Okay, this happened earlier today. Let me start off by saying I've had recent experiences that I couldn't explain. I've had banging on the doors, doors unlocking and locking, my dog staring and barking at invisible things, scratching heard on the door of a room that was empty, and some weird dark-vador breathing type noise.

Anyways, onto what I experienced today. I had just got done using the restroom, and in my restroom I have this little trash bin which is located right by the toilet. Anyways I finished using the restroom and as soon as I was about to leave I hear the trash bin move across the floor. I kind of stopped in my tracks and was hesitant to go back and investigate a little bit. Anyways, I went back and the trash bin was moved at least about 10 inches away from where it's original place was at.

I was kinda scared, so I just let it go by and decided to ignore it. The only thing in my moment was just to get the hell out of there as quick as possible. About 15 minutes later I went to go take a shower. The whole time I was taking a shower I could clearly hear like if someone was walking around my house. Only thing is, I was the only one in the house at that moment. I thought at first maybe someone had broken in, but I'm sure my alarm system would've beeped as it always does whenever someone opens a door or window. And yes, it's loud enough even to hear in the shower so it's not like I didn't hear it. Once again, I went to go investigate around the whole house but nothing looked out of place or any bit strange.

About a few hours later I was just surfing the internet (still by myself at the crib), and I started to hear voices off in the distant. It sounded like it was coming from the master bedroom of my house. I got up from the computer chair, grabbed a gun from a drawer in my house, and headed slowly to the room. The voices were still talking the whole time, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. As soon as I got about face to face with the door, the voices stopped. I opened the door and like the other times, found nothing. I don't have any radios in my house so I don't think it came from that. The only speakers I have are the desktop speakers for the computer. And the voices sounded way too distant to becoming from them.

The room where I heard the voices come from also doesn't have a t.v. or anything else similar for that matter.

I was freaked out of course, but nothing else has happened since then.

Any other suggestions on what it could be?

Did you put the heating on for a shower ?? the sound of the pipes creaking when i put mine on is just like someone else walking round the house . maybe its that ?

could the voices have been coming through a vent or an open window and have been your neighbours or people ouside ??


you say the bin moved im not sure what that is other than you catching without realising it possibly but thats not a great explanation . but this already has put you on your guard . once this happens we tend to asume everything after is something else . its like we suddenly become hyper aware of every little noise and creek and bang .

Im not trying to say nothing occured at all . just looking for other possibilities first .

I dont know whats going on with your dog but i do believe they are sensitive to things we aren't . but they also have realy good hearing so it could be something non paranormal .

After everything like this has been ruled out you could well have a haunting . maybe

Okay it wont let me edit but i just wanted to add that it isnt always a bad thing could be a relative just letting you know they are around .

DatBoy, one quick question. How could you go back into that bathroom to have a shower after the bin had moved? Or was the room where the bin moved, different from where the shower was.

Your story spooked me ya know

Lol. It scared me even more thinking about it when I was sharing it with y'all.

Yes, it was in the same restroom where the bin moved. I just moved it back to the original place right before I got in the shower. Luckily, it's still stayed in the same spot.

Nothing else has happened by the way. So that's a relief.

Possibly, but I don't think so. This was the first time I've heard something like that. Foot steps you can say. And this house is fairly new, but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the noises that could be coming from the pipes.



Lol, no it's COLD as hell right now in Texas. At least where I'm at, so I deffinately had no windows open. Because like I said before, my little alarm system makes a beeping noise whenever someone opens a window or door and I'm sure I would've heard because it's really loud. And well, I didn't really look outside. I just looked around the inside of the house. So it COULD'VE been someone outside but hardly anybody was out in the neighborhood today so who knows. Due to the weather (cold rain, blowing winds).



Okay, well I keep the trash bin in the corner of my restroom. I'm sure I would've felt it if I moved it and heard it as well. I mean the thing moved like 10 inches from its original spot. And no offense taking, I'm open to other possibilities. It's something I'm hoping for actually. Lol.


Same here about them sensing things. She hasn't done anything like that since the last time, though. So maybe she was just hearing something off in a distance.



Maybe, but I don't feel threatened by anything that's happened. Just really creeped me out.

Keep us posted ok? if you ever played with any witch boards in the past that could indicate activity such as scratching noises etc. If no, you never toyed with one , then I guess your ok . Let us knowif any other strange things happen .

Sometimes when moving to a new place it can captivate us.

Abecrombie

Hello DaTBoyFromTexas.

Seems like Spiritual Soul *waves at SS* has already given you some good things to think about, now lets see if I can add any?



You say that it's already cold in Texas and that the heating system is on... you went to the restroom and flushed after your visit (I'm assuming) and the trash can moved, check for condensation around the toilet. The toilet tank could leak or condensation could have provided enough moisture to allow the trash can to move, that is provided that the floor is a slick type surface and the trashcan can move on it. It's the glass on the bar-top or coffee table principle. If the restroom is carpeted that's going to put a dent in that idea.

The other bangs depending on when they start, (for your own peace of mind write down the times and the dates) see if it's when the weather is shifting, the bangs could be the result of the house expanding or contracting as it heats or cools. Also check to see if the water pipes are clamped in place, a loose pipe can bang and rattle as air moves through the line and the result can sound like footsteps or banging.
Even if it's a newer home locks wear out and don't always catch properly (or come faulty from the factory). Have you checked or replaced the problem latches?

Our cats chase invisible bugs! LOL! I hate it when they look over your head like there is a monster behind you and when I look they give me this look like... 'you fall for it every time!'
Scratching could be field mice or other rodents setting off the dog too. Every fall there is the invasion of field mice when the weather turns and yes they can be loud enough to hear. Scratching in the walls, etc could be the result of them or another animal looking for good winter lodging. Depending on what animal it is could also account for the bangs and even the 'darth vador' type breathing. I'm thinking of a opossum with the breathing, they do this weird hiss type breathing if they feel threatened before they play dead.


Was your dog in the house? It could have been your dog that you heard walking around. With water running and keyed up senses you might have mistaken the dog padding around for a 'person/s' footsteps.


Is there other houses near your's? If yes or if it is near a frequented short cut, you might have heard someone outside. Even with windows closed noise from outside still carries inside. Yesterday I could hear two little girls muffled voices and it was our neighbors children. It's cold here too so even with the TV and heater on, windows closed etc. I could still hear noise from outside the house.

If you check these out and they don't fit your situation that's ok, at least they have been eliminated as a possibility. If you are still having the experiences then you might want to set up a tape recorder and take some photos of the suspected areas and see if anything shows up in your photos.

Regards,
Mabon.

Abecrombie the proper name for one is a Ouija board. Witch board is a very prejudicial term. A Ouija board is a tool, you get out of it what you put into it.

i get freaked out from time to time in my own house, but its usally my family, your case is different though, it could just be a spirit, or spirits, i dont think they talk to themselves so maybe that can rule out poltergeist? not sure, poltergeist dont seem very talkative from what ive heard, just get your house blessed by a priest or ask one to exorcize whatever it is. exorcisms of buildings are normally under extreme circumstances though, eg; the spirit is acting malevolent. good luck

Hello Blueguardain.

Don't you think that you might be jumping the gun a bit by saying that the activity in the home is malevolent?
A few noises and bangs aren't signs of malevolent activity especially if they can be explained. The activity hasn't been debunked or proven yet so why are you assuming that there is something foul afoot? Even if the experiences aren't explained as mundane causes and there is paranormal activity it still doesn't mean the activity is malevolent.


Datboy this may help you figure some of the occurrences out...
How long have you lived in the home?
Are you familiar enough with it to know it's noises and sounds?
Are you aware of them with others present as well as when you are alone in the house?
What is the age of the home? You've said it was fairly new.. ten to twenty years old? Twenty to thirty? Depending on the age of the surrounding houses a house built in the twenties could be seen as a newer home.
If newer (under ten years) the house may still be settling.
What is close to your house? water, schools, a concentration of power lines etc.
When was the last time that the wiring was inspected? Same goes for heating, plumbing etc. Just because the home is newer doesn't mean that the wiring is still up to code or properly done to begin with.
What heating system is employed heating the home?
What type of water heater? Is it a flash heater a gas or electric one.
Do you have a well with a pump or are you hooked into a city/towns water supply?
Are there houses close to the one you live in, such as a suburb or in town/city?
Have you checked to understand how the sounds carry in your home under different weather conditions? Rainy days sounds carry better.
What is the exterior of your home? Wood, brick, other?
Is the home well insulated?
Does the home have a crawl space or basement?
Are the floors carpeted or wood/other in the areas that are being affected?
Newer or older windows?
Is the home sprayed for bugs or checked for animal interlopers? Check for mouse droppings or other signs of animal presence.
This is just a short list of things that can affect the space, heating cooling rate and sound/s heard inside a home or affect the mood, of a home.

