Ghost stories comments: Page 5

Hi Lost-soul

I to believe that the world (supernatural and not) are kept in balance between the good and bad.

It's sad what happened to that guy, a stressful work environment is the worst thing anyone can face, but it's good that you left while you could.
I believe that sometimes it's other coworkers that make for a toxic work environment.

[at] WIL1974 Greetings! I really enjoyed this experience!

I was very freaked out, yet intrigued when you described the appearances of the ghosts that you saw.

After reading your encounter I checked out a few YouTube videos of this place. One particular video featured a "medium" exploring the area around the Garthright house and she kept seeing several spirits, but mostly a little girl that was hanging around the area immediate of the house.

That said, I have to ask you... The path that you walked to so that you could relive yourself right before you saw the two ghosts, was it a path off into the woods or was it a path leading behind the Garthright House? I was just trying to get a good visual of the area you had your encounter.

It has been several years since any activity on this story so I hope that maybe you would hop on here again sometime soon. I'd sure love to hear more about this!

Dear Lost: I honestly think your encounter was a possible warning for you not to let yourself get overwhelmed, or overworked.
Like you mentioned in your account. It was a toxic environment. Look what it did to THAT man. It seems he was well-intended in trying to prevent the same fate happening to you.
It was a wise move to leave there. Good read!

The Best! 😊 😊

I worked in a call center once, a place I call "toilet paper" for reasons, but I won't name the actual company. Having worked on multiple projects, I have found that it is not the call center environment itself that is stressful. It is being stuck between customers and whatever client's really stupid processes.

Knowing your coworkers are going to help you out makes the job much easier, but still can't escape the client.

So, to your experience: Was it cold the entire time you were doing your after call work?

That could be a possibility, everything does happen for a reason, I believe that there's always a higher power out there pulling the strings and working in mysterious ways.

Rajine
OK... 🤔
Maybe it makes sense now
Not saying that it is kind of too "coincidence-y" but maybe the beings around me wanted me to help out my father? 🤔

Blosomes
I think you were meant to meet the yuta, going by your previous story regarding your dad and grandmother, the extra spirit encounters were just an added bonus, depending on how you feel about it.

Rajine
Well, going to Okinawa was a plan 😳
But not meeting Yuta and experiencing spirits 😁
Hmm... 🤔 I am not too sure if I will attract any spirits though

To clarify, my grandmother was notoriously known for her style of hats she would get a hat at every place she could, I recently looked back on old photos of her and in a lot of photos of her from her younger years she was wearing the same red floral bucket hat as the figure from the story. I have shown my daughter pictures of my grandmother hoping she would recognize her but unfortunately all my daughter can make out is the statement hat over a shadow like figure and can't make out the face or hair

Hey Rajine, this happened about 15 years ago my daughter is now 16 it's been at around the same time once every year since she was 7 I believe

Hi again blosomes

Well it stands to reason that by going to Okinawa and specifically the spot where the Banyan tree is, you probably attracted some of the local resident spirits there.

Rajine
Indeed, I know that eastern cultures old trees and big trees stands an important position, not surprised if banyan trees are the same.
Hard to explain but I kind of feel like it is not the "normal" spirits that I experienced in the past.

Hi blosomes

Banyan trees have a deep rooted (literally and figuratively) importance in Eastern cultures with many stories and spirits attracted/attached to it, I think it could be the kijimuna, I mean I don't think animals can sing nursery rhymes, but I'm not to certain about crying noises though, perhaps a spirit was just adding acoustics to the nursery rhyme singing.

Linjahaha
Thanks! I was not able to completely believe in her 100% but I am sure that she has something special

RCRuskin
Interesting hey?
I contacted the Yuta to ask for her opinion but she says it is better no to ask anything yet 🤔 Yet?

blosomes: What the yuta told you to impart to your Father had great significance for him. Personally.
It gave him comfort. I think that lady was quite psychic, & told you exactly what was necessary to help your Dad, & possibly convince you she was genuine. Another good account here!

Take Care! 😊 😊

It is definitely something. Foot steps could only be seen on the balcony if there was something to receive the impressions of footfalls. This is why flour is often sprinkled on floors to pick up footsteps. Do wish you had some video of the banyan tree waving around in the nonexistent breeze.:)

Rajine
It's up.
And you know, I am a person who needs to see everything in order to believe in such... Well, yea its up anyway

Linjahaha
Thanks for commenting!
Well if they are spiritual there is a chance that I could not see them because I am not channeled to see them right? I know that part but we see no trace and it was not only me who have experienced such

blosomes: I know that many places in the region are extremely spiritual. It's hard to comment on exactly WHAT it is. I'm positive wild cats are unable to sing a nursery song. This is perplexing, but a very good read. I hope someone far more informed than I can answer your questions. Good luck!

