1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,720 Hi, I'm Christina and this is as Spooky Tales, the podcast for all 2 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:15,320 things as spooky. Like I mentioned last episode, we are on a break. 3 00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:20,079 Last episode you heard from fun of the podcast SOUSTO. Today you'll hear 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:26,640 an episode from our official official guest co host, Laney Hobbs and her podcast 5 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,000 is Hunted What Now, where she reads scary stories sent in from her listeners. 6 00:00:31,399 --> 00:00:34,000 Before I go, I do want to give a special shout out to 7 00:00:34,079 --> 00:00:38,799 everyone that joined the Patreon this December. Thank you so much. I still 8 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:43,560 have to send out one key chain and a set of stickers for a couple 9 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,159 of you, but since this is not a normal episode, we're not going 10 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,880 to do our regular shout out, but I do want to give a quick 11 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:55,960 shout out so everyone that joined in December, Jorge, Mariah, Kiovana, 12 00:00:56,159 --> 00:01:00,960 Carla, Anastasia and Linda, thank you so much. Heart here and Maria. 13 00:01:00,399 --> 00:01:03,000 I owe you guys a package, but yes, thank you so much. 14 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,680 I hope everyone has a happy New Year and we'll catch you in January. 15 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:15,480 Stay a spooky Ola is Spooky Tales Familia. This is Laney Hobbs from 16 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,280 its Haunted What Now as a Spooky Tales takes a winter break siesta. I've 17 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:25,280 got something special to keep the paranormal excitement alive. I invite you to explore 18 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:30,879 a captivating episode from my podcast called It's Haunted What Now. The podcast uncovers 19 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:36,719 the mysteries behind haunted objects and real paranormal encounters, all shared by our incredible 20 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,120 listeners. It's the perfect way to stay connected to the supernatural during the break. 21 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,040 Subscribe, tune in and join us on this ghostly journey and to our 22 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:51,040 espooky Amiagles. If you have a spooky tale to tell, I'm all Ears, 23 00:01:51,480 --> 00:02:27,639 Felise Haunting. Welcome back to It's Haunted What Now? I'm your host 24 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,039 Lany. Typically, when unexplained phenomena occur to us, our first thought is 25 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:38,680 to be afraid, whether due to sensational films or a natural survival reaction. 26 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:44,680 We have a choice to make to either continue existing with the paranormal or do 27 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:50,199 something about it. Today's episode contains stories about tellers who question if the entity 28 00:02:50,319 --> 00:02:54,960 is good or evil and what should be done with it. Okay, ready 29 00:02:54,960 --> 00:03:06,000 to get spooked? Their ego opens today's episode with a reassurance from the other 30 00:03:06,159 --> 00:03:25,599 side. So I've always been involved in church and my best friend and I 31 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:30,560 were so close with a priest that was such a good person, cool and 32 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,479 friendly. He did volunteering with us, and from time to time we went 33 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,319 for a beer. He was the coolest. Although I'm not Catholic, I 34 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,159 once was, so we kept in contact with him, kept volunteering and all 35 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,840 that stuff. A few months ago he became very ill. He already was 36 00:03:46,919 --> 00:03:50,560 because he was an alcoholic when he was younger, but that went worse and 37 00:03:50,719 --> 00:03:53,439 he was visiting the hospital every week or so. Then he slept in the 38 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:58,840 hospital for months, and then he finally died. It was a long time 39 00:03:58,919 --> 00:04:02,319 and we weren't hopeful he would get better. We obviously went to his funeral, 40 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,360 and later that day I hung on my bed one rosary he gave me 41 00:04:05,439 --> 00:04:11,000 years ago. Now Here comes the creepy part, because every time I came 42 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,800 home from work, the rosary was backwards, not upside down, backwards, 43 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:19,839 the part with Jesus in it was facing the wall every single time. I 44 00:04:19,879 --> 00:04:24,560 was pretty scared. So one day I said something along the lines of is 45 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,759 this you, If this is really you, show me please. It was 46 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,040 completely silent for a moment, so I left the room to do my thing. 