genuine question, no offense intended whatsoever. (Reddit thread).
- The horrifying true story that inspired Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist. (website).