Whether it’s your house, school or workplace, there is no place that can escape the all-encompassing power of hauntings. A ghost’s energy can manifest as a feeling of being watched, the sounds of footsteps on a staircase or even the smell of pipe tobacco. Ghosts can also leave behind a variety of repulsive substances like slime and mist, which can manifest as ectoplasm.
It is believed that ghosts are just replays of past events, whether positive or negative. Some ghosts are thought to be helpful, whereas others may cause unpleasant feelings or even attack you.
Many people claim to have been haunted by the spirits of loved ones, ancestors and other relatives. Some haunted locations are known to have a strong connection with dramatic or grisly events that happened there, such as bloody battlefields of the English Civil War, the American Civil War and World War I.
According to Pennace and Mayhan, there are five signs that a home or workplace is haunted. These include: