​In the bleak winter of 1695, a humble farmhouse in Rerrick, Scotland, became the target of an unrelenting and demonic siege. It began with stones raining down on the Mackie family from thin air. Within weeks, the entity escalated its violence—moving heavy furniture, starting unexplained fires, physically assaulting the children, and manifesting a disembodied, gravelly voice that openly mocked the local clergy. This wasn't just a haunting; it was a public terror that attracted crowds of witnesses, ministers, and skeptics alike. ​In this bone-chilling episode of The Dark Show Horror, your host Ben Comore digs deep into the gruesome Horror History of Ringcroft of Stocking & The Mackie Poltergeist. We unpack the meticulously recorded 17th-century accounts of a family pushed to the absolute brink of sanity. Who, or what, was the "Gullan" that claimed ownership over the Mackie home? Was this the result of a hidden curse, an outbreak of mass hysteria in a deeply religious community, or a genuine, malevolent entity that left physical scars on the Scottish landscape? ​Inside This Episode:

• ​The Stone-Throwing Ghost: How the initial, baffling physical manifestations quickly turned into a violent assault on the household.
• ​The Voice from the Shadows: A look at the terrifying moment the poltergeist began to speak, delivering dark prophecies and blasphemous threats.
• ​The Failed Exorcisms: How a gathering of five prominent Scottish ministers failed to cleanse the home, resulting in a direct, physical retaliation from the entity.
• ​The Grimoire of Evidence: Examining A True Relation of an Apparition, the extraordinary eyewitness pamphlet published by Minister Alexander Telfair in 1696.

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Host Note:

• "When the ground beneath your home decides it wants you gone, prayers alone might not be enough to save you. Sleep with one eye open tonight." —

Ben Comore

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Category:

• Horror History | Poltergeists & Hauntings | Historical Witchcraft & Demons

Host:

• Ben Comore

Podcast:

• The Dark Show Horror