Occult Case Report

For games like InSpectres or Pelgrane Press' Gumshoe (Trail of Cthulhu, Esoterrorists) where references to earlier hauntings might come in handy. This generator pops out a handy encyclopedia-style case record for a supposedly well-known paranormal investigation. You can use it as a kicker or as filler to squish inbetween more relevant entries in your favorite occultist's Librum Magnum.

Anomalistic Case Record
[Occult Case Name.casename]

[haintfirst]

1,[Originseg][timeper][timeseg][minorphenom] [insideloc].
 * haintfirst

1,The case began in 1,Reports of supernatural activity in the area date back to 1,The [haintbuild] has had an evil reputation since 1,The first reports of spectral phenomena in the [haintbuild] start somewhere around
 * Originseg

1, classical antiquity 1, the mid 1500s 1, the late reformation (1600s) period 1, the end of the civil war 1, the beginning of the Great War 1, the great depression 1, 1967 1, 1983
 * timeper

1, when 1, as 1, due to fantastic tales where 1, at which time
 * timeseg

1, witnesses reported cold spots 1, small objects vanished from one place when unobserved and reappeared shortly afterward 1, staff reported rappings and footsteps 1, lights would mysteriously flicker out 1, a newly-acquired painting seemed to alter itself each time visitors viewed it from a low bench 1, a newly-acquired painting seemed to alter itself each time visitors viewed it from a small window 1, an ancient statue seemed to alter itself each time visitors viewed it from a low bench 1, an ancient statue seemed to alter itself each time visitors viewed it from a small window 1, several guests experienced gaps of missing time (some up to half an hour long) while
 * minorphenom

1, in the kitchen 1, atop one of the upstairs landings 1, in an all-but-forgotten side chamber 1, in a recently-added bedroom 1, at the back of the root cellar 1, in the ancient library 1, near a shed at the far end of the garden 1, adjacent to a private cemetary
 * insideloc

1, church 1, tower 1, residence 1, hostel 1, graveyard 1, village 1, township 1, estate
 * haintbuild