Ghost stories from California, United States: Page 5

The Dark Ones by Iceman

To begin my story, I had at the time been living at my aunt's home with my brother for personal reasons, and we had to share one of her rooms since the others were occupied by her and my grandma. It was a weekday night and I had gotten up to use the restroom. This was something I usually always did ...

My Sleep Paralysis by arealiarose

I'm Arealia Rose. I'm 15 but turning 16 soon. (just a back story). Ever since I was a little kid I always saw some scary things that made me have very many mental problems, I use to stay up for days just to avoid having to be in a dark room by myself or to sleep (I had night terrors). Anyways this s...

Child Ghost by GloriaW

A few years ago I moved into an older home with my husband and three children. I have two daughters who were at the time of this occurance aged 6 and 12, and a son aged 8. Our new home was located in an older neighborhood and the main part of the home was originally built in the 1950's with two bedr...

The Ghost And The Elevator by IrishCossack

In the early 1990s I worked as a custodian at a hospital in Sacramento, California. Shortly before having been hired, there had been an accident involving one of the elevators. An employee had stepped into the elevator on the top floor. She became trapped between the doors when they suddenly closed....

Ghosts Of Murdered Highway Patrol Officers by chimchim

This event happened when I was maybe three years old. My mom was cleaning around the house, when I came out of my room and asked her to come to the bathroom with me, because I had to potty and "there's a man in there." So she went with me, and she couldn't see anyone, but she asked me to describ...

Orb Connection With My Children by mamasita

I have a few different stories over the years, and will share those later. For now I 'd like to share a couple of experiences I have had recently with two out of three of my children. But first off, I have a question concerning orbs in pictures. I have had quite a few of those including one pictur...

Figure In White Dress by H2olily

I recently worked a double shift at my job, a maximum security psychiatric facility in California. At the end of a long day, I was sitting in the nursing station with another psych tech (orderly) just winding up the swing shift. She mentioned that the last time she had worked that same unit, EB 12, ...

The Cold Bedroom by H2olily

At the time this happened I didn't really perceive it as something paranormal. It was such a minor thing and it wasn't until afterwards that I realized it was kind of spooky and unusual. Around the year 2000, I was missing friends who had, for various reasons, moved from Southern California and ...

Encounters With Shadow People by Sixpoints

In the mid 1970's, my parents bought a house in Canoga Park, located in the San Fernando Valley. The house had a history unknown to them at that time. I was born several years after, and this is where my true story begins. The house is a standard 1950's ranch style with a large backyard and swimm...

Angel Or Just A Person? by Cerberus7

This story happened a short time after I had just turned 4 years old. This isn't specifically what I would call a ghost story. Maybe it could be called an angel story. Doubt it was a mermaid. I'll stick with unexplained encounter. LOL It was the 4th of July 1982 and my whole extended family w...

How Did I Survive? by peripeteia

This story begins at my cousins' house. I remember it just like it was yesterday, but I still have trouble trying to figure out how I ever made it out of the pool alive. Well, my family decided to have a BBQ out in my uncle's backyard. I was about four at the time, and I remember that I didn't k...

When The Bell Tolls One by satellite7

Sadly, my older sister passed away December 2010 from a 2 year battle with ovarian cancer. In her will she left me her condo in San Diego. About a year later (last December) my fiance and I were staying at the condo to pack her things up and to decide what got donated and what we would keep. A beaut...

Ghosts Everywhere Around Me by noirlumiere

So, I am currently 13-years-old and I have reason to believe that my current house is haunted and I have ghosts following my family. My mother was the first to tell me about the following, and I saw her logic and took it in. Given that my great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and oldest cousin had a...

My Experiences In The Childhood Home by Horun

I present to you my very first publish of one of the few occurrences that I've bared witness to. A little about myself, I'm 23 and a native of California. I am a practicing Wiccan, and also dabble a bit in the Druid teachings of my motherland. I've been serving in the Navy, and have not had the chan...

Sister's Clown Head Monster by H2olily

During the early 70's, when my family lived for a time in Fresno, my mom decided to divorce my dad and moved herself, me and my little sister, Ruth, into government housing, which was not bad. I thought the little semi-detached two-story houses were cute with their wooden floors. When my dad was aro...

Grandfather Visits His Wife And Grandaughter by kestralflightwarriors

In 2010, my grandfather died of respiratory cancer about a day or two before my birthday. He always had said I was the light of his life. We had lived in Sylmar, but when he got ill we moved to a new house. The new house has brought many experiences to my life. I am not completely sure my grandfathe...

Strange Hotel Room by k416jp

I've had many paranormal experiences throughout my life. This is the first time that I was with someone to witness it with me. A friend of mine was in town and got a hotel room for the weekend. He never believed any of the paranormal experiences that I've shared with him before. He was a non believe...

