Real Ghost Stories Online

For some families, hauntings aren’t tied to one address—they’re tied to the bloodline. This storyteller grew up in a beautiful home once owned by her late uncle, but the beauty came with ghosts. Her family often saw her uncle cooking in the kitchen or walking through the hallway long after his passing. Even after their backyard pool was filled in, they’d still hear the sound of splashing water echoing through the night. Down in the basement, her brother—working the graveyard shift—heard a man singing hymns at 3 a.m., even though the only clear radio signal was the Christian station. Years later, when she started a family of her own, the hauntings followed. Footsteps through the baby monitor, walls that shook violently without cause, and a radio that blared Christian music on its own filled their nights with terror. Before moving out, a little girl ghost began bursting into their room, slamming doors and running circles around the bed. Today, she lives on land where a soldier spirit occasionally says hello—