Stories of ghosts, hauntings and other paranormal events from all over the world - some classic tales of famous hauntings and many first-hand accounts from everyday people.
Have you had a haunted Christmas? Have you had a genuine sighting of Santa Claus?
True stories of ghosts, poltergeists, hauntings and Santa sightings at the Christmas holiday.
We're pround to have one of the largest collections of true stories of the unexplained on the web -- ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists, shadow people, Bigfoot, monsters, psychic phenomena, reincarnation and much more.
Your True Tales of The Man Did Not Belong
Your True Tales of Little Ghost on the Stairs
Your True Tales of Calming Voice - December 2009
Your True Tale of Ghost on the Bridge - December 2009
One of the eeriest experiences that a person can have is to receive a phantom phone call -- a call that might come from a ghost or some unknown entity. Sometimes these calls come from a relative that is known to be dead. Stranger still, they sometimes come through on phones that don't work -- or toy telephones!
Your True Tales of Emissary of Death
Your True Tales of CD from Nowhere
Your True Tales of Mother's Worried Call
Your True Tales of Disappearing, Reappearing Lighter
Your True Tales of Attacked at Night - November 2009
Strange, dark hooded beings often appear at night, sometimes alone, sometimes in groups. Occasionally they take the form of the Grim Reaper. Here are experiences with these frightening entities from readers just like you.
Can animals be ghosts in the same way that people are? The answer is yes, as you'll see in these stories.
The Rokurokubi - Your True Tales - October 2009
Reappearing Bag - Your True Tales - October 2009
Soldier's Ghost - Your True Tales - October 2009
Ghost Shook Its Head - Your True Tales - October 2009
The Cloaked Entity - Your True Tales - October 2009
Attacked by Evil - Your True Tales - October 2009
The Sad, Beautiful Ghost - Your True Tales - September 2009
Old Hag Encounter - Your True Tales - September 2009
Reflection - Your True Tales - September 2009
The Mirror Incantation - Your True Tales - September 2009
Dexter City Ghosts - Your True Tales - September 2009
Hallucination or Haunting Entities? - Your True Tales - September 2009
Incubus or Dream? - Your True Tales - August 2009
Phantom Cousin - Your True Tales - August 2009
The Sad White Lady - Your True Tales - August 2009
Farmer's Ghost - Your True Tales - August 2009
A collection of true stories of the paranormal and unexplained for 2009.
If you have a true paranormal story that you wouldn't mind sharing with other readers, send it to me via this online form.
There's something about Halloween night that heightens the senses and, perhaps, connects us more readily to forces unexplained. Consider these six chilling true stories of Halloween frights.
APPARENTLY, SOME MOVIE STARS didn't get enough attention from press and fans while they were alive. Their ghosts keep showing up, perhaps for one last performance. Hollywood is full of glamour, ambition, craziness, sordid tales - even talent. And while ghosts and other tales of the paranormal have always been great movie material, Tinseltown also has its own real-life ghost stories. The e…
Sherry P.'s brand new home has been plagued with haunting disturbances by a mysterious entity that rival anything seen in 150-year-old gothic Victorian mansions. This is Sherry’s story.
Police officers are witnesses to many tragic and extraordinary events. But Elliot, an officer in Port Richey, Florida, was not prepared for the strange and unexplained things he saw on a February night in 2003. This is Elliot's story.
Cats, dogs, birds and other animals might have as much of a link to the unseen world as we do. Here are some stories of the incredible connection between animals and the spirit world.
For several years her ghost pinched, slapped, scolded and otherwise tormented a Tennessee family in America's best-known poltergeist case.
A visit by the spirit of the great Benjamin Franklin opens the door to a past life and other, more personal ghost encounters.
The telling of supernatural tales around the campfire is a long-held tradition. Yet unexplained things sometimes really do occur out there in the woods at night. Here are some true tales of the paranormal reported by campers.
When is an imaginary friend not an imaginary friend? Perhaps when it's a ghost looking for a living playmate.
Two young women, out on their own for the first time in their first apartment. Little did they know it held a secret horror that would endanger their lives.
They see and experience extraordinary things that many adults cannot, from ghosts and "imaginary" friends to startling premonitions and toys that come to life.
Are children more connected to the world of spirit and psychic phenomena than adults? What if the ghosts, strange creatures, and psychic visions of children are real? Consider the cases that follow, told by adults as they recall them from their childhoods.
It began as a relaxing if curious holiday vacation at a bed and breakfast with a reputation for being haunted. What Kathy Moll encountered there that Christmas season, however, would stay with her forever.
The festive, cheerful Christmas season, so infused with goodwill, is not immune to the paranormal and ghosts. Just ask Ebenezer Scrooge. Weird, unexplained, and downright eerie events take place just as often this time of year.
A disturbing presence enters the lives of a young family - an entity that taught them to fear the darkness and the shadows. This is the true story of their nightmare.
Do objects disappear around your home, then inexplicably reappear? You might be a victim of DOP, or Disappearing Object Phenomena. What could be the cause?
A young couple finds the perfect little home for their family... until a series of terrifying events lead them to a horrible secret.
Review of Unsolved Mysteries DVDs - Ghosts, Miracles and UFOs
It was a picture-perfect life for Debbie D. and her boyfriend in the scenic mountains of Virginia... until their dream was shattered by a haunting that would escalate until they were driven with fear from their beautiful home. Read Debbie's true story.
What could have been a fun weekend of fishing and relaxation for four teenage boys turned into a confusing and frightening episode of unreality, bizarre sightings and missing time.
Telephones are little more than plastic, wiring and electronic circuitry... but do they sometimes connect with other worlds, other dimensions in a way we cannot explain?
A night in an abandoned, haunted house
True stories from readers.
The true story of a troubled spirit, a remarkable coincidence and a mysterious connection between the living and the dead.
An eerie stretch of Arizona road known as Blood Alley may be the spot where a lantern-toting ghost is lost in time.
While some ghosts seem to be lost and confused in their altered state of existence, others - like this one - seem to be watching us, and perhaps even destined to deliver an important message.
There's nothing like a good ghost story -- all the better when it's true. On these pages are some fascinating stories -- some are warm, positive experiences, some are benign, and others are truly scary. Be warned: they get scarier toward the end. Dim the lights, steel your nerves and start reading.
Tales of phantom ships that sail long after sinking, ships that vanish into thin air, haunted ships and ships that have mysteriously lost their crews.
Many people, besides Ebenezer Scrooge, have encountered ghosts at the Christmas season. Some of those spirits, like the eerie Ghost of Christmas Future, are dark and foreboding, while others, like angels, seem to embody the joy and hopefulness of the holiday. Light a yuletide candle and consider these true stories.
The true story of The Greenbriar Ghost - a remarkable case in which the victim's spirit testified about its own violent death, and named the murderer!
Critically acclaimed novels and compositions of classical music... said to be written by ghosts! Or strangely gifted people? From your About.com Guide.
These high school drama students always suspected their theater was haunted - a fear confirmed by a Ouija board, a bizarre discovery and the shocking secret of a despondent spirit.
For over fifty years, a family shares a 200-year-old house with both mischievous and protective spirits
As soon as Laura finished her painting - a painting that featured the image of a ghost - bizarre events began to take place around her home.
The woods are a place of mystery, where danger and the unknown lurk in the thick dark. Wandering into it can only lead to adventure and the unexpected. Liz R. found that out in a way that will stay with her forever. It began as a prank, but it was the woods that reversed the trick - and turned the trick to terror. This her true story.
True stories from readers.
Every Halloween since 1927, a séance has been held to see if legendary magician Harry Houdini would try to contact the living from the world beyond death.
For centuries, women and men have reported sexual attacks by unseen entities. Are they demonic, psychological or medical disturbances? From your About.com Guide.
Dustin’s aunt and her young son were content in their apartment until a new shop opened right below them. A shop that specialized in the strange and unusual. Is it possible they unknowingly opened the door to a nightmare that relentlessly terrified the woman and her son?
A family tolerates a house full of spirits - until one of them turns violent and even threatens the children.
You never know what you're going to get when you move into a new apartment. A negligent landlord? Noisy neighbors? What about a ghost?
Here's further evidence that devices such as telephones could be connections to realms we have not even begun to understand.
It began as a series of harmless if unnerving poltergeist events, then even followed Ranae C. and her family to a new home. Was the haunting the result of a tragic suicidal death? Whatever the cause, the frightening antics of “Mr. Ghost” continued to plague the family, culminating in a terrifying nighttime attack. But then something unexpected happened. This is Ranae’s true story....
You wake up unable to move, barely able to breathe... you feel an oppressive weight on your chest... and you sense some evil presence in the room... The old hag strikes!
True stories from readers.
Some of the most enduring - and unnerving - ghost stories are of hitchhikers who vanish into thin air.
Can the dead manipulate our telephones? These stories suggest that the dead can reach back through the fabric of time and space, from wherever they are, to leave one last message... to say one last goodbye.
