House for sale: haunted?

Spike Spiegel · May 13, 2004

Okay, I don't make posts like this. I'm not an idiot, and I'm not trying to get attention. What I'm about to type is very very strange and unbelievable, at best.

I have lived with my Grandparents for a great deal of my life when I was growing up. I have since long moved out. Our next store neighbors during my years there have been many. Many in the same house. Damn near 10 in about 40 years. No, that's not a lot, but it's a pretty damn nice neighboorhood, and a nice home, too.

The history of the house has just about everyone saying they've seen something there. The first two people there both died (not that that means anything).... the first husband died, and the wife then told my grandparents at the time that her husband was still with her. She would leave the kitchen, and then later the stove would be on. She'd turn it off, and then a few hours later, it would be back on. She said "he's still with me, he loved to cook". Okay, so the lady's lost her fuckin' marbles. It happens.

I only point that out, because I first heard about it today. The people after that, left very shortly after both old people died. After that, the mother died there as well. Before her death, she was scared, saying that she "saw the devil's face" on the walls. Okay, that's strange... but, big deal. Again, a crazy lady. After her death, her son, ON MANY OCCASIONS, would sleep on our porch. He was scared of the house, saying he saw things.

After they moved out, then the new neighbors came in. At one point, these people had a preist come out and exorcise the house. Walking around it spraying holy water and what not. I'm not making this shit up, people. They stayed for quite a while (about 5 years). After that, others moved in. A young couple. They split up and left the house about a year and a half later. Both they, and the next guy after them would never EVER leave the basement light off. It was always on, and we could see it on from our home easily. The house is maybe, 30 feet away from my grandparents'.

Which brings us to the last poor bastrds that moved in, and quickly got the hell out of there. They moved in, and also left (after getting divorced). The guy now has a "for sale sign", but isn't actually selling it all too hard. He offered it to another neighbor across the street for 20 thousand. The guy across the street, also knowing about the house, declined the offer.

Now, my question to you is this. What the fuck is wrong with this house. Something is seriously going on there. I'm shivering just typing this to you. Again, I'm not trying to be cute. I was, for a long time, a Catholic which i'm now agnostic if not full aethiest. I don't believe in this ghost bull shit. And yet, because of the history of the house.... I can't help but think something is up.

I went to visit my grandparent's today, and went over there. Looking in the window for just a moment. Shit, too scared to really look in.... laugh all you want, I was.

It was at that point that I saw no phone number on the "for sale" sign that wasn't even being used. I wanted to call him and say "look, I know what's wrong with the house....". I wouldn't mind renting it out, but I'll be damned if I would move in. Hell, just being there would freak me out.

Sorry... I don't really need replies. I just had to get this off my chest. It's been a running joke over the many years that the place was haunted, but now I'm starting to wonder.

Spike

BeefJerky · May 13, 2004

Haunted houses are cool. One of these days I need to visit one of Huntsville's "haunted places". It's called the Dead Children's Playground. I've only heard stories and such, supposedly it's a playground at the top of a hill in a cemetary (wtf?). And walking up the hill the little ghost children throw acorns at you, and the swings swing themselves etc. I dunno, just sounds fun to me.

Spike Spiegel · May 13, 2004

BeefJerky said:
Haunted houses are cool. One of these days I need to visit one of Huntsville's "haunted places". It's called the Dead Children's Playground. I've only heard stories and such, supposedly it's a playground at the top of a hill in a cemetary (wtf?). And walking up the hill the little ghost children throw acorns at you, and the swings swing themselves etc. I dunno, just sounds fun to me.

Yeah, but that shit's fake. What I'm talking about is "real".

Spike

roker · May 13, 2004

Would I be considered schizophrenic if I said your story could be somewhat plausible and not a facade permeated by old superstitions and gossip?

BeefJerky · May 13, 2004

Spike Spiegel said:
Yeah, but that shit's fake. What I'm talking about is "real".

Spike

Heh, ghosts and haunted houses are only as real as your mind makes them. Same with vampires, werewolves, and the "fact" that every vote counts.

Spike Spiegel · May 13, 2004

the roker said:
Would I be considered schizophrenic if I said your story could be somewhat plausible and not a facade permeated by old superstitions and gossip?

I just don't know. I mean, HOW many people came and went. This isn't hearsay, these things happened. I myself saw a few of these crazy events.

I don't know what to think, and I know the story is pretty stupid. I wouldn't believe it if I were any of you, but it still scares me, that house.

Spike

DevilRedeemed · May 13, 2004

Spike Spiegel said:
Okay, I don't make posts like this. I'm not an idiot, and I'm not trying to get attention. What I'm about to type is very very strange and unbelievable, at best.

