The Cock Lane Ghost
What was behind the knocking?
4.7 (11)
40 mins
Discover the Cock Lane Ghost, an infamous eighteenth-century haunting that captivated London with mysterious knocking sounds coming from a house in Cock Lane. Explore the frightened witnesses, the supposed spirit of a dead woman, and the investigation that turned the haunting into a sensational public spectacle.
Ep 1:
A Ghost is Born on Cock Lane
In grimy 1762 London, a love affair gone wrong, a drunken clerk, and a dead woman's grudge collide to set the stage for Britain's most sensational haunting.
Ep 2:
Séances, Celebrities, and a Secret in the Crypt
As knocks and scratches turn a child's bedroom into London's hottest ticket, dukes, writers, and Samuel Johnson himself descend on Cock Lane chasing proof of a murdered ghost.
Ep 3:
The Board, the Trial, and the Silence That Remains
The hoax collapses in a keyhole and a wooden board, unleashing trials, pillories, and a reckoning over who truly paid the price for London's ghost obsession.
Discussions (5)
Kimberly
Level 5 · 1 week agoBetty out here fooling Samuel Johnson with a 6x4 piece of wood. The greatest dictionary ever written, defeated by a snack board.
Rex
Level 3 · 1 week agoBetty got caught with a wooden board in her nightgown lol
Rhett
Level 10 · 1 week agoDickens did mention Cock Lane ghost in A Tale of Two Cities opening