The paranormal has even surrounded the highest office in the U.S. - the presidency. From Washington to Lincoln to Kennedy, Reagan and Clinton, the unexplained has taken its place in the lives and fates of these powerful men.
For this normal family, the sightings of a strange creature began as mere shadows, then became a threatening playmate for their children - culminating in a bizarre confrontation with a thing not of this world.
Knock on the door of this haunted house to find out about some truly scary places and events.
If a person can say he or she does not believe in ghosts after reading Brad Steiger's
Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places, he or she is in serious denial. It is the best, most complete collection of believable evidence for the reality of these phenomena.
Few really believe in vampires, monsters and witches, but these enduring characters of Halloween and the movies have a basis in real life that is often more interesting than the fantasy.
Will K. was skeptical about matters such as ghosts and precognition, but a strange experience one night at work - which forewarned of a deadly disaster - made him a believer. This is Will's story.
Halloween can be a time of fun frights... but those ghost costumes are a feeble mockery of the real thing. Here are some true and terrifying ghost stories that will leave you shaking in your bed sheet.
Three of the four stories are true; guess which one is fiction.
Jeff DeHart is a comedian who has had a life-long passion for "The Adventures of Superman" TV show and its star George Reeves. Little did he know that it would lead to a series of remarkable coincidences and events connected to Reeves – including contact with the ghost of the "Superman" star himself. This is Jeff's story.
A review of True Hauntings: Spirits with a Purpose, by Hazel M. Denning.
What causes a house to be haunted or thrown into chaos with unexplained activity? Ghosts? Evil spirits? Or do the disturbances arise from the darkest, uncharted recesses of the human psyche? This is LaurenÂ’s story...
A family of women is terrified by three nights of poltergeist attacks
There stands no other case from the latter part of the 20th Century that so captured the imagination of the general public, this article says, and no other case that filled us with such fear.
Joe Nickel of the Skeptical Inquirer remains unconvinced about the "Amityville Horror" and explains why.
In antiquity, where sometimes the afterlife seems more important than the pre-death experience, visits to and from the Underworld kept heroes from straying from their destiny.
Do animals survive death as well? Here you'll find a few interesting anecdotes about encounters with ghosts of pets and other animals.
No investigation of the existence of life after death could be complete without the inclusion of animal spirits, this article says. Several experiences are provided.
A long, long list of true ghost stories as told by the people who experienced them.
Dennis William Hauck reports on the remarkable case of a couple living in the densely forested area northeast of Colorado Springs and their serious haunting activity, some of it captured on video.
Stories suggesting that animal life can be influenced and directed by discarnate humans, focusing on some very clever horses. Clever or controlled by spirits?
A strange painting found abandoned in a warehouse unnerves a young couple, whose young daughter begins to complain about the "noisy, fighting children" on its canvas. Is it really haunted?
Tons and tons of true ghost stories here - and more added every month. Some cool graphics and music, too.
If you're interested in Civil War ghosts, this is the place to go. Lots of information, stories and links.
Ghost stories and psychic tales involving such celebrities as Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Marlon Brando, Jack Lemmon, Arnold Palmer and many others.
A good-sized collection of true stories about ghosts, angels, UFOs, monsters and other assorted strange experiences.
In the obscure '60s art-horror film, William Shatner is terrorized by murderous she-creatures. But what happened off-screen was worse.
Journalist Jane Fishman reports on a remarkable and fascinating poltergeist case in Savannah, Ga.
On March 13, 1928, Captain Raymond Hinchliffe and Elsie Mackay took off from Cranwell aerodrome in England in their small plane, Endeavor, in an attempt to complete the first east-to-west transatlantic crossing. They were not to be heard from again, at least in the flesh.
Anecdotal evidence hints at a reunion with dead loved ones or visions of an angel or religious figure just before death; others are from survivors who report a reassuring communication from someone who has died.
The story of the haunted wine box, exactly as it appeared on eBay. Is it true or a clever selling ploy?
In NW Connecticut is this small hamlet that holds accounts of ghostly tales, demons, unexplained events, and curses with over 400 years of British and American history.
The writer attempts one of the most famous of magical rites: the evocation of a spirit. His ritual, unfortunately, was a failure... or so he thought.
On the third of August, 1942, H.M.S. Jubilee was on the way to the Royal Navy base at Simonstown, near Cape Town. At 9 p.m., a phantom sailing ship was seen.
Lots of ghost-related "files" can be found here, including true ghost stories, photos, videos, EVPs and more.
The author recounts ghostly encounters on a trek alone on foot across central Israel in August-September, 2005, along "the Israel Path."
Dozens and dozens of true ghost stories from contributors around the Web. You can also add your own experiences.