47 00:04:31,759 --> 00:04:35,040 Then I heard something, so I ran to my room and the rosary 48 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:40,879 had literally fallen off. I freaked out, but really, if it was 49 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,279 him, he wouldn't want me to be scared, So I said to him, 50 00:04:44,439 --> 00:04:47,759 please don't keep that going, because I was scared. Days passed and 51 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,720 nothing more happened. We celebrated a mass and we sang his favorite song. 52 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,160 We all cried and then went on with our lives. I've told this story 53 00:04:57,199 --> 00:05:00,480 to many people, and lots of them told me that probably was him, 54 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:04,879 that probably was something pretending to be him, But I don't think that I'd 55 00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:09,560 like to remember that being him trying to tell me not to cry and that 56 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,279 he was okay. But I really don't know. What do you think. 57 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:23,040 I can definitely understand that some might be skeptical, because when objects are turned 58 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:30,120 upside down and sometimes even backwards, most assume it's demonic or it's poltergeist activity. 59 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,879 And I'll admit for a second that I was thinking that turning a whole 60 00:05:32,959 --> 00:05:38,759 rosary backwards was definitely a red flag. I reconsidered though, after you asked 61 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:42,800 for a sign and it did, then it respected your wishes after you told 62 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,079 it to stop. So I don't believe a malevolent spirit would have done as 63 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,279 you asked, or even if it did, it would start again, you 64 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:54,199 know, later on down the line. But on our side, we're hoping 65 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:58,680 that you feel some peace with the passing of your dear friend. Our next 66 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:20,639 story is told by Awad and involves a highly sensitive child. My two year 67 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:26,720 old daughter seemed to break an invisibility spell today. Even though I'm an atheist 68 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:31,240 and extremely skeptical, I can't find another explanation for what happened today. My 69 00:06:31,319 --> 00:06:34,560 wife, my mother in law, and I spent the whole day looking for 70 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:39,720 her pacifier. The three of us had already looked everywhere in the apartment. 71 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,639 We looked several times under her crib, but after a couple of hours, 72 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,079 she pointed under the crib and said it was there. It magically appeared in 73 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:51,959 front of my eyes. I cannot understand what happened, and maybe never will. 74 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:57,079 This isn't the first time something crazy happened here. The other day she 75 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,560 pointed at an empty wall and said, there was a dead man there. 76 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,399 We have never used this word in front of her. She wasn't even supposed 77 00:07:03,399 --> 00:07:06,920 to know this word. The other day she pointed to the floor and said 78 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,800 a woman was there and we should take her to the hospital, along with 79 00:07:11,839 --> 00:07:15,399 other strange situations like things disappearing or moving from one place to another during the 80 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,560 night, voices coming from an empty room, lights falling. When we talk 81 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:30,360 about paranormal events even while just joking, is driving me crazy. Okay, 82 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,160 so this is a little triggering because my daughter Tilden is about to be two 83 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:40,319 years old in May, and yeah, I'm not interested in any type of 84 00:07:40,399 --> 00:07:44,319 whatever she may be seeing. On the other side, hopefully she can reconcile 85 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,519 that on her own. I'm just kidding. Of course, I'll help her 86 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,639 manage if she does see things, but I hope she doesn't. Sorry I'm 87 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:54,560 rambling anyways, it can be disconcerting when our kids are seeing things that we 88 00:07:54,639 --> 00:07:59,639 