HOUSE FULL OF THE UNKNOWN
I am writing about a house that I was born and
raised in, in fact, my parents still live there.
It isn't an old house, however, it is near
another house that was built in the early
1800's. The only remains of the other house is a
stone foundation that was originally the barn,
and part of a stone fence that once stood around
the grounds. It was always kind of a cool spot
to play in when I was young. I always thought
the area where the other house once stood had
something to do with the ghosts that seem to
inhabit in and around my parent's house. Let's
just say it is a hunch.
The first experience I had with a ghost was when
I was four years old. Due to my young age the
image is somewhat blurred, but I still can
vividly recall how scary it was. I remember
feeling bored and wanting to go outside, but for
some reason or another, I wasn't allowed to.
I also started having very disturbing
nightmares about a young boy whom was murdered.
I assume now that the nightmares had something to
do with the shadowy figure of the boy. Although
I haven't had the recurring nightmare for years
now - they still scare me whenever I think about
them.
Not all experiences I had in the house were bad
though. Once when I was ten I woke up to a
little girl standing by my bed watching over me.
Although I was scared, I didn't feel like I would
be harmed in any way, shape or form. The little
girl had long black hair and an old fashioned
white nightgown on. To this day I feel she once
had lived in that other house.
Other experiences I had involved hearing
footsteps on the stairs when no one was home,
faucets turning on by themselves and seeing
shadows.
When I was 16 I had my wisdom teeth
out. I was really sick so my Mom had me lying on
the couch in the living room. I couldn't move
off the couch without the assistance of someone
else because I kept fainting. While I was laying
there half a sleep, my Mom and some of her
friends were playing cards in the kitchen - which
is adjacent to the living room. All of a sudden
My Mom called out, "Why did you get up from the
couch without me - are you alright!" I was
groggy at the time, but realized she thought she
was talking to me. When I told her I was still
on the couch she kind of freaked out.
Apparently, she saw a shadow walking down the
hall and assumed it was me.
Well, hopefully you enjoyed my stories. I have
always been intrigued by the paranormal, yet
don't quite understand what it is about my
parent's house that seems to attract a wide array
of spirits.
Submitted from: Tawnya Gallagher, NY, USA
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Anyway, I decided to go into the living room and
look out the bay window at the field in our
backyard. At that point I watched a Black figure
appear (the size of a small boy but with no
features - just blackness) and come running right
by the window. I was very young at the time, but
I could sense the black figure was evil and
something to be afraid of. Afterwards I was very
clingy to my parents and didn't let them out of
my sight. 
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