- Have you ever felt like you're being watched?
How do you explain those random sounds that you hear
late at night in your house when you're all alone?
Many people attribute these things to natural occurrences,
but what if there's something else?
What if there is a supernatural entity that's watching you,
following you, and potentially wishing you harm right now?
Well, you're about to find out.
Here are 10 types of ghosts that could be
haunting you right now.
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Number 10 is the Messenger.
Those creaks, knocks, and whispers, items that seem to move
on their own, and the odd glimpse of something moving
out of the corner of your eye may not be a malevolent spirit
but a ghost who wants to communicate with you.
The trouble is, that can often make the Messenger apparition
even more terrifying.
Messengers are desperate for their information to be heard,
and will manifest itself in any way it feels necessary
to ensure that it gets your attention.
Some paranormal experts claim that it takes a ghost
a long time to become accustomed to his or her new powers,
which is especially frustrating for them when they have
an important message for someone who's living.
And as the spirit gets more upset, it can act out,
destroying your belongings or even physically attacking you.
All because it had something to say.
Number nine is an Animal Ghost.
A soft growl coming from the other side
of your bedroom door, a pair of small glowing eyes
from the corner of the room that seems feline.
These are signs that the paranormal creature
that you're being haunted by might not be a dead human,
but in fact, a dead animal.
Animal ghosts can manifest in a number of ways,
similar to many types of humanoids.
If you ever suddenly smell a wet dog, though you don't
have one, or have something invisible seem
to sniff at you, stay calm.
Dead animals can be just as curious as living ones,
but if you disrupt their home too much, or come off hostile,
they can become defensive and even more horrifying.
Just imagine having the jaws of a ghost dog lock
around your ankle and dragging you under your own bed.
Number eight is a Brownie.
Just because a ghost is helpful, doesn't mean it's
not terrifying when you realize you're living with one.
Creatures of Scottish and English folklore known
as Brownies, are household spirits that resemble hobgoblins.
They make themselves known to you by stealing small amounts
of food from your kitchen and helping do small tasks.
If you've ever come across a completed chore,
but don't remember doing it, you may have a Brownie
in your home.
Additionally, the feeling that you're being watched,
even in the middle of the day, but with no apparent source,
could be a sign, especially if you've just
opened the fridge door.
Whatever you do, don't offend these tiny spirits,
as they can take revenge in terrifying ways,
hurling things around and haunting you
in similar ways to poltergeists.
Number seven is Residual Haunter.
There's an old saying that claims history repeats itself,
but for residual hauntings, that saying is a reality.
These spirits are trapped in an endless time loop,
continuously living through the last moments
of their tragic lives.
The hauntings occur almost exclusively in places
where horrible, traumatic events took place that wound up
costing the ghost their life.
Often, the apparitions have no idea they're dead,
simply acting out the final moments of their lives,
as terrified living humans watch or listen to them.
If you ever find yourself waking up at the same time
each night and you hear something like stairs creak
or doors close, it may be an unseen spirit beginning
their routine, unaware of what they're about to experience.
When you hear of a lady in gray or woman in white,
they are likely residual hauntings.
Number six is Etheric Revenants.
Do you ever feel suddenly sluggish or have trouble
keeping your eyes open at all times?
It could be natural exhaustion or it could be the work
of a malicious spirit that's sapping your life from you.
One of the most dangerous ghosts you can be haunted by
is also, luckily for the human race, one of the rarest.
Etheric Revenants are often compared to vampires of legend,
mostly due to the fact that they feed off the energy
of the living.
Those who are haunted by these creatures will go through
waves of drowsiness and will wake from full night's sleep
feeling like they haven't slept a wink.
The few people who have seen them up close and lived
to tell the tale, describe them as cold, black shadows
without humanoid shapes and claimed looking directly at them
was like looking into a black hole, a place devoid of life.
So if you ever feel tired after a full night's sleep,
now you may know why.
Number five are Shadow People.
Have you ever spotted something moving in the shadows
of your peripheral vision, only to see nothing when you
turn to look directly at it?
Do you feel eyes staring at you from the dark corners
of your home, or sense something sneaking up behind you,
only to find nothing there?
If so, you have had a shadow person haunting you.
One of the most widely encountered ghosts, shadow people
are seemingly incredibly patient apparitions,
remaining in the darkness most of the time,
either motionless or slowly drawing nearer to the person
that they're staring at.
The most common image people witness is a tall man
with a big hat.
Rarely do these creatures communicate in any way,
but many of those that have faced them alone claim they know
that the shadow people have malicious intentions.
Number four is Fetch.
After someone close to you dies, it's not uncommon for you
to feel their presence, even watching over you as you
try to fall asleep.
The thing is, sometimes that spirit staring at you
isn't your loved one at all, but a mysterious entity
called a Fetch.
Fetches are essentially ghostly doppelgangers that take on
the appearance of the recently, or soon to be dead.
They've been described as a spitting image of the human
that the haunted knows in real life, only much quieter
and they give off an eerie, ominous feeling.
If you ever spot a living person you know well
standing in a dark corner of your home, but you know they
cannot physically be there, then it might be a good idea
to call them and warn them.
If a Fetch appears as a living person, then odds are,
death is coming for whoever they resemble very soon.
Number three is a Dybbuk.
The next time you look into a mirror, make sure it's
actually you staring back and not the spirit that's
slowly starting to possess your body.
A Dybbuk is the malicious ghost of a dead person,
usually with some unfinished business that they believe
is so vital that they will take over a living body
and go about completing it.
Some stories told about these creatures speak of the Dybbuk
following the victim around, whispering curses or threats
in order to weaken the target's willpower and make them
easier to take over.
If you determine someone you know is possessed by a Dybbuk,
the only way to save them is to perform an exorcism,
help them fulfill their horrible objective, or find a way
to convince them the task is already complete.
But be careful, the Dybbuk could simply jump into you.
Number two is the Bogeyman.
Do you ever get the feeling that something evil is hiding
in your own bedroom?
Have you ever been so terrified to open your closet
that you couldn't put your clothes away?
If so, you might have a Bogeyman watching you.
Though you may shrug the Bogeyman off as just a scary story
that adults tell children in an attempt to make them behave,
there are far too many real-world claims of the shadowy
figure emerging from closets or under beds to ignore.
Generally, Bogeymen appear as masculine figures,
but female and androgynous entities
have also been encountered.
Bogeymen prefer to steal away misbehaving children,
but older people have vanished too, never to be seen again.
Apparently, the Bogeyman likes to watch its victims,
scaring them for days or weeks before suddenly
bursting forth and attacking.
(roar)
And number one is a Poltergeist.
The absolute last kind of spirit you want to be haunted by
is a Poltergeist.
If you've ever suddenly awoke due to loud bangs,
moving objects, or physical interactions with your body,
you may be dealing with one of these terrifying creatures.
Poltergeist is German for noisy ghost, but the sounds
they make, while still terrifying, are not what you
should be most worried about.
You may find cuts, bruises, and even bite marks on your body
that you don't remember receiving, but things only get
more dangerous and crazy from there.
These things don't haunt your home, they haunt you.
No matter how fast you run or where you go,
it will follow you, hurling things from silverware
to couches around to make sure that you stay scared.
That is until it gets bored and decides to end you.
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