can't see. It can be suggested that this is poltergeist activity, which seems 89 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,319 to be a trend this episode, but it can be attributed to your daughter 90 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:07,639 manifesting it by accident. You can try demanding that it stops bothering your family 91 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:13,959 if it really does become too burdensome, and I think by using the love 92 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:18,680 and protection that you want to encompass your daughter in or your child in that 93 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:24,360 might be stronger than whatever malevolence is out there trying to mess around or show 94 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,399 her things she shouldn't see. Ricky Mann tells us our next story about the 95 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:50,840 seller under the pub oh Man, I used to work in a very famous 96 00:08:50,879 --> 00:08:56,080 pub in York, known as the most haunted pub in England, where stories 97 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:01,080 of witches, highwaymen and executed prisoners were very well known. However, the 98 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,399 experience I had turned me into a complete believer. To give some clarity, 99 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,320 we had recently plastered all the walls in the cellar. No nails hanging out 100 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:13,679 the wall, no handrails, there was nothing to catch yourself on. I 101 00:09:13,799 --> 00:09:18,000 was in the cellar taking stock to the bar to restock the bottle fridges. 102 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,759 I'd gone up and taken the first basket up to the bar, emptied it, 103 00:09:20,799 --> 00:09:24,000 and went back down to the cellar. For some reason, I felt 104 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:28,440 horrible on edge, like I was being watched the whole time. I filled 105 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,960 the basket up, put the cardboard into the men and headed up the stairs. 106 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,519 As I was nearly at the top of the stairs, I was violently 107 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:41,120 pulled from behind, which ripped my shirt and I fell down the stairs backwards, 108 00:09:41,159 --> 00:09:43,639 busting my head open. I spoke to the owner to see if anything 109 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:48,720 like this happened before, to what she replied, No, but we're meant 110 00:09:48,759 --> 00:09:52,919 to go into the cellar in twos, so obviously I was really freaked out 111 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,720 and refused to go back into the cellar. A few days went by and 112 00:09:56,759 --> 00:10:01,200 I was in the Old York prisons where they used to ha prisoners for one 113 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:05,600 reason or another. Turns out the seller at the pub before it was a 114 00:10:05,639 --> 00:10:09,519 pub, was used to hold executed prisoners for a period of time as it's 115 00:10:09,639 --> 00:10:15,919 naturally extremely cold down there. I worked for a couple years and never went 116 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:26,399 back to that cellar alone. Again, I draw the line at violent entities 117 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,960 that can cause harm. I completely understand why you would refuse to ever go 118 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:35,159 back to the cellar, But can we possibly have the going down in twos 119 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:39,600 conversation during day one of training? Like I feel that should be the most 120 00:10:39,879 --> 00:10:43,559 relevant information when you start, even during the interview process. Like, hey, 121 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,080 by the way, when you go into the cellar, go in pairs 122 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,240 of two because you may be attacked by an entity. Not a big deal 123 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,720 if you don't care, but like, what is your second person gonna do? 124 00:10:54,279 --> 00:10:56,320 Like is a ghost afraid to attack you. If there's twos, I 125 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:01,399 don't know anyways, So, like I said, that's seems like really important 126 00:11:01,519 --> 00:11:07,320 pertinent information to have from day one. Our fourth story comes from glitter Moss, 127 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:28,039 who asked for advice on a recent encounter. Okay, so this happened 128 00:11:28,159 --> 00:11:31,240 yesterday night while cooking dinner, so less than twenty four hours ago. For 129 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,960 context, this is not the first time something in the realm of weird or 130 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:39,879 paranormal has happened to me, But otherwise I'm not into the paranormal stuff or 131 00:11:41,279 --> 00:11:46,159 actively trying to see things. I had a handful of experiences, but really 132 