Alma Fielding and the Thornton Heath Haunting
Summary
This episode of Morbid features a lighthearted discussion about Dunkin' and a potential Ben Affleck guest appearance before diving into the 1938 Thornton Heath haunting of Alma Fielding. The hosts detail how Fielding and her family were plagued by a poltergeist that threw objects, left six-fingered handprints, and injured them, drawing the attention of newspaper reporters and paranormal researcher Nandor Fodor. Fodor investigated the case, ruling out fraud and suggesting the activity was linked to Fielding’s own psychic abilities. The episode also includes brief personal anecdotes about the…
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Promo for Hulu series Phony
Old Spice Holiday Gift Pack advertisement
Duncan's pumpkin latte and Ben Affleck banter
Introduction to the October haunting story
Alma's illness and the six-fingered handprint
Hosts discuss their own side hauntings
Living room sightings and Nicholas the ghost
Matthew Lillard and Nicholas background idea
The missing light bulb and screaming for help
Don finds no bulb and the family is stunned
Egg flying and saucer breaking in the kitchen
Newspaper article and reporters arriving
Reporters witness rattling dog and flying opener
Documenting strange happenings in the 1930s
Local paper interview and seven years of activity
Naming the poltergeist Jimmy
Introduction to J. Allan Fodor
Hungry Root grocery delivery advertisement
Fall wardrobe basics and sweater trends
Quince cashmere sweater advertisement
Dell computer deals advertisement
Fodor contacts the Sunday Pictorial
Sending assistant Lawrence Evans to the house
Banter about Kerrigan and Kathy Moriarty
Family stories and accusations of fraud
Baby proofing the house and hiring agencies
Psychic suggests murdered babies and marigolds
Questioning the psychic's logic
Disruption from onlookers and Les's frustration
Fodor wonders what Jimmy is after
Alma's injuries and her passive attitude
Hosts discuss being whimsical skeptics
Premonitions of bad events
Things we are not meant to know
Seeing vs hearing paranormal phenomena
Waking up to sounds and heart palpitations
Decoupage and the cost of replacing items
The mysterious hairbrush discovery
Alma senses something solid under her chair
Fodor's quote on meeting a poltergeist
Hatch Sleep Clock and SNHU advertisements
Earning app ad and fading public interest
Alma feeling unwell before strange events
Bruise turning into a scar and cancer diagnosis
Temporary loss of sight
Brief transition segment
Cold metal sensation and silver chain necklace
Alma's memory of an Asian man
The marble elephant appearing in the car
The terrapin on her lap
Living things materializing around Alma
Fodor suspects Alma is concealing objects
X-rays reveal hidden objects on Alma's body
Fodor questions if the investigation is harmful
Alma's grief and attempt at hypnosis
Alma hears many voices during hypnosis
Institute ultimatum to Fodor
Protests against publishing the report
Fodor leaves London and Alma's later life
Speculating on the truth of the events
Debate on whether some events were real
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