[Music] [Music] my boyfriend Jason and I went on a month-long camping trip across several States and everything had been going wonderfully until October 9th when we decided to abandon our reserved Campground for something more spontaneous we found a spot near albian Basin in the uent mountains close to the sacret Lake Trail Head we parked our car Around 3:00 p.m. at the albian Basin Campground which was closed for the season we were a bit nervous because this was our first time trying dispersed camping and we didn't have the right backpacking gear when we got there we
realized the spot where we wanted to set up our tent was about 2 mi uphill that's when we started to feel regret we had a planned Campsite in nefi but decided to skip it at the last Minute after complaining for a while we decided to eat a big lunch so we wouldn't have to carry food with us then we packed our backpacks with the best gear we had to survive the night since it was going to be 25° F we started hiking up the trail passing a few few families and couples coming down the mountain
as we kept going we both began to feel a little strange like we didn't really know why We were doing this it felt like we should have just stayed at a hotel instead of pretending to be Backpackers for the night but we both felt like we had to prove something so we kept going we finally made it to secret Lake but it was nothing like the pictures completely empty disappointing and a bit creepy still we kept hiking higher looking for a quiet flat spot to set up our Tent eventually we found a decent spot I
noticed a small cave nearby and pointed it out to Jason wondering if it was a no way kind of situation he went to check it out and said it looked like a small crawl space for Animals nothing to worry about we quickly set up our tent as it was getting dark played some cards Bund up and decided to go to bed early around 8:30 p.m. since we plan to leave as soon as Possible in the morning maybe by 5: a.m. but after what felt like only 30 minutes I woke up Suddenly at 11:24 p.m. feeling
scared for no reason and I just knew there was no way I was going back to sleep normally I sleep through the night so this felt really strange Jason was still asleep so I didn't wake him up and just lay there trying to listen for any sounds but it was completely silent around Midnight Jason started to wake up and move around which made me feel a bit better as I didn't want to feel alone anymore so I told Jason I couldn't sleep but he said I should just close my eyes and try to rest since
we were leaving early in the morning we both just lay there trying to sleep not even 5 minutes later we were still wide awake when Jason suddenly sat up so fast it made my heart race I whispered What is it he said listen and I swear we both clearly heard the sound of boots crunching on gravel like someone walking up to our tent they stopped for a moment then walked over to my side of the tent I felt all the blood drain from my face instantly this whole moment lasted no more than 10 seconds but
my mind raced with a million thoughts for a split second I thought it Might be a park ranger coming to tell us we couldn't Camp there because I was completely sure I had heard human footsteps and within 2 to 3 seconds after hearing the footsteps Jason grabbed the axe and rushed out of the tent ready to confront whoever it was I knew he had heard the same thing I did but there was nothing no one was there as soon as Jason ran out I followed him but we found nothing we clearly heard something walk Up
but we never heard it walk away without saying much to each other we quickly packed up our things feeling terrified and like we were being watched we kept looking over our shoulders as we hurried down the mountain using only the moonlight because we were too scared to turn on our flashlights those 20 to 30 minutes were the worst of my life and I kept expecting to look back and see someone Following us when we got to our car we locked the doors and started driving down the mountain too scared to talk much we were both
terrified by the time we reached Town it was around 3:30 a.m. so we parked in a brightly lit grocery store parking lot and slept there since then we've talked about what happened that night and we're still haunted by the sound of those [Music] Footsteps this took place few months ago when my girlfriend and I were feeling bored at home and wanted to do something different so we decided to go for a hike on the spur of the moment we don't go hiking often but the idea sounded good to both of us it was late in
the afternoon and there was only about an hour of daylight left but we thought it would be fun to explore a nearby Trail before it got dark we quickly filled up our water Bottles put on our best walking shoes and headed out the door then we drove up into the mountains which are known for having many hiking trails the trails get more varied and interesting the higher you go now usually we stuck to trails near the base of the mountains where there are lots of people but this time we wanted something different we decided to
drive further up the mountain to a trail that a friend Had told me about but we kept an eye on the time and figured we could hike for a bit and enjoy the new area before it got too dark when we arrive at the start of the trail we saw there were no cars parked along the road which was bit unusual however we didn't think much of it since it was getting late and assumed most people had already left we still had about 45 minutes of daylight so we decided to keep Going we began by
walking down a steep hill then had to climb up another Steep Hill to get back to the same level then once we reached the top the trail became much smoother and easier to to walk as we enjoyed the view we spotted a lone coyote a little ways off the trail and saw some rabbits nearby so I made a joke that the rabbit should be careful since the coyote was around she gave me a playful nudge for That joke less than a mile into the trail we came across a large fallen tree that formed a bridge
over a dried up riverbed we decided to take a break climb around on the tree and take some pictures after about 10 minutes we got back to hiking we hadn't gone far when she heard a rustling noise in the trees behind us we stopped for a moment feeling a bit nervous about the noise we heard as it Sounded like something large was moving in the trees but we Shrugged it off and continue walking for a short distance but she soon decided she was done and wanted to head back it was getting darker and the light
was fading slowly so I agreed with her we turned around and started making our way back to the car but when we got back to the fallen tree I realized my shoe had come Untied so I used the trunk of the tree to help me tie my laces again while I was doing that I glanced behind us for the first time during the hike and there I saw a man wearing all black with his hood up walking slowly and steadily behind us it didn't seem too unusual at first as people wear black all the time
and it was cold out so wearing a hood made sense then I reminded myself not to jump to conclusions just because of their Outfit I often wear black myself and there was no reason to assume anything was wrong so I told my girlfriend about the person I'd seen it was now getting dark and the trail was starting to feel a bit creepy so we decided to walk faster and went through a winding part of the trail where it was hard to see far ahead now during this stretch I lost sight of the person and thought
he was Far behind us however as we rounded the final Bend I noticed the person was behind us again and this time he was much closer than before which made me feel feel uneasy he was now only about 50 ft behind us much closer than the 100 ft before and since we had been walking faster this made us really nervous we quickly rounded another Bend in the trail and as soon as we saw the open path ahead we started Running it was natural reaction for both of us we didn't need to say a word we
just began sprinting as fast as we could trying to get away from the person we were almost back at the trail head just a few Hills left to go we stopped for a moment to catch our breath and I glanced back again I saw the person stop running when he noticed me looking as if he was trying to act like he was just walking we sprinted down the hill as Fast as we could with a little bit of light left struggling to get through the thick trees around us running down the Steep Hill was hard
because we couldn't see the path clearly we both stumbled and almost fell several times hitting rocks and loose brush with our feet but we managed to stay on our feet and didn't look back we made it to the bottom of the hill but we still had to climb up the initial Hill to reach the Car we pushed through the incline and finally got back to our car I took a quick relieve breath as I started the engine my heart racing and adrenaline still still high as I backed out onto the road I saw the person
come out at the trail head apparently out of breath we finally got a good look at him his hood had fallen off revealing his pale face and lifeless eyes which were only lit up by a single Lantern at The trail head he was holding something in his hand but it was too dark to see clearly and I didn't want to stay and find out what it was I put the car and drive and sped away as fast as I could as we drove away we kept checking the rear view mirror but the person slowly disappeared
into the darkness then we went straight to the police station and told them what happened in response they said they had Been getting reports of similar incidents over the past few days then they told us they would contact us to identify the person if they found him but we never got any feedback after [Music] that my fiance and I decided to explore an old ghost town in Utah but there's nothing left of it now because the last building fell down in the 1930s All That Remains of the town are some ruins which are located on
a steep hill so we had to hike up the hill to get to what was left of the town now my family has always been open to experiencing the Paranormal things and as soon as I got out of the car I felt a strong presence like something was there I couldn't explain what it was but it made me really Uneasy as we began hiking up the hill the place got even creepier there were Graves scattered around each one surrounded by white picket fences and the first grave we came across was for a little girl now
these Graves don't have any names or details about who they belong to as you go deeper into the cemetery you see more Graves but these are just marked by rocks then after a while we decided to Leave but as I was walking down I suddenly felt like someone was walking with me the feeling was so strong that I kept looking over my shoulder but no one was there I Shrugged it off and we got home but when we pulled up to the house we noticed the garage was open so we thought maybe mom had opened
it and just forgot to close it we asked her if she opened the garage but she said No she was in Salt Lake visiting my grandma and she doesn't even have a girl garage door opener so she always goes in through the front door as you can imagine I was a bit freaked out but I tried not to think too much about it a few days later I was home alone because my fiance was at work and my mom had a doctor's appointment I have two kids a 2-year-old and a 6-month-old I laid my six-month-old
Traden down for a nap in my room and made sure the baby monitor was on then I kept the other monitor with me in the living room I was sitting in the kitchen when suddenly I heard crying and rustling from the baby monitor next to me so I went to check on Trayden and he was in the same position sound asleep I have no idea what happened but when I think about it it kind of reminds Me of the baby Graves we saw at the Old Town in the following day my fiance our kid and
