Ghost stories from Michigan, United States: Page 1

A Few Experiances by kowalkoj

I will start by saying that I have always believed in ghosts but never thought I would experience anything, until recently. The biggest experience I had started after my brother unfortunately passed away. I think he visited me a few times after he died for the following reasons. 1) I let my br...

Not Alone-tragic Loss Warning by mamamissy7

On the evening of August 8th, 2022 around 6pm, my evening turned bad when I started having terrible lower abdominal pain, lower back pain, and pressure out of nowhere. I was 14 weeks pregnant and it seemed odd to me to be hurting like that already, so early on in my pregnancy. I sat down and figured...

Man In The Driveway by LadyMonticello

My son & his beautiful wife were looking for their first home. He wanted as much acreage as he could get. So we found this home that sits so far off the road that you cannot even see it. The owner had passed away and this house had sat vacant for at least 10 years. It was the right price so we were ...

Night Knocker by LadyMonticello

Many years ago, I was separated from my husband and living alone in our remote Michigan country home. This weekend our children were at his home staying with him. I had worked a long International 3 day trip and had commuted home from Chicago O'Hare. It was late when I arrived home tired. I took my ...

The In-between by Suzy2

My story happened recently and it puzzles me. Not sure it's actually paranormal but I will let you decide. My bedroom has 2 windows with room darkening curtains. I sleep with a fan set on hurricane speed to drown out any outside noise and my bedroom door was closed. I'm not sure what time this occ...

The Battle To Come by CPTBlood

I like day trips, just getting in my mustang and driving. This weekend in December 2018 I decided I'm going to the Hofbrauhaus German Restaurant in Cleveland and since I'm going I might as well explore the local legend of the Rockefeller gravesite. In Lakewood Cemetery, Rockefeller is buried with ...

Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit by JamesF

I was born in Michigan and recall back in November, 1975, when the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a violent storm in Lake Superior. All hands were lost during the sinking and no bodies were ever recovered because the ship sank so suddenly. The sinking was about 15 miles from Whitefish Poi...

Invisible Stalker? by giannaoco

This is my first year up in Marquette and I always like to know if the town I'm living in is haunted or has haunted places to visit. I did my research and found a couple places that are haunted. One of those places is the NMU college that I'm currently attending. I read about the stories and got a l...

Remnants/humanoid Shadow Figures by SylvianStarz

Every few months these black shadowy figures appear either on the corner nearby or across the street from my house. I believe that something horrible has happened on that corner, leading to my calling them Remnant. They are completely black, tall, and have appeared to look male. No features like a f...

Don't Stay In The House Alone At Night by El

I have seen and heard things in this house before but I've never been bothered by it because in my village I'm known as " brave" so I'm embarrassed to admit I am terrified of what's happening. I know everyone that has lived in this house has stories about what they've seen. My uncle said he would ...

An Unexpexted Shove Into The Future by MrRiggs

Ghost stories bring to mind creaking hinges, gloomy basements, lost souls and apparitions. Not so this time. In fact, there was no ghost at all in the ghostly sense. But there was something invisible that didn't hesitate to give me a good stout shove when it counted. Perhaps this will be of interest...

The Lady In The White Gown by jadeledroit2000

When I was 15 or 16, my mom and step father got a divorce. We moved into our new house after all the creepy things that had happened with the past two houses. 7 years passed, and everything has been wonderful. Until the night I woke up to a lady in a gorgeous white gown, with hazel eyes, brown hai...

Hiding Behind Innocence by JustAnotherPerson

It has been several months since the last time I have posted an encounter on this website. One would view it as a good thing if it has been awhile, and I do, until now. I believe my last post took place when I was either 17 or 18. I would like to say that I have since graduated from high school, ...

I Think I Punched A Ghost by Bradyv32

Last night (August 6, 2017) as I was laying in my bed at about 11:30, setting my alarm on my phone, with the lights off, I thought I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I didn't really think anything of it. I thought I must have just been seeing things so I went to sleep. Sometime du...

The Gold Ring by xOrbit

My husband and I moved into our first house back in October of 2011. It was a week or so before Christmas. The winter air was cool and crisp and we decided to go out to dinner with my brother in law, his wife and my sister in law. I had worked that morning and knew we would have company, so I thorou...

Watching Me At Night by JustAnotherPerson

It has been awhile since I have last posted a story, for the encounters I get have dimmed down greatly; Well, except for now. Like I said before, I haven't experienced any activity for awhile, but a few nights ago I have been hearing things in my room every time I lay down to sleep. When I lay d...

A Walk In The Woods by PrestonJ

When I bought this property a couple of years ago, one of the main selling points was the woods. Between the house and the road are rows and rows of red pine, roughly five acres and standing maybe thirty five to forty feet tall. Walking through these woods gives off an eerie feeling but enjoyable st...

