They Realized Too Late Why No One Stayed There | After Midnight
The house didn’t stand out in any way when they moved in. It was just another place on a quiet street—nothing unusual, nothing that would make anyone hesitate. And for a while, everything felt exactly as it should. But not long after settling in, something subtle began to shift. It wasn’t loud or dramatic. It didn’t leave behind anything they could point to or prove. It was just a feeling—one ...
17m Mar 24
17m
Three Knocks… and No One There | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
She had just moved into a new apartment and was still getting used to the space when something strange happened. It started in the bedroom, in a closet that already felt a little off. She stepped away for a moment, leaving her phone behind with the flashlight on. Seconds later, music began playing—even though the phone was locked. Later that night, she heard three clear knocks at the door. Wh...
21m Mar 24
21m
Saved by Something That Still Lived There | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
He took the job out of necessity—restoring an old Victorian home that had fallen into disrepair. Over time, the work became something more, a careful effort to bring the house back to what it once was. One afternoon, high above the ground on scaffolding, a simple misstep turned into something far more serious. In an instant, he lost his footing and began to fall backward with nothing to catch ...
12m Mar 23
12m
One Simple Question | Real Ghost Stories
Living alone in a small apartment complex, he thought the strangest thing he’d have to worry about were the recent break-ins neighbors had been talking about. A couple of units had already had their doors forced, and management was reminding everyone to be careful about locking up. One afternoon after running errands, he stretched out on the couch and drifted into that half-awake state where y...
27m Mar 23
27m
Something Dark in the Woods, Part Two | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO At a young age, DC O’Rourke received what he believes was a message from his deceased grandfather—words of hope that would quietly shape the course of his life. That early experience sparked a deep and unshakable curiosity about the paranormal, one that only intensified as he grew older. Not long after, DC found himself drawn to a remote patch o...
33m Mar 23
33m
Maybe Everyone Else in the Family Was Right | Real Ghost Stories
For years, Steve had heard the same stories about his grandparents’ house. Relatives would casually mention hearing quiet movement downstairs late at night—slow footsteps across the living room floor, or the faint scrape of a chair shifting when no one else was awake. Steve never believed any of it. Old houses make noise. Wood settles. Pipes knock in the walls. But one night, while he was alo...
27m Mar 23
27m
The Woman in the Red Hoodie | After Midnight
For years, the park had been part of her morning routine. She ran the same trail before work, at the same time every day, passing the same handful of familiar faces who shared the quiet early hours before sunrise. One morning near the far end of the loop, she passed a runner she didn’t recognize. The woman wore a bright red hoodie that stood out in the dim morning light. They exchanged the qu...
15m Mar 23
15m
Their Song Played… Even When It Shouldn’t Have | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
After losing her cousin at just 19, the signs began in small ways—subtle moments that felt personal, almost familiar. Lights would flicker, power would shift, and somehow it always seemed to happen at just the right time. Then one night, years later, something happened that was harder to explain. A song deeply tied to him played loudly in a place where it shouldn’t have been possible. From th...
14m Mar 23
14m
The Entity That Didn’t Like Her Husband | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
After moving into a new apartment, everything seemed normal at first. It was quiet, comfortable, and exactly what they had hoped for. Then small things started happening. Nothing dramatic—just moments that were easy to brush off or explain away without thinking too much about them. At least in the beginning. Over time, though, those moments became harder to ignore, especially when she was alo...
24m Mar 22
24m
Something Dark in the Woods, Part One | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! At a young age, DC O’Rourke received what he believes was a message from his deceased grandfather—words of hope that would quietly shape the course of his life. That early experience sparked a deep and unshakable curiosity about the paranormal, one that only intensified as he grew older. Not long after, DC found himself drawn to a remote patch of woods t...
33m Mar 22
33m
Something Followed Them… And It Didn’t Stop | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
The activity started in a duplex—unexplained sounds, things moving without reason, and the feeling that someone else was there when no one should have been. At first, it seemed tied to the house. But when they moved, it didn’t stop. The same patterns followed—objects reacting, strange voices, and moments that couldn’t be easily explained. Over time, the experiences became more frequent and mo...
13m Mar 22
13m
The Old Man Standing at the Foot of the Bed | After Midnight
Lena loved the old apartment above the row of downtown shops. The building had character—tall ceilings, creaky wood floors, and the quiet charm that comes with older places. But after moving in, she began noticing small things that didn’t quite make sense. Her dog would stare down empty hallways. Sometimes she felt like someone had just walked past her when no one else was home. Then one nigh...
19m Mar 22
19m
The “Pastor” Who Wanted to Take Her Son Away | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Her son was very young when it started—barely old enough to form full sentences, but already able to describe things in a way that didn’t feel typical. At first, it seemed harmless. He talked about a “friend,” something many kids do. But then came the details—where this friend lived, what he looked like, and what he wanted. That’s when it stopped feeling like imagination. The behavior didn’t ...
