I saw this on CNN's AC 360 last night. You can see what APPEARS to be a ghost. Watch the youtube video below. You'll want to keep your eye on the bottom right section of the screen.
Whether or not it's real, it sure is spooky looking! It gave me the creeps. :o
.. At first I thought the flash of light you see before the guys get on the elevator is what I was supposed to notice.
I saw this on CNN's AC 360 last night. You can see what APPEARS to be a ghost. Watch the youtube video below. You'll want to keep your eye on the bottom right section of the screen.
Whether or not it's real, it sure is spooky looking! It gave me the creeps. :o
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7-uRjwJruA[/youtube]
I voted no. Being the cynic that I am, it's obviously a photoshopped fake addition to the image.
I voted no. Being the cynic that I am, it's obviously a photoshopped fake addition to the image.
I know what you mean David... even if it's made up, it's still spooky for sure. Almost the same effect of a good horror movie or ghost story... sometimes even when you know it's an invented story it can really have a very scary impact! I have a somewhat overactive imagination about things like ghost stories, so I'm easily freaked out by this kind of thing. I can never go to staged haunted houses around Halloween time... I would truly be traumatized by that kind of thing. Again, even going to one of those haunted houses, knowing logically that it's all imaginary and staged, I'd still get too, too freaked out for it to be any fun for me.
I live in a very old building and there are aspects of living here (lots of creaking sounds at night, etc.) so I often find myself feeling a little bit spooked.
I keep hoping that being the pet-parent to a black cat might somehow magically off-set or cancel out any ghosts or other scary phenomenon. ;) :)
Ha! Me too. And that's why I was even more startled at the end. I do believe in ghosts, spirits, or whatever you want to call them. But with technology today, it's so hard to believe your eyes anymore, isn't it? :-\
And apropos of nothing, I think Anderson Cooper is adorable.
Marie
oh stop!! I heard you shriek!! You was shivering in your boots...
::) ::) ::)
Hey, I never said I didn't jump. 8)
I knew it!!
did any of ya'll go on Youtube and see the "related" videos??! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
No. I don't want to do it. That elevator video freaked me out too much. haha. You forget Jess, I have a ghost in my basement! A crazy woman.
At least I THINK I do!
No. I don't want to do it. That elevator video freaked me out too much. haha. You forget Jess, I have a ghost in my basement! A crazy woman.
At least I THINK I do!
I know what you mean David... even if it's made up, it's still spooky for sure. Almost the same effect of a good horror movie or ghost story... sometimes even when you know it's an invented story it can really have a very scary impact! I have a somewhat overactive imagination about things like ghost stories, so I'm easily freaked out by this kind of thing. I can never go to staged haunted houses around Halloween time... I would truly be traumatized by that kind of thing. Again, even going to one of those haunted houses, knowing logically that it's all imaginary and staged, I'd still get too, too freaked out for it to be any fun for me.
I live in a very old building and there are aspects of living here (lots of creaking sounds at night, etc.) so I often find myself feeling a little bit spooked.
I keep hoping that being the pet-parent to a black cat might somehow magically off-set or cancel out any ghosts or other scary phenomenon. ;) :)
Yep, this is Vivien... It's a pic of her that my Dad took when she was one year old (she's now almost 3) and she's shown lounging on an air mattress that she has since managed to deflate with her claws. She used to love to play on this air mattress. I had to go out and buy a new one recently.
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And, my leasing agent told me that the building is from the 1920s and it definitely feels old as a stucture. It has lots of character. For intance, my apartment has a really pretty non-working fireplace and really high ceilings with nice molding, etc. The creepy aspects of the building include the really, really long hallways in the common corridors that are carpeted with a black and red swirling design (a really wacky carpet selection really). Everyone who comes over says the hallways remind them of the Shining.
Also, I've posted elsewhere about the weird waterpressure in the building that sometimes causes the toilet to gurgle in unpleasant ways and even very occasionally to flush itself! Once the faucet in my bathroom turned on by itself too. I really do explain all of this as part of the exceptionally strong water pressure in the building (taking a shower can be great in my apartment because the water can be so strong... it's like a massage if you want it to be). Still, it can be very spooky when it happens.
