Haunted
When I was a child, ghosts walked freely around the family home. They walked past doors and up creaky stairs. Despite these strong memories, I don’t now believe in ghosts. Would I if I had seen them?
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The man in the chair
On crisp winter nights, fresh pipe smoke would suddenly fill the air from the old reading chair in the empty roomGhostly footsteps in the hallway
A late night walker would slam the locked door, walk along the hall and fall silent halfway up the creaking stairsMusic from the empty room
Music would be heard playing in an empty room; when entered, the music would cease in that instantHobyah in the woodland
Walking home at dusk, a ten foot tall gangly slenderman in a dark suit and top hat would watch me from the treesObjects moving by themselves
Trinkets would vanish for weeks or months, only to reappear where they couldn’t have been missed for even a dayThe creature in the garden
I saw a large misshapen creature like Black Shuck with bulging eyes crawling in the leaf litter under the treeSpy in the back bedroom
When writing at the desk, the children would complain of someone leaning over them, as is checking their workLate night walker
Hearing footsteps on the stairs, stopping midway as if vanishing into thin airSomeone behind you
When sitting in the main room, there was often a feeling of someone moving behind youPlayful phantom
Watching objects whilst buttons were being pressed and keys were hit as if played with by unseen handsPlayful objects
Objects would move or vanish for days, weeks or months to then be found in everyday locationsThe face at the window
Seeing an old, withered face at the window despite everyone already being at homeAnimals running around
Small black cats would run through closing doors, vanishing on contactKnocking at night
Doors would be knocked on for hours, with no one outsideNoises over the bedroom
Hearing footsteps from the attics above, circling the room at nightNoctural animals
Animals heard scuttling around the child's bedroom at night, keeping her awake despite no pets allowed inHaunted house
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