Episode 35: The Hexham Heads: Unearthing Ancient Curses

In 1971, two young boys digging in a garden in Hexham, England uncovered two small carved stone heads...and what followed became one of Britain’s strangest paranormal cases. Soon after the discovery, unexplained disturbances began inside the home and spread next door, culminating in terrifying encounters with a dark, animal-like figure. When the heads were removed for study, the activity didn’t stop—it followed, appearing hundreds of miles away and repeating the same disturbing patterns. With multiple witnesses, identical descriptions, and no clear explanation, the Hexham Heads case blurs the line between folklore, poltergeist activity, and something far more unsettling. Grab your favorite drink or tackle that laundry as we dive into one of the most bizarre stories we’ve covered.Got a story to tell? Send it in for the next episode of Boo's Clues!And help spread the word! Share the podcast with your true crime coven of friends and family or your paranormal pals.Website: https://www.suspectsandspirits.com/Follow the podcast on IG, Facebook, and TikTokIG: suspectsandspiritspodcastFaceboook: Suspects & Spirits PodcastTikTok: suspectsandspiritspodSources:Screeton, Paul. Quest for the Hexham Heads. CFZ Press, 2008. https://www.amazon.com/Quest-Hexham-Heads-Paul-Screeton/dp/1905723946Robins, Don. The Secret Language of Stone. 1988. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6495300-secret-language-of-stonehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Language-Stone-Don-Robins/dp/0710204488Ross, Anne. Contribution on the Hexham Heads in Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader’s Digest Association, 1973. https://www.worldcat.org/title/folklore-myths-and-legends-of-britain/oclc/870083https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1226825.Folklore_Myths_and_Legends_of_Britainhttps://www.amazon.com/Folklore-Myths-Legends-Britain/dp/090948617XUnderwood, Peter. Dictionary of the Supernatural. Harrap, 1987.https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Supernatural-Peter-Underwood/dp/0245548138Underwood, Peter. Ghosts of Borley. Robert Hale, 1978.https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Borley-Peter-Underwood/dp/07091448BBC Nationwide, February 1976 — Interview with Dr. Anne Ross discussing the Hexham Heads haunting. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.ukhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexham_Headshttps://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/the-hexham-heads-part-1-the-discovery/https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/the-hexham-heads-part-2-tested-and-contested/https://burialsandbeyond.com/2021/06/13/the-hexham-heads/https://mythoi.substack.com/p/the-horrifying-hexham-headshttps://www.unexplainedpodcast.com/episode-9-dawn-of-the-headhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Tape_theoryhttps://sharonahill.com/haunted-rocks-the-stone-tape-theory/