By Kathy Murray
T is for…
TREE GHOