Haunted Places - do you have a story?

[Tami MacLeod]

You are 100% right..

All of us in this line of investigations, feel the same way about certain things..

so sorry


and great story you were running with the wild horses,  at the time it may be scary but now looking back i bet you felt free?

[Lady Rosaline]

Terrified at the time, but looking back on it, it was a wonderful, freeing feeling.

[DonaCatalina]

Brackettville, Texas - Fort Clark Springs Area - Reports of the ghost of a woman asking for a ride, once in a while touching the witness sending a chill through them and disappearing. The history of the Fort itself dates back to the early 1800's. Some of the old barracks are reported to be haunted, as well as the building that now houses the restaurant. Fort Clark Springs- The only reports so far are a strange cold spot in the bathroom of Patton Hall.

Back in October of 2000 we stayed in Patton Hall, left corner room downstairs. This used to be a Cavalry Barracks with access to kitchens and storage cellars in the back. You can see some of the cellar through a vent at the end of the building but access is now closed off. One night as we were getting ready for bed, my husband and I were both standing in the bathroom. The temperature dropped suddenly enough that both of us started shivering. The window unit air conditioner in the bedroom was off. We did not see or hear anything else before we checked out in the morning, but apparently other people besides us have experienced this.

[DonaCatalina]

Bragg- Hardin County Ghost Road-Mysterious ghost lights haunt this isolated road in the heart of the Big Thicket. A unique part of Hardin County is also one of its most mysterious, fascinating and out-if-way places: The Ghost Road.
The Ghost Road is situated in the heart of the Big Thicket. It begins at a bend on Farm-to-Market Road 787 that is 1.7 miles north of the intersection of FM 787-770, near Saratoga. Its original name is the Bragg Road, named after the town that was in that area at one time. The name Ghost Road was attached in this century after a number of tales that center around a ghostly light that is said to be seen on certain occasions at night. In 1902, Santa Fe Railroad hacked a survey line from Bragg to Saratoga, bought right-of-way and opened the Big Thicket forest with a railroad, and the Saratoga train began its daily trips to Beaumont, carrying people, cattle, oil and logs. When the area's oil booms and virgin pine gave out, road crews pulled up the rails in 1934, the right-of-way was purchased by the county and the tram road became a county road.
Tales of a ghostly light gathered steam in the 1940's, '50s and '60s as more people traveled to the road. One story is about a railroad man who was killed in a train wreck when the railroad was still in place. The light could also be a night hunter who got lost in the Big Thicket decades ago. The hunter still wanders; searching for a way out of the Thicket. A story that really gives you chills is the one about the husband looking for his bride. The story goes the couple was honeymooning at the Bragg Hotel, which used to be at the end of the road, and during a robbery the bride was murdered. The light is the groom who continues to search for his bride's killer. Photos taken along the road and near the old town site have included spectral shapes and orbs. To reach the Ghost Road, take U.S. 69 at Kountze to FM 326, from there take the turn onto FM 770 which will take you directly to Saratoga. Go through Saratoga and at a right on FM 787 turn, the Ghost Road is not far off the beaten path.

[DonaCatalina]

Before the August 6 episode of Ghost Hunters International their commercials featured photos
of this castle imagine my surprise
when their investigations actually were in South Africa. Because the castle featured in the commercials is actually
Castillo de Turegano
located in Segovia, Spain.
Sheesh...all the resources of the internet at their disposal and they get South Africa mixed up with Spain.

[Yrose]

