The prospect of paranormal activity is a fascinating topic and one One that I have always been interested in. I must confess though, that I don’t really believe in these sightings. The Enfield Haunting was an incident that took place in Enfield, North London in 1977. A poltergeist was ‘poltergeisting’ a young girl and her family over the course of a year or more. Investigators were brought in and there were a number of incidents that couldn’t be explained – wardrobes smashed, marbles thrown in the air and the young girl (Janet) mimicking the voice of an old man (who turned out to be a previous resident of the house and deceased). All very creepy and all very unexplained.
Sky Living have made a 3 three part show based on the real life events and having watched all 3 three parts last night, I have to say I thought it was excellent. Firstly, the cast was excellent (especially Timothy Spall and Matthew MacFadyen) both of whom I’m a big fan of. Secondly the attention to detail in terms of the clothing and decor of the house being in the 70s was spot on. The scenes involving the poltergeist were excellent (scary) and there were a few moments where some additional underwear wouldn’t have gone a miss!
Of course, for the disbeliever, one feels that such events can always be explained away somehow. Maybe it was all a game? A young girl going through puberty? A missing father figure? Repressed emotions? Bullying at school? Or maybe poltergeist do exist? This show and the realise events don’t prove or disprove anything really. Either way, I do wonder, why don’t we hear about poltergeist in the UK more often? Where have they all gone? My final question is, even if it isn’t true, could a girl (and her family) really pull something off that couldn’t be explained by science or common sense? Food for thought.
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