Take Care! 😊 😊

You're welcome blosomes

You know I think that sometimes there actually might be a shred of truth regarding certain urban legends (there's no smoke without a fire and all that)

But I will say that I'm very interested in reading your latest experience.

Rajine
Thanks again!
Another case happened when I was in Okinawa,
I was thinking too to write about a tree with spirts too. But it was kind too "urban legend-y" 🙄 Anyhow, I might post it though. 😁

Have a sad update on this, the family that moved in was/is still there to this day, this has been torture living in the house for them. I ended up taking a trip up with a few friends whatever's there still remembers me, but to move onto the sad part nothing paranormal (I hope) the youngest child of there's has recently died of cancer.

Having spoke to the family on Thursday (27th June) there is currently plans for a gofundme to pay funeral costs. I have agreed in principle to buy back the property for what I sold it to the council for sadly I can't go over that as I lack the funds to do so, but it should still be enough for them to move.

I think so as well, it's never to late to heal, whether it's in this life or the afterlife.

I was around 14 or 15 years old when I experience this weird phenomenon. We stayed in a three bedroom home. My sister's and I shared a room, My brothers room was to the left of our room and the bathroom was straight across from the girls room. If you walk out of the girls room to the right that was the living room and kitchen area. One night me and my mom was in the girls room trying to help me with a school project. I can't give details on what the conversation was in the room with me and my mom but I know once we were done she left out to get the final item from her room so she walked out of the room to the right. 5 seconds later I decided to go to the bathroom but before I could even get out my room, A Huge big shadow dog with white teeth and red eyes came from out of my brothers room from the left straight towards me leaping in the air at me, I put my hand up and screamed when I looked back it was gone! When my mom came back in I told her she wasn't going to believe me when I told her what just happened to me and why she heard me scream. The crazy thing is I never seen it again. It was a black dog but the back half was more shadow, It had red eyes, sharp white teeth! No one I knew of died around that time. Now that I am 38 years old I wonder why I even seen that animal? Why was it coming out of my brother room? Was it a spirit that attached to me? I only told my mom this story! Now I am searching for answers and meanings of what it could have been

Kathyf: I am not sure what was on the roof that your poor daughter witnessed, but I think I am pretty confident in surmising that something very paranormal was going on in that house.
Who knows what went on in the house, or on the property before you even moved in.
I, too, am glad that you, & your family got out of there. My late husband, & I lived in a very haunted house for 4 years, & we left a vapor trail behind us when we moved out. I understand. Very scary, but interesting read!

Take Care! 😊 😊

Good Day,
I have to agree with the others, this sounds like classic poltergeist behavior. I'm wondering if there is something the former co-worker wanted or needed done. These things are "attention-getters"
Best,
Rob
P.S. Having grown up with Hans Holzer, this is where I get the Poltergeist notion.

Wow, that is a scary situation, I would have moved out quickly too! I'm not being a smart alec, but my first thought was that it sounds like what they call a chupacabra, or some other kind of animal spirit.

Wow what an experience.
I use to have my live in Brazil and just once when I came back from a bar I smelt beasts in my own room, back then I thought was my house cat but I was touched and had a paws like mark on my back... Lucky you and hope nothing else happened.

Roy E. Lynx (blosomes)

Rajine
Thanks and that made my day 😊
Well I feel that is more about my father than my grandmother. But you know, it's a problem between the 2 so I rather not go too deep.

Animals can see things that we cannot, I've had a few experiences of unexplained foul odours myself, I was told that it means there was a very dirty and evil entity present (mind you this happened a long way before the conjuring came out) it's a good thing you and your family left before anything bad happened, God only knows what must have happened in that house.

That would scare anyone, myself included, I've heard a few supernatural stories over the years involving spirits turning into flames. It's hard to say exactly what it was that you experienced perhaps if you know the history of that place and if someone had died there.

Her last memory was sad, but at least now through you, your grandmother and dad have a second chance to make it right and I feel that's a good thing.

"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't." Mark Twain.

Some situations just do not have a logical explanation.

