What if three unexpected knocks weren't announcing a visitor, but warning of something far more unsettling?

For centuries, people have believed that mysterious knocking could signal an approaching death. From Ireland's death-knock traditions and Newfoundland's supernatural forerunners to unexplained disturbances in an English farmhouse, these strange sounds have become deeply rooted in folklore.

In this episode of Let's Talk Spooky, we're exploring the origins of death knocks, the superstitions surrounding them, and chilling accounts from people who claim to have experienced these warnings firsthand.

Are these encounters simply unfortunate coincidences, or is there something more behind those unexpected knocks?

Content Warning: This episode discusses death, grief, family loss, the death of a pet, and unsettling paranormal experiences. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources & Further Reading

• ⁠Irish Schools' Folklore Collection — Dúchas⁠
• ⁠Memorial University — Forerunners, or Signs of Impending Death⁠
• ⁠Dale Jarvis — A Ghostly Knocking at the Door⁠
• ⁠Park Farm, Anslow, Staffordshire, 1912 — Poltergeist Archive⁠
• Wirt Sikes, British Goblins (1880)

Reported Encounters

• ⁠University of Southern California Digital Folklore Archives — Three Knocks⁠
• ⁠Tomb Raider Forums — Personal Account, December 2024⁠
• ⁠LiveAbout — Death Knocks and Ghostly Warnings⁠
• ⁠Utusan Malaysia — Mysterious Knocking Reports, August 2026⁠

Folklore and personal accounts are presented as reported experiences and cultural beliefs. Their supernatural explanations have not been independently established.

This Halloween, things are getting a little more haunted on Let's Talk Spooky.

We're joined by special guests from Northern Haunts Paranormal to explore the world of ghost hunting, haunted locations, paranormal investigations, and unexplained encounters.

From eerie experiences to the realities of investigating the unknown, we're diving into the stories, strange occurrences, and mysteries that keep paranormal investigators searching for answers.

So turn down the lights and join us for a special Halloween conversation about the dark, the strange, and everything in between.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of hauntings, paranormal experiences, and potentially unsettling subject matter. Listener discretion is advised.

🎃 Happy Halloween, and as always, stay curious, stay spooky.

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Two unsolved murders, chilling folklore, and a dark history of witchcraft accusations.

In 1945, the brutal murder of Charles Walton in Lower Quinton, England, sparked rumours of witchcraft and ritual killing. Just two years earlier, an unidentified woman's remains were discovered inside a hollow tree in Hagley Wood, giving rise to the haunting mystery: Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

Two chilling mysteries. Decades of speculation. And questions that remain unanswered.

Stay curious, stay spooky. 🌙

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses historical murders, violent deaths, human remains, and disturbing details of criminal investigations. Listener discretion is advised.

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Sources and further reading

These are useful references to include beneath the episode description for listeners who want to explore the history.

• The Case That Foiled Fabian — Simon Read — Historical investigation of Charles Walton's murder and the witchcraft rumours.
• Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? — ABC News — Examination of the unidentified woman and competing theories.
• Canadian Criminal Code, Former Section 365 — The archived legislation concerning fraudulently pretending to practise witchcraft.
• Bill C-51 — Parliament of Canada — Legislation that repealed Section 365 in December 2018.
• Bad Religion and Bad Business: The History of the Canadian Witchcraft Provision — Academic examination of the law's history.