Phantom House

I was nine or ten years old when this happened to me and a bunch of my friends. My friends and I all lived in the newly built Creekside apartments in Sacramento California and one day we all got together and decided to go exploring. We climbed the short fence that separated the parking lot from the field next to it and made our way down the sloping field into the oak trees that were on the edge of the field. When we got to the oak trees we found a small well worn path that disappeared into the oak trees. We followed the trail to see where it led. The trail came to an end in an open area in the trees and an old dilapidated house sat in the middle of the open area and suddenly an uneasy feeling came over us. The house looked like it hadn't been painted in years and the front porch was sagging. An old rocking chair sat empty on the sagging front porch. The old screens on the windows and front door were almost black. We stood there at the end of the trail and dared each other to go and knock on the door and see if anybody lived there. We were all too scared and we turned and went back up the path to play elsewhere. The next day we all decided to go back down and look at that old house again. We followed the same well worn path and when we came to the opening in the trees the house was gone. There was only grass where the house had been. We looked all over that grassy area and couldn't find anything. There was nothing there that would even indicate that a house had ever been there. I lived in the apartments for eight years and went back to that spot many times, but never saw the old house again. It was probably a good thing that none of us knocked on the door of that old house. Who knows what we would have found.....

My "accurance" my name is pablo im 14 now.. my "accurance" happened when i was probably ... 9 or 10 or around that age... although it probably wont seem like much compared to some of the stories ive read about... it was some what freaky to me and my friend.. it was after church one night and we were hanging out on some stairs on the back of my church {the led to the second story} well i heard my dad plainly call out my name.. as most kids who dont like their parents always on em i was like "man what does he want now" well we went back into the church and asked my dad what he wanted.. he looked at me like i was stupid and said i didnt call you.. so just thinking someone was playing with us or something we just blew it off and went back outside.. when we got almost to the steps again we heard loud foot steps like someone was running down the stairs {they were metal stairs so they were pretty loud} we looked and no one was there... then a trail of "flashy" red and white lights were flashing all across that little area of the stairs.. me and my friend looked at each other and "ran to our mommys"... not too scary? well maybe not but when your ten things like that can trip you out just a lil! thanx for listening! -- Barbados Coffins The island of Barbados is formed for the most part of thick limestone. In the early 1800s a wealthy plantation family had a burial vault hollowed out of it in Christ Church cemetery, overlooking the fishing village of Oistins. First to be placed in this coral cavern were the remains of one Thomasina Goddard, who died in 1807. The opening was sealed with a marble slab. The vault was next opened in 1816 to admit the coffin of an 11-month-old child. Strangely, Mrs. Goddard's heavy coffin (coffins were said to be lined with lead in those days) had been thrown across the space and was damaged. After replacing Mrs. Goddard's coffin, and setting that of the child in place, the vault was sealed once again. When, a mere month later, the vault had to be opened for yet another relative of the Chases, the Rector and a magistrate were in attendance. They found Mrs. Goddard's coffin almost broken to bits and the child' s flung about. By this time, much curiosity was directed at the vault, and stonemasons checked the walls and floor of the cavern for cracks or hidden entrances. There were none, and this was recorded by a bystander. The coffins being repaired and reorganized, the door was sealed now with mortar. In 1819, The Governor of the Island, along with Viscount Combermere, the commander of the garrison, numerous clergy, and two aides, stood witness to the opening of the vault for the coffin of Thomasina Clark. The vault was a complete jumble. One coffin was close to the entrance; the childrens' were on the floor. Mrs. Goddard's seemed not to have been disturbed. Once again, the vault was found to be secure; impenetrable. This time, the floor was ordered sprinkled with fine sand and the sealing mortar impressed in several places with the Governor's own seal. In 1820 many dignitaries were present when the vault had to be opened yet again. The Governor's seals were seen to be intact, but the slab that formed the door resisted the efforts of two men to open it, and two more had to be summoned. The difficulty was, one of the heavy coffins was resting against the slab. A chaotic scene greeted those present at the opening. All the coffins had been tossed about; one of them flung violently against the wall. And there were no traces in the sand save the tracks of disturbed coffins. At this time, it was decided to prevent further desecration by burying the coffins separately in the churchyard and permanently sealing the vault. There are many theories about these happenings, and many accounts can be read at the Barbados Historical Society. It is to be expected that seismic activity has been cited as a cause, but there was no evidence of this at the time. And the churchyard is on a hill, out of reach of ocean storms and floods. Google lists some sites under 'Barbados, Chase Vault." Neighbors Ghost Actually this happened to my brother. One day, I forgot when, our neighbors grandmother died. We went to her funeral and after all that we got tired and we went to sleep( My two brothers and I sleep in the same room). And about 1:00 AM my brother (Edwin) woke up about 1:00 AM only to find our neighbors grandmother's ghost in our room. I had my feet uncovered so she got my blanket and covered my feet. My brother wanted to scream but couldn't. So she walked close to him and put her finger his lips and just smiled. Then she faded slowly. He didn't believe in ghost before but now he does. So that's my story. By Joseph Anneka's Story Ever since my mu was younger she has experienced seeing spirits.She would never lie about any of this as she never wanted to scare me. To her its nothing, its just another one of those things that you cant do anything about, but i find it interesting. Im extremely scared of death so I hope that there is more after it. ill tell you what she has seen and see what you think. 1. When she was younger living here in England but with her mother, something drew her to her bedroom window when she was supposed to be sleeping. When she looked there was a woman next door in the garden with her head tilted to one side. She took this to mind and got her mother, there was nobody there when her mother came up. My mum described the woman, she was told to stop being stupid as the woman next door had hanged herself several years ago. 2. My mum went into her parents room to get something, she opened the door where stood a huge black dog with piercing green eyes, mouth wide open ready to pounce off of the bed onto my mum, she tried to turn the light on but before she had the chance the dog turned and pounced through the wall. She told her mum and she replied " i know what youve seen, its nothing to worry about, it wont hurt you". 3.We moved to Bude in cornwall, we looked at a really old house which i didn't like, i stood by the door and sulked, i wanted something new. We bought this house and moved in. What my mum didn't tell me was whilst we were waiting for the estate agent to arrive she saw an old woman at the lounge window. When we moved in she described the woman to the neighbours and sure enough it was Mrs Croft, the old owner. 3. We bought a hotel in Bude. We then moved to Portugal. My mum then told me she was sitting in the office the kitchen door open, this meant that you could see into the restaurant.She saw a victorian man run through, she assumed it was a joke and chased after him. She asked the cleaner where he had gone, she replied "who"? Now i didn't think that i believed this until the other day. I now live in somerset, my boyfriend and i had broken up at the time so i thought id take a walk to think, i sat at the church, NOT a graveyard, they scare me!!! I looked at the illuminated star for a while then looked at the church entrance, to the right of it a sad little girl, very pretty, with long hair and a long coat stood there.At this point i freaked and ran to the pub where i had a good few vodkas!!!! if you don't believe me, i don't mind but i always believe my mum, and i know that im not mad!!!!! Anneka Gillingham bubbly_dolphin@hotmail.com Go to Ghost Stories page 30 BACK TO