I have lived with my Grandparents for a great deal of my life when I was growing up. I have since long moved out. Our next store neighbors during my years there have been many. Many in the same house. Damn near 10 in about 40 years. No, that's not a lot, but it's a pretty damn nice neighboorhood, and a nice home, too.

The history of the house has just about everyone saying they've seen something there. The first two people there both died (not that that means anything).... the first husband died, and the wife then told my grandparents at the time that her husband was still with her. She would leave the kitchen, and then later the stove would be on. She'd turn it off, and then a few hours later, it would be back on. She said "he's still with me, he loved to cook". Okay, so the lady's lost her fuckin' marbles. It happens.

I only point that out, because I first heard about it today. The people after that, left very shortly after both old people died. After that, the mother died there as well. Before her death, she was scared, saying that she "saw the devil's face" on the walls. Okay, that's strange... but, big deal. Again, a crazy lady. After her death, her son, ON MANY OCCASIONS, would sleep on our porch. He was scared of the house, saying he saw things.

After they moved out, then the new neighbors came in. At one point, these people had a preist come out and exorcise the house. Walking around it spraying holy water and what not. I'm not making this shit up, people. They stayed for quite a while (about 5 years). After that, others moved in. A young couple. They split up and left the house about a year and a half later. Both they, and the next guy after them would never EVER leave the basement light off. It was always on, and we could see it on from our home easily. The house is maybe, 30 feet away from my grandparents'.

Which brings us to the last poor bastrds that moved in, and quickly got the hell out of there. They moved in, and also left (after getting divorced). The guy now has a "for sale sign", but isn't actually selling it all too hard. He offered it to another neighbor across the street for 20 thousand. The guy across the street, also knowing about the house, declined the offer.

Now, my question to you is this. What the fuck is wrong with this house. Something is seriously going on there. I'm shivering just typing this to you. Again, I'm not trying to be cute. I was, for a long time, a Catholic which i'm now agnostic if not full aethiest. I don't believe in this ghost bull shit. And yet, because of the history of the house.... I can't help but think something is up.

I went to visit my grandparent's today, and went over there. Looking in the window for just a moment. Shit, too scared to really look in.... laugh all you want, I was.

It was at that point that I saw no phone number on the "for sale" sign that wasn't even being used. I wanted to call him and say "look, I know what's wrong with the house....". I wouldn't mind renting it out, but I'll be damned if I would move in. Hell, just being there would freak me out.

Sorry... I don't really need replies. I just had to get this off my chest. It's been a running joke over the many years that the place was haunted, but now I'm starting to wonder.

Spike

my best friend told me that when he was a baby, his mother used to change him in the kitchen. She'd go out for a second and upon coming back would find the kettle heating on the stove. This happened a few times until she 'confronted' the spectre and asked for it to stop and it did. That always sounded strange to me, now I see you tell a similar story.

Dude I am as scepticle as you about these things, but I believe there are things that cannot be explained.
You know, there are 2 apparitions doing the rounds at my mother in law's house. Its freaky and hilarious at the same time (I aint ever seen them, but my girl's mum is no bullshit artist). Hilarious when like the other night, I was there with a friend who saw someone go past the kitchen window towards the garden and asked who it was, to which my mother in law said it was her husband. She told me later on that it wasn't really him, as he was at work - it was one of these wandering ghosts.

Spike, I think its a good opportunity for you to try and get some evidence on these things that are going on. Maybe film the place over a couple of nights. I sure as fuck would not dare to as I am a complete coward when it comes to these things. But if I wheren't I'd be doing that.

bokmeow · May 13, 2004

Spike Spiegel said:
I just don't know. I mean, HOW many people came and went. This isn't hearsay, these things happened. I myself saw a few of these crazy events.

I don't know what to think, and I know the story is pretty stupid. I wouldn't believe it if I were any of you, but it still scares me, that house.

Spike

Spike, you have a fekking goldmine on your hands man! There are people with deep obsessions of the other world, the spiritual realm and I would bet you this would be considered a radioactive site for seance activities. I would say if you could set up the publicity, put in some effort in researching the history of this house, there's no telling how many curious tourists you would attract to come and check out the house! As the old saying goes, 'one man's trash is another man's treasure,' this is an invaluable opportunity to turn misfortune into fortunes!

I might also add that I am one of those deeply obsessed individuals with ghosts. My dream is to meet a few ghosts in my lifetime.

DevilRedeemed · May 13, 2004

bokmeow said:
Spike, you have a fekking goldmine on your hands man! There are people with deep obsessions of the other world, the spiritual realm and I would bet you this would be considered a radioactive site for seance activities. I would say if you could set up the publicity, put in some effort in researching the history of this house, there's no telling how many curious tourists you would attract to come and check out the house! As the old saying goes, 'one man's trash is another man's treasure,' this is an invaluable opportunity to turn misfortune into fortunes!

