Paranormal Activity: Haunted by a Real Ghost

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By tlpoague

Source: photo by tlpoague

Do you believe in Ghosts?

She tucked the blankets tight around him. Her beautiful bundle of joy. She leaned in closer to brush a kiss upon his cheek. At only a month old, she could tell he was going to be a heart breaker when he was older. She smiled one last time as she turned to leave, shutting off the light, and quietly closing the door without latching it.

These peaceful moments had become precious to her. It gave her a chance to catch up on the small tasks that were often put off. She wandered through the small house picking up clothes, putting away toys, straightening pillows and flipping through a picture book.

A small chill ran down her back. It felt like a cool breeze from a window. She checked each window making sure they were secure and locked. Living in the city had made her paranoid and nervous. Her husband worked nights adding to the tension. Satisfied that things were locked and secured, she went back to cleaning. One hour passed then two when she began to tire.

She crept quietly back into her son's room to check up on him, before retiring to her own bed. She let her thought freely flow as she drifted off to sleep. A cool breeze swayed around her, but her mind drifted off without thought to it. She began to softly snore.

She laid still listening to her surroundings, unsure what awoke her. She thought of her son and listened for his familiar sounds. All was quiet, but something had aroused her from her slumber. Her room was pitch black except for a green glow coming from the TV positioned in the top of the closet. A chill broke out in goosebumps along her neck. The TV was unplugged, so there wasn't a reason for the strange glow. She rolled over and looked into the hall, knowing the light was off. She sat up to look at the curtains of the window. They were shut tight to eliminate any daylight or street lights. Even the blind was still pulled down.

An eeriness settled over her. Something didn't feel right, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. She gently climbed from bed, checking on her son first, before checking the other rooms for the strange presence that hovered over her. Now fully awake, her mind registered that it felt as if someone had been watching her. It still didn't explain the strange glow that was emitting from the TV in the bedroom. The house felt unusually quiet now, so she turned on the front room TV, and set the volume on low for background noise. She settled in the couch cushions with a blanket wrapped about her.

She hated nights like these. She had been feeling as if someone had been watching her since they had moved into the house a week after her son was born. She wanted to call her husband for reassurance, but chided herself for being such a baby. She closed her eyes, said a brief prayer, and imagined he was sleeping in the bedroom.

Her eyes fluttered open when she felt the cool hand lift her hair from her cheek. Her skin still tingled in a trail from where her stray lock of hair was, to where it came to rest. She fully expected to see her husband leaning over her to peck her with a kiss and was surprise to see no one there.

That was strange? She thought to herself.

She didn't remember falling asleep, but her cheek still tingled which told her someone had touched her. She arose from the couch and looked around the house once again to see if maybe she had missed her husband and he was in the bathroom or bedroom. The house was deathly quiet. No one was around.

Now startled, she called her husband at work asking if he had come home. He calmly listened to her grow hysterical as she relaid what happened to her. He reassured her not to worry, that he would be home on his break to check on them. She shook as she replaced the receiver on its cradle. Still shaking, she peeked into her son's room. He was still snoring softly, but the room now had a chill to it. She went to the heater to check the setting of the thermostat. It was still set on 72 but the bottom reading said the room was ten degrees lower. She rubbed her arms to calm the goosebumps that were forming. She walked back to the phone determining if she should call her husband again.

She felt the air behind her move as if someone had walked by. Quickly she turned, glancing about the front room, kitchen and dinning area. Someone was in the house with her. This thought chilled her to the bone. This wasn't a physical presence that was making itself known. Her cheek still prickled where she was certain someone had touched her.

She watched in horror as a corner of the blanket on the couch fluttered ever so lightly. That confirmed it in her mind...the house was haunted.

She dropped to her knees where she was between the front door and the phone she had just used. Her hands clutched tightly as she began to pray out loud for Jesus her Savior to come and cleanse her home.

The air around her stirred. The room grew a bit colder. She closed her eyes, feeling the presence swirl about her. Her prayer grew in strength as she thought of Jesus and his miracles. This wasn't the first time she had experienced an entity haunting her. She had been but a young teen the first time she has awoke to demons above her bed. It was an experience that few believed happened. She remembered calling upon her Savior then and watching as the demons were expelled from her room.

