Get a load of this!
Oh My Word! 
Posted on 12/07/2004 7:13:00 PM PST by CurlyBill
"A night of terror" is how a man described the time he spent in what is said to be one of Warwickshire's most haunted houses.
Michael Chapman was one of 10 people who spent the night at Shrieves House Barn, in Sheep Street, Stratford.
The 500-year-old building, now home to Falstaffs Experience museum, is said to be a hotbed of paranormal activity.
Mr Chapman, 48, a fine art expert from a village near Stratford, said the ancient building soon revealed its dark secrets.
Volunteers reported feeling dizzy, sick and breathless, and felt icy chills and pains.
He said one woman suffered bruising after being hit on the head by a mystery object and others watched as a picture moved to and fro on the wall.
A photo was taken which is said to show the ghost of an eight-year-old girl who wanders the medieval hallways.
Mr Chapman and his daughter Melissa, 17, were the only two people brave enough to last the whole night - but it is a night they will not forget.
"We were total sceptics. I always thought the dead will never hurt you but now I am not so sure. We felt icy cold, saw flashing lights and I could smell burning - there was a fire here once in which people died.
"I am the most level-headed person there is - but there are things in there that left me thinking perhaps there is more to this world. Even the mediums had to leave.
"I don't believe in heaven and hell but I have to say it's got me guessing. It's a very spooky place." Melissa, a student, said: "I was one of those people who thought this life is all we have - now I am open-minded about everything.
"Something was pulling and shaking me on the night and things have been happening to me since I left. I was at college and someone kicked the chair from under me but there was nobody there. I've also felt a presence at home and in the car."
Other members of the group who stayed in the house at Halloween also said strange events had happened to them afterwards.
Dave Matthews, a white witch and owner of Could It Be Magic, in Shrieves Walk, said he returned to his shop at 3am to find it icy cold. He reports hearing mysterious footsteps and seeing objects being moved around. He then felt a sharp pain in his arm and believes he was followed by an evil spirit.
Another member of the group said she returned home to find the cupboard doors in her kitchen opening and closing and the contents on the floor.
Steve Devey, who owns the museum, said: "We are astounded but not surprised at the level of unexplained paranormal activity"
Back in 1981 while I was at the naval training center in San Diego I was amazed at how many
people fell for these goofy ghost stories so I created my own gullibility test. Conveniently for me a
sailor had just hung himself in his room so I created a story about how his ghost kept reappearing in
the room with glowing eyes while he laughed at you and then disappeared. I only told people I heard
it from "someone else". Soon I was hearing the story retold in the chow hall by people I did not even
know. The climax of this hoax occurred for me years later when a girl I met in Virginia started
retelling me the tale. Why are you laughing she asked? Because I'm the guy who made the whole thing
up!
What about Kerry/Edwards headquarters?
Plus, Dave Matthews, a white witch and owner of Could It Be Magic, in Shrieves Walk, said he returned to his shop at 3am to find it icy cold. He reports hearing mysterious footsteps and seeing objects being moved around. He then felt a sharp pain in his arm and believes he was followed by an evil spirit
I didn't know there were White Witches... and what other kind of spirit would follow a witch.. but an evil one?
Interesting! I would like to see a ghost but I don't want to go to a place where a spirit will follow me home. That would be too creepy.
Get a load of this!
Oh My Word!
Even whichs are pc now????
An apparition will appear behind you when CurlyBill posts a ghost thread.
Other than the fact that Shirley was an adorable little tyke, is there something else I'm supposed to be seeing there?
I think that if you went there, you would see and feel plenty. At 45 Lbs at ticket, the owners of the place have quite an incentive to put on a good show.
Add me to the ping list please, thanks
Despite my thinking otherwise, I have been told I didn't know Jack S.
LOL.
Ha Ha! You got me LOL!
My son built a "haunted house" for Halloween, and invited in all the neighborhood kids. While I still haven't figured out the exact situation, he scared one girl so bad she punched him in the face in self-defence.
I congratulated him on being a gentlemen in not slugging her back.
In joking with one of my cousins I started the dare with $1,000 and it wasn't until I got to $50,000 that he would even consider spending a night there. Can't say that I blame him.
Maybe they're earthbound spirits not ready to move on --- some unfinished business they have to take care of first. I read somewhere that "RIP" or Rest in Peace was originally done in hopes the soul would be at peace and not out doing whatever.
Well, now... you can't post that teaser and not tell us about it!!
Yes. Wounded Knee was horrible. I have Cherokee blood
from grandmothers from both of my parents going back
five generations. If you look at the earliest Indian
government rolls, you will see Indian names. If you look
at the last government roll taken, you will see white men's
names. - Having said this, the Indians should have stuck
together instead of fighting so horribly and violently
among themselves. The white man could never have broken
them if united. Also, Indians did some atrocious acts
against white men and women. - I see my Indian
grandmothers looking at the situation with their young
men dying of white man's diseases and sensed the white man
had immunity. They looked at all people as people, and
they wanted their children to inherit immunity and survive.
I might not be here if my Indian grandmothers hadn't
married white men. Too many people tend to equate white
with bad and anything Indian as good, and it just isn't
that clear cut.
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