Ghost stories from California, United States: Page 11

Hpi Chronicles: The Ghosts Of San Juan Bautista by PaulDaleRoberts

HPI gets a call from Mags. Mags is actually the lovely Margaret Clara Baker. She lives in San Juan Bautista and she lives with ghosts. Holly DeLaughter will be the lead investigator for this case and sets a date for the HPI core members to investigate. Mags was kind enough to set us up with plenty ...

The Man in the Cowboy Hat by tink301

When my cousin was 1-1/2 he was at his house in Traver California and was at home with my aunt. Pointing to the corner and said "boots". She didn't see anything so she looked for his toy boots. When she tried to give it to him he refused, and kept saying "boots". After that they moved to Fresno...

Life of Terror: Journal of the Haunted 3 by bigmen9909

CHAPTER 8 4/5/08 8pm I clean my room and put my nephew to bed then I went to eat dinner with my girlfriend. When we heard my bedroom door slam then we heard my nephew scream. We ran to get him but the door wouldn't open. Together we broke the door down and what we saw was horrifying. The whole room...

A Ghostly Bond by DemonologistAprentice

Firstly, I would like to say that this story is not from my own experience, for I have never witnessed the paranormal. This story is of one of my old friend's cousins. I am simply a story teller spreading the loving message of this tale. For privacy and respect for the dead, I have changed the names...

The Lovely Piano by GhostGal

When I was around 11, I started to really like old-time classic music. So I really wanted to go to a friend's house, Joel's house, because he played classic music on his piano. I was really happy to hear my Mom say I could. So I got on my bike and started to go over there. When I finally got the...

The Ghost Under The Kitchen Sink by Mickey

This story is a little bit shorter than my other stories but I hope that it catches your attention. I was about 20 at the time (4 years ago) and I was sort of used of some paranormal activity going on in my big house. But there is this one thing that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Here is wh...

Never Staying Home Alone Again by Mickey

This story happened a few years ago and I am sad to say that it is a little bit like The Ring 1. My house is said to be haunted. Well, at least that is what I say. And we moved here when I was 14. Since then I always feel like I am not alone. Some nights I can see lights go on and off in my bath...

Stage 28 by Mickey

I was about 11 years old when my dad took me to his work to see what he does for a living. He works at Universal Studios which I always thought was a fun place to go. As we were looking at all of the stages where movies, commercials, and shows were made, he asked me something that sort of made m...

Bear - 1991 To 2008 by NeilDG

Sunday, June 22, 2008 My mother has a dear friend whose daughter got married. The daughter's name was Marie. Marie got married to an FBI agent and part of his job entailed for them to move a lot and live in corporate housing. Basically this meant NO PETS. So my mom kind of inherited Marie's two c...

Grandma Visits by Charmed

My grandma passed away 10 years ago and I have thought about her everyday since. I have had dreams of her that were all of similar nature but I had never really felt her presence. The other night while laying in bed I was thinking about her and decided to "in my head" say grandma, please come to me ...

The Shotgun Guy by GhostGal

If you've read my other story it says something about 'The Shotgun Guy'. Well, I thought I'd explain it a little. Growing up I've always been able to sense stuff. I could sense when something was around me. Never could any of my friends, so when I was young I did learn I was a bit diffrent. But ever...

My Worst Night by KittyK

During college, I spent some time living at my grandparents' house. While not being the cleanest place, it was free and I was helping my grandparents out. My grandparents' house is next door to the house I grew up in; where I had had many ghost experiences I would rather forget. I had been livin...

It Was Not Sleep Paralysis by ariessa25

This story takes place 8 years ago when I was 17 years old and going through my rebellious teenage years. My best friend Lola and I worked at a Deli shop were she was the manager so we spent a lot of time together. I was hanged with the wrong crowd and doing things that I shouldn't have been doing (...

Demonic And Angelic Appearence by Kira

This Story took place Saturday, 6 June, 2008. I was laying on a car in front of my house and passed out because I was sleepy so I went to sleep on a car. As I fell asleep I felt some one slide something down my left arm, but I just thought it was the wind and slept. 10 minutes later I woke up and sa...

Spirit Attack by Kira

I'm 17 years old and a special kind of ghost hunter. This story took place in 2001; I was about 7 years old. I had just watched the movie "The 6th Sense" with my 6 year old brother and my mother. I had asked my mom if I can sleep down here in the living room, because the house was cold and we had a ...

She Wanted Me To Come To Her by Velvet

This is a dream that I had a long time ago when I was around 9 or 10 years old. I am 26 years old now. However the dream starts like this: I was in the living room with my family on a saturday night. I was so happy and since I was the baby of the family, I was standing in front of the couch trying t...

The Beautiful Women in our Driveway by pinkroses

When I was nine years old in the late 1970's, my twin sister and I were playing in our long driveway at the very end near the back side door and garage. Our house was big and old with two stories. My parents only used the front part of the driveway to park their cars and sectioned it off by putting ...

