Sleep paralysis and hallucinations or the ghost of a boy?
Or could it be both?
but also offering compelling explanations for some of it.
And hypnogogia (more on this in a bit) is certainly a possible option to explain the sightings.
Could both these things be true at the same time?
There, he lived with his family in a house called The Garth.
Co. Durham had been a mining town, and The Garth was owned by a collier.
Ian is convinced he knows what he heard.
Robins is generous and empathetic.
In his own house Robins tries to make his toilet flush by itself and is unable.
Could this be the ghost of a deceased child miner?
well after the Victorian era), it was built right on top of a former mine.
If you want to believe in ghosts theres a great story here.
But as ever, explanations are possible.
But on the other hand, no, its really not.
What about the fact that three generations of the family all reported similar spooky sightings?
Not the toilet though.
No one could explain that.
Uncanny is a three part series which airs on BBC Two on Fridays at 9pm.