Strange British family says sofa is haunted

Never mind things that go bump in the night - one Strange family reckons it's got a ghost in its sofa.

Receptionist Christine Strange, of Bristol, England, says her couch has started making weird noises that are getting louder and louder.

"One Sunday morning I sat down on it with a cup of tea and suddenly heard this odd squeaky noise," she said.



"I thought I must be going mad but Poppy, my Yorkshire terrier, heard it too. She started sniffing around but then got scared and ran away.

"It could be an alien for all we know. The noise is getting louder and louder. I’m scared it’s going to come bursting out one evening while we’re watching TV."

Science has so far been unable to furnish an explanation to satisfy the Stranges but Christine’s husband Nigel, 54, a service engineer, has vowed not to sit on the sofa alone until the apparent haunting has been investigated.

You can hear the spooky sofa here.