Hey there, your stories are quite haunting. I was wondering if you've had paranormal experiences for most of your life? I have never had anything as extreme as this happen to me, but I definitely feel presences and past lives in particular places.

I am actually working on a short film in Dhaka in a couple of weeks, and I was thinking of doing a short ghost story. I'm from Melbourne so I have no idea what Dhaka city is like or if there are some particularly haunted areas? Id love to hear from you.
FROM minnie

Welcome to YGS.

This is an intriguing story.
In my country, Mexico, some people believe that witches have the ability to turn into balls of fire and fly through the skies.
Are you aware of a similar belief within your culture?

A possible logical explanation could be spontaneous human combustion, in which a person burst into flame for no apparent reason. Though rare, there are some documented cases of this phenomenon.

Thanks for sharing this unnerving experience.

Rajine
You right.
I still do not know what my grandmother and my father fought about but what I know and sure is right about is that words are like fallen leaves of a tree... Ones fallen it's gone and will remain out of the tree.
Heartbreaking to know that my grandmother's last memory was sorrowful 😢 but I kind of felt that grandmother needed me to pass my fathers true words to her...

Hi blosomes

It seems that the yuta did know what she was talking about after all, logically it's expected that we should love our family because they're family, but sometimes stuff happens and families get broken and divided. That's the difference between logic and emotion, logic tells us to do what's expected while emotion tells us to do what we feel is right. And from what I've read, you didn't know about the story of your dad and grandma up until the point of meeting the yuta and speaking to your dad.

It also seems that the ainu and other spirits are quite taken by you.

Hi there
I think it's your grandmother's way of letting everyone know that she's around and checking in on your'll, but how long ago did this happen and how old is your daughter if you don't mind me asking, and at what age did she first notice this woman she talks about.

Hi sp00ky.

It's possible that the shadow was your grandmother. Did she use to wear hats?

Have you shown your daughter pictures of your grandmother? If so, does she recognise her as the person who visits her?

In my opinion, your grandmother is not necessarily "haunting" your family, since this would imply an unfinished business on her part, I think these have been visitations and she's showing that she cares for you all even if she isn't around in this plane of existence.

Thanks for sharing.

Hi sp00kystickbug

Yes from your experience this spirit does not seem hostile or menacing at all and I do believe that sometimes spirits can be guides or guardians.

And I know what you mean when you say that when you talk about your experiences and no one will believe you.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I can see why you would feel that way and draw comparisons between you and your cousins similar situations, being alone and the light blowing out and so on... It's ok to be scared but you have to believe that the same thing isn't going to happen to you.

I know how you feel when you lose someone close to you but I like to think that our loved ones are always with us.

Hi KenS80--Yeah, it might very well be me who's haunted! Luckily, this tapping has become much less frequent. It seems like the spirit (or whatever it is) has lost interest as I've become used to its repertoire. When I hear it now, I'm able to roll over and go back to sleep.

Hello guys my name is Anthony I am from Nashville tn, and the other night I was throwing something away in the dumpster And I saw a man in a brown suit with a brown top hat. It was dark outside but the street light was on right above it, my apartment is one building and it is to the right of my building. It has cars parked parallel along side it. As I was throwing something away I saw out the corner of my eye a man in a brown suit leaning up against the wall with one leg bent. Once I turned to get a full look it was gone but I know what I saw!

May I suggest a google search of "alien big cats/ Phantom Cats" apparently your not alone in your experience. Hopefully it brings some sense of validation

I am far from knowing of these matters, I also think your wife is onto something there Manafon1.

Cheers,
KentS

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Sry 4 your loss bbg this is a really sad story, I am sending prayers your way ❤ ❤

"when my cousin died the light from the ceiling fell on her, we are not sure if it electrocuted her."

And I'm sure an autopsy had to be performed on the body, and the pathologist would had to inform their findings and the cause of death.

Also, it's hard to imagine that a heavy light fixture would be installed carelessly and without taking into consideration it's weight and the strength of the structure holding it. I'm sure your family can file a lawsuit against the builders of the house.

Would you mind to describe your cousin's bathroom and the size of the light fixture?

Hey everyone thank you for all the comments ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

Thank you for your linjahaha, when my cousin died the light from the ceiling fell on her, we are not sure if it electrocuted her. Thanks 😁

Hey Rajine,

Thats what I was thinking! She didn't seem hostile, and I haven't seen her since, but I'll update if I do!

