werewolf_moon
Jul 17 2007, 02:55 PM
In my hall at my house, there's two things that inhabit my hall-a little kid with glowing yellow eyes, and a shadow figure that wears either a cowboy hat or a baseball cap. When i was little, I'd keep my door open and out of the corner of my eye, I'd see the tall shadow figure before he'd dissappear. Now that I'm older and have four cats, I keep my door shut, but when I have door open at night, I'll catch a glimpse of him.
GeneBrowne
Jul 17 2007, 03:12 PM
Hey Werewolf Moon, Welcome to UM.
There was a thread the other day about Shadow men and I mentioned that about 75% of stories I hear are accompanied by the Shadow person wearing a brimmed hat. That's really strange to me and I'd like to know if someone had some form of explanation. Weird.
DO your cat's see things as well? apparently animals are more sensative than us, so chances are if your cats are just looking in the hall all the time following something, or as you would percieve it, that you may have something there and it may not be your imagination.
Also, do the 2 sightings give off any feeling when you see them? i.e when you see the kid do you feel evil? sick? happy? and the same goes for the Shadow man.
It'd be good if you posts some encounters with these 2 apparations just to give us more info about it all. Thanks.
Cheers,
Gene
werewolf_moon
Jul 17 2007, 03:16 PM
QUOTE(GeneBrowne @ Jul 17 2007, 11:12 AM)

Hey Werewolf Man, Welcome to UM.
There was a thread the other day about Shadow men and I mentioned that about 75% of stories I hear are accompanied by the Shadow person wearing a brimmed hat. That's really strange to me and I'd like to know if someone had some form of explanation. Weird.
DO your cat's see things as well? apparently animals are more sensative than us, so chances are if your cats are just looking in the hall all the time following something, or as you would percieve it, that you may have something there and it may not be your imagination.
Also, do the 2 sightings give off any feeling when you see them? i.e when you see the kid do you feel evil? sick? happy? and the same goes for the Shadow man.
It'd be good if you posts some encounters with these 2 apparations just to give us more info about it all. Thanks.
Cheers,
Gene
My cats do. They'll stare at things in my living room, my room, and the hall. Whenever I see the shadow, I just get scared,
I've never seen the kid myself, but my mom has. What she told me was exactly what I put down.
The Skeptic Eric Raven
Jul 17 2007, 03:17 PM
QUOTE(werewolf_moon @ Jul 17 2007, 09:55 AM)

In my hall at my house, there's two things that inhabit my hall-a little kid with glowing yellow eyes, and a shadow figure that wears either a cowboy hat or a baseball cap. When i was little, I'd keep my door open and out of the corner of my eye, I'd see the tall shadow figure before he'd dissappear. Now that I'm older and have four cats, I keep my door shut, but when I have door open at night, I'll catch a glimpse of him.
GeneBrowne
Jul 17 2007, 03:40 PM
QUOTE(Eric Raven The Skeptic @ Jul 17 2007, 04:17 PM)

That's not a very good response, hopefully the other hundreds of your posts aren't like that. Skeptics and their one liners thinking they've cleared up the whole thing. Maybe the guy is seeing these things Eric, i am just giving him the benefit of the doubt, maybe there is a kid somewhere scared to death of something like this ... just trying to help here. I have never seen you Eric, but that does not make me question your exisance. I'm not syaing I'm a full believer, but sometimes you just have to accept other explanations for things.
Sorry about that little derailment Werewolf, hard to resist sometimes. Well chances are you're cats could be seeing these figures too. I guess there's no harm though if nothing is coming of it, like as long as theyre not throwing things at you or keeping you from sleeping. If they are well... I guess you could seek some professional help in the matter. There is lots of info around online about this phenomena and you can always search through that and read other people encounters and what they have done about it. Good Luck
Cheers,
Gene
dest_titor
Jul 17 2007, 04:40 PM
some times i will see a shadow like image on my wall from the shape i can recgonize it look like my dead grandma
my dog will somtimes stare at the walls or bark at them when i see it she the (dog) will watch the same shadow image
i think my pet dog does see it
The Skeptic Eric Raven
Jul 17 2007, 05:00 PM
QUOTE(GeneBrowne @ Jul 17 2007, 10:40 AM)

