Staff at an antique shop in Paignton, Devon, have been spooked by a
series of ghostly occurrences, believed to have been caused by a haunted
wardrobe.
The ornate piece of furniture, which features a Satanic head carving,
has had such a chilling affect the store owners are now desperate to get
rid of it.
Ever since the Olden Ewe antique shop bought the haunted item for £350
earlier this year they claim odd things have been happening there on a
daily basis.
There have been reports of customers being unable to shut the wardrobe
by someone pushing it from the inside and there have also been reports
of it unlocking and opening by itself.
Other customers have complained the shop is significantly colder near
the wardrobe, while some also sense the presence of a ghostly child
nearby.
Owner Linda Bell, 54, says things have got so bad she now cannot wait
to find a buyer for it.
She said the haunting reports only started when they bought the early
20th century item that features a large imposing carved head on the
door.
She said: "We just want to get rid of it now.
Some strange things have been going on in the shop since we got this
piece of furniture.
Two regular customers have been to view the cupboard, and both have
said that they sensed the presence of a little girl.
We got the cupboard from an ordinary home,
and we had no odd goings on before we had the cupboard in our shop.
Customers who didn't know anything about the cupboard have complained that the end of the shop where it is is very cold.
"Other customers have tried to shut the doors and can't, as if someone
is pushing it from the inside.
Sometimes it unlocks itself and the doors swing open on their own."
One employee, who did not want to be named, said: "Often, when I come
in in the morning, the door has opened by itself, or it has locked or
unlocked itself.
We think that the carved head piece on the front of the cupboard may
have come from the headboard of a bed.
The cupboard is not original, but all of the pieces date back to the
early 20th century."
