A fashion store in Sidmouth, Devon has been the site of some paranormal activity of late, and not just the odd missing sock or a blouse tagged with the wrong size.
The trendy spirit has opened bolted doors, moved objects and even breathed on the necks of store employees.
All this is the apparent work of a spirit going by the name of Gladys who does not approve of the styles being sold…
The New Look shop in Sidmouth noticed an increase in activity at the location after a whole new staff came to the location.
One employee, Deej Helliker, has a handle on what went on, saying the a door that was securely bolted shut got wrenched open by the ghost as well as smashing a vase and grounding flowers into the floor of the shop that were left as a peace offering to the spirit.
Others have reported feeling someone’s ‘breath’ on the back of their necks while in the shop.
Strange noises are also being heard at New Look as well as the sense by employees that they are not alone, including seeing something out of the corner of their eyes.
Previous employees at the shop have said there has been no activity in the retail location prior to the new staff taking over.
Although some have suggested a trapped sea gull or other natural occurrence may be the source of the strange noises, Helliker’s ‘medium mum’ Linda. arrived at the shop to investigate.
Armed with salt and her psychic ability she learned the spirit is named Gladys and was not too fond of the fashion styles the shop is selling as she was a very conservative woman in life.
Helliker also claims that some of the other local shops may be haunted as well:
“Mountain Warehouse is also haunted but we don’t know if it’s the same ghost.
The staff across the road in Fore Street say their poltergeist moves a mannequin and seems to only haunt the back of the shop – and it spiked at the same time as at New Look.”
It is incredible that Helliker and his mother were there right at the start of all of these ghostly shoppers run amok and I also cannot help but wonder if Linda charged to investigate the New Look.
I smell something fishy in the English Channel but the store employees seemed convinced, including shop manager Sam Pople:
“You always catch things out of the corner of your eye. There’s been no banging but you just get the feeling that things have moved slightly, even when there’s no one in the shop.”
While other store employees were a bit more skeptical on the matter they do indeed say hello and goodbye to Gladys when coming in or leaving the shop…
What do you guys think?
-Thomas Spychalski
(Via Sidmouth Hearld)
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