Basement Dwellers

[SpaceTokki77]

ghosts be movin' you in your sleep. only explanation (and the only explanation I will allow for the simple and selfish reason: I want all weird stories to be related to ghosts lol)

That is strange though, had you ever done any sleep-walking or anything like that before? Maybe it was a dream. I once had that but it was a lot less interesting. I once swore I went to the store and bought goosberries (???) but turns out I had simply dreamt about it. First of all (and I repeat): ???
and second of all: why are my dreams so boring that I can so easily assume they actually happened irl. C'mon brain, this is garbage.

i’ve actually confused irl things with dreams before- mostly distant memories from when i was like 6 lol. i clearly remember going to my relative’s (i don’t even remember who it was lololol) house and playing in her pool with my cousins. i also remember that there were doritos and i ate almost all of them?? and i had to wear this gross pink floaty thing with a face and i was so embarrassed since it was “babyish” or something. my parents actually did make me wear that so maybe it did happen?? although my sister and parents don’t ever recall that scenario haha. am i delusional?

yeah i have never sleepwalked or anything like that lol, so idk

 

[Seastar]

Oh, I remember being delusional at a young age. I swear I would go to sleep in my own bed but then wake up at a relative's house.
??????
It was so long ago. There's no way to know what actually happened.

 

[0ni]

i’ve actually confused irl things with dreams before- mostly distant memories from when i was like 6 lol. i clearly remember going to my relative’s (i don’t even remember who it was lololol) house and playing in her pool with my cousins. i also remember that there were doritos and i ate almost all of them?? and i had to wear this gross pink floaty thing with a face and i was so embarrassed since it was “babyish” or something. my parents actually did make me wear that so maybe it did happen?? although my sister and parents don’t ever recall that scenario haha. am i delusional?

yeah i have never sleepwalked or anything like that lol, so idk

Lmao at the image of you talking to your family like, "you guys remember the time when..." and saying all that only for them to respond, "...no?"
I picture you spending the rest of the day like:

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Brains are just wild.

 

[Midoriya]

I have a random question for y'all - anyone got any good ghost encounter stories? Or do you not believe in that kind of stuff.
I'm a sucker for these kinds of stories and whenever I meet someone new i'm usually waiting for the point where I can ask them about it without seeming too odd.

Not really a ghost story, but a scary story. When I was younger I lived in a neighborhood where there was a guy who wore a pumpkin head around Halloween every year. I remember one time he was sitting at the top of some steps and my sister and I went to go and try and talk to him, and when I finally made it to the top steps he said, “Boo!” I got so scared I fell down the steps and hurt myself. There was another time when my sister and her friend went to knock on the door of the house he lived in, and he opened the door and had a real chainsaw going. Pretty sure it was just someone that liked to prank people, but sometimes they really took things too far... and when we asked him to take the pumpkin head off, he tried and he couldn’t.

 

[SpaceTokki77]

Lmao at the image of you talking to your family like, "you guys remember the time when..." and saying all that only for them to respond, "...no?"
I picture you spending the rest of the day like:

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Brains are just wild.

THATS LITERALLY EXACTLY WHAT I SAID i was like “hey guys y’all remember the time when we went swimming with the cousins on dad’s side at another random relative’s house and i ate doritos?” and they were like “no..?”
you guys are probably thinking they thought i was out of my mind but no...they already knew that

 

[Ananas Dragon]

do bees like bagels?

they like jazz but what about bagels

 

[frogslime]

I have a random question for y'all - anyone got any good ghost encounter stories? Or do you not believe in that kind of stuff.
I'm a sucker for these kinds of stories and whenever I meet someone new i'm usually waiting for the point where I can ask them about it without seeming too odd.

Not sure how much this counts, but I swear I saw something big crawl under my bed once, and when I checked nothing was there. Looked like a big, tan rabbit.
Also, one of my first nights in my new house, I heard repeated tapping on my window from the outside but there aren't trees or anything near it to create such a sound.
And then there was that time I heard a drawer in my bathroom close when no one else was up, I checked.

Not sure I really believe in ghosts, but if they do exist I'd think, "Oh, that explains a lot."

 

[SpaceTokki77]

Not really a ghost story, but a scary story. When I was younger I lived in a neighborhood where there was a guy who wore a pumpkin head around Halloween every year. I remember one time he was sitting at the top of some steps and my sister and I went to go and try and talk to him, and when I finally made it to the top steps he said, “Boo!” I got so scared I fell down the steps and hurt myself. There was another time when my sister and her friend went to knock on the door of the house he lived in, and he opened the door and had a real chainsaw going. Pretty sure it was just someone that liked to prank people, but sometimes they really took things too far... and when we asked him to take the pumpkin head off, he tried and he couldn’t.

that’s spooky tbh if that kind of person lived in my neighborhood i’d go trick or treating somewhere else...