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,200 spaced out over the years. So I was hanging out in my apartment, 133 00:11:50,279 --> 00:11:54,120 which I've been renting for a year now. My girlfriend was cooking in the 134 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,919 kitchen and needed me to bring something from the other room, so I went. 135 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,720 When I came back to the kitchen and my girlfriend was saying stuff to 136 00:12:01,759 --> 00:12:05,200 me, but I was not really able to concentrate because right off the bat, 137 00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:09,480 something felt weird and different in the room, and I was trying to 138 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:15,039 figure out what. The air felt more dense, like there was actually three 139 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,559 people in the room instead of two at this moment. I was super aware 140 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:22,879 of my body and felt like a presence was on my right side. I 141 00:12:22,919 --> 00:12:28,799 cannot explain how the feeling felt, but I could feel some energy emanating from 142 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:33,159 somewhere between myself and the wall of the kitchen. It was about a meter 143 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,000 gap. I tried to stay still and really feel the room, and there 144 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:43,399 was no doubt on my mind that something was off. So now is where 145 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:46,639 I think I might be tripping. Maybe if instead of trying to follow my 146 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,360 intuition, if I tried to snap out of it and forget the whole deal, 147 00:12:50,759 --> 00:12:54,159 I wouldn't have seen anything. But I swear to God, I looked 148 00:12:54,159 --> 00:13:00,519 at my right backside while the feeling dawned on me that there was definitely someone 149 00:13:00,639 --> 00:13:07,440 there, and I saw a freaking girl standing there. Now Here is how 150 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:11,480 it went. I rotated my head and my body, and while I was 151 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:16,120 making that movement, I saw her in the periphery of my eye. I 152 00:13:16,159 --> 00:13:20,159 didn't see a full one hundred percent sharp image, but I saw enough to 153 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,600 fill in the gaps in my head. I saw how tall she was. 154 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,399 I saw that she was a girl no older than twelve. I kinda saw 155 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:31,480 her face and she wasn't even scary. I paid more attention to her upper 156 00:13:31,519 --> 00:13:35,279 torso and face area. But I also remember seeing some folds of clothes on 157 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,200 the lower part that quickly disappeared. All these details I could see in a 158 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:43,759 fraction of a second, because as soon as I focused my sight on this 159 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:48,240 figure, it disappeared. It was like looking through a glass at just the 160 00:13:48,279 --> 00:13:52,240 correct angle. This is not to say she went away. The corporal feeling 161 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,960 from before was still there and stronger than ever. Now. All of this 162 00:13:58,159 --> 00:14:01,120 that I'm describing happened in the span of two to three minutes from the moment 163 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,480 I entered the room until I saw that the figure was there. All through 164 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:09,240 that time, I had chills down my spine, and I was so scared, 165 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:13,240 but in a weird way, I knew there was no danger, but 166 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:18,000 it felt so spooky. My girlfriend didn't notice a thing. I was pale 167 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:22,120 and so shook after seeing that little girl there that I could barely keep it 168 00:14:22,159 --> 00:14:26,039 together. But for some reason, I thought that I should act like nothing 169 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:31,840 happened, so I kept helping my girlfriend with dinner like I don't know, 170 00:14:31,919 --> 00:14:37,320 but telling her about the whole thing right then and there felt wrong. It 171 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,360 took like twenty minutes for me to get from extremely scared to normal. I 172 00:14:41,399 --> 00:14:45,879 told my girlfriend what I saw this morning, and she brushed me off and 173 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:50,200 laughed. I'm honestly really upset about the whole episode and don't know what to 174 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,799 make about it. On one hand, I'm wondering if this was a one 175 00:14:52,879 --> 00:14:58,480 time thing, or if there's any chance it will happen again. If so, 176 00:14:58,039 --> 00:15:01,279 how do I make it not happen again? Also? Could this be 177 00:15:01,399 --> 00:15:05,159 real or am I tripping? I've lived in this apartment for a here, 178 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:09,639 and though the vibe is kind of off, I've never seen anything like this. 179 00:15:11,279 --> 00:15:15,240 I wonder if maybe I just imagine the whole thing. How does one 180 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:20,200 deal with this stuff? Anyways, I appreciate any insight you might have in 181 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:28,679 any advice as well. I can provide more info if needed. Thanks. 