Regards,
Mabon.

The way I read her post is that she was just using a malevolent spirit as an example of an extreme case when you would usually resort to an exorcism of a building. I don't think she suggested it was necessarily the case here.

Could be. Which is why I asked. LOL!
Will be interesting to know when both the OP and Bluegardian fill in the blanks.

Regards,
Mabon.

Getting back to your original question...It sounds haunted to me. The house doesn't have to be old. The ground can be haunted. An object you've brought home could be haunted. If you're a Christian, you can't be "possessed" but you can experience Demonic Oppression. IOW perhaps a bad spirit has followed you home. Irving is a pretty old 'burb. Maybe the house is older than you think.

Then again maybe you been watchin' Halloween or The Fog or some such.

*waves back at mabon ". another good post

Well datboy . I went to bed last night and after about twenty minutes of sat up in bed on the comp i too heard what sounded like muffled voices coming from the stair area . I got out of bed and checked it out but as i approached it stopped . Went back to bed and it started again .up i got walked round the house again nothing but i could still hear it and again nothing was decipherable .

I remembered your post and remembered all the things i had told you in this post and tried to rule them out. yes the windows were shut and yes there was no neighbours about it was 5 am .


well anyways i stuck my head out the window to see further along the street just incase anyone was outside who i may have missed . and my problem was solved .

we have a gutter around the top of our house as im sure do you . this sound i heard that seemed like muffled voices was the sound of the wind getting caught in the gutter and reverberating through the guttering system .

I actually should have known this was the case right away as my little boys always saying about the ghosts in his room that go woooooooo . LOL thats how it sounds in the gutter when the wind is really strong .

Maybe this is something that could be happpening at your house ??.

Just thought id share this with ya as its something else to consider

Not saying this to be negative. If saw things moving around, the first thing I would do is question my sanity. Not assume it was paranormal. It would scare the hell out of me and I would go see a doctor.

Since everyone who experiences something out of the normal is Insane...yep thats it

I did not say that wabbit. I said, I would feel that way. Things like that are not supposed to happen. So yes I would question my sanity, instead of assume or want it to be the paranormal. Logical thought is a wonderful thing.

The floor in the restroom is just tile. And the toilet tank wasn't leaking and I'm sure it wasn't condesation, because when I went to check, everything was dry. And I'm pretty sure there would have to be a lot of leaking for the trash bin to move THAT far.


The locks are fine. Here's the thing about the pipes. When they built the houses, they layed the pipes down first, and then covered them with concrete. So the pipes are inside the concrete. Also, this whole neighborhood is REALLY new. I mean brand new. My house is only 1 year old and so are the houses around me. Before they cleared the land, this used to be nothing but a huge forest. The only wild animal I've seen around here ever was a vulture and a rat that was across the street. Also, the banging sounded like if someone was knocking on your door repeatedly. Not like if it was just one bang, then time passed, then another bang. It was just one after another. No pause.


Yes. We did find a mouse in our house, but we saw it run in our garage because we had left it open. We've already killed it and got rid of it. No other mice. I'm pretty sure that was the only one. Thing about the scratching, I was in the room and had maybe stepped out for like 5 seconds. I heard scratching right on the door. Not like if it was inside the walls or anything. The breathing has only happened once, and there has never been opossums around here. I was in the room when I heard the breathing as it was late at night right before I got in my bed. I wasn't tired or anything either. It lasted for about a good 15 seconds and it wasn't the air conditioner because I know the sound my A/C makes and it sounded nothing like that.


Dog was outside at the time. Plus they sounded really heavy. My dog has really long nails because we haven't cut them and I'm sure I'd be able to tell the difference.


There's only one house that lives beside me as I live on a corner lot. But no one lives in it yet because they haven't moved in.



No problem. Your comments were appreciated. I'll do the best I can to try and get something on tape or camera.

1 year


Yes I am.


Yup.


House is a year old.


Only thing close to my house is a neighboring house, which no one lives in. Also, across the street, I'd say maybe about 15 to 20 yards is a forest which they'll eventually make into a park. No water. There is an elementary school which is brand new as well and that's a little more than half a mile away from my home. No, there are no power lines in my neighborhood. They put everything underground like in the sidewalks. Only things sticking out of the grounds in all the neighborhood is the light posts.


The last time we checked it was in August. We've had no problems with it or any sounds like that before, though.


The heating system is central heat and air.


It's gas.


Nope.


