True Ghost Stories

Ghost and haunting reports and encounters that are two thousand years old from a Roman lawyer named Pliny the Younger

A collection of true stories of ghosts and the paranormal for 2011.

A collection of true stories of ghosts and the paranormal for 2011.

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.

If you have a true paranormal story that you wouldn't mind sharing with other readers, send it to me via this online form.

Sherry's brand new home has been plagued with haunting disturbances by a mysterious entity that rivals 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.

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.

True tales of the paranormal -- ghosts and unknown creatures -- encountered by campers.

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.

True holiday tales of ghosts, phantoms and time slips.

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.

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.

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.

The true story of a night in an abandoned, haunted house.

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.

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.

True stories of ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal phenomena on or around the Christmas holiday.

True stories from readers that twinkle – sometimes darkly – with the kind of Christmas spirit that comes wrapped in a special box labeled "Unexplained."

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.

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 Greenbrier 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

After the death of a woman’s parents, they continue their habits and activities.

True stories of ghosts, poltergeists, hauntings and Santa sightings at the Christmas holiday.

Have you had a haunted Christmas? Have you had a genuine sighting of Santa Claus?

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.

If a house can be haunted, then perhaps everyday objects we buy, find or inherit also can be haunted. Here are some true stories.

The woods are a place of mystery, and wandering into it can only lead to 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.

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.

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?

What began as a series of harmless if unnerving poltergeist events soon followed Ranae and her family to a new home. Whatever the cause, the frightening antics of "Mr. Ghost" plagued the family, culminating in a terrifying nighttime attack. But then something unexpected happened.

These are true stories from people who have experiences the "Old Hag Syndrome", the experience of waking to find that they are paralyzed -- and other weird phenomena.

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?

Here's further evidence that devices such as telephones could be connections to realms we have not even begun to understand.

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.

Some of the most enduring - and unnerving - ghost stories are of hitchhikers who vanish into thin air.

Several presidents of The United States have had connections to the paranormal, either as ghosts or through psychic and channeling phenomena.

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.

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.

Knock on the door of this haunted house to find out about some truly scary places and events.

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.

Can you tell fact from fiction? Here is our game of "guess the b.s." Your task is to read four stories. Three of the stories are true, according to our paranormal sources, but one of them has been completely manufactured by me. You must detect which is the false story and cast your vote accordingly.

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.

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 Lauren’s story...

A family of women is terrified by three nights of poltergeist attacks.

A reader asks about unexplained fog or smoke that appeared in her house.

True stories of when ghosts attack by slapping, pushing, strangling, scratching and even beating their victims.

Review of Unsolved Mysteries DVDs - Ghosts, Miracles and UFOs

I would like to know - in all honesty - if the stories I've been reading for so long are actual occurrences.

True stories of strange encounters while camping

True stories of people being attacked by ghosts.

True stories from readers.

True stories of ghost encounters from around the world.

True stories of ghosts that impart messages to the living.

True stories of ghosts that impart messages to the living.

Can inanimate objects be possessed? Can spirits, either good or evil, attach themselves to our possessions?

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!

Readers experiences with the sometimes playful, sometimes malevolent poltergeist phenomenon.

A review of four new books that offer scary stories, tours of haunted places, and musings on the nature of ghosts and hauntings.

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The Ghost of The Columns - Your True Tales - January 2012

Bad Luck Old Hag Experience - Your True Tales - February 2012

British Soldier's Ghost - Your True Tales - February 2012

Disappearing Phone and Phantom Call - Your True Tales - February 2012

Disappearing Vehicles - Your True Tales - February 2012

The Dormitory Entity - Your True Tales - February 2012

Ghost Monk - Your True Tales - February 2012

Ghost's Suicide or Murder? - Your True Tales - February 2012

Restroom Ghost - Your True Tales - February 2012

Read the four astonishing tales of the paranormal and unexplained, then decide which one of them is false.

11:11 - Mom's Last Text - Your True Tales - March 2012

Brown-Eyed Ghost - Your True Tales - March 2012

Death Knocks for Mam - Your True Tales - March 2012

Death Knocks in Illinois - Your True Tales - March 2012

Ghost Took the Teddy Bear - Your True Tales - March 2012

Harbinger for Dad's Passing - Your True Tales - March 2012

The Little Barefoot Ghost - Your True Tales - March 2012

Shower Faces and a Warning - Your True Tales - March 2012

A Father's Message - Your True Tales - April 2012

Grandmother's Coin - Your True Tales - April 2012

The Haunted Vintage Doll - Your True Tales - April 2012

Little Girl in the Mirror - Your True Tales - April 2012

The Monkey Saw the Ghost - Your True Tales - April 2012

The Wicked Face - Your True Tales - April 2012

Tales of phantom ships that sail long after sinking, ships that vanish into thin air, haunted ships, and ships that have mysteriously lost their crew.

College Professor's Ghost - Your True Tales - May 2012

Dad Watches Us - Your True Tales - May 2012

Daddy's Voice - Your True Tales - May 2012

Ghost Hitchhiker and Car - Your True Tales - May 2012

Ghost in a Nightgown - Your True Tales - May 2012

Grandfather's Warning - Your True Tales - May 2012

I Shot a Ghost - Your True Tales - May 2012

Mother's Ghost Visits Baby - Your True Tales - May 2012

A Visit From Mom - Your True Tales - May 2012