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Actual Ghost Tales That Will Make You Chill ( Part - 1)

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By Mani VannanPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

The best ghost and horror stories have an uncanny ability to make you feel real, believable, and absolutely terrified. They almost promise that you will spend at least one night (if not more) tossing and turning, listening for creaking floors and the sound of ghostly moaning. Of course, that is the paradox inherent in ghost stories. Your ability to sleep at night will worsen the better they are. This is true even if you're a die-hard supernatural believer—you know, the kind of person who has learned the history of Halloween, isn't frightened to look at some spooky pictures, is familiar with the origins of Halloween monsters, and spends Friday the thirteenth reading Ouija board tales.

We've gathered some eerie tales that are sure to frighten you in the spirit of the season; they're all based on actual incidents. In order to prepare for ghost stories so genuine and horrifying that you won't be able to sleep through the night, turn out the lights (if you're courageous enough).

The Little Hands

Reddit user PatentedSpaceHook recounts a factual incident by saying, "I've never lived in a haunted house, but my mother did so when she was an adolescent. "Other homes on her street also experienced weird occurrences. A family resided a few houses away from her. The girl had a terrible headache when she went to bed one night. She was gone the following day, having died of an aneurysm.

The father instructed my uncle—my mom's brother—to check on their dogs after her funeral as the family left to distract themselves from the tragedy. He invited my mother and father, who were at the time dating, since she wanted to play the grand piano there. My father was pursuing his veterinary degree.

"My mother went to the piano on the ground level as soon as we entered the house, while my uncle and father proceeded to the basement to examine the animals. When she felt something brush her ankles, she was still playing it. She reasoned that a cat must have emerged from the cellar and moved past her. Her game continued. Then it came back to her again.

She searched underneath the piano but found nothing. She felt hands tightly grab her legs as she restarted. My father and uncle were waiting for her as she hurried to the basement entrance. My mum was visibly shaken when my uncle returned outside and he enquired as to what was happening.

He turned white when she explained what had occurred. He revealed to her that the deceased daughter and her deceased father used to play a game. She would scurry underneath him as he played the piano, grip his ankles, and move his feet up and down the pedals.

You could enjoy visiting the most haunted locations in America, according to paranormal specialists, if that experience seems exciting to you.

The Phantom Patient

Reddit.com user Zerbo recalls, "The ambulance business that I used to work for had a 'haunted' ambulance: rig 12". "A lot of EMTs had stories about it, but I never gave paranormal stuff much of a chance. Until I had my own rig 12 experience, that is.

By three in the morning, it was entirely dark and silent as my partner and I worked in a rural area. I was driving, she was in the passenger seat, and we were both nodding off. When a voice woke me up, I mistakenly assumed it was my spouse speaking. I informed her that I was attempting to sleep and shut my eyes. Oh my God, am I dying? was clearly heard in a male voice, which was followed by some heavy breathing for a few seconds. My companion and I sat up upright and turned to face the direction the voice appeared to have come from in the patient compartment.

"After a little period of silence, we heard an oxygen bottle regulator click and a hissing sound, as if it were leaking. We quickly exited the rig after I turned on the lights. We unlocked the back doors because we were concerned that a stranger might have entered while we were sleeping. Nobody was present. Both of the oxygen bottles were closed when I checked them. After that, we didn't get much sleep.

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