Irving is a suburb. There's a house beside me which no one lives in, there's one behind me, and there's one in front of me which is like 20 to 25 yards away. My neighborhood is really quiet, though. Hardly any cars passing by or anything else for that matter.


Yup. My house has been through, rainy, snowy, hot days, windy days, through hail, and pretty much everything. There's been many rainy days and this was the first time I've ever heard anything like that.


Brick.


Yes.


My house is one story, but it does have a very small attic on top in the garage. We don't keep anything up there, though. Only way you can get to the attic though is pulling down this string in the garage. After you do that, the stairs come down and you have to step your way up there.

The forum wouldn't let me make a reply in just one post. Told me I had too many quoted blocks. So here's the answers to all your other questions, Mabon. :


My whole house is tile except for the bedrooms.


Newer.


Yes, it's been sprayed. We caught and killed a mouse but that was the only one. Only kind of creatures we really get around here is lizards and very big spiders.

Here's the thing about the voices, though people.

It sounded like whispers. I don't think someone outside could've been whispering THAT hard to be able to make the voices come into my house and into my bedroom.

My back and front yards are pretty large so, it's actually a good distance from the inside of my house to the street.

Lol no offense taken. I'm definately not insane, though. I got a pretty good head on my shoulders and have had nothing like this happen before.

OK goodness Datboy! That was a lot of questions but thank you for answering them! If nothing else it rules out some things.

I'm still wondering if the house is settling? Being such a new house it might be and that might account for some of the noise not all but some. I have to admit some of your answers have me scratching my head.
If the electric lines are buried a high EMF reading could account for some of the feelings of not being alone.
Also if the house next door is empty are there others that are being built around you? When we lived in a place that had a big apartment being built next to us all they had was the shell and it sounded really interesting when the wind (even a small wind) would go through it. LOL! I scared one of our friends silly too they looked at me and asked what the noise was and I answered -'the souls of the dammed howling out in the night (then I gave a long pause and said very deadpan) or maybe just the wind.' Teehee! Not being a total heel I explained what the noise was to them. If the noise just caught your attention and you didn't know what it was it was very disturbing, that's how I knew what it was, when I first heard it I had to check it out and find the source. Yet in the adverse if there aren't very many houses around your's it maybe channeling all the wind. Doesn't really account for why the voices stopped as you approached the area you could hear them though....

Hmmm... again thank you for taking the time to answer all the questions, like I said in an earlier post might be time to try a tape recorder or camera to see what you get on film/digital.
So far nothing IMHO sounds ominous just like something is trying to get your attention. Maybe a trip to the library to check out the history of the area that your house is built on to see what has gone on there in the past.

It sounds as though you are curious about the experiences but if you start feeling uncomfortable remember it's your space. I really hope that you find the answers to your questions. I don't think that you're crazy, it takes a lot of courage to let even virtual strangers in on your experience. No one needs to be harassed or their story reduced to a few insensitive remarks.
Start writing down the experiences and the times dates and mood of them even the temperature and weather conditions. It may help you to further unravel what's going on. See which experiences can be tracked down to a known cause and which ones can't.

Regards,
Mabon.

sorry i guess i wasnt exactly clear, what i meant was it could be something malevolnt, but it may not be, sometimes i think its a whole lot easier to skip straight to the blessing, that would rule out ghosts and things, if it did continue after that its probably something else causing it. either way you get the same result as to whatever it may be. but then again you have to look also, it may have been a one off and it may never happen again.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
I guess that I'm one of those wait and see if the experiences can be debunked/attributed to other causes first if not then escalate as needed types.
I agree it could be a one off thing. It also could be a residual effect yet I don't want to cause fear for someone who is having an experience. Even if they can't explain it and if it's paranormal doesn't IMHO mean that it's out to do them harm.
The less fear the better IMHO it makes for clearer heads in trying to solve, understand or fix what's going on. Also IMHO if you approach this with a lack of fear (healthy respect is much different than fear) a person has less work to do when/if they encounter something that needs to be booted out of their space and that would be an extreme case.

Regards,
Mabon.

ok if it happens again just ignore it and get on with something you feel comfortable with and don't take a shower( will make you feel unfomfortable) and don't ackonoledge its presence. If its a spirit it does not like people to ackonoledge it. well you can think i am crazy for saying such but better safe than sorry. if you feel you need a weapon do it discreetly. So if its a robber you can attack at once

This could just be someone/something thats in the house but means no harm, it just wants to let you know that its there. Gl on figuring out what it is

I'm not really sure if the house is still settling. I'm pretty sure it's not. Haven't had anything else happen in recent days, though.