14m Mar 21
14m
Something Attached to Her—Then Left | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
During a trip to St. Augustine, she visited one of the city’s most historic sites—a place known for its past and the energy tied to it. While standing near the execution wall, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, followed by an overwhelming sense of anxiety that didn’t feel like her own. It came on fast and didn’t make sense, but just as quickly as it started, it stopped. Right at that...
11m Mar 21
11m
The Influence of Evil, Part Two | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO Can demonic entities cause death, or are tragic endings rooted in something else entirely? How far can their influence reach—into the minds of adults, into the lives of children, into the unseen corners of our world? Renowned demonologist Peter James Dowling joins The Grave Talks for a sobering and thought-provoking conversation about the realit...
37m Mar 21
37m
It Looked Exactly Like What Terrified Her | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
She was already on edge that night. The house had always felt a little off, but nothing she could clearly explain. After watching a movie that terrified her, she went to bed unable to shake the images from her mind. She hadn’t even fallen asleep when she saw something standing in her room. At first, she tried to convince herself it wasn’t real. Just her imagination, feeding off what she had j...
14m Mar 21
14m
She Never Stopped Watching Over Her Family | After Midnight
Erica’s grandmother had always been protective of the family. She called often. She checked in constantly. And whenever the kids left her house, she always said the same thing. “Text me when you get home.” After she passed away, the house felt quieter than anyone expected. About a week later, something strange happened late at night. Erica had just turned off the living room light and starte...
16m Mar 21
16m
The Ghost Named Bob | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
For the first twenty years of his life, this listener considered himself a complete skeptic when it came to the paranormal. Ghost stories were easy to dismiss when nothing unusual had ever happened to him personally. That changed after he moved into an apartment in Akron, Ohio with a coworker who casually mentioned something strange—he believed a spirit named “Bob” had been following him for m...
13m Mar 21
13m
Something Didn’t Want Her in That Room | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
In 2010, a woman purchased her first home in Lafayette, Indiana—a small two-bedroom house from the 1950s that needed plenty of work. The previous owners had left the place in rough shape, but after months of repairs and renovations, it was finally ready to move into. At first the house seemed quiet enough. But not long after settling in with her elderly corgi, strange little things started hap...
14m Mar 20
14m
Something in the Woods Knew Their Names | Real Ghost Stories
He grew up in a conservative Christian home where the paranormal simply wasn’t something people talked about. If something strange happened, you explained it away and moved on. But one week at a summer church camp in the woods of Georgia left him with something he’s never been able to fully explain. It started with a quiet whisper in the middle of the night. At first, he assumed it was anothe...
23m Mar 20
23m
The Influence of Evil, Part One | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Can demonic entities cause death, or are tragic endings rooted in something else entirely? How far can their influence reach—into the minds of adults, into the lives of children, into the unseen corners of our world? Renowned demonologist Peter James Dowling joins The Grave Talks for a sobering and thought-provoking conversation about the reality of demo...
33m Mar 20
33m
The Morning Rick Walked Back into the Classroom | Real Ghost Stories
When Sherry was a young teacher just starting her career in the mid-1980s, she arrived early one morning before the school year began and sat alone in her quiet classroom. Then the door opened. Standing in the hallway was a teacher she had never met—but somehow immediately recognized from stories shared around the school. There was only one problem: the man wasn’t supposed to be there. In fac...
23m Mar 20
23m
Who Was the Custodian from the Old Staff Photo? | After Midnight
The band buses were leaving before sunrise, which meant students were arriving at school long before the building normally opened. When Luke realized he had forgotten an important folder in his locker, he ran inside to grab it before the buses left. The hallways were quiet and mostly dark. Halfway down the corridor he saw a custodian slowly mopping the floor. Luke didn’t recognize him, but th...
19m Mar 20
19m
The Spirit Who Requested Her Presence | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Brea had always been fascinated by the paranormal. Growing up in Fort Scott, Kansas, she spent years reading about ghosts, haunted houses, and the strange stories that seemed to surround certain places. So when she and a friend were unexpectedly invited to sit in on a real paranormal investigation inside a reportedly haunted house, it felt like a dream come true. What she didn’t expect was ho...
12m Mar 20
12m
Was Something Living in the Attic? | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
For Brian, the strange experiences didn’t start in adulthood. According to his family, unusual things had surrounded him since he was very young. But a few of the moments he remembers most clearly happened when he was about nineteen while staying overnight at his aunt’s house in Middle Georgia. One morning while the house was quiet, he went upstairs to spend a few minutes on the computer. A sh...
