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Episode 123
The Enfield Poltergeist — Part 1

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In this episode of MonsterTalk we present an interview with Guy Lyon Playfair, one of the original investigators into perhaps the most famous British poltergeist case in modern times.

Author and researcher Guy Lyon Playfair was one of the two primary investigators into the alleged poltergeist activity in Enfield in the 1970s. His book This House is Haunted was the basis for multiple movies and television specials. Skeptics like Joe Nickell and Chris French have strongly suggested the case was a hoax. Playfair has maintained his position that the events were real, and has leveled strong criticism at skeptics.

Items of Interest

• Dr. Barry Colvin’s research paper on the sound recordings of poltergeist knocks.
• Playfair has written several essays criticizing skeptics.
• The Society for Psychical Research
• BBC Coverage of Enfield from 1977
• BBC Interview featuring Janet and The Voice
• BBC “Interview with a Poltergeist” 2007
• The Conjuring 2
• The Enfield Haunting
• Ghost Watch DVD
• Ghost Watch (low-res YouTube)
• Karen Stollznow’s Would You Believe It? — an anthology of odd events happening to very skeptical people.

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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