Ghost on the Stairs, Photos and Weird Footprints
Tim wrote to us asking for opinions (feel free to share yours below) regarding a photo and paranormal activity. His story and photos are included below.
I've added a green rectangular box around the brown mass that appears on the stairs. It appears that the person is holding the handrail and is wearing something on his head (i.e. hat).
Here is a closer version of Tim's photo:
Tim writes:
"I would appreciate it if you could post this for me. I need all the help I can get. I recently got involved in paranormal investigations after having two experiences that I could never explain. My first was when I was 12 years old and the second when I was 35.
I contacted a well known [paranormal investigation] group on Cape Cod and was invited to become a member—but because of job constraints I haven't been able to do so. I started doing research on my own and have been able to become quite knowledgeable in things paranormal.
About a month ago, I learned that one of my co-workers and his girlfriend moved out of her house 9 months ago because of paranormal activity and due to circumstances beyond her control have to move back in. Needless to say, they're afraid of the house and asked me for help.
Activity includes disembodied voices, blankets yanked off her kids beds, footsteps, doors slamming shut, full body apparitions, shadow figures, etc, etc. The phenomena was also witnessed by a few of her friends as well as her whole family for a span of about a year or so. I instructed her to take pictures throughout the house and would be there the next night. The morning before my 1st investigation she emailed me a picture taken in her basement by her friend and there appears to be an apparition on the stairs. It was taken at 10:30 in the morning and when the picture was taken nothing unusual was noticed until she viewed the pictures after the fact.
During my first investigation, I captured the sound of footsteps on the stairs where the picture was taken and 3 distinct laughs in an upstairs bedroom on a digital recorder. I saw a distinct shadow figure and had a bottle cap thrown into a room where me and several people were standing around talking. At the conclusion of my 1st investigation, I spread a spot of baby powder on the floor in the dining room and wrote my name about 12 inches across in the powder. The next day I instructed the homeowners to stay away from the house and not let any one go inside the house as another investigation was scheduled about a week later with the paranormal group I contacted. The day before the 2nd investigation, the homeowner called to inform me that she went to the house to pick up a vacuum cleaner and noticed there were footprints in the powder.
She assured me that no one had been in the house after we locked it up on the night when I spread the powder on the floor. I was involved with the 2nd investigation with the group and nothing was captured and no one had any personal experiences. A week later, I returned to the house and have on video knocks somewhere in the house responding to me and an overhead fluorescent light turning on by itself. What intrigues me about the light is that the only way to turn it on is to plug it in. On the video, you can see me turn the light off. Twenty-two minutes into the recording, the light pops on.
I've enclosed a picture of the apparition on the stairs and you'll notice the top of the head partially covers a beam. I've also enclose 3 pictures of the footprints. The homeowners have asked me to help them and are dissatisfied with the way the investigation was conducted by the group. I was disappointed as well, since I take this seriously and felt the group didn't. I've taken numerous witness statements that don't change and have some evidence that is very compelling. The homeowners trust me and have asked me for help. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated."
The footprint photos (posted below) are sure to create some debate. I mentioned to Tim that the footprints may have been caused by a human being, and perhaps the homeowner accidentally stepped in the powder. Tim replied with some interesting information. He writes:
"I thought the same about the footprints until I saw them up close. One of the group members has been in law enforcement for years and examined them. He seems to think they're like engineer’s shoes or work shoes from a mill, but they're equal to a size 14 or 15. They're extremely large. I questioned the homeowner and her boyfriend and no one had been in the house until she took those pictures. I also took a "before" picture of the powder the night I completed my first investigation and I was the last one in the house and locked the door. I have that picture, if any one would like to see the powder as it appeared when I left the house and locked it up. Another interesting fact…While doing research on the property, I found out the house was built in 1910 by a mill as housing for Polish immigrant millworkers. A previous homeowner worked in the mill until it closed in 1936 and he doesn't appear on any local census report after that, and the house was sold in 1937."
Tim has done a great job researching the history of the property. It's interesting that the shoes are very large, and seem to be "workmen's shoes." The fact that the house was previously used by immigrant millworkers is very interesting—especially given the law enforcement officer's comments about the shoes.
Tim has asked for opinions, comments, and feedback from the community. Feel free to share your thoughts below, as long as they are respectful.
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Comments on Ghost on the Stairs, Photos and Weird Footprints
Michelle. Thanks for posting my photos and story. If any one has any comments, I'd be interested in hearing them. Especially the photo on the basement stairs. I've had 2 people comment about a hat and another think the "apparition" on the stairs may be wearing an apron similar to what a millwright or blacksmith would wear.
This is a very interesting place you have here and the pics are thought provoking. I would love to see it for myself and any pics you may have.
Hi Christine. You can email me at tmchenry@inofin.com and I'd be happy to share my evidence and talk to you about this house.
Aloha Tim, I have a few remaining questions.
- How long has the family been living in the house prior to their initial reports of experiencing activity?
- Did the family experience any paranormal activity during the period they had vacated the house?
- Have you been able to measure the distance in the steps found in the powder to try to come up with a possible height? Did this height match that of the entity captured on the stairs?
What resources did you use to research the house information that dated back to 1910?
WAYNE TAKABAYASHI
Spooky Kine Investigations
President/Lead Investigator/Field Supervisor
That is creepy, but a demon is worse than a ghost. If you're interested in that type of stuff, i would suggest you watch the movie called paranormal.
