Screaming skull

Screaming skull
Human skull. Not screaming at time of photograph.
Grouping Supernatural
Sub grouping Object
Mythology English folklore
First reported c. 1600s
Country England
Habitat Homes
For film, see The Screaming Skull.

A Screaming skull is a type of paranormal object. Supposedly several such exist today or did so in the past. Screaming human skulls are only found in England, where most counties have at least one such tale.[1]

When a skull of this type is removed from a house, screams will be heard and general poltergeist-type disturbances will be felt. This will continue until it is replaced or returns on its own.

Known skulls

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In fiction

References

  1. Gay, Marcus V. "Screaming Skulls". Occultopedia.com. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "Legend of the Screaming Skull - Bettiscombe Manor". Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. Ingram, John Henry (1897). "Bettiscombe House". The Haunted Homes and Family Traditions of Great Britain. pp. 341–344.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Parkinson, Daniel. "Screaming Skulls - An Introduction". Mysterious Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. Frith, J. B. (John Benjamin) (1905). "Dick O' Tunstead". Highways and Byways in Derbyshire. Macmillan and Co., limited. p. 182.
  6. "Legend of the Screaming Skull". Real British Ghosts. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  7. "The Screaming Skull (1911) by F. Marion Crawford". Retrieved 19 May 2011.

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