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- Cat's paw cut off: woman's hand missing. A man spends a night in a haunted mill, where he cuts off a cat's paw. In the morning the miller's wife has lost her hand. (Cf. D142, D621.1.1.) D702.1.1
- Ghost kills man who stays in haunted house. E281.0.1
- Locations haunted by non-malevolent dead. (Cf. E270–E284 for locations haunted by malevolent ghosts.) E330
- Castle (house) haunted by demons. F771.4.5
- Witch causes haunted houses. G269.5
- Places haunted by the devil. G303.15
- Granary now haunted because of devil's defeat. G303.15.2
- Ruins of a palace haunted by Satan. G303.15.5
- Fear test: staying in haunted house. H1411
- Fear test: staying in haunted house where corpse drops piecemeal down chimney. Dead man's members call out to hero, "Shall we fall, or shall we not?" H1411.1
- Fear test: staying in haunted house where horse carcass drops down chimney. H1411.1.1
- Fear test: staying in haunted house infested by cats. H1411.2
- Fear test: spending night in house (hall) haunted by demon (monster). H1411.4
- When Caleb comes. Man attempts to stay in haunted house all night. One cat after another enters, says, "Everything will be all right when Caleb comes, won't it?" (or something similar). Man finally says, "When Caleb comes, tell him I was here and left." He leaves. J1495.2
- Dropping dough thought to be a ghost. It drops on the floor and the man thinks the place is haunted. J1782.2
- Person in haunted house shoots off all his toes thinking they are ghosts. (Cf. J1838.) J1782.8