I went out to spend the day together we made sure to close the garage door all the way and watched to see if it went down completely which it did a few hours later when we got back the garage door was open again I was getting frustrated thinking mom was playing a prank on us so I went to her room and asked if she had opened the garage she looked confused and said no She had been sitting quietly in her room the whole time so I thought maybe something else is going on my fiance Cory
suggested it might be a wiring issue and I thought he might be right then a few days later we came home from a day in Salt Lake and grocery shopping we got home and everything seemed fine but my mom wasn't there because she had gone to pick up my little brother From work so he could use her car Cory was on the couch playing with trayon my 2-year-old Dustin was watching TV and I was in the kitchen cleaning then suddenly I heard the garage door opening Cory went downstairs and sure enough the garage was open
I couldn't understand how that happened it had never happened before since we came back from that Cemetery a week Ago strange things have been happening more often that night we went to bed and the house was dark and quiet I have insomnia so it takes me a while to fall asleep while I was lying in bed I was messaging a good friend who recently moved to Texas asking how he was adjusting as we chatted I suddenly heard running noises it was raining outside with occasional thunder so at first I thought It might just be the
storm but then I remembered that outside our bedroom door there's a small opening in the ceiling that leads to the attic I have a deep fear of attics and basements so I never go near them then out of nowhere I heard light running sounds again but this time it sounded like a child was running I was freaked out because it definitely wasn't Thunder I know what that sounds like At the same time I felt like someone was watching me from the open bedroom door my dog Bentley was growling in that direction which made me even
more uneasy it felt like there was a negative presence around at the cemetery I kept looking around because I felt something watching me I felt a strong sense of unease and told my fiance that I was getting a bad feeling he wanted to explore more more but the deeper we went into the Mountains the more uncomfortable I became I really didn't like it at all I know what I'm about to say might be bit creepy but I want to go back at night and find out what might have followed me home even though people might
think I'm crazy for wanting to go back it feels like something is pulling me to return and I don't really understand why [Music] I used to hike often on a popular Trail the area the trail is on is only about 50 acres so the path twists and turns a lot to fit within the space one day I decided to go for a hike the weather was perfect clear skies a gentle breeze and the temperature was perfect for hike but when I got there I found the trail was surprisingly quiet with only a few people here
and there as I walk I reach a point where I could see a section of the trail running Parallel to where I was about 10 ft away it was interesting to see that the path I was on would eventually loop back around to that spot about a mile ahead it felt like I was getting a sneak peek of where I'd be walking soon then after a while I noticed that near that part of the trail there was a fallen tree with three people sitting on it a man a woman and a boy normally seeing people
resting on the trail wouldn't be unusual since it's A popular spot but something felt off about them they were sitting completely still almost like statues and they didn't make a sound I felt really uneasy because their Behavior was so strange so I decided to keep walking but I couldn't shake the feeling so I glanced back to my horror the three people were gone just a moment ago they were sitting There and now there was no sign of them I stopped in my tracks my heart pounding and listened carefully but there was nothing no rustling leaves
no footsteps no voice P es the woods were completely silent which made it even more creepy anyone who spends time Outdoors knows that sound travels well in the woods you can usually hear people moving or talking from far away but in this case there was just a strange Silence sound usually gets trapped by the tree canopy and travels through the forest if someone steps 100 ft away you're likely to hear it since I grew up in the woods I'm good at noticing such sounds but those three people managed to move without making a sound I
tried to brush it off thinking maybe I just missed hearing them as I was distracted so I turned back around and continued Walking ahead of me on the section of trail I was on I saw them again with their backs turned to me they silently walked over a hill and out of view I never saw them again not only had I not heard them but I also hadn't seen them pass by me I couldn't figure out how that happened so I immediately called my friend I told him that it felt like something out of the
movie was happening at swayback and asked him to stay on the Phone just in case I needed help or something went wrong there's a chance I might be remembering things incorrectly but this experience still bothers me to this [Music] day for a while I kept hearing three notes from a music box every night usually around 3:00 a.m. it was always the same three notes but there was nothing nearby that Could make a sound like an alarm or music box sometimes we've had strange things happen with the electricity like lights flickering out of nowhere and then
stopping after a while then there were urgent knocks on the door and kitchen window but when I looked outside just a moment later no one was there now we live in the last house in a private locked off area so whoever knocked would have to walk a long way to get out of Sight it couldn't have been the neighbors because they weren't home most of the time then one time I saw a wine glass sitting securely on the counter suddenly it flew across the room and smashed against the opposite wall as if something had swiped
it with Force I was shocked because there was no one else in the room and nothing could have caused it to move like that but for the past 6 months nothing Strange has happened here until tonight and once again it happened at 3:00 a.m. my daughter was sleeping in my bed because she wasn't feeling well which made the whole situation even more uneasy I was asleep dreaming about being on the run in Switzerland then I felt like someone was sitting beside me and a bit in front of me in Bed I woke up and looked
at the figure the bedroom door was was open and the hallway light was on so I could see a blanket that looked like the one my daughter uses and it was at about the same height and shape it would be if she were sitting up in bed with the blanket over her head I thought it was strange that she was just sitting there fully covered by the blanket so I reach out and touched what Felt like a solid shoulder under the blanket and said um you okay bub but to my horror I heard her voice
from the other side of the room where she was lying down say yeah I'm fine Mom I gasped and quickly pulled my hand away from the blanket as I did the blanket collapsed I could have sworn I saw a dark Slinky shape much smaller and Lighter than the human figure I felt quietly and smoothly slide under the bed my daughter said she didn't feel anything next to her or on top of her in bed the only other explanation I can think of is that I was still dreaming and half asleep experiencing some kind of hallucination
but the experience felt incredibly real and it Blended so seamlessly with my clear interaction With my daughter that I find it hard to believe it was just a dream even though despite how unsettling it was I'm not completely freaked out and actually feel quite calm also I don't want to scare my daughter who's falling back asleep now I'm left feeling a bit unnerve and very confused so I've kept my bedside light on for now I'll stay close by try to calm my mind and hope that whatever Happened was just a strange but harmless trick of
my tired mind [Music] when I was 19 I worked at my local Guitar Center where I also gave guitar lessons to kids in my free time one afternoon a man in his late 50s came into the store and asked if I could teach guitar to his 12-year-old daughter he explained that she was very interested in learning so I happily agreed and gave him my email address so He could reach out to me and we could set up a lesson schedule for her but then he started giving me his phone number and said it would be
easier to talk on the phone to arrange a lesson but it was a big mistake to give him my number he started calling and texting me all the time he sent messages like I just want to talk and I've Been Thinking About You by that point I was getting worried I sent him a text asking him to Stop contacting me if he wasn't serious about setting up lessons but he kept calling me at work since my job was to check in guitars and answer phones he was able to reach me every single time I always
hung up as soon as I realized it was him but he would call back almost immediately if I was busy and someone else answered the phone he would ask for me Directly I was scared to tell my boss because it was my first job and I felt responsible for making sure customers left happy so I also worried that since I had given him my contact information willingly it might be my word against his things got really frightening one night when I ran into him in the parking lot he came up to me and said he
was waiting for me and just wanted to talk I finished work at the same time Every day so it was easy for him to guess my schedule luckily I had called my dad before my shift ended and he agreed to pick me up my dad was waiting in the parking lot I ran straight to his car and asked him to drive away right away then I told him everything that had happened and he called the police but they couldn't do much because the guy hadn't actually hurt Me in the morning I told my boss and
he was not allowed in the store anymore I never saw or heard from him again but sometimes I still think about how lucky I [Music] was Summers were always my favorite when I was growing up because my sister and I spent one month at my grandparents cabin in Minnesota my dad being the oldest of three brothers would send us there and Our cousins Ryan Alexandra and Tyler came along too the cabin was by a beautiful Lake surrounded by tall trees and we spent our days swimming fishing and exploring the woods from ages 7 to 17
those times at the cabin became my favorite memories then my grandmother got sick and pass away and after that my grandfather didn't visit the cabin very often and we Were all growing up my sister and Ryan went to to college while the rest of us were in high school busy with classes and friends as the years passed grandfather also pass away the cabin was left to my dad and his brothers and they had a difficult decision to make they decided to sell it and share the money however my dad asked if any of us Grandkids
wanted one last trip to the cabin my sister me Tyler and his girlfriend were the only ones who could go when we opened the door we were surprised to find it didn't smell stale like places do after being empty for 5 years instead it smelled like the wood and fresh air from the lake the memories came flooding back as we stepped inside and we took a moment to look around at all the familiar sites that had been part of our Childhood my sister told us there was a caretaker and she must have aired out the