Bragg- Hardin County Ghost Road-Mysterious ghost lights haunt this isolated road in the heart of the Big Thicket. A unique part of Hardin County is also one of its most mysterious, fascinating and out-if-way places: The Ghost Road.
The Ghost Road is situated in the heart of the Big Thicket. It begins at a bend on Farm-to-Market Road 787 that is 1.7 miles north of the intersection of FM 787-770, near Saratoga. Its original name is the Bragg Road, named after the town that was in that area at one time. The name Ghost Road was attached in this century after a number of tales that center around a ghostly light that is said to be seen on certain occasions at night. In 1902, Santa Fe Railroad hacked a survey line from Bragg to Saratoga, bought right-of-way and opened the Big Thicket forest with a railroad, and the Saratoga train began its daily trips to Beaumont, carrying people, cattle, oil and logs. When the area's oil booms and virgin pine gave out, road crews pulled up the rails in 1934, the right-of-way was purchased by the county and the tram road became a county road.
Tales of a ghostly light gathered steam in the 1940's, '50s and '60s as more people traveled to the road. One story is about a railroad man who was killed in a train wreck when the railroad was still in place. The light could also be a night hunter who got lost in the Big Thicket decades ago. The hunter still wanders; searching for a way out of the Thicket. A story that really gives you chills is the one about the husband looking for his bride. The story goes the couple was honeymooning at the Bragg Hotel, which used to be at the end of the road, and during a robbery the bride was murdered. The light is the groom who continues to search for his bride's killer. Photos taken along the road and near the old town site have included spectral shapes and orbs. To reach the Ghost Road, take U.S. 69 at Kountze to FM 326, from there take the turn onto FM 770 which will take you directly to Saratoga. Go through Saratoga and at a right on FM 787 turn, the Ghost Road is not far off the beaten path.

I was hoping to get some photos upload of Bragg Rd. I've been there a couple of times and had lots of things going on. I've got a couple of photos of the lights, orbs and ecto. I have one of an orb actually going into my truck. I made sure I saged the truck after that trip! We also have had experiences of radio problems, camera problems, and even the gauges on the cars going haywire. This is also along the 33rd parallel, which has lots of strange occurrences along it.

[jinx]

I think what Jinx said was that they were investigating a business.

That -is- what I meant.  However, the investigation fell through, and the team...well...only about 4 of us were being serious enough to show up to meetings and such.  I'm looking at another group, closer to my area, that is slightly more established.

I can't remember what historic place we were in (since it was about 8 years ago), but it was near VA Beach.  We were on a tour, and my cousin and I both looked up the stairs behind the tour guide, and there was a little boy and little girl standing up there in clothes from the late 1800s or so, clear as day.  I wouldn't have believed it if Crystal hadn't said "Did you just see that?"  No one else did, though.  Grandma just looked at us like we were crazy.  xD

[DonaCatalina]

This October we will be going back to Fredericksburg.
The original cabin (1830ish) at the Full Moon Inn is reputed to be haunted.

I'll let you know if anything turns up.

[DonaCatalina]

Went to the Hill Country without seeing a single ghost. I wanted a second crack at the haunted airplane in the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, but they are undergoing extensive remodeling so we didn't go in.

On a previous visit we noticed that if you look at the airplane's cockpit you seem to see a second face other than that of the display dummy.

[DonaCatalina]

Ghost Hunters International
last night's episode was in the Felipe Real Fortress in Peru.
On video they captured an image of a boy dressed
like the boys in this paitning
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/iturigar.jpg

[DonaCatalina]

http://www.eupedia.com/belgium/villers-la-ville.shtml

I'd really like the see someone do an investigation here. This was an Abbey and a prison at various times in its life since the 12th century.

[DonaCatalina]

I'm not sure what I think about this. Someone sent me the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_f1T6_VSt8&feature=related

[Elennare]

I've had several experiences with the paranormal, but this is the only one that might qualify as "haunted."

Shortly before I moved to Seattle, I was at my parents house (was living there at the time).  My parents had gone to visit my Grandpa at the nursing home, and neither of my brothers were home. 

Some background on the layout of the house is necessary to understand what I saw.  Hopefully this will make sense and not be too terribly boring.  The house is set up in such a way that there is a hall coming from the living room that make's an "L" shape.  The "stand up" part of the L comes off of the living room and there are 2 closets directly across the hall from each other along this part. At the corner of the L is a bedroom, and along the "bottom" of the L are the bathroom and another bedroom.  The bathroom is on the side of the hall that you would walk towards when coming from the living room, but the door is offset so you have to turn the corner before you can enter it.  The "bottom" of the hall dead-ends in a third bedroom that looks down the hall and straight into the corner bedroom.

One of the hall closets had an old mattress standing up in front of it.  The other had a plastic bag of something just purchaced and waiting to be put away hanging off of the door knob.  This made it impossible to walk through that part of the hall w/o brushing against the plastic bag and making it rustle.  The wall on either side of the bathroom door had a clothes hamper and a suitcase sitting there.

I was sitting in front of the computer in the end bedroom.  I could see into the corner bedroom, but between the angle of the door and the clothes hamper I could only see from about waist-level and higher in the hall.

