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In the small, unassuming town of Pontefract, West Yorkshire,

there stands a house that has become infamous for being one of the most terrifying

poltergeist cases ever recorded.

The house located at 30 East Drive was once the quiet home of the Pritchard family.

But in the 1960s, it became the stage for a series of violent and terrifying events that would

make headlines and draw the attention of paranormal investigators from all over the world.

The entity that came to haunt this ordinary family was unlike anything they could have imagined.

Known as the Black Monk of Pontefract, it remains one of the most well-documented hauntings in British

history.

The Pritchard family, Joe, his wife, Jean, their teenage son Philip,

and their young daughter, Diane, moved into 30 East Drive in the summer of 1966. It was a

modest council house in a quiet neighborhood, the kind of place where nothing much ever seemed to

happen. For the first few days, everything was normal. The family settled in, unpacked their

belongings, and began their new life. But it wasn't long before they noticed that something was

very wrong.

It started with a strange coldness in certain parts of the house.

At first, it was easy to dismiss as a draft or poor insulation.

After all, it was an older house,

but the cold spots weren't just in one or two places.

They seemed to move, drifting from room to room without any apparent

cause. Along with the cold came a distinct musty odor, like damp earth that would suddenly

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