place as we cooked dinner that night we noticed a small bag of food in the fridge we thought it was left by the caretaker and went on with our evening later that night while I was in bed I heard what sounded like someone moving around in the kitchen I figured it was one of the others getting water or something to Eat in the following morning my sister asked us which one of us was making a noise I joined in and told her I was woken up too but TI Tyler and his girlfriend insisted it wasn't
them they were in The Loft and we were in the lower bedrooms we started to freak out for a moment trying to figure out who was in the house we checked the doors and windows but nothing was broken that afternoon everyone wanted to Go to the lake except my sister because she had a migraine while we were swimming and having fun in the sun we suddenly heard screaming and saw my sister sister running toward us she looked scared and was breathless hyperventilating as she reached us through her gasp we understood that someone was in the
house Tyler and I exchanged worried glances and instinctively ran toward the Cabin since we're both in the military moving quickly in a situation like this felt like second nature as we approached we felt a mix of fear and determination ready to protect our family the door was wide open and we weren't sure if the Intruder was still inside we grabb a fire poker and glance around but he was long gone we called the police and when they arrived we figured out that he was most Likely homeless and had been staying in the cabin since it
had been mostly empty for the last few years we found a rolled up sleeping bag cans of tuna and a lantern in the dusty basement my sister told us she had heard strange noises in the kitchen and thought it was one of us when she stepped into the kitchen she was shocked to see a guy with long scraggly hair and a Beard he looked just as surprised to see her scared my sister ran out of the cabin and straight to us a few months later the cabin was sold and according to my uncle they never
had any more problems with that guy [Music] I didn't believe in ghost for the first 22 years of my life I always thought there was a logical reason for hauntings and honestly I still think that maybe it's not a ghost but some Strange kind of energy causing things to happen anyway so my roommate Owen and I moved to Colorado with some money and rented a small cabin far away from the town our closest neighbors only use their cabins during the summer so for most of the year it felt like we were all alone and that's
one of the best things about living in the mountains you get a sense of total peace And quiet that's hard to find anywhere else when you turn off everything in your cabin all you can hear is the wind moving through the trees no traffic sounds no car alarms and no noise from other people at all it's just you and nature it was very peaceful at first but after the first week or two in the cabin Owen and I began to notice weird things happening now it was hard to explain but it felt Off I remember
Owen joking that he didn't like staying alone in the cabin because it gave him creepy vibes there was one room in the back and at night if you stood in there it felt like someone was watching you even though you knew no one was there sometimes I'd come home from work and feel a deep sense of fear and unease I thought I was just being paranoid maybe imagining things because I wasn't used to the silence and the Isolation during winter but then I started noticing things being move around one morning my car keys were missing
and I searched everywhere only to find them in a strange place like on top of the refrigerator I thought Owen was messing with me but he kept saying it wasn't him soon his stuff started getting move too and he got really mad thinking I was trying to prank him then one night we were sitting Around playing video games when something suddenly flew across in front of us we both stared at each other for a moment before realizing we both saw it happen for context the cabin had an A-frame design which meant it was mostly one
big room with a loft above and a downstairs area on one side we had the kitchen and our beds while on the other side was the living room complete with a TV and a Nice wood stove the small object that flew across the room shot from the kitchen all the way to the front door we could see it clearly and it seemed to move so fast that it almost looked like it was thrown we found out it was just a single green bean from our dinner that night we held it up and stared at it
it had flown all the way across the cabin from the stov top in the back to the Front door it seemed impossible for a small Bean to move like that on its own in the following morning when I woke up and thought about what happened I realized our cabin was haunted the next couple of months were wild everything from car keys to whole decks of cards to box cutters would fly around our apartment right in front of us at night we'd hear strange growling sounds that seemed to come from right in The middle of the
house to be fair sounds can travel oddly in the mountains so so we might have just heard nearby animals in that case one time my roommate stormed out of the shower looking really angry why would you turn the lights off on me in the shower he shouted water dripping from his hair I told him I had no idea what he was talking about but the most frustrating thing was how our stuff kept Going missing so one night we decided to test it we placed our car keys in a specific specific spot in the cooking area
making sure to remember exactly where they were we wanted to see if they would still be there by morning and as usual when we woke up the keys were gone but it wasn't just that they had been tucked between the pages of a DED Mocking Bird on our little bookshelf and it took us hours to find Them another morning I couldn't find my phone at all we tried calling it and it ran rang loudly throughout the house but we couldn't figure out exactly where the sound was coming from then finally we traced the ringing to
the bathroom but it sounded like it was coming from behind the wall the vanity was hanging there so I thought forget it it's probably in the wall with how strange everything is Maybe there's a hole or something I took the vanity off its nail and as soon as I moved it my phone slid out from the back back and clattered on the floor Owen and I looked at each other and his face went completely pale how could that even happen how was that possible then one weekend we had a friend come to visit and as
soon as she opened the door my car keys flew across the room and nearly hit her in the face she was like wait is the cabin Haunted we joked that yes things get thrown around sometimes and you just have to ignore it she didn't want to stay there anymore which was understandable after everything we experienced so I decided to ask my land lady if she could share some history about the cabin we were renting when I brought it up she got really defensive Crossing her arms and saying she had owned it for years without anything
strange ever Happening but I could tell she was lying so I press her for more details long story short we ended up getting evicted a couple of months later I still don't have a solid explanation for all the strange stuff that happened but after that I definitely believe in ghost and other things we don't understand [Music] my grandparents used to live in a small house in the Ozarks surrounded by woods And I loved visiting them there coming from West Texas it was great to be in a place with trees after a year or two they
decided to fix up the house to make it look like a log cabin they went ahead with the renovations adding beautiful wooden details to the house there were two lovely decks with views of the mountains and they created a whole new living area in the Basement it looked amazing and I was excited to stay there in the summer however when I arrive the atmosphere felt bit weird it felt angry even though my grandparents were very welcoming they gave me a tour and most of the inside was the same as before but when we went to
the basement I was filled with fear I didn't want to go down there alone and when I did I couldn't stay for long so I always chose to sleep upstairs Because I never felt safe in the basement but one day I was heading down the stairs to get some laundry that was in a small room across from the basement I had only taken about three steps down when I suddenly felt a chilling cold wash over me and I couldn't move then out of nowhere I felt a strong force pushing on my back before I could
understand what was happening I started sliding down the Stairs it felt like time stopped as I fell and I was so scared that I couldn't even scream when I could move again I grabbed my clothes and rushed back up the stairs not going back down for days then about a week later it was July 3rd it had been storming all day but the weather was still warm outside my grandparents went to a party down the street and I decided to stay home alone to watch over the House it was still storming outside and the sky
was growing darker as the last bit of daylight disappeared I sat in the Loft headphones on listening to music The Rain tapped steadily on the windows and the wind howled outside then suddenly I felt a familiar cold breeze but this time it was different instead of my whole body feeling cold it was just the back of my Neck it wasn't the long chilling cold I had felt before it was quick and light almost like someone gently blew on my neck I was too scared to even breathe as I stayed still the headphones on my head
suddenly flew off with such force that they hit the TV screen I tried turning on the TV but all I heard was loud crackling static I tried to turn it off but it wouldn't Stop trying to calm myself I looked at a painting of a meadow that my grandparents had hanging by the TV then I saw it there was a man in the painting with the most Sinister and evil face I had ever seen his eyes were empty and white but I still felt a deep fear just looking into them terrified I ran outside into
the rain bar foot and shaking I walked to the house where my grandparents were never telling them What had happened in the following morning I came back home giving them a random reason for leaving but after what I experienced at the cabin I never went back there now you might be wondering why I didn't tell anyone but keep in mind I was around 12 or 13 years old at the time so even if I had told anyone they probably wouldn't have Believed [Music] me when I was 11 or 12 I went to summer camp for
the last time and it was called Camp Katan a camp spread across about 50 acres next to a school there were wooden cabins for each year group with swimming pools Lakes hiking trails and Open Fields for sports we spent our days swimming playing games and learning new skills Like canoeing and archery once or twice a year they rented a bigger place further south of Atlanta this was for the older kids where we would have a sleepover with campfires and Outdoor Adventures I had already done the year before and had a great time with my friends
we stayed up late talking and laughing sitting on the cold concrete slab by a creek the area looked out over 20 or 30 Mil of old Farmland most of it covered in small trees and wild plants the camp counselors who were usually 18 to 20 years old were pretty relaxed they didn't worry much about strict rules we could sleep in and breakfast or roll call didn't happen until around noon we spent the day exploring playing games and just hanging out then around 400 p.m. we would pack Up and head back to the regular camp but
