An anonymous couple from Brackenhurst, Alberton have a strange phenomenon. Some background first. About 8 years ago, they purchased their house from the estate of a man, who committed suicide, in the double garage. Shortly after the purchase, they converted the double garage into an en suite guest bedroom. Once the project was completed, they kept on finding the basin tap open, the water pouring out, this despite them ensuring it is always closed when in the room. 
They called in a plumber, who found nothing wrong. They have now turned the water off to the tap, until they need it to be used. On top of this, both of them, as well as a few guests who have slept in the room, have seen the shape of a man, 'scurrying' from one side of the room, to the other. 
He appears close to the door that led to the garage (which now leads to the new room) and moves toward the road side of the room, before vanishing. This does not occur often, yet they say it seems like a film on repeat, as he does the same thing every time.

One final strange things also happens- their toilet flushes by itself. They report both being sleep and awoken by the toilet flushing. Again, no fault as yet been found to found to explain it.

An email from somebody who asked to remain anonymous tells of living in a huge house in Boksburg, Gauteng, that once was owned by a Dr Moffat. He was apparently one of the first doctors on the East Rand, therefore the house is very old.. The house is situated in an area called Plantation. Her mother and her shared the house with a number of other people. She recalls how they would often hear chairs moving on the old wooden floors, and upon investigation, everything was as it should be. They would often hear things ‘dropping’ onto the wooden floors, where nothing was evident. 
The living room appeared to be pretty active as well, with the smell of candles, an alcohol breath, the smell of tobacco,- as if somebody was smoking in the room. Obviously there was nobody around that could be responsible for these smells. She also related that sometimes, you felt as though you simply could not go into the living room. The house is currently a coffee shop. From some investigation, we established that Dr Robert Moffat stayed in the house in the middle 1800's

Bert mailed me this account. He, his girlfriend and their daughter moved from their flat into a house in Germiston. Once they were settled, they were either woken up, or dragged from watching television by the chatting and laughter of their four year old daughter. When going into her room, she was sitting up chatting to an 'old man'. There was nothing visible to them. When they allowed her to sleep in their room, there was none of this. After a while, and obviously creeped out, they moved her to the spare room. The chatting and laughing stopped and she slept. Her old room is now a study and no further activity has occurred.

Today's account is a little vague, due to the mists of time, but I will relate it anyway. Sandy, now in her 80's, recalls that when she was around 9 or 10 years old, a ghostly figure used to walk in front of her bed on a 'regular' basis. It was a lady, in a 'flowing gown' and 'curled hair'. She does recall being terrified. Sadly she cannot remember too much else, but when she was around 11, her family moved from Kimberley and she has never had another ghostly encounter.

Bennie from Florida in his own words:

"I live in a complex where there are one, two and three bedroom units. I did live in a two bedroom one, but the rent was steep for me. 
I saw there was another unit, with only one bedroom, that many people moved in and out. So I did think this would be perfect for myself as it was less money. 
I moved in three months ago now. It is not comfortable for me, asI feel that somebody is watching me all the time. Sometimes as night, I do hear things move in the lounge. 
My girl friend, she has a small puppy. She is always happy and friendly. But, when she at my place, she yaps at nothing and then cowers with us. She never moves from where we are and look so scared. Then when she out the flat, she is her playful self again. 
So far nothing bigger has happened, but I do feel like I have somebody else there and I feel very frightened. "

Bathroom Encounter

Liz, went on an historical tour of Johannesburg. This included a house that was described as 'one of the oldest in Parktown.'When she entered the first floor bathroom, she felt as though 'the air got thick' and she could not breathe. Although nobody else in the group felt it or took her seriously, she describes the terror as she felt a weight around her neck, as though something was strangling her. This only intensified the closer she was to the bath. Obviously shocked and frightened, she fled the bathroom. Once she was out, her breath returned to normal and the pressure from her neck was released. The tour guide had no explanation, but after a little investigation, she established from the caretaker, that in the early 1900's, a man, visiting the resident family of the time, had hanged himself in that bathroom.