She felt warm arms wrapping her in a cocoon and the chill being shoved away. She opened her eyes, feeling the heavenly presence surrounding her. Her glow was interrupted by the sound of a key in the lock. She turned to face the door as her husband walked in, concern upon his face. She smiled, with tears in her eyes, as she fell into his awaiting arms.

For more haunting reading, check out the links below.

Vincent Moore, a wonderful poet, was inspired by reading this story. Out of it was born a poem written by him. If you would like to read it, click here... Ghost in my House

Rosemay 50 wrote a thrilling paranormal true story called The Visit (A True Story) Be sure to check it out!

If you would like to read more paranormal stories I have written, check out...A Warrior of God

True story

The story you have just read is a true story. It is an event that happened to me when I was younger. When people talk about God, Jesus, religion and Christianity, I think back to those events that have happened to me over the years. I have a strong faith in God because I have witness his miracles. Some may baulk in disbelief, some may question it, some may want to argue it, but I have come to understand that unless one experiences it for themselves, it is hard for others to accept that these thing can and will often happen.

People are naturally fascinated with the paranormal. Movies and books are made to tantalize and entertain us with the ideas of what if. Is it possible for Satan or ghosts to be roaming the Earth today? I think so.

I am not one to preach my beliefs with anyone, I just merely want to share with others what I have experienced and how God has affected my life.

If you would like to read another true story of my experience with being confronted by a demon, click here.

Are you a Christian that is unsure how to witness to others? If you would like to learn a trick I use, click here.

I do have one question I would like to end this with...If you had known without a doubt that a ghost had lifted your hair off your face, how would you react?

Did you know?

Did you know that a typical haunted attaction averages around 8,000 paid guests?

Have you experienced a haunting?

Jamie Brock profile image

Jamie Brock Level 6 Commenter 13 months ago

Wow.. thank you for sharing your story.. I don't know what I would have done if I had been in your place.. probably freaked out for sure! I am certain I would have prayed too as I am believer in God's power and protection. I really enjoyed your hub...I loved that you wrote about a real experience. Also, you are a great writer.. it really drew me in. Voted up :)

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tlpoague Hub Author 13 months ago

Thanks Jamie,

I did totally freak...I kept thinking that it wasn't happening, but the more I watched stuff move around the room, the more I became convenced it was true. I found out later on that the woman that use to live there was big into witch craft, calling to the dead, and sacrifices. She even died there from what I understand. Being sensitive to my surroundings like I am, I picked up on it, but didn't want to admit it to myself. I was hoping it would go away. (It is amazing the power of prayer!)

Thanks again for stopping by and commenting.

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Alastar Packer Level 8 Commenter 12 months ago

Writing in the third person is a cool and different way to write about experiences sometimes. You've done a very good story with it here tlpoague. It seems no doubt there were some negative presences in that house and no surprise with what had gone on previously. Do you have any Celtic or Native Amer. roots tlp? The reason I ask is it appears folks with one or a combo of the two are more sensitive to picking up these presences.

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tlpoague Hub Author 12 months ago

LOL! I have both actually, my mother has Native American in her side and my dad has Celtic in his. I never thought about that. Thanks Alastar!

pastella13 12 months ago

Hi tipoague,

You really know how to write well. Many people would like to be able to put into words an experience that they've had, but lack the expertise but you certainly know how to grab a reader and hold on right to the end. I haven't had an experience like you did, but I've been in places where the atmosphere was cloying and unpleasant and I knew I had to get out right away. Thanks for sharing this.

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tlpoague Hub Author 12 months ago

Thanks Pastella,

I have experienced a few creepy events such as this. I love to do creative writing, so I thought it would be a nice twist to write my story in a third character format. I am glad you liked it. Thanks again!

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nighthag Level 4 Commenter 12 months ago

This was well written, a fasinating story that captured my attention straight away. Thanks for sharing your experince here with us, so many people (myself included) tend to keep such experiences close to them, without being brave enough to share it with others.

