Those who have been visiting the website for many years will remember there used to be hundreds of stories organized in a database. Several years ago, the old software I was using to organize the true ghost stories became deprecated and stopped working. Since the beginning of 2020, I’ve been working on restoring the stories to the website.

I’ve also been collecting the best of the stories into volumes I’m publishing on Amazon. This group of stories is currently not available on the website due to Amazon’s ebook content rules; however, if you’re an old-timer searching for a specific story, email me and I’m happy to send it to you. I have carefully edited the old stories, and they are available in both ebook and paperback format. So far I’ve published 14 volumes of true ghost stories as well as an additional volume focusing on the ghost light/spooklight phenomenon. The volumes are priced at $3.99 for ebook and $7.99 for paperback.

The True Ghost Stories Archive Volume 1 The True Ghost Stories Archive Volume 3
Click here to view all fourteen volumes in the series on Amazon.

The proceeds from the book sales help to fund the website. I have never put any advertising on the site, so the books are the only form of “monetizing” you’ll ever see on here.

Following are the stories available in the books:

Volume 1:

Abandoned Church ~ Baby Bones ~ Baby Dream ~ Babysitter’s Story ~ Bald Man ~ Bar Boys ~ Brenda’s Story ~ Barking Dog ~ Bartender Spirit ~ Basement Hole ~ Basement Spirit ~ Bath Ghost ~ Bathroom Door ~ Bathroom Hijinks ~ Bedroom Intruder ~ Bedroom Thing ~ Bedtime Man ~ Big Man ~ Blue Dark ~ Bonnet Lady ~ Borrowing Shoes ~ Boston Basement ~ Bowling Ball ~ Brownstone Ghost ~ Camp Smith Ghosts ~ Canine Warning ~ Castle Figure ~ Castle Ghost ~ Christmas Spirit ~ Cemetery Push ~ Child’s Ghost Story ~ Church Revival ~ Clarendon Avenue ~ Club Ghost ~ Confederate Soldiers ~ Counting Ghost ~ Country Club ~ Cousin David ~ Cranberry Stuffing ~ Door Banger ~ Dancing Cows ~ Dark Shadow ~ Death Figure ~ Death Harley ~ Death Sigh ~ Dinner Theater ~ Disappearing Dog ~ Grandfather’s Pants ~ Dog’s Return ~ Doppelganger Car

Volume 2:

Door Ghost ~ ASU Ghost ~ ASU Ghost (2) ~ Bicycle Ghost ~ Closet Vampire ~ Amarillo Story ~ Pastor’s Ghost ~ Dorm Mother ~ Airplane Ghost ~ White Wolf ~ Two Women ~ Root Cellar ~ Children’s Voices ~ Children’s Voices (2) ~ Children’s Voices (3) ~ Drowning Lady ~ Edge Hill ~ Little Girl Ghost ~ Street Light ~ Christmas Present ~ Motel Ghost ~ Elevator Chair ~ Espresso Machine ~ Falling Tiles ~ Family Poltergeist ~ Grandmother’s Last Visit ~ Bye Bye Lady ~ Exploding Coffee ~ Tennis Doctor ~ Computer Lab ~ Music Ghost ~ Dinner Ghosts ~ Cricket’s Ghost ~ Wall Knocker ~ Glass Smasher ~ Nightgown Girl ~ Baby Buggy ~ Baby Monitor ~ Ghost Dog ~ Prankster Ghost ~ Babysitter’s Ghost ~ Basement Thing ~ Beach House ~ Bed Troll ~ Bedroom Spirit ~ Billiard Table ~ Window Image ~ Cape Town Club ~ Highway Hitcher ~ Knitting Ghost

Volume 3:

