OW...I'd love to come visit you & see the ghost cat! Until I'm in a better place...I'll just have to enjoy seeing/believing it thru your postings.
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The Ghost Cat has reappeared!!!
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I was going to post this earlier but the DSL modem was acting up.
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I turned around to see Snoopy just sitting there right where his food dish used to be. Now I know that there is more than one ghost cat because the neighbors saw a cat with dark eyes, but Snoopy's eyes are blue - not just any blue, they are a beautiful, intense, sparkling blue. I stared for a second then said, "Hi, Snoopy." He just slowly closed his eyes and disappeared right in front of me. I'm not sure how long I stood there frozen in place, but I snapped out of it when my roommate came in to tell me he had to go somewhere. "Great," I thought to myself, "Now I have to be alone here again." Of course I didn't say this out loud.
After my roommate left, I went into the back room to see if Snoopy would appear again. I didn't see him or the white cat that my neighbors saw in the window. I am still wondering about that white cat and hoping it isn't the same one that was here when Snoopy came back two years ago.
Anyway, I didn't see any cats while I was back there, but I did notice one of the dresser drawers was open. I looked inside to find a small handle that had been broken off of one of the large drawers. As I stared at it, I remembered the handle that used to hang on the palm tree outside.
When my grandparents were alive, that palm tree was used as a sort of rack for garden tools. I remember the rakes, the hoe, and the shovel leaning against the tree, and the spade - among other small tools - resting in the crevices of the tree. Then there was the old handle that hung on the tree. It used to creep me out staring at that thing.
One of my uncles had found that handle when he was digging in the yard. This particular uncle used to love to dig holes. He dug many around the yard, but this particular hole was dug close to the steps leading to the back door. On this particular day, he had dug a very deep hole when he found this handle. He brought it in to show my grandmother, and she told him that under no circumstances was he to dig any further. She ordered him to fill in the hole immediately! The handle was a casket handle.
I am not certain why the the matter was never investigated further, but it could have been due to my grandmother's belief that the dead should be allowed to rest in peace. Not long after this hole was dug, there were several strange events that occurred. While I cannot remember all of the stories, I do remember that the whole feeling of the house had changed. The kitchen no longer felt like a safe place, but now felt like something had been stirred up. The side yard also felt haunted at night, and to this day it still does feel haunted at times though the animals don't seem bothered by it.
The mystery of the casket handle was never solved. After I moved here, I was a little nervous about the casket handle still being hung up on the palm tree. I took it and buried it in the general area where it had been dug up. Now, there are only two or three people who even remember the casket handle and maybe it is better that way.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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ooh this just gets more interesting.... could the ghost cat be just a replay of what happened in the past? sorta like a movie? they way the gettysburgh ghsost march over and over .. myabe this is like a ak ash record and the movie just replays.... i find this very interesting... i looveee it !!
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Uh, forgive me, OW, but so that people won't get upset like I did before...
This thread is a story. OW is a very good writer. When she wrote about this before, I absolutely believed it, was terribly worried about her, and was giving her instructions on spiritual warfare! Just enjoy it and don't be scared.
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Thank you Leeny. I was going to write a note of explanation on this thread but I had to go shopping.
As Leeny said, this is a story - actually several stories in one. The main story of the reappearance of the ghost cat is woven around several flashbacks of both fictional stories and true stories that have occurred in my life. In the first Halloween ghost cat thread, I made several posts letting people know which part of the story was true and what parts were fictional so nobody got worried, but many times fact is much stranger than fiction.
So here we go:
First off - the original tale of the ghost cat is true - there really was a Snoopy, he was my grandparent's cat, and there was an appearance of what we called the ghost cat who looked just like Snoopy. That part of the story happened exactly as I wrote it.
The recent appearance of the white cat in the window is made up for the story. However, I have been seeing the shadow of a cat in the window recently which gave me the idea to do this thread. Is the shadow cat a ghost cat or an illusion? I don't know. I have looked for what is causing the shadow but still have not found anything.
The spooky feeling in the back room is real, but that place has always felt a little creepy to me at night and you will get a better understanding of why further into this Halloween thread.
The computer stuff did fall, but that may have been because it wasn't balanced very well. The photo album also fell when I was getting that stuff together and a picture of my mom's house did fall out of it which did remind me of the story of the fog.
The story of the fog in my mom's back yard and the strange lights and shadows in my car is true. It happened exactly the way I wrote it. There never has been an explanation for what happened that night and I doubt there ever will be.