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Aww, what great pictures! Another black cat lover here. But sadly my pal Midnight passed on a few months ago. She was 15. She could've been a triplet (well, older sister actually) with Vivien and Code. :)
Marie
I hate to hear that you lost Midnight, Marie :( It is very, very difficult to loose a pet. I know when I lost Samson, who was an orange cat that I had from birth to 19 passed away I didn't think I would ever get over it. I said I would never have another pet and I didn't for a long time, but then Code kind of appeared from nowhere. He needed and wanted a home so he found one with me. And now he is spoiled. Do you have a picture of Midnight?
I think Anderson Cooper is adorable too, Marie. I've always wondered if he's gay. I get the impression he is, but I've never heard anything one way or the other about him. Yeah, he's a cutie. :)
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(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s204/jstephens9/Code.jpg)
That's a great video David! :D
Like others, I also thought I'm supposed to notice the reflections and thought "so what"? And thus the end caught me unawares. Loved it!
Of course I voted "No" to the question since I don't believe at all in ghosts and the likes.
But I do enjoy creepy stuff. Only The Shining - not. This one is too much. Nicholson scares the you know what outta me.
What does she do David - the crazy woman?
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Your preview windows were brown? That's weird isn't it?
Are we collecting pics of black cats here? Fine, I'm in; this is the right thread for it ;D.
I can add my Bonnie:
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Bonnie5-1.jpg)
(Marie) sorry to hear about your cat. I know how it is ...
Add a picture here, if you want. We'd like to see Midnight.
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss Marie. That's hard. :(
But, I love the collection of black cats here! Hooray for black cats! :)
We should start a black cat club. ;D
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Thanks for all your kind words, friends.
Jack, I'm sorry about Samson; but I'm so glad that you and Code found each other!
David, I hope we get another pet someday, too! We're not quite ready, but it's hard being without a pet of some kind - I'm used to having a cat and a dog and right now we're pet-less.
Chrissi, "Bonnie" has the perfect name!
Amanda, I love the collection of black cats, too - how cool that there are so many in our Bettermost family! And here's an upside down Midnight to add to the collection:
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z196/mariez65/midnight-1.jpg)
Marie
P.S. David, I'm going to check out your ghost thread - I love ghost stories!
Come spend a few nights at my house Chrissi, and you'll quickly change your mind. I'm serious. Several "skeptics" have become believers after staying in my house.
She basically makes noises down there. Last year it got really noisy down there, and I actually ended up calling a priest to bless my house. Then I found out some of the noise was caused by my old water heater, so I had it replaced. The noises quieted down for a few months and then started up again. You can hear her down there banging on the pipes. I've also seen many orbs down there, but I've never actually seen her. A few of my friends have though. And we've felt the sensation of being "pushed" down the stairs. I've fallen down the stairs a couple of times. Alex and Cory have also been pushed.
I posted some info about these experiences in my "Do you believe in ghosts" thread. You can read about it in there. You should find it on the first page or two of the thread. :)
Nope Marie! It's not in there! I guess I was remembering the post about my house in Evansville...
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,2863.msg49884.html#msg49884 (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,2863.msg49884.html#msg49884)
I'm CERTAIN I've posted some info about my basement. I'll try to find it. If I can't I'll post some info here. It's a rather long story.
I am not sure if I believe in ghosts, but I do love ghost tours. Have gone on ghost walking tours in London, Key West (one of the scariest), San Antonio, St. Augustine, and other places. It's an interesting way to learn a little history.
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Your ghost sounds pretty mean David if she pushes people down the stairs. Are you sure it was the water heater even back then? I will read your story too. Do you have one of those big old houses? I love big old houses :)
I am not sure if I believe in ghosts, but I do love ghost tours. Have gone on ghost walking tours in London, Key West (one of the scariest), San Antonio, St. Augustine, and other places. It's an interesting way to learn a little history.
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That preview window fooled a few of us Susie. I think it's supposed to be that way. I think Phillip and John changed the colors. :)
Hey Jack! Well, it's not a REAL push. It's not physical. It's the sensation of BEING pushed. But it always happens on the second or third stair from the top. You feel as if you are losing your balance and then you tip forward and fall down. The weird part is, this pushing sensation happens on the staircase from the first to the second floor. The crazy lady is in the basement, so I'm not sure if it's her who's "pushing" us.
No, my house isn't very big. It's a two story house. Well, actually they call it a one and a half story. The upstairs rooms all have walls that slope about half way down, and then the bottom part is a straight wall. Lots of gables, dormer windows and little cubby hole closets up there! :)