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True Experiences in Haunted Places

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They could be well-known landmarks, places of historical significance, or someplace as familiar as a friend's home... but they all have one thing in common: ghostly or paranormal activity that puzzled or terrified these readers.

Haunted Savannah Dorm

Barabra has a series of frightening experiences in her dorm room.

Savannah Ghost

Near River Street, this reader is convinced of seeing the ghost of a slave doing something quite mysterious.

Another Savannah Ghost

This reader encounters the ghost of a red-coated British officer from the 1770s near Forsyth Park.

The Anguished Man: Haunted Painting

The story of a painting, made with blood, that emits crying and moaning. Yikes!

Ghost Shower

They see a woman enter the bathroom, hear the shower running, the shower is wet... but there was no one in there.

Disappearing Elevator Lady

A woman and son see a woman enter an elevator, but when they go in after her, she's not there.

Haunted Pregnancy

A house in a peaceful suburb of Los Angeles is where Meg had these unnerving experiences during her pregnancy.

Miner's Ghost

Soup was staying at the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California when he experienced an encounter with a ghost.

Hotel Room Mystery

This reader has a very myterious experience with the luggage in a hotel in Houston, Texas.

Coffee Shop Stranger

It may not be unusual to meet someone unusual in a New York City coffee shop, but this experience defies explanation.

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