Oddity

This week on Oddity, we discuss an archaic charm which is a fascinating, albeit grisly, part of English folklore; the hand of glory.

Sources and further reading:

D. L. Ashliman's research on University of Pittsburgh website - http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/hand.html

The Whitby Museum - http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/collections/hogg.php

Folklore Thursday - http://folklorethursday.com/folklife/dark-folklore-hand-glory-dead-mens-hands-folk-magic/

Walsall.gov website downloadable pdf – The Hand of Glory and the White Hart

Wikipedia – The Hand of Glory / Walsall Museum / Mandrake pages

This week on Oddity, we look at a case which started in 1977 and lasted for over fourteen months, turning the lives of one ordinary family upside down and leaving an impact which can still be felt four decades later.

Sources and further reading:

Forum: The Enfield Poltergeist show, Guy Lyon Playfair, Fortean Times 329, p. 51

The Birth of the Poltergeist, Claude Lecouteux, Fortean Times 293, p. 38 - 41

Enfield Poltergeist, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Poltergeist

What Really Happened During The Enfield Haunting?, The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/06/13/the-conjuring-2-what-really-happened-during-the-enfield-haunting/

The Poltergeist That Plagued A North London House, Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/the-poltergeist-that-plagued-a-north-london-house-904

Podcast: The Unexplained With Howard Hughes #72, Guy Lyon Playfair

Eerie Enfield, Black Cab London: https://blackcablondon.net/2013/10/28/eerie-enfield-a-poltergeist-comes-to-north-london/

The Enfield Poltergeist, Flickering Myth: https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2016/06/the-enfield-poltergeist-the-true-story-that-inspired-the-conjuring-2/

On Monday 12th December 2015, the body of a man was found on Saddleworth Moor. In his pockets were £130 in £10 notes, some train tickets, and an empty medicine bottle. Despite attempts to identify him, his name would remain a mystery for over a year...

Sources and further reading:

Body On The Moor, BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-e8c6cbab-da44-4a3c-8f9b-c4fccd53dd24

Who Was Neil Dovestone?, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/14/mystery-saddleworth-moor-who-was-neil-dovestone

Body On The Moor, The Afterword: http://theafterword.co.uk/body-on-the-moor/

Bill O Jack's Murder, Dovestone Heritage: http://www.doveheritage.com/bill-o-jacks-murder/

Bill O' Jack's, Wessyman: https://wessyman137.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/bills-o-jacks/

Inquest of David Lytton, Manchester Evening News: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/david-lytton-saddleworth-inquest-live-12738557

David Lytton, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lytton