Now the "fun" part.

I was sitting on the computer playing a game, knowing full well that I was the only person in the house, when I heard the plastic bag on the doorknob rustle.  "WTF?"  I look up (and the rustle of the bag gave me time to turn so I was looking straight ahead-I did not see this out of the corner of my eye), and see coming down the hall the very distinct, white sillouete of a woman in a dress either wearing a shawl or having long-ish hair that was streaming behind her a bit, appropriate for the speed she was moving.  She moved down the hall at the speed of a brisk walk, and proceeded to walk into the wall straight in front of her and dissappear.  Now, I could only see her from the waist up, because of the sight limitations I mentioned before, so I don't know if there was anything below the waist.  I had the impression that there was, though, if for no other reason than I was ABSOLUTELY SURE I had just seen a person (even though I knew there was no one else home, and I wouldn't find anyone else when I went to look.  And, ya know, people aren't white sillouetes that are oddly 2D and don't walk through walls.).

So sure was I of the fact that I had seen a person, despite "knowing" that I had not, that when I went to go check, I grabbed my bokken.  I of course did not find anyone.  I still called my parents to make sure they hadn't somehow come home and snuck in the house.  I do not know why I did that, because I knew they weren't home and that there was no one else there.  I was just that sure I had seen a person, I guess.  It was very strange, because I was both absolutely sure I had seen a living, breathing, human and also absolutely sure that I had not.

It kinda spooked me for the rest of the night, until my parents came home.  It's still one of the oddest things I've experienced.  I don't think she was a permanent ghost, because I've not seen her before or since.  Something's funky with that house, though.  I always thought that while growing up, and after I told my family about "my" ghost, it came out that everyone in the family (except my dad) has seen/heard odd things there.

[lilaney]

Wow! That is spooky Elennare!

I am proud to say I am no longer the only one at work that has seen 'somthing' haunting the file room.
I work at a Vet Hospital, and down in the basement it has its unique moments of WTF.
Currently, there is a 'presence' in the file room, and two of my coworkers got a good look at it.
They say it is tall, and quick.
I told them it's a nosy old man.
He looks over people's shoulders and seems to always be in a hurry; oh, he does not like change either.
Recently we had a coworker pass away, and two more than moved positions.
That really stirred him up, there has been stuff 'falling' off shelves for days now.
Today is a good example: My coworker Brenda moved desk so we can converse a bit easier, and her old desk is set behind a cubicle-like partition.
By the by, no one sits back there, it has been empty all morning.
There has been the noise of paper's rustling, stuff falling, and just white noise most of the morning.
Brenda told 'him' that he better stop it, or she was gonna haunt him someday.
So far, this afternoon, we have not heard a peep.
*Shrug* guess he wanted us to know he wasn't happy with what was going on.

Happy Friday!

[Alacrity]

My father, William Briant died in Jan 2000. He developed cancer in the throat in November, The doctors were grim about a long agony filled death, and he died quietly in the night soon after – defiant of the doctors to the end.

My daughter was four that the time and due to the fact that my dad and I didn't have a close relationship, she didn't see much of him. Frankly, I thought that he didn't really care much about her because she wasn't the boy he'd been hoping for, so his passing wasn't mentioned to Veronica.

Not long after my daughter began to discuss an imaginary friend Billy. This wasn't unusual for her; she was always coming up with imaginary friends or people. In fact, she made up her own stories and told them to people all the time at that age. She'd talk about Billy a lot – he came to play with her, he lived on a farm, his parents grew wheat and corn, etc.

About six months later she stopped talking about Billy and had moved on to other fantasies. I asked her what had happened to Billy and she said he'd gone back to his farm now and she didn't see him anymore.

My sister finished going through my dad's estate not long after that. She dropped off a large box of pictures and stuff that I was to go through to see what I wanted. So I started sifting through it – surprised to find that my father had every picture I had every sent of Veronica together in a box. None of the other grandchildren were separated like that. I guess she did have a special place in his heart after all.

Sorting further through, I find pictures of my father when he was a boy – living on a farm, in Saskatchewan. Wheat and corn are clearly in the background. On the back of some of the pictures he is named as "Billy".

There is no way she knew - heck I'd long forgotten. Now I don't believe in ghosts and supernatural stuff, but this one still freaks me out a bit.