That is a nice idea. BUT 1)the neighbourhood would probably not be happy with it
2)its bad karma maaaaaan. I wouldn't try to make money out of this. I've watched too many movies to know better

3) If some shit is going down - you don't know how safe that place really is.

K_K · May 13, 2004

dude spike i'll give you money to spend the night in there. $5 from me, if we can get like a bunch of guys to get in on this you'll make a pretty penny. i want you to sleep there, and then film the night.

DevilRedeemed · May 14, 2004

yep. 5 dollars with your name on it over here.

zer0hue · May 14, 2004

Anyone who can watch this video and deny the existence of the paranormal is either blinded by obsessive skepticism or stupid...

fatal fury fan #2 · May 14, 2004

if I was you should put a cam inside the house and put on the internet.make a wabsite but thats me

shirt · May 14, 2004

A friend of mine moved out of his house because of ghosts. Fucking nice house too. He made me stay over one night cause I didn't believe him. It freaks the shit out of me talking about it. Didn't sleep a wink that night, constant...disturbances. I know it's the same every time someone tells a story like this, but seriously. Cold as dead of winter all of a sudden(it was summer), taps on my shoulder constantly, light flickering on and off. I promised I'd stay in the room the whole night, and only did cause we didnt stop talking to each other through all of this. Made the mistake of looking in the mirror on the chest opposite my bed. That I will not elaborate on.

chemical · May 14, 2004

Load of anecdotal evidence bullshit.

If ghosts exist, and that house is haunted, go over there and record some hard evidence. You'll be rich, and be one of the most important figures in human history for proving an afterlife exists.

But that'll never happen. For the same reason that only drunk inbred rednecks get to experience extraterrestrial contact with alien life forms.

shir0 · May 14, 2004

I have one...

My best friend Jason lived in this old house in the ghetto of memphis,
and we decided to spend the night over there. As the night dragged
on, we eventually ended up in his room. So, as we were sitting there
playing video games, I leaned up against his bed - toward the hallway
facing the den, and about 2 minutes later I noticed a guy was walking
around the hallway - in a lab coat looking jacket and I yelled at Jason
that someone was in his house. He said "What the hell?" Then I said
"Holy shit man, he's coming this way." The guy started to walk toward
us and then disappeared...so I jumped up and stood there, Jason still
didn't know what I was talking about. So I said "you didn't just see that
guy?" He said no, so I said "the guy...he had a labcoat on, he turned
the corner and then headed this way." Still no...so I said, he looked like
a doctor or something...jason jumped and said "The guy who lived here
before us was a doctor...he died, and his family sold us the house."

So, I guess it was haunted.

Later

shir0

shirt · May 14, 2004

chemical said:
Load of anecdotal evidence bullshit.

If ghosts exist, and that house is haunted, go over there and record some hard evidence. You'll be rich, and be one of the most important figures in human history for proving an afterlife exists.

But that'll never happen. For the same reason that only drunk inbred rednecks get to experience extraterrestrial contact with alien life forms.

I was 13 at the time, however this wasn't imagined. Such phenomenons are deemed as unexplained beecause there is no fail-safe method of recording them. Completely pointless to argue about this, people who have never seen weird shit are nearly impossible to convince.

Decepticon · May 14, 2004

Man I know what you are going through. My moms house is haunted.

It's across the street from a cemetary. It was built in 1985 by a friend of the family's who lived in it for exactly 12 months to the day.

He sold it off to an old couple that about 9 months of living there both died in their sleep one night, the wift had an aneurysm and the husband had a heart attack laying right next to her.

About a year later someone else moves in and lived there for 6 years until house caught fire and he died in it.

Then in 1994 Chris, the guy who originally built it, bought it back and rebuilt it for his daughter who stayed one night and a few hours in it.

After that he sold it to us in 1995. While moving in we noticed strange shit going on. We hung up some pictures on the wall and had to go back to my other house to get more things, when we got back the pictures were all piled up next to the door. The house was locked at the time and only 2 keys for the house which my mom had.

Then around the middle of 96 my gf at the time was sleeping in my bedroom and I was in the living room watching TV. She woke up and said some guy was sitting at the edge of the bed, we came to call him Sam.

Since that night, there have been many "sightings" of Sam by my mother, sister, and friends. Even my grandmother before she died said she had seen him a few times.

A few of the people that saw him had never known about him until they ask who was in the bedroom.

He does not appear if a male is in the room, the female has to be alone, which is why we think he is a male.

