Intro
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Have you ever gotten a creepy feeling you couldn’t identify, or heard noises you couldn’t explain? It was probably nothing. But it could have been a ghost.
Lots of people have reported having encounters with ghosts. Some ghost stories are scary, but not all ghosts are angry or mean. Some, it seems, just want to make a connection with the world of the living.
Sometimes an encounter with a ghost can even be comforting. A message from a dead loved one can make you feel less alone. It’s nice to imagine that your ancestors have your back, even from beyond the grave. Hear Jason and Amy talk about ghosts.
Dialog
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Amy: Somebody recently told me a really detailed and terrifying story about this apartment that she lived in being haunted.
Jason: Woah.
Amy: She told me this story, and it was so scary to me. But at the same time, I was a little jealous. She actually had an undeniable experience of ghosts. I mean, that would be kind of cool, in a way.
Jason: So what sort of haunting are we talking about here?
Amy: Really scary stuff, like she would wake up in the night and she would hear a woman crying. And it sounded like it was coming from the end of her bed.
Jason: Woah.
Amy: She would hear, like, stomping around, banging sounds. She never actually saw a ghost, but she heard all these spooky, inexplicable sounds.
Jason: Yeah, that’s a lot more than just getting some chills or something, you know?
Amy: Definitely. Have you ever had an experience with a ghost?
Jason: Yeah, I think so. I’ve never felt haunted, really, I guess. But I guess you could say I’ve felt like I communicated with a dead family member before, something like that.
Amy: Was there some sort of evidence, or was it just a feeling you had?
Jason: Yeah, just a feeling I had, just a sort of…almost like thoughts that came from somewhere else it seemed, like as if someone was talking in my brain.
Amy: Woah.
Jason: Well, I tell you what. I’ll find a sheet, and I’ll come over to your house in the middle of the night, and I’ll give you a good scaring.
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Discussion
Amy recently heard a scary story about a haunted apartment. The girl living in the apartment heard lots of strange and spooky noises that couldn’t be explained. She even heard a woman crying and it sounded like it was coming from the end of the girl’s bed.
Even though the story scared Amy, she was also a little jealous. She thinks it would be cool to have some kind of experience with a ghost, because then you would know for certain that ghosts exist.
Jason thinks that ghosts do exist, at least in some form. He has had strange experiences like feeling as though a dead relative was sending him messages. Jason tells Amy he will come over to her house in a white sheet so she can feel like she has had an experience with a ghost, too.
Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever had an experience with a ghost?
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Mnal_F, I agree, it’s scary and leaves an uneasy feeling that the boy was unhappy I like ghosts and prefer the mischievous ones. |
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thank you very much .you made my day |
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on the contrary, you have a clear idea about ghosts and that we should leave them in peace. |
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Mahsa, your post is one of a kind, brilliant. the problem with spirits is that afterways they don´t want to go and are hard to deal with. |
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Remember the curse of the picture of the crying boy. Whatever house the picture was to be placed, the house was caught on fire. Only one thing was remained unscathed- the painting of a crying boy. Even looking at the picture already gives you some creeps. The picture is to be said was painted by a Spanish artist and the boy was an orphan. Lately the artist’s studio was burned and the boy was killed. And since then, whoever buys the painting won’t be jealous anymore of not seeing ghosts, ghouls, poltergeist. The house will be infested by them. The spirit of the crying boy will be everywhere. I’ve read people’s sharing their stories about that phenomena. Pretty spooky.
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hi Julito
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I’m in the same boat with you.it is actually as dangerous as playing with the lion’s tail.most often it is the mean and mischievous ones which accept your invitation|
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Goodmahsa ,hello, now that you mention it, I strongly advise against the use of the uija board , not all the spirits that are roaming about are good , some are good ,some are mischievous and yet others are full of resentment .We don´t know who are we attracting playing the uija board. |
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