Poltergeist recordings and visual controls
Poltergeist claims need continuous, controlled coverage. Until traceable case footage can be played directly, this page uses public-domain trick films from England, France, Germany, and the United States to demonstrate how moving-object effects can be constructed.
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Collected internationally. Every entry identifies its country, source, and evidentiary limits.
The Haunted Curiosity Shop
PUBLIC-DOMAIN DRAMATIZATION · NOT EVIDENCEA British trick film built around moving objects and apparitions. It is clearly staged and included as an early visual-effects control.
SOURCE · Walter R. Booth · Wikimedia CommonsLa Maison ensorcelée
PUBLIC-DOMAIN TRICK FILM · NOT EVIDENCEA Spanish filmmaker's French haunted-house short uses stop-motion and substitution effects to make household objects move by themselves.
SOURCE · Segundo de Chomón · Wikimedia CommonsComment on this evidence0 published · no sign-in
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The Student of Prague
PUBLIC-DOMAIN SUPERNATURAL FILM · NOT EVIDENCEA German silent film centered on a supernatural double. It shows how doppelgänger imagery was constructed more than a century ago.
SOURCE · Hanns Heinz Ewers and Stellan Rye · Wikimedia CommonsComment on this evidence0 published · no sign-in
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The Haunted House
PUBLIC-DOMAIN ANIMATION · NOT EVIDENCEA public-domain animated haunted-house short included as a plainly fictional comparison, separate from witness and investigation records.
SOURCE · Walt Disney / Ub Iwerks · Wikimedia CommonsComment on this evidence0 published · no sign-in
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What strengthens a case?
These details make a recording easier to authenticate, compare, and investigate.
- 01Continuous multi-camera coverage of the full room
- 02Locked camera positions and documented access
- 03Original audio and video with stable timestamps
- 04Independent inspection of objects, wiring, and structure
- 05Witness statements recorded before discussion
How to read the evidence
Why are famous cases still disputed?
Most lack continuous controlled recording, leaving room for misperception, structural causes, off-camera action, or deliberate tricks.
Will direct witness footage be added?
Yes—when its source and playback rights are traceable. It will be labeled as a claim, not proof.
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