That's not a very good response, hopefully the other hundreds of your posts aren't like that. Skeptics and their one liners thinking they've cleared up the whole thing. Maybe the guy is seeing these things Eric, i am just giving him the benefit of the doubt, maybe there is a kid somewhere scared to death of something like this ... just trying to help here. I have never seen you Eric, but that does not make me question your exisance. I'm not syaing I'm a full believer, but sometimes you just have to accept other explanations for things.
Sorry about that little derailment Werewolf, hard to resist sometimes. Well chances are you're cats could be seeing these figures too. I guess there's no harm though if nothing is coming of it, like as long as theyre not throwing things at you or keeping you from sleeping. If they are well... I guess you could seek some professional help in the matter. There is lots of info around online about this phenomena and you can always search through that and read other people encounters and what they have done about it. Good Luck
Cheers,
Gene
It is called kids with overactive imaginations and I don't give them the benefit of the doubt. Sorry.
GeneBrowne
Jul 17 2007, 05:10 PM
QUOTE(Eric Raven The Skeptic @ Jul 17 2007, 06:00 PM)

It is called kids with overactive imaginations and I don't give them the benefit of the doubt. Sorry.
That is obviously a good possibility ... but if it's not? It is harder to believe kids, I know, I find it hard myself ... but by asking questions you can see whether it's true or not, that's why I just don't dismiss it as imagination right away. If he's telling lies he will stumble and make himself look like a fool, but until that... why not try and help him, or at least get some info on the situation.
I don't see why people would just post for attention anyways ... I guess it's different now a days ... I never done anything just for attention after I was about 4 or 5 years old or after being a toddler.It Could have been just me though, and I know there are poeple who like the attention ... not just kids either. Strange world we live in --> Go out and make friends ... chances are if you need attention like this, someone else does too. There ya go, you have a friend ... give each other the attention.
Cheers,
Gene
boorite
Jul 17 2007, 11:47 PM
You can't film an overactive imagination, and there are films of things that are just like what people describe as "shadow creatures" taken in locations where multiple reliable witnesses report seeing them. Eric is just not interested in the subject, which of course is different from saying it doesn't exist.
The fact that they exist doesn't mean any particular report is true, but the sightings are so common that I see no reason to doubt any particular one any more than I would doubt you for saying you found a nickel. What would even be the point? Can't fool me-- you have to prove you found the nickel? Haha, I fooled you into believing I found a nickel? What would be the point of lying about an everyday occurrence?
Well, anyway. Plenty of people see them, and maybe there is a well-understood natural cause (like EMF or infrasound or another cause of hallucinations) or maybe you are seeing something that's really there. If it were happening to me all the time, I'd investigate.
The Skeptic Eric Raven
Jul 20 2007, 03:47 PM
QUOTE(boorite @ Jul 17 2007, 06:47 PM)

You can't film an overactive imagination, and there are films of things that are just like what people describe as "shadow creatures" taken in locations where multiple reliable witnesses report seeing them. Eric is just not interested in the subject, which of course is different from saying it doesn't exist.
The fact that they exist doesn't mean any particular report is true, but the sightings are so common that I see no reason to doubt any particular one any more than I would doubt you for saying you found a nickel. What would even be the point? Can't fool me-- you have to prove you found the nickel? Haha, I fooled you into believing I found a nickel? What would be the point of lying about an everyday occurrence?
Well, anyway. Plenty of people see them, and maybe there is a well-understood natural cause (like EMF or infrasound or another cause of hallucinations) or maybe you are seeing something that's really there. If it were happening to me all the time, I'd investigate.
Then show me a good video of a supposed shadow. Lousy pics don't count. I will be waiting.
GeneBrowne
Jul 20 2007, 08:06 PM
QUOTE(Eric Raven The Skeptic @ Jul 20 2007, 04:47 PM)

Then show me a good video of a supposed shadow. Lousy pics don't count. I will be waiting.
Who carries a camera around them at all times? These are sightings, not scheduled meetings. Not to say your post is not good, because I would love to see a good video too... but just think more along the lines of common sense as the skeptics would say.
Gene
Moon Monkey
Jul 22 2007, 07:23 AM
QUOTE(GeneBrowne @ Jul 20 2007, 08:06 PM)

Who carries a camera around them at all times? These are sightings, not scheduled meetings. Not to say your post is not good, because I would love to see a good video too... but just think more along the lines of common sense as the skeptics would say.
Gene
These days almost everyone has a camera on their phone and have their phone with them or next to them almost 24/7. There has been exponential growth in the sales of these camera phones yet there has not been anything like the same sort of percentage growth in snaps of shadow men/ghosts/ufo's etc. Why is that ?
GeneBrowne
Jul 22 2007, 01:48 PM
QUOTE(Moon Monkey @ Jul 22 2007, 08:23 AM)