Bird Alarm ~ Apartment Spirit ~ Hell’s Valley ~ Black Figure ~ Baby Cries ~ Brinton Lodge ~ Camp Path ~ Daddy Ghost ~ Cottage Footsteps ~ Blue Friend ~ Butt Grabber ~ Bobbing Torso ~ Door Slammer ~ Not an Armadillo ~ Old Lumberjack ~ Haunted Haunted House ~ Brazil Story ~ Electric Blanket ~ Grandpa’s Goodbye ~ Electric Shock ~ Russian Spirit ~ Irish Voices ~ Countryside Windows ~ Moving Bed ~ Fog Child ~ Navy Ghost ~ Angry Woman ~ Come In ~ Tree Face ~ The Bridge ~ Bed and Breakfast ~ Haunted Den ~ Aunt’s Attic ~ Guitar Smasher ~ Theater Spirit ~ Apple Trees ~ Redhead Ghost ~ Crying Dog ~ Burned Farmhouse ~ Cat Lady ~ Ball Lightning ~ Airfield Tower ~ Cemetery Ghost ~ Chair in the Woods ~ Don’t Move My Chair ~ Cemetery Thing ~ The Possessed Picture ~ Nightclub Ghost ~ Garden Screech ~ High School Footsteps

Volume 4:

Tiny Bull ~ Hazel Creek ~ Slamming Window ~ The Old Man’s Dog ~ Haunted Sideboard ~ The Lamp ~ Valley Forge Ghost ~ The Earl’s Bat ~ Irish Crone ~ Christmas Store ~ The Hill ~ Old Necklace ~ Bedroom Man ~ Bella’s Ghost ~ Hover Experience ~ Farnsworth House ~ Bedroom Knockings ~ House Monk ~ Beach Ghost ~ Not a Bat ~ Dog Tags ~ La Posada ~ Guam Story ~ Night Knocks ~ Toddler Ghost ~ Phone Phantom ~ Haunted Farmhouse ~ St. Augustine Spirit ~ Baby Ghost ~ Little Old Lady ~ Scary Building ~ Chicago Park Ghost ~ Hackberry Light ~ Bathroom Hallway ~ Heavy Breather ~ Traffic Accident ~ Halloween Hunt ~ Fireman’s Spirit ~ The House Whisperer ~ Civil War Spirit ~ Car Trouble ~ Hell Hounds ~ Seven Gables ~ Man and Dog ~ Mystery Meadow ~ Bed Making Ghost ~ Camp Ghost ~ White Ape ~ Chess Game ~ Black Ink Form

Volume 5:

A Special Note on the Stories in This Edition ~ Mr. Barnyard ~ Sporting Goods Girl ~ Crawl Space ~ Trailer Knocks ~ It’s Only a Bird ~ The Headmistress ~ Boy’s Ghost ~ Hallway Footsteps ~ Grandma’s Ornament ~ Under the Bed ~ Closet Creature ~ Grandad’s Music ~ Giggling Ghosts ~ Mysterious Music ~ Floating Dress ~ Rockledge Mansion ~ Laces Up ~ White Shadow ~ Daycare Light ~ Mother Dream ~ Walmart Prankster ~ Haunted Dollhouse ~ Old Man Ghost ~ CB Spirit ~ Civil War Ghost ~ Woman’s Voice ~ Horses’ Hooves ~ Dump Truck ~ Haunted Apartment ~ Bathroom Seance ~ Bedroom Mirror ~ Silent Boarder ~ Naval Chief ~ Lady in White ~ Hornet Spooklights ~ Drowned Ghosts ~ Tent Lion ~ Grandma’s Projection ~ Kitten’s Ghost ~ Siamese Spirit ~ Ceiling Blood ~ Spooky Staircase ~ Highway Indians ~ Cover Tugger ~ Mr. Lu ~ Final Comfort ~ Butt Slapper ~ Old Lady Ghost ~ Basement Window ~ Cousin’s House ~ Smoke Alarm ~ Pantry Door ~ Music Box ~ Horrible Hands ~ Heavy Boots ~ Fire Girl ~ Sister’s Baby ~ Silver Balls ~ The Babysitter ~ Attic Footsteps ~ Grand Lounge Ghost ~ Rocking Chair Lady ~ Marigold’s Ghost ~ Tennis Ball ~ Moving Boards ~ Ghost or Angel ~ Black Thing ~ Attic Ouija ~ Haunted Theater ~ Haunted Apartment ~ Uncle’s Goodbye ~ Duplex Mirror ~ Shadow Figure ~ English Flat ~ Fraternity House ~ Goodbye, Jennifer ~ Missouri Farm ~ Minnow’s Ghost ~ Bridge Bride ~ Forest Lights ~ Hagerstown House ~ Dirt Bike Ghost ~ Footsteps on the Stairs ~ Motorway Beggar ~ Waving Man ~ Miner’s Lantern ~ Ohio House ~ College Hallway ~ Cat Hair ~ Cat Attack

