The ChillX Zone

August 3, 2025

London Suburb Still Haunted by 1977’s Most Violent Poltergeist

On this day in history—August 3, 1977—a quiet council house at 284 Green Street in Enfield, London erupted with what would become one of the most enduring and terrifying cases of supernatural activity ever recorded in the UK.

It began with knocking. Loud, rhythmic, and impossible to trace. Soon after, furniture moved without warning. Chairs slid across the room. Drawers opened and slammed. Toys were hurled at walls with invisible force. That was the first night. The activity would continue for nearly two years.

A Home Under Siege

The Hodgson family, particularly two young sisters—Janet and Margaret—bore the brunt of the disturbance. They described cold breezes, physical shoves, and eerie voices that spoke in gruff, mocking tones. The voices would address investigators directly, sometimes through Janet herself—raising disturbing questions about possession, ventriloquism, or something far stranger.

Neighbors corroborated the claims. Police officers, called to the home on August 3, watched a heavy armchair slide across the floor unaided. Their report, still on file, lists “no obvious explanation.” The media descended quickly, and for months, the quiet street in Enfield became a magnet for both the curious and the terrified.

Phenomena Witnessed

• Levitations of Janet, caught in photos mid-air
• Growling voices that spoke names and threats
• Objects flung across rooms while witnesses looked on
• Knocking patterns that responded to questions

Doubt and Belief Split the Public

Some believed it to be a hoax—children acting out, craving attention in a stressful home. Others insisted too many independent witnesses, too many photographs, and too much physical evidence pointed to something real.

By late 1978, the activity began to fade, but the story never left. The house was sold, repainted, and lived in—but to this day, some report strange feelings while walking past the property. Dogs whine at the gate. Lights flicker on nearby streets. And the legend of Enfield refuses to die.

48 Years Later

Today, on August 3, 2025, the memory of that first night still unsettles. Whether it was psychological disturbance, youthful games, or genuine paranormal assault, the Enfield case left scars—on a family, a neighborhood, and a country’s imagination.

No one knows for sure what happened inside 284 Green Street. But ask around Enfield, and you’ll hear the same thing: something did.