These days almost everyone has a camera on their phone and have their phone with them or next to them almost 24/7. There has been exponential growth in the sales of these camera phones yet there has not been anything like the same sort of percentage growth in snaps of shadow men/ghosts/ufo's etc. Why is that ?
Hey Moon Monkey, totally true, everyone has a camera phone these days. There is a problem with camera phone pics though, not everyone has a camera with excellent quality, and if someone has a pic, it's only going to be dismissed as a fake, or inconlusive. Plus, I've seen some weird stuff in my day, and the furthest thing from my mind is taking pics of it so I can show someone, but maybe that's just me... sometimes you just get scared or too caught up in the whole thing. Do you understand where I'm coming from? People want to prove what they see of course, but a lot of the time people would never think of grabbing the camera while they see something that they just can't understand--> they're just in awe or like I said ... scared. To me, that's the reason there aren't a lot of pics, especially cell phone pics, also, I never think of my phone as a camera .... I always just think of it as a phone.
Cheers,
Gene
nami
Jul 22 2007, 02:05 PM
just passing by...
what is a skeptic doing looking at these forums anyway.
hello there. im 18 and i hear alot of noises in my house, its pretty scary but i never see anything so i just put it down to my imagination. but, what if it's not? who really knows. animals are a great help when it comes to ghosts and such things because their senses are so much more sensitive than ours. when you see the shadow of a man is it at a certain time every time? have you tried leaving a light on in the hall at night to see what happens? im just thinking of possible ways to investigate it.
but as long as you're fine, then all is ok.
GeneBrowne
Jul 22 2007, 02:15 PM
QUOTE(nami @ Jul 22 2007, 03:05 PM)

just passing by...
what is a skeptic doing looking at these forums anyway.
hello there. im 18 and i hear alot of noises in my house, its pretty scary but i never see anything so i just put it down to my imagination. but, what if it's not? who really knows. animals are a great help when it comes to ghosts and such things because their senses are so much more sensitive than ours. when you see the shadow of a man is it at a certain time every time? have you tried leaving a light on in the hall at night to see what happens? im just thinking of possible ways to investigate it.
but as long as you're fine, then all is ok.
Hey Nami,
Well in this case cameras and other things can be used, becuase well you know that this stuff is happening more than once. And yes animals are very good at sensing other things in which we cannot. No these shadow sightings are assumed to be at random, it's not like oh, it's 4 oclock, the shadow will be by for his tea soon, it more like, did I just see what I think I did. But here's a good little thing for you to do. If you have animals, you should conduct a little expiriment. Have a camera sitting on the coffee table, or whereever you get the most activity, and when you notice the animals staring into the empty hallway or just following something around that you cannot see, take a pic of it. You never know you might catch something really really cool/scarey on film. That'd be cool. You should try it, if you haven't already.
Cheers,
Gene
GeneBrowne
Jul 22 2007, 02:20 PM
QUOTE(nami @ Jul 22 2007, 03:05 PM)

what is a skeptic doing looking at these forums anyway.
Well Nami, someone has to talk some "sense" into us crazies lol.
Cheers,
Gene
Moon Monkey
Jul 22 2007, 02:30 PM
QUOTE(GeneBrowne @ Jul 22 2007, 01:48 PM)

Hey Moon Monkey, totally true, everyone has a camera phone these days. There is a problem with camera phone pics though, not everyone has a camera with excellent quality, and if someone has a pic, it's only going to be dismissed as a fake, or inconlusive. Plus, I've seen some weird stuff in my day, and the furthest thing from my mind is taking pics of it so I can show someone, but maybe that's just me... sometimes you just get scared or too caught up in the whole thing. Do you understand where I'm coming from? People want to prove what they see of course, but a lot of the time people would never think of grabbing the camera while they see something that they just can't understand--> they're just in awe or like I said ... scared. To me, that's the reason there aren't a lot of pics, especially cell phone pics, also, I never think of my phone as a camera .... I always just think of it as a phone.
Cheers,
Gene
I am the same as you, I have seen a few things but never either had the time or presence of mind to whip my camera phone out however just by playing the numbers game and laws of probability we would expect a huge increase in pictures (considering some of the rubbish that gets posted I dont think ridicule is a problem for a lot of people) but I haven't really noticed as great an increase as there was eg when hand held movie cameras came out, maybe I am wrong and there has been.
GeneBrowne
Jul 22 2007, 02:44 PM
QUOTE(Moon Monkey @ Jul 22 2007, 03:30 PM)

