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Creepy, scary happenings.

21 replies

Iamthedevilinthedetail · 18/10/2020 15:00

Some years ago we bought a small house in the country near fort William in the Scottish Highlands. The man across the road had built the house using the original cottage he'd grown up in and used it as a holiday hire for a few years until he decided to sell. He lived across the road with his family so we became quite good friends. A few years after we moved in, sadly, he died. We were a little surprised to find the coffin in his sitting room when we went across the road to show our respects but each to their own. A few days later we were sitting in the living room when the door opened. It was a glass partition and no one was there. Nervous giggles but we had young kids and didn't want to spook them. Day or so later, in the evening, it happened again. The door swung open for no reason. Footsteps could be heard upstairs. The kids were def starting to spook so we told them it was just Jim and he'd forgotten that he'd moved houses when he was alive. And as they all knew Jim, they knew he wasn't someone to be scared of. So next time the door opened, we said to Jim that this wasn't his house any more and that he'd moved across the road. After a couple of days of this, the door opening and the noises stopped. So Jim presumably figured out that he had moved on. Apart from a generalised unease, we never found it terrifying or scary. Jim was a gentle man and wouldn't have hurt a fly.

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Iamthedevilinthedetail · 18/10/2020 15:01

Sorry. Mums net suggested a new thread but they started one on aibu so don't know how to move it.
Anyone else got true happenings for Halloween?

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Beeinalily · 12/08/2021 23:55

Just found this trying to find a creepy thread. Why no replies? A phantom thread? How odd!

Doyoumind · 12/08/2021 23:58

Is a thread with no replies odder than someone doing a random search and resurrecting a zombie? I would say not.

SecondCityShark · 13/08/2021 00:07

Let's resurrect it. I fancy feeling all autumnal and spooky!

gardeninggirl68 · 13/08/2021 00:10

It's not spooky, was more likely the wind or faulty door locks than anything remotely supernatural

prawntoastie · 13/08/2021 00:28

Love threads like this

Doublestar · 13/08/2021 00:32

If you want a scare read the Savernake Forest story - that whole thread is great for scary stories (I think it's in classics)

WorraLiberty · 13/08/2021 00:34

It's one thing filling your own head with nonsense but quite another to fill your children's heads with it Hmm

BlackAlys · 13/08/2021 00:35

@SecondCityShark

Let's resurrect it. I fancy feeling all autumnal and spooky!
It's August!
Susannahmoody · 13/08/2021 00:36

Oh I've loads of spooky stories, I'll be back in a bit with them.

Anyone mentioned TOTS yet?

😰😱

Susannahmoody · 13/08/2021 00:37

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3484225-Savernake-forest

Doublestar · 13/08/2021 00:38

It's one thing filling your own head with nonsense but quite another to fill your children's heads with it hmm

Yep, fancy telling your dc's that the noises they could hear are only old dead Jim from across the road come back to his old house!

Chocolatier9 · 13/08/2021 00:54

What happens if yours is the 13th post on a zombie thread in wee sma’ hours of Friday the 13th?

Beeinalily · 13/08/2021 01:04

You have to eat 13 chocolate buttons to get rid of the curse, @Chocolatier9. Aren't I good to you?

Downthewarren · 13/08/2021 01:12

@WorraLiberty

It's one thing filling your own head with nonsense but quite another to fill your children's heads with it Hmm
Wow I bet you're fun at parties...
Chocolatier9 · 13/08/2021 01:17

@Beeinalily, can I come to you for confession in future? Grin. I’ve a feeling I’ll enjoy the penances you give a lot more than those given by my local priest.

Snoozer11 · 13/08/2021 01:30

I don't think Jim was opening the door.

brokenbiscuitsx · 13/08/2021 07:38

*Let's resurrect it. I fancy feeling all autumnal and spooky!

It's August!*

Tell that to August! 😊

StrangeToSee · 13/08/2021 09:39

A weird thing happened to me at work once. I was walking from one ward to another and took a shortcut through a little courtyard. I wanted to get my notes in order so I sat down on the bench for what I thought was a few minutes. Got back to my office on my own ward, everyone asked where I’d been. Looked at clock: 2 hours had passed! The journey including sitting on the bench should have taken no more than 10 minutes!

People laughed it off saying I must have fallen asleep or got lost but I’m certain I didn’t. I was quick to sort the notes as the courtyard was empty and felt a bit creepy.

I’ve never been through that courtyard again and since found out it has a reputation for odd things happening and is locked most of the time. That’s another weird thing, why it was open that day!

Beeinalily · 13/08/2021 10:22

@Chocolatier9 Maybe I've missed my calling! But you need to come back tomorrow and tell us if it worked.

TimeIhadaNameChange · 13/08/2021 10:58

@StrangeToSee - what other things happened in the courtyard? Do you know the history of the hospital?

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