Sleeping in a haunted house...

Philippines
March 17, 2008 10:06am CST
Suppose you visited friend and he/she asked you to sleep over since it's already late. Considering the distance you have to travel back home, you decided to spend the night in your friend's house. What if you realized that the house is haunted? Say, you experience some paranormal activities while in the room that you are suppose to sleep in... Will you still spend the night in that place? Or will you wake your friend up and tell him/her that you will just have to go home?
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@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
17 Mar 08
Oh! Sheesh! I don't know how I would handle that. It would all depend on how brave I was that night. I have moments where I am more brave and sure of myself than other times. If I am scared out of my whits, I might wake my friend and leave. If I am a little less afraid, I might be more likely to seek the couch for the night and sleep there. But, I might then be afraid that it would follow me to another part of the house. So, it really depends on how scared I am. I lived in a haunted house from 13 until I was 19 or 20 so, I already have experience with being haunted. There were times where that spirit would freak me out. Actually, I am certain that there were a few spirits but only one of them was a constant. I don't know if ghosts visit one another but, the one in my house at that time period was Joe. He was the previous owner. He could be a bit of a prankster when he was in the mood and, other times, he would just make his presence known. One time, and only one time that I know of, there was a female in my finished basement. I had a group of friends over for a slumber party. One of them and I were still awake watching "Home Alone" with MacCulley Culkin. She was to the left of me, up in a chair and suddenly a female voice said "what a smart young man" about MacCulley. She and I looked at one another as this female voice was between us. We didn't see anyone there and, neither of us had said it. It wasn't even either of our voices. We both giggled too because, it wasn't even something that either of us would say. It was very "adult" back then. And, the other three girls that were there were not between us so, they didn't say it as none of them could have thrown their voices, were within sight of my friend and I and, none of their lips moved. I don't know who the woman was and I never heard her again. The house that I am talking about is my mom and dad's and they still live there. Joe is still around. He was in full prankster mode while I was home for Christmas this past year. He called out my name in my Mom's voice. It was around midnight and my mom had been in bed for about an hour and a half so, and, I was just laying down for bed. Nowhere near asleep so, I didn't imagine it. I even walked out of the room to go to my mom but, she was in bed, also nowhere around me. I told my mom about it the next day and she said he does that to my Dad in her voice and to her in my Dad's voice. She will call their names and they will start talking to one another seeing what the other wanted and neither had called the other's name. So, I have been brave and scared in my mom and dad's house. In the case of an unfamiliar ghost, I might have to leave. Joe is familiar to me and I know he won't hurt me. He does freak me out sometimes. But, it is more the other ghosts that I am unfamiliar with that really wreck my nerves. Joe can stay, the others should leave!
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• Philippines
17 Mar 08
Thank you very much for sharing your stories about Joe and the "others" in your family house.. It must have been a great experience. You are right, when "they" are known to you and you to "them", we feel a little better.
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
Yes, several times. In fact, my friends and some family said I must work on improving my third eye but I am afraid.
@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
17 Mar 08
LOL! My pleasure! BTW...have you ever been haunted?
@gxnfly (1147)
• China
18 Mar 08
To tell you the truth,I timid a timid girl,I 'd rather go home than stay at that haunted room.I watched a dracula movie of Japan called Calls form the Ghosts,it really freak the hell out of me.I dared not to go to the bathroom alone for a very long time .Those horror scenes kept going round my mind when I tried to sleep.From that time on,I never watch dracula movies.
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
oooppsss... sorry... i added the wrong image...
@shakeroo (3986)
• Malaysia
17 Mar 08
That sounds like fun especially if it is really haunted. There are not many places in this world that are haunted anymore... That would be an adventure that we should note give a miss.
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• China
18 Mar 08
it seems that you're a brave person.I really appreciate your courage.
• United States
17 Mar 08
I'd leave in a heartbeat! lol. and i'd call my friend from the car. I wouldn't have time to wake her up and tell her...i'd be out of the house to fast. But i'd call her with my cell phone and let her know that I won't be coming over anymore lol. But she's always welcome at my normal house!
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• Philippines
17 Mar 08
Normal house huh? lol! I can imagine you running for your life my friend!