G Bozzy: This is an interesting, & amusing account. My grandma came to visit me for the entire 7 years I was married to my first husband.
She actually scared the crap out of him. Of the which I was quite glad that she did because he kept calling me wacky whenever I tried to discuss paranormal matters with him. Grandma taught him a lesson, & I am since divorced from him.
After the divorce grandma quit visiting. I think the visits were her way of trying to warm me that Bill was no good for me.
I met John, my 2nd husband. A wonderful man. Unfortunately I am widowed now, but we had almost 33 years of happiness together. He does visit me now, & then, but ONLY in times of great emotional stress, & need. Other than that, I know he is in a much better, & wonderful place.
The 'ol grandma' you refer to may have been a former resident of the house you were residing in. She was watching over you, & your kids, but wanted you to be a bit neater that you were. Hence, she got your attention by knocking items over. She definitely did get your attention to form a better habit, lol!
This was a fascinating account, but it seems to have been a helpful one in the long run. Very good read!

Take Care! 😁 😁

Hi, A stoney, & welcome to YGS. This is a perplexing account. I'm not discounting the possibility that it is your relative. However, my question is, also, did the light fixture fall on her, or fall in the tub, thus electrocuting her? Is it possible she is possibly giving you a warning that something similar could happen to you?
It's something to ponder about I grant you, but it was an interesting read, & thanks for sharing it!

Best Wishes! 😊 😊

Welcome to YGS. I'm sorry for your loss.

Meaning no offense nor disrespect for your cousin's sad accident but, could you elaborate more about the light fixture causing her death?
Was it a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling or was it something smaller or even a light bulb, or a free standing lamp that fell into the bathtub?

"Sometimes when I'm in the bathroom the lights start flickering"

Does this happen only to you? Has an electrician checked the wiring?

I don't discard the possibility of your cousin trying to communicate with you though, in my opinion, it's not a good thing if your grief is preventing her from moving on to the light.
Do you know if her direct family has experienced any disturbances after her passing?
If you, and her, practice any religion, it would be a good idea to offer a service with the intention or her eternal rest.

Thanks for sharing

In 2003-04 I was stationed at the War College. I can relate first hand being the Roving poow watch how incredibly scary Luce, Pringle, and the long Hall that connects them to Conolly and spruance hall are. I only had one paranormal experience myself though. At the end of the hall between Spruance and Pringle I saw a door unexpectedly shut. Then felt a significant cold spot pass me. My OOD didn't see anything on the camera though.

One of my Civilian Coworkers though had an experience where he saw 1800's period aperitions ballroom dancing in Pringle Hall.

Interesting story! What's bothering me is, I feel like there is a significant chunck of this narrative that is missing - how did OP get from playing with the spirit box/getting some vague details about the case to reconstructing in detail what had supposedly gone down? Were there more conversations with the spirit that are skipped in the story? Or is this supposed to be a dramatic reconstruction for us, similar to the paranormal shows on Discovery? And don't get me wrong, I usually quite enjoy those, for various reasons 😇

Perhaps it was a grown up version of the girl spirit that you have seen, perhaps it might be a guardian spirit, watching over you.

Old grandma seems to be a very strict and meticulous but kind and caring spirit, I'm assuming a resident spirit that probably once lived in that house and still has some sort of attachment to it.

Welcome to YGS.

I have some questions about your story and will appreciate any additional information you can provide.

"I started to become more and more interested in the paranormal and wanted to summon demons and spirits in my bedroom."

Did you ever try to summon any paranormal entity? If so, did you succeed on this task?

Don't take me wrong, it is well known that children tend to be more sensitive to the paranormal than grown ups, but what could start like a game could easily result in an unwanted situation if done without knowledge and without the due care and protection... Play stupid games, win stupid prices.

What brand and model is the spirit box you used? Does it have a recording function? If so, would you mind to share the recording with the members of this forum?

"from what I have put together"

Oh, my! How and where did you manage to find all this information? Did you find it in Google, perhaps you read it in old news papers? Or did a person tell you all these facts?

I'm a bit skeptical about the detailed description of the accident if, after all, all the occupants of the car died and there was no one left to tell what exactly happened.

I'm sure there must be a recorded history of such a tragic accident, sadly I can't find anything in google... I may have not looked in the right place though.

Thanks for sharing.

Der Keeperofthepeace: I, too, grew up reading the books written by Hans Holzer, & he worked with many a respectable medium that helped him on many cases. However, there were those instances, depending on the individual's particular will, where the ghost would refuse to cross over. He had 1 case that took several months to resolve. There is no specific formula in these cases.
That really does sound like someone from the 1960's. I ought to know since I'm an old hippie myself, lol! Good read!

