It’s happened to all of us - an unexplained noise in the dead of night, a strange shape that disappeared almost as soon as it arrived. We tell ourselves it was just the wind. That shape wasn't a person, it was the shadow of a tree...but was it?
Us Brits love the mystery of the supernatural and tales of the unexpected. In fact, according to research commissioned by Ring, 40% of us believe in some form of paranormal activity. Incredibly, a whopping 62% of those folk report that they experienced it within their own home.
It should come as no surprise that some of our customers are convinced that they have proof of a haunting, captured by their Ring Video Doorbell or Security Camera.
“People use our devices for more than just traditional security, with many also using them to keep an eye on paranormal activity in the home." said Dave Ward, Managing Director EU & International at Ring.
In March of this year, we teamed up with Yvette Fielding to analyse chilling clips submitted by our customers, which claimed to include evidence of everything from flying objects to unexpected orbs. After analysing the videos, Yvette offered her expert opinion on the events that had been captured.
This Halloween, we're going one better. We're calling on the Most Haunted star once more, and this time, Yvette will help us conduct a hunt for the UK's most haunted home. Customers who submit a clip of their haunted house are in with a chance of experiencing an in-person visit from Yvette, so she can investigate the paranormal activity first-hand.
While Ring devices are designed to help customers check on visitors and see what's happening at home in the land of the living, they have also been known to capture some curiously creepy clips.
“This Halloween, we’re giving customers a chance to have their property inspected for any spooky happenings. Hopefully, both Ring and Yvette can give peace of mind to anyone who thinks their house may be haunted.” Dave Ward added.
Our research tells us over half the nation (57%) claim to have experienced something suspiciously spooky. That's a lot of homes that might be harbouring a haunting!
For those of you who suspect your home might be sheltering more than the expected number of residents, Yvette has provided a handy list of things to lock or listen out for:
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Unexplained knocking or ringing of the doorbell
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Disembodied voices heard
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Knocking, banging and tapping sounds coming from the walls, ceiling or floor
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Footsteps heard walking around the house
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Furniture moving on its own
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Electrical appliances turning themselves on and off
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Water suddenly flowing from showers and taps
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Puddles of mysterious water appearing
“Hearing unexplained noises and seeing ghost sightings of family members that have passed away are just a few of the paranormal experiences that people may come across within their homes.It’s great to have devices like Ring Security Cameras that can capture footage for us to further investigate these spooky activities. I’m excited to collaborate with Ring again to help find the UK’s most haunted house.” Yvette told us.
So if you have captured footage of any mysterious events on your Ring device and would like Yvette to visit your home and analyse the activity, please send it to spookystories@ring.com. Submissions are open from now until 23:59 BST Monday 23rd September.
Notes To Editor
The research was conducted by Censuswide with 2009 UK respondents (nat rep) between 27.08.2024 - 29.08.2024. Censuswide abide by and employ members of the Market Research Society which is based on the ESOMAR principles and are members of The British Polling Council.
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T&Cs
- The Promoter is Hope&Glory PR Limited on behalf of Ring, UK Ltd. Hope&Glory PR is a limited company with an address at 71 Collier Street, London, England, N1 9BE
- The competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland aged 18 years or older and excludes employees of Ring or Hope&Glory PR and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with either organisation.
- To enter for a chance to win a home visit with Yvette Fielding to see if your house is really haunted OR win a Ring device (further details below), you must submit your Ring camera footage to Ring at spookystories@ring.com by no later than 23:59 BST on Sunday 29th September.
- In order to be considered for this competition, video footage must:
- be from a Ring device and no other brand of home security camera; and
- feature at least one of the following elements:
- Unexplained knocking or ringing of the doorbell
- Disembodied voices heard.
- Knocking, banging and tapping sounds coming from the walls, ceiling or floor.
- Footsteps heard walking around the house.
- Furniture moving on its own.
- Electrical appliances turning themselves on and off.
- Water suddenly flowing from showers and taps.
- Puddles of mysterious water appearing.
- Entries will be reviewed by Yvette Fielding, Hope&Glory PR and Ring and they will choose one entry to win a home visit with Yvette Fielding and two runners up who will win Ring devices. Winning entries will be chosen using the judges full discretion. Only applicants that follow the submission criteria in these T&Cs will be considered.
- The one winner of the home visit will need to be available from 09:00 to 20:00 GMT on the 10th, 11th or 12th October 2024 for a home visit with Yvette Fielding who will inspect the house and give her views on any paranormal activity/spirits present in their house. If you are unavailable during this time the prize will be offered to another runner up using the judges’ discretion.
- The home visit will include photography and videography and applicants must sign a release form ahead of the visit approving the content filmed at your home for use on Ring’s owned channels and for editorial use. Attendees on the day will include Yvette Fielding, a Hope&Glory PR representative, a Ring representative, a photographer and a video team of up to three people. If you fail to sign the release form, the prize will be offered to another runner up using the judges’ discretion.
- Two runners up will receive a Ring device and need to provide Hope&GloryPR with their address for the device to be sent to them. If the applicants fail to share their address a week after they’ve been contacted via email they will forfeit their prize.
- Entries are restricted to one per person. No entries from agents, third parties or organised groups will be accepted. No bulk entries.
- A representative from Hope&Glory PR will contact the successful applicants via email to confirm whether they have won no later than two weeks after the submissions close. The successful applicants will have 24 hours to respond to the initial email, after which time the opportunity to receive a replacement item will be forfeited, and a back-up applicant will be chosen and notified by email from a representative at Hope&Glory. All the above will be handled by Hope&Glory with oversight from Ring.
- A representative from Hope&Glory PR will contact the successful applicants via email to retrieve personal information to use for media materials. This includes applicants’ name, age, occupation, location and a testimonial about the video they submitted in. Their Ring camera footage submitted will also be used in media materials.
- The Promoter is not responsible or liable for:
- Any entries that are lost or delayed due to faulty or failed electronic data transmissions.
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