Some might be. There are often spooky stories that are inspired by real - life happenings, like old local legends or historical events that have been embellished over time to become spooky tales.
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.
One real story is about a woman who saw her doppelganger in an old mirror at her grandmother's house. She was alone in the room and suddenly, there was a figure that looked exactly like her but with a pale face. It just stared at her for a moment and then disappeared. It was really creepy.
I heard about a Halloween party where a girl dressed as a vampire. As the night went on, she started acting really strange, as if she was possessed. She would hiss at people and her eyes seemed to glow. Everyone was scared and left the party early. Later, it was found out that she had a medical condition that was triggered by something at the party, but it was still a very spooky experience for those present.
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.
A really spooky Ghost Real Story is from a forest. Hikers claimed to see a glowing figure among the trees. They said it seemed to be floating and would disappear when they got closer. It was rumored to be the spirit of a lost traveler who perished in the forest long ago. There was also a story about a hospital where patients saw a nurse - like figure in the hallways at night, but the hospital didn't have any nurses on duty during those hours.
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.
The Bell Witch Haunting is quite famous. It involved a spirit that tormented the Bell family in Tennessee. There were strange noises, physical attacks on family members, and the entity would even talk to them, making threats and prophecies.
The unknown makes them spooky. We don't really understand what ghosts are, if they exist at all. In these 13 stories, things like seeing something that shouldn't be there, like a figure in an empty room or hearing unexplained noises in a silent place.
One time I was in an old, abandoned house. As I walked through the dimly lit hallway, I suddenly felt a cold breeze pass right through me. I heard a faint whisper but couldn't make out the words. It was really creepy.