There were many times when I have came face to face with a ghost. In my old house I used to always see this ghost looking figure in my hallway. My family used to always bring up ghost stories about the house, but I didn't pay it any attention because I thought that was the past. But one day I was in the living room watching tv when this flash of light ran across the hall.
So I jumped up and went towards the door getting ready to run outside because I thought someone has broken into my house and was trying to do me something, but I never left the house. Than this strange looking thing ran across the hall again. I only could see his bottom and never could see his top, only his legs was visible and the rest of its body was invisible.
I asked my mother what's this strange looking figure that runs across the hall at times? She asked how did it look. Than I explained it to her and than she said that's the same figure that she always use to see at times and that she never discover what is it or why do it appears. I thought I was the only one seeing this kind of ghost, but when I started asking more people in my house have they ever seen such thing before, they all said yes their have and they just wanted to keep it to themselves. So this strange figure been a mystery since this day.
Good point Bellissima. I have never heard of this "the dead come back for a slap" and if it were true, I think we would have experienced it by now! I do not think the retelling of a story brings you to a place in life where you will be bombarded with beings struggling to be heard over one another.
With that said...
My son, (and you would have to know my son or about him to know how special he is) also sees a man who runs through the dining room in our home. All that is visible on him are his legs, clad in dark "uniform type" pants and work boots. When I asked my son if he could ask this man to materialize more as he was scaring my son, he said he could not do that as he was not yet strong enough. That may be the reason this being only showed half of itself to you too.
Just a thought there. Thanks for sharing your story.