Volume 6:

Little Boy Ghost ~ Children Calling ~ Bubble People ~ Closet Monster ~ China Cabinet ~ Mine Road ~ Church Ghost ~ Cookie Ghost ~ Convenience Store Ghost ~ Coon Hunt ~ Copy Cat ~ Cult House ~ Old Witch Blaney ~ Ghost Lights ~ Bathroom Arm ~ Spirit Fingers ~ Cry Baby Lane ~ Dog Ghost ~ Daffodil House ~ Donner Site ~ The Devil’s Chains ~ Door Ghost ~ Frank’s House ~ Howling Dogs ~ Eight Toes ~ Doll at Dawn ~ Missouri House ~ Double Doppelganger ~ Best Friend ~ Dragging Chains ~ Icy Touch ~ Blood Stain ~ Colombia House ~ Crawling Girl ~ Elderly Woman ~ Edna’s Ghost ~ Foot Slapper ~ Chilly Elgar ~ Bright Boy ~ Dark House ~ Forest Cats ~ Aunt’s Books ~ The Thing in the Woods ~ Window Man ~ Old Farmhouse ~ Hunting Lodge ~ Apartment Handprints ~ Stepfather’s Goodbye ~ Fish House ~ Attic Collection

Volume 7:

Army Theater ~ Swimming Pool Spirit ~ Yellow House ~ Furniture Stacker ~ Walking Woman ~ Shadow Ghost ~ Wilbur’s Return ~ Mirror Lady ~ White Streaks ~ White Nurse ~ Whistling Ghost ~ Portland Apartment ~ Whispery Folk ~ West Virginia House ~ Louisiana House ~ Doppelganger Priest ~ Attic Ghost ~ Waving Towel ~ Gravestone Girl ~ Water Tower ~ Puddle of Water ~ Washing Machine ~ Helpful Machines ~ Friend’s Grandmother ~ Dining Room Shadow ~ Cabin Ghost ~ Funeral Parlor ~ Grandpa’s Joke ~ Flutter Bug ~ Halloween Haunt ~ Déjà vu Dream ~ Garage Ghost ~ The Middle Step ~ Gettysburg Ghost ~ Germany House ~ Gettysburg Tour ~ Brother’s Cries ~ Ghost Car ~ Fluffy’s Revenge ~ Not a Raccoon ~ Mary Reed Building ~ Mary Reed Building (2) ~ Goosed by a Ghost ~ Central Texas Haunting ~ Texas Farmhouse ~ My Ghost Cat ~ Basement Cat ~ Korean Knight ~ Loud Neighbors ~ Cemetery Phone

Volume 8:

Ghost Ship ~ Wagon Light ~ Volkswagen Angel ~ Volkswagen Grandpa ~ Mom’s Farewell ~ Brother’s Goodbye ~ Vanishing Victorian ~ Ghostly Scents ~ Roman Beatdown ~ Vermont Dogs ~ Red Doppelganger ~ Dad’s Check ~ Thunderstorm Spirit ~ Fixer Upper ~ Graveyard Shift ~ Uncle Bill ~ Family Feud ~ Rocking Chair Ghost ~ TV Ghost ~ Uncle Johnny ~ Easter Egg ~ Spirit Warning ~ Glass Chimney ~ Graveyard Figures ~ Family Legends ~ Grandma’s Bullets ~ Grandma’s Perfume ~ Rocking and Pacing ~ Cemetery Coos ~ Fairy Hill Cemetery ~ Mother’s Stories ~ The Gray Man ~ Green Face ~ Green Meanie ~ Growing up with Ghosts ~ Half-dog House ~ Halfway House ~ Halloween Cellar ~ Carnival Music ~ Apple Crisp ~ Rocking Chair Bridge ~ Hangin’ Tree ~ Hangman’s Corner ~ Old Haunted House ~ Light in the Attic ~ Orange Man ~ Orange Lady ~ Twirling Cards ~ Turning Bed ~ Old Maine House

