Gef the Talking Mongoose
He lived in the walls. He spoke in a thin high voice. He called himself a ghost in the form of a wea
The voice in the wall
In September 1931, James Irving, his wife Margaret and their thirteen year old daughter Voirrey reported that something had moved into their isolated farmhouse. It made animal sounds at first, then began repeating words, then began speaking in full sentences. It called itself Gef. It said it was born in New Delhi in 1852. Investigators including Harry Price of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research visited the house. None could agree on what they had encountered.
Active
September 1931 to around 1937, Cashen Gap.
Languages
English. Also claimed Russian, Arabic and Welsh.
Known details
Named local gossip accurately. Described strangers visiting the farm.
Investigators
Harry Price and Richard Lambert visited. Their report reached no conclusion.
Voirrey in 1970
She told a journalist Gef was real but called it the worst thing that ever happened to her.
"I am the fifth dimension. I am the eighth wonder of the world.
"Gef
Voirrey Irving maintained until her death in 2005 that Gef was real and not something she invented. She refused to be celebrated for it.
The most cautious investigators concluded the case was a family hoax most likely sustained by Voirrey. No recording of Gef was ever independently verified.