There's the story of the Amityville Horror. The Lutz family moved into a house where a mass murder had occurred. They reported all kinds of terrifying things like slime on the walls, cold spots, and seeing a demonic pig - like figure. Their experiences were so extreme that they fled the house after only a short time.
The Winchester Mystery House has a spooky real story. Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune, kept building onto her house in a very strange way. There are staircases leading to nowhere, doors that open onto walls, and rumors of ghosts of those killed by Winchester rifles haunting the place. It was like she was trying to confuse the spirits that she believed were after her.
One spooky story is about the old abandoned house on the hill. People say that at midnight, you can see a strange figure in the window. It's a woman in a white dress, and she seems to be looking for something. Some say she was a bride who died on her wedding day and is still searching for her lost groom.
There was a graveyard where strange things happened. A young boy once walked through it at dusk. He saw the tombstones trembling and heard a deep voice whispering his name. He ran as fast as he could. Later, when he told his friends, they didn't believe him until one of them also had a similar encounter.
One real spooky story is about the abandoned asylum. People say that at night, you can hear strange screams and the sound of chains rattling from inside. It's as if the tortured souls of the patients who once suffered there are still lingering.
A blue spooky story could involve a blue cat. This cat was seen around an old cemetery. It had bright blue eyes that seemed to glow in the dark. Whenever someone approached the cat, it would disappear, only to reappear later in a different part of the graveyard. Some believe it's the spirit of a long - dead cat owner, still wandering the cemetery.
There was a spooky story from a cemetery. A groundskeeper noticed that every time he passed a particular grave, he felt an icy chill. One night, while working late, he saw a faint glow around that grave. As he got closer, he thought he saw a figure rising from the ground. He ran away in fear and never worked alone in that cemetery again.
In the Amityville Horror, the scariest part was the presence of the demonic figure. Just the thought of seeing a pig - like, demonic entity in your own home is terrifying. The slime on the walls and cold spots were also very creepy, but the idea of an evil being in the house really takes the horror to another level.
A spooky story for kids could be about a ghostly cat. In an old alley, there was a black cat that was said to be a ghost. One night, a young boy named Jack was walking home. He saw the cat sitting on a fence, its eyes glowing red. As he got closer, the cat disappeared. But then he heard meowing all around him. Jack started running and when he looked back, he saw the cat floating in the air. He ran into his house and hid under his blanket until morning.
In an old cemetery, there's a tombstone with a strange inscription. It's said that if you touch the tombstone on Halloween and say a certain incantation, a hand will reach out from the ground. A group of teenagers once tried it. As soon as they said the words, they felt a cold breeze and saw a bony hand emerging from the earth. They all screamed and ran away, never to return to that cemetery again.
In Japan, there are tales of the Noppera - bo. It's a faceless entity that would appear to people, usually in isolated areas. Victims would suddenly find themselves face - to - face with this faceless being, which is an extremely unsettling experience. It has been the inspiration for many horror stories and movies in Japanese culture.
One scary child ghost story is about a little girl who haunts an old mansion. People say they can see her in the attic window at night, her pale face just staring out. It's said she died in a fire there long ago.