Can you recommend some real and scary ghost stories?

One real scary ghost story is about an old abandoned house. People say that at midnight, you can see a figure in white floating near the attic window. A group of teenagers once dared to enter the house. As they climbed the creaky stairs, they heard strange whispers. One of them felt a cold hand on their shoulder, but when they turned around, there was no one there. They ran out in terror and never went back.

In a small town cemetery, there are tales of a ghostly child. Locals say that at midnight, you can sometimes hear the faint sound of a child crying. One person who was walking near the cemetery late at night said they saw a small figure in tattered clothes running between the gravestones. It was so terrifying that they ran away and never went back there at night again.

One real scary ghost story is about an old abandoned mansion. People who passed by at night often heard strange wailing sounds coming from inside. A group of teenagers once decided to explore it. As they entered, the doors slammed shut behind them. They saw a figure in white drifting along the hallway. They ran in panic and one of them swore they felt a cold hand on their shoulder as they fled.

Sure. 'The Canterville Ghost' by Oscar Wilde is a great one. It's about a ghost who tries to haunt an American family in an old English castle, but instead of being scary, it's rather humorous as the family members are not easily frightened and the ghost ends up in some comical situations.

One night, a girl was home alone. She heard a soft tapping at the window. When she looked, there was a pale face staring in. She blinked and it was gone. But then she heard slow footsteps approaching her bedroom door.

Sure. One classic scary story is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a man who is driven mad by the old man's 'evil eye' and ends up murdering him, then being haunted by the sound of the dead man's heart. Another great ghost story is 'The Woman in Black'. It tells the tale of a vengeful ghost that terrifies a small town. And 'A Christmas Carol' can also be considered in a way, with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

There's a story from an old, abandoned asylum. A caretaker once reported seeing a figure of a patient in a tattered hospital gown, walking the halls at night. The asylum had a history of cruel treatments and many patients had died there. The caretaker said that he could hear the figure moaning and the sound of chains dragging. When he tried to approach it, it would disappear. Later, other people who visited the abandoned asylum also claimed to have felt a sense of dread and seen shadowy figures, as if the place was still haunted by the souls of those who had suffered there.

Sure. One not real scary story could be about a friendly ghost in an old mansion. The ghost just wants to play harmless pranks like moving small objects around. It doesn't mean any harm and actually becomes a sort of protector of the place.

One famous Japanese ghost story is 'Yotsuya Kaidan'. It's about a woman named O - Iwa who was poisoned by her husband. Her vengeful spirit haunts the area. Another is 'The Ring', where a cursed videotape brings death to those who watch it within a week. There's also 'Teke - Teke', about a female spirit who has no lower half and drags herself around, making a 'teke - teke' sound as she moves, often targeting lone individuals at night.

One long and scary ghost story is 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James. It's about a governess who starts seeing strange apparitions around the children she is taking care of in a large, old house. The ambiguity of whether the ghosts are real or just a product of the governess's overactive imagination makes it truly terrifying.