Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters

When we moved into our Edwardian home almost five years ago, I didn’t sense any paranormal activity straightaway. In fact, it was a couple of years later I really began to become suspicious and wondered whether there was someone else living in my house. The only things I noticed at first were that the upstairs rooms and the landing were particularly cold and drafty, and I was petrified being alone at night.

One winter’s night, when I was at home by myself, I was standing on the landing about to walk downstairs when I was overcome by an unpleasant sensation of cold and utter shock. Fearfully, I looked over my shoulder and saw the wispy figure of a man standing at the doorway. And almost immediately, he vanished from sight. It really disturbed me at the time and it was only weeks later I was able to talk about it.

More recently however, I was woken from my sleep at around 4.30 am in the morning. I felt someone sitting by my feet at the foot of my bed, but as soon as I switched the light on, nothing was there. I’ve also noticed how my dog will absolutely refuse to go upstairs, my bedroom in particular. She also sits in the living room, staring with complete concentration at the corner of the room with her fur stood on end and snarling threateningly.

My mum also commented on how she hears footsteps in the dead of night, when no one is around and the lights are all switched off.

Of course I was a skeptic to begin with, and tried looking for every possible explanation for these experiences, but now I’m really beginning to wonder whether someone is haunting my house.

Sent in by William, Copyright 2010 TrueGhostTales.com