Perhaps it *was* supernatural, or perhaps “we may suspect tension in the household following the parents’ divorce”. One way or another (and it is surely coincidence that this happened after the family left), peace has returned to 284 Green Street, EN3, and it’s now as remarkable inside as it is out

Important footnote:

Now there’s a thought

I believe this inspired the Hammer House of Horror episode "The House that Bled to Death". A good ep!

I didn’t know that one, but from a look at the synopsis, yes: definitely

The thing that I always come back to is that the kids (as well as mum Peggy) clearly did not enjoy being in that situation - the disruption of whatever it was plus the constant stream of adults in and out of the house - so why, if it was a hoax, did they not stop?

I guess the difficulty of stopping something that’s suddenly got so big, and the fear of people’s reactions