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Ghost Stories

ghost1.jpgResearching this post creeped me out as badly as it did last year. I hope you are happy!

If you want to scare yourself silly, watch this show about ghost photography, audio, and video, JK Cinema’s Urban Legends series: Ghosts. Its long, and has a long load time, so read the other stuff and come back to it. When you have time, make some more popcorn while loading. I wouldn't label this "adult content", but I wouldn't let my kids watch it. Nightmare stuff, ya know!

From the American Inventor’s spot, here are 13 REAL Haunted Places That Will Make Your Cry For Mommy.

The Top Ten Best Ghost Photographs Ever Taken, meaning photographs taken with people in them who weren’t there! Oh man, this is creepy. (via the Seven Deadly Sinners)

Paranormal Place UK: 'A virtual ghost and hauntings guidebook' ghostface.png

What do people look like when they’ve seen a ghost? At Ghost Face, you’ll see lots of shocked looks. You can submit your own, too!

Scary blog: The Phobia Picture Dictionary. Guaranteed to induce nightmares.

Virtual Curry’s Haunted Castle. This is one of those games I had to drag my younger daughter away from.

Supernatural Paranormal is a company that will investigate and research any reported occurrence of paranormal or supernatural based phenomenon through the cooperation of professional psychic mediums and with the usage of specialized electronic environmental field detection equipment. Only in the Western New Yorkl area. Yes, you guessed it... the real Ghostbusters!

Police chase The Ghost Car

Dorothy has written a new horror story called The Search for the Million $$$ Ghost. Look for it in February.

The Bell Witch Haunting Legend might give you a good fright.

Hallmark's Hoops and Yoyo tell tell a story around the campfire thats just plain funny. Kids would like The Runaway Marshmallow. Part one. Part two. Part three.

A message from the Land of the Dead, courtesy of Bony Mail.

Oops! Here's another story, this one in The Bone Garden.

And even more ghost stories, the kind you can tell around a bonfire.

A history of vampires, with links to true vampire stories.

Blog of the day: Mystery of the Haunted Vampire.

LOUISIANA GHOST STORY
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This happened about a month ago just outside of Cocodrie, a little town in the bayou country of Louisiana, and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's real.

This out of state traveler was on the side of the road, hitchhiking on a real
dark night in the middle of a thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard he could hardly see his hand in front of his face. Suddenly he saw a car moving slowly, approaching and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and stopped.

Wanting a ride real bad the guy jumped into the car and closed the door; only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the wheel, and no sound of an engine to be heard over the rain. Again the car crept slowly forward and the guy was terrified, too scared to think of jumping out and running. The guy saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and begging for his life; he was sure the ghost car would go off the road and in the bayou and he would surely drown!

But just before the curve a shadowy figure appeared at the driver's window and a hand reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and the hitchhiker was alone again! Paralyzed with fear, the guy watched the hand reappear every time they reached a curve. Finally the guy, scared to near death, had all he could take and jumped out of the car and ran to town.

Wet and in shock, he went into a bar and voice quavering, ordered two shots of whiskey, then told everybody about his supernatural experience.

A silence enveloped and everybody got goose bumps when they realized the guy was telling the truth (and not just some drunk).

About half an hour later two guys walked into the bar and one says
to the other, "Look Boudreaux, ders dat idiot that rode in our car when we wuz pushin it in the rain."

Another Louisiana ghost story, courtesy of CBS News.

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Try a tour of this simple but effective Virtual Haunted House.


 


THE FOUR GHOSTS OF THE WHITE HOUSE

One night, George W. Bush is tossing restlessly in his White House bed. He awakens to see George Washington standing by him. Bush asks him, "George, what's the best thing I can do to help the country?"

"Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did," Washington advises, and then fades away.ghost4.jpg

The next night, Bush is astir again, and sees the ghost of Thomas Jefferson moving through the darkened bedroom. Bush calls out, "Tom, please! What is the best thing I can do to help the country?"

"Respect the Constitution, as I did," Jefferson advises, and dims from sight.

The third night sleep is still not in the cards for Bush. He awakens to see the ghost of FDR hovering over his bed. Bush whispers, "Franklin, What is the best thing I can do to help the country?"

"Help the less fortunate, just as I did," FDR replies and fades into the mist.

Bush isn't sleeping well the fourth night when he sees another figure moving in the shadows. It is the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Bush pleads, "Abe, what is the best thing I can do right now to help the country?"

Lincoln replies, "Go see a play."

--(Thanks, Carl!)

Alice
You're the Smart one....so chances are you'll survive! :-) You might get cut up & have some minor injuries, but you'll be victorious. The Killer better know NOT to mess with you anymore!
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Some more Halloween movies for your viewing pleasure.
Spook (Cute)
The Call of Cthullhu Trailer (nostalgic)
3 Battered Monsters (not kid safe)

Do They Know Its Halloween?


Thought for today: The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now. -Bill Cosby

The orginal version of this post appeared on October 30, 2005.

Posted on Monday, 10.30.06 @ 12:04AM by Registered CommenterMiss Cellania in , | Comments14 Comments | References1 Reference

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    Response: Creep Me Out!
    Go look at The Ten Best Ghost Photographs Ever Taken. Even though I don?t believe in this stuff, these pictures and the stories that go with them gave me a bigtime case of the willies. There?s lots more ghost...

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I would have tracked back to you if you had trackback, so you'll just have to take this nstead. The Louisiana story was hilarious!

The permalink is http://ontheotherfoot.blogspot.com/2005/10/another-good-story.html

Thanks for a delightful story!
10.31.05 @ 05:46PM | Unregistered CommenterJoel
Great post. Loved the White House Ghosts Story.
10.31.05 @ 10:20PM | Unregistered CommenterCarnacki
Great ghost story!
11.03.05 @ 10:16AM | Unregistered CommenterDamien
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01.29.06 @ 04:04PM | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous
Only in Lousiana! LOL
10.30.06 @ 11:05AM | Unregistered CommenterRockyJay
The only ghosts that are real are the ones when my rabbit ears aren't aligned properly.

Now...WEREWOLVES....
10.30.06 @ 11:18AM | Unregistered Commenteractor212
Wonderful stuff! My house really is haunted! They're nice though, so I'm not worried - LOL

Wishing you a Happy Halloween!
10.30.06 @ 12:32PM | Unregistered CommenterMarti
I love ghost photography.
10.30.06 @ 02:50PM | Unregistered CommenterSaskboy
Hey, that's just what I needed today. A good Halloween theme post.
10.30.06 @ 04:49PM | Unregistered CommenterLBB
One of my favorite ghost story movies is "The Changeling" with George C. Scott (1980). Very cool movie for this time of year!!! Scary!
10.30.06 @ 06:47PM | Unregistered CommenterJacq
Thanks for stopping by my blog!

I am a firm beliver of spirits but not as much as in ghosts... I think it's because if I ever saw one, I'd have a stroke.

I'm fine with the ongoing whispers in my ear.... Thanks
10.30.06 @ 07:56PM | Unregistered Commenterizzy
You were right.. I am completely creeped out!!
10.30.06 @ 11:39PM | Unregistered CommenterColl
Oh well... some people will believe anything - nice urban legends though...

But honestly... If you buy this - I've got a bridge to sell you too!

Interesting read though!
11.03.06 @ 03:13PM | Unregistered CommenterPeter

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