You know how some houses just feel… off? Ours definitely did.
To be fair, we had a big house – like, three acres big. Pool in the back. Huge yard. Tons of space for “creepy things lurking where they shouldn’t be.” And while I can’t prove anything, I can definitely say this: we had more than a few experiences that made all of us say, “Yep… haunted.”
So here it is. A full breakdown of all the weird stuff that went down in our old house – hauntings, creepy laughs, disappearing figures, and my grandma being a brave little queen.
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1. The Rooftop Footsteps
Let’s start at the beginning. My dad was helping build the house. One day, he was on the roof – and the only way up there was right in front of him. So when he heard footsteps above him, and no one had passed him to go up, it was like… okay, maybe someone’s already here? But there wasn’t. Just him. Alone. With roof footsteps.
Cool cool cool.
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2. The Poolside Chuckle
One night, most of my family went to the airport. It was just me, my cousin (spending the night), and my sweet little grandma. We decided to go swimming at night because… why not?
As we were easing into the freezing cold water – doing that “try not to die while acclimating” thing – we heard it.
A chuckle.
But not a fun “someone told a joke” kind of chuckle. No. This was a creepy, low, random chuckle from the darkness near the back of the yard.
We looked at each other and instantly knew: nope. We were out of that pool.
As we were running inside, our tiny grandma was about to step outside with her cute little cane. She saw us freaking out and we told her there was a man in the back laughing at us and she very cutely and confidently tried going out there still to show him who was boss.
I had to hold her back. Jk, I just said that we had to stay inside.
Then… I remembered the pool lights were still on.
And even though I thought we were in danger, my brain still said:
“You better turn those off before Dad finds out.”
So I went back out. Alone. In the dark. Because apparently, my fear of wasting electricity outweighed my fear of being murdered by a chuckling pool ghost.
I turned off the lights… and as I was walking back, I heard the gate slam behind me – and footsteps.
But I didn’t see anyone. And when I say I ran? I mean I SPRINTED for my life.
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Me and my cousin were fighting over who should turn off the bathroom light.
Suddenly, the light turned off.
Not like a bulb burned out – we literally heard the switch flip.
It was like the ghost said:
“Y’all are annoying. I’ll do it myself.”
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4. The Suitcase Drag
One night, I was watching Black Swan with my brother (you know, that trippy ballerina possession movie).
Right during the creepy dragging-feet scene, we heard a suitcase dragging behind us – in real life.
We thought it was part of the movie.
Rewound the scene to double check.
Nope.
The suitcase really dragged.
We were like, “Okay… time for a comedy instead.”
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5. The Man in the White Shirt
When my little brother used to sleep in my room, one night I randomly woke up with the weirdest feeling.
Something told me: check the window.
It was dark. I didn’t turn on the light. But somehow, I could see him.
A young guy, maybe 19 or 20, in a white shirt.
Staring. Right. At. Me.
How he even knew I was looking at him – I don’t know. But it was the creepiest eye contact of my life. I got that stomach drop like, “Oh no. He sees me. He’s coming for me.”
I looked at my brother and started to consider my options, “Do I take him with me to hide in the closet… or is he too heavy?”
(Yes, I’m ashamed. Yes, I hid in the close by myself and left him out there to fend for himself at the age of 8. But in my defense, he used to play with knives, so I figured he’d do okay.)
Either way, he won’t let me live it down.
I’m really hoping this isn’t his Insta bio, “She left me for dead. I was eight. It was cold.”
Anyway, when we … or I should say the Popo (because yes, I’m that pansy that called the police) checked outside, there was no one there. ** Cue in my internal dialogue that night aka Madea’s voice screaming, “Call da po po, ho!”
Time later, my grandma was washing dishes one day (there was a window above the sink) and said some white shirted guy walked past the window.
Same description.
Same vibes.
When we looked for him, there was no one on the property.
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6. The Stranger in the Window
A neighbor across the street once told us that while we were all gone, they swore they saw someone in my sister’s upstairs window – just standing there with the light on, looking out.
We weren’t home. No one should’ve been there.
But then again, maybe someone always was.
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7. Gaslight 101
Back when my sister was going to community college, she’d usually get home around the same time each day. One afternoon, my mom was either doing laundry or washing dishes when she heard the front door open like someone had just walked in. Without turning around, she called out, “Is that you, [my sister’s name]?”
Clear as day, a voice replied, “Yes, Mom, it’s me,” and she even heard the familiar footsteps going up the stairs.
But a few minutes later… my sister’s actual truck pulled into the driveway.
She hadn’t been home yet at all.
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So was our house haunted?
Who knows.
But the light-switching, gate-slamming, suitcase-dragging, stare-down-having vibes were strong.
Would I stay there alone now?
I think I would because now my bro’s and me have an interest in that stuff. Wish we had that when we were there, might not have been that scary…
Just kidding, I would have been crying in a corner still.
👻Love, Loops