I am the same as you, I have seen a few things but never either had the time or presence of mind to whip my camera phone out however just by playing the numbers game and laws of probability we would expect a huge increase in pictures (considering some of the rubbish that gets posted I dont think ridicule is a problem for a lot of people) but I haven't really noticed as great an increase as there was eg when hand held movie cameras came out, maybe I am wrong and there has been.
Yeah I haven't noticed an increase in pics either, only increase in posts of the same ones lol. You WOULD think that there would be more from cell phones and whatnot. Actually a few weeks ago, someone did post on in the ghost forum from a cell phone. And people just "debunked" it of course. So that could discourage people, because we all know how some of the skeptics here can be ... a bunch of asses. Either way, the next something happens to me, I'll try and remember that I have a camera on me 24/7 lol, I'm not afraid of the one line answer the"skeptics" give.
Cheers,
Gene
werewolf_moon
Jul 25 2007, 08:57 PM
I don't have a camera on me at all times and it isn't there long enough to take a photo of.
GeneBrowne
Jul 25 2007, 09:51 PM
QUOTE(werewolf_moon @ Jul 25 2007, 09:57 PM)

I don't have a camera on me at all times and it isn't there long enough to take a photo of.
Exactly. Thats what I was saying ... it'd be nice ... but the chances of getting scared to death and being like "ohhh gotta get my camera" versus "ohhh gotta change my underwear" is very slim lol, possible mind you.
Cheers,
Gene
boorite
Jul 25 2007, 11:33 PM
QUOTE(Eric Raven The Skeptic @ Jul 20 2007, 09:47 AM)

Then show me a good video of a supposed shadow. Lousy pics don't count. I will be waiting.
You can easily find them yourself, if you're interested. The point is, you're not.
GeneBrowne
Jul 25 2007, 11:36 PM
QUOTE(boorite @ Jul 26 2007, 12:33 AM)

You can easily find them yourself, if you're interested. The point is, you're not.
You're funny... yip ... that's funny and probably true.
Moon Monkey
Jul 26 2007, 07:11 AM
QUOTE(boorite @ Jul 25 2007, 11:33 PM)

You can easily find them yourself, if you're interested. The point is, you're not.
I am interested, can you point me towards some ?
GeneBrowne
Jul 26 2007, 01:03 PM
QUOTE(Moon Monkey @ Jul 26 2007, 08:11 AM)

I am interested, can you point me towards some ?
Well I did some lookin ... harder to find than i thought ... I don't be looking for them but here's one.
http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostaudiov...hadow_ghost.htmThat's all I could find. I'm sure I wanted to spend hours looking i could definitely find some more ... but I don't even overly care about shadows. Happy hunting.
Gene
Moon Monkey
Jul 27 2007, 07:38 AM
QUOTE(GeneBrowne @ Jul 26 2007, 01:03 PM)

