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Fans of scary true stories, the paranormal and historical mysteries will enjoy this look at Clophill, England, which hit headlines in 1963 for a morbid desecration of a church grave. The event would kick start a fear that developed worship and black magic cults were on the rise, throughout the country. This fascinating true case features true crime, the paranormal, necromancy, mystery and more.
In Part 1, two boys from Luton stumble across a skeleton, strewn in a ritualistic fashion within the ruins of Clophill Church. It is the remains of Jenny Humberston…
In Part 2 I look into the various paranormal incidents that have occurred at Clophill. I will also share my own eerie incident when I stayed there, at midnight.
WARNING:
Though the old Clophill church can be visited during the day, it is NOT open at night, and it now has security systems and alarms. Please be respectful of this if you ever want to visit.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Welcome to Clophill
0:50 The Old Church on the Hill
02:48 Finding the Horror
05:19 The Desecration
07:36 Jenny
10:17 Not the First Time
14:07 Escalation
15:41 Black Magic Fever
21:39 The Reverend in the Darkness
27:52 Paranormal Activity
IMAGES:
Unless otherwise stated, video and images in this video were filmed or created by me. Other historic photographs can find their source at
https://clophillhistory.mooncarrot.org.uk/oldstmaryspre1848.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:William_M._Connolley
SOURCES:
The core sources for this episode are
‘The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill’ Book by Kevin Gates.
‘Paranormal Bedfordshire’ by Damien O’Dell
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I’m Peter Laws, an ordained church Reverend with a long-time fascination with the scary, spooky and macabre. As a columnist for the acclaimed paranormal magazine, The Fortean Times and an ‘expert’ on the BBC Sounds show Uncanny, I’ve spent years exploring the dark corners of the anomalous paranormal and bringing those stories to light. This video is no exception.
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All man made places of worship practice witchcraft. People so brainwashed by the hidden sorcery, this is why they'll murder or insult anyone that speaks against their CSA religions and their unauthorized by God places of worship. The witchcraft is heavy at every place of worship of every aingle religion. Good thing that God nor Christ have anything to do with Christianity nor any other religions.
Witches do not worship Satan. They don't even BELIEVE in Satan. Even witches who practice black magic don't worship Satan, though they may call upon universal energies that they use for evil or malevolence.
People who do witchcraft / devil worship/ satanism are just so fucking cringe. Not even saying Christianity is way better, but you have to have something really wrong to think being a witch or worshipping devil is cool or interesting. I hope you find a real hobby
Reverand barker,was off his fucking rocker..barking barker they called him, as in truly sanguinary fashion,tried to combust the bones on his pipe..
Tis the scandalous affair,since the milkman ran off with the chimney sweep.
spent many nights there in the mid 80s strange place and strange village, looks tidier than I remember thank you for uploading..have subbed..
Scary story. Some churches in Africa after their community has experienced another mass murder of Christians they put up an elaborate memorial outside of the church building which doesn't cost a lot of money however it looks very unsettling to anyone who has participated in killing many in their community. The Clophill, England story sounds like a different kind of true story. I doubt that story has anything to do with Africa or Asia. More like people living in that city who were a lot like Allister Crowley or some other creepy cult leader who were hoping that one old local farmer widow after another on her home quarter would maybe then get the blame for their mischief whereupon then of course the cult leader with more resources to buy more land after she got commited into an institution for the insane – One woman after another so the city could expand. That old England are style religion which our Lord was hoping to convince people in that area too during his death while saying, "Forgive them for they know not what they do" about it harming and maiming people in meaningless endless unprofitable dead works being done only for short term gain is hampering cities and the harvest too seems to have been fell on dead ears in Clophill, England while that scandal was unfolding.
Poor jenny,leave her be
Ok so I nearly finished watching this 1st part and I swear I could hear knocking in my bedroom. Couldnt locate the source it was so weird. I never experience such thing. Normally it is super easy to locate a direction from which you hear a sound but this was something else. First I thought it was like nails tapping on my headboard then it seemed to me it was on my bedroom window. Went towards it to investigate it closely but it stopped then. After I finished watching second part, turned off my tv, checked my phone and heard that huge bang somewhere in the house (its a family home, 4 floor house) went upstairs as it seemed to me like something heavy fell there but when I looked around I couldnt find nothing just my parents sleeping soundly in their bedroom. Wtf is going on. I hope nothing is attached to that video cos Im freaking out a bit rn..
We used to go up there in the 90s early 2000..
We got a picture of a hooded figure in the graveyard there
I did not steel the lead off that church, many in the village accused me and I was questioned by the police they had no evidence or proof that this was me. But I did steel the drain pipes which I was never questioned about
After watching this whole series and taking an extended time to contemplate and evaluate this story, the facts seem totally obvious. After spending over a quarter of a century as an investigator. I can safely say who the perpetrators, or more over the perpetrator is.
The reverend Barker is obviously the perpetrator, he had the access, no-one else did. And to drive around the area years later trying to bring this story back to life afterwards offering to show the remains, really !
God only knows what his motivation was but, without question, he is the perpetrator of this ridiculous story.
It has to be said, God help him for the grave he has desicrated for his own ends.
In the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, " When you have eliminated all that is Impossible, whatever remains, regardless of how inprobable must be the truth.
The reverend had his own self advancement to pedal. I don't think we will ever know why.
Christianity is unholy cult
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Hi Peter.
Just wanna say, you have a very good channel and I put a whole bunch of your videos in a playlist tofall asleep to.
Thank you.
21:12 That's a real Hell Preacher, good on you Holy man!
Wear a top hat in your next video
Great delivery
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02:07
They did WHAT to a 1350 church?? Blasphemy! Heresy!! Call the Arbites!
How on Earth were people able to steal the lead off the old church's roof??
Desecrating graves?? They deserve hell, both on Earth and in the After-Life.
What kind of weirdos play with human bones and have lunch with them? So disrespectful and strange omg
Wonderfully creepy. I write frightening stories and find real incidents like this fascinating. Thanks for a great delivery.
My mother & I visited a small pretty church in Bury St Edmond’s many many years ago & the minute we entered it felt decidedly evil to the both of us. We walked up to the alter area & felt like there were many eyes looking at us, it was dreadful, we were terrified to move. We felt awful to run in a church but run we did, out the door & went home. Yes, churches can indeed be evil or haunted, this one certainly was 🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧
The reverend Barker needs to go to confession, seriously, whar he has done, he needs to honestly repent for, God help him.
Hello Peter, I have just come across your post and so enjoyed it. I love the way you narrate the stories you present, no smoke and mirrors, no spooky voices just the truth behind these incidents. You are articulate and obviously passionate about what you post. I am in Australia and am not sure how YouTube directed me to your channel but am so glad it did. i have subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your work. thank you