(Excerpts from About Ghosts: A Useful Handbook© by Jan Olandese) https://www.amazon.com/About-Ghosts-Handbook-Jan-Olandese/dp/1521535531/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
I know of an old home in an American Midwest city that was quite haunted when I visited. I had heard nothing of its reputation, but when I went up the stairs, I felt a strong push at the top, and nearly fell backwards. The creepy feeling left me when I got away from the stairs, but I was always very careful after that. Later, I asked others if they’d noticed anything there. A reliable source who had spent a great deal of time at the house said that there had been sounds of activity and people downstairs at night, when no one else was present. And that water faucets would turn on by themselves. Many others said they felt something strange at the house.
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I attended theological college in England. The parish church across the lane from my house there was definitely haunted.
Nothing ever happened when I was there with others. But I had to go alone very early one day. It was still quite dark out. I was sacristan, and it was my job to prepare for the morning service.
While I was laying things out, I heard heavy footsteps. They were not echoes of my own as I was wearing rubber-soled shoes which made no noise. The church was a typical English Norman church, built in the early 1200’s. It was all open inside, so you could see the whole place. So, there were footsteps, but no one to go with them.
I finished my tasks and left as swiftly as possible. I never had another negative experience there; but I was never there alone after that.
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Very interesting. Sitting in a well lit room I am less inclined to believe. But, I would not like to experience what you felt.
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I feel the same way! It’s easy to break these events down – until one is in the midst of it…thanks for reading!
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I used to do night shift in a rest home – there were two buildings, one very modern, the other attached and very old. I was sitting in the office in the old part one night writing up some notes when I heard footsteps coming along the corridor. I looked up as they passed the office door but there was no-one there. No-one in the corridor either. I was totally ‘spooked’ and rang through to the office in the new part of the complex to see if someone would come over…
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Thank you for sharing this: footsteps seem to be a common manifestation – I’ve run into them a couple of times personally – once when others were present and we all heard them! That must have been quite the shift for you!! 🙂
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it was – that old building was eerie at the best of times…
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I love a good ghost story.
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Me, too! I’ve stuck some in the blog! Thanks so much for the follow, enjoy!
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😊
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They do sound like real experiences and I would have tried saying a prayer out loud had it continued. 🙏
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I said one silently, I assure you! 🙂
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I totally understand! 👻 😊
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