I don't know much about any of this but am very interested in all of it. I've been having strange feelings in my bedroom like something is there watching me, everytime i start to close my eyes I instantly feel like it's there. I've been searching the internet for some answers and for someone to hopefully just tell me it's in my head.. Maybe someone could give me some advice or lead me in the direction for the answer i'm looking for. E-mail me at Saramarie123@googlemail.com
Hi to all, I have just talked to my sister in southern Illinois, and this past week, she has had something come onto her back porch. She has had paranormal investigators there in November and there were voices caught on the EVP's taken. But every year about this time, she has something come onto her back porch. She has put several security things to make sure the door can not be opened from the outside, but 3 mornings now, she has gotten up and the porch door to the outside is open and her securtiy "fixes" have been messed with. last year, she had snow, and there was snow prints of a shoe on her porch and many prints out in her back yard, it was a couple of days, that no one in right mind should have been out just walking around, the weather was a blizzard and snow. I told her to put down some flour, or body powder tonight to see if she can get any foot prints. She is not really scared, just concerned.
the picture is very interesting. you can see how the top of it actually blocks out the beam, so the form has some actual density to it.
as for the "prints", i do not see how anyone deduced this was a "work shoe" from a footprint in babypowder. it looks more like a sock print since the toe area is shaped more like toes and not rounded like a shoe print. further, you can see a distinctive print artifact in each step under the midsole/arch. what stock print was this compared to to indicate a work type boot print? did you measure the length of the step, print, etc? what other measures did you take to insure the powder was not disturbed while you were not there?
i live in new england, so email me if you would like some additional assistance with this site.
Hi Folks, I tend to agree with eric b. regarding the footprint. The toe, to me, indicates that is is indeed a sock print and I would try to get, and investigate, as much information from the "distinctive print artefact" to see if that could shed some more light on the "origins" of the print.
As for the photo. It may have been helpful to have another shot, taken from the same position, so that the background etc can be compared, it can be difficult for the eye to separate background, natural patterns etc. especially in photos. The human brain is hardwired to look for familiar patterns, faces etc. That is not to say that Tim hasn't captured something paranormal. I think that Tim has done a great job and I would like to hear how things turn out. Cheers!
From one paranormal investigator to another, I must praise you for all the research you have done. I myself am a researcher and I think most of the time that is the most important part to the investigation.
I am one that tries to debunk absolutely everything I can before presenting any evidence. I would hate to give the homeowners any false hope. I do like the picture that was captured of the apparition on the stairs. There isnt much else that could create that. I would say matrixing possibly and maybe a collection of dust there but that is too much like a human apparition. I think you may have caught someone there in that photo, and than a size 15 shoe? Thats not an average size, and if you do your research on the polish it is interesting you will find taht the males, are usually very tall. I know not all are but yes that would explain the large shoe as well as the tall figure. If you have any questions please feel free to comment me back.
Also I did want to know if you caught any evps other than the knocking and actually I would love to hear all the ones you recorded.
Nicole, I appreciate your input. You are correct on the height of the apparition. The night the photo on the stairs was taken, I saw a shadow figure that blocked out the light coming in from the living room door and it's over 6 1/2 feet high. The figure completely blocked out the door and was at least 7 feet tall. That also matches the size of the same figure the homeowners saw. As far as the footprints being a "sock print" as some one suggests, there were distinct patterns on the sole which wouldn't be on a sock. My email address is: tmchenry@inofin.com and you can also check out my website at the link above. I'm always open to networking with other investigators. Look me up.
Hi, I am on here for the first time today. I have been studying ghosts and the paranormal for many years now. I grew up in a haunted house in Connecticut, and that was what triggered my interest in the paranormal. I have experienced several ghosts myself. These experiences usually happened when I was alone. I have read many books on these subjects. I watch some favorite T.V. shows on ghosts and other paranormal activity. I have gone on some ghost hunts of my own. I have had ghosts show up in several different photos I have taken, in different places. I have never felt the need to over analyze paranormal activity. When it happens, and it's real, you know it. What I want to say is that if a house is haunted by ghosts,and the people living in the house want it to stop, they can take some steps to remove the ghosts….to get them to cross over. If the haunting is suspected to be demonic in nature, then the people should probably get help in trying to remove the entity. Help from a priest, or from a paranormal professional. I have to admit that I didn't believe in ghosts and the paranormal until I experienced it myself. I was a real shock to me, and it shook up my whole perception of reality. This happened when I was 14 years old. I am now 54. Ghostly things happened in the house when I was younger than 14, but, at that time, I was too young to understand about ghosts. It all hit home when I was 14. I would not sleep with the light off at night for several years after that.
Very strange. I have a similar story. Literally it's 830 PM on Monday and I just saw a white pair of shoes as if someone was walking down the stairs since. This is the second time I've saw this. I only see the shoes? My Grandma is in the Living room, and I was in the game room, no one was up stairs. My Grandfather passed away 6 years ago, and last I remember he never wore white dress shoes. A few months ago I saw the same exact dress shoes at the last few steps walk down and then vanish. Seems to be to be it never starts at the top it's as if the spirit or alien spirit is watching over me or was standing there. It only takes a few steps and the it's gone. . I did not feel scared, I thought I could have just been seeing things, I felt at peace. Today was the second time this has happened. I went from watching T.V and then my head just turns and go to the stairs, that's what happened last time. I have a great feeling that we are being visited by the the higher beings = Aliens and the Super Natural. I guess we will never know why they visit and why we see them, in till you have seen them in your own eyes it may be hard to believe, but believe it because the truth will be told. Email me if you'd like to speak about your discoveries and experiences. -Garrett
Things like this in a house can be scary and sometimes disruptive. It seems to be a ghost attached to the house. A cleansing ritual may help, although a psychic who can talk to the ghost may be best.