There are dozens of weird, creepy and unusual true ghost stories found here, contributed from folks like you. In fact, after you read the stories, you can send in your own.
Among the odd phenomena that are found in Eastern Europe and Russia, ghost trains are definitely among the strangest.
This ghost cam attempts to observe the ghost of a young woman who walks in an old Belfast linen mill. The web cam broadcasts live from two rooms of the mill.
Interview with authors Mickey Bradley and Dan Gordon about the sport's ghosts: stories from players (both past and present), grounds crew, coaches and fans.
Investigator Carl Hughes says it all began with a phone call: "I've been told you can get rid of evil spirits." That's how he came to hear of the house that had been causing a family trouble for almost a year.
Here's a pretty good collection of true ghost stories, broken down into several categories, such as "footsteps," graveyard ghosts" and "murder stories."
Since 1862, many have heard of a wandering vagrant who traveled an endless 365-mile circle between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers. Some claim old Leatherman is still making his endless journey today.
When a couple's daughter was old enough to try and articulate what frightened her at night, she said there was something living in her closet. This is the story of the family's experiences with a tragic ghost named Karen.
Ever have this happen? You awake at night terrified but are unable to move. You think you see a dark shadow, maybe a person in a dark robe....
An interview with author Roger Chiocchi, who talks about sleep paralysis, ghosts, psychic abilities and more!
True ghost stories from the American South. This is an interactive site with illustrations to get you involved with the stories.
Very little time has been spent trying to understand the nature of ghosts - why do we see them? And what are they? This article explores these questions and more.
This site searches old newspaper article archives, some going back decades; this link is set to search for articles about ghosts.(The full version is a pay service.)
This site is about the paranormal, per se, but it is pretty scary anyway. It is a collection of real nightmares contributed by readers from all over. You can contribute yours. Well done site.
Deke Slayton's red racing plane was cited for an FAA violation... even though Slayton died hours earlier, and the plane was in a museum without an engine!
Craig Schable takes us on a tour of his very cool Victorian house, and tells us about the many strange things that have happened there.
This is a very nicely done site with lots of true ghost stories, such as "The Laundry Room," "Heather's Thing," and many more!
More weird but true stories that don't really fit the category of ghosts, but they are strange nonetheless.
Members of the Philadelphia Ghost Hunters Alliance relate their true experiences with the unknown.
Several accounts of sightings of ghosts that were once part of living armies, but now seem doomed to repeat the actions of their military lives.
Many people in New England have related stories of a phantom chaise drawn by the largest black horse ever seen even to this day and always followed by an unexpected storm.
Padriac O'Kelly first went to sea at the age of 16. There is no doubt in his mind that ghost ships roam the world's oceans.
A few dozen true stories are offered by Searchers for Paranormal Activity.
One of the most interesting ghost stories in the Chicago area - the story of a young woman from the 1930s who met a tragic end.
Sir William Crookes, after many years of research and experimentation with dozens of mediums, became convinced a great deal of spiritistic phenomena was real and indicated proof of an afterlife.
In Celtic lore, Banshees are female spirits or wraiths who appear to people as an omen of impending death and are often heard wailing loudly at their funeral.
A chilling encounter with the ghost of a soldier from the Michigan 11th Volunteer Infantry.
Ghost hunter Loyd Auerbach investigates a haunting at the Moss Beach Distillery restaurant of a ghost in a bloody blue dress.
Tom Slemen has assembled a long list of true stories of ghosts and other unexplained phenomena. Lots of interesting reading here.
There are just a handful of ghost and haunting stories here so far, but it's likely to grow quickly. And all of them take place in Australia or have an Australian connection.
A ghost has been helping thousands of Mexicans cross to the US for the past 30 years, sometimes transporting them in a pickup truck, giving them money, food, water, and even telling them where they can find work.
From Obiwan's Paranormal Page is this very large selection of ghost stories from around the Web. Lots to read here.
Five ghost stories, including "Guardian Angel," "Dancing Ghosts" and "My Haunted House."
This is a video interview with a woman who claims to be in contact with the spirit of George Reeves -- TV's Superman, who died in 1959. She says they are twin souls. Interesting.
Here is an excellent collection of true ghost stories and legends from the United Kingdom, including The Lady Luvibund, Highwaymen Ghosts, Haunted Hands, the Lantern Man and many others.
This UK-based site offers true ghost stories from around the world. Also included are articles about haunted places, such as The Whaley House and the Amityville house.
A chronicle of the author's experiences over the years with a particular kind of shadow person -- the mysterious "hat man" -- which is seen by many other people.