Fingers Running Through My Hair by k416jp

I just wanted to share a true story of my first paranormal experience. I've had many experiences throughout my life. I don't know where to start so I will just start at the beginning with the first one. I was approximately 5 or 6-years-old at the time. It occurred in the home that I grew up in. ...

My Dogs Start Barking by WestCoastPrince

About a year ago my parents went on a road trip to St. Louis to go see my dad's side of the family and left me to watch the house. They were gone for about a week or two. One night around 2 o' clock in the morning me and my girlfriend were watching movies and all of a sudden my dogs started barking....

The Old Man And The Lamp by The_Vexer

I just want to start off saying that this is my first time posting a story. This happened a long time ago, sometime in the 90's. I can't actually say I know the exact date, but I must have been around four or five years old (either 99' or 2000) well this is how things would work in my house when it ...

Black Cloud Almost In A Human Form by mymelody888

This is my first time to ever write a story here. It's all because I was quite hesitant to do so because I thought no one would believe me, but I've read quite a lot of stories here. Different ones ranging from different kinds of cultures and parts of the world. I finally saw a new light of perspect...

Incubus? by kungfusally

When I was married to my first husband I was living at his family's home and they claimed that there was some demon that would hold them down when they were sleeping. They said it was like someone was holding them down so firmly that they couldn't move like they were paralyzed. This happened to more...

Fairies, Orbs, Spirits, What Could They Be? by believer21

I need some help in identifying what I am currently dealing with. I have never seen it/them but my son, J, does. One seems "good" the other "evil". My husband and I assume they are light orbs of some kind because our son's reaction to my husband's light sabers is the same as to whatever he is se...

Robert Can See The Dead by Demnos-Kryzen

As children, my older sister, Julia, and I lived in a home in San Jose, California. Our parents moved into that house before we were both born, and after the previous owner, an old man, died in his sleep. Our parents told us stories of how we used to play in our room with an unseen friend we called ...

Sexual Encounter With Strange Entity by jb1haunted

I don't know what to say really. These past several days have been like nothing I could ever imagine. I feel as though my entire life has been setting itself up for what has occurred. Things done in my past I believe have triggered this sexual ghost to appear in my life and take over. Long story s...

A Late Night Visitor by bereal25

Quick backstory: My great grandfather passed away December of 2006 from cancer in his bedroom of the house he and my great grandmother lived in since 1961. He was a quiet man who loved to relax in his favorite recliner and watch baseball. This event took place January 11, 2010. My Aunt called me ...

A Haunting Never To Forget by MissTay

Growing up in Los Angeles and loving shows such as Supernatural, Ghost Hunters, etc, and movies like Paranormal Activity, I always believed in ghosts. When I was really young, I had an imaginary friend whose name was Rose. No one else could see her but me, and I thought she was my imaginary friend. ...

Another Past And A New Experience by lyssaret

So my last paranormal experience that I can remember consisted of when I was eleven. I was at my friend Kai's house because he was having a party. It was midsummer, perfect swimming weather, so I went to go change into my bathing suit when something caught my eye in the upstairs hallway. I called ou...

Between Dreams And Reality by xxLady_Sativaxx

Before I begin I want people to know that over the years I have learned to believe that anything is possible. We as a species have it in our nature to ignore what can't be explained and that is a huge misjudgement on our part. I was 7 months pregnant and prone to being left by myself since my boy...

Something A Little More by lyssaret

Lyssaret again here to tell one more of my paranormal experiences. This one takes place when I was nine and I had just moved out of my old house with my newly married mother. She had married a guy named Nick and we didn't get along very well. I used to act up in the new house a lot to get attention ...

Man On Queen Mary by Llamasrock88

I live in Southern California and I had never been on the Queen Mary before. My mother and friend and I all got tickets for the Haunted Encounters Tour. Once we entered the pool room, I saw in the corridor on the second floor a man with a black suit, a bowler hat and very pale skin. He was only ther...

My Apartment by Brian

This is my first time writing in. To give some background on who I am. I am a paranormal investigator for my local group called CSPI. Most of my life I have seen shadow people. When I moved into my current apartment I would always get this weird feeling that something is there watching me. I wo...

The Locket With The Girl In White by PatientListener

So today. At school. 1st period. My friend comes up to me. She seems sad. Her eyes seemed a little clouded, her skin was pale, and...glowing? I ask her if she's sick, but she storms out of the room, without even asking for a hall pass. I quickly ask for one and chase after her. She couldn't have gon...