Ever morning at 6:30 my grandmother would wake up and begin cooking breakfast, after she passed away, 6:30 every morning you can hear someone walking from her old bedroom to the kitchen and a few times we would catch the stove on.

We would have something, like a broom for example, leaning up against the wall unbothered for an extended period of time only to fall to the floor once we mention "Sam" or my grandmother walking.

One of my friends once saw a picture of my grandmother and nearly pissed on himself saying he saw her working in the yard when he pulled into the driveway.

I was raised Catholic and am now Athiest but I do believe that there are things in this world that are not explained and ghosts are one of them.

chemical · May 14, 2004

Shirt in a Can said:
Such phenomenons are deemed as unexplained beecause there is no fail-safe method of recording them.

Just like bigfoot, fairies, leprachauns, god, the loch ness monster, mermaids, and unicorns...

Countless witnesses and first-hand accounts, but no fail-safe method of recording them either. Unless you count all those blurry pictures of Nessie.

Sky_R · May 14, 2004

Intriguing topic. Anymore stories?

BeefJerky · May 14, 2004

zer0hue said:
Anyone who can watch this video and deny the existence of the paranormal is either blinded by obsessive skepticism or stupid...

Nice link.

But IMO, more than likely fake. Can you verify those to be REAL photographs? Not over the internet.

Before anyone starts off on me, I do consider that such things are indeed real. HOWEVER, until I experience them first hand I pretty much regard things like that link to be a hoax. It's good to be skeptical to a point. "Safely skeptical" even, it sure beats being gullible and easily spooked. That's just my take on it, no one has to quote this and be like "OMG stupid!!!11".

zer0hue · May 14, 2004

BeefJerky said:
Can you verify those to be REAL photographs? Not over the internet.

Considering the majority of those photographs were taken before the internet and Photoshop were even conceived, I think it’s overwhelmingly likely.

I, for one, don’t find anything wrong or idiotic about being skeptical. In fact, I think the only way to approach this subject is from one of scientific reasoning. Considering the volumes of first-hand accounts, recorded media, and circumstantial evidence dealing with the paranormal there are only two conclusions one could draw:

1) In every single account of paranormal activity, witnesses are either suffering from fear-induced hallucinations or manifesting a pre-conceived desire to see said phenomenon. In every single recording of paranormal phenomenon, the evidence presented can be rationally explained as the intentional doctoring of the image, technical malfunction (i.e. lens flair, shadow, double-exposure), or by the willingness of an audience to want to see said phenomenon. In every single instance of circumstantial paranormal phenomenon (i.e. “These chairs weren’t stacked on this table before!”), individuals are either suffering from poor memory, insanity, or intentionally lying for the sake of notoriety.

or

2) Paranormal events do happen every day. Most instances of the paranormal can be explained by the above, but certainly not all of them.

Now, which conclusion sounds scientific and which one seems like “obsessive skepticism”?

galfordo · May 14, 2004

Radon poisoning dude.

Kid Aphex · May 14, 2004

Ghosts are probly real.
I don't understand why so many people are such HARD skeptics.
Are they afraid of the possibilities?

Christ. You think SCIENCE is able to explain the world around us 100%?
We hardly wield the intellect of God; or a god.

BeefJerky · May 14, 2004

zer0hue said:
Considering the majority of those photographs were taken before the internet and Photoshop were even conceived, I think it’s overwhelmingly likely.

I, for one, don’t find anything wrong or idiotic about being skeptical. In fact, I think the only way to approach this subject is from one of scientific reasoning. Considering the volumes of first-hand accounts, recorded media, and circumstantial evidence dealing with the paranormal there are only two conclusions one could draw:

1) In every single account of paranormal activity, witnesses are either suffering from fear-induced hallucinations or manifesting a pre-conceived desire to see said phenomenon. In every single recording of paranormal phenomenon, the evidence presented can be rationally explained as the intentional doctoring of the image, technical malfunction (i.e. lens flair, shadow, double-exposure), or by the willingness of an audience to want to see said phenomenon. In every single instance of circumstantial paranormal phenomenon (i.e. “These chairs weren’t stacked on this table before!”), individuals are either suffering from poor memory, insanity, or intentionally lying for the sake of notoriety.

or

2) Paranormal events do happen every day. Most instances of the paranormal can be explained by the above, but certainly not all of them.

Now, which conclusion sounds scientific and which one seems like “obsessive skepticism”?

Well said.

On a fun note, on one of those "ghost" pictures from that movie, the ghost had a shadow... The one labeled as "Old lady never leaves her room" (something like that) looks like she has a shadow to me.. I watched the movie several times before I caught that. I'm no paranormal expert but I don't think ghosts have shadows do they?

This is a pretty cool topic. Glad to see it hasn't degraded into a "Your stupid because whatever" thread.

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