Is the winchester house really haunted??
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The stories say it is haunted.  I have been there several times and  I took lots of photos.  Nothing showed up on the photos (no orbs, mists, lights, etc.) and nothing unusual happened while I was there.  They do give special flashlight tours every Friday the 13th and at Halloween.  Sometimes they have ghost hunters come in a group.  No one has come up with anything definitive or all that unusual.  But, hey, you might get to the be the  lucky one!
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dudleyville in cornwall, also there was a true movie on\ntv recently about a family that moved into what was once a \nfuneral home and very haunted by very scary entities. \ni am sure that the warrens here in connecticut would know of\nprobably more haunted places.
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Yes, ghosts are real.  I have felt them, and I have dealt with several of these poor souls.  \nHere's one story, but it isn't much, it's something that happened to me:\nMy good friend Tyler was killed in a car accident in fall of '99.  The last time we spoke, I told him that he HAD to come visit me in my new apartment.  He promised he would.  A few days after his funeral, in the middle of the night, I was awakened by the sound of someone coming into my apartment.  It sounded like the door opened, but it was still closed.  Whoever it was walked throughout the apartment, taking their sweet time, then they came and stood by me, where I was sleeping on the couch (one hand wrapped around my baseball bat).  \nI couldn't see them, but I could feel them.  It was Tyler, I know without a doubt.  After he was gone, I sat up and smoked a cigarette, wondering at what had just happened.  Then I went back to sleep, feeling very peaceful, and happy that Tyler had kept his promise, even in death.\nIn the morning, I started to think it was a dream...but there were three cigarette butts in my ashtray (I always emptied all of my ashtrays before going to bed).  Two were Marb Reds, which are what I smoke.  One was a Marb Light, which was what Tyler smoked.  \nCoincidence?  I think not.\nI have had other encounters with spirits (including more with Tyler), but that one is my favorite, because it was so personal.  No one else can back me up on it, but people can back me up on the others; they were there.
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That's Scary, When I was little we use to live in a house that was HAUNTED and I was scared to death. That "THING" was out to scare us fo real. I was so gald when my parents moved us out of that house. It sounds interesting, just keep looking at it and look for clues in your home or on the internet. The History of the house that you live in and what events has happened around your area. Maybe it's a spirit that has a connection with your home or an area that is around your home.
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GHOSTS? Yes. In the summer of 1977 a ghost took up residency in my electric fan. It was very entertaining. Had a penchant for ABBA tunes and sang to me in a weird electric voice. It lasted for just a few months then disappeared. I still miss the ghost.  \nWITCHES? Yes. I went to elementary school with a girl whose father was a Warlock. Nice guy but those big bushy eyebrows made him look scary.  \nKELPIE? Yes. When I was very young I saw a "pony" swimming in a bayou in Baywood, Louisiana. I ran home and told my Grandad about the swimming pony. Grandad asked me what color it' eyes were. Red I told him. Grandad became excited and told me it wasn't a pony at all. He called it a Kelpie. He said a Kelpie was a water "imp" that took the guise of a horse to entice innocent folk into the water with it. Once the victim entered the water the Kelpie would return to it's true demonic form and drown the happless swimmer.  Grandad forbade me to return to the bayou ever again and I never did.\nBLOODY MARY? Yes. I remember some years back I was dining at a truck-stop. A drunken trucker was dared into saying "Bloody Mary's" name three times. He did. After the 3rd time he excused himself to use the bathroom. He never returned. The cook went into the bathroom to see if he was ok. The bathroom was empty and quiet except for a broken mirror over the sink. No trace of the trucker at all. I heard his Semi stayed parked at the truck stop for 4 days before it was towed.\nVAMPIRES? Yes. I saw one years ago as a spectator at a carnival. He was a pale, bald, bony man dressed in black & gray. He was wiping his mouth of what looked like ketchup. He caught me watching him. I felt uncomfortable and turned to walk away. As I did I faced a Fun-House mirror. There was no reflection of the strange man. He was right behind me! Surely there would be a reflection! There wasn't. That's when I realized he was a vampire. I ran through the mid-way until I caught up with my friends. I never told them about the vampire because I knew they would never believe me. \nJACK the RIPPER? Yes. There is documented proof Jack the Ripper existed. The question is who do you believe he was? Some Historians say he was a respected Surgeon others believe he was a prominent member of High Society while others claim he was a member of Brittain's Royal Family. Me? I'd have to go with the Surgeon theory because of the proffessionalism of the knife wounds. Experts claim the wounds were very precise and were administered with expertise. \nCANDYMAN? Yes. The legend of the Candyman is just a variation of the "Bloody Mary" legend. They are one and the same theory but the Bloody Mary legend is much older than the Candyman .  \nBLACK CAT THAT CROSSES YOUR PATH? Absolutely. A black cat has no supernatural powers ......unless it is a "Familiar" sent by a witch to cast a spell. A familiar is an animal (cat, owl, rodent, wolf, etc.) charmed by a witch or other sorcerror to cut-off or "cross" an intended victims path. By doing so the essence of the spell or curse will possess the victim. Folk-lore has it....since the animals were small or at least not very large they were only capable of containing mild spells like clumsiness or "bad luck". Fortunately A cursed black cat is the only supernatural element I have not encountered in my strange and very eventful life (aside from Jack the Ripper that is!)...So far!
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When I was younger I lived in house with a ghost... I Always heard weird stuff and my belongings would be moved around. I never really knew the house was hunted untill after we moved out my father was talking about it.I was shocked other vistors also said they had experinces like mine and some even closer incounters. I rember at night i would here something and get so secard I would freez and not move till i fell a sleep and woke up the next day. I would hear people walking and no one would be there. come to find out the ghost was pretty nice. I think it was girl.
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yes, i think so. if you have the travel channel they show several different shows a week that deal with the invesigation of ghostly phenomena.\n\npretty cool stuff.
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Never been to that house but I lived not far from there while growing up. \n\nDo a search for ghosthunters and paranormal groups in that area. They can tell you which places are haunted and which aren't. I've never heard of a national registry.
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Well, I have had ghosts in my house - so yeah I do believe you - and seriously, I thought I was losing my mind about the whole thing cause I tried not to believe it myself...  Anyway, its kinda retarded, but like they used to keep me up all night at times until well, I got married - I think my wife scared the ghosts away - no no in all seriousness, from all the research I have done, I have found that the supernatural like quiet secluded places and they dont go to places where there is a lot of people around - I dont know what your situation is though, do you live alone? Contact me if you need more advice:\ntungi@yahoo.com
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yes once I stayed in a house that had a strange tale that a child ghost appeared and enticed a member of the family to a deep pit and hence drowned...this had happened once only in the late 1800s. The inquest into the death was inclonclusive as to whether it was suicide or accidental death - due to sleepwalking. The story gained added credence because another member of the family 20 years later was nearly enticed by the same apparition but came to his senses before walking into the pit. The pit is actually an open well at the end of the estate.\n\nI was alone in this house one weekend, because I was planning to stay a week studying in the house by myself. I need solitude to study. Well the first night I heard a noise in the corridor and whilst trying to investigate it I managed to lock myself out in the dark corridor\n\nit was quite spooky but I kept telling myself that this is so funny and tried to see the humour in this, and tried to find the proverbial black cat in the dark corridor. \n\nThe light switches are on the other side of the corridor...so in the darkness I finally broke a side door and got out of the corridor and by doing that I bruised my shoulder quite badly. \n\nI guess the noise and locking myself out separately can be excluded as mundane events, but in that corridor I just felt so confined and at the same time it was quite chilly despite it being such a warm evening.\n\nThree years later, a priest visiting this house announced that there was a spirit and said he would exorcise it. He moved about the house and starting digging at a place in the garden. The strangest thing is this was the first time he had come to the house, well he found deep (about a feet deep) a doll with steel pins in it and also a small vial of what looked like ash and blood.\n\nIt was quite old - so maybe the voodoo doll was buried by an enemy against someone living in the house decades ago. Anyway, the place they found it was near the corridor...so it was quite freaky...\n\nand I was completely lucid the whole time, that is I hadn't taken any substance...\n\nLast year I visited another house, and felt a lot of disquiet or evil whenever I passed one particular room in the house. Apparently this was the room where the gentleman of the house kept his videos and entertained his friends. Who knows what else he did in that room...\n\nNow, I never disregard these feelings and act on it.\n\nI even feel it sometimes from people...
