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Haunted House On Cochran Road

Posted on April 7, 2008
Here is another story about the haunted house on Cochran Road.
I am a 53 year old house wife, a mother of five children and 21 grandchildren, to tell you something about myself. I am a person who has a normal and sound mind and no reason to make up a ghost tale.
 
My family and I moved into a 50 year old house in 1978. At the time my husband and I were raising our five kids and wanted to get out into the country. We first moved into the house in the spring of 1978
 
The first thing that happened was while making dinner with a friend one night. We both heard a male voice call out my name. Thinking we were alone in the house we thought someone had come in unbeknownst to us. We looked over the house to see who had called out to me, but no one was there.
 
After a month or so we were all in the yard and it happened again. This time six people were there to witness it. We were all scared and got into the car and left. We came back after my husband returned home from work. He thought we were all crazy, that we were reading more into it than what it was. I knew better, I heard what I heard and was not about to back down from the truth.
 
Later, one day while sitting on the sofa watching TV, out of the corner of my eye I saw a tall dark figure pass down the hallway. There was no exit door there so you went down the hall and had to return back up the hall the same way. We got up to look to see who had passed, but there was no one there. This tall dark figure was seen daily, not only by me, but by people who were visiting as well as the other family members. When we saw this ghost it was never scary, it was always unexpected, so it was like it was there and then gone. This went on the 20 years we lived there. The bedroom was a focal part of the house as well. I don’t think the ghost had any certain place to haunt.
 
There was more than one ghost. The hallway ghost was just a passing, no vocal thing as if it were lost or looking for something, or maybe someone that just hadn’t realized they were dead. The bedroom ghost, on the other hand, was a loud and scary ghost. It was as if it haunted me personally. As I would begin to fall asleep it would hit the wall above my bed or bump the foot of the bed jarring the bed and scaring me to death. It was as if it wanted me up and out of the room. I lost sleep and became desperate to be left alone.
 
I spoke to a friend who had studied the paranormal. He said to ask it to leave me alone, it sounded crazy, but it did work as far as keeping me awake. It was still there, I could feel it. The door would still open and close as we watched it laying in the bed awake.
 
I think the property itself was haunted too. We heard cars pull into the drive, a door open and slam, steps coming up to the door and we would go to the door to find no one there.
 
I sold the house to my son and his wife in 1998 and the ghosts still haunted them. The house burned in 2005, but my son still owns it. It is still intact with mostly water damage. From what I hear it is still active today.
Written in by Gail Gambrell, Copyright 2008



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6 Responses to “Haunted House On Cochran Road”
  1. Ama says:

    Hi KnittingBlonde

    Does the man see you .. or is he simply present? You might be like a ghost to him in ‘his’ world.

    In the meantime .. you might consider smudging your house with white sage. It can be effective. You might also consider having the whole building blessed by a minister from your local church, if that’s appropriate to you. They can all do it. The blessing changes the structure of the energy of the building and usually repels ghosts. You might also consider having a medium come in and check out the building and talk to any ghosts and help them cross over, which is kinder – but do ask the minisiter, in his blessing, to send any ghosts into heaven.

    That’s the usual answer I give people in your situation. If the problem persists after that .. which is unlikely .. you can find me here on the site under ‘friends’ – Victorian Paranormal Connection. I also clear buildings, and people.

    Love & Peace
    Ama Nazra

  2. Buddy says:

    That is one very creepy experience you’re having, one thing I want to confirm though is, do you live alone in the building? If you are, well I believe you have resident ghosts in your place. It’s true that salt can keep entities at bay. One thing you should have done though, is walk around the apartment while whisking or sprinkling salt in places where you have gone to. Concentrating salt in one area won’t offer much repelling power, you don’t need to pour huge amounts of salt in every room, just a sprinkle will do. Put salt on corners and places where you think the entity is lurking. It’s very likely you have a “Hat Man” in your apartment. A Hat Man is a type of shadow ghost that enjoys being seen, just try to ignore it and it will eventually go away. Don’t try yelling at it or it will bother you even more. If the ghost still bothers you, try getting in touch with psychics that may help you resolve your situation.

  3. Random Girl says:

    I never heard of a hat man. Only a shadow man. But is it a demon? What do you mean he likes being seen?

