Creepy house vibes...

[mygreylife]

Just looking to see if anyone else has had this feeling before?

We went to SIL's this evening for a BBQ as they have just recently moved house- sat outside in their lovely new garden; although the house itself is Georgian and very old.

We actually established recently that a local tragic accident whereby an elderly lady passed away; was actually the lady that owned the home before them.
All of her belongings (furniture wise) are still in the home and being used by SIL and family.. rugs, chairs, units and curtains.

Anyway the conversation was flowing all evening, chatting about their small DS and his time in nursery, amongst other (not creepy) things.

I tried my best to hold on; but was absolutely bursting for the loo so asked if I could go - SIL pointed the way and off I went.

I can't explain the FEELING In the house. I just felt an overwhelming sense of dread.. all my hairs stood on end and I felt watched by every angle..It was really strange.

Needless to say I went to the loo, washed my hands and practically ran out of there again! I didn't mention this to SIL for fear of both freaking them out but also sounding completely ridiculous but I've NEVER felt like that before!

So it got me thinking (and feeling grateful for our new build home!!)
Has anybody ever experienced something like this before; or living in an older, maybe creepy house?

I would love to hear your stories!!

Also always with the bibles & priests to clear presences. Like there’s no Jewish/Muslim/Hindu ghosts...

@CrumpetsForAll

Also always with the bibles & priests to clear presences. Like there’s no Jewish/Muslim/Hindu ghosts...

And I can confirm, via a priest friend — although there’s still supposed to be an exorcist per (Catholic) diocese — when an ordinary priest agrees to come out and bless your house, as is so often advocated on here, they're doing so on purely pastoral/outreach grounds. ie. because there’s something up with you, not because they think your house is haunted.

I asked him if he knew of any cases where a diocesan exorcist had actually been called upon to act, and he said never that he knew of in any of the dioceses he’d worked in in over 40 years of being a priest. You would need to go through a stringent psychiatric evaluation first to rule out mental illness.

In my old house, when my son was a newborn I went to bed and put ear plugs in and had a dream that this lovely looking Edwardian woman was stroking my face saying 'come on darling it's time to get up your baby is crying' I woke up out of such a deep sleep and he was crying... I'll never forget her she was so kind and caring and made me feel so much better! It was very weird but not creepy at all.

@MindtheBelleek we’ve got an Anglican priest friend and he says when he goes out to blessings he’s often called back if he turns up in his ‘civvies’. He kindly observed that when he turns up in full robes people are satisfied...

@Tangledtresses

In my old house, when my son was a newborn I went to bed and put ear plugs in and had a dream that this lovely looking Edwardian woman was stroking my face saying 'come on darling it's time to get up your baby is crying' I woke up out of such a deep sleep and he was crying... I'll never forget her she was so kind and caring and made me feel so much better! It was very weird but not creepy at all.

That sounds like a very thoughtful ghost. Once on here someone posted about their ghost who used to put a cup out and switch the kettle on for them every morning. These are the kind of ghosts I'd be happy with!

Only once, and it was in a house we were viewing that had looked fantastic on paper, and from the outside. Inside was another matter - it was empty, and had a horrible, cold (I don’t mean the temperature) repellent feel. I couldn’t wait to get out of it. Gave me the shudders.

When I was young my auntie and uncle had a massive house that used to be a vicarage. The stairs and landing used to really creep me out, I even dreamed about the landing a few times. They also had a 'west wing' which was where the servants used to sleep. The whole wing had a really unpleasant feel about it, but especially when you went up/down 2 little steps to get to the bathroom and other bedroom. There was a little window next to them and the area just felt really sad. They still had the servants bells in the kitchen and I used to think how much you would freak out if they started ringing!

Yes. Just once.

A couple of years ago we stayed in a 200 year old cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. It was very remote in a beautiful part of the country.

As soon as I walked in, it felt freezing cold even though it was a warm sunny day and the hairs went up on the back of my neck. I couldn't shake the feeling I was being watched.

We were meant to stay there a week but went home on day 4. I couldn't shake the uneasy feeling and hadn't slept a wink.

[quote CrumpetsForAll]@MindtheBelleek we’ve got an Anglican priest friend and he says when he goes out to blessings he’s often called back if he turns up in his ‘civvies’. He kindly observed that when he turns up in full robes people are satisfied...[/quote]
That makes total sense!

@joystir59

It isn't creepy for people to die in houses, it's called dying at home and is where quite a lot of us want to die and do die. My wife died at home and so did my mum. It's normal.

Indeed.

I know the man who lived in our house before us died in the house (know from neighbours he was a lovely guy and loved the house very much)

Mum recently died in my childhood home. She wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else.

Her dad died in her childhood home!!

@Teapotsandtablecloths

My university halls used to be a mental asylum. Definitely got creepy vibes there.

Needler Hall? That place was so oppressive I couldn’t wait to leave.

