PSFoster

I grew up in a haunted house. Nothing serious, just odd sounds and occurrences. Things that couldn't be explained, but everyone in the family experienced at least once.
One thing was the basement light. The switch was on a post, and you could hear a distinct click when it was turned on or off. It had a habit of turning on or off when nobody was down there. Quite irritating.

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SacredCircle

Have you ever seen Paranormal State? It's a reality show on A&E. It's a bunch of college kids that investigate haunted areas.

The did one last season about a house somewhere down south. The new owner's dog refused to go in the house. So these kids hunt down the 3 previous owners and come to find out that all three of these owners had lost their dogs in bizarre accidents. Later they found dog bones buried in the woman's back yard. I don't know if there was anything truly paranormal about, but it was creepy as hell.

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Cipher2

I lived in a reportedly haunted house when I was a kid. The people who reported it to be haunted genuinely believed it to be. It would make a good story. I'd do it though as a true story and keep to the reports and not embelish anything. That makes it more creepy. The story as reported is bad enough without making anything up myself.

Blood

Yes I've seen Paranormal State. Kind of interesting but they always bring in a Priest at the end to bless the property and do the 'Devil-be-gone' bit. That's just to hoaky for me.

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Blood

Sacred, your story about that house in Ohio is creepy as hell. Not sure which is more, something entering your room or that dream? Probably the dream if there's something to it.

I had a similar experience with what thought was my wife entering the house. I was busy dropping a load in the back bathroom, grunting and groaning and everything, when I heard the front door open, close and someone walk through the house. The foot falls ended in the kitchen. I called out, but no one answered. I remember thinking there might be an intruder, which did make me feel a little uneasy, so I quickly wrapped up my business.

A few moments later, I glanced out the dinning room window to see if the wife's car was there, which it was not. Then I conducted a quick but thorough room by room investigation, closets, under the bed, everywhere but still nothing.

Funny thing about that sort of stuff, I never bother to reason why or what. I just shrug it off. But if I ever saw something I know I would definitely freak.

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SacredCircle

I think most of the show is pretty hoaky...but I still watch it whenever I remember it is on =) How about Ghost Hunters?

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SacredCircle

I didn't either. I don't think I really wanted to know!

The dreams got worse the longer I was there. It would be the same dream but they felt more real. But that may have been my imagination running away with me.

One of the scarier stories that my friend's had was about a year later. A few of my friends were over and we were hanging out in the basement because it was cooler down there and we didn't have AC. Eventually we all went up stairs but one of my friends insisted in staying down there. I shrugged it off. A few days later he told me he felt compelled to look in the tiny room. I had never told him about my dreams, just that I hated my basement. He said when he went to go up the stairs he could of swore he say a mist covering the ground but didn't want to stay long enough to find out what it was. This guy had the hardcore act down, so when he refused to go in basement any more, you can imagine how I felt!

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Blood

That one I watch all the time. The only thing I don't understand is why they always cut the lights. I guess since people tend to be afraid of the dark, then ghosts are supposed to be afraid of the light?

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SacredCircle

Me too. Wednesday is my one TV night =) I don't understand that or why the camera guys focus on the guys even once they hear a noise. Regardless I love it!

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Blood

Another true story about my haunted house....

About three years ago I come home from work, spend time with the family, spend time with the wife and then after everyone had gone to sleep, I sit in front of my roll top computer desk was in our living room and try to get a couple of hours in on the script I was writing. Often it would be midnight before I got started. By then I was so tired I found it hard to be productivce as I was often fighting sleep. If I stared to long at the screen that's what would happen, I begin nodding off. Then I feel something nudge my shoulder, just a little bit, but enough to wake me up; and of course there was no body there.

This started to happening shortly after my favorite uncle passed. He was always interested in my work and what I was doing so I thought perhaps there maybe was a connection. Naw, couldnt be! But this was something that did occur often, everynight that I sat down to write, same thing, and not just once but two or three times. I was so used to it I'd just say "Thanks buddy!" And get back to work until the next time.

Edit: Too bad that 'what-ever-it was' didn't inspire me instead as I recall having a serious case of writers block. I think I would allow myself to be possessed for a time if some entity would pass a story through me about 'the beyond'.

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PSFoster

A former sister-in-law used to live in a very old farmhouse. She was vacuuming the floor one day and somebody patted her on the ass. She jumped a foot, she said, because she knew no one was home but her. She also used to hear feet shuffling, like when you wear houseshoes, at night. She'd get up to see if one of the kids was up, but they were always sound asleep.

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Blood

"patted her on the Ass" Sounds like a derty old farmer must have kicked the bucket out that way!

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KangTheMad

Call these guys:

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Blood

Wow, a pic of Ghost Busters. Never saw that coming!

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KangTheMad

I am shocked they havent made it here yet before me.

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