Haunted House - Poltergeist Attacked Us

[@joycekoch5746]

My family went through extreme poltergeist activity back in the 70's when we were living at 1723 Downing Street in Greensboro North Carolina. Our family was close and affectionate and was made up of my husband, myself, our son and daughter and our beloved family dog. The house in question was built in 1965 and we were the first family there but indeed, it was built over what had been a lake and there were underground springs and creeks all around us with moving water. I mention that as It is my understanding that this is commonly reported in many poltergeist cases. As for the history of the land is all I know is our neighborhood was once built on a cow pasture. Who was there before then I do not know. When my husband and I first moved in my kids were like 5 and 1 years old and I did have a few odd experiences like smelling perfume in the house that was odd smelling that nobody wore. There were also feelings of having something rapidly coming up behind one and feeling not so much as evil but high weirdness of something very old and completely non-human. The feeling of feeling one was being watched was a common experience. Not far away behind our house was a graveyard but we dismissed the idea of ghosts as neither my husband or I thought the dead could haunt a location. Not much more happened for several years till my daughter and son grew up. Before the real explosion of poltergeist activity the woods behind our house and leading to the graveyard was a place my son and many of the kids enjoyed playing at. At the time, it was not seen odd as none of us thought in anyway that a graveyard could be a concern. It was curious that the thick creeks in the woods was known by the older kids as 'haunted pools' - why the name and when it came it was unknown. When my daughter was about 16 and my son was about 12 we had a the first big amounts l of poltergeist activity in our home for several months. It started first with my daughter who had a conversation one night before going to bed and talking to her Dad about the Devil and how stupid he was thinking he could overthrow God in heaven.That night at about 1 am she had objects fly off her walls and a huge gust of wind blowing through the room despite no open windows. She was scared but not so scared to have a seance with her friends during her 16th birthday. After that she would find at times at night having weird experiences like waking to find her hand being held by a small withered hand or hearing a loud bangs on the wall. The seance was something she and her friends did on their own as a joke - it was not something that was routine or approved of in our home but soon after this the weirdness was manifest. Strong gust of wind would sometimes come from nowhere and blow through the house. Though experiences could happen anytime of day, I would say 90% of the time the activity happened at night from between Midnight and 3am. If I were to venture a guess, the entry point or portal was located in a closet space shared by my son's and sisters room as the doors of the closet would sometimes open on their own during manifestations in our home. It got to the point that my son would tie a belt around his closet door handles before going to bed at night because it often opened at night before weird activity began - of course this didn't stop the trouble but it made him feel better that the closet door remained closed at night. The sound of heavy objects falling and breaking glass occurred in other rooms but when observed nothing was to be seen.However, the focus shifted from her very quickly to completely focus on my 12 year old son. It is hard to describe all the evens from slamming doors, sheets being yanked off beds, shaking beds , flickering lights and all of us being awakened at night by having a hand shake one awake or messing with ones feet or bed coverings. Even stranger was the experience my son had was after being awakened by a shaking bed he sat up and flicked on the light and then felt something invisible, big and heavy bound into the bed next to him that knocked him over and then was just as quickly gone. That incident was the one my son reported as most freaking him out was that experience. He described it like being on the bed and imagining if a huge obese invisible man were to jump into bed with you and then vanish - all happening in about 3 seconds. We were not alone in all of this -The family dog was pretty freaked out when this would happen and he would bark and growl at unseen presences but usually acted very afraid and was eager to be outside the house than inside it. Most of the poltergeist activities it seemed to happen during my sons REM sleep when his bed would shake so we think his unconscious was letting lose. Of course, many, perhaps half of the activity was not the 1am to 3am variety but would happen in the middle of the day as well. When the bed shaking occurred my husband and I would get up and go into his bedroom and see him asleep with the bed go back and forth. At first my husband and I took it to be completely demonic opened up by the silly teenage seance my daughter had engaged in but the psychological aspects could not be missed as well. My son was hyperactive and on Ritalin.The Ritalin helped him focus like a stimulate but it had a side effect of stunted growth to the degree he was behind normal physical growth and development by a full year. We thought perhaps the Ritalin might had been affecting his CNS but it appeared it was the bed moving him - not the other way around. In short, there was probably something in that house from the time we moved in but our son was clearly the battery that caused things to go crazy when he became of age. We had a Catholic priest come bless the home, this did work but it only knocked off the activity for about 10 days before it started up again. The priest was very enlightened and told us that though demons do sometimes wreck homes what we had was likely a poltergeist which is basically a demon 3rd class on assignment for a short trial period and could steal energy from anything from a fight in a home or pent up libido. He advised us all to relax more, laugh more and pray more and make the 'the house light'. He told us poltergeist are affected by blessing but unless they are done weekly they will keep coming back so the best solutions lay with our family as he didn't have time to come by each week to bless the home. He asked about things that might have invited evil in and my son ended up getting rid of a big collection of horror comics which went into the trash. One funny bit of symbolism that I did not catch to many months later was the poltergeist at the first part of it's manifestation did so while we were eating dinner. We were all around the table and talking and laughing and my son had a tall glass of milk in front of him in a tall glass and it suddenly exploded. Nobody was hurt by the glass but the milk went straight up in a crazy manner all over the ceiling till it rained down on all of us. The symbolism of this pent up energy is kind of clear. It might be the case that the Ritalin that had stunted his growth might have built up huge levels of energy as my son told me years later he didn't get his first wet dream till he was 14 which bothered him as all his friends had gotten them by 13 years old . My husband had told him not to worry about it and nature had it's own time for him. Of course there is a problem with that theory as well as the poltergeist activity largely ended a full year or more before that so that one explanation is not complete. It is fascinating that strong emotions and libido can provide such huge stores of energy for poltergeist to pull from and one one learns to unplug them from their source they cannot manifest without a power source to tap. The key to killing the poltergeist was creating a happy relaxed home. After about 6 months it was pretty much over with. It was the most amazing and terrifying 6 months of our lives and a eye - opening awakening to the world of the paranormal. After all the years of thinking of this I can only conclude we had every thing and multiple causes to create a perfect poltergeist environment. Though it was not fun to go through, it was very interesting and to a degree, deepened all of our faith as we did conclude we were not dealing with PK but with intelligent beings with a twisted sense of humor. This became clear when the poltergeist in our home seemed to take a great deal of dislike for a blessed crucifix we kept in the hall and a picture of Jesus. These were often turned upside down or found laying on the floor knocked off which suggest this being had a strong dislike for these items. I am open to various ideas to explain what happened here. Would love to hear from anyone who have had an experience with a poltergeist