Holiday rental in a small Suffolk village, old end of terrace where they'd converted the attic into a room with slightly awkward stairs to get up there.

My DSs slept up there, aged 8/10, immediately above our room.

The moment I took their stuff up there, it felt creepy. It was done out in a modern style; cream walls, new carpet, IKEA beds, built in low cupboard, again, lined, not open to thatch or anything.

But in the end, after a couple of nights, with no issues whatsoever, during the daytime, I had to go up there alone and sit in the room for about 15 minutes to convince myself if was okay.

I still didn't feel that relaxed about it, but obviously I didn't mention it and no one else commented so it was just me.

But rural Suffolk is a bit weird! 😂

About 18yrs ago, a colleague threw a party at her 1960s bungalow. As soon as I walked in I felt extremely uncomfortable, and whenever I had to go to the bathroom i felt like I was being watched and the hairs on my neck stood on end. I mentioned it to my friend after a few drinks. She said they often hear heavy footsteps running around in the attic late at night. Her husband goes to check and there's never anyone there.

The house I grew up in always had strange vibes. I never felt truly comfortable there but could never pinpoint why. It was only 2yrs old when we moved in and I was six. My dad still lives there and I still don't like it,although I'm used to it now. I now live in a 1930s semi and although it's a much older property, it has such a lovely atmosphere and I've never felt uncomfortable there.

@CrumpetsForAll

Also always with the bibles & priests to clear presences. Like there’s no Jewish/Muslim/Hindu ghosts...

Yes there are, look up "jinn" on Google. There's lots of stories. You just don't hear about it so much because it's a different culture.

@YlangYlangYlangYlang I can see Biscusting's list - can't you?

Yeah, I'm confused what the joke is about not being able to see biscuiting's list.

To be honest, it's exactly the same list I would make.

Wow, even the creepy face?

On Wednesday this week, I was in work and talking on the phone to my husband, bitching about how ridiculous my colleagues are - who think the place is haunted.

As I was bitching the picture frame hanging on the wall next to me fell and broke. That kind of creeped me out 😬

I grew up in a Victorian house and it used to freak me out until my dad died in there. It feels fine now.

The house I currently live in has had people die here and it has such a lovely vibe. It's on chaple land behind a church but not bodies found when we dug our 2.5 metre foundations.

I went to school here
digital-exposures.jimdofree.com/newcastle-barracks-brixton-camp-b-a-o-r-hamm/

It was a German Army camp during the war and then turned into a boarding school for British Army children. I was there the last year it was used, when only one boarding house was occupied and only the odd lesson was taught on site. the rest of the lesson were held on the boys site.

It was very, very creepy at times, the attic (TV and Homework rooms) and cellars (laundry) being the worse.

However this was not the creepiest Army school in Germany I had the pleasure of visiting as a child, Edinburgh School and Kent School had some really creepy buildings.

TW I suggest not reading the first paragraph, Kent school had some really dark history during the 2nd WW. The pictures although taken sometime after the school closed gives a really good impression of how it looked.

maaskant.eu/kent-school-germany/

Children from age 11 were sent to these schools as boarders. At least with Kent School boarders slept elsewhere and not on site

Nope but I did experience it on a visit to a certain area where appt. 100.000 to 200.000 people died within a very small area.
It had a very strong sense of doom and I wouldn’t live near there for all the tea in China.

Yes OP, but I always thought it was just me being silly until I stayed the night in the house of my parents' friends. The house had all the hallmarks of being creepy - old, creaking floorboards, old furniture, ivy trailing over the windows, old-fashioned portraits, but when I turned the light off that night it was the most peaceful place I'd ever been. I could have danced around the whole house in the dark. My aunt's house was the creepiest place I have ever been. There were spots in that house that were just terrifying. I don't claim to know why, and I'm not claiming it was haunted (although others did have stories), but I do think certain places do give off vibes.

My home, a 400 year old thatched cottage in the middle of nowhere in deepest, darkest Somerset - very unspoilt and untouched, brick floors throughout downstairs, even an old well under the downstairs bathroom floor. Many, many people must have lived, died, been born or conceived in it over the centuries. Does it have a vibe? Yes, most definately - it wraps its arms around me, hugs me and makes me feel welcome every time I walk through the door. I feel that all those whose home it was previously are watching over it, and me, and keeping me safe, as I intend to do for its next custodians!

There are even two medieaval gargoyles, inset into a panel in the main sitting room, which came from the original Palace of Westminster which burnt down in the 1830's. The story of how they came to be in a West Country cottage is long, but has provenance. Many may find them creepy, but I find them tactile and speak to them regularly - they, too, are keeping a watchful eye on the house and me

@noblegreenk I know there are similar mythologies in other cultures but my ppint is to effectively exorcise a property you’d need to call not just ‘a priest’ but some wild multi fairy ghost busting squad to cover all possibilities