Supernatural – MikePole

I Meet a Famous Ghost — New Zealand’s Vulcan Hotel

The Vulcan Hotel, St Bathans, on a winter day (quite unlike the summer when I met the ghost). The Number 1 bedroom is behind the window on the far right. Photo: the author (Mike Pole).

The Ghost of a young prostitute Locals know that Room 1 of the old Vulcan Hotel, in the tiny village (permanent population in single figures) of St Bathans, New Zealand, is haunted. It’s generally thought to be the ghost of a young prostitute, murdered during the gold mining days of the 1880s. My family aren’t… Continue reading I Meet a Famous Ghost — New Zealand’s Vulcan Hotel

The Ghost in My Nanjing Apartment

Those who know me will know that I can recount more than my share of what are commonly known as ‘ghost experiences’. They happen after I’ve gone to bed, turned the lights off and am drifting off to sleep. Usually they are the momentary glimpse of a person beside my bed. They can be so… Continue reading The Ghost in My Nanjing Apartment

Mongolia – The Ghost of Moron

It was on the flight back to UIaan Baatar that I remembered the ghost. My field partner, Nyambayar, and I had been working in an area near the Mongolian town of Moron (pronounced ‘muh-roon’). Moron lies in the far north of Mongolia and is the gateway to Lake Khovsgul. This is the largest body of water in… Continue reading Mongolia – The Ghost of Moron