182 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:33,639 Okay, I recognize that this may be a running theme in this episode, 183 00:15:33,159 --> 00:15:37,519 but my advice is what I've mentioned earlier. Just ask it to stop and 184 00:15:37,559 --> 00:15:41,480 inform it that this is your home now and it's not welcome if you don't 185 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:45,559 like it there, And if you have access to like Polo Santo, I 186 00:15:45,559 --> 00:15:50,480 would recommend doing like an energy clearing and just really reinforcing that the space is 187 00:15:50,519 --> 00:15:54,759 yours and that only your energy and other good and positive energy is allowed in 188 00:15:54,799 --> 00:15:56,480 your space. That's what I do in my own home, and it makes 189 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,360 me feel a whole lot better, even if it's just like a pla cebo 190 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:04,679 effect. So sometimes people are okay with having the presence remain in the home 191 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:10,840 and coexist as long as it respects your wish to be left alone. You 192 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:14,559 could also cleanse the home of any spirit, so you have plenty of options. 193 00:16:14,759 --> 00:16:18,159 And if there's anyone out there who's listening who has advice for glitter moss, 194 00:16:18,279 --> 00:16:22,240 feel free to let us know and we'll pass it along. Our next 195 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,279 story is told by the Scary Lobster, who hasn't necessarily seen anything paranormal for 196 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:48,480 themselves, but it sure seems like their animals have. So for context, 197 00:16:48,559 --> 00:16:52,480 I'm from rural Scandinavia. I'm a hunter. I'm twenty years old. I 198 00:16:52,519 --> 00:16:56,639 currently live with my family due to becoming very ill and well. Since moving 199 00:16:56,639 --> 00:17:02,799 in, I've noticed the farm animals behaviorists changed alongside odd happenings. Here, 200 00:17:02,879 --> 00:17:06,400 we're talking about horses, cats, and a dog, as well as some 201 00:17:06,519 --> 00:17:11,359 now dead chickens. I'll start out explaining the horses behavior, so These are 202 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:17,400 two castrated mustangs and a mare, all fair tempered animals who are very friendly. 203 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:22,440 Recently, they've been getting absolutely frightened by something. We've seen them staring 204 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:27,599 into the woods, snorting which is a fear and anxiety response, before blasting 205 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:33,160 off, galloping at high speeds trying to flee, and sometimes they have fled 206 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:37,200 their pasture inside their stables. They've also been suddenly snorting and standing in the 207 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:42,440 corner of their enclosures. The cats have all been seeming awfully anxious. We 208 00:17:42,519 --> 00:17:45,839 have two barn cats. One is a mix of inside and outside cat, 209 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:51,039 and the other is an inside cat. The two outside cats are usually quite 210 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:55,519 fond of people and are usually very comfortable in their environment, but ever since 211 00:17:55,559 --> 00:17:59,440 December of last year, they've stayed in their room in the saddle room almost 212 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:03,279 constantly. When they do leave, they seem to be on edge, and 213 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:07,279 I have seen them posture up and hiss at from what I could see was 214 00:18:07,559 --> 00:18:11,039 nothing, nothing but a creepy feeling, which may just be from listening to 215 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:15,160 the cat now. The mixed cat usually does not go off as much, 216 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,519 but will at times seem fearful and will stick to us, which is quite 217 00:18:19,519 --> 00:18:23,960 odd since it isn't quite as people friendly. The trouble is it and the 218 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:29,720 other inside cat have started to refuse to be downstairs at night, and sometimes 219 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,079 they have hissed at something. The dog is a lovely Golden Retriever who's the 220 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:37,519 biggest, kindest goofball who usually gets on people's nerves with his stealing and his 221 00:18:37,599 --> 00:18:42,359 strong belief in if I fits, I sits usually on people, so he 222 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:48,160 is not at all an ill tempered dog or badly socialized. It started with 223 00:18:48,279 --> 00:18:52,960 him sometimes staring for long amounts of times at scullery where he usually sleeps. 