Take care! 😊 😊

And let me add, my brother and I were the only two people in the house when this episode happened... We walked through the house together minutes after this all occurred to make sure...

No, I did not at that time have any male friends with long blonde hair...

That's such a tragic and sad story, however using spirit/ouija boards are dicey because one really does not know what they are letting in, have you conversed with Timothy before?

Yes I've been ignoring it and so far everything is going well, I don't think it's a bad thing though.

OK. Please allow me to rephrase the question:

Did you have any friends with long blond hair about the time this happened?

[at] Rajine I've been told hearing voices as you're about to sleep or in between sleep and waking up is called "Exploding head syndrome" where you hear your name being said mainly in the voice of love ones. I read that stress, anxiety and lack of sleep can cause this. So I feel my experiences could be exploding head syndrome but at the same time with the other instances of hearing things while wide awake could be something else. It's incredibly rare for my subconscious to wake myself up and manifests as different voices. As you mentioned, it's not just voices. Hope it's not too bad and I been told its best to ignore it.

All I can tell you is that's how my brother at the time described the apparition that he saw... Quote " he had long blonde hair and was wearing a tie dye shirt like the hippies wore...

Growing up in that generation as a small kid I do remember lots of teens in the mid 1960s with long hair...
I even had a cousin with a pony tail... It was not uncommon for kids to be rebellious and grow they're hair long even back in those days...

I did not mean the clothing, I mean looking like the person. Someone "a young guy in his teens with long blonde hair"?

The same thing happened to me the other day, I've had these voices in my ear over the years, but the most recent one happened last week, but it always happens as I'm drifting of to sleep, that moment where you not awake but not quite asleep either, and still are aware of everything happening around you, I've learned to ignore it by now and roll on my side and fall asleep 😅 couple of times I felt a hand brush against my face as well but I don't let it get to me or at least try not to.

Animals can see things that we cannot, it's tragic that your neighbor felt that the only way was suicide, he must have been close to your'll, if your'll saw his spirit after he shot himself.

I've had my fair share of shadow people over the years, I've come to the conclusion that they are just spirits passing by, luckily for you, when you moved whatever was in your old residence didn't follow, I suppose the hippie ghost was attached to the area and hadn't moved on, but hopefully he has by now.

Actually this event happened in 1980... So I guess me using the term dude would be appropriate... Because that's what I remember telling my brother at the time...
To answer the other question No I can't remember ever having any friends in high school wearing a tie die shirt... It was my brother who saw the apparition that described the shirt as a tie die looking shirt.

[at] Keeperofpeace64
A "tie-dyed" shirt could easily be from the 60's as well. It does sound like the neighbor has/ had it right. I'm in favor of Hans Holzer's method of helping ghosts via a trance medium, it's the only way he thought it was possible to "get through" to a ghost.
Best,
Rob

"Dude!"... OK. That is too 1980s to be a 1960s era Hippie.:)

At the time this event happened, did you have any friends or classmates that could have fit that description? I ask not because I disbelieve, but wondering why your brother thought the hippie was a friend of yours.

Hello, I'm a little late commenting, but your story and experience really spoke to me. I'm old enough to be your mom -- I have two daughters your age -- and I lost my dad at age 7 (in Vietnam) and my daughters lost their dad when they were toddlers (cancer). I was a widow at 32. I can't imagine the car accident and the trauma to your family, but I'm even more astounded at your calmly relating the story of how your dad came by, talked to you and then the part about putting on his black suit! I had dreams a lot as a kid about meeting my dad at the airport and running to him for a huge hug. I would always be crying when I woke up and I always thought it was just a dream, but nowdays, after having other interesting experiences, believe it was truly his way of visiting me and reassuring me. I do believe our loved ones "watch over us" and let us know in various ways that they are (if we are paying attention). I try to honor those I love who've passed by living my very best life. Remember, they would not want you to be sad, but to live FOR THEM, and have the most fullfilling life possible. My decisions in life have been guided by the question: What would make my dad proud of me? Because I do think he's seen it all! Please take care and thank you for sharing your experience.

Brew Singh... In your whole narration... I guess the most important thing was the beer and the ice box... Were the spirits after them?

Rajine - Yea for real! It's definitely crazy how it all happened...