  4. emogirl98 says:

    He’s probably trying to get your attention for something.You said he like’s being seen,so he might like attention or he wants to tel you something

  5. LunaTerra says:

    I have heard people speak of shadow demons or shadow ghosts, but not a hat man. Interesting. There’s alot I haven’t seen or heard of! I guess I should be grateful! :) As for the ghost in your appartment, Knitting Blonde, do try Ama’s suggestions and also, Ama has white light protection affirmations on her website that you can use in the mean time to protect yourself. You don’t know what kind of entity it is, and ghosts that have been here a while like to feed on our energy. If it is invoking fear in you, it could be feeding off it and these protection charms (if you want to call them that!) will help protect you from a ghost wanting to feed on your energy. Here is the direct link to the psychic protection: http://www.victorianparanormalconnection.com.au/SpiritsGate.html Good luck!!

  6. Buddy says:

    I’m quite surprised that not many of you know of the “Hat Man”, there is an article for it right here (//www.trueghosttales.com/shadow-creatures.php)
    As for the white light shield, it is possible to do that. I got this from a psychic friend of mine, he told me that before going into the haunted room, you must envision yourself being surrounded by a bubble of pure white light. This should be enough to protect you. One of the difficult parts I have encountered in doing this method the fist time is keeping that bubble of protection up for long periods of time. You’ll need a bit of concentration in the beginning, but once you get used to it, it’s just like riding a bicycle. You can also try expanding that bubble from around your body to fill up your entire room. With this method it’s like setting up a force field in your surrounding.

  7. jeff says:

    I experienced something you might like to hear about. I had been reading a book by Hans Holzer that contained several hundred stories about ghosts over hundreds of years apart. Many of the stories nearly always contained a mention of footsteps going up and down stairs, through rooms, and even on the roof. I think of the “footsteps” common to many stories as just a scare tactic.

    By the power of suggestion (from the book), I began to hear a man walking on the roof of the house. At one point I stopped reading and visualized a pirate dressed up in ridiculous clothing marching up and down the roof. Not long after that, the sound of footsteps totally disappeared.

    I write that one off to the “power of suggestion.” A little visualization can go a long way to eliminate the problem.

    Please don’t forget, some people do breaking and entering to steal from you, or to do worse. Have courage, and be prepared for either.

  8. unknown. knowledge says:

    Have he ever tried or indicated that he was trying to cumunicate in the wright place you can get digital recorders for 10dollars. By the way trying to cumunicate good go bad fast but if you reach a conclusion he could go away forever.
    P.S. if he starts refering to himself in plurol(we,us legion, )get a imeadeat blessing hopefully it wount be that bad. But if he does that us demon characteristic

  9. Buddy says:

    In my opinion, if that entity creeps the beejeebees out of me I’d rather combat and eradicate it rather than try to communicate with it.

  10. Ama says:

    Hi Buddy,

    I couldn’t agree more. If an entity tries to scare me .. its next destination is some nice healing place, where it can learn better manners. LOL

    Love & Peace
    Ama

    • Ben says:

      hello Ama and buddy
      i agree aswell.
      Have any of you seen/touched a ghost?
      Ben

      • Ama says:

        Yes, Ben, I have been touched by them, held hands with one or two, and had any number of irritating (and irritated) ones walk through me. LOL In all cases it was a chilly experience.

        Love & Peace
        Ama

      • Buddy says:

        I’ve seen lots of them. I often see them walking around or just standing in one corner, but I never dared to touch them though.

        • Ama says:

          Hi Buddy,

          I don’t recommend a person tries to touch a ghost. You’ll find them cold, and it might encourage them to latch on to your energy and follow you home. Not to be recommended. They do not know when to stop taking your energy. My times of contact came during the rescue work I was doing, to help people cross over. It was specific to the task in hand, and not taken on lightly.

          Love & Peace
          Ama

  11. Jestergypsy says:

    Strangely you mentioned a mirror several times in your post. The first thing id suggest it the old mirror your talking about simply remove it from the house and see if it all stops. Sometimes its the place thats haunted, sometimes things sometimes people.

    Are you haunted a man in a hat – usually if the spirit bother to get all “dressed” up they probably do want to be seen. A top hat? Identifies the age a little bit. Did you see him out of the corner of your eye? Were you afraid before you saw him or did he startle you?

    Old houses always creak and sound like footsteps to an active imagination-or are easier for a spirit to manipulate to make a footstep type sound pick whichever you like better.Remember this most spirits are lucky if they have enough power to pierce the veil even long enough for a whisper or to be seen they cant actually act through it.

    Tired of being afraid and want to get them out. Good luck lol

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