Attacked by a Dark Entity at Night by DannyBoy

I am new to this site, as I found it after the incident that literally just happened to me. I'll give some background info; I'm 19 years old, I am a strong believer in Christ, yet I have some personal demons that I have been struggling with for some time. I have not always been a believer, I have my...

My Old Motherly Friend, a Guardian Angel by ghosthunter123

This story is something that I have not personally experienced, but my mother has told me the story so many times that it feels as though I have. When my mother and father had my older sister, "Kaity", they were thrilled. This was their first child and she was healthy and beautiful. The first few mo...

Haunted Motorcycle Shop by metalhed16

As some of you know from reading my previous stories, I have just recently moved to Los Angeles with my fiancé and little brother. And you would also know about the new houses I have lived in, I am currently living in, and the things that have taken place in those houses. Well, I guess that isn't e...

Stalking Ghost by Diyanuh

I'm not that new to the web site but I have something also to share with all of you. I have to admit I think I saw a ghost once I'm not sure but I have heard things which are not explainable. I'm 14 now and I started experiencing things when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I think it all started o...

My Father's Unrest by Tek

My mother comes from a country where even until today things are still old fashioned and secluded from the city. All her life she has been followed by occurrences, experiences, sightings that cannot be explained. She is not a stranger to seeing ghosts, entities. But this is by far one experience I a...

Shadow People on the Queen Mary by Becky

In March my husband and I went to the Queen Mary as the first stint of our honeymoon. I am very eager to learn about ghosts and see evidence for myself, however I am also one to speculate if what I am seeing is supernatural or just a reaction from something else. I am not the type to just believe ev...

Sat by a Ghost by Choua

I don't remember what month it was, but I remember I was only 8 or 9 years old, and my father had to leave town for the night. Since I am the youngest child, I was chosen to sleep with my mother for the night since she can't sleep on her own. That night, she slept on my father's side while I slept o...

A Dark Relationship by vickifigueroa

I'm sure some of you have read a few of my stories involving my many ghostly experiences. Well this one is a bit different. It was 2003, just getting out of high school, I started dating this guy Ronnie. I liked everything about him. He was in a band, very popular, just had that "thing". But there w...

Strange Whispers Calling my Name by DarkKnight

This is my fist post and I am quite excited. I have had this problem for as long as I can remember and MAYBE some of you can help me out with it. I keep experiencing these strange whispers, strange because they are calling my name. I would think it is my subconscious mind playing tricks but last nig...

The Occult Adventurer: Why I Do What I Do by PaulDaleRoberts

The home at Brougham Way is a strange home. When HPI (Haunted and Paranormal Investigations International) got wind of it, Shannon sent out two teams of seasoned investigators that retrieved 8 EVPs from this home. Shannon also sent me to do a second preliminary with two other seasoned investigators....

Weird Voice by HauteCouture

I was a senior in high school when I experienced something I can't explain and have only told one person (my mom) about. I was getting ready for my prom and I had a great time doing so, I had an even greater time once I was there. After the prom, me and my friends went to a party. There wasn't anyo...

Sister Turned Mean Because of a Ghost by bigred101

I heard this story from my mother how she encountered a ghost. A long time ago my mom who was my age (16) and her two older siblings just moved into this really small house. My mom made new friends quickly at school and one of them was named Ashley. She told my mom how everyone thought that the hous...

Life of Terror: Journal of the Haunted by bigmen9909

This story is base on true events that happen to me my sister Casey and my friend Sam. It all started in preschool, my family just move into an apartment in Alameda. The first night when we move in, me and my sister Casey starting to hear music coming from the closet at the same time we hear roller-...

HPI Chronicles: The Oakland Cemeteries Scouting Mission by PaulDaleRoberts

I am getting up at 6am tomorrow (Feb 9, 2008 Saturday). I am meeting a bunch of HPI Paranormal Investigators-in-Training/Scouts at Starbucks on 15th and Broadway at 8am and then we are headed over to Starbucks at 420 West Grand, Oakland to meet up with Anah Denzeiberg, HPI Paranormal Investigator an...

Scared of Clowns by sasi3489

Have you ever had an experience that was so unexplainable, that even after twenty years, you still pull that memory out and examine it, searching for answers? That is what happened to me, and I am still grappling with this experience. It all started when I was ten years old, in the summer of 1982. ...

Gold Rush Ghosts Chronicles: Things Can Get Spooky in Elk Grove by PaulDaleRoberts

The day started off like any other day. There is rain outside, my dogs Pika and T-Rex are begging for their walk. They don't care if it rains or not. Sigh. But, I had to hold off on their walk. It was time to meet the paranormal group known as Gold Rush Ghosts. I met up with the team of Gold Rush Gh...

Grandpa Said Goodbye by Shellie

As a child I spent a great deal of time with my paternal grandparents. My grandpa was very religious and did his best to make sure we knew the Lord as well. He lived the later years of his life unable to leave his house. So when I could go visit him it was very special to me. In 1998, he had a st...