this time my three friends and I made a plan to sneak out early in the morning just after Dawn before the camp counselors woke up we wanted to explore the farmlands they rarely let us play in so we had packed thick jackets and some extra food ahead of time and as soon as we woke up we grab our stuff and quietly left we reached the edge of the campground and crossed the small Creek That separated it from the Untamed farmlands the area we entered felt really old with broken fences and overgrown plants a rusty barb
wire fence stretched across the hills some of the trees had grown right through it twisting around the wire we decided to follow the stream for as long as possible knowing it would help us find our way back to the camp later but after about a mile the stream Dried up and the landscape looked totally different the Wild Pine trees gave way to neatly planted rows of corn and it felt like our path had vanished but with the sun rising and our excitement pushing us forward we kep kept walking up a small hill that had appeared
ahead of us a man wearing a broad cap and overalls clearly a farmer spotted us as we reached the top of the hill he looked Surprised but we were too far away for him to catch us or ask what we were doing so we hurried away when he called out after walking another mile through the tall corn fields the landscape changed again as if there were clear borders I remember remember seeing what looked like a gate made by Nature cornstalks bending into an arch beyond the arch was a small brook surrounded by thick oak trees
looking as beautiful as any picture in a Book we continued on feeling sure we were moving in a straight line and could easily find our way back our watches showed that only an hour and a half had passed after that peaceful spot the land changed to a steep Rocky climb over the next mile or two it was full of sharp Thorns winding paths and no clear Way Forward after discussing whether to turn back and getting scratched by bushes we Finally reached a huge Valley it was strange to see unusual trees growing there lined up in
a way that seemed unnatural leading us further down the trees had long thin branches and their bark had flaked off and settled on the ground below revealing a smooth pasty White surface underneath the most striking thing about the trees was their blood red leaves there was no grass in the valley but lots of moss and the air smelled Damp we followed the line of trees deep into the valley losing track of time as we went near the very bottom of the valley surrounded by those trees and nothing else we found a three-story Victorian style [Music]
house but just as we spotted the house it began to rain heavily turning the valley into a muddy mess even from far away the house looked Old and worn sagging from years of rain and Decay it was made entirely of wood with only a few single pain glass windows that were still unbroken the only part of the house that was wasn't wood was the support for the stairs leading inside the door was open we felt foolish for going inside but wet fools prefer a potentially dry place we thought we would turn back once We got
our bearings and returned to Camp without anyone knowing as the leader of our group I stepped inside the house first I placed my foot on the first step which felt Hollow and weak but still held my weight the entrance was about 8 ft long and 6 ft wide with a long staircase leading up to the second and third floors behind us we could see clear holes in the second floor that led to dark areas but The stairwell was lit by the large windows at the front of the house the sound of water was loud and
clear but the entryway with the open door was dry beyond the lit area by the open door the house was dark and smelled of mold and dampness we took a moment to rest while I sat down my pack and pulled out my compass I was checking our snacks when I heard it a moan that sounded like the Wind and rain coming from somewhere at the top of the house if it still had one then I heard the loudest footsteps I have ever heard thundering down the stairs my friends ran the moment they heard the sound
I hesitated for a moment it was bright enough to see about 2/3 of the way up the stairs but there was nothing there I grabbed my bag and jumped out the door slamming it shut behind me the wet wood felt soft in my fingers Like wet paper instead of old wood when I took the last step it broke under me sending splinters everywhere I ran up the hill after my friends getting cuts and scrapes from the rain as I ran I heard the loud sound of the door being kicked open behind me and it felt
like it shook the whole valley I don't even remember the trip back except that we made it to Camp around 2:00 P.m. and managed to get a shaky late breakfast or lunch [Music] [Music] about 3 years ago in late November my husband and I had an creepy experience that still makes us uneasy at the time we were living in Seattle and often spent weekends surfing our favorite spots were Nia Bay or Westport which meant long drives but Great waves on this weekend however the surf forecast wasn't good rough waves and stormy conditions along the coast
we were disappointed but started looking for other options hoping to find a place that was a bit safer to Surf we decided to try some spots along the straight of Juan deuka instead the land along the straight is beautiful but very remote the only way to reach it is by driving along Highway 112 which goes from Port Angeles to Nia Bay there's almost no cell service along most of Highway 112 and there are only few small towns along the way we decided to try surfing at a spot along the straight called twin it was a
place we knew well having surfed there before and we felt good with the area the surf report showed the best waves would come early in the morning so we figured it would be smart to drive out the night before and sleep in our Car to be ready at dawn since it was late November the weather was cold and we didn't want to spend extra money on a campsite nearby instead we planned to park our car along the beach at Twin hoping for a quiet peaceful Night by the water we guessed there would be no one
else there and we were right we arrived around 3:30 p.m. and the only other people parked nearby were a young couple in their camper Van nothing unusual happened between when we arrived and around 7:00 p.m. we parked then cooked some dinner and I took a short walk along the beach the only other thing that happened was just before Sunset we heard a loud whistling sound and then noticed a man walking down the entrance road towards the beach he had been walking along the highway which was odd since there's nothing Nearby the highway is mostly empty
with no places to stop or walk to and it's not a path people usually take my husband and I found it really strange and a bit unsettling as he walked along the beach he said hello to the young couple and they invited him to sit by their campfire for a while the last time we saw them that night was when my husband and I decided to go to sleep around 8:00 P.m. about an hour later I woke up and opened the car door a little to get some fresh air I noticed that the young couple's
camper van was gone and and for some reason it made me feel bit uneasy it was strange because we had seen them just a short time earlier sitting by their campfire I couldn't really explain why I felt that way so I figured it was just because I was tired and tried to Relax I lay back down but when I woke up again it was nearly 11: p.m. this time I sat up so quickly that I startled my husband and he woke up too he asked what was wrong and I told him nothing just that I
woke up Suddenly he seemed calm and went back to sleep but I stayed awake for about 15 minutes trying to listen for any sound looking back I think my gut feeling was telling me something wasn't Right since I didn't hear anything I lay back down and focused on trying to sleep about 20 minutes later I woke up again and saw that my husband was already awake he was sitting very still just listening to something outside his silence and Stillness made me feel uneasy so I turned on the car lights and asked him what was going
on he whispered someone was tapping on the windows I remember feeling a deep sense Of fear in that moment a few hours later when I woke up up again I noticed that the young couple in the camper van was gone there's no one else camping here I said we quickly put on our shoes grabbed flashlights and pepper spray then opened the car doors everything was silent completely dark my husband walked towards the trees behind us to check while I stayed by the car shining my flashlight down onto the Beach I didn't see anyone so I
sat on the back bumper while he kept looking around about 2 minutes later my husband came back walking quickly we need to leave there's a car parked by the exit Road it's just sitting there with the lights off and the engine running in less than a minute we threw everything from the front seats into the back where we'd been sleeping started the car and drove back up toward the entrance Road we drove out of there as fast as we could but in the rush my husband got disoriented and turned the wrong way heading down the
highway toward Nia Bay as we drove the wrong way we passed the exit Road and to our horror there was the car again now with its headlights on it felt like time slowed down as we both noticed it was speeding up behind us getting Closer I could feel the tension building as we realized we weren't just imagining things someone was really following us the highway was narrow with Forest on one side and the ocean on the other luckily we saw a small turnout ahead and then quickly turning the car left as soon as we made
the sharp left turn the car following us just kept going down the highway in the same direction not slowing Down we sped up going about 90 mph trying to get back to Port Angeles as fast as possible the entire drive back was tense but no one followed us the rest of the way the feeling of being watched and chased stayed with me I still feel deeply creeped out when I think about the person or people in that car and what their intentions [Music] were my brother 2 years old older than Me has always been my
camping partner we've spent countless hours in the woods together doing everything from building Forts and BMX tracks to hunting and exploring since 2016 we've taken trips across the US exploring deep caves hiking through canyons and even climbing Cliffs whenever we get time off now I think it's really important to say this because there's nothing I Wouldn't do or be scared of when he's with me but this time was different and we both sensed it we've had plenty of Adventures and stories to share but this one has stayed with me like a shadow in my memory
we were both in our mid-20s and it was 2019 it was probably my fifth time hunting in this area but it was the first time I brought my brother Along the forest is huge with only a few rough County Roads that are mostly narrow two trck paths stretching for Miles we packed up my truck with everything we needed including three tents one for each of us to sleep in and another as a space to change clothes and store our gear the drive through the forest Trails was long with thick trees and brush on each side
and the roads were rough and winding we were basically in the middle Of nowhere with the nearest Main Road probably 8 to 10 Mi away we arrived late at night set up camp and fell asleep after the long trip the next day we spent time scouting and tracking then returned to camp for the night we cooked some dinner ate had a few drinks and chatted for a while it was still early but after a long day we decided to call it a night and went to Sleep up to that point everything felt completely normal then
