Enfield poltergeist case
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The Enfield poltergeist case was a highly publicized late-1970s alleged haunting in a North London council house, involving reports of violent poltergeist activity centered on two young sisters and extensive investigation by paranormal researchers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enfield poltergeist | 1 |
| Enfield poltergeist case canonical | 1 |
| Enfield poltergeist investigation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8395662 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enfield poltergeist case Context triple: [The Conjuring 2, featuresEvent, Enfield poltergeist case]
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A.
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British supernatural horror film, based on Richard Matheson's novel, about a group of investigators exploring a notoriously haunted mansion.
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B.
The Kettering Incident
The Kettering Incident is an Australian mystery-thriller television series centered on a doctor who returns to her Tasmanian hometown and becomes entangled in a decades-old disappearance and strange supernatural events.
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C.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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D.
Apparition Test Centre
The Apparition Test Centre is a department within the Harry Potter universe’s Ministry of Magic responsible for examining and licensing witches and wizards in the magical skill of Apparition.
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E.
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
"Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enfield poltergeist case Target entity description: The Enfield poltergeist case was a highly publicized late-1970s alleged haunting in a North London council house, involving reports of violent poltergeist activity centered on two young sisters and extensive investigation by paranormal researchers.
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A.
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British supernatural horror film, based on Richard Matheson's novel, about a group of investigators exploring a notoriously haunted mansion.
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B.
The Kettering Incident
The Kettering Incident is an Australian mystery-thriller television series centered on a doctor who returns to her Tasmanian hometown and becomes entangled in a decades-old disappearance and strange supernatural events.
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C.
Pendle witch trials
The Pendle witch trials were a series of notorious early 17th-century English witchcraft prosecutions in Lancashire that led to multiple executions and became some of the most famous witch trials in British history.
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D.
Apparition Test Centre
The Apparition Test Centre is a department within the Harry Potter universe’s Ministry of Magic responsible for examining and licensing witches and wizards in the magical skill of Apparition.
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E.
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
"Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged haunting
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alleged poltergeist case ⓘ paranormal incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Enfield haunting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfAccount | Guy Lyon Playfair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | two young sisters ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
BBC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daily Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | This House is Haunted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre | paranormal investigation ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
fraud allegations
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skeptical criticism ⓘ |
| hasSubject | poltergeists ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
The Enfield Haunting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
documentaries ⓘ television dramatizations ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Guy Lyon Playfair
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Grosse NERFINISHED ⓘ Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedFamily | Hodgson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Janet Hodgson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Hodgson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Enfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ North London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | highly publicized case ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive audio recordings
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involvement of psychical researchers ⓘ long duration of reported activity ⓘ photographic evidence claims ⓘ |
| paranormalInterpretation | genuine poltergeist activity ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | 284 Green Street ⓘ |
| reportedPhenomena |
disembodied voices
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furniture being thrown ⓘ knocking sounds ⓘ levitation claims ⓘ moving objects ⓘ poltergeist activity ⓘ |
| skepticalExplanation |
misinterpretation of natural causes
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pranks by children ⓘ psychological factors ⓘ |
| startTime | 1977 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Conjuring 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | council house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Enfield poltergeist case Description of subject: The Enfield poltergeist case was a highly publicized late-1970s alleged haunting in a North London council house, involving reports of violent poltergeist activity centered on two young sisters and extensive investigation by paranormal researchers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Enfield poltergeist investigation
this entity surface form:
Enfield poltergeist