Also, there's not any other houses being built around me. Not in front, to the side, or behind mine. The only new houses that are being built around me are about a good mile away. Or maybe a little bit less than a mile, but they're farther than that school I mentioned before.

so you live in texas [that's to the west coast right]
you liv alone in the woods
or what was woods
your neighbors have yet to settle

have you heard of the wendigo its a spirit that haunts the forest turning isolated people into snacks or deranged cannibals

im unsuere if it haunts a spot indefinately or just feeds on fear

then again it nay be the wrong area for tht . just get on with life and it should pass

As long as you don't feel anything other than curious about the experiences I wouldn't worry. I mean there was nothing in your OP that indicated that what was happening other than being odd was harmful.

I don't discount paranormal activity out of hand but it's always good IMHO to cover known/knowable bases first. Sometimes it seems that when a person first inhabits a residence there is a period of adjustment that has to take place. Sometimes it's the ordinary, getting used to the new sounds, smells, temperature changes of a house and it's location and just about the time a person thinks they know them the house will make a new noise. I'm trying to think of how long it takes for wood, even kiln dried to actually stop being green? And without googling for it I don't have an answer off the top of my head. I think (but don't hold me to it) that it's still a couple of years. Plus the foundation settling and all that. Again I don't know for sure that this is the 'answer' because some of the things that you stated about your experience have me puzzled.
Yet on the other hand, if there is paranormal activity of there is a period of adjustment that is of a different kind (provided what type of activity it is). Interestingly it seems that when a person builds or moves into a location it may activate paranormal activity, either it's was always going on but no one was there to observe it or it may have been somewhat dormant and human occupation triggers it depending on what type of activity it is.
Sometimes it can be an event that has imprinted on the area and what your getting is a residual haunting. If it's an interactive haunting and it's not harmful, it (whatever) may just be letting you know it's there. It also may be letting you know that it's there because if it's an individual it has unresolved issues and needs help.
You may also have someone in the family who is going through those teen angst years or any other big change may produce poltergeist activity and so on.

I would try to see if I could get the trash can to repeat it's antics though, but that's just me.

Best thing to do for now may be just observe and keep a record of the occurrences. Check and see now that you're looking for it if you can hear sounds from the school or what you hear.
Good luck! and if anything else happens I hope that you keep posting about your experience.

Regards,
Mabon.

how can u hear someone walking around your house?

I think it's because of sound and possibly having ears.

I don't know, I'm just taking a wild guess. . .

I believe you. For the last two days . I have been experiencing the same sort of thing. Hearing doors shut and noises. My new pup heard it too it went to the doorway where the noise came from and she barked and then backed up from what ever she saw or felt and came to get on my lap. I had similar things happening last night too. I with the dog barking. She has only barked twice in the three weeks that we have had her. I got up from the computer and asked my husband in the bedroom if he was making any noise and he said no. Nedless to say I got up and turned the porch lights on because if anyone was out there they could see me from outside. It was real unnerving.

I heard the noises (the dog too) just before I pulled up your site from my site today.

WE live out in the country and not very many people around and are always careful to watch for problems.

I have on different ocassions heard voices in the house and my husband heard them too. once when I was gone. It made him a believer. He heard two people talking.they were talking like it was a conversation between two people. I had heard it once myself when I was at home by my self recovering from foot surgery. I thought that he had returned and had brought someone with him. I strugled to my feet and made my way to the hallway and called out his name. The voices stopped. No one was there. He returned about one half hour later.

WE were in bed one morning and I was asleep. He had been awake for a half hour or so. I was awakened out of my sleep by a voice calling my name. I answered. yes ( I believe it to be my mothers voice) My husband asked if I had heard the voice calling my name and I said yes and I asked if he heard it. He thought that it sounded like my Mom too.It freaked him out again. My Mom lived here for a while when she needed to go to the hospital and then to a nursing home near here and only was there for a short time before she died.

He has tried to fight the idea that there are spirits or what ever you want to call them. This is a new house house up the hill from the original homestead and who knows maybe we have stirred up some spirits.

I feel that I am open to this or I wouldn't be hearing the voices.

You have serious paranormal activity it seems. I see things, and I hear voices and movements similar to those you hear, yet not as often. In actuality, I have very good hearing and 15/20 vision. I'm watching Scrubs right now, and I'm moving. Something moved, I went to open the door, when it did, my cat came running very fast with a 'bushy' tail. That is a example of paranormal activity.