suddenly I woke up to the sound of something hitting my tent followed by my brother calling my name I could tell right away something was wrong I called back to him and within seconds he unzipped my tent and stepped inside I could see he was really shaken when I asked him what was wrong he grabbed my shoulder and whispered Sh The sun hadn't come up yet so it was probably around 4:30 or 5: in the morning we sat there in silence inside my tent trying to understand what was happening then we heard it the sound
that still confuses me to this day the best way I can describe it is laughing of a women with different tones almost like they were coming from somewhere far away the sound would come and go with only a few seconds of Silence between each One then it changed from high-pitched squeals to very low noises that seemed to shake the ground I'm sorry now that I didn't grab my phone and try to record it but at the time it didn't feel real and I was too shocked to think about it the strange sounds kept going until
the first light of day started to break I think it lasted about an hour but honestly I'm not sure neither of us said a word it felt Like I could almost feel the energy around me like my body was covered in static if that makes sense just minutes after the sound stopped it started to rain and then one of the craziest thunderstorms I've ever experienced while camping hit the weather forecast didn't say anything about rain for the days we'd be there before we left for the trip but when the storm hit all the stakes that
held down our tent and gear Were ripped out of the ground both of our tents also had multiple Stakes pulled out we had hammered those Stakes into the ground with an axe and it would have taken a huge amount of force to pull even one of them out my brother refuses to talk about it and says it was just Machinery being dragged but at the time we both felt scared and uneasy it just seemed strange that it Was still the middle of the night and we were so far away from any towns or businesses yet
we heard and experienced something like [Music] that I've never had a paranormal experience before but I can't explain this one I'm in college and seven other students and I went on a backpacking trip with two experienced leaders we drove to zeleski State Forest Deep in the Appalachian region of Ohio the trip was in early April and though spring was starting the trees and plants were still bare and lifeless from Winter we were surrounded by Hills and dense Woods after hiking several miles into the forest we set up our camp at a backpacking campsite there were
a few other groups there too including some friendly older couples and two college-aged Girls everyone's camps were spaced out and we set up ours farther away from the others now I've always been able to feel the energy of different places and the energy here felt weird each of us had a small oneperson tent and we set them up in a cluster close together for safety my tent was at the very back of the group so there was only open Forest behind me our camp was set up right next to the tree line as this campsite
was Just a big empty square cut out from the dense Woods the trees around us were tall and dark casting Shadows over the sight making it feel even more uneasy fast forward to around 2 a.m. I was deep asleep when I suddenly woke up to the sound of leaves crunching right behind my tent I heard footstep steps walking in circles around my tent the steps sounded heavy like they couldn't be from a deer or a dog and it Seemed like it was just on two legs I'm not making this up this creature walked around my
tent for a long time slowly moving up to the sides of my tent then stopping for a while and after that it moved on to walk around the rest of our tents I could hear breathing like a human's whenever it got close to my tent it was soft but heavy like it was struggling to Breathe I was shaking from fear and too scared to unzip my tent and look outside this went on for what felt like hours then out of nowhere I saw a light shining through the fabric of my tent it was hard to
make out what it was but it looked like a shape almost glowing I couldn't see any clearly because it was all zipped up it was a warm steady glow and it didn't move like a flashlight wood I was Frozen with Fear and I just couldn't believe it was an animal eventually I fell asleep from Pure exhaustion but I could still hear the heavy footsteps circling until I finally drifted off in the morning I asked the others if they had heard anything and my leader told me she also heard the footsteps and strange noises she said
it was really weird and that she would have Checked it out if she hadn't been so tired one of the boys in the group mentioned that he also saw the light but he thought it was someone else's light like maybe from another camper however none of us in the group went to the bathroom or turned on any lights that night now I couldn't shake the feeling that something was really off I've heard stories about the Appalachian region being weird and creepy with weird Things happening and now I really believe [Music] it when I was 11
or 12 I went to summer camp for the last time and it was called Camp Katan a camp spread across about 50 acres next to a school there were wooden cabins for each year group with swimming pools Lakes hiking trails and Open Fields for sports we spent our days swimming Playing games and learning new skills like canoeing and archery once or twice a year they rented a bigger place further south of Atlanta this was for the older kids where we would have a sleepover with campfires and Outdoor Adventures I had already done it the year
before and had a great time with my friends we stayed up late talking and laughing sitting on the cold concrete slab by a Creek the area looked out over 20 or 30 mil of old Farmland most of it covered in small trees and wild plants the camp counselors who were usually 18 to 20 years old were pretty relaxed they didn't worry much about strict rules we could sleep in and breakfast or roll call didn't happen until around noon we spent the day exploring playing games and just hanging Out then around 400 p.m. we would pack
up and head back to the regular camp but this time my three friends and I made a plan to sneak out early in the morning just after Dawn before the camp counselers woke up we wanted to explore the farmlands they rarely let us play in so we had packed thick jackets and some extra food ahead of time and as soon as we woke up we grab our stuff and quietly left we reached the edge of the campground and crossed the small Creek That separated it from the Untamed farmlands the area we entered felt really old
with broken fences and overgrown plants a rusty barb wire fence stretched across the hills some of the trees had grown right through it twisting around the wire we decided to follow the stream for as long as possible knowing it would help us find our way back to the camp later but after about a mile the stream Dried up and the landscape looked totally different the Wild Pine trees gave way to neatly planted rows of corn and it felt like our path had vanished but with the sun rising and our excitement pushing us forward forward we
kept walking up a small hill that had appeared ahead of us a man wearing a broad cap and overalls clearly a farmer spotted us as we reached the top of the hill he looked Surprised but we were too far away for him to catch us or ask what we were doing so we hurried away when he called out after walking another mile through the tall corn fields the landscape changed again as if there were clear borders I remember seeing what looked like a gate made by Nature cornstalks bending into an arch beyond the arch was
a small brook surrounded by thick oak trees looking as Beautiful as any picture in a book we continued on feeling sure we were moving in a straight line and could easily find our way back our watches showed that only an hour and a half had passed after that peaceful spot the land changed to a steep Rocky climb over the next mile or two it was full of sharp Thorns winding paths and no clear Way Forward after discussing whether to turn Back and getting scratched by bushes we finally reached a huge Valley it was strange to
see unusual trees growing there lined up in a way that seemed unnatural leading us further down the trees had long thin branches and their bark had flaked off and settled on the ground below revealing a smooth pasty White surface underneath the most striking thing about the trees was their blood red leaves there was no grass in the valley But lots of moss and the air smelled damp we followed the line of trees deep into the valley losing track of time as we went near the very bottom of the valley surrounded by those trees and nothing
else we found a three-story Victorian style house but just as we spotted the house it began to rain heavily turning the valley into a muddy mess even from far away the house looked Old and worn sagging from years of rain and Decay it was made entirely of wood with only a few single pain glass windows that were still Unbroken the only part of the house that wasn't wood was the support for the stairs leading inside the door was open we felt foolish for going inside but wet fools prefer a potentially dry place we thought we
would turn back once We got our bearings and returned to Camp without anyone knowing as the leader of our group I stepped inside the house first I placed my foot on the first step which felt Hollow and weak but still held my weight the entrance was about 8 ft long and 6 ft wide with a long staircase leading up to the second and third floors behind us we could see clear holes in the second floor that led to Dark areas but the stairwell was lit by the large windows at the front of the house the
sound of water was loud and clear but the entryway with the open door was dry beyond the lit area by the open door door the house was dark and smelled of mold and dampness we took a moment to rest while I sat down my pack and pulled out my compass I was checking our snacks when I heard it a moan that sounded like the Wind and rain coming from somewhere at the top of the house if it still had one then I heard the loudest footsteps I have ever heard thundering down the stairs my friends
ran the moment they heard the sound I hesitated for a a moment it was bright enough to see about 2/3 of the way up the stairs but there was nothing there I grabbed my bag and jumped out the door slamming it shut behind me the wet wood felt soft in my fingers Like wet paper instead of old wood when I took the last step it broke under me sending splinters everywhere I ran up the hill after my friends getting cuts and scrapes from the rain as I ran I heard the loud sound of the door
being kicked open behind me and it felt like it shook the whole valley I don't even remember the trip back except that we made it to Camp around 2:00 P.m. and managed to get a shaky late breakfast or [Music] lunch I work in healthcare sales so I spend a lot of time in hospitals talking to doctors and nurses my job is to explain how our product works answer their questions and show them how it can help their patients I visit different departments and meet with various Medical Teams to make sure they understand everything About the
product now I didn't have any product training or sales meetings planned for today so I decided to visit a hospital I hadn't been to before located a few few towns away from where I live I thought it would be a good chance to introduce myself so I brought a box of coffee and some baked goods for the doctors nurses and staff hoping it would help break the ice and get them interested in talking to Me my goal was to make a good impression and hopefully get them to schedule a meeting to discuss our product in
