The ghosts, poltergeists, and phantoms of Borley Rectory

My mother was Marianne Foyster, who lived in the most haunted house in England from 1930 to 1935. Borley Rectory remains world famous as the site of the most intense poltergeist and spiritual phenomena ever reported. Paranormal researcher Harry Price became famous for his investigation and books about the rectory. Photo.(520k)

Brief history of the rectory

Borley Rectory was built in 1863 and was destroyed by fire in 1939. The ground it was built on had a reputation for being haunted, and their were many phenomena reported in the area before and after my mother lived there.

Reverend Lionel Foyster and his wife, Marianne, moved into Borley Rectory October 16, 1930. They left exactly five years later. During their stay, over 2,000 alleged paranormal events took place. Years later, Marianne discussed how many of those events could be explained naturally, but she could not explain all of them.

More history on the next page.

Son of Borley Rectory

Lionel died in 1945. Marianne then married an American G.I. -Robert O'Neil from Minnesota - and adopted me. I became Vincent O'Neil, and we came to America in 1946.
Marianne's life in America was completely different than her life in England. I have written a book about her life and it is now in search of a publisher. Excerpts from The Most Haunted Woman in England are linked to this page.
I am also in the process of writing an extremely comprehensive book about Borley. It will contain much new information never printed before. Excerpts from The Ghosts That Will Not Die are also available.
Another book will concentrate on Marianne's philosophy. She wrote poems and clever sayings, which I have bound together with clip art. I am also looking for a publisher for this book.
My next effort will chronicle how I came to discover all these secrets and describe my life. For a sneak preview, turn to my secret page.
If you have stories related to Borley, or if you know of resources I might be interested in researching, please let me know!

Vince O'Neil

Bibliography

I have created an extensive, annotated bibliography related to Borley. New information is constantly being added, and I welcome contributions.

Other 'net sites that talk about Borley

The newsgroup alt.folklore.ghost-stories contains a FAQ which includes a brief rundown on Borley.
Or, you can look at pictures of Borley before and after the fire. This site also has a gif of the famous "floating brick."
Or, you can find lots of information on the paranormal at Archive X which is maintained by Samuel Spitzner, who graciously helped construct this page.

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