Trading Post Ghost by Msgoldfish89

My experience takes place at an old trading post in my town. The town I live in is very big on being historical, to the point where the town has many events year round and like to do the whole recreation thing. I only explain this because this was a possibility that someone told me to explain what I...

My Most Recent Sleep Paraysis by cleanfood

This is my first story so here goes... I been experiencing sleep paralysis since I was a child. It happens more frequently the older I get (I am almost 22). I have had numerous real and alarming experiences but I will talk about those in another post. After I left for class yesterday I went s...

Manderson House by Bringel

As I've explained in my other stories I'm extremely skeptical when it comes to the "paranormal". I usually brush things off as being weirdly coincidental but there's a part of me that is curious. The home that I live in with my husband and two children has been a part of my husband's family since ...

Shadows On The Ceiling by xcielinwonderlandx

I want to get a second opinion on something strange that happened last night. I don't even know for sure if it's paranormal, but I think it is. Anyway, it was probably around 1 am, and I was doing what every teenager does in the summer at this hour, playing on my phone. At some point I noticed a...

Party In The Morgue by BooDuh1175

In the 90's I worked as a security guard and one of the businesses that contracted us was the local hospital. On top of the usual drunks, addicts, etc, we were also responsible for checking the "guest list" in the morgue. Every two hours we were to go through the drawers and the "meat locker" and ch...

Dark Shadows And Angel Figurines by JustAnotherPerson

From the comments that I have read on my previous stories, many of you guys have said that all the ghost stuff that has been happening to me will begin to stop when I turn 18 or 19; and I do trust that, because I really want the ghosts to leave me alone. But, in the meantime, I have actually been wa...

Baron And The Red-faced Man by Seraphina

Here's a personal experience I had just before my freshman year in college. I'd almost forgotten about it, and because it was so long ago (I'm a retired great-grandma now) I may have forgotten some details. I took my parents' explanation for this incident as the truth, and never did research to ...

Blue Lights At In-laws Farm by Wilfred114

My Mother and Father in-law took their big European trip in the summer of 2014, leaving the "farm", their sprawling lake property in SW Michigan, unattended. My wife and sister in-law took care of most of the chores while their parents where gone, taking turns feeding the animals, checking the mail ...

Scratches And Bruises by JustAnotherPerson

When it comes to sleeping, I am not the one to be woken up easily. You would basically have to pick me up and throw me to the ground before I even dared to open my eyes. But, I have been waking up in the morning to some strange things... I have been waking up with scratches and bruises that I di...

A Tap On The Shoulder And The Call Of The Name by JustAnotherPerson

When I was 11 years old, my father had told me that my family was going to move to a new location. Now, my father got a promotion for his job, so it was required for us to all move together. But, I didn't like the idea of moving. But, we did anyways. Before we got our house, we needed a place to sta...

There's A Ghost That Looks Like Me, What's Going On? by larissasmh

I was at my friend's house (this was like almost a year ago) and apparently Julia (my friend's sister), Claudia (my friend), and Tristan (my sister) all saw a full body figure that looked exactly like me and they thought it was me. The ghost (or doppelganger, whatever) was behind a door wearing ...

Spirit In The Dorms by melc2012

In 2009, I was living the summer in Best Hall at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This hall has no air conditioning at all and we were only allowed to use fans for our dorms. When I got there I noticed immediately something was in there. The temperature was drastically colder,...

Davison Horror Story Part I by JoyBells

[The experiences about to be detailed happened between 2013-2014. During this time I was undergoing an incredibly personal crisis and a great deal of stress, the likes of which I do not wish to disclose.] In January of 2013 my husband and I moved into a rental home in Davison, MI. At first, it wa...

The Family House 2 by Trischa_D

So I posted a story about my "Family House" and seeing a black-robed figure floating in the hallway through a closed bedroom door, but I've had many experiences in that house and I thought that I would take the time to share a few of them. In the first segment of this story I talked about my da...

Spirit Attachment? by eyecandy

Let me start off by telling you a little about me. I will not be revealing any names, including my own. I will be 19 in October. I've had paranormal experiences ever since I can remember. In the past I lived in two houses (not including the one I am in now which I've had no experiences) that I'v...

Seeing Double by pkrexer

Just wanted to share one of the few odd experiences I've witnessed. A little about me: I'm from Traverse City, MI and have always been more of the skeptical type. However, the paranormal is always something that's fascinated me and wish I did have more experiences. The quick story I'm sharing wi...

Physical Contact by Steve-O-99

On Wednesday, March 4, 2015, I was at a friend's house with the home owner and our two friends. It's around 9:30pm or so and the home owner is sitting on the couch opposite me across the table. My other two friends are sitting on the other couch to my right, while I am sitting in a folding chair at ...