As far as Shiva being afraid of the living room, well she is just being stubborn because I won't find exactly what she wants to eat and put it in her food dish.
This is the creepy part - the appearance of Snoopy in the kitchen this afternoon? - TRUE! But not exactly as I wrote it. I was making lunch and I saw him out of the corner of my eye. It was just enough to see that he was actually a little darker in color than I remembered him being, and that he had brilliant blue eyes. When I turned to get a better look and he was gone. Why has he come back? Maybe because I am writing about him or maybe because I am going through the back room and cleaning it out. Actually, for all I know it was my imagination but it was kind of cool to see and it did not spook me.
The story of the casket handle is true - it happened pretty much the way I wrote it although my memory of certain parts of the story is a little sketchy.
So there you have it. Now that you know what is happening, sit back and enjoy the ride. It's only going to get a lot scarier. *grins devilishly*
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I just emailed one of my instructors asking if I could get help catching up in the office applications class. He is usually there until 9:00pm which would be perfect for me since the instructor for my Thursday night class usually lets us go at around 8:15. But the instructor for my office applications class emailed me back asking me if I could come by in the morning because he would prefer not be at the campus at night.
I would not think this was so odd except for what I just read on the discussion board for my math class. Several students are trying to get a study group together on campus, and two of them can only come at night. But three of them are refusing to go to the campus at night. When asked why they would not go at night, one did not answer but the other two said the campus was too creepy at night - especially in the library. What is so creepy about a busy, well-lit building? And how could a busy campus be considered creepy?
I don't know if it's because I am already a little nervous from the ghost cats, but to me that is just too weird.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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shadow in window then power went out and everything went nuts. am outside in my car using cell phone to post this. havenmt seen wind like this since i was a child
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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OW??? You okay?????? I think the first cat-ghost was the littermate of Snoopy. I love your writings..
Posted 2 years ago by SammyandOliversmama #
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The winds were crazy last night and I did really see a shadow in the window - although it could have been anything that caused it.
We got power back some time this morning and I woke to my roommate putting out a small fire caused by one of the gel candles that was left burning overnight. I had no idea those things got that hot, but the entire top of the big square candle was on fire and the thick glass had broken causing the gel to spill everywhere. We were so lucky he happened to come into the living room when he did or the shelf would have caught on fire as well, and at that point it would have quickly spread.
I went back to bed afterward and didn't wake up until just a few minutes ago. My alarm had been turned way down so I couldn't hear it, and my roommate didn't wake me up when he left.
I just went in to reset the modem because I lost internet when I started writing this, and for a moment I saw the outline of a cat as if it had been burned into the floor. I was still half-asleep, so I rubbed my eyes then took a second look. The outline was gone. I think it was a sign, and I know Snoopy would never try to hurt me, but what about that other white cat?
Also Shiva, who would normally wake me up when I oversleep, was sleeping in the bathroom huddled behind the toilet.
I don't like this at all.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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As I was studying for my math test, I saw something in the hall out of the corner of my eye. I got up to investigate and noticed several sooty paw prints in front of the bedroom door. Investigating further, I found another sooty paw print on the floor next to the side of the bed where my roommate sleeps and another on the bed.
These paw prints could not have been made by Shiva as she has been avoiding the area of the living room where the candle caught on fire. Besides the bedroom door was closed all night, and we would have known beyond a shadow of a doubt if she had gotten too close to one of the candles.
My roommate said he didn't know what woke him up and made him go into the living room this morning. Could Snoopy have been the one to alert him to the fire? If so, why didn't he wake me? Maybe I was sleeping too soundly, after all I didn't wake up to the sound of the breaking glass.
It reminds me of a story my mom used to tell.
My mom was renting a house with one of her friends. They had a chalkboard in the house - I can't remember if it was in the kitchen or not, but the chalkboard was there to write notes to themselves and to each other. One day, they started getting notes from someone who called himself Job. I can't remember what kind of notes they were - if they were warnings, advice, or just friendly messages. I believe many of them were friendly messages.
My mom thought her friend was playing a trick on her, and my mom's friend thought it was my mom playing a trick her! Neither of them believed that a ghost named Job was writing messages to them. So one night (here is where my memory is a little sketchy) they tied themselves together with a piece of rope on their wrists so neither of them could go anywhere without the other one going with them. The next morning there was another message from Job on the chalkboard.
The messages continued, and my mom and her friend got used to Job writing to them. Then one night as my mom was getting ready to go to work, there was a message telling her not to leave. She erased the message because she needed to g to work that night. I can't remember whether or not she asked Job why he did not want her to go. She got ready for work, and as she walked past the chalkboard there was another note - "STAY HOME!"
