Harry Price, a showman and psychic researcher, investigated Borley Rectory, turning it into a national sensation.
Borley Rectory, a large, red-brick house in rural Essex, was known for being draughty and unkempt, with local rumors of ghostly figures and spectral messages on the walls.
By the 1930s, it had become one of the most haunted houses in England, with nearby villagers reporting strange occurrences.
Price's investigation made him a national celebrity and added to the British obsession with the paranormal.
Its infamy as a haunted house hasn’t gone away
Author's summary: Harry Price investigated Borley Rectory.