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Skeptoid #53: Borley Rectory: the World's Most Haunted House?

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2007

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

This "world's most haunted house" was the invention of an imaginative showman and author.

Transcript

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Many houses and other establishments around the world

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build themselves as the world's most haunted.

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Why? It's about attracting tourism, mainly.

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One of these was Borlai rectory in England,

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site of some of the most famous hauntings you may have even heard of.

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Today we're going to reveal the simple source

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of one of England's most terrifying tales.

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And that's today Unskeptoid.

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Hey everyone, Brian here.

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A quick favor. We're conducting an audience survey.

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and answer our survey.

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and marketing necessity to make the whole free podcast

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ecosystem flourish.

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So please check it out.

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Please visit survey.prx.org slash scaptoid to take the survey today.

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That's survey.prx.org slash SKEPTOID.

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Thanks.

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You're listening to Skeptoid.

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