I was intrigued by this tale of the black cat which vanished from view on a Bristol pathway
The haunting sight of a large black creature - which suddenly disappeared from view near Bristol - has been recorded on a paranormal database.
It was 24 years ago when a family was walking along the Bristol and Bath Railway Path near Saltford.
It walked into a field and vanished from view
They encountered a large black cat which was poking around a hedge.
A report on the Paranormal Database said: “The creature looked up at the family before walking into a field and vanishing from view.’
The incident happened in August 2001 and is one of dozens of ghostly sightings which the database lists from the Bristol area.
Another mysterious sighting happened in 1906 at a factory in the city.
The dark figure who was hit with a blade and kept on walking
A night-watchman reported seeing a dark figure walking with a stoop, and with a stump where his head should have been.
The watchman, together with five others tried to engage the figure.
One even tried to hit it with a blade and others attempted to grapple with it, but nothing stopped the entity from passing on by.
Around 80 different sightings from the Bristol area are included in the Database which was founded and is run by Darren Mann.
We are indebted to him for allowing us to share these intriguing stories, and there are plenty more.
The radiogram which played classical music
In 2001, an estate agent was with a client and they were looking around an old, vacant property, which still had many of its original fittings.
After a while, a 1950s radiogram burst into life and began playing classical music.
In 1976, Kings Chase Shopping Centre was affected by incidents such as small items moving by themselves, the sounds of footsteps and rustling.
But perhaps strangest of all was that the poltergeist was associated with a habit of turning on a kettle.
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