I mean... The light was off the whole time. I got up and used the bathroom a little after I woke up. A whole hour passes by before I had to use the bathroom again, so why all of a sudden this light is on now? If it was some random electrical malfunction in the light, it had all the time beforehand to randomly turn on and could've been on the whole night.

It definitely points to the reasoning that something was lurking around the first time, saw that I was up and decided to mess with me.

It does seem as if it chose "ME" for some reason and not my father.

Hi Dee-J

Most definitely, perhaps for some cosmic reason it revealed itself to you, whatever that may be, but luckily nothing bad happened.

Rajine - I was thinking along those same lines for the same reason.

Whatever it was, I hope it was just passing through and had no other intentions.

It definitely wanted to either play a prank or make its presence known though.

I think if it was malevolent there would've been more activity.

It maybe could have been a passing, random spirit that could have followed your'll and the reason why I think this is, the other days you were there nothing out of the ordinary happened.

I have to say that there are some slight details that I intentionally left out because I didn't know if it was all just my mind running away with me or if it was actually something to it.

But the part in the story where I mentioned that when I was walking past the kitchen area heading to my room, the "eerie sensation " that I mentioned was also coupled with the feeling of being followed.

And when I got in the bedroom the fear was so strong that I felt like whatever it was went into the bedroom with me, and it's like I could "hear" silent shouts imprinted in my mind saying something like "I don't want you here". But the sensation didn't last but a few minutes.

There was a little LED lamp that I had on the entire time during my stay during the night time, otherwise the room would've been too dark as small as it was and despite it having a window.

As I was laying there trying to doze off I was kind of expecting something creepy to happen, like this light also turning off by itself or something but it never did.

Again, the reason why I omitted these smaller details was because I was already on edge and I know that fear can sometimes cause you to think things that aren't actually there.

I wanted to present this incident as rational as possible without trying to sensationalize anything.

RCRuskin- Greetings! How are you doing?

I am glad that I already had my phone in hand at the time, as I was originally headed to the bathroom (I just have a weird habit of always taking my phone to the bathroom with me)

I started recording while I was standing at the door. The dark parts were as I was walking away from the room, dkwn the short hall (you could probably see a short piece of the bathroom in the video) and into the living room where my father was.

The very last part in the video shows me turning around from standing next to the couch where my father was sleeping to look back at the room.

It was at this point where I was going to attempt to wake him up and also right before I started hearing that female voice-like sound coming from the room. That sound was so faint that I wasn't even sure if I had actually heard it or if it was just my ears playing tricks on me.

Thanks for sharing the video. It helps. It is also kind of dark in spots so hard for me to see.

I'm so sorry to hear about your feathered baby's 😥 My heart really goes out to you, in this time. I have duckies, that I love, as their my babies. I know the pain you're experiencing now, as I've lost some of my ducks, over the past few years, since having them, since ducklings. It's very painful to experience the loss of a pet, that you love so much. For me, it felt like I lost a family member, and having to begin each morning, seeing the one's you just lost, is so heartbreaking. It took me awhile to get use too, and even longer, to finally be able to talk about them, without breaking into tears. I do free range though, for the most part, with my ducks. It wasn't easy for me to do, but I know it makes them happy, to be able to roam around our place, throughout the day. We live in the woods, and despite my neighbors not being as lucky, for the most part, my ducks have done very well with free range. My only problem with it, is when they ventured to where they shouldn't have (too far from me to run and help, if needed). Fortunately they're not bad about doing so now. But when it starts to get dark, I always put them up in their homes, as they wait by their doors, for me to do so ☺ After losing 3 of my baby's, I finally decided to get us a Great Pyrenees dog, to help keep my other baby's safe. They're known as a Guardian dog breed, that help watch over & protect your live stock and other animals. I'm also a clairsentient, and knew all 3 time's, when I noticed 1 of my ducks weren't with the other's, and didn't come when I called, that they were gone. I could feel it. I lost 2 of my Drake's, to what I believe was a poisonous snake bite, as we found them in the woods, dead, with nothing appearing to look wrong with them, and 1, to what I can only assume was a hawk, as we never found any trace of her. To make that even worse on me, I had saved that particular duck before, from a hawk, that already had its tallens in her wings/side. Luckily I was outside when this was happening, and heard my ducks freak out, running and flapping their wings (they aren't the type that can fly), as they ran towards me, and me knowing they only react like that, when something is trying to harm them, I immediately jump up and scream out really loud lol, (I think that was my reflex reaction, in hopes to scare off whatever it was) and looked where my ducks were running from, to see a hawk ontop of my favorite ducky, so I ran to her, chasing off the hawk. She was very traumatized afterwards, as it took almost the whole day, before she was able to snap out of it, and just go about her day. Her injuries weren't bad at least, but she wasn't able to spread her wings for awhile, until the puncture wounds healed. For me to have saved her then, and to not the last time (because she wondered beyond, where she should have), was very painful to accept. All I could think is the horrific death she must of had, and most likely was very terrified, hoping I again, would save her 😥 I apologize to go into so much of that, I just wanted to say, that you're not alone, when it comes to having such a deep connection to your pets. I hope you can find peace soon, and just know, that they had a very good life, that a lot of other chickens or ducks, don't really get to have, and even more so, I truly believe that they all were very much aware, of how much they were loved by us! I was able to eventually find peace in that thought. Thank you for sharing your experience with us, and again, I send my deepest condolences.

