Date: 7/29/2002 12:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 59751
Yikes! I doubt is was your grandparents either since you didn't get a "warm fuzzy" feeling. I've only seen a "ghost person" (or what I thought was one) twice in my life, both times it had the face of my grandpa. I felt at ease when I saw him. I'd have been pretty scared!  |
Date: 7/29/2002 12:51:00 PM
From Authorid: 32763
hummmmm, and everyone complains that this is the kind of posts they want more of! look at all the comments you are getting! wahoo! LOL sorry i just had to say that. i enjoyed this post. so let me ask you, what makes you think that is was not a friendly spirit? is this the first time that you felt that it was not friendly?  |
Date: 7/29/2002 12:57:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
Babie Bec, Not a problem, I see what you're saying...LOL! I think it wasn't a friendly spirit because it was the first time I ever experienced FEAR in my parents house. I had lived there for 19 years before moving out and was never afraid of any strange occurences or presences I felt in the room. I just got a really bad vibe from that thing. I have seen ghosts before and never had a fear like that. I've also seen my grandparents after they had died, like 59751 has, and I could see their faces. This just wasn't the same.  |
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Date: 7/29/2002 1:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 32763
wow, thats scary! i can remember when i was a shift manager at a resteraunt(sp?), sometimes when i had to open and was there alone, i would see shadows walk past the office door and go into the back. i would be counting money and would just freeze. I would have to make myself stay in control and not run out of there asap!!! i never really got the feeling that they would harm me though. but it still freaked me out! LOL |
Date: 7/29/2002 1:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 600
I have to say that I truly ENJOYED reading this. I would like to address one thing......This category has lost it's popularity for good reason, have you read some of the stories posted here? Anyway, it's refreshing to read a true account of haunting......I've been lucky enough to not have any paranormal experiences to speak of though.....I'm glad your parents will be selling their house, although I've heard of people being haunted rather than places.....I hope that whatever is there will STAY there....  |
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Date: 7/29/2002 1:19:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
TAC, funny you bring that up that people could be haunted and not places. I asked my Mom if she thought the ghosts would follow her a few days ago. SHe laughed and said "Of course they will! They're family!" I do think some of the activities that have occurred in the house were in fact my Grandparents that have passed on. But, after seeing that shadow thing I think it's a possibility something is fooling her. If it is my Grandparents they probably will follow them. If it's not they might follow just because they are welcome, hope not. As for the stories in this category I haven't read too many. I'm happy you enjoyed reading this...Thanks. |
Date: 7/29/2002 1:26:00 PM
From Authorid: 49713
we have seen them in our house too. i used to belive they were the spirits of lost loved ones. but as time has gone by i have started to think that out long lost loved ones have better things to do then hang around us. i think your 6th sence is trying to tell you exactly what it is. and it's not good. i'm glad they are getting out of there. i do feel bad for the next family that comes along. i have heard that these things can follow familys. so try to be open to it and get some kind of help if it decides to jump in the u-haul.//necro420  |
Date: 7/29/2002 1:30:00 PM
From Authorid: 11341
I have wondered how something could just happen upon a place. It makes sense to me that a ghost, spirit, whatever, has always been there. Do yoy know what I mean? Then to have this one just appear! *freaky* Ive had my fair share of ghosties, but will do without the bad feeling ones. Last night hubby and I were listenng to the cd player but had the tv on. AC/DC was playing and when he sang "Raise the dead" the tv went off! lol. Thanks for the read  |
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Date: 7/29/2002 1:45:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
49713, I hope nothing jumps the uhaul...lol! I live in California and my parents are moving to another place in Illionois so I won't have to live with it if it/they do. But, I still have concerns for my parents. DMK, I have wondered the same thing too and like the author above you stated you'd think that loved ones would have better things to do. My mom told me once that our family used to have a parker brothers ouija board either before I was born or while I was still pretty young. She didn't remember and neither do I. My sisters had said that my Grandma had it for the kids (Grandkids) to play with when they came over. They all assumed it was just a toy. Maybe something from the board??? I would like to think it's my Grandparents in the house. At times I felt I really knew that it was. But, I guess we'll never know. The tv turning off at your house was pretty weird! That would have spooked me a little. |
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Date: 7/29/2002 1:47:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
Not to keep rambling on, but my sister used to be a member here. Her author # is 1206. She submitted a few posts about our parents house. One is entitled "Growing Up In A Haunted House" http://unsolvedmysteries.com/usm5749.html |
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Date: 7/29/2002 1:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 11341
The tv turning off wasnt the spooky part, it was WHEN it turned off lol. I will read you sisters post too. |
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Date: 7/29/2002 1:57:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
That too...lol! Okay, thanks... |
Date: 7/29/2002 2:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 44321
I have to say that I know how it feels to get nasty vibes from things and It most likely was not friendly or a member of the family,it very well could be something that stayed around after coming through the ouija board.  |
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Date: 7/29/2002 2:35:00 PM
From Authorid: 49713
hawk. i went back and read some of her posts. you on the floor with ketchup? lol. why isn't she here anymore? she seemed like fun.//necro420 |
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Date: 7/29/2002 2:51:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
necro, She just became overwhelmed with her kids and work. I think part of the reason she stopped coming around was lack of time. Also, because of immaturity of some people. Maybe she'll come back around. I'll have to email her and tell her to post some more ghost stories. |
