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Morbid

The Sauchie Poltergeist aka Wee Hughie

Morbid

Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Comedy, Paranormal, True Crime, Dark History

4.4 • 100.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

When Annie Campbell uprooted her daughter from their home in Donegal, Ireland and relocated to Sauchie, Scotland in 1960, the move resulted in consequences far beyond what anyone could have expected. Removed from the only home she’d ever known, eleven-year-old Virginia Campbell did her best to acclimate to the foreign environment as she and her mother settled into the home of Virginia’s aunt, but within just a few weeks of their arrival the family was under siege from an invisible entity Virginia would later name “Wee Hughie.” One of the most notorious cases of poltergeist activity in Scottish history, the case of the Sauchie poltergeist involved the usual trappings of poltergeist phenomenon—slamming doors, moving objects, and disruptive noises. Yet what set the phenomenon apart from myriad other cases of poltergeist phenomenon was that the supposedly supernatural phenomenon was witnessed by many bystanders, including Virginia’s teachers and classmates. Was the Sauchie poltergeist a genuine example of paranormal activity, or was “Wee Hughie” nothing more than an elaborate hoax perpetrated by a creative girl seeking attention in the wake of major disruption in her life and environment? Thank you to the lovely David White, of Bring Me the Axe podcast, for research assistance :) References Associated Press. 1960. "Haunted Irish girl gtets aid." Windsor Star, December 3: C-8. Owen, A.R.G. 1964. Can We Explain the Poltergeist? New York, NY: Garrett Publications. Robinson, Malcom. 2020. The Sauchie Poltergeist. Scotland: Independent. Sims, Victor. 1965. "Poltergeist Terror." Sunday Mirror, June 13: 8. —. 1965. "Virginia was possessed by a wild and unknown force." Sunday Mirror, June 27: 13. United Press International. 1960. "Girl's ghost upsets school." Pittsburgh Press, December 2: 17.

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