Police have been called to reports of ghosts, vampires, zombies and paranormal activity in Devon 17 times over the past three years.
Among the reports were calls about vampires drinking their own blood, ghosts trying to break into a house and zombies in the street.
Police were even called by one person who believed they had seen a UFO near Devon woods that "shot off into the stars" after hovering over his head.
However, police say the reports are "not indicative of the supernatural or paranormal" presences in the county.
There have been several reports of paranormal activity in Devon
The figures from Devon and Cornwall Police reveal the date, policing area and summary of each report.
Here's the list in full:
July 2015 - South Devon - Caller states he is a vampire and drinking his own blood (police attended)July 2015 - Plymouth - Reporting person believes a ghost is trying to break in (police attended)July 2015 - South Devon - 3 to 4 persons seen dressed as zombies (police attended)Aug 2015 - South Devon - Caller states his friend is hallucinating and saw a female ghost (police did not attend)Aug 2015 - South Devon - Reporting person has concerns over friend who is seeing ghosts of her dead mother (police attended)Sept 2015 - South Devon - Caller has heard noises in the loft and thinks it could be supernatural (police attended)Dec 2015 - North & West Devon - Caller requested police and said there were zombies outside (police did not attend)Dec 2015 - Exeter, East & Mid Devon - Caller claimed neighbour came through the wall like a ghost (police did not attend)Feb 2016 - South Devon - Caller has stated she was raped by a ghost. There are mental health issues involved (police attended)Feb 2016 - Plymouth - Caller can see her children like ghosts (police attended)June 2016 - North & West Devon - Caller is worried about relative who states he is a ghost (police attended)Sept 2016 - Plymouth - Caller believed she is seeing things included a ghost (police attended)Oct 2016 - Plymouth - Caller states he's seen a UFO near the woods. It "shot off into the stars" after hovering over his head. Caller was recorded as sounding intoxicated (Police did not attend)Nov 2016 - Plymouth - Caller has now come back on the phone after swearing to someone - he is now saying he has a ghost in the house (police attended)Jan 2017 - South Devon - Male says the sunshine is burning him and he is a vampire (police attended)March 2017 - Plymouth - Concern for friend whose mental health has gotten worse in the sense that he has been saying people are ghosts and other strange things (police did not attend)Sept 2017 - Exeter, East & Mid Devon - Caller mentioning ghosts inside their house (police attended)
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A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police would not routinely attend an incident for the report of paranormal activity.
"An officer will however attend if there is concern for welfare for either the caller or another individual or where there is reason to believe an offence may have occurred.
"Several of these incidents involved individuals with mental health issues and are therefore not indicative of the supernatural or
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