Ghost-Hunters Get The Willies By Stumbling On 'Porn Shoot' In A Hull Graveyard

A ghost tour party exploring a spooky graveyard got a real case of the willies when they found themselves in the middle of a porn film shoot.

The tourists were examining the inscriptions on the slabs at the graveyard on the south side of Sculcoates Lane, Hull, when they heard groans coming from further down the path.

When they went to investigate they were stunned to find a young woman having sex with a man in a patch of ivy. Two other men were so busy filming the broad daylight romp with video cameras, they did not realise they had an audience.

Ghost guide Mike Covell said: "It was the couple who saw us first. They were going at it like knives among the ivy. She was a blonde.

"We looked at her and she looked at us. Then she pushed the bloke off her. The guy ran after her desperately trying to protect his privates from the brambles.

"We did not know where to look. Good job all 12 people on the tour were adults because sometimes kids come along.

"One elderly man was so incensed, he was ready to chase after them with his walking stick but I persuaded him to calm down and eat his sandwiches."

Paranormal expert Mike, a veteran of TV's Most Haunted and Most Haunted Live,added: "It was shocking. I've never seen anything like it in my life. Certainly not in a graveyard. It was such a beautiful day too."

The graveyard dates from the 1840s and the last burial took place in 1959. It is now overgrown and reputed to be haunted by ghostly monks and the spirits of children whose bones were disturbed during redevelopment of part of the site. Only three graves are still tended by loved ones, volunteers say.

The ivy was allowed to grow over the tomb stones to protect them from frost but also allowed the porn crew to sneak in.

The graveyard is owned by the Diocese of York but the running of it was taken over by the community in 2007.

Lorna Walker, who chairs Sculcoates Neighbourhood Association, said: "We find this very distasteful. But it is a public place and there is not a lot you can do apart from lock the gates. But then no one would get the benefit of it - we do bat walks and all kinds of positive things down there.
"This is the first time I have heard of anything this. There are always people in society who will push the boundaries.

"The cemetery has a rich history. Philip Larkin used to ride his bike through it. So we all hope this is a one off."

SOURCE: Hull Daily Mail

We Spent The Night In Hull's Scariest House And Saw This Face...

On Saturday night a group of brave souls faced evil spirits in Hull's "scariest house". James Campbell found out what happened next.

OBJECTS were thrown, doors slammed shut and people were even physically sick as a group of brave souls spent a night in a house claimed to be Hull's most haunted. Dubbed "The Hostel", ghost-hunters believe "an evil force" lurks inside 39 De Grey Street.

Last night, a group stayed in the seven-bedroomed house and faced the dark forces at an event organised by Phantasmic Paranormal. Becci Cook, 26, was one of those who took part.

“The activity started the moment we got inside," she said. “Things moved and three people even vomited. There was this amazing feeling of sickness that came over us.

“Doors opened on their own and one man even had a ball thrown at him when he said he could live here."

Becci also filmed video, using night-vision, showing what she believes to be a ghostly face.


Sue Thompson, 60, was among the ghost-hunting party, who stayed at the property between 9pm and 4am.

“It was a very exciting night" she said. "We got an amazing response from the table-tipping, the seance and the Ouija board.

“You always got the sense something was standing behind you and the experiments we carried out proved to me something was there. Each ghost hunt is different but you need energy and enthusiasm among the group you are with and there was a lot of that."

The group managed to piece together what they felt may have happened in the house.

“We discovered the evil spirit of a man upstairs and then a woman and three children below," Sue said. “We got the name of ten-year-old Walter dated from 1840. He indicated he died after a hanging."

Becci added: “I came across the names of Walter, Richard and Alexander. The evil spirit admitted to us he had abused and murdered the woman and children. He said the children were buried in the courtyard and were still there."

The semi-detached house has become notorious and claims of moving chairs, objects flying through the air and candles blowing out.

Ghost-hunters claim phantom faces at the window have even led to police break-ins. Clairvoyant medium Jolene Lockwood was among the group who stayed at the house.

“We had one guest struck on the head with ball and a number of names brought through the spirit box," she said. “Hair being touched, feelings of sickness and emotions. It was a fantastic night."

Owner Andy Yates admits he has seen plenty of spirit activity.

“I lived in the house by myself, and I came downstairs to find steak knives balanced on the plates in the drying rack," he told the Mail on Saturday.