[@vinnyvincent2862]

Many Thank for sharing ! The late Warren's would have been all over this case in a heartbeat with just one phone call to them ! Was their any publicity around this Diabolical infestation ? . And I pray you are all safe and well today , because you or a family member has a phenomally powerful spiritual presence, either in this life or a past one.❤

[@joycekoch5746]

@@vinnyvincent2862 No, we never reached out with the exception of asking for a blessing from Saint Pius X Catholic church which had some useful effects for about 2 weeks before some activity flared up. At the time, I did not know about Poltergeist and took it at face value we were dealing with a demon or demons. Now, I realize we were dealing with the foot soldiers of demons but still, it was frightening enough.

[@vinnyvincent2862]

@@joycekoch5746 That's a shame because it's fascinating to hear (not to you again obviously ) I'm sure the priest was a nice man but he may have failed in his duty of care to protect his parishioners by not reporting this higher up in the church, and also not following it up after you telling him the first blessing only had a temporary effect. You could try to publish it somehow ( not just to gain off it but because of the complexity of it all ! ) or put what you have told in the comment section, on you tube or your own website. Just by what I've read so far I see a million views because it sounds extremely believable . 🙏

[@joycekoch5746]

@@vinnyvincent2862 The priest was not an exorcist so he did the best of his ability. Such disturbances are not rare as some think. One priest I know well as dealt with several cases in our area from what appears to be Poltergeist events to hauntings. He tells people to leave a residence once doors open on their own or furniture moves about as this is when a situation is moving from being a mild disturbance to a dangerous situation. He pointed going in to such homes is not fun as a priest can find such things following one back home and can be scary even for a priest.

[@rhino5419]

Oooooooh! You don't stick a victorinox in old walls. Blood and plaster is an abrasive and could damage the blade! 🥶👻Happy Haloween.

