Ghost Stories And The Paranormal
Ghost stories and the paranormal world
We refer to hauntings, ghosts, spirits, poltergeists, and their kin as paranormal, or supernatural. If these entities, or energy forces are real then they are normal. I believe that the supernatural and the natural are one and the same thing. I read somewhere that about 30 or 35% of people believed in the paranormal. Personally, I was never in any poll, but I believe that a much higher proportion of people believe in things like ghosts, demons, poltergeists and the like. There are numerous ...

Ghost Stories!
Hauntings, Sightings, and Lost Souls
It has been said that a rich history of death is what makes the city of my birth one of the most haunted places in the world. New Orleans is famous for its ghostly haunts, vampire sightings, extraordinary cemeteries, horror stories of murder and torture, and tales of lost souls wandering the city desperately trying to enter the world of the living. Some of the ghosts who reside there are almost as famous as the city itself. Sightings of Marie Laveau's Ghost One alleged Laveau ghost sighting s...

Japanese Ghosts, Spirits, & Demons
A Creature Covered with Hair?
I have always found the diverse spirits, ghosts, and demons of Japan to be the most interesting, shocking, and sometimes hilarious of all of the world's mythical creatures. Japan has a long and colorful history of fascinating folklore that is influenced by the primary religions in the country - Shinto and Buddhism. There are so many striking creatures that decorate Japanese folklore with the most peculiar stories behind them. This list is not meant to come close to being complete. After all,...

Old Ghost Stories - The Harvard College Ghost...
The old ghost tale of "The Harvard Ghost" was originally published in 1854. It's only one spooky gho
THE HARVARD COLLEGE GHOST. Old Harvard, in our time, though frequently troubled with spirits, suffered no annoyance whatever with ghosts. Science and unbelief had frightened them all away, and the increase of population had left no secluded spot in all Cambridge suitable for a ghost's promenade. Still, however, there lingered some old traditions of ghosts, in former times, who had made these classic shades their haunt- ghosts real and fictitious. Among those of the latter description, one ha...