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[-] Novaboros@lemmy.world 2 points 26 minutes ago

I had an interesting experience in an abandoned residential school I broke into with my friends when I was a teenager. The first time I went, we broke down the barricades nailed over the windows, and once inside found it to be full of old classroom stuff. There were tons of spooky moments we all collectively shared from that night (feeling like someone was watching us from different class rooms, a dense and fearful energy in the cages found in the basement, a super ominous feeling in the small crawlspace, and voices heard in hallways etc) I decided to return with my friends after about 6 times, but the second time around it would seem far more people broke in, a lot more barriers were torn down, a lot of classroom items taken. that second time none of the intense energies seemed to be there,.almost like the place hollowed out I'm not sure obviously if it was just Me less scared of the place coming back the second time, but I do feel like I have some extra sensory perception, and it was honestly really interesting to feel the difference in vibes, almost like when more people entered and took more stuff, the energies left through the open windows and broken down doors along with them.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Maybe... Depends on how you believe in ghosts. Some beliefs say wood can hold the spirits, so if that's what you think I imagine replacing the ghost filled wood would remove the ghosts.

If you don't believe in ghosts at all, well, then this is kind of a weird thing to ask. 🤷‍♂️

[-] tigermountain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Probably not, because when one piece gets replaced the ghosts in the surrounding pieces inhabit the new piece before another piece can be replaced.

[-] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Turns out ghosts were just termites all along.

[-] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

There are no ghosts.

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

If there were a phone in the house, who ya gonna call?

[-] spiderhamster@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

I heard a ghost story about a college dorm that caught on fire and burned to the ground. The school rebuilt it but the floors were spaced differently so the ghost would appear at the old floor's level. So half a ghost popping up through the floor or little ghost legs popping down for the ceiling.

It seems to me that ghost location is relative to sea level. Maybe they attach to the closest neat rock in the case of a fire. Anyway, tumbling them for several weeks seems to detach the ghosts because my rock collection shows no signs of apparitions.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

Since ghosts aren't real and were never there to begin with, they can't really "go away", so I'm going to say no.

[-] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 hours ago
[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

OP should've posted to !shittyasklemmy@lemmy.ml, if they want meme answers. If they want a factual answer, then "ghosts don't exist" is that.

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago
[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 53 points 8 hours ago

In the immortal words of Stan Lee. "It's a story, it depends on what the writer decides."

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 30 points 8 hours ago

What if they're haunting the physical location and not just the building? I'll have to check the ghost handbook.

[-] qualia@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago

If the ghosts are of ded contemporary physicists they're probably haunting the region of space that our solar system occupied in the galaxy when they died.

[-] Erusset@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 hours ago

So mostly floating in space

[-] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

Let me know what you find

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 hours ago

If you dig the location up enough do they leave or haunt it more? Just sort of angrily floating where the ground used to be?

[-] llamapocalypse@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

Are they attached to the physical house or to the idea of the house?

Sissyphus's boulder rolled down and demolished that house, is Sissyphus happy?

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

One must imagine Sisyphus happy, the haunted house of Theseus was really driving down property values.

at least the area is still connected with public transport. the trolley service is great, hopefully no one ties anyone on the rails.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 9 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

ghosts are like fungus in the timber, sure you can replace every part one-by-one and they go away, but miss one and the smell won't go out and re-infect the whole house. so it's not really worth it.

[-] tacotroubles@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago

It depends on how quickly each piece is replaced. It takes some time for the ghost to attach to new boatds and beams. And thats of course not considering haunted indian burial grounds, creepy mirrors or goth chicks moving in, that yhrows the calculations way off.

[-] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 hours ago

New ghost busting method: just keep replacing floorboards one at a time until you find the one that the ghost is attached to, then send it to landfill.

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Landfills must be full of angry ghosts from demolished buildings.

[-] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Build an entire new home all out of materials from previous haunted houses with ghosts attached to them and have them brawl it out battle royale style. Every nail, Every board, Every strut should come with a ghost.

[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I actually love this idea as the big boss for a paranormal investigation table top. Have the villain of the story build a haunted mansion out if stollen ghosts.

[-] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Ghost stories are about haunted and damaged people. Not actual ghosts. So no, the individual/s being haunted would still be haunted.

[-] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Most ghost stories I've read have been about haunted places and haunted things

[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 4 points 7 hours ago

ghost stories are mostly about microorganisms that people couldn't see before microscopes were invented.

[-] crank0271@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

I'm sure some are about carbon monoxide.

[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 hours ago
[-] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Ghosts have to go somewhere, so you have to rebuild the original house to lure them away

[-] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 5 points 8 hours ago

It depends on the type of haunting, and also what's keeping them there. In my experience they could be attached to anything from an entire room to a single item, like a matchbook. In any case usually a good fire and total demolition of said location would be best.

[-] daggermoon@piefed.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Please tell us about your experience.

[-] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 2 points 4 hours ago

Ohh I don't like to talk shop off hours. Maybe another time

[-] x264@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

They will haunt whoever replaces the parts

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2026
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