[at] Rajine The place is indeed beautiful, there are even more heart wrenching stories from the hills that are straight out spine chilling.

Would recommend you to checkout the story of Baralacha La (High altitude mountain pass) - this happened to some of the Indian Army soldiers, there is a museum at that place that is evidence of this traumatic event.

You can also research about the Ghost of Gata Loops - another real life haunting experienced by thousands in India.

[at] Linjahaha - No idea what could have led to this haunting, as many people that I asked replied in a rude manner as if they did not want to be a part of that conversation or a conversation on this subject.

I'll keep looking for more information on this.

Apparently, as I keep giving these instances much thought - recently, all the wall clocks at my home (recently shifted, another place in Chandigarh) stopped at 2:00 AM and as I could relate it to the hospital haunting timing - it was scary. Felt like I've been visited whoever used to stay here, spiritual tenant verification.

Thanks all, this is a great amount of detail to process. Looking forward to research further on the technical points mentioned in some of the comment.

Happy to know such instances are not hauntings, helps me break a barrier in booking heritage hotels in future.

Glad I decided to post it here, widens my perspective beyond imagination (or beyond AI ever could).

Hi, again, brewsingh: I agree with the other previous commenters in that this sounds more like something residual gathered from energy stored up from hundreds of peoples emotions over the many years. The building, itself, is like a tape-recorder of sorts. It's called the stone-tape theory, & this incident seems in all respects to bear it out. All the previous strong energy from previous guests/individuals over the many years has been gathered, & harnessed within the walls of the building itself. Oops! I hope I haven't lost you here as I'm trying to explain it as best I can.
Parapsychologists theorize that certain properties within structures are able to absorb, & harness energy, or very strong emotions given off into the atmosphere. Hence, those structures replay those events back not unlike a tape-recorder.
I hope this 'possible' explanation might enlighten you, or help you understand what 'possibly' occurred that night.
As such it's not really an intelligent haunting, but merely events replaying themselves over, & over again. It wasn't even remotely aware of you, & your girlfriend. Therefore, it wasn't something personal directed specifically [at] either of you. I agree that the hotel staff was all too aware of it, but refused to contribute any information for fear of it hurting their business.
I hope I don't sound too technical, but this is the way it was explained in several books I've read on paranormal accounts.
It was, however, another terrific read. Right next to your haunted hospital posting. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

Take Care! 😊 😁

PS. Shimla is a very beautiful place, my grandfather went on vacation there back in 98, however this was during the snow season, we're from South Africa, and I remember looking at the pictures he took of the vacation spots he was at and thinking how beautiful it is.

It's clear from the behavior of the hotel staff they know this is something that happens regularly, and since you mentioned the long history of the hotel, my guess would be that it's been happening for a very long time.

Seems to me like that person who committed suicide is still around, luckily you and your friends did not open or look through any windows that night or I don't know what any of your'll would have encountered.

I can't imagine how it must have felt for you, and the others in the hospital are so used to it like it's the most common and natural thing to experience, but I wonder if it's a resident spirit or something more.

Pets do become part of the family and there's always that special bond, I do hope you find the remaining chickens.

brewsingh, I whole-heartedly agree with L.V... Something very traumatic must have occurred for this incident to keep happening [at] the same time night after night. Some COULD be residual, & some could be intelligent. It's hard to determine [at] this point.
I have worked in more than 1 haunted hospital myself. However, nothing to the extent that you reported in your account. I confess I could not be so indifferent to that particular event happening every night. I would seek employment elsewhere, lol! However, this was a very frightening, &, yet fascinating read. Let us know if you learn anything new about that hospital!