The Tower Ghost by yorkster1234

My grandparents told me this story. There was a girl who checked in a hotel in california, Salvang, with her parents, this wasn't any ordinary hotel, it was a tower hotel. Well they walked up a couple stair cases because it was the tippy top, when they arrived The parents said "Uhh... We have to go ...

Ghosts of my Life by Janet510

Growing up has been un-easy... When I was 5 years old my family and I rented a house in the San Fernando Valley. It was nice the first time I had my own room. It was the 3rd day living in the house. It was time for me to go to bed, so I did leaving my bed room door open just in case I wanted to go s...

Ghost at Alcatraz by rxxxone

I was up in San Jose California for a hockey game with my wife, my son and a friend of my son. We decided to drive to San Francisco and tour alcatraz. Upon arriving to the prison, we started to follow one of the park rangers and listen to his history on the island but it was taken far too long, so w...

The Black Mirror Ghost by twichie

Today I am writing this on the account that I have in fact seen a ghost, if I had taken a picture and was able to post it along with this story, I would, and please if you do not believe me then do not mock me, I am posting this story because I need help! About a few months ago, I was staying up lat...

Haunted Leger Hotel / Historic Mokelumne Hill & Gallegos Murder Site by PaulDaleRoberts

I am losing track of my days. It's already Friday, November 16, 2007 and that means I have to get ready for my second investigation of the legendary Hotel Leger (pronounced Lu Zhay) in Mokelumne Hill. See their website at: http://www.hotelleger.com/ The gorgeous Autumn Devich, manager of the Hotel L...

The Costume Maker by jwhitfi

Growing up I moved a lot, my dad was in the Navy and 3 years was the longest we stayed in one spot. When I was 3, we moved to Monterey, Ca. Let me tell you, lots of strange things happened there all of which I remember like it was yesterday... Maybe I'll post some of those experiences later. This ex...

A Mysterious Stranger by Massive_Lemon

Back when I was younger (I was around 14 years old) I was living in my old house in Shafter, CA. It's a small town, with some haunted places (the Green Hotel, for one). Now, I was never a doubter in the supernatural, but I was never a believer. My room was separated from the living room by a tiny......

My Friend's Uncle by msblondie21

This is a pretty short story of an experience that happened to my friend that I witnessed. My friend Kathy is Half Muslim and half irish. Her father Mammoud is full Muslim and her mother chrissy full irish. Her uncle on her father's side was by far her favorite uncle. This happened about a year and ...

Sacramento Theater Company: Meet Pinky the Ghost! by PaulDaleRoberts

Let's go to downtown Sacramento and stop at a building that is 66 years old. That building is The Sacramento Theater Company on 1419 H Street, Sacramento. The place has a reputation. It's reputed to be very haunted. On October 23, 2007, Tuesday, I meet up with HPI paranormal investigators: Shannon '...

Annatole, Friend from Beyond! by BornToBeWiccan

My best friend brandon's house was re-built in the 1800's after a fire. In that fire burnt a family of 3, a mother, a father, and a little girl. I loved to go to brandon's house and play with his ouija board, we never picked up on anything before... Until now. It was my cousin Amber, me, and our fri...

The Dining Specters of Fulton's Underground Restaurant by PaulDaleRoberts

I can't live without my cell phone. Last week, I get a call from my cousin (I'm not saying which one), but he asked if I received a call from some mysterious person. I kept asking him what he was talking about, then he kept keying me in on some of the conversation from this mysterious person. I knew...

Little Boy on the Phone by peopleinthemirror

I was 16 years old and had just gotten my license, at the time I borrowed my Dad's truck because he had to work that day, he also let me borrow his cell phone in case anything happened because the truck was old. His cell phone was for his work; only people at his work and my Grandma had the number. ...

Dark Apparitions and Electrical Devices Acting Up by annek3

I'm writing about these experiences because I hope someone can tell me whether it is an actual haunting, or possibly, if there are rational explanations for what has been happening. My sister Janeen, brother-in-law Ray, boyfriend Richard, and I all share a house and have lived there for several year...

A Lesson Learned by vickifigueroa

The story I'm about to tell you was told to me by my grandfather. I can't recall the whole conversation we had that day but I think I had made a comment to my grandpa that there was no hell. Let me tell you, after what he told me, I do believe in the devil and in hell. He told me that back in Mex...

Scariest Night of my Life by Eric

It was October 12, 2007 around 9:30 pm and I was on the computer. I was alone in the house (except for the cats) and was getting ready to watch a movie when all of the sudden one of my cats started hissing and scratching violently at the corner of the room that was completely empty. His hair was str...

Figure at my Bedside by Heidi

This is my one and only paranormal experience, thankfully, because I don't know if I could survive another! I was about 14 years old at the time (25 now) and was spending winter vacation at my grandparents house. Now, my grandparents house wasn't old, it wasn't reportedly haunted or even built on an...