The Smoking Mist by PatientListener

Since my last story, I have been seeing this little mist floating around at various times. It looks like cigarette smoke, and comes towards my face, or just around the room. One day, I was in history class, and my friend was talking to me. I didn't quite catch what she said, and looked up. And this...

Hotel Del Coronado by CaliforniaSpooks

So of course, as soon as I post my first and only experience with the paranormal, I have another encounter... I went and stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego this past weekend with my family. This hotel is famous for hauntings, especially from the ghost of a lady named Kate Morgan. My famil...

This Is My Life by crazy13lark

I'm writing this because I've done everything else and this seems like a last resort if you know what I mean. Basically my life revolves around ghosts and I-can't-identify-wtf-you-are things. If you have read my prior story which I do recommend you read, you will see that for as long as I can rememb...

Singing Girl by elle9o

One night, my friend Carla and I decided to spend the night at our friend Rennae's house, which was located in Union City, California. That night we were just hanging out in Rae's upstairs den - playing video games, chatting, watching movies, and other things. That's also where we spent the night an...

Demon Cat by JCAbigbear

This happened to my brother when I was about 8 years old. My brother was 24 years old at the time. He worked as security in an office building all night long. Before I get into the story, I'll describe the setting. We had a lot of cats. It started with one cat, and then strays moved in, they mul...

In The Presence Of Him by Satans_Minion2410

As I have said in my profile, I am a Spiritual Satanist. I bond myself with the magic of other worlds and am one with the lesser imps and Demons as well as the Goetic and major role Demons. This is my story. I was around five years old, and there was a garden in the back yard of my former house. ...

Is It Because Of Her? by JCAbigbear

My story begins decades before I was born in the 1960's. I have the suspicion that because of what my great grandmother (mother's side) did during her life, I, and my family, have a gift of the paranormal kind. What I'm about to share is 100% true. My great grandmother practiced black magic in a ...

My Son Is Very Scared by CMAD_mama

Ever since my son was a baby he has been seeing and talking to something that we could not see. My son is now 3 years old and it seems to be getting worse. We will find him in his room talking to someone and we will ask him who he is talking to and he will start to tell us and then he will just stop...

Sunday Night At The Art Deco Festival On The Queen Mary by teafortwo1922

My friends and I party a lot on the Queen Mary, have a lot of late nights on the ship and fun times. We dress up to the era of the ship so were always in 1930s -1940s outfits. I have lot ghost stories, so it is pretty normal to see us walking the ship. Even the some the workers know us by name and w...

A Ghost In My Room by carot82

Five months ago I moved to this new townhome with my family. At first I was the only one experiencing weird things in this place so I remained quiet! At first I couldn't sleep at night and I would stay awake looking around in my room since I had this feeling of being scared, and now every time I am ...

Paranormal Experiences? Or Something Else? by NickyCharmed

Five years ago, when I was eight years old, I lived in an apartment (let's call it the Saticoy apartment). It was the only apartment from the whole the whole building that had a bar. My dad loved this fact. The first time we moved in, I had an odd feeling about the house but I ignored it. I thought ...

The Man In The Suit by billydakid39

This story begins in a small house in a small town approximately two years ago. I share a room with my younger brother whom we'll call "Paul". My brother Paulie was about 13 at the time and I was 16 and one day he complained to me asking if I saw or heard anything during the night. I said no and I ...

The Strange Black Man In My Room by mary30xoxo

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell my story, I have had several paranormal experiences but I will only share one with you today. It all started when my family moved into this nice big house in southern California, around 1995, I was 15 years old and starting the 9th grade in high school...

Finley's Bar And Grill by salome

Whispers you can hear without a recorder. Fast moving shadows. Pots thrown. Numerous voices captured on audio from whispers, to radio type sounds, electronic voices and a human voice of a child. Smoke and smell of fire where there is none, during our investigation Finleys Bar offers. Not sure of the...

Lost Lamb Vulnerable To Evil by girl_next_door

First, let me set the tone by stating I was attacked in my sleep all of my childhoods by evil during sleep - at night or nap time. I believe something evil attached itself to me because of the enormous amount of negativity in my home growing up. My Dad left my Mom immediately after I was born and my...

32 Years Of Fear... Is It Me Or The Land Of The Home? by amy4ta

So let me start by just saying this... I have ALWAYS been afraid of the dark! As far back as I can remember being at my parents' house scared the heck out of me. To this day I can't walk through a room in their house... The house I grew up in... Without turning on a light. I feel like there is someo...

Terrified To Be Home by chu_chu

My story takes place in 1999. I was 12 years old at the time. My father was going through the early stages of a divorce from my step mother of eight years. He decided that we would find a place to rent until the divorce was over. We came across a house for rent right around the block from the house ...