13m Mar 19
13m
Voices From the Kitchen at 3 A.M. | Real Ghost Stories
College apartments aren’t usually memorable places. They’re temporary—cheap, a little worn down, and mostly just somewhere to sleep between classes. But during two weeks alone in his off-campus apartment, one student started noticing something strange in the middle of the night. Voices coming from the kitchen. A television switching on by itself. And a growing feeling that the apartment didn’...
25m Mar 19
25m
Messages From the Other Side, Part Two | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO For Melissa Clevenger, the spirit world has never been a distant mystery—it has been a lifelong reality. Since the age of five, Melissa has been able to see and hear spirits. But her early encounters weren’t comforting or controlled. The voices didn’t ask permission. The apparitions didn’t wait for understanding. What began as terrifying childho...
18m Mar 19
18m
The Night He Ran to the Neighbor’s House | Real Ghost Stories
Over the course of a week, something strange began happening in their home. Light bulbs — eight or nine of them — burned out in rapid succession. Voltage was checked. Nothing unusual. Still, the feeling lingered that something was off. Then one evening, while the family was out, their 22-year-old godson was home alone. Around midnight, he heard heavy footsteps — slow, deliberate — moving throu...
27m Mar 19
27m
Who Was the Woman in the Third-Floor Window? | After Midnight
Luke was walking back to his dorm after a late night at the library when something in the student activity center caught his attention. The building had been closed for hours. Most of campus was empty, and the windows on the upper floors should have been dark. But on the third floor, someone was standing at one of the windows. At first Luke assumed it had to be a staff member or someone who ha...
17m Mar 19
17m
The Woman Who Appeared After the Crash | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Growing up in New Orleans meant living surrounded by history—and in this case, surrounded by cemeteries. Within steps of this listener’s childhood home were several burial grounds, some dating back generations. For him, they were simply part of the neighborhood. One afternoon while riding his bike through the area, an accident knocked him unconscious. When he came to, a woman was standing ove...
16m Mar 19
16m
The House That Didn’t Like Being Questioned | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
About 18 years ago, this listener’s family moved into a house in the small town of Mokane, Missouri. At first nothing seemed unusual, but before long the family began noticing strange things happening throughout the home. It started with odd noises from the basement and small objects moving when no one was around. Over time the activity became harder to ignore—radios turning on and adjusting t...
12m Mar 18
12m
Was It a Message from Her Mother? | Real Ghost Stories
Her mother passed away unexpectedly after years of health issues. There was no final goodbye — just a phone call and a lingering guilt over one small decision that can’t be undone. Months later, on her mother’s birthday — the first one without her — she woke up missing her more than usual. That morning, she reached into the pocket of a coat she had worn many times since the funeral. Inside wa...
18m Mar 18
18m
Messages From the Other Side, Part One | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! For Melissa Clevenger, the spirit world has never been a distant mystery—it has been a lifelong reality. Since the age of five, Melissa has been able to see and hear spirits. But her early encounters weren’t comforting or controlled. The voices didn’t ask permission. The apparitions didn’t wait for understanding. What began as terrifying childhood experi...
32m Mar 18
32m
The Haunting They Never Talked About | Real Ghost Stories
For years, there were things about the old lake house no one was allowed to talk about. Guests had stories. Family members had experiences. But the rule was simple: don’t scare the kids. Her younger brother didn’t believe any of it anyway. At sixteen, he was the confident skeptic — the football player who laughed off ghost stories. So when he was asked to spend a night alone in their grandpar...
34m Mar 18
34m
The Night Her Patient Said Goodbye | After Midnight
Julia had been a hospice nurse long enough to recognize the quiet shift that happens in a home when someone is nearing the end. That evening, after weeks of caring for one patient, she knew the moment was close. When Julia finally returned home and fell asleep, she had a vivid dream. In the dream she was standing back in the patient’s bedroom. But this time the woman was sitting upright in the...
21m Mar 18
21m
The Thing That Started Showing Up at 3 A.M. | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
While attending university in Edmundston, New Brunswick, this listener spent long stretches alone in the basement apartment he shared with his parents. For the most part, the place was quiet—until one particular week when things started to feel… different. It began with something small. The television in the kitchen turning on by itself in the middle of the night. Then the dreams started. At ...
20m Mar 18
20m
The Night She Heard Her Own Voice Answer Back | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Colonial Williamsburg is known for its history, but some people believe parts of it hold more than just stories from the past. While researching hauntings connected to one of the historic taverns on the property, a historian began hearing about strange events tied to the building. What started as curiosity about a long-forgotten figure from the tavern’s history quickly turned into something fa...
14m Mar 17
14m
“That Night You Saw Him” | Real Ghost Stories
When she was ten, just weeks after her grandfather’s sudden death, she woke up in the middle of the night and saw him standing behind her in a bathroom mirror. She told herself it was grief. A dream. A half-awake child’s imagination.  She never told anyone. Decades passed. Near the end of her grandmother’s life, dementia had taken most of her memories. Conversations drifted. Names slipped. Mom...
