Episode 61
Gef, the Talking Mongoose
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- In September 1931, farmer James Irving and his wife reported scratching and strange noises in the walls of their farmhouse at Cashen's Gap, near Dalby, on the Isle of Man.
- The family said the creature called itself Gef, a mongoose born in New Delhi in 1852, speaking in a high-pitched voice, and told them it was the fifth dimension and the eighth wonder of the world.
- In 1935 psychical researcher Harry Price and journalist Richard Lambert investigated; plaster casts and hair samples were taken, the hair was later identified as dog hair, and Gef was never clearly photographed.
- Opinion still splits: some investigators concluded the case was a ventriloquism hoax, while others point to gossip Gef repeated from neighbours and travellers it could not have overheard normally. In 1937 the Irvings sold Cashen's Gap and left, and the new owner never heard from Gef.
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Episode 61 case file
The facts
- In September 1931, farmer James Irving and his wife reported scratching and strange noises in the walls of their farmhouse at Cashen's Gap, near Dalby, on the Isle of Man.
- The family said the creature called itself Gef, a mongoose born in New Delhi in 1852, speaking in a high-pitched voice, and told them it was the fifth dimension and the eighth wonder of the world.
- In 1935 psychical researcher Harry Price and journalist Richard Lambert investigated; plaster casts and hair samples were taken, the hair was later identified as dog hair, and Gef was never clearly photographed.
- Opinion still splits: some investigators concluded the case was a ventriloquism hoax, while others point to gossip Gef repeated from neighbours and travellers it could not have overheard normally. In 1937 the Irvings sold Cashen's Gap and left, and the new owner never heard from Gef.
The evidence
- The family said the creature called itself Gef, a mongoose born in New Delhi in 1852, speaking in a high-pitched voice, and told them it was the fifth dimension and the eighth wonder of the world.
- In 1935 psychical researcher Harry Price and journalist Richard Lambert investigated; plaster casts and hair samples were taken, the hair was later identified as dog hair, and Gef was never clearly photographed.
- Opinion still splits: some investigators concluded the case was a ventriloquism hoax, while others point to gossip Gef repeated from neighbours and travellers it could not have overheard normally. In 1937 the Irvings sold Cashen's Gap and left, and the new owner never heard from Gef.
Sources
- Sources are being gathered for this file. The facts above are documented.
The words, as I spoke them.
Transcript
EP61: Gef, the Talking Mongoose (Cashen's Gap, Isle of Man) Adults only. No depiction, naming, or voicing of any minor. Narration names only "farmer James Irving and his wife". No graphic content. Gef's claims framed as reported speech only.
A voice in the walls. A talking mongoose. And a farm the world argues about.
Cashen's Gap. In nineteen thirty one, farmer James Irving and his wife heard a creature in their walls.
They said it was Gef, a mongoose born in New Delhi in eighteen fifty two, and told them, I am the fifth dimension, I am the eighth wonder of the world.
In nineteen thirty five, Harry Price and Richard Lambert investigated. Hair samples were later called dog hair. Gef was never clearly photographed. But the walls kept answering back.
Some say James Irving threw his voice. Others point to gossip it could not have overheard. In nineteen thirty seven, the family left.
Leave a comment if you would sleep at Cashen's Gap. Follow for a new true nightmare every day. Sleep with the lights on, if you can.
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