World Mysteries and True Ghost Tales

The Haunting Of Muirfield House – Part Two

THE HAUNTING OF MUIRFIELD HOUSE – PART TWO “Perhaps the quest to solve a mystery is no sign of wisdom”- Barry Lopez Soon after I left for college the house was put up for sale. My parents hired a real estate agent they liked very much…a smart, petite women who was from the same state as my parents. We will call her Sally. She started having experiences almost immediately. Sally was evaluating the house – clipboard in hand and in my room when an icy-cold hand slapped HARD down on her shoulder. She gasped, dropped her clipboard, and turned around. Nothing! (more…)

The Haunting Of Muirfield House

THE HAUNTING OF MUIRFIELD HOUSE Part one “The best aspect of storytelling is it is the prevention of forgetting”.- Barry Lopez. This a very long story, so I will tell it in parts. There are many details, but I have tried to condense them to only what is important to the story. I grew up in a very haunted house, near Hollywood. My family spent 12 years there. I never had direct contact, only feeling their strong, icy presences. However, my mother, brother, a friend and a real estate agent did. (more…)

Contacting The Dead Is Wrong?

This was posted under ‘Dangers Of Ouija Boards’ and I thought it deserved a post of it’s own, so here it is: The most vehement and compelling tale came to me while I was working in a small arts community in New Mexico. I was part of tight group of friends who gathered each night in a saloon there. One night I was regaling them with my repertoire of ghost tales. Suddenly a fellow I will call, Jay said, “Aw, bullshit!”, and got up and started to walk away. He turned around and pointed to me and said, “I want to talk to you”. SO, I finished the tale and went over to Jay, who was over a drink at the bar. Knowing what upset him, I said, “Jay, I am very sorry if those tales upset you.” “Well, you should not tell ghost stories. They summon the spirits close. They can hear us, you know. If you want that I can tell you plenty of ways to do so. But once summoned, they will never leave you alone!” Jay also explicitly warned about summoning evil to your prescence with  the use of Ouija boards. He told me that his brother actually had been a professional exorcist, in Colorado. His brother had exorcised spirits who had followed...