“I've tried to rent the house out a couple of times, but the longest anyone has lasted is four days. Some people couldn't return after measuring the house up for furniture.

“I once saw a child's shadow come out of the fireplace and hover for about 15 minutes.

Hull Werewolf Search Begins: Hunters On Alert Every Full Moon!

WEREWOLF hunters claim to have spotted the hairy beast terrorizing a city’s streets.

We revealed last week how Hull has been hit by a wave of sightings. Paranormal investigators reckon it could be a mythical creature called Old Stinker, which first appeared over 200 years ago.

Eyewitnesses describe it as being “halfman, half-wolf”, similar to the title character in hit 1980s movie An American Werewolf in London. After the reports a crack team including a Daily Star Sunday reporter went on the prowl to find it.

They searched graveyards, allotments and abandoned factories by torchlight. The streets around an abandoned industrial area where the sightings occurred were deserted apart from the nervous werewolf hunters determined to trap the monster.

Shortly after midnight, they encountered a creature with glowing eyes which was heard crashing around in the undergrowth on the banks of Barmston Drain which flows through the city to Beverley.

The encounter followed an earlier discovery that large areas of undergrowth bordering the waterway had been flattened as if a large creature had rolled around in the moonlight.

Folklore expert Charles Christian was the first to spot something in the pitch black, but clouds drifted over the moon making it impossible to use his camera.

The barrister turned paranormal expert said: “I saw two eyes moving through the undergrowth. It was clear it was a large animal, not a cat.

“It was moving very noisily. It did not seem afraid even though I was shining a torch at it. It seemed more curious.

“I would have been scared except I knew it was on the bank on the other side of the drain and it seemed an incredible distance to jump even for a werewolf.

“There was a lot of heavy foliage and undergrowth and it just disappeared after a few minutes, heading away from the bank. I thought the eyes would be red but they were yellow. Then they seemed to turn to green.”

Wife Jane, 64, said: “All I could see were the eyes and heard the crashing of the undergrowth as it prowled about. I was scared.”

The werewolf hunters had been hoping to track the creature. But despite a shower of rain, the earth was too firm to show any prints.

Mike Covell, the local folklore expert leading the search, said: “Bushes had been crushed and plants uprooted like a tank had gone through.

“It was definitely something big. Then we heard a cracking of the wood as we saw whatever we saw.

“The werewolf hunts will continue with every full moon.

“We are determined to sweep the whole area and leave no stone unturned. The trouble is we cannot sniff the creature out.

“The overwhelming stink from the local tannery is masking its smell.

“Some residents thought it was a joke but the vast majority are treating this very seriously. We want to find what is out there.”

The plan is to comb every old factory unit on the industrial side of the drain and follow the lonely paths on the other side into the thick undergrowth where the hunters believe the creature is hiding.

Residents gathered at an old MoT testing centre and spent much of the night searching the local graveyard which dates from the 1890s.

The tombs are extremely overgrown due to a dispute between the Dioceses of York and Hull over who should maintain it.

The area is now covered in ivy, making it impossible to spot any tracks.

SOURCE: Daily Star

Werewolf Spotted In Hull: Terrified Locals Spot Hairy Beast Transforming At Full Moon!

HORRIFIED residents claim to have spotted a werewolf – in Hull!

Seven locals have reported sightings of the hairy beast in an industrial area outside the city.

One woman even insisted the creature turned from man to beast and back again as she watched.

She said: “It was stood upright one moment. The next it was down on all fours running like a dog, I was terrified.

“It bounded along on all fours, then stopped and reared up on to its back legs, before running down the embankment towards the water.

“It vaulted 30ft over to the other side, and vanished up the embankment and over a wall into some allotments.”

Folklore experts claim sightings go back centuries and worried people have sought the help of local supernatural expert Mick Covell.



They are now waiting for a full moon to launch a huge werewolf hunt with cameras and recording equipment.

He said: “It was a bit of a joke at first but now no one dares go down there at night, even when there is no full moon.

“People are really scared. No mortal man could do the things this creature has been spotted doing, so we know it’s not someone messing around in a suit.”


Paranormal experts reckon the monster could be a so-called werewolf known as Old Stinker, who first appeared more than 200 years ago.

