Was it a poltergeist rocking the walls of a three decker home on Douglas Street?
Did Worcester have its own haunted house?
In early 1950, that’s exactly what reporters from the Worcester Telegram and the Boston Globe were trying to figure out.
The residents of 14 Douglas Street were more frustrated than scared, complaining of rattling windows, picture frames falling off the walls, radios whistling, and even a bed leaping off the floor.
On May 12, 1950, the strong vibrating of the three-story structure could be seen shaking, as hundreds of neighbors stood in the street, watching what they believed to be something supernatural.
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