Warning From My Cat by pickabiggerweapon

About a week ago my cat decided to come in and sleep on my bed. I was watching a news program on my laptop, when after about an hour of being dead asleep he woke up really suddenly. His ears were back and his eyes were huge. All of his body language was saying something spooked him. He started wa...

I Think His Name Is Raymond by Kaytiebear

Everything with me started on my 14th birthday. I was having a sleepover with some of my friends. Two other of my friends and myself have all had separate experiences before. We were all in my living room settling down for the night to watch a movie. When I got up and turned on the DVD player, it st...

Constant Rattling by Bonnaroo

Growing up I lived in the middle of the woods. No neighbors for about a mile on each side and we own 60 acres of forest then a swamp after that. So basically I lived in the middle of nowhere. One summer when I was about 14, I was out in the middle of the woods playing with my dog Max (I'm an onl...

Experiences Becoming Increasingly Creepier by pickabiggerweapon

I have had rather "strange" experiences my entire life. I'm 17 now and have never really been too scared by anything that has happened to me. I grew up in an older trailer park so as young as 8 friends and I would go around with tape recorders trying to explain the weird things that would happen to ...

The Genealogical Spiritboard by Siinda

Spirit boards are notorious for having a bad rap. I used one a few times under the direction of my boyfriend\'s mother who blessed us with white light oil before we even got near it. A girlfriend of mine who was very much into green witchcraft got me hooked into mystical capers with her. Our experim...

Grandma's Old House by Jonman18

For my true first encounter we would have to go way back to when I was around 6 or so. My family and I moved into my grandma's old house and my sisters always made the joke grandma haunts the house. And I being 6 believed it. As time went on I saw flashes of light in the shape of a woman. Mi...

Many Experiences by WhySoSerious

I have had many spooky experiences, but I suppose I will share one of the freakiest in my mind. Two of the few I have actually seen with my own eyes, another couple my mother reported to me. Last year, my niece, who was about four at the time, was visiting my mom and I at our trailer along with ...

A Drug House by Seraphina

Whenever I think about this experience, I wonder how many entities were actually watching us. What do you think? About 15 years ago, on a hot summer afternoon, my oldest son "Duncan" and his wife "Janice" stopped by for coffee. As several family members were sitting around the kitchen table just ...

The Mysterious Knocking Noise by EllBell1415

My house is relatively new being built 16 years ago. Nothing "haunting" happens in this home besides the occasional out of the ordinary stuff that I feel is someone letting us know that they're there. This story I'm about to tell is different. It was as if our house was haunted for a few hours. I...

The Angel Of My Bulldog by EllBell1415

Back in 2009, my 12 year old English Bulldog had passed away. I had just gotten out of school for the summer and of course we were all devastated! Her and I grew up together and I was only a year older than her. She had such an amazing and funny personality that she was very hard to forget. She had ...

Ghost Dog? by KaitlynAW

When I was around 10 years old one of our German shepherds, Axel, passed away because of a cancer that made his bones ache and make him sick. He passed away about 2 years after getting the cancer and me and my parents and sisters were devastated. He was a good dog. A champion show dog at that too. A...

Rude Awakenings by clintonparker

I really have never believed in ghosts, demons, anything like that but just recently I have moved to my sister's house due to hardship and I live in her basement. It is fully finished and nothing to out of the norm. At night I would hear sounds of "the house settling" or "heat ducts" moving, so ...

Dream Paralysis Or Real Experiences? by StaceySevenfold

So, on multiple occasions I've had, what I believe, to be demonic or ghostly encounters. I am only unsure if these are real or just sleep paralysis and I'll explain my confusion. The first occurrence happened almost a year ago. I had just laid down to go to sleep and it was a weekend so my littl...

Cutting The Tie That Binds by Seraphina

This story isn't chilling or dramatic, but it's the kind of thing I experience once in a while. It will probably seem familiar to you, since you're all YGS readers, but I'm always looking for reassurances that others share these types of experiences. I hope you'll write some comments about things li...

A Ghost Used My Arms by Pierman1964

In the summer of 1995, a friend of mine visited me from Florida, but spent the week at another friend's house. Near the end of his stay, he asked if I would drive him to Detroit to visit his grandmother. I obliged, for it was only a four hour trip, so I went. We arrived at his grandmother's hous...

The Mist On The Basement Stairwell by jennybear772

Let me start by telling you that I volunteer at a haunted house that is put on for 3 weekends in October. It's such a fun place to volunteer, and I'm SO glad that I got involved. Let me tell you a little bit about the building. The FIRST (yes first) building was built in the the late 1800's, and...