more detail I moved to a new place for this job so I've been enjoying visiting different hospitals and getting to know my new state while I work I hadn't been to this area before but the hospital stood out as soon as I saw it in the distance the building was huge with a Modern design and looked spotless the gardens around the hospital were well-kept with neatly trimmed grass and flowers the parking lot was completely full showing how busy the place was I got lucky and found a park Spot close to the entrance I got out
of my car with the coffee and treats and walked toward the front doors they were locked so I needed to be Buzzed in that was pretty normal since the pandemic began there was a sign asking me to say the name of the doctor or patient I was visiting when I rang the buzzer the front sliding doors opened and I walked inside the lobby was empty completely abandoned old wornout wheelchairs were scattered around some tipped over in odd positions I didn't see any staff or Visitors anywhere which made the place feel even more deserted it was
a huge Hospital in a busy City but not a single person was sitting in the waiting area and the decor looked very old and didn't match the impressive outside of the building at all the waiting chairs had faded design and looked like they hadn't been used in years the carpet was dirty and stained and the glass doors to the connected Rooms were cloudy and not clean feeling a bit surprised I walked over to the front desk but no one was at the front desk and it looked like no one had been there for a long
time the whole desk where someone would usually sit was empty there wasn't even a pen computer or a cup of coffee in sight it felt strange to see such an empty space in a hospital there was a rotary phone on the desk yes a real rotary Phone I'm 28 and I honestly think this was the first time I had to use one the phone had a Dusty surface as if it hadn't been touched in ages there was a handwritten note taped to it that said dial zero for operator the note looked old and worn adding
to the feeling that this place had been forgotten I picked up the phone but there was no busy tone I hung up and tried again but it Was completely dead by this point I was really freaked out but I was still determined to get the coffee and my business cards to the right people I turned around and saw that I was still completely alone in this place there weren't any patience or staff in sight I couldn't even hear distant voices or the usual sounds of a busy hospital I set the coffee and food down On
the front desk and started to look around and glance up and down the hallway attached to it the left side was completely dark making it hard to see and it looked like the light bulb had burned out I still didn't see anyone no doctors no patients and no nurses that's when I started to feel a little uneasy the silence was growing louder and the strange feeling I had when I walked in was getting Stronger the empty chairs in the waiting area only added to the weirdness my whole job is about spending time in places like
this so I know how busy hospitals usually are but this felt completely different so I went back into the lobby and picked up the items I had brought as I was leaving I counted seven wheelchairs in the lobby arranged as if they had been left behind in a hurry when I stepped back through the Front doors into the parking lot a wave of relief washed over me the strange feeling was gone and I felt a little disappointed that I didn't get to meet my potential future clients I drove around the building to see if there
was another entrance I should have used and maybe this one was under construction but I didn't see anything different the only other door was a back door that looked closed and Uninviting so frustrated I decided to call my coworker who I took the territory over from to ask if they had ever been to this facility I thought they could give me some advice or at least let me know if they had experienced anything strange there they said they had been there several times before and the waiting room was nothing like I [Music] described I work
as a night shift Security guard at a large hospital and my job brings me into contact with all sorts of strange situations my experiences can range from normal to moments that are harder to explain I've gone many weeks without seeing or hearing anything unusual but then there are periods when the activity around me picks up making things feel much more intense now lately the activity seems to be happening more often and is becoming Clearer and harder to ignore I don't know if it's just in my head or if something real is going on it could
be nothing or it could be something I guess it could go either way my shift started like any other night over the weekend there was a patient in the hospital but they were discharged just after 6:00 p.m. by 7:00 p.m. all the nurses had clocked out so I was the only one left in the Building it's pretty quiet here at night now I'm also a college student so I was sitting at my desk doing some homework to pass the time then around 8:30 p.m. my phone rang usually when they ring no one is on the
other end the calls are always silent but this time was different when I picked up the phone I heard static but through it I could make out a woman's voice I answered like I normally would Expecting the usual silence but hearing a voice was unexpected so it threw me off the the voice was faint but I could tell it was there the woman said she was locked in the waiting room and couldn't get out this sometimes happens with the cleaning crew because when someone enters the waiting room the doors lock automatically behind them there are
two waiting rooms in the hospital one where I usually work which Is close to my desk and another one at the opposite end of the building feeling concerned I grabbed my keys and hurried over to let her out but when I reached the waiting room it was empty and there was no sign of her I walked back to my desk sat down and tried to focus on my schoolwork I didn't think it was worth returning the call since I hadn't seen anyone and it's hard to miss someone in The waiting room then about 30 minutes
later my phone rang again it was the same voice as before and they said they were still stuck in the waiting room I felt a mix of concern and confusion so I asked them where exactly they were I wanted to understand why they hadn't gotten out yet and how they could still be locked in they said they were in the waiting Room by the parking lot which is one of the two waiting rooms so I went back to check again but once more I didn't see anyone I turned around and glanced at the security monitor
for that room the screen showed nothing but a still image nothing was moving to trigger the camera sure enough about 15 to 20 minutes later I got another phone call this time they asked why I hadn't Let them out of the waiting room yet they were talking through static and the woman on the other end said she was just visiting her son I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of it before but we didn't have any patience after around 6:00 p.m. the only patient we had who was discharged was an elderly woman and I realized
this woman didn't match that description at all I felt a chill run down my spine as I thought about what this could mean feeling frustrated I said look lady there are two waiting rooms you could be in I'm in one of them and you're not in the other one after I said that I heard a light [Music] Giggle and then the phone went dead I stared at the phone for a moment trying to process what just happened I checked the call history and attempted to call back all the numbers But they were all inactive I
couldn't shake the feeling that something strange was going on and I couldn't understand who or what what I was really talking to I know there are phone apps that can clone numbers so I'm not ruling out the possibility that this was a prank by someone trying to mess with me I can't tell if what happened was paranormal or not but if it was it didn't seem like any of the entities I Know about I'm a skeptic myself and always try to consider other possibilities still this situation will be added to the the list of things
I'm not entirely sure [Music] about my dad is finishing his last few days of treatment at a state hospital so I went to visit him for Father's Day He has been at a facility in Jamestown North Dakota for several Months now the building has a long history which makes it a bit interesting during my visit we started talking about creepy things and his experiences there he shared some strange stories about things he has seen and heard while staying at the facility the hospital opened in 1885 and became a place for people with mental illnesses and
those who committed crimes it was built to help those in need but within just a few years it Faced a serious problem with overcrowding the number of patients kept increasing so the hospital had to expand many times to accommodate everyone but unfortunately it still didn't have enough staff to care for all the patients properly by 1937 the situation became even more complicated so the governor decided to fire the hospital superintendent who was In charge of the facility along with 75% of the staff he replaced them with new people many of the new hires were chosen
because of their political donations rather than their experience after the governor fired most of the staff the new workers were not qualified to care for the patients they treated the patients very poorly then by 1949 the situation became public when Newspapers reported on the overcrowding and neglect at the hospital they highlighted the problem s of malnutrition where many patients did not get enough food by 1953 reforms started to take place as the government and Hospital officials recognized the Need For Change new policies were put in place to improve care higher qualified staff and ensure the
safety and well-being of the Patients as a result things at the hospital began to get better and the patients received the care they needed and by 1974 the number of patients at the hospital had dropped from over 2,000 in the 1940s to about 600 and today there are around 200 patients my dad liked to stay busy there so he would always take on different jobs whether it was helping with Activities for the patients assisting the staff or volunteering for various programs from what I understand the hospital was like a partner institution to his rehab center
but the people there were treated more like inmates while he had more freedom and could leave when he wanted he went to the part of the hospital that acts like a prison today and helped one of the ladies who works there with the Laundry they folded a lot of sheets and towels and then went downstairs for a while to get something when they returned they found the sheets thrown on the floor and messed up which surprised them it's important to note that everything in that area is kept locked so no one could have gone in
there to cause the mess the lady who worked there told my dad that it was Charlie the ghost that is said to haunt that part of the Prison the lady told my dad that they have names for different ghost because there are so many of them they even have a few rooms that they had to block off because whenever a resident or inmate moves move into those rooms they would refuse to stay because so many creepy things would happen even the old warden's office was so haunted that he told the staff if they couldn't find
