On the Isle Of Man in September of 1931, The Irving Family were enjoying their evening home cooked meal when they heard weird scratching sounds coming from within their walls. At first they thought it might have been rats but over time the scratching became louder and more frequent, then one day they started hearing a voice coming form inside the walls. The voice introduced itself to family as Gef, a talking mongoose born in 1852 in New Delhi India. According to the family, Gef was the size of a small rat with Yellowish fur and a big bushy tail. Gef also told the family that he was an earthbound spirit, a ghost in the form of a mongoose. Gef and the family became very close. Gef looked out for the family letting them know when someone was approaching the house. He also used to put out the fire in the fireplace because the Irving’s used to forget sometimes. Over time Gef became part of the family. The media heard about Gef and the press went crazy for the story of “The Talking Mongoose” Then the public became interested and visited the Irving house in hopes to catch a glimpse of Gef. After years of investigating, there was no evidence of Gef’s existence but the investigators also didn’t think the Irving family were making it up. Apparently, Laurie, the young Irving daughter was said to make weird noises within the walls to fool the investigators. Also, the walls on the house were very hollow making it easy to play pranks on the family. Many people believed that Laurie was in fact the talking mongoose all along. Some people however suggested that James, the head of the family who had a split personality could of been Gef. Journalists were still writing stories about Gef years later saying it was hoax. The stories faded over time and was forgotten by most until it was picked up by the media again after it was claimed that, nearby residence to the Irving house had also heard Gef’s voice while spying on the family. The Irving’s moved out in 1945 and the new owner said that he caught and killed Gef, but he told the press that Gef was black and white, not yellow. Laurie went to her death bed insisting that Gef was real.