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tlpoague Hub Author 12 months ago

Thank you Nighthag,

It is a scary experience, especially when you aren't sure what you are facing. If it wasn't for being left with the feeling of my hair being moved, I would have marked it off as a weird dream.

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barbergirl28 Level 8 Commenter 12 months ago

I have to admit... your story gives me chills. I have had a few encounters in my life. When I was younger, my younger sister used to play with our little ghost named Julie. We used to here her playing her jewlery box and laughing. She was a young child. As I grew older, there was an older presence.

In the last house we lived in, we had a kid babysit for us that was sensitive to the paranormal. When we came home, he had every light on in the house and was under a blanket. We thought he was sleeping so we shut the lights off. We woke up in the morning and he was gone. I guess there was an older gentleman with a pipe threatening him. Odd, because occassionally the middle of our livingroom would smell like stale smoke.

Interesting hub! Thanks for the great read!

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Mrs. J. B. 12 months ago

Scary yes but very real. I wonder who was there though and why? How long had you lived in that place?

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tlpoague Hub Author 12 months ago

Thanks Barbergirl,

That is some interesting things you have experienced. It was a chilling experience that I never wanted to re-live to that degree again. I found it facinating as I was reading up on this subject how many people are affect by the paranormal and how many don't notice it. I have always been a sensitive person, so it has taken me awhile to find a way to block some of it. I still sense stronger presence around me, but not to the degree that I use to.

Thanks again for stopping by. I am glad you liked it. :)

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tlpoague Hub Author 12 months ago

Thanks Mrs. JB,

I am not sure who the presence was that moved my hair. Some thought it may have been the woman that use to live there. I was too freaked out at the time to care. We only lived in the place for a total of three months. I couldn't have handled it much longer than that. It was leaving me chilled and nervous.

Thanks again for stopping by. :)

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barbergirl28 Level 8 Commenter 12 months ago

I should also mention that I am probably one who ignores it a little more than others. Two of my sister's were always pretty aware of it and when they were sleeping they could swear there was a man standing over their bed trying to choke them. The kid who babysit for us can also draw. He drew up a picture of the man who scared him. I showed it to my sisters and they recognized him as the same one who has been choking them in their sleep. Now that is creepy.

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tlpoague Hub Author 12 months ago

Wow...that is creepy. And here I thought having someone move my hair was creepy. I bet your sister's were pretty freaked out. No wonder the poor babysitter took off. You should write a hub on that.

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littlefoxis 6 months ago

Hello, I just read your hub. For I've had many experiences with spiritual encounters. I am a Christian. AI recently started remembering my past dealing with the paranormal. I wrote about my experiences on of this activity. I have much more to write but all of mine I have always been able to defeated through Christ. I also have had Angels experiences and realize that Christ has Angels that are just as real as the demonic spirits. Angels are much more comfortable. There is no confusion when it comes through Christ.

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tlpoague Hub Author 6 months ago

Thanks Littlefoxis, It is a little unnerving to experience things like this. I am glad to know that you were able to defeate it through Christ. Keep up the faith. Sometimes it is hard to do in this crazy world. Thanks again!

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minymoe678 4 months ago

i have experienced hauntings and i do seyonces every saturday with my friends. But none are as bad as this. nothing that i have seen anyway

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

Thanks minymoe, This is just one of a couple of experiences that I have encountered. I don't mess with seyonces. To me it is like inviting trouble. (I have enough trouble in my life.) I believe my faith in God helped me to face these hauntings. It was a very scarey time in my life.

When people talk about not believing in Jesus or God, I think back to those nights when I laid in terror praying, calling upon His name to help me. They are very real to me. I have seen too many miracles and proof in my short life to know. I'm not trying to push my faith on anyone, but just to give you a bit of advice, if you ever find yourself in over your head by something evil that has been dredged up by a seyonce, think back to this hub. Call upon the name of the Lord. If you believe and give your life to Christ, he will be there for you.

Thanks again!