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I believe in the paranormal... In fact I am part of a paranormal investigation group and we been around for 5 years now. I have heard EVPS that I know for a fact there was no one there and someone spoke ! I have seen something when i was a teenager that I know was not real... It was so scary i ranaway from home... I did not want to live in the house again and I never did...
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Yes,  in my house there is a ghost living there and just now I think I know why.  Where I live used to be a military base and they would practice shooting and using granades.  What else might have been buried here,  who knows?   I do believe in ghosts but they are not to be afraid of.  Just learn to live with them and you'll be fine.  Who knows,  maybe one of these decades or centuries we will be back as      ghosts!  By the way, one of our neighbors moved because there were ghosts in their house and maybe that ghosts moved to our house because I notice ghosts living here recently way after my neighbors moved!
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Hate to disappoint you, but there aren't any haunted places in Massachusetts. In fact, there aren't any haunted places anywhere. That's right: no ghosts. None. Nada. Zilch.\n\nNo proof. None. Never. Anywhere.\n\nReally.
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No. But I have had past experiences with ghosts and currently I have one that likes to make a noise in my ear, it almost sounds like someone is shuffling cards and it always touches my head at the same time. The strange thing is that it happened to me when I lived in Beverly, then I moved to S. Hamilton and it is happening here so whatever it is followed me.\nI would love to hear more about it though
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I agree, there always seems to be something "happening" right when it's supposed to. It's to predictable, no ghost is that predictable. It's one thing to add stuff for the purpose of TV, but come on were are all not foolish enough to believe that it's all true. What are they thinking, using the same places over, aren't there enough "haunted places" in America.
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thanks for that fantastic site.  i looked some stuff up...  not bad, not bad, but it could be better.\n\nthe monticello/crying baby bridge.\ni've been there.  it is not an urban legend, though the story i've heard is different.  there wasn't a 2-buggy crash, as much as one just went off the bridge.  the man and wife escaped, but the baby they were unable to rescue.  those old bridges in the back farm areas of illinois only have two slats for your wheels, so if you mess up it's the river for you!  the bridges are still there.. o'er the sangamon river.  ...  in fact, the whole area around the sangamon river is haunted.\n\nthe champaign/university of illinois--any building.  they're ALL haunted.  university high school is haunted, as well.  you can even feel their presence (yes, multiples) during at midday.  in fact, the champaign, urbana, savoy area (for those of you who don't know, they're basically all connected.. even have a tri-city bus system.  all cemetaries are haunted.  all old buildings are haunted.  the whole place is a veritable hot-spot of activity.  heck, right now i work in a little "mall" on campus... which is more haunted than any cemetary.  the ghostie there is quite the prankster, and takes delight in scaring you.  nothing malicious, of course!  heck, if i were a ghost, i'd haunt people like that, too!  he likes to stomp up and down the stairs late at night, making noises, and laughs when you go to check them out.
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i love ghost hunters, i have never missed an episode. the one that scared me the most is when they went to that motel in arkansas, and the image of some dude in a hat was standing their, it freaked me out. he didnt move or leave. i believe it was in the morgue. that one was my fav.