Long Island Ghost Stories
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Here you can share your Long Island ghost stories and pictures with everyone, and read stories others have sent in.

There’s nothing more fun than telling a scary story or showing a picture of the unexplained. And we all have a tale to tell. What’s yours?

  • Did you see or hear something strange?
  • Have a picture with a ghost or something unexplainable in it?
  • Have an encounter with someone/thing that just didn’t seem real?
  • Lights going on and off by themselves?
  • Objects flying across the room?
  • Did you see a UFO?
  • Have a bad dream that came true?

You’re not alone! There are ghost sightings and hauntings on Long Island every single day. Why not tell us about yours?

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Read Long Island ghosts stories sent in by others here.

Here’s my story:

Phantom Girlfriend

Years ago I was sleeping over a girlfriend’s house. She was in one room and I was in another. In the middle of the night I woke up and saw her standing over me (my skin is crawling as I write this). I wasn’t really sure it was her because the room was very dark and all I could see was the outline of a figure that resembled her.

CreepyI said her name and there was no response. I called her name again. Still no response, but there was definitely someone or some-thing standing next to my bed. I turned on the light as quickly as I could and no one was there.

I thought I could have been dreaming, so I turned out the light and went back to sleep. An hour later I woke up and there it was again. I tried calling her name and again got no response. At this point I was really scared. I turned on the light and left it on the rest of the night.

The next morning I told my ghastly tale at the breakfast table and guess what? I wasn’t the only one to have seen a ghost in that haunted Long Island house.

Needless to say, I never slept there again.

Haunted on Long Island?

I told my tale. Now it's your turn to share your Long Island ghost stories. Don't be shy now. We're just dying to know what's been keeping you up at night.

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