Eyewitnesses describe it as being “half-man, half-wolf”, similar to the title character in hit 1980s movie An American Werewolf in London.

Local councillor Steve Wilson said: “I live about 40 yards from the drain and next to the cemetery – I don’t hang about it at night I must admit.

“I am happy to keep a diary of sightings around here and report them to Hull Council because this is happening on my doorstep.

We saw a fox near our house at Christmas so this could well be some other creature which has gone urban.

SOURCE: Daily Star

What Was The Mysterious UFO That Bathed Hull In Blue Light?

What was the mysterious, fiery object that appeared in the skies above Hull, bathing the town in blue light? Mike Covell talks to Paul Johnson about the region's first UFO sighting.

It appeared suddenly over the Humber, an immense moon-like globe with a black bar across the centre of its face. For a moment it bathed Hull and the Humber in a mysterious blue light. Then, it split into seven smaller fireballs and vanished.

Was it a weather phenomenon, a comet, or Hull's first UFO sighting? To the people who witnessed it over the town in June 1801, it may even have seemed like a sign from God.

Local historian Mike Covell has conducted extensive research into local UFO reports.

He said: "The common misconception is that UFO sightings began in America in 1947, when Kenneth Arnold saw some unidentified objects flying over the Cascade Mountains. The famous Roswell incident – when an alien craft supposedly crashed in New Mexico – happened the same year.

"But in Hull we can trace the phenomena back to June 1801, when Hull and the Humber was the scene of one of the earliest sightings of an unidentified flying object. It featured in the local and national press and science periodicals."

After its initial disappearance, the UFO then reappeared "looking like the face of the moon", before again splitting into five circular balls of light, according to a report in the Hull Packet newspaper (below).

Mike said: "Whatever it was came from the south-west towards Hull. There was a great deal of discussion about it at the time. Could it have been a celestial object – a comet or a meteorite – or was it something else?"

It is not the only local case of its type to make headline news. Mike has built up an extensive collection of UFO clippings, from the 19th century to the present day.

In 1909, Hull became part of the so-called "Scareships" craze – sightings of unidentified airships, seen over a number of towns.

"In May 1909 these Scareships were witnessed over Hull, near Coltman Street, when a Mr Walker contacted the police and the press reporting what he had seen," said Mike.

"It flew over Hull and headed for the Humber but the next night other eyewitnesses reported the same thing, independent of each other, before Mr Walker's sighting had been reported in the press."

In 1913, the Scareships returned, arriving in Hull in February of that year before being seen all over the country.

Mike said: "The press reported that one had been seen hovering over Hull for an hour. Crowds of Hull residents, including policemen, stood and watched the object hovering over Paragon Station with red and white lights reported on the unidentified aerial object."

Of course, the sightings may simply have been test-flights of airships – unfamiliar technology to many at the time. UFO reports peaked in the 1940s, following the American sightings, and then again in the 1990s, probably because of the huge success of the X Files TV series.

One of the strangest cases was reported in 1967, when a UFO was said to have landed in a park on the Longhill estate.

"The story goes that on Wednesday, November 15, 1967, a group of Hull children saw a cigar-shaped craft descend and hover over the park, leaving burn marks on a hill," said Mike.

"Two police officers on duty visited the 'landing site' and noticed burn marks on the hill but no sign of any such craft. Initially they thought the children had been up to no good but their stories were very consistent.

"Other eyewitnesses across Hull described seeing a cigar-shaped object flying over the city, while another eyewitness claimed it was a helicopter from the Yorkshire Electricity Board. The matter was never fully resolved."

Whatever is behind the sightings of UFOs, Mike believes they are unlikely to stop.

He said: "The new series of the X Files is on the way and so it wouldn't surprise me at all if a new generation start watching the skies and we get a whole new series of UFO reports."

UFO's over Salt End and Bransholme

MIKE Covell has collected hundreds of official reports of sightings from the National Archives.

One of the most credible reports involved several police officers in Hull, Hedon and Thorngumbald, who saw a light in the sky over Saltend.

A report dated October 17, 2002, details how officers saw an object which "appeared as the size of a 'normal' bright star but of different colours – blue, green, red and white", moved fast, stopped and started and changed shape. The lights began at 3am and were visible for around 45 minutes.

One Hull resident said the lights appeared to be "communicating" with each other.

