Sightings and encounters with ghosts have been reported since ancient times. Sometimes they are just fleeting visions, sometimes they are spirits that communicate with the living. Here are tales of ghosts from our readers.

Alice, the Ghost

Bald-Headed Ghost

British Soldier's Ghost The ghost of a British soldier in seen in Connecticut.

Brother's Ghost in the Dark

College Professor's Ghost A student continues to greet a psychology professor... although he's dead.

Connection to Dad

Disappearing Vehicles Cars vanish when they had nowhere to go.

The Dormitory Entity "I saw a woman in a white dress standing there with long hair covering her face standing at the foot of my roommate's bed."

Evil Ghost Lady

The Exorcism Ghost An exorcism possibly results in some ghost sightings.

Faceless Ghost in White A kid sees a terrifying ghost in his bedroom... but he isn't the only one.

Father Gasser's Ghost

Father-in-Law's Ghost

Figures Through the Window

French Spectre

Gardener Ghost

Generous Ghost

Ghost Brothers The ghosts of former residents check up on the new tenants.

Ghost Hitchhiker and Car The ghost of a woman is picked up by a phantom car!

Ghost in a Nightgown "I remember seeing a ghost in my house when I was around 7 or 8 years old."

Ghost in the Lightning The ghost could be seen each time the lightning flashed.

The Ghost in Yellow Pajamas

Ghost Lady in the Mountains

Ghost Looks for His Car

Ghost Monk Strange events near an old monastery.

Ghost of the Old Havana Club

Ghost's Suicide or Murder? The ghost of a suicide victim is sighted.

Growling Mystery

Housekeeper's Ghost The ghost of a Civil War era housekeeper.

Incident at Ghost Lake The ghost appears at a lake with a haunting reputation.

I Shot a Ghost Alex tried to deal with a bothersome ghost.

Lots of Ghosts

Midnight Knocks

Midnight Sprectre

The Monkey Saw the Ghost Pet monkey freaks out over a ghost sighting.

More Ghost Knocks

More Kilowatt Men

Musical Ghosts

The Obsessive Ghost

The Old Ghost

Old Woman Apparition

Pap's Ghost

Phantom Pedestrian Crash

The Scream for Help

The Singing Ghost

The Sobbing Ghost

Strange Driverless Car A car passed going rather slowly, and there was nobody in the car at all.

Strange Spooky Visions

Took Grandma to Heaven

TB Ghost

Voices in the Night

The Wicked Face A scary face superimposes over a woman's husband's face.

The Waiting Phantom of High Wycombe

War Scene Vision

White Ghost at the Camp, Part II

Henry, the Imaginary Friend "Upon seeing the photo they just received, they realize there's a fourth person in the picture with them. Next to their son, clear as day, is a child the same age, and height...."

The Taunting Ghost "Something was at the front door, and it was shaking it so hard that it could have taken it off the hinges. Then it would leave the door and it would be at the kitchen window, just standing there real still. And I could see it!"

Aunt's Smiling Ghost "My mom turned around and was dumbfounded to see her deceased sister standing behind us. My aunt looked up at me and smiled."

My Imaginary Friend "Sometime within the first week of "imagining" her, I started calling her Miss Adaline or "Addie". As I spent more and more time over there, talking to this imaginary lady, I actually grew kind of close to her, and interacting with Miss Addie became easier and easier."

Little Ghost Blue "Our older sister Melanie was lying next to Michelle on the couch, taking a nap. She started to blink her eyes, then all of a sudden she jumped and started screaming, tears running down her face."

Grandfather's Ghost on the Street "Then it hit me: it was my dead grandfather. I was freaked out, so I turned around to catch another glimpse of the man, and he was still walking..."

The Hulking Ogre "I distinctly remember he went to sleep, and at the foot of the bed was a large ogre of a man, probably 7 feet tall, 400+ pounds, and green like the Hulk. This figure was just setting crouched down and watching me, unflinching..."

Ghost Nun Out for a Walk "As I neared the old swimming pool, I saw a walker coming down the road, which was not unusual as people walked for their health at the track field, and I continued toward the garage. That's when I saw the walker up close and personal! This walker was a nun, like the ones who used to teach at the mission school!"

Daughter Saw Grandfather's Ghost "I thought, Maybe if I play his favorite song, I could get him to come back and see her. So, I sat at the piano and played his favorite song..."