The Pritchards were unable to withstand the paranormal occurrences in their home, and they moved out a few years later. Subsequent residents didn’t report anything similar to what the Pritchards had seen during their time at the Black Monk House.

In 2012, a British film directed by Pat Holden, When the Lights Went Out, was released. In the film, a 13-year-old girl sees the ghost of a figure in monk robes after her family moves into a new home in 1974. Though only a loose adaptation of the real story, the film revived interest in the Pritchard family’s story.

Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman featured the house on the premiere season of their show, Paranormal Lockdown. The pair spent over 100 hours in the home, and reported hearing a loud bang on the staircase. When they went to see what could have caused the bang, they found a knife on the stairs.

Weidman felt differences in her physicality during her time at the house. She felt like she was drowning in quicksand at one point, and she was overcome by an intense sense of fatigue too. She also felt like there was a huge weight on her.

Groff noted other strange happenings, like a ball that moved on its own. When Groff asked the spirit to move it, the ball moved again. Seemingly, the Black Monk remains to this day.

Horror Across the Atlantic: Inside England’s Haunted Black Monk House

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