Knowing that there had to be a reason for Job telling her to not to leave, my mom called in sick and stayed home. Later that night, a strong wind came in through the kitchen window, and blew the curtains onto the stove. I can't remember if one of the burners and been inadvertently left on or if the curtains got stuck in such a way that they were too close to the pilot light. Either way, they caught on fire. Thanks to the warning she had been given, my mom was home and was able to put the fire out.
My mom never found out who Job was or why he was in their house, but she was very grateful for his warning that night.
Did we also have our own ghostly helper this morning? If so, does this mean that there are no longer any rooms in the house where the ghost cat will not appear? The thought makes me a little nervous. If the ghost cat can go anywhere in the house that means that any other ghosts might also be able to roam freely in this house. The thought definitely makes me nervous.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I keep hearing noises in the back room. I've been in there several times, but I can't see anything that could be making the noises. The windows are all closed because of the wind, and everything is in its place. The whole room feels almost electric. No way I am taking a shower in that back bathroom tonight. I am more than a little nervous about sleeping in the living room, but I have gotten used to it, and I would rather be where I can keep an eye on the rest of the house instead of in my bedroom with the door closed. I just hope I can sleep tonight. I wish Shiva would stay in there with me instead of huddling in the corner in the bathroom.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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Hmmm...I'm glad hear that this isn't a "true" story, because I didn't believe a word of it!!!
Posted 2 years ago by preciouskitty #
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I love this story OW. I'm sending it on to my sister-in-law, she will love it.
Posted 2 years ago by HuddysMama #
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Leeny,
I remember my mom saying something about the window.. but I can't remember what. Maybe it was either broken or stuck .. I wish she was still around for me to ask her about these things.Anyway, I just checked my school email and the school sent a warning to all the students to be careful in the parking lots at night. "We have had several reports of tall people dressed in black coats or robes prowling around the parking lots at night." The email goes on to say that nobody has been hurt or anything, but that several students and faculty have been spooked by what appears to be a Halloween prank. So far none of the extra security or police patrols that have been in place due to recent car thefts can manage to catch any of these people. Maybe that's why people seem to be afraid to go to the campus at night. I wonder if this will have any effect on my class tonight?
But that is really strange because that night when I was out in my car using my cell phone when the power went out, I glanced up in my rear view mirror and I swear I saw a person in a black grim reaper sort of outfit (without the scythe) walking down the road. There wasn't a lot of light, so it could have been someone wearing a very long jacket with a hood. I just assumed that someone was wearing part of their Halloween costume to keep warm as it was quite chilly that night. Now that I get this email it seems very odd. Probably just a coincidence though.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I am posting this from the library at school. I was supposed to meet one of my instructors here for help with this VBA homework, but he still hasn't showed up.The wind is really going nuts, and the power keeps threatening to go out. The lights have been flickering off and on since I got here, and this computer (one of the school's not my netbook) actually restarted on my a few minutes ago.
I guess the school is either really worried about those Halloween pranksters or there is something that they're not telling us because the security is crazy around here. I know they upped the security and had police patrolling the parking lots because of cars getting stolen, but now the security is everywhere. There is one standing guard at the entrance to the library, and several other patrolling the quad. I even saw one guarding the entrance to the building where my class is being held. And they all look very nervous. What is going on here?
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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posting from cell phone in school parking lot. Saw white ghost cat by my car.. now I know why neighbors said it had dark eyes - where the eyes are supposed to be there's nothing. just empty. There's one of those people. don't look right. he looks scary. coming towards me gotta go
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I got home a little while ago, and while I was eating dinner, I kept thinking about the events at school and trying to make sense of everything. I am so tired from not sleeping to well last night because I had the lights and TV on all night, and I can barely think straight.
I just had to reset the modem in mid post so I hope this goes through without me having to rewrite everything. The shadow cat is in the window back there, but this time I was too tired to pull back the curtains to see which ghost cat it was. As I turned around to leave the back room, I was so nervous that I ran into my keyboard stand and almost knocked the synthesizers down. That was when I saw my old keychain that looks like a keyboard, sitting on top of one of the PA speakers. That thing really brings back memories of when I used to go to my mom's house every night. In light of recent events, one memory in particular comes to mind.
There used to be a family living next door that I became friends with when my grandmother was still alive. They were very nice people and good neighbors. I often helped them when they needed it and they would help me when I needed it. On this particular day the lady needed a ride to her sister's house to pick up one of her daughters who had been spending the week with her aunt and cousins.
