The Black Monk Of Pontefract

Unknown Presence · Nov 5, 2026 · 21m

In 1966, an ordinary family living at 30 East Drive in Pontefract began experiencing something that was unexplainable.

Knocks on the walls. Footsteps in empty rooms. Objects moving on their own. Then, according to the family, the entity turned on the people inside the house.

The case would become one of Britain's most infamous alleged hauntings, forever associated with a mysterious figure known as the Black Monk.

But how much of the legend is actually true?

In this episode of Unknown Presence, we explore the haunting of 30 East Drive, the experiences of the Pritchard family, and the story…