Mansion Photo

This photo was sent to me by a wonderful lady in Johannesburg, who has had many experiences. These will be discussed in a future post. The photo is from a mansion in the Johannesburg area, although she did not disclose the exact location. It is reportedly haunted.
If anybody has comments, please feel free to note them. 

Footsteps

I received an interesting account from a couple who live in Alberton, Gauteng.

The couple's bedroom is at the end of a long passage and the bedroom door is closed each night, as is the security door at the beginning of the passage, which leads off the kitchen. For years now, the couple have reported hearing footsteps walking up the passage, that cease just outside the bedroom door. It seems the steps are hard and unmistakable.
As they live in the house alone and the security door is locked when they turn in, a human origin can easily be discounted. Luckily for them, this is not a frequent event.

Further to this, they have on occasion, heard activity in the kitchen. As though somebody was busy with crockery. Upon investigation, nothing is out of place, nor is there anybody there.

They do not report feeling frightened of either of these though. 

Music lover?

A story was related to me by a friend. He resides in a block of flats. As you often do, he became friendly with his neighbours.
Sadly, his one neighbour took ill and he withered away from around 140 KG, to a mere 50KG. The poor fellow was in and out of hospital, however, his condition only worsened. In the early hours of one morning, he left this world.

After a couple of months a teacher moved into the flat. He was completely in the dark that somebody had passed away in the flat, or in his own words, he would not have taken it.

It was not long after he moved in, in the early hours of the morning, his Hi Fi would turn on by itself. Even after taking the System in for checking, it continued to do the same. He then resorted to unplugging it. Other 'things' happened, but he apparently did not share these details with my friend.
When he learned that somebody had died in the flat, he gave notice and moved. My friend does not speak to the new tenants and is thus unsure of any further happenings in the flat.

Ghostly Nuns

My gran, from my dad's side, often used to see ghostly nuns as an omen that somebody in the family was going to pass on. This happened on a number of occasions and each time, somebody would die.

In her twilight years, she fell ill and was admitted to hospital. She lay there for days, slowly getting worse. Then one day, she seems more talkative but was really getting annoyed and asked family and hospital staff to please tell the nuns in her room to leave. Nobody but her saw the nuns but that evening she left this world. 

Nursery School Spectres

I have been sent an interesting account of a nursery school in Alberton. The owner has asked me not to name the school, so I will not.

The school appears to have some activity. On many occasions the staff have locked up, and due to the frequent odd things that happen, they ensure lights are off and taps are shut off tight. In the morning, they have found lights on and taps are running. This apparently happens relatively frequently.
Human figures have been seen by staff on occasion as well.These figures usually appear for a bit, then disappear. However, it seems this has not happened for a while now.

Recently the alarm was set off and the owner, a security response guard and an police member responded. The school was thoroughly searched and once this was done, the alarm was activated once more. On leaving, they heard a toilet flush in an area that is covered by the beams. The alarm was not set off.
An employee who stays on the premises says this happens often.

One spirit may be of a man who committed suicide in the one classroom. The class used to be a garage in his day.

I will be following this up and report with any further activity should it happen. 

The Cemetery

I often go to the cemetery in Alberton to take photos. Strangely it is also a peaceful place. Last time I went there was around September 2011. It was in the afternoon, sunny and pretty hot.

When I was driving out, I could distinctly feel what felt like fingers running up my right forearm.  The pressure was hard, as though somebody was pressing as they stroked my arm.

There was no negative feeling or drop in temperature accompanied with this event, but the feeling was as clear as if it were physically happening. 

Ghost Stories- The real kind.

Hi. This is my new blog which will concentrate on all things Ghost! Most of us have experience strange things, even if it was just once. Some have experience more. By and large, we all know of the well known hauntings, but I searching for the lesser known ones. The ones knowbody speaks about.
If this is you, please send me details, photos and so on of experiences that you have had.
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