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Date: 7/29/2002 8:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 49713
okay, would you give me a quick message if she decides to start posting again? let her know she's got someone that likes her stories. lol//necro420 |
Date: 7/29/2002 9:20:00 PM
From Authorid: 34476
*yikes* "shadow-people" are not fun. And you are correct in assuming that they do not have good intentions ...  |
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Date: 7/29/2002 10:28:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
Paranoid, I hope I'm not correct because my parents haven't moved yet. The last time I saw one was about 5 or 6 years ago in my old apartment when I used to use a ouija board by myself. I got really spooked about that because I was basically living alone then because my husband was at sea with the Navy. But, it was just a really bad vibe from the one at my moms house. |
Date: 7/30/2002 9:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 12341
I'm a firm believer too. I have had to many experiences not to. My daughters and I always believed that all the strange happenings in our home started after my first husband died. He did live here, I have been in the same house for over twenty some years so I know this house. After his death we had a many, many experiences. Some were very difficult for the girls because even though my daughter recognized her Dad's voice once, it was still very scary for her, she was 18 at the time. My youngest daughter was only thirteen when he died and she too began "seeing" and experiencing odd things, much of which actually comforted her, when she heard strange steps upstairs and no one (at least we thought) was there, she would often say, "Its only Dad, making sure everything is okay", it would creep me out because she was very serious and very sure. But there was once when she described a shadow figure who stood in her open door after she and everyone had gone to bed, she felt "the stare" more than saw eyes, but the one thing she remembered was the smell, she said it became almost rotten, when I asked her why she didn't wake me she said she could not force herself to walk by whatever stood in the doorway, so she covered her head and when the smell became less she finally slept. Very strange. I believed her, and she knew it wasn't her Dad. So maybe when spirits visit, "others" find their way uninvited? I don't know but I think it could be very possible. Good story. I will check your sister's also in case I missed that before.  |
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Date: 7/30/2002 10:00:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
Shadow Ghost, That sounds pretty scary, especially for a 13 year old. I have heard that a bad smell/odor is the sign of a bad spirit. I don't think I would have gotten out of bed either. My sisters post talks about footsteps in our house. My mom always thought it was her father's ghost. I don't know anymore. Sometimes it would be multiple footsteps. I'll probably post another story tomorrow. I have a bunch of ghost stories from my mother's house. |
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Date: 7/30/2002 10:17:00 PM
From Authorid: 12341
I'm looking forward to it. I keep telling my stories in comments, I should post some of them, reading yours made me realize that. I thought also that what she saw and smelled was definitely not good, and have sensed an "unfriendly" presence during that time. It was a difficult because of her age and many things happened that made me wonder if in fact she was the reason we had so much "activity" during that span of time. We still have times when unexplained things happen, steps upstairs when no one is there. Doors and windows unlocked and open in the morning, (that is scary), things that go missing and are never found again. My husband had two sets of keys for his truck, one morning they were both missing and have never been found, we had to have new ones made. just an example of some of the strange things we have experienced. |
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Date: 7/30/2002 10:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 12341
Just an afterthought, first husband was very close to my youngest daughter, they were extremely close, we had divorced but remained on good terms, and I had remarried, she had no problem with my second marriage, in fact I think she felt some guilt because she also cares so much for her step-dad, but I really believe, that because he died so quickly and unexpectantly, and she mourned him so much that she held onto him and possibly kept him here? I still have lots of thoughts about this. I also had a friend whose husband died of pancreatic cancer shortly after that, the Christmas after he died, they took pictures and his image was in one. Pretty strange, but I saw that picture and I was involved in his care before he died as well as having known her for over eleven years, that picture was real. |
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Date: 7/30/2002 10:33:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
My husbands hammer came up missing after I had a dream the night before with my Grandmother in it telling me how she couldn't stand my husband. My Grandma died in 93! His hammer showed up later on the floor behind our bedroom door! Strange! I think I posted about that one. Another incident with his shoes recently...lol..I'll have to post about that one. Everyone will probably think I'm nuts but I really don't care! Please post your stories! I would like to hear them.. |
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Date: 7/30/2002 10:35:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 277
Interesting theory about you rdaughter. It makes sense to me. He may have felt that she needed him so he hung around. I've heard of pictures like that before. Pretty strange indeed. |
Date: 7/30/2002 10:37:00 PM
From Authorid: 34476
You're about as nuts as I am then, Hawk :P Go check out some of my posts in "mysterious happenings" if you wish to see what I mean  |
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Date: 7/30/2002 11:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 12341
I will try to post some of them before I leave on vacation, if not, then after, I have hesitated too because I keep thinking how unbelievable they sound to others. The strangest one was the phone call my first husband made after he died. I need to write about that. I will be watching for your other posts. |
Date: 8/2/2002 4:31:00 PM
From Authorid: 55673
Glad your parents are getting out of the house! Skeptic Angel  |
Date: 8/3/2002 2:34:00 PM
From Authorid: 1206
Being the sister of the Author, I'd have to say that there is definitely a "presence" in this house. Whenever the parents are out of town, I stop over to bring in their mail. The house ALWAYS feels like someone is there.
I am 36 years old next month & I still can't go in the basement without the lights on.
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