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The Scariest Hauntings of All Time
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.
Ghost of The Highway Man
An eerie stretch of Arizona road known as Blood Alley may be the spot where a lantern-toting ghost is lost in time.
Growing Up in a Haunted House
For over fifty years, a family shares a 200-year-old house with both mischievous and protective spirits
6 Terrifying Tales of Halloween
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.
Case File: The Imaginary Friend
When is an imaginary friend not an imaginary friend? Perhaps when it's a ghost looking for a living playmate.
Strange Tales 10: Which Story is False?
Here's number 10 in our series of games in which you are invited to read four stories of the unexplained, of which only three are true, then guess which one is false.
Case File: The Strangling Entity
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.
The Menacing Presence
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?
The Bell Witch
For several years her ghost pinched, slapped, scolded and otherwise tormented a Tennessee family in America's best-known poltergeist case.
Ben Franklin's Ghost
A visit by the spirit of the great Benjamin Franklin opens the door to a past life and other, more personal ghost encounters.
Christmas Phantoms
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.
Scariest Shadow People Encounters
What are they? Dark ghosts? Beings from some other time or dimension? Whatever they are, they can be terrifying to those who see them, as you’ll read in these frightening encounters. In all of these cases – including some in which these shadows have actually been felt – they seem to have intelligence and may even be following some mysterious purpose.
"Mr. Ghost"
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....
The Poltergeist Levitation
Poltergeist phenomena seem to strike families with pre-teen children. This may be the case for Kristi and her family, who experienced phenomena that would strike fear in any sane person. Even moving far away did not stop the terrifying incidents. This is Kristi's story.
Strange Tales 9: Which Story Is False?
Here's the ninth in our series of paranormal puzzlers in which you have to guess which of the four stories presented is completely made up by your About Guide. All of the stories are incredible, but only three of them are true. Which is the fictitious story?
Superman's Ghost and The Comic
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.
Ghosts of Christmas
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 Duplex Poltergeist
A young couple finds the perfect little home for their family... until a series of terrifying events lead them to a horrible secret.
Strange Tales 8: Which Story is False?
Presented here and on following pages are four stories of the unexplained. But only three of them are true (according to the people who experienced them); one was invented by your About.com Guide. Your job is to read all four of the stories and then vote for the one you think is false.
House of Shadows
Something strange once happened in the upstairs bedroom, and it may be the cause of the terrifying haunting in this house.
Camping Tales of Terror
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.
The Red Zone
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.