Has anybody ever seen a ghost before, and what happened?

Question

If anybody has ever seen a ghost, spirit or angel, whatever you want to call them? And when and where it happened.

Answer 1

I experienced what I believe was a haunting in the Seventies while renting the upstairs of a two-story house. Most nights, the family downstairs were gone. While they were out, I would hear footsteps and doors opening and closing. Also, the TV in the basement would switch on, and the volume would be turned up. Throughout this time, I went downstairs repeatedly to check on these sounds, often because I needed to ask questions or give them rent checks; but, they were never there, and all of the lights were off. Often, when I was trying to sleep, I would be awakened by the basement TV and would have to go downstairs to shut it off--again.

One time, when I went to the basement to do this, I opened the door at the top of the stairs and saw that the family's pet poodle was hanging from the banister, choking. I rushed down the stairs and ran around to the side so that I could lift her enough to ease her breathing. Then, I managed to unbuckle her collar. I have no idea how she could have wrapped her leash around one of the posts; she would have had to walk off the surface of the stairs to do this, and that was impossible! Thank goodness, she was all right. I replaced her collar, removed the leash and placed her back on the ground floor before returning to shut off the set.

I never mentioned any of this to the girl who lived across the hall. Then, one day, when I returned from my weekend at home with my parents, she said, quite distressed, "I'm so glad you're back! I got so scared this weekend that I had to go stay with friends! There were footsteps, and the doors opened and closed, and the TV kept switching on, and THEY WEREN'T HERE!" Yes, by then she was shrieking.

All I could say was, "Oh. You heard it, too?"

"You knew about this?!"

"Yes. It's all right though. I'm sure it's just a ghost and nothing harmful." (I never told her about how I'd found the poor dog.)

Not long after that, she moved out of the apartment, saying that she couldn't stand being by herself.

So, there were no sightings, just lots of sound and odd things happening.

By the way, I've been studying parapsychology for more than 40 years and am not one to leap to conclusions as they seem to on some of these TV series. When I told someone about this later, she said, "Did you ever think that's why the family never stayed home much?" Oh my! I never thought about that!

Answer 2

I haven't seen one but I've been in the presence of one. Also, I was taking a picture of a castle in Germany two years ago and when I looked at the picture, there was a shadowy figure prominently in the photograph that looked like a man riding a horse. I showed it to the person I was with right away and we both agreed it looked like I had somehow taken a picture of a ghost! My mother has seen a spirit. It was not a ghost in the often-thought of form. She thinks it was actually her guardian angel. It came to her right before she was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. It didn't speak but it somehow conveyed the idea to her that everything was going to be ok. She didn't know what it's visit was all about until she received the diagnosis.

Answer 3

I have had several strange encounters. Once at my Grandma's house where I heard the footsteps she always talked about come halfway down the stairs and stop. Then they went back up. I was too scared to open my eyes. Then once at my old house when I was younger something walked into my room, stood over my bed, while breathing heavily. Again, I was too scared to open my eyes. Then my Mom and I were sitting on the front porch one summer night. There was no one in the house. The living room light was on shining through the big picture window we had. On the banisters of the porch we saw a shadow of a man pull back the curtains and look out the window. I turned around to look at the window and saw the curtains moving as if someone had just pulled them back and released them. I wanted to go inside but Mom wouldn't let me saying someone was in the house. I said, " But we know no one is in there." Then my Dad came home and he went inside and searched the entire house and didn't find anyone. There are more experiences but I don't want to leave you a novel. LOL.

Answer 4

I was in the abandoned at the time George Washington's Headquarters Farm in Heartsville, Pa. I had just come down from upstairs and was looking around downstairs. There was only one way in and it was visible from where I was at so I knew no one had come in. But I heard someone or something walking around upstairs. And my hair went up on the back of my neck. I left right away. I didn't see anything. But it sure scared the He** out of me. The farm was abandoned at the time because someone was actually using it for apartments before the government took it over.

Answer 5

well! yes i have a very chilling story that has happened to me!
i think it was a bout more than 10 years ago! i was a little girl & i was playing with this doll and was about to go to bed then my mum heard a bang noise, so she came racing in and saw me shivering because my big cuboard smashed down, i told her the doll was talking to me! and i didnt even touch that cuboard it fell misteriosly! so she threw that freaky doll out! and about a couple of years later i was tired so i went to bed, i dreamt of me in a library then i saw a peak hole and there was these freaky looking ghosts talking to another then i ran away and they were chasing me so i ran home, i picked up a broom, then i tryed to whack the ghosts but they then grabbed a knive and cut me up into little pieces and put me om a plate!! i woke upscared and saw them ghosts in my dream standing by my side staring at me!! that was soo scary!! and even though i have short term memory loss i still today can remember that scary story!!

Answer 6

No, but my daughter claims she has seen some orbs, in a very old building not far from where we live.

Answer 7

Once when i was a teen. She appeared and disappeared. Nothing spooky. I've had a lot of unexplained things happen to me, so i'm used to it.

Answer 8

A relative of mine claimed to see one. She was afraid of it.

Answer 9

I have seen one of them in my high school life.Without knowing,I shouted "beauty"!!! & when she gone,I whisper to my mates "ugly lady"!!

Answer 10

Yes! we made a clay pot together.
Sorry just couldn't resist!