UFOs were also spotted in the skies over Bransholme.

A beam of light was seen spinning around the sky on September 8, 1985. A round object was then reported to have risen from the ground.

It was described as being the size of a house, with a ring of red lights around its base. A humming noise accompanied the light show.

The object was seen heading east across fields flying at a height of about 50ft.

SOURCE: Hull Daily Mail

Hull Woman Dies Of Spontaneous Human Combustion!

A mysterious Hull death was blamed on "spontaneous human combustion". Mike Covell and David Spereall uncover the truth about the woman who burst into flames.

January is generally a time of reflection, looking back at the year gone, and concentrating on the 11 months ahead.

But in January 1905, the residents of Hull were a little less preoccupied with their New Year's resolutions and more concerned with rumours that one of the locals had been the victim of spontaneous human combustion. 

The very thought of spontaneous human combustion is frightening – not least because science has yet to deliver the final verdict on how anyone can suddenly burst into flames and burn to death without explanation.

So one can only imagine the feelings of unease in the winter of 1904-05, when a report of the death of an Elizabeth Clark in the press brought the phenomena a little closer to home.

Mr Covell explains: "Different theories have been presented as to how spontaneous human combustion happens, and I had always had an interest in cases, so imagine my surprise when I found an alleged case in Hull.

"I first came across the case in a book by Charles Fort, called Lo, which was published in 1931. He spoke of this case of spontaneous human combustion. I then found other books all mentioning the case and knew I had to investigate." 

Mr Covell had little more than Mrs Clark's name, the date of the horror and its location at Trinity Almshouse to go on, but a long search of historical newspapers at Hull History Centre reaped rewards.

The main coverage was in the Hull Daily Mail, and in an article dated January 6, 1905, headlined:

"Room door burst open. Almshouse inmates aroused by groans. Hull widow fatally burned."

The article reported a "most mysterious and terrible burning accident" at the residential home for elderly people in Carr Lane.

It described how mariner widow Mrs Clark, who was "exceedingly feeble" was discovered by a fellow "inmate" after hearing groans coming from her bedroom.

It read: "At about six o'clock this morning Mrs Walton heard groans proceeding from the other woman's chamber. 

"She went to the door and found it locked, and caught the attention of another inmate, Wm Conyers, to the moans, which were exceedingly audible. 

"Conyers burst open the door and discovered Clark in bed. Her body was covered with burns and not a shred of her nightdress remained.  "There was no fire or light in the room, and Clark was in a semi-conscious condition."

The woman was taken to the hospital, but died from her "terrible" injuries at noon.

Despite the article going on to suggest the woman had struck a match, accidentally and unknowingly setting her nightdress on fire before climbing into bed, rumours of spontaneous combustion had the city gripped after researchers stated Mrs Clark had died from spontaneous human combustion.

Mr Covell has uncovered a series of reports on the case that shed new light on the mystery. 

"If we take this first report at face value, it does look like it could be a case of SHC, but what if there were other reports?" Mr Covell queries. 

"I didn't give up the search and found more newspaper reports on the case. "These showed that it was nothing more than a terrible accident, poor Mrs Clark had set fire to herself accidentally by lighting a candle in the dark. The later newspaper reports all pointed to this but they were ignored."

Mr Covell also points to other sources that took the case and changed the facts to make it more sensational.

One paper even changed her name to Mrs Burns in an apparent attempt to make the story more mysterious, which he admits hindered his research at first.

But dogged determination and a look at the official records put the case in a clearer light.

"I took two unusual steps," Mr Covell adds. "First, I ordered Mrs Clark's death certificate, which featured the true extent of her injuries and cause of death.

"It gave us more details about her life too – she was 71 years old when she died, and was the widow of Mr John Clark, who was a mariner.

"The death certificate mentioned the coroner, so I went one step further and contacted the coroner for Hull.  "As you can imagine, having to put on the request that it was potentially a case of SHC was a little daunting but the coroner's office were really helpful, and in turn sent me to the East Riding Archives in Beverley, who kindly provided me with the inquest documents."

It read: Elizabeth Clark of Hull died from accidental death, she was 71 years of age, her death occurred on January 6 and her inquest was held on January 7 1905. 

Within 40 years of her death, the almshouse that housed her until she died was also destroyed by fire during the Blitz.

SOURCE: Hull Daily Mail