[@SwampValley]

😜

[@nseight]

Mission accomplished guys :-) I got 2 shivers on a decent Richter scale * Brilliant!

[@nseight]

Happy Halloween :-)

[@SwampValley]

😂 thanks mate, have a good one 👍

[@nseight]

@@SwampValley :-) *

[@bryanbadger6841]

Good NZ morning young fella. It's more spectacular at night eh.? Would all the "activity" happen during midday with the sun shining right through the building. Hmm. Apparently, it's possible to create orbs using combination of light etc on lens, and saying "here's a ghost or spirit." And of course you can't take a photo of a ghost or spirit. Cameras record physical matter. Hsving said that, it would have been interesting if you'd left a motion activated camera (trail) there and checked out the results the next day. Anyway great video. Take care. Atb.

[@wingriddenangel777]

Had me there for a second until the blood showed up along with the edited spoopy noises

[@renawright7054]

You and your friend were very brave, especially when you took a closer look at the hole in the wall, and discovered the wall was bleeding 😳 then that scary noise...well you two put out more haunted videos 📹

[@rigbyUnbound]

always love your samhain posts.. great stuff!

[@SwampValley]

Thanks, It's weird how this crazy stuff always happens around this time 😅

[@rigbyUnbound]

@@SwampValley haha.. i 'heard' digging up aliester crowley's corpse and keeping him entertained for 24hrs during a full moon usually works. worked for a friend ;)

[@gusspeirs7024]

Tried to get up those stairs on my trials bike . My grandson Ryan was scared to go in 🤣🤣. Enjoying watching your videos 👍🏼

[@SwampValley]

😂 sounds fun, so you didn't get shouted at by the ghost then 😅👻 All the best mate Skye

[@shaneskinner5385]

Love your Halloween videos the one last year was pretty dang good also

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Shane, at least I didn't have to jump in a river for this one 😂 All the best mate 👍

[@TtTt-eh6gl]

@3:57 looks like something standing behind him in the hallway but camera pans back and nothing is there. Spooky

[@derrickfelix6206]

Skye, you needed Colin with you man! Liked the place myself. You take care with your over active mind.CHEERS

[@SwampValley]

😂 yea, next vid is coming in a few days and Colin is in it, we had a really good laugh making this one. All the best mate 👍

[@7thheaven602]

my guy's using the blue yeti mic sheeesh

[@bikerbuddy3166]

Scared the fook out of me but still could not stop watching 😎☝️😂 I grew up in a haunted house so I’m a believer

[@brendaaker9776]

Check out around frame 7:43. Is that breath? Funny that was the only time you could see the breath.

[@TheDon-m3h]

Omgoodness that place looks terrifying 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🙄😲

[@joegrange1962]

Strange that all 3 times there was something the camera was fixed in one place !!!!!

[@SwampValley]

🤣 very strange, maybe he tricked us! He does this every Halloween, it's shocking!

[@NDH]

That house is huge!

[@tannenherz]

High, a haunted house is nothing for me :-) Kindly Fiete

[@devriestown]

Where have you been you bloody legend? Ha hope all is well where is the big man with the glasses he's crack up as mate.

[@SwampValley]

🤣thanks mate, been working loads, big man Colin is doing good, he's in the next vid 😉 All the best 👍 Skye

[@naegearnaeidea4x420]

Drumclog if so we have tryed to get the moterbikes up the stairs 😂😂😂

[@SwampValley]

😂 yup, I really want a dirt bike after walking up there, looks like such a fun place to play

[@naegearnaeidea4x420]

Its a cracking day out up there with the 4x4 crossers ect and only a few mile up the road

[@timbabila]

One filming the other one trowing stuff around youre a good duo

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Boogit-E Boogit-E Great Tour, Skye & Ross, Happy Boo-Yaaaaaa ATB T God Bless

[@SwampValley]

Thanks Terry, it's always a laugh making these Halloween ones 😂 All the best mate 👍

[@wayneclarke1727]

Rule # 1...NEVER Mock a Demon... or provoke poltrgeist/ Ghosts. I'm sorry that altered your life so harshly Young Man...And the Big fella Just got Humbled REAL QUICK! I lost over forty yrs of my life with scars that were left with me. Attachments etc., Extreme loss of Soul damaging strength... Everything went sour for me... 3 marraiges, two daughters, careers and more....