The city we had to go to was about an hour's drive away, and I was desperately hoping I could get back before it was time for me to get to my mom's house. It wasn't until we were half-way back that I realized I was going to be very late. I stopped to use a pay phone, but the operator would not let me make the collect call to my mom's house because my mom's answering machine was on. Since I had no way of getting in touch with my mom, I knew she would be worried.
I drove as fast as I could, and finally got home. I asked my roommate to call my mom and tell her I was on the way then I raced out the door. When I got to her house I found out that my mom had been beyond worried. She told me that around the time I normally got there, she heard the lock on the back door unlock and the door open and someone come in. She called to me, but I didn't answer. She went back to see what was going on, and found the door closed and locked with no sign of me anywhere. She was worried sick that the sound of the door opening was a sign that something bad had happened to me.
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As I was typing this, I heard my dog going nuts outside barking at something. I went to check it out, and there was someone that looked like one of those scary people from the school parking lot out in the street in front of my house! I am going to wait to feed the animals until my roommate is finished with his homework so he can go out there with me to feed Lynx and Trinity.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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This is sooo good, OW! Anxiously awaiting the next installment!
Posted 2 years ago by rainingwolf #
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At around 3:00 this morning, I was awakened to the sound of my dog growling. I had shut off the lights in an attempt to get some real sleep, and had left the front door open enough to allow the light from the porchlight to shine into the living room so I wouldn't be sleeping in total darkness.
I got up to see what Trinity was growling at, and saw two dark, shadowy figures out in my driveway, both were dressed in long cloaks or robes. I couldn't see their faces. I turned to get a flashlight, and when I shined it out on the driveway, they were both gone. At that point I closed the front door and locked the deadbolt. Then I grabbed my blankets and pillow and went into the bedroom to sleep. I was a bit startled when I saw Snoopy in the window, but relieved at the same time - especially when Shiva came into the room and jumped up on the dresser to sleep.
I am now convinced that Snoopy is guarding me like he was last time. I still don't know about the other cat though.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I just got an email from the instructor who was supposed to help me with the Visual Basic homework. He never showed up yesterday evening, and I was wondering what had happened to him. In his email he says he can meet me up there today, but with everything else I have to do today it will have to be later in the evening. Hopefully he will show up this time.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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I got home from work, had lunch, and decided to come to campus early so I could get some of my math homework done without the distractions of home. Actually, I wanted to get away from the house since there is an eerie feeling emanating from the back room. My roommate is over at a friends house, and I really did not want to be home alone.
My neighbors sent me an email telling me that they had called the police last night after seeing a couple of prowlers in their back yard. I can't help but wonder if the prowlers they saw were the two people that I saw in my yard.
This thing with the prowlers reminds me of something that happened when I was a small child. I was too young to remember this, but my brother and sister as well as my mom told the story several times.
It was late at night and we were all in bed when my brother and sister saw the ghost of a man in their room. Both screamed for my mom who came running into the room with the first thing she could find to use as a weapon - a shoe. By the time she got to their bedroom, the ghost had disappeared. My mom checked to make sure that it hadn't been a burglar, but all the doors and windows in the house were closed and locked.
She thought that my brother and sister were lying, but a few nights later the man appeared again. This time he was still there when my mom got to their bedroom, and she threw the shoe at him. Of course the shoe went right through him. She immediately moved my brother and sister out of that bedroom, and if I remember right, we moved out of that house soon after this happened.
Well, I better get back to my math homework. I am not supposed to be using a school computer for anything other than schoolwork. Normally they don't check up on us, but the library is unbelievably busy this afternoon.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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The instructor for the class where I have to do the Visual Basic projects did show up but he was so distracted that he was no help at all - not to mention that he only stuck around for about a half hour. As soon as the sun started to set, he left in a hurry. So now I still feel like I am at square one with these projects.
At least the library is pretty much empty now. There are only about ten other people using the computers. I don't know how much longer I am going to stay here. The lights keep flickering as if the power is going to go out, and the wind isn't even blowing tonight.
I just saw my English teacher from two semesters ago. I think I'll ask him if he knows what is going on around here. Maybe I'll even show him this thread if he is interested in reading it.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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The English teacher is on another computer reading the thread now. He says he has some idea of what is going on, and he doesn't think that it's pranksters prowling the parking lot. He says he has some work to do after checking out this thread, and asked me if I wanted to go have a cup of coffee in the cafeteria when he is finished so we can discuss the weird sightings.
Posted 2 years ago by owlwatcher_974 #
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