Yes. The story of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. Photographers once captured the apparition of a lady in a brown dress on the staircase. It's one of the most famous ghost photos ever taken.
In a small town, there was a cemetery that was said to be haunted. One night, a teenager dared to enter it. As he walked among the tombstones, he felt a cold hand touch his shoulder. He spun around but saw nothing. Then he heard a faint moan that seemed to come from all around him. Terrified, he ran out of the cemetery.
One story could be about a woman who wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a dark figure at the foot of her bed. She tries to scream but no sound comes out. When she finally manages to turn on the light, the figure is gone. But she can still feel an icy cold presence in the room.
In one civil war, there was a village priest who tried to mediate between the two warring sides. He would go back and forth, trying to get them to talk peace. He wasn't very successful in the end, but his efforts showed that there were always those who tried to stop the bloodshed. He risked his life every time he crossed the battle lines to talk to the commanders.
They usually have a simple yet effective setup. A lot of them start with an ordinary situation, such as moving into a new home or going on a trip. Then, something abnormal starts to occur, like in the story of a traveler who stayed in a hotel and found a hidden room with disturbing things inside. This sudden shift from normal to abnormal is a key characteristic.
There was a man who worked late at an old office building. As he was walking down the empty hallway to leave, he heard a faint whispering. He thought it was his imagination at first. But then, the whispering got louder and seemed to be saying his name. He ran to the elevator and didn't look back. Turns out, a former employee had died in that building under mysterious circumstances.
In a small town, an old man used to sit on his porch every day and wave at people passing by. One day he was ill and couldn't be there. People in the town noticed and went to check on him. It shows the sense of community in that small town.
A great one is about Malala Yousafzai. She fought for girls' education in Pakistan even in the face of great danger. The Taliban tried to stop her, but she continued. She was shot but survived and is now a global advocate for education. Her story is truly inspiring.