 

[Ananas Dragon]

I have a random question for y'all - anyone got any good ghost encounter stories? Or do you not believe in that kind of stuff.
I'm a sucker for these kinds of stories and whenever I meet someone new i'm usually waiting for the point where I can ask them about it without seeming too odd.

i swear there's a ghost putting clocks inside of my walls because all i can hear is ticking

maybe its a bomb and i angered the spider gods

 

[frogslime]

do bees like bagels?

they like jazz but what about bagels

bagels and bees both start with the same letter, so by law they gotta like them

 

[SpaceTokki77]

i swear there's a ghost putting clocks inside of my walls because all i can hear is ticking

maybe its a bomb and i angered the spider gods

no silly it’s elmo installing fire alarms in your walls i’m disappointed you didn’t know that

 

[0ni]

Not really a ghost story, but a scary story. When I was younger I lived in a neighborhood where there was a guy who wore a pumpkin head around Halloween every year. I remember one time he was sitting at the top of some steps and my sister and I went to go and try and talk to him, and when I finally made it to the top steps he said, “Boo!” I got so scared I fell down the steps and hurt myself. There was another time when my sister and her friend went to knock on the door of the house he lived in, and he opened the door and had a real chainsaw going. Pretty sure it was just someone that liked to prank people, but sometimes they really took things too far... and when we asked him to take the pumpkin head off, he tried and he couldn’t.

I...
wow.
On the one hand young-me would be absolutely terrified of that guy, but on the other hand - if this is just a dude who gets really into Halloween pranks - adult-me is thinking this man is a legend. The chainsaw is maybe a bit much, though.

Did he react at all when you hurt yourself from the fall? Like, did he try to help or anything?

@FrogslimeOfficial - this is the kind of spooky stuff I like hearing about - what you said about the thing crawling under your bed gave me chills. And the drawer opening - I've had a similar thing happen except it was the sound of a cup getting dragged along my kitchen counter - it was so clear but I was the only person in the house. I went to check it out and there was a cup there, but it was one I'd left out earlier - and I couldn't tell whether it had moved or not because I wasn't sure of it's original position when I first left it.

 

[Ananas Dragon]

bagels and bees both start with the same letter, so by law they gotta like them

hmm good point

no silly it’s elmo installing fire alarms in your walls i’m disappointed you didn’t know that

nice edited post

tell elmo to screw off

 

[Midoriya]

I...
wow.
On the one hand young-me would be absolutely terrified of that guy, but on the other hand - if this is just a dude who gets really into Halloween pranks - adult-me is thinking this man is a legend. The chainsaw is maybe a bit much, though.

Did he react at all when you hurt yourself from the fall? Like, did he try to help or anything?

Nah, he just sat back down in his chair and remained motionless as before.

 

[Ananas Dragon]

hmm good point

nice edited post

tell elmo to screw off

update: elmo did not like that and i am being chased at high speeds

would elmo accept squid rings as a peace offering?

 

[0ni]

Nah, he just sat back down in his chair and remained motionless as before.

Ok, not a legend then because that's a bit mean. As committed as you can get to a bit, if a kid falls down some stairs in front of you then you gotta break character and help.

 

[SpaceTokki77]

I've had a similar thing happen except it was the sound of a cup getting dragged along my kitchen counter - it was so clear but I was the only person in the house. I went to check it out and there was a cup there, but it was one I'd left out earlier - and I couldn't tell whether it had moved or not because I wasn't sure of it's original position when I first left it.

this is why I don’t stay home alone

oh wait actually i have another story
okay basically I was home alone (i think i was 15 or 16) and i was just chilling, you know, watching tv or whatever. and i hear the doorbell ring. and i’m like “oh no“ because 1. i hate social interaction irl and 2. what if it’s a serial killer
so i think i picked up a sharp pencil or something because that’s gonna help me defend myself and walked over to the door, literally no one was there i think 3 possible things could have happened. 1. someone was actually there and needed something but i took too long so they left 2. i got ding dong ditched or 3. ghosts

 

[0ni]

this is why I don’t stay home alone

oh wait actually i have another story
okay basically I was home alone (i think i was 15 or 16) and i was just chilling, you know, watching tv or whatever. and i hear the doorbell ring. and i’m like “oh no“ because 1. i hate social interaction irl and 2. what if it’s a serial killer
so i think i picked up a sharp pencil or something because that’s gonna help me defend myself and walked over to the door, literally no one was there i think 3 possible things could have happened. 1. someone was actually there and needed something but i took too long so they left 2. i got ding dong ditched or 3. ghosts

It was most definitely 3, and you taking the pencil was the best choice as ghosts are scared of stationery.

 

[Seastar]

I don't really have any ghosts stories, though. The closest one I have was clearly just my mom's fault.

 

[frogslime]

@FrogslimeOfficial - this is the kind of spooky stuff I like hearing about - what you said about the thing crawling under your bed gave me chills. And the drawer opening - I've had a similar thing happen except it was the sound of a cup getting dragged along my kitchen counter - it was so clear but I was the only person in the house. I went to check it out and there was a cup there, but it was one I'd left out earlier - and I couldn't tell whether it had moved or not because I wasn't sure of it's original position when I first left it.

Oh man, that's creepy. If ghosts are real, what's up with them moving things at random

I heard somewhere that your brain makes up sounds when it's quiet for too long. Idk if that's true but I like to chalk things up to that rather than think about the creepy alternatives