224 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:56,480 The scullery has a door into the stable and barn, and it would slowly 225 00:18:56,599 --> 00:19:02,319 progress to him barking and growling at the s gulery. This continued along with 226 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:06,440 him starting to do it in the living room and the dining room. All 227 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:11,000 this kept to being a daytime thing up until early January, when he would 228 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,559 then sometimes do it around two to five o'clock in the morning, with his 229 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,559 barking and growling becoming more intense. He has also stared at the same front 230 00:19:18,599 --> 00:19:22,920 door. The front door has a huge glass panel in it so the dog 231 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:27,839 can see through it. The chickens did not have any problems. Their behavior 232 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:33,160 did not really change much except them foraging further away from the barn and house. 233 00:19:33,759 --> 00:19:36,799 Suddenly, in December we woke up to all of them gone from the 234 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:41,119 chicken coop where they always returned. Now, I do think that this may 235 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,920 be predator based, but I still find it odd that we didn't find anything 236 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,200 suggesting a predator took them, with no feathers, no blood, and no 237 00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:55,559 signs of entry. I also have experiences with something I cannot explain happening alongside 238 00:19:55,599 --> 00:19:59,640 the rest of my family. I will gladly share our experiences, but not 239 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:03,480 right now now, since this is focusing on the animal's behavior. So I 240 00:20:03,559 --> 00:20:07,599 will ask you, the person listening, what are your thoughts on what is 241 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:14,039 happening or what it could be? Since well, I can't explain it. 242 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,640 I'm not an expert on these things, but my first thought outside of a 243 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:38,359 predator is potentially a cryptid. Occasionally we dabble encryptids on this podcast, so 244 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:44,759 we won't discredit their potential existence. But maybe look into what cryptid or folklore 245 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,119 you have in your country, and I'd be interested to hear what you or 246 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:52,400 anyone else might think about this idea and what could possibly explain the experiences those 247 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:59,039 animals had. Stars Air pretty brings us our next story about a confounding but 248 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:21,559 comforting presence. Recently, I have felt something following me around everywhere. I 249 00:21:21,599 --> 00:21:23,920 always feel like someone is watching me, and I feel a hand on my 250 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:29,559 shoulder or head when nothing is there. So I keep seeing this thing when 251 00:21:29,559 --> 00:21:33,000 I'm outside. It doesn't usually talk, but I keep seeing it wherever I 252 00:21:33,039 --> 00:21:37,839 go. It's always behind a tree or hiding. When I was younger, 253 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:41,119 I used to go outside to swing next to the huge tree, and I 254 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:45,279 kept seeing a shadow figure stick its head out, but whenever I actually looked 255 00:21:45,279 --> 00:21:49,799 at it, it disappeared. It doesn't hurt or scare me. It's sort 256 00:21:49,839 --> 00:21:53,359 of like a father. It comforts me. And yes, it may just 257 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:59,599 be an imaginary friend, but it feels real. I keep feeling it touched 258 00:21:59,599 --> 00:22:02,839 me on my shoulder, and I feel it next to me, always beside 259 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,279 or behind me. When I sleep and face the wall, I feel it 260 00:22:06,319 --> 00:22:08,319 behind me. And there are times when I see it or hear it in 261 00:22:08,319 --> 00:22:11,720 a closet or in the hallway at night. But it never harms me. 262 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:18,000 It says, it brings no threats, and it's comforting to me. I 263 00:22:18,039 --> 00:22:21,519 talk to it sometimes, and during school I write about it and I draw 264 00:22:21,559 --> 00:22:23,839 it. I may be crazy, but it looks so real and feel so 265 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:30,000 real. It's super tall, no face, no accessories, nothing on it. 266 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,799 A shadow figure, really skinny. I can almost see its bones and 267 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:38,000 has a low, sort of raspy voice. It's nice and kind and has 268 00:22:38,039 --> 00:22:42,200 never made me feel threatened or scared. I feel happy, relaxed, and 269 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:47,160 welcomed by it. I can never touch it, though, but it can 270 00:22:47,279 --> 00:22:51,119 touch me. If I try to touch it, it fades away. It's 271 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,160 not around me all the time, but he comes to me when I feel 272 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:57,119 stressed or scared. No One else seems to see him, but I know 273 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:02,640 I see it also. I don't just see him behind trees. Sometimes when 274 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,799 I swing, I see him next to the road. Once I saw him 275 00:23:04,839 --> 00:23:07,920 next to the road somewhere else, but it was signaling me to follow it. 276 00:23:08,599 --> 00:23:11,759 I'm not sure if he's a ghost, a bad spirit, a good 277 00:23:11,799 --> 00:23:17,920 spirit, an imaginary friend, a shadow person, or anything else. Anyone 278 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:22,039 who knows more about ghosts or might have an idea of what he or it 279 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:23,960 is, please tell me. I don't want to get rid of it, 280 00:23:25,039 --> 00:23:33,480 but if you think I should. I want to know you don't have to 281 00:23:33,519 --> 00:23:36,839 tell this entity to go away if you feel safe and want it to be 282 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:41,359 around. It seems like it could potentially be a guardian of some sort since 283 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,119 it tends to appear when you need it, like in times of fear or 284 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:48,759 stress. Ultimately, what I hope is that it is a good intentioned spirit 285 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:53,480 that means you no harm. The other side of me worries that it's potentially 286 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,640 working kind of like the long Con to get you to get your guard down, 287 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:02,240 where it eventually takes advanceage of you in some way. That is the 288 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:07,200 pessimist in me speaking. But you never know, and so I hope that 289 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:10,519 it is a positive entity, like I said, But again, you know, 290 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:12,640 we have these call to actions to our listeners who are listening and those 291 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:18,160 who are invested in paranormal investigations and learning more about the paranormal world. So 292 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:25,640 maybe somebody out there listening or know somebody listening who has similar experiences to what 293 00:24:25,799 --> 00:24:29,720 you're experiencing, and they'll write into the show and let us know and offer 294 00:24:29,759 --> 00:24:34,119 some advice that we're happy as always to pass along. DJ seven oh seven 295 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:40,039 closes today's episode with a story about their childhood home that was once a school. 296 00:24:56,319 --> 00:24:59,960 Now. I don't know a ton about the history of my childhood home, 297 00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:03,000 but I know that it was old as hell and one of the creepiest 298 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:07,480 places I've ever lived in. It was a four story house, fancy right, 299 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:12,559 with lots of dark spaces and long stairways. Basically, it was really 300 00:25:12,599 --> 00:25:15,960 big. There wasn't a moment in that house that I felt like I was 301 00:25:17,039 --> 00:25:21,960 truly alone, and there wasn't a hallway that felt truly empty. I was 302 00:25:22,039 --> 00:25:26,319 just barely out of toddlerhood when I started to develop severe anxiety. I was 303 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:30,759 afraid to do anything alone. I was always checking behind me, sleeping with 304 00:25:30,799 --> 00:25:34,799 my head under the covers, seeing things, hearing things, you name it. 305 00:25:36,319 --> 00:25:40,920 I'm almost one hundred percent certain there was something paranormal making me feel that 306 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,319 way. I wasn't the only one seeing and hearing things though. My older 307 00:25:45,319 --> 00:25:48,720 brother shared a room with me, and he always slept on the top bunk. 308 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:52,799 His bed was maybe a foot away from the ceiling and the attic was 309 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:57,480 right above us. He told me that some nights he'd hear adult footsteps right 310 00:25:57,559 --> 00:26:03,920 above his head just so the attic. But it gets weirder. He told 311 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,759 me that at one