The Best to You! 😁 😁

Hello brewsingh, a great story, I can understand how unnerving it must have been for you and I give you a great deal of credit for being able to maintain employment in such a place.

I too would be curious of the history of the place. Since the phenomenon occurred at the same time every night, something rather traumatic had to have happened in the past that is being replayed at that time. How much is actual haunting, and how much is residual, I'm not sure. I'd definitely need to know more to even have a shot at determining that.

The fact you had the thought of a possible fire (I wonder if it was even your thought, or if you picked up something more) and even the incident with the patient and cigarette, make me wonder if it was a fire in the past. Perhaps patients were trapped in their rooms and unable to flee the fire? They banged on the doors for help. Something that emotional and traumatic could definitely leave an imprint!

The responses of the staff involved, is not surprising. As in any kind of traumatic event, it's a kind of coping mechanism, an admission that it's going on, yet trying not to give it any attention, on some level makes it more bearable, perhaps gives them some feeling of control over the situation.

In either case, if you research the hospital's past, that could yield your answer. Thanks for sharing!

Hello brewsignh, what a fascinating encounter and well written too!

My thoughts on this, starting with the hotel employee's responses, were of course that they knew more than they were telling. The manager's response in particular seemed to be well rehearsed in advance, like he was reading from a practiced script. I also found it strange that they would give you the entire top floor to yourselves, I mean he explained why, but his explanation doesn't sit well with me. Behind it all I'm sure was to keep the place's reputation and ability to attract business intact, but I'm never in agreement with hiding any paranormal facts from anyone for any reason.

That being said, the experience itself, I don't believe was truly paranormal in the traditional sense. Ghost activity typically builds up in fits and starts as they gather energy from the people and environment and peaks at some intervals (sightings, noises, objects moving), before falling back some. It's unusual for the activity you described to have gone on from what I'm assuming was non stop all night. The energy they would have had to amass to generate that kind of activity would fuel a small power plant.

I believe what you witnessed, was a gap or veil in between realities/time. You heard echoes of the past, furniture being moved and activity in the adjacent rooms by hundreds of people over the course of more than a century or so, judging by the age of the buildings you described. The same with the hotel garden. You heard like one era in time being laid over another, literally dozens if not more people, enjoying the garden at all times of day and night over the course of many years. Yes the veil was thin enough where the vibrational echo could cause your chandelier to sway.

What causes it? Good question, the answers have to do more in the area of quantum mechanics/physics, but India is highly spiritual and has an interesting past. We may never fully explain it, at least not with our current level of understanding, but nonetheless you were obviously witness to a truly remarkable event. Nothing dangerous or harmful, neither of you seemed to pick up on any ill intent, and didn't describe any such feelings. Usually any malevolent spirits invoke such feelings in people. You just seemed discombobulated from the experience which is to be expected of course!

A thoroughly enjoyable read, thanks for sharing!

brewsingh, This is a fantastic account. Albeit frightening, & I give you a lot of credit for coping with it.
Did anyone ever reveal what could be behind all the door banging? Does anyone even remotely know the history of the place? There 'has' to be a reason behind that haunting. I assure you that it is a haunting, but caused by what? That's my question.
If you ever learn anything in relation to this incident please post it here. I, for one, would be most interested in reading about it. Very good read!

The Best to You! 😁 😁

Jubeele--So great to hear from you! You bring up many interesting possibilities and avenues. I did think that what we were hearing might be a prankster, but now believe it is connected to the upheaval of a major move to another state we're starting to plan, as well as some general anxiety and tension related to that, work etc.

After returning home after two nights away yesterday, I had a full night of pillow tapping. Like one other incident, it perfectly mirrors Mrs. Manafon's breathing, starting and ending EXACTLY with each breath.

Like Rex telling your farting refrigerator to stop making its weird noises, I have spoken to whatever is bugging us but with no positive results. As an aside, soon after we moved into this place, and after everything was given a clean bill of health, our water heater caught fire and then flooded the unit below us. Like you, I wonder if we missed some warning.

I am becoming convinced that the odd tapping and clicking we've been hearing is related to our pending move and the stress associated with it, among other anxiety-triggering things. Thanks so much for your very considered comment. All the best to you and Rex.

Rajine: She came across it very randomly in a paper roll of coins. It was a very uplifting moment for her.