Volume 9:

The Other Troy ~ Tree Figure ~ Alley Horse ~ Guest Room ~ Garden Ghoul ~ Toy Truck ~ Psychiatric Hospital ~ The Buggy ~ Oak Tree Man ~ Halloween Squatter ~ Elgin Flat ~ Child’s Footprints ~ Time Slip ~ Thurber House ~ Theater Prank ~ Ghost Rag ~ The Presence ~ The Lady ~ The Kiss ~ Garage Door ~ Haunted Door ~ Connecticut Beast ~ Water Weird ~ Telephone Exchange ~ Table Cloth ~ Old Man’s House ~ Summer Vacation ~ The Picture ~ Strafford House ~ Bedroom Rapping ~ Nightgown Lady ~ Front Steps ~ College House ~ Haunted Farmhouse ~ Moaning Ghost ~ Sparkle Tower ~ White Walker ~ Soccer Ball ~ Floating Monk ~ Reindeer Mug ~ Stairway Man ~ Sheep Rescue ~ Sharpsburg Soldiers ~ Vietnam Vet ~ Ski Lift Uncle ~ Slamming Lockers ~ Shaking Camper ~ Elevator Man ~ Grandma’s Jewelry ~ Hotel Lamp

Volume 10:

Old Maine House ~ Haunted Lighthouse ~ Open Window ~ Basement Bathroom ~ Menacing Voice ~ Graveyard Light ~ Ghostly Footsteps ~ The Floating Can ~ Cat Thrower ~ Alley Voice ~ Bathroom Knocker ~ Garage Bedroom ~ Kitty Ghost ~ Sacramento Duplex ~ Ruth’s Ghost ~ Gray Beast ~ Campsite Wind ~ Ex-Boyfriend’s House ~ Root Cellar Door ~ Rolling Weights ~ Telephone Rings ~ Richmond Hill ~ Strange Shadows ~ Red Lodge Tales () ~ Red Lodge Tales () ~ Thin Red Line ~ Red-Haired Girl ~ Projection Room ~ Coach Stop Pub ~ Police Call ~ Poker Game ~ Haunted Piano ~ Playhouse Trunk ~ Ouija Phone ~ Phone Call ~ Filipina Lady ~ Philippines Ghost ~ Typing Ghost ~ Phantom Street ~ Doppelganger Boyfriend ~ Siberian Husky ~ Mantel Clock ~ Peanut Butter Ghost ~ Rock Band Ghost ~ Past Voices ~ Parking Garage ~ Running Trail Spook ~ Apartment Voice ~ Opening Door ~ Los Angeles House

Volume 11:

Septic Chair ~ Fingernail Lady ~ The Dollhouse ~ Old Woman’s Bedroom ~ Attic Doll ~ Graveyard Skull ~ Workboot Prints ~ Staircase Runner ~ Mirror Face ~ The Ghost Room ~ Nursing Home Boy ~ Nurse Stories ~ Ohio House ~ Norfolk Broads ~ Puzzle Piece ~ Nightclub Ghost ~ Window Knocks ~ Old Man Ghost ~ River Screams ~ Tuesday Night Ghost ~ Newcomb Dorm ~ Bridge Dog ~ Denver Neighborhood ~ TayTay’s Ghost ~ Movie Theater Ghost ~ Mystery Meadow ~ Mysterious Cat ~ Schoolhouse Cries ~ Mustang Ridge ~ Elizabeth’s Music Box ~ Family Reunion ~ Muppet’s Ghost ~ Lady of the House ~ Mr. Tumble ~ Mr. Bumps ~ Arkansas Farmhouse ~ Moving Objects ~ Movie Theater Lady ~ Invisible Companion ~ Mother’s Return ~ Mom’s Secret ~ Morehead House ~ Mobile Home ~ Gray Mist Lady ~ Disappearing Babies ~ Missing Jewelry ~ Mischievous Ghost ~ Trailer Spirit ~ Apartment Mirror ~ Mimi’s Jewelry

