THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Bettiscombe Manor is famous for the legend of the mysterious "screaming skull" said to belong to an enslaved servant brought from the Caribbean. According to tradition, attempts to remove the skull from the manor resulted in violent disturbances until it was returned. Visitors have also reported apparitions, strange noises, and an unsettling presence throughout the historic house.
A businessman named Azariah Pinney had a slave who requested to be buried back in his homeland; after the death, Pinney didn’t satisfy the demands and opted to have the slave buried at the local cemetery. Unfortunately, a terrible scream would roar through until the body was taken back to Bettiscombe Manor. In time, only the skull of the slave remained and anyone who moved it from the manor would also be plagued by screams.