• United States
18 Mar 08
lol! Yes normal house! I don't like ghosts and I would never stay in a haunted house knowingly! =P
@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
20 Mar 08
Most paranormal activity can be debunked and I'm the type that would try and find out what could be causing what may seem like paranormal activity than automatically thinks it's paranormal activity. But if it's truly paranormal activity I woul dbe more curious than afraid I think... But you kow curiousity killed the cat.
• China
18 Mar 08
I will definitely not sleep in that room and leave it as soon as possible.And i would not wake up my friend, but i would give her a call in the morning ,explaining that something emergency happened at night so i had to leave without imforming. But i won't tell my friends about the haunt thing,because i don't want to scare her.
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• United States
19 Mar 08
I would finish the night there if I didn't feel threatened in any way. I would wake up the friend though and ask her/him what the flip is going on and they would have to stay awake with me. I wouldn't mind experiencing a little activity but not too much!
@onesiobhan (1327)
• Canada
19 Mar 08
It kind of depends on the individual experience. I've had paranormal experiences before, and they've never felt dangerous or threatening. If the experience was a frightening one, I wouldn't stay. If it was just a neutral one though, I probably would. I'm not particularly afraid of ghosts.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
20 Mar 08
I have had it happen to me literally. It has scared the devil out of me but I was too polite to wake anyone up so I suffered through it. I had some kind of a thing floating over my face when I was asleep and I woke up because I felt like someone was watching me and I couldn't move or anything. I was just petrified with fear! I have no idea how to explain it but it was scary as all get out! I didn't share that with anyone except my husband who thought I was nuts.
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
Well, if things just keep on moving, then I guess I could sleep it over but, if I end up seeing things and hearing some voices that tell me to get out, I'd surely tell it to my friend and have to apologize since I have to go home Prank or not, I'm better off with our own house than at someone else's.
@jeanniemay (1798)
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
A while ago, I typed so many words, and so I have to write a new one. Whew! Your topic is making me scared with what happened. I lost it! LOL. Using the go back page and go forward page didn't even work. I totally lost my original posts. Anyway, I wouldn't want to go home alone or even sleep in that house. Maybe I will let the lights on and when it closes off by itself. I will shout at the top of my lungs and run to my friend. I will most probably sleep beside her or him (no malice) if such the case. If it's haunted, maybe, they are used to it and I just have to spend the night up until the day breaks.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
20 Mar 08
Hello dear dolce. I think that I will ask to leave the room if I happen to get to know about it. I do not want to get myself scared for that. So I think that it is better to leave than to stay overnight.
• Indonesia
18 Mar 08
My house was pretty haunted. If there was someone new sleep over at my house, then they will have spooky experience. The ghosts just showing their selves to show that they are exist, not harm at all.
• Lithuania
18 Mar 08
If it happens I would wake up my friend and say that I must go home.. It means that I'm not desirable in that place, so it would be better if I just go.. I have no use to annoy the spirits of that house.
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
My grandfather used to tell us that there are some spirits in our house. There were times that I personally experienced some paranormal things at home and some of them really freaked me out. It was a bit scary then. I don't think that I would ever sleep in somebody else's house where some paranormal activities take place. If that happens to me then, I'll just have to scram and go home.
• United States
18 Mar 08
I work in a place that is haunted so I would stick it out.
@MANSHAA (324)
• India
17 Mar 08
no most haunted houses are too dirty to sleep in. i would hav to figure out how to set a tent up in them to b able to sleep.........
@duranv (516)
• Honduras
18 Mar 08
I remeber once a friend of mine was going on a trip and he asked to sleep in his house for the night, this house is supposed to be haunted, but I agreed anyway, I won't try to bore you but I did hear all kinds of noises, but what did it, was that I left the bathroom light on, and when I got up in the morning, that light was turned off and a light in the living room was on, so I just got out of there as fast as I could, and I can asure you I'll never sleep there or anywhere I hear is haunted. I know it might have been electrical wiring problems or whatever, at least I know the lights thing was certainly not my imagination, but at that moment it was not as funny as it is when I think of it now and try to explain it rationally.
@queenofarms (1659)
• United States
17 Mar 08
No I would not spend the night if I experienced this before bedtime. I don't like the feeling of being scared. But if it happened after bedtime, then I'd book it and call the friend later. No time to stop and tell them. I'm a chicken when it comes to ghosts.