Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters

Tyler showed up in my life about a year ago I believe. He showed up when I was really down on life, so much was going wrong at the time, it was hard to even pretend to be happy.

He scared the crap out of me! I was trying to fall asleep and then I heard what sounded like someone running across the roof, so I went and got my dad. He checked it out, but when he came back in he said I was just imagining things. I figured he was right, that I was just paranoid.

A few nights later it happened again. I didn’t even bother getting anyone that time, I knew they wouldn’t believe me, so I ignored it. It happened around the same time every night 12 – 3 am. I would just turn up the volume on the television or roll over and force myself to go to sleep. It kept happening but no one else in the house was experiencing anything. I was beginning to think I was losing it.

Then one of my friends stayed the night, and I had just finished telling her about the footsteps on the roof. I knew she didn’t believe me but then it happened. We both heard the sound of someone running on the roof. I was so relieved to see the shock and fear on her face, the same expression that mirrored my own, that I started laughing hysterically, I mean I wasn’t crazy!

One night I was writing and trying to think of names for characters. The name Tyler kept popping up in my head. I didn’t want to use that name but it stayed stuck in my head. A few minutes later I got a text message, it was a forward saying “Hi my name is Tyler… If you don’t send this to ten people I will kill you.” I took it as a sign and that’s how Tyler got his name, and you bet I sent that forward.

The footsteps stopped for a while but I always feet his presence, even when I’m not home. I stayed the night at the same friends house and their keys came up missing from the key ring holder on the wall. The next day they were back. My friend also felt someone touch her leg but there was no one close enough to her to reach and there was nothing she could have brushed up against. I just continued to ignore it.

Recently things have been changing. I still don’t hear running on the roof, but about a month or two ago I was sitting outside in our yard, our Christmas lights were still up so I could see just fine. I was on the phone with a different friend, a religious one, and I was telling him about Tyler. When I finished summing up what happened he said he heard static and couldn’t hear me too well anymore, then I heard footsteps behind me in the leaves. I turned and scanned for a person or animals but there was absolutely nothing. I told my friend and he told me to go inside but I was being stubborn and refused. I stayed in the yard until the footsteps sounded like they were right behind me. Then I went to the porch and sat. I kept hearing the footsteps, I couldn’t take it anymore and went inside. I felt defeated.

I’ve been able to handle all of that though, but just a few weeks ago I was trying to fall asleep, I almost was asleep actually when I heard raspy whispering in my ear, I couldn’t make out what he said. I was so scared I got tears in my eyes, but I knew fear would only encourage it, so I swallowed the fear I had and forced myself to sleep. I think Tyler is testing his boundaries and I’m not sure what to do. If you have any advice for me I’d really appreciate it and thank you for reading my story.

Sent in by Rosie Vinson, Copyright 2010