Well I did some lookin ... harder to find than i thought ... I don't be looking for them but here's one.
http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostaudiov...hadow_ghost.htmThat's all I could find. I'm sure I wanted to spend hours looking i could definitely find some more ... but I don't even overly care about shadows. Happy hunting.
Gene
Hi, I had a quick look on google and found a few that seemed interesting (not many mind you). These have probably been posted before but it does no harm to link them again, what do you think ?
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...h&plindex=4http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...h&plindex=1http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...h&plindex=7http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=...h&plindex=9
GeneBrowne
Jul 27 2007, 02:36 PM
Nice vids. I never think of Google.
I've seen the second and last one before. I'm unsure what to think about the second one. The dudes arm is kinda pointing out next to the shadow, pointing it into the next room, and the camera man goes left instead of right right away ... giving it time to get out the doorway.
The first one was pretty cool, only for it was broken up into 7 second clips, but that's 24/7 cam's for ya. I liked the fact that someone walked through towards the end, which kida of ruled out someone making shadows with god knows what. I liked it, and I believed it. Nice vid for sure.
The 3rd one is also pretty cool. It could have been something flying in front of the flashlight, but if it wasn't, wouldn't something have to be in front of the light and not on back to make shadows? And they kinda started out of the light ray, the guy moved up and it was going on. I'm unsure if I believe it, but it's has the hint of being a real shadow guy to me.
The 4th one, I dunno. I've seen this video before, and if it's real, well that's an awesome clips. The guy just looks too perfect you know. But just imagine if it IS authentic.... wow.. what a capture.
And ... if they're taping the baby's sleeping patterns ... why is it focused on the door? This one has too many ways to easily fake it.
Great videos Moon. I'll be sure to remember Google Video now. Thanks
Gene
werewolf_moon
Feb 27 2008, 09:50 PM
I have an update on the shadow in my hall. For some reason, it has moved into my room. I've seen it sitting on my bed and standing by it. I also saw it walking in my dining room.
unknown soul
Feb 28 2008, 03:58 AM
I also have a 'shadow person' as you call them. I have a young girl who walks down my hall , you can hear her cry sometimes. I think there might be some spirits in my home. There is this feelign i get sometimes where there is someone next to me. My clothes move sometimes into the form of a hand, like if someone put their hand on your shoulder their hand would leave an imprint liek that. I get teh feeling of being stabbed in the arm witha needle at 7:57 every night. And I find random scratches on my arms and legs, i can be sitting down watching tv and my leg will sudenly burn then i will have a cut on my ankle. It is always the top of my left foot, the side of my left arm, the front of my left shin, my inner ankle on my right leg, and the front of my right leg. I also get misterious bruises on the inside of my thighs my neck and hands also get cuts with no explanation.
Lightning88
Feb 28 2008, 10:31 PM
I have a "shadow person thing" it is in my car.but does not wear a hat.why is it black? I would realy like to know the answer(or opinions on that).It's like other white aps i see,only black.what is the difference in a shadow person?
The Sandman
Mar 1 2008, 01:06 PM
QUOTE (nami @ Jul 22 2007, 06:05 PM)

what is a skeptic doing looking at these forums anyway.
Trying to beat the sh** out of the stupid beliefs in the brains!!
werewolf_moon
Mar 10 2008, 04:43 AM
They're called a shadow person because they're all black, like a shadow, and look like a shadow.
Asphodel
Mar 10 2008, 05:57 AM
My cats are always looking in the direction of and reacting to things that "aren't there". Its just how cats are. They have better hearing than we do. Try not to be afraid when the cats get a little weird.
Why do you think it decided to move into your room?
I personally think they look like that because it is the best they can do. They can manage to manifest their form, just without the features.
Tattpttos
Mar 10 2008, 11:49 AM
i got a shiver when i read that you must be very frightened
yellow eyes wow thats a sign of sickness yellow eyes
did any member in the family get sick or was sick or yourself maybe
jonny b
Mar 11 2008, 10:27 AM
I have had the same kind of experience as well with shadow people.One was in an apt. I lived in, and I would see it at all times of day/night, and always in the hallway, from out of the corner of my eyes.Then one day as I was reading on my couch, I had the feeling something was standing in front of me, and there it was "middle of the afternoon with plenty of light" a figure of a man that was completly dark.I could not see through it, and it was there for about 5 seconds.Never had any problems with it, I never felt afraid or got a bad feeling from it, However that apt. was the only place I ever lived where I would turn off my tv and it would turn it self back on.LOL maybe what ever it was liked to watch tv.
The other one was at a kitchen that I worked at, and again out of the corner of my eye I would always see a black figure standing in the doorway like it was watching me.Again never freaked me out or scared me in anyway.I feel these experiences were linked to the locations that they happened in, and I trust my own feelings about the situation.Like if someone walks up behind you on the street your gonna know, you get that feeling like someone is standing right behind you.It's like when someone gets to close to your personal space, your gonna feel their energy.
Right?
In my opinion, if i were you I would go with my gut insticnt on the situation,and all I can do is share with you what I have had happen.I am by no means an expert on this sort of thing.Good luck......................
deathxdealer
Mar 25 2008, 04:14 AM
QUOTE (GeneBrowne @ Jul 22 2007, 02:48 PM)

Plus, I've seen some weird stuff in my day, and the furthest thing from my mind is taking pics of it so I can show someone, but maybe that's just me... sometimes you just get scared or too caught up in the whole thing. Do you understand where I'm coming from? People want to prove what they see of course, but a lot of the time people would never think of grabbing the camera while they see something that they just can't understand--> they're just in awe or like I said ... scared. To me, that's the reason there aren't a lot of pics, especially cell phone pics, also, I never think of my phone as a camera .... I always just think of it as a phone.
well said, honestly i think if i were in werewolf_moon place i would try to get the hell away from that shadow, not try and record on video unless i had a group of people with me
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