The Langham Hotel – London’s Most Haunted

There are many places in the world that claim to have ghosts roaming about. Sometimes, the locations are private residences, and sometimes they are public establishments. Generally, the greater the number of reported ghost sightings, the stronger an alleged haunt’s credibility. So, clearly, not all paranormal abodes are created—or haunted—equally.

London, England is no newcomer to the world of the haunted and paranormal. Having been around for two thousand years, London has plenty of history, and plenty of true-life horror stories, to support a healthy population of spooks. One might easily imagine seeing the historic streets through another lens  that revealed a myriad of lingering spirits amongst the living.

The Langham Hotel, located in the heart of London, is reported to be one of the most haunted locations in the city. It first opened in June of 1865. In just over one and a half centuries, the hotel has accumulated no less than five notorious spooks that both hotel guests and staff have seen and reported on multiple occasions. 

A commonly reported sight is the appearance of a ball of light that gradually morphs into the shape of a human. One famous sighting of the ball of light occurred in 1973. A BBC Radio announcer was staying in the Langham Hotel’s infamous room 333. This room is purportedly the most haunted room in the entire hotel. During the night, the announcer awoke and saw the orb of light. The orb gradually changed into human form. In his shocked and fearful state, the announcer observed that the spirit’s legs appeared to extend approximately two feet down into the floor. Interestingly, after this incident information was released that the Langham Hotel’s original floor was two feet below the level of the modern floor. The alteration had been done to accommodate the addition of central heating pipes for guests’ comfort.

Other stories surrounding the haunting of the Langham Hotel abound and are available with a simple internet search. For the brave and adventurous, however, the hotel staff can accommodate guests’ wishes to have a chance at experiencing the legendary hauntings in person. Is that a wise decision? Generally, the odds are in their favor. On the other hand, if their ghoulish encounter goes awry, they just might end up joining London’s resident population…of haunting spirits.      

Global Council of Cryptozoologists Conference 2019 Dublin Ireland MMXIX

Cryptozoology Conference 2019 Dublin Ireland MMXIX

Pursuant to the unanimous vote taken during the meeting of the Regents and Trustees of the University of Cryptozoology during the summer 2018 conference, the aforementioned meetings in Budapest, Dublin and Prague were held to finalize and implement the plans to operationalize the additional online platform offering of University of Cryptozoology courses to a broader spectrum of students. As observed during the summer conference, the Dublin vote to confirm the established plan was in like manner unanimous, save for the Dean of Conspiracy (name withheld). Given that the majority vote for this final confirmation to shift the university’s awareness model to that of being online, was in favor of the previously agreed upon action plans, the council decided to move forward with the preliminary social media outreach campaign.

Upon receipt of various testimonials and advice from experts in social

media outreach programs, it was decided to take a broad approach and pursue various social media platforms. In this way the council hopes to reach as diverse an audience as the courses of study offered at the university. To this end, the council carried out the final vote for when the online university platform was to go live. There were many proposed dates but the date that drew the most support was the originally proposed date of April 1, 2019 from the August 2018 San Diego conference as this would be soon after the start of the social media campaign. Thus it was decreed on the 6th day of March 2019 that the University of Cryptozoology would become available online to all curious, undaunted and brave truth-seekers on April 1, 2019.

Other meetings to be held in 2019:

Global Council of Cryptozoologists Conference in San Diego CA - July 20 2019 - VII • XX • MMXIX

For future conferences please submit your contact info. https://www.uofcz.com/contact