Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters

When I was little, I started having weird experiences. At this time I was about 3 years old and we lived in an old house in Orange County, California. I would see dark masses in the corners of my room and the mobile above my crib would spin by itself. I lived with my mom and dad at the time and they later told me they would hear weird noises or wake up and see people on their walls and ceiling. I definitely believe that house was haunted.

I moved out of that house and into one in Fallbrook, California where I had one of my creepiest experiences ever. I was laying on the couch when I slowly started to float to the ceiling. I didn’t know what was going on but I managed to stay calm. I could see my body on the sofa but I was asleep, and I knew I had been wide awake before I started floating. I was about 5 years old at this time and I was really scared. I was back in my body in a few seconds and never really knew what the heck happened. I do know that when this happened I couldn’t hear or smell and I was plastered to the ceiling when I floated up to it.

My parents divorced in 2002 and my mom and my new little brother Jake moved to a home in San Diego, California. My room was creepy because someone had died in it. My room was next to the garage and I would hear scratching on the walls and from the attic. We later found out there were mice but even after the exterminator killed them all I still heard the scratching. At night I saw red eyes and one time while half-asleep I had the covers pulled off my legs.

Another time I hear a huge bang hit my window and my parents came in to investigate. We immediately thought a bird hit the window but then I noticed a dent that was coming from the inside of the window. I moved out in 2008 and am now living in a rental in San Diego where the only experiences I’ve ever had were hearing a sigh and seeing an indentation on my moms bed. She says she feels someone sit on the bed at night. I am currently 11 years old and studying art and the paranormal.

I hope to post more stories soon. By Cara Routh copyright Cara Routh 2010