Volume 12:

Daniel Webster House ~ Utah House ~ Motorcycle Man ~ Misty Spirit ~ Mary Anne’s Ghost ~ Margie’s Ghost ~ Mango Tree ~ Maine Woods ~ Maine Farmhouse ~ Haunted Boat ~ Lakenheath Charlie ~ Gram’s Goodbye ~ Las Vegas Thing ~ Laser Lights ~ Laughing Ghost ~ Lights On ~ Lilac Scent ~ Two Little Girls ~ Goblin Stories ~ Kitchen Creature ~ Bed Imp ~ Lizard Hunt ~ Red Dot ~ Light Touch ~ Kelly’s Goodbye ~ White Lady ~ Something in the Kitchen ~ Footsteps and Knocks ~ Kleptomaniac Ghost ~ Social Club ~ Jello Balls ~ Jolly Go Round ~ I’m Cold ~ Invisible Creature ~ Weird Object ~ Suburban Spirit ~ Haunted Neighborhood ~ Haunted Office Building ~ Record Player ~ Hawaiian Ghostlight ~ Hawaiian Burial Site ~ Hearse Lady ~ Dogs in the Woods ~ High Heeled Shoes ~ Old House ~ Prowling Figure ~ Wyoming Knocks ~ Stair Landing ~ Toilet Seat ~ Bedroom Voice

Volume 13:

Bacon Hollow ~ Basement Door ~ The Bride on the Road ~ The Cupboard Door ~ Cadet Bathroom ~ Omaha House ~ Brother’s House ~ Polstrong House ~ Horse Woman ~ Monkey Thing ~ The Quarry Bride ~ Chimney Ghost ~ Strange Happenings ~ Possessed Couch ~ Corfu Cemetery ~ Scary Mary ~ Slamming Doors ~ Majorca Hotel Ghost ~ Grandmother’s Voice ~ South Africa Farmhouse ~ Logan House ~ Rose Petals ~ Moss Beach Haunting ~ Dining Room Ghost ~ Leaping Shelf ~ Little White Men ~ Lilly’s Ghost ~ Attic Footsteps ~ My Little Girl ~ Boyfriend’s House ~ Rolling Object ~ Through the Shelves ~ The Soldiers’ Camp ~ Bus Stop ~ Best Friend ~ Navy Ship Ghost ~ Ball of Light ~ House of Ghosts ~ Wine Cellar Lady ~ Little Girl Ghost ~ Shadow on the Stairs ~ The Gables ~ Orb Attack ~ Faceless Figure ~ Drawers and Footsteps ~ Hotel Girl ~ Doll’s Head ~ Stick Figure ~ Party Girl ~ Huge Bird

Volume 14:

The Treehouse and the Closet ~ Blue Feather ~ Baby’s Room ~ Lady of the Lake ~ Plastic Cup ~ Giggling Child ~ Twentynine Palms ~ Trailer Bedroom ~ Yellow Lady ~ Briar Rose House ~ Soil Smell ~ Mom’s Thermostat ~ Clown Doll ~ Old Lady Rocking Chair ~ Hong Kong Hospital ~ The Poling Place ~ Playing Music ~ Across the Stream ~ Swimming Pool Spirit ~ House Monk ~ Clothes Snatcher ~ Grandaddy’s Phone Call ~ Potato Lights ~ Troll Doll ~ Indian Duplex ~ Hawaiian Cave ~ The Bed People ~ Hotel Spirit ~ Auckland House ~ Fort Hood Bar ~ Basement Footsteps ~ Fifield Cemetery ~ Screaming Children ~ Boyfriend’s Dog ~ Blue Plaid Shirt ~ Kagel Canyon House ~ Lady in Chains ~ Burglar Alarm ~ Haunted Computer ~ Lady Behind You ~ A Quick Visit ~ Ghost Bride ~ Ghost Sounds ~ Mexican Ghost ~ Haunted Staircase ~ Hearing Voices ~ Honeymoon Ghost ~ That ’70s Ghost ~ London Plate-ergeist ~ Pieter’s Glass