Something strange hapenned to me when I was about 6 yrs. old. I'd like to think (and had been trying to convince myself for many years) that I was very young and it probably didn't really happen - but - I know it did.
Growing up my family lived in a three story house in Wallingford, CT. The ground floor was a rec room, the middle story was the living area and kitchen and the top story had three bedrooms and a bathroom. (By the way, I don't know the history of the house except it wasn't very old - this hapenned in 1976 - I think the house may have been 10 yrs. old at the time)
Anyway, it was a big house and me, being so little, always felt like the house was creepy. My sister and I shared a bedroom. One night I woke up and sat up directly out of a deep sleep. I remember sitting there and thinking about why I woke up. All of a sudden I had a horrible feeling come over me like something was in the hall looking at me and I swear I literally starting shaking (it was that awful of a feeling). I remember actually pinching my arm to make sure I was awake - and I was! A womens voice came from the hall and said Come out, come out wherever you are. I sat terrified in my bed for what seemed to be an hr. or so until I finally felt the presence leave. I never told anyone that for fear of being thought of as crazy - but - this past Christmas my family got together and we were talking about growing up and we got on the subject of that house. I finally (after a few eggnogs) decided to tell the story of that night - before I could finish, my sister joined in and said I thought I was the only one who heard that! - I am 36 yrs. old now, my sister 38 and just now found out we both heard the exact same thing that night. - No the television wasn't on - everyone was in bed.