True Not So Scary Ghost Stories: Share Your Favorites

One time I was staying at an old hotel. At night, I heard strange creaking sounds. I thought it was just the old building settling. But then I saw a shadowy figure pass by my door. I was so scared I couldn't move. I just hid under the covers until morning.

One of the scariest true ghost stories I've heard was from a friend who lived in an old house. She would often hear strange noises at night, like footsteps in the empty hallway. One night, she saw a shadowy figure pass by her bedroom door. She was so terrified that she couldn't move. Later, she found out that a person had died in that house many years ago under mysterious circumstances.

One of my favorite true life funny stories is about my friend who accidentally went to work with two different shoes on. One was a black dress shoe and the other was a brown loafer. He didn't notice until someone pointed it out at lunchtime. It was hilarious!

I once visited an old, abandoned house. As I walked through the dimly lit hallways, I felt a sudden cold breeze. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shadowy figure that seemed to glide across the room. I ran out of there as fast as I could.

I once had an experience in an old, abandoned house. I heard strange creaking noises as if someone was walking on the floorboards above me, but I was on the top floor. It sent shivers down my spine. I quickly left that place and never went back.

I had a neighbor who constantly left strange, anonymous notes on my door. They were full of cryptic messages that made no sense. It was really unsettling. Then there was this neighbor whose house always smelled really bad, like something was rotting, and they never seemed to do anything about it. The third scary neighbor story was about a guy who would walk around the neighborhood at odd hours and mutter to himself. It made everyone feel uneasy.

There's a story from an old inn in England. A traveler staying there at night heard strange scratching noises coming from the walls. When he asked the innkeeper about it, the innkeeper told him a tale of a previous guest who had died in that room under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, guests have reported feeling a cold presence and seeing a shadowy figure. The traveler himself claimed to see a pair of glowing eyes in the corner of the room during the night.

One true ghost story is about the Winchester Mystery House. Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune, believed she was haunted by the spirits of those killed by the rifles. She continuously built onto her house in San Jose, California in a very strange and maze - like way. There were staircases leading to nowhere, doors opening to walls, and windows in odd places. People have reported seeing strange apparitions and feeling cold spots in the house, as if the ghosts of those who perished were still lingering there.

The unknown is a big factor. In true ghost stories, we don't really know what the entity is or what it wants. For example, in the story of the Enfield Poltergeist, the strange noises, moving furniture, and the children's claims of being attacked by an unseen force were terrifying because no one could fully explain it. It creates a sense of unease and fear of the unknown.

A really great Thanksgiving story involves a small town. Every year, the town holds a big Thanksgiving parade. One year, a little girl lost her favorite teddy bear during the parade. The whole town stopped and helped her look for it. In the end, not only did she find her bear, but the whole town came together in a way that embodied the unity and community spirit that Thanksgiving is all about.