Typical Encounters with Ghosts

The most common ghost encounters people experience are subtle in nature. These encounters can be scary, but most witnesses do not report the widespread stereotyped spirits that are portrayed in books and films.

Ghosts rarely confront or come after the living.

On this blog, many stories of true hauntings are shared. The witnesses in these stories often report just feeling the ghost’s presence as opposed to seeing it. But they know a presence is there and the fact they cannot explain it is scary enough.

How is that chair moving? Where did those footprints come from? Who is walking upstairs? Who opened that door? Who slammed the door shut? Where is that rose perfume coming from? What brushed against my leg? Who is whispering? Who is humming? Who turned off the light? Why is my dog growling? Where is the banging sound coming from? Why is this side of the room freezing cold?

People that experience hauntings often report unusual smells and sounds. These may lead to a sighting, but more often not.

This is why seeing an apparition is considered the "Holy Grail."

A hundred to one, people report being touched by something unseen as opposed to accounts that state a person saw a ghost touch them.

In the accounts I share, hardly ever is there an encounter where a ghost talks to someone—granted they make noise, but they do not carry on conversations.

EVP’s are the exception to this--but in these instances, the ghost’s voice is recorded--the spirit is not seen or heard talking in real time.

One of the creepiest things a witness can experience is seeing a ghost in a photo when it wasn’t there at the time the picture was snapped. This happens more often than most realize.

The fact that witnesses experience all this “unseen” activity actually makes it scarier. When something is unseen people’s imaginations, kick in, and their imaginings often make things tens times worse than they actually are.

Most hauntings are benign in nature but the way the living experience them makes them infinitely scarier.