[@stevel6943]

Great video.

[@hArtyTruffle]

You should revisit on 31st October through to the 1st Nov. It’s a full moon that night too. 3am. 👻🌕🍀

[@rosshepburn8456]

No chance never going back there swampy can go himself next time

[@SwampValley]

🤣 yea sounds like a plan for a solo overnight camp 😅

[@hArtyTruffle]

@@rosshepburn8456 I bet he would never go by himself. He was well freaked out. Spooky place.

[@hArtyTruffle]

@@SwampValley I couldn’t do that alone. Not even sure I could do it with a group of people. Seemed like a really pissed off ghost/energy.

[@strugglingsteve]

nice one dude👊

[@SwampValley]

Cheers mate 👍

[@bighunter4441]

Saw this on tuk tok so I wanted to watch it

[@7thheaven602]

tf was that blood on the wall

[@johnmcphee2201]

you should derek accora round there. hell tell you that the ghost was murdered.

[@SwampValley]

Do you think it was Ross? 🤔

[@НинаВасильевна-ф3л]

Жуть, лучше не смотреть.

[@8elionadvancing884]

What was that noise

[@millz9201]

6:06 is there a women screaming before they start talking ?

[@normanscout1148]

Me as a believer in the paranormal and I heard those noises weather it be a ghost or your mate playing silly buggers I would have taken off like a speed boat and not stopped it's a change from bushcraft skye but good fun thanks for sharing ☠😨

[@SwampValley]

Cheers Norman, it wasn't my mate making that noise, still can't explain how this always happens the week before Halloween 😜

[@normanscout1148]

@@SwampValley it makes you wonder strange phenomenon 🥶

[@nseight]

@@SwampValley :-) *

[@bryanbadger6841]

@@SwampValley g'day again mate. Blood capsules can be bought down here at $20-25NZ per bag. Not sure how many capsules per bag. And of course the artificial blood will gel at low temps. That's how it wasn't fluid when you checked it after scraping the wall lining. You'd make a hell of a lot of money in Hollywood... what you experienced wasn't real. You created "atmosphere" which was pretty convincing. I'll give you that. You should have done the old light on camera lens trick to create orbs. More atmosphere. Halloween perfect timing. Go up Christmas Day..in the dark and see if the "Thing" will show up on a day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Or Easter.Yup I'm convinced there was human involvement in that video clip. Yeah there is stuff that can't be explained. But not this time. Looking forward to the next video mate. Take care. Atb.

[@SwampValley]

@@bryanbadger6841 😂 I never said it was real, you should check out my previous years Halloween films, you'll get a right laugh. All the best mate

[@-fazik-3713]

Bu! ;)

[@mrslowman9188]

14:35 is that edited sounds or not?

[@RoGuExPaNcAkE]

Prolly lol

[@regwatson2017]

What you "ghost hunters" don't appreciate is that it is very hard to fake genuine human horror reaction. There is a huge difference between genuine fear and fake fear and only the gullible can't easily spot the difference. In this little episode you guys display fear worse than "D" grade movie actors.

[@millanferende6723]

Not that anyone will ever see this comment, but I agree. The "real" fear and emotions, are deep, and visceral... down to the bones and it's like trying to fake a real echo on camera, with some cheap sound effect. Also, the reactions of those who are genuine, are extremely "in the moment". Every action, every micro-expression, micro-movement and macro-movement, are extremely "in the the moment." Person who is faking, you can tell has a goal in mind, even if they try to fake the micro-movements.

[@regwatson2017]

@@millanferende6723 I saw it ! Agreed.

[@jeff1967ist]

Hmmm watched a piece of wood come out of a room and didn't go in to show no one was there. alrighty then. #fake

[@SwampValley]

Sherlock Holmes 🤣 it was a Halloween special, I do one every year 😉👻

[@jeff1967ist]

@@SwampValley So you only fake video's on Halloween? Alrighty then

[@HuntsManDK]

hahah so fake. You can clearly see that it has been cut

[@EspenJohan]

This is so bad and stupid, bad acting.

[@lukzgaming1426]

So fake