point he woke up next to a shadowy figure just lying 312 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:12,160 in bed with him. He claims the figure had two white specks for eyes, 313 00:26:12,519 --> 00:26:18,880 and that it wasn't acting malicious, just lying there silently. This might 314 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:23,079 have been some kind of sleep paralysis hallucination, but considering the other events, 315 00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:27,880 I wouldn't be surprised if it was some kind of spirit. And now on 316 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:33,759 to the worst one. The playroom. That room was the creepiest freaking thing 317 00:26:33,799 --> 00:26:37,680 in the house, and I get shivers just thinking about it. It sat 318 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,000 at the end of a long hallway on the top floor, just below the 319 00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:45,039 attic. My room was down the hall from it, and it was always 320 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:49,720 pitch black. I remember staying up at night staring at it, just in 321 00:26:49,799 --> 00:26:55,319 case something moved. I often couldn't take my eyes away in fear of something 322 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:59,920 appearing if I did. Somehow, every time I looked at that doorway, 323 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:04,160 the door was wide open, and the door wasn't weak either. It worked 324 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:08,920 perfectly fine and wouldn't open unless you turned the knob. I'd asked my dad 325 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,119 to close it before I went to bed, and it would stay closed for 326 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:17,599 a bit until it just slid open again. I'm not a door specialist, 327 00:27:17,839 --> 00:27:22,799 but it was just arguably creepy. But wait, there's more. Now that 328 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,599 we're older and out of that house, me and my brother found out that 329 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:33,240 we shared a terrifying experience. We both saw something incredibly creepy in the same 330 00:27:33,319 --> 00:27:37,720 place. I remember it vaguely. It was a small, neutral, glowing 331 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,480 white face in the playroom. It looked a bit like a little kid from 332 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,720 my memory. It had nobody, just a pure white face in the dark. 333 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:49,680 It was around my height, and its eyes were just kind of not 334 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,920 there. I don't remember much, but I remember it was the single most 335 00:27:55,039 --> 00:27:59,759 terrifying thing I'd been through. I didn't know if I'd hallucinated or what, 336 00:28:00,559 --> 00:28:03,519 but I know it felt incredibly real at the time. Maybe it was a 337 00:28:03,599 --> 00:28:08,759 dream or something, because all I remember is seeing that freaking face, getting 338 00:28:08,799 --> 00:28:12,680 scared and running back to my bed. I don't think I screamed, but 339 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:18,920 I seriously don't remember. I kind of love and hate thinking about it because 340 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:23,359 it just makes my hair stand on edge. Thanks to that house, I 341 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:27,839 have now been diagnosed with anxiety. I am taking medication for it, and 342 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:33,000 I'm all right. But I thought it was worth noting I could go on, 343 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:41,279 but I can't really think of anything else right now. All of you 344 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:45,279 who's admitted stories today, thank you so much for that nightmare fuel, especially 345 00:28:45,359 --> 00:28:48,200 this last one. I'm not sure what it is about these big houses with 346 00:28:48,599 --> 00:28:55,240 all of those rooms, but they're infinitely scarier than an apartment. I personally 347 00:28:55,279 --> 00:28:59,319 don't think you've hallucinated that since you said you experienced a lot of the same 348 00:28:59,359 --> 00:29:03,720 things as your brother, And honestly, when we're doing any type of research, 349 00:29:03,799 --> 00:29:06,759 including within the true crime podcast at I host, we always want some 350 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,839 verifiable evidence from more than one source. So the fact that you and your 351 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:15,240 brother shared the same experience just tells me that there was something going on that 352 00:29:15,319 --> 00:29:21,480 can't be explained. Well, that does it for this episode. If you'd 353 00:29:21,519 --> 00:29:23,519 like to submit your own personal spooky tale to be read on the show, 354 00:29:23,759 --> 00:29:26,839 head to hauntedpod dot com and click on the link to submit your story. 355 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:32,039 You can also email me Haunted pod at gmail dot com. 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