20m Mar 17
20m
The Dark History of the Deane House, Part Two | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO In the heart of Calgary stands one of the city’s most infamous historic properties—Deane House. Built in 1906 by Captain Richard Burton Deane, the home’s history was marked by tragedy almost immediately, when Deane’s wife died during its construction. Decades later, the darkness deepened. In 1971, a brutal murder-suicide unfolded within its wall...
12m Mar 17
12m
The Laughing Figure in the Bedroom | Real Ghost Stories
When his parents were newly married, they moved into a small two-bedroom house that seemed perfectly ordinary. Until his mother began waking up to someone standing at the foot of the bed. She described him clearly. The headdress. The posture. The laughter. Her husband saw nothing. He tried to reassure her, even stood where she insisted the figure was — waving his hands through empty air. For ...
25m Mar 17
25m
What Was Talking in Sarah’s Closet? | After Midnight
The first time five-year-old Sarah told her parents the closet was talking to her, they assumed it was the kind of thing young kids say when imagination blurs the line between dreams and reality. After all, the only thing inside the closet was an old talking doll that no longer even had batteries. But one night, while Sarah’s parents were in the room with her, a small voice suddenly came from ...
19m Mar 17
19m
He Asked the Haunted House for a Sign… and Got One | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Growing up near Fresno, California, the legend of Wolf Manor was hard to ignore. The massive mansion in nearby Clovis had a long and troubled history, from its early days as a lavish private residence to its later years as a sanitarium where many people reportedly died. By the time this listener was in college, the building had already earned a reputation as one of the most haunted places in t...
19m Mar 17
19m
The Night Something Ran Across the Living Room | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Devon says she has never believed in ghosts, and even now she still isn’t sure what to make of what happened in a rental house she once lived in outside Howard, Ohio. At the time she was working overnight shifts and raising four kids, so strange noises in the middle of the night were easy to dismiss at first. But over time, both she and her boyfriend began hearing things they couldn’t easily e...
16m Mar 16
16m
It Watches. It Listens. It Imitates. | Real Ghost Stories
For the first couple of years, nothing about their suburban home felt unusual. Then one afternoon, his wife heard him come home from work — the garage door opening, the heavy boots crossing the tile, even the familiar clink of his keys hitting the counter. He was still at work. Months later, she heard his voice call her name from downstairs. Not muffled. Not distant. Normal. And then one nigh...
25m Mar 16
25m
The Dark History of the Deane House, Part One | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! In the heart of Calgary stands one of the city’s most infamous historic properties—Deane House. Built in 1906 by Captain Richard Burton Deane, the home’s history was marked by tragedy almost immediately, when Deane’s wife died during its construction. Decades later, the darkness deepened. In 1971, a brutal murder-suicide unfolded within its walls, castin...
34m Mar 16
34m
Something Walked into the Wrong House | Real Ghost Stories
Jeremy bought the lakeside cabin because it was cheap. He filled it the only way he could afford to — thrift stores, estate sales, secondhand pieces with unknown histories. For a while, everything felt normal. Then small things began shifting. Doors he was certain he’d closed weren’t. Furniture seemed slightly out of place. Nothing dramatic. Just enough to make him pause. He told himself it wa...
29m Mar 16
29m
The House That Turned Everyone Against Each Other | After Midnight
After his divorce, he needed somewhere cheap to live fast. A small room in an old row house seemed like the perfect temporary solution. At first, the place felt normal enough. But after a few weeks, he began noticing something strange about the way people behaved inside the house. Conversations would suddenly grow tense for no reason. Small disagreements became sharper than they should have b...
18m Mar 16
18m
Who Was the Man Who Woke Him Up? | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
When he was fourteen, a boy in suburban Seattle stayed up late while watching his younger siblings. His parents were out for the night, leaving him in charge of the house. Just as he finally crawled into bed, strange noises started coming from down the hall. Assuming his brother and sister were messing around instead of sleeping, he got up to deal with it. But when he checked their room, both...
12m Mar 16
12m
He Always Ran Past the Second Floor | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC
Don never considered himself someone who had paranormal experiences. He had never seen an apparition or had anything dramatic happen around him. At most, he occasionally felt the unsettling sensation that someone might be watching him. Growing up in an isolated house in the woods, he was used to dark nights and strange sounds. Later in life he even lived in a dorm room rumored to be haunted, b...
15m Mar 15
15m
Saving History and Spirits, Part Two | The Grave Talks
This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO Preserving history is one thing. Preserving it while uncovering ghostly activity is something else entirely. Saving the Old Properties is a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing endangered historic buildings across Indiana. Founded by Richard Allen and Dann Allen, the organization restores architectural treasures that might otherwise be lost to time. ...
29m Mar 15
29m