Ghost stories
This is Archive X's largest story category. Here you'll find an extensive and constantly growing collection of true ghost stories contributed by our readers. Archive X's ghost stories cover many topics including -- but not limited to -- ghost encounters and sightings, hauntings, haunted houses, poltergeists and shadow people.
Ghost stories are probably as old as the spoken word and throughout history many famous stories have withstood the test of time. For many, the names are familar even if only heard in passing. Almost everyone at one time or another has heard one or two of the more famous stories of ghosts or haunted places such as The Borley Rectory or La Llorona, but have you heard of some of the more modern day ghosts and haunts like Gravity Hill or Spider Gates?
We invite you to read a few of our scary stories. A good place to start, if you've nothing particular in mind, is the Editor's recommendations below. So turn down the lights and click a few links, and pay no attention to those dark shadows in the corner. Of course, if you have a story to tell, we'd be happy to hear it.
Definition of ghost
1. The spirit of a dead person, especially one believed to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats. 2. The center of spiritual life; the soul. 3. A demon or spirit.How to access the stories
Use the navigation on the left to open the menus by clicking on the plus signs. Stories are arranged by year and month submitted, with the most recent additions at the top. Menus can be opened and closed by clicking the plus or minus signs. Story titles appear as clickable links.
Editor's recommendations -- ghost stories
Here you'll find a random sampling of ghost stories to get you started. The features will change frequently,
so check back often for new thrills and chills, and things that go bump in the night. We also have a special section for previously recommended stories.
The Abattoir and Mr. Paranoia
My story begins, as stories often do, with me doing a fairly common activity with no unusual occurances. I was helping a friend of mine renovate a building for their work place. This building used to be an old abattoir (an abattoir is a slaughter house, in this case, it was specifically used for trafficing human parts for black market medical usage before the government capped them).
Ghost Horse
On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, my grandson Will, who is 4 years old, and I went to the horse paddock to haul away manure on a wheekbarrow. Will and I often go to the horse paddock to take the horses various foods such a corn shucks, apples, carrots and other food items they like, so naturally we have become very well known to the horses.
Poltergeist
My family moved to our house in Miltona, MN when I was 6 years old. My 16 year old sister got the bedroom in the basement and immediately began to complain of regular disturbances. She said a man, who was a black shadow, would pace around her bed, then lean over her face and whisper to her in a different language (Swedish or Norweigan). This continued for years.
Fire Watch Ghost
All recruits who were sitting on their footlockers writing letters were silently crying to themselves as if they were reenacting some very sad scene from the past. I noticed I had been crying, too. This was very creepy.
Search for a ghost story
To look for something specific on Archive X, use our search form.Here are a few search terms to get you started: haunted house, dark figure, shadow, orb