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Vincent Moore Level 6 Commenter 4 months ago

I dabbled in the metaphysical when I was a teen, the weji board and all, it scared the living daylights out of me back then. I never really believed in ghosts/spirits. Until back in 2006 driving down a Kentucky back road I witnessed an apparition standing at the back of my 53' trailer I was hauling.

She just stood there staring at me through my passenger west coast mirror. I wrote a poem about that encounter. Graveyard of Lost Souls and 3 more came of it. So yes do I now believe in ghosts/spirits, most definitely. I also have a ghost living in the old house I live in at present. Your hub here has inspired a poem that I will write and I will link this hub to it if you don't mind so many more readers can come and read this experience you had. I love the Paranormal and enjoy watching and reading about it. I know when I cross over I will become a spirit and where I end up only God knows that answer.

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

Thanks Vincent, Feel free to link any of my hubs. I need to do a small edit to this hub. I had taken out my other links to my other paranormal hubs. I need to replace them.

Your experience sounds pretty creepy. The unsettling notion that an actual image is before you eyes, is very life changing. I can't wait to read your poem and will have to check out the others. You have sparked my curious little mind.

I had often heard of ghosts, and was raised with the fire and brimstone sermons, so when I had my encounter, it was a bit overwhelming at first. Some of my family thought it was my imagination running wild, till it happened to them. Even my dad has had a few encounters of his own. I haven't let this effect me too much. I still watch and read about Paranormal stuff, even though most Christians will steer clear of it. I always felt it was best to arm yourself with knowledge.

Thanks for stopping by. It was great to have a chat with you!

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homesteadbound Level 8 Commenter 4 months ago

This was a great but scary story. In the house we live in now, I experienced several different things, but I no longer do. I used to pray a lot and it finally stopped, but at first there were lots of little things happening. Mostly things disappearing that I never found, many just minutes after I set them down.

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

That is so creepy! I experienced the same thing, but the most tramatic ones were when I would lay my son on the floor and walk out of the room. When I came back, he would be gone. I would find him down the hall, in the bathroom, or in his room. He couldn't crawl yet, so it freaked me out when that would happen. He was still on the floor, but just in a different room. I did a lot of praying and was grateful when we finally moved.

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Rosemay50 Level 8 Commenter 4 months ago

Written very well tlpoague, I enjoyed reading your story and believe every word of it. I have had several experiences, mostly harmless but one that had me and my son petrified when he was actually pushed down the stairs. I published a hub on this a while back. So I know exactly how you felt.

I am pleased I found this through Vincent's poem

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

Thank you Rosemay, That must have been an awful experience for you and your son. I know I was petrified when I woke up to my hair being moved from my face. I fully expected my hubby to be standing over me, but no one was there and the room had a chill like someone had just walked by. I was happy when we finally moved. I will have to check out your hub. It sounds like an interesting one to read. It was wonderful of Vincent to link mine to his. I felt honored when he did it. Thanks again for stopping by to comment. :)

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Rosemay50 Level 8 Commenter 4 months ago

It must have been frightening to have something actually touch you.

Here is my story and I have added a link to yours to that one.

http://rosemay50.hubpages.com/hub/The-Visit-True-S

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

Thank you Rosemay, It was terrifying! I freaked out and began praying. Then I called my hubby at work. I never want to experience that again. Thanks for the link! I will add it to mine. I love to share stories. :)

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homesteadbound Level 8 Commenter 4 months ago

tlpoague - that is indeed scary. I wouldn't want anything messing with my baby. I'm glad you were able to move and get away from the unease.

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

Thanks Homesteadbound, Thankfully my son was too young to remember anything. He has had his own experiences though over the years. Sometimes I wonder if we aren't really sensitive to the paranormal. I am glad that we haven't had too many problems since moving. Thanks for stopping by!

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Rosemay50 Level 8 Commenter 4 months ago

Thanks for the link

I believe some people are just more receptive than others.

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tlpoague Hub Author 4 months ago

Thanks Rosemay, I have to agree. Crazyhorsesghost once asked me if we had Celtic or Native American in our bloodline. They are suppose to be very receptive. I had to laugh...we have both, on both sides of my family. (My son had a double whammy because his dad also has Native American on his side.) I thought that was interesting food for thought.

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