Have you ever been alone at home and something odd, like an unexplained sound or movement, happened? Your brain probably jumped to one of these conclusions – someone broke in, or there’s a ghost.
Now, imagine if there was actually a ghost and you had to live there knowing there was a spirit roaming around. Well, people in this list don’t have to imagine it – they actually lived through it (or lied about it convincingly). So, let’s dive in to read about their experiences. Just beware, after reading these stories, the next unexplained sound in your house might feel a lot scarier.
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I had the odd experience growing up that my sceptical adult brain could probably chalk up to a wild imagination or something now, but it's interesting how my mum agreed with me that there was a presence in the house when I shared it with her. She told me she feels a presence in her bedroom sometimes, like she feels completely fine before she goes into the room and then when she passes through the door there's a strange feeling like there's someone there. It's always at the top of the stairs near my room and my parents' room. One time we were having construction done at the bottom of the stairs, my Dad saw something at the top of the landing, Mum says he jumped like he'd seen a -well- he'll deny all knowledge of that if you asked him about it now. We're not sure what exactly he saw, we only know whatever he did see scared someone who's usually quite bravely inclined.
But anyway, my experience is the only one I can vouch for. It most definitely could have been a trick of the light, but I'll let you all make up your minds, it's fun to speculate. I must've been about 15-16, I was lying in bed and the door was slightly ajar, it wasn't nighttime, but I was sleepy so I decided to take some time out. It's worth noting that everyone in the house was downstairs and we had a baby gate at the bottom of the stair's because my brother's children were over, I definitely would've heard people coming up our old creaky stairs because my room is the one closest to them (and they're old and creaky). So anyway I'm lying in bed looking at the door and I see a tall shadow travel from the stairs into my mum's room, from what I remember I think it eclipses the door completely. I remember picking my head up and calling "mum?", I remember how confused I was because I didn't hear the footsteps. I got up and looked around, there was no one upstairs.
If we're entertaining this as an apparition I don't think it's harmful or malicious. I've never felt in danger, but there are constantly shadows in my parents' room that we can't explain, it looks like a head and shoulders and nothing seems to be casting it, very spooky. I have loads of other experiences, but again, it's all speculation isn't it.
But anyway, my experience is the only one I can vouch for. It most definitely could have been a trick of the light, but I'll let you all make up your minds, it's fun to speculate. I must've been about 15-16, I was lying in bed and the door was slightly ajar, it wasn't nighttime, but I was sleepy so I decided to take some time out. It's worth noting that everyone in the house was downstairs and we had a baby gate at the bottom of the stair's because my brother's children were over, I definitely would've heard people coming up our old creaky stairs because my room is the one closest to them (and they're old and creaky). So anyway I'm lying in bed looking at the door and I see a tall shadow travel from the stairs into my mum's room, from what I remember I think it eclipses the door completely. I remember picking my head up and calling "mum?", I remember how confused I was because I didn't hear the footsteps. I got up and looked around, there was no one upstairs.
If we're entertaining this as an apparition I don't think it's harmful or malicious. I've never felt in danger, but there are constantly shadows in my parents' room that we can't explain, it looks like a head and shoulders and nothing seems to be casting it, very spooky. I have loads of other experiences, but again, it's all speculation isn't it.
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