him a new space for his things he would quit his job and Leave my dad said that strange things would happen there like objects moving on their own and even flying off the shelves which scared everyone since my dad could leave the facility often and had a job outside he and a couple of guys decided to take a local job doing lawn work they were responsible for maintaining the grounds around the hospital and the nearby Cemetery one day he was working with a small group of guys in the middle of the Afternoon the area of
the hospital grounds they were working on is no longer in use but the building they were near had many windows so you could see everything inside then he and another guy saw someone walking around inside the building so they told their boss that someone else was working there also my dad and the guy thought it was strange to see someone in a place that had been empty for Years but their boss laughed it off joking about seeing a ghost and thinking it was just their imagination Playing Tricks on them my dad is a no-nonsense kind
of guy but he and the other guys saw the figure clearly enough to notice his clothes and everything did you see what he was wearing the other guy asked my dad in a scared voice yeah my dad replied someone's messing with us that Was a person then they saw the figure again my dad said the same ghostly figure came walking quickly down the hallway toward them they could still see through the window and darted around the corner into the garage he was wearing an old-fashioned black and white suit with a matching hat and he kept
his head down like he was trying to hide his face from them the guy with my dad took off running saying he was done working there Because he was so scared but my dad yelled at him to run around to the front so they could catch the person who was trying to scare them they checked all the possible doors but absolutely nobody was there somehow the boss got the keys so they could investigate that part of the building my dad said it was so dusty inside that they could see their footprints on the flooor there
was no sign of the man they Saw that guy must have been up to something Shady because he kept ducking away from us and hiding his [Music] face 6 years ago when I was around 14 I was walking along the narrow paths that that wound through my parents' land we had just moved to this area and I would explore often the property had a lot of Old Farm tools scattered around some of them Rusty along with Small wooden sheds hidden among the trees these old buildings looked like they had been abandoned for years with broken
doors and Vines growing over them my parents had bought over 100 acres of land which they still owned today the land was huge with Fields trees and a few small streams flowing through it it was a peaceful place and I often enjoyed walking there in the afternoons one day as I was walking along a narrow path surrounded by thick Bushes a golden retriever suddenly ran out from the bushes and onto the path in front of me I was curious because we didn't have a dog and there were no neighbors for miles about 5 miles away
the golden retriever Stood Still staring at me then it started barking loudly but then suddenly stopped and froze in place still looking directly at me the dog's eyes seemed tense and its body was stiff like it was upset or nervous about Something its tail wasn't wagging anymore and I couldn't figure out what it wanted then a few moments later a man around 19 or 20 years old ran out of the bushes and stopped when he saw me he looked really confused and shouted hey what are you doing here then he started chasing me I immediately
ran as fast as I could back to my house and didn't plan to look back but I could hear him yelling to Wait his voice sounded strangely familiar which scared me even more eventually halfway through the woods I couldn't hear his voice anymore and he didn't seem to be following me still I ran back to my house as fast as I could then I told my parents what happened and my stepfather went out to search for the guy for about an hour but he didn't find any signs that anyone had been There I actually got
grounded for this as my parents thought I was lying since they were very religious they assumed it was just another wild story from their rebellious child now things are about to get really strange about 5 weeks ago I visited my parents house with my girlfriend and her golden retriever Bentley now the first few hours of the visit went just fine I talked with my family had some drinks and enjoyed being At home for a change instead of working my daily job it felt nice then I stepped outside to let Bentley the dog out and to
smoke then suddenly Bentley ran into Into the Woods at full speed for no reason I ran after him as fast as I could but I eventually lost track of him in the thick trees about 5 minutes after I started walking in the woods I heard Bentley Barking at something I ran toward the sound and found him no more than 15 ft away from a kid playing in the woods I looked at the kid confused and asked hey what are you doing here when I started walking toward him the kid ran away as fast as he
could dashed through some bushes and completely disappeared I've never experienced anything like this before and at the moment I had no idea but the kid was Wearing the exact same clothes I used to wear when I was around 14 I told my girlfriend about it and even she thinks I'm crazy but it really happened and I can't explain it [Music] a few years ago when I went to Cosmetology School our class took a field trip to a big Beauty show in a larger city which was about 2 hours away from our School the show had
demonstrations of the latest hair and nail techniques and we got to see experts in the field sharing their skills we split into small groups to share hotel rooms and save some money so I ended up staying with three other girls in one room and after we checked into the hotel and unpacked we were all excited because it felt like a fun sleepover before the big hair and fashion show the next Day to celebrate we decided to go out and grab some drinks and snacks we wandered around the city chatting and laughing and found a nice
spot to eat and relax before heading back to the hotel for the night when we got back to the hotel about an hour later it was already late and a few of the girls were a bit tipsy but we quietly went up to our room I didn't have anything to drink because I was almost 21 and couldn't Order from the bar yet we were just relaxing in the room planning for the next day when around 11:00 p.m. the phone in our hotel room suddenly rang it startled us because having stayed in hotels many times I
don't remember the hotel phone ever ringing at this late hour we all looked at each other confused I decided to answer and said [Music] hello since this was a few years ago I Can't recall every detail of the conversation but I'll share what I remember a man on the other end said we hadn't paid for our room and that one of us of us needed to come down to the lobby immediately to settle the bill we were all confused because we had definitely paid for the room we had all pulled our money and given it
to Molly and even I watched her pay when we checked in the hotel wouldn't have given us room keys if we hadn't paid and on Top of that it seemed really unprofessional to call us at 11: p.m. especially when we might be sleeping we were all puzzled and started to wonder if something was wrong or if it was some kind of mistake so I told him we had paid for the room and suggested we could handle any billing issues in the morning but the man insisted that someone had to come down right away as our
room wasn't paid For he said we wouldn't be allowed to stay the night if someone didn't come down and pay immediately honestly I can be a bit paranoid but the situation felt so wrong that wasn't going to let any of us go down to the lobby that night so I firmly told him that we would stay in our room until someone from the hotel came to remove us if there was a problem this made him even more frustrated he raised his voice and Insisted that someone had to come down right away or there would be
consequences though he didn't say what they would be I figured if this was really someone from the hotel they would come to our room or we would deal with it tomorrow my classmates were confused and asked what happened I told them I got a really bad feeling from the call and explained what Went down they all agreed that we had paid and that it's unusual for a hotel front desk to call a room after 11:00 p.m. nobody came to kick us out in the following morning when we went to check out we asked the person
at the front desk about the call from last night and if we needed to make a payment they had no idea what we were talking about and insisted that the front desk would not have called us that Late we all looked at each other feeling really freaked out and decided to leave the hotel quickly the whole situation was so unsettling that we wanted to get out of there as soon as possible I forgot about it pretty quickly after because nothing bad happened and we didn't get kicked out but now looking back it seems really scary
who made that call and why did they want one of us to Come down to the lobby alone in the middle of the night it still gives me chills to think about it [Music] it was the summer of 1999 and I was spending my vacation with my mom in a small town in New Mexico the days were hot and the evenings were quiet filled with the sounds of crickets I was a 12-year-old girl with a lot of attitude always thinking I was Much older than I really was I easily made friends with a few girls
who lived just down the street from my mom's house we spent every moment together that summer a group of four girls who thought we were older and smarter than everyone else there was Nikki Katie Julie and me we were part of the last generation to use home phones play outside on the trampoline until it got dark and have sleepovers we watch movies on VHS tapes And listen to music on our walkman's at the time it was normal for kids to walk around town at night and we rarely locked the front door we didn't have cell
phones or Internet my backyard was surrounded by a concrete wall with a gate and Beyond it was a wide open desert that seemed endless the ground was dry with only dirt cacti and small shrubs scattered around in the distance you could see mountains faint and far away our small Town had a busy railroad track run running right through the middle and the main street was full of gas stations diners motels and a few tourist spots it was the kind of place where everyone knew each other and life felt simple but our parents all gave us
the same warnings stay out of the desert stay away from the train tracks and don't walk down the main street at night but did we listen not at All so Julie Nikki and I spent our days exploring the desert with its wide open spaces and Scattered cacti we'd cross the train tracks where we'd sometimes see trains passing by we'd then walk down the Main Street past all the gas stations and shops to get to Katie's house it felt like a big adventure and we didn't worry about the dangers we were supposed to avoid sometimes we'd
walk around until It got dark and other days we'd go to my house to jump on the trampoline but on this particular day we went to Katie's house ready to stay for the weekend since her parents were out of town we planned to have a party on the first night the girls were jumping from a spiral staircase onto a giant bean bag even though I didn't join in because I was really afraid of heights next we got ready for our Sleepover and decided to watch the original Exorcist movie movie with Linda Blair it was really
scary and I couldn't sleep on the second night we told our parents that Katie's mom would drive us to the movies but we didn't mention that Katie's parents were actually out of town so we were on our own we all got money for the movies and then walked down the Main Street to buy junk food at the little store which is What we called it I wish I could say we were paying attention to our surroundings but we weren't we didn't notice that a man followed us all the way back to the house now I
should also mention that Katie's parents were very wealthy they had a big property with many buildings and old cars that her dad was fixing up their house had a large open space with the kitchen dining area and living room all in one big room with no walls And it was lined with Windows there were two doors one in the front and one in the back the day went as planned we got our junk food and made it home safely we made pizza in the oven and for some reason one of the girls turned on the
TV to watch the news while we were eating we heard a report about a suspicious man walking down the main street that was all it said just suspicious Man a few hours later something happened that I don't quite remember but someone said something that upset Julie and she stormed out of the house so I went after her and opened the front door I sat with her on a bench while she complained about the other two girls then suddenly the air felt tense and Julie felt it too I quietly asked if she thought someone was watching
us she gave a small nod and then we were blinded by Bright Lights someone was in a car in the driveway she shining their headlights directly at us my heart was pounding as I stood up and pulled Julie out of the spot where she seemed Frozen as we turned to run inside the man made a strange sound like a high-pitch squeal that suddenly changed into a growl I was terrified but I pushed through my fear And hurried Julie and me inside the house as soon as we got inside the headlights went off and it was
completely dark again I locked the door and turned off the lights by then Julie had calmed down enough to tell the other two what had happened while I checked the back door and turned off every light I told them to be quiet and we listened by the back door I heard the car door close and I Was praying to every God that he would leave then right next to my cheek the door handle started to to turn slowly then quickly I crawled away from the door and joined my friends for the next 2 or 3
hours we stayed completely still listening to the man banging on every window and door trying to get inside the phone was across the room next to two windows so I finally gathered the Courage to run to the phone and call my mom I told her that we were alone and someone was trying to get inside and after hanging up we waited Julie yelled at the man that we had called the police and suddenly the banging stopped we listened as he got into his car and then we heard that strange sound again a squeal that turned
into a growl after that he was gone my mom and stepdad arrived and Checked the whole place the really scary part was the scratch marks all over the doors and windows lady ended up spending the rest of the weekend at Nikki's house and had a wild story to tell her parents when they got home our parents didn't punish us for lying and being Reckless I guess 2 hours of Terror from a Madman was enough [Music] Punishment about 10 years ago when I was 15 my aunt Joe my best friend Lynn and I decided to have
a sleepover on the spur of the moment we were at my Nan's house gathered in the living room with blankets watching movies and munching on pizza and chips by the time it was 11:00 p.m. we were having so much fun that we decided to stay the night instead of going home we didn't bother with sleeping bags or setting up separate Beds instead we all shared Joe's double bed deciding to sleep top and tail meaning some of us had our heads at one end and others had our feet there then we were gossiping and goofing around
just like teenage girls usually do then around 1:00 a.m. we thought we should try to sleep so we turned off the lights and got into bed even then we didn't sleep right away we kept joking and laughing in the dark playfully tugging the blanket back And forth Joe's room is on the first floor upstairs which is the second floor in the US the room is set up like this when you walk in the door the bed and window are straight in front of you the head of the bed is against the wall with the window
I was sleeping at that end so my head was near the wall Joe and Lynn were sleeping the Other way facing the window I was starting starting to fall asleep but I kept hearing a strange noise like something scraping against the wall outside it wasn't loud but it was enough to keep me awake I tried to ignore it thinking it was just the wind or maybe a tree branch but the noise wouldn't stop I lay there in the dark my eyes open hoping I'd get tired enough to fall Asleep soon then out of nowhere Joe
screamed she jumped out of bed so fast and yelled get away from the window her voice was full of panic Lynn screamed right after her and my heart started racing I quickly turned to look at the window trying to figure out what was happening that's when I saw it the shadow of a person arms raised standing right outside the Window we ran downstairs screaming for my nan she rushed out from the living room to see what was going on Joe was crying by now and Lynn and I were in shock we all tried to explain
what had just happened once we finally told her my nan called the police and grabbed a bat she went upstairs to check if the person was still there the person was gone the police arrive took our statements and Look around the area but didn't find it anything they gave us another number to call if anything strange happened again or if the person came back we decided to sleep downstairs instead of going back to Joe's room we were scared and shaken but Joe was still really upset this person went up onto the roof and tried to
open Joe's window he had his arms raised which puzzled me until Joe explained that her Window can open from both the top and the bottom she usually opens it from the top it turned out that the guy had probably been watching the house for a while and chose that night to break in we were lucky to be having the sleep over because we saw him if Joe had been alone she would have been lying in bed with her back to the window and wouldn't have seen the Shadow the whole thing made us realize How close
we came to a much worse [Music] situation my friend moved to a new apartment about a week ago after finishing college so I planned to stay overnight because we were going to a mutual friend's birthday and it would be too late for me to go home afterward her place isn't fully set up yet since she's still moving in but when We arrive I told her I felt a strange energy but I didn't think about it much for the rest of the night we spent time together enjoy a nice evening and had some laughs before heading
to bed then around 2:00 a.m. we both settled down on the same queen-size bed but I woke up at 2:30 a.m. to her screaming in my face she apologized saying she got scared as she's not used to sleeping next to someone after living In dorms for so long I sleepily calmed her down she apologized again and we both turned over and went back to sleep I often have very vivid dreams mostly nightmares because of my medication but that night I dreamed about a creepy clown slowly poking its head through her closet door the room in
the dream looked exactly the same as it did in real life which made it feel even more real and Unsettling the strange part is my friend woke up again in the middle of the night then she started mumbling about her own dream saying she saw a clown or some evil figure calling her to the closet she said she felt scared and didn't want to go near it I was too sleepy at the time to think about it so I went back to sleep later when there was there was a bit of light in the room
probably around 5:00 a.m. I woke up and saw a short Person in a blue t-shirt hurrying out of her bathroom I was still groggy and Confused unsure of who they were or how they got in but I was too tired to react still feeling very tired I thought it was just one of her roommates and went back to sleep we both woke up around 8:30 or 9 and I teased her a little about talking in her sleep but then without me saying Anything she told me she had a dream about a clown and described exactly
what I had seen in my own dream at this point I was really creeped out but I thought maybe hearing her talk about the dream in the middle of the night made me have a similar dream then she went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and noticed that both doors one leading to the hallway and the other to her bedroom were open she panicked because she remembered closing Them before so I casually said oh it was probably your roommate who got up to use the bathroom but then she told me that none of her
roommates were there because they were signing the lease in September by now we were both really scared she went to check the patio door and found it unlocked and open even though she always locks it carefully every every Day just so you know she doesn't have any security cameras nothing valuable was stolen and we thought maybe a homeless person could have broken in but all the food was still in the [Music] kitchen 2 years ago something strange happened to my best friend in me and we still can't figure it out we've talked about it many
times but haven't found any Answers my best friend and I went to the mountains with two other close friends to hike and run it was Winter and the weather was terrible with a lot of ice and snow the parking lot at the start of the trail was close because of some road work so we had to park a few miles away on a long empty road no one else was in the Park that day except us now we often go on outdoor trips Together but my best friend and I usually go ahead of the other
two as we're in better shape and can move faster than them we usually finish early and wait in the car for the other two that day we finished much earlier than usual my friend and I were jogging back to the car when we saw an old Cemetery by the road I suddenly turned off the road laughing and pull my friend with me to check it out and explore for a minute before heading back to the car which we Could see just down the road after this we kept jogging to the car once we got there
we started waiting for our two friends to finish their hike about 30 minutes pass but we still didn't see them our car was parked facing the opposite direction from where they would come so we kept turning around to check and make sure we didn't miss them in that moment my best friend and I saw two people in the distance running Toward us I said oh there they are my friend said they're moving fast but as they got closer we realized it wasn't our two female friends it was a man and a woman and they were
dressed exactly like my best friend and me the woman had long blonde hair just like me and both of them were wearing hats just like we were I said wait that's not them we got really confused and then we Both went quiet and started to feel a bit scared the two Runners suddenly turned toward the cemetery with the woman pulling the man laughing just like we had done earlier then they suddenly disappeared my best friend and I looked at each other and both said that was us we just knew it and it really freaked us
out we were shaken up a few moments later we saw our Friends walking toward the car from the same direction we asked if they had seen anyone hiking or running ahead of them but they said they hadn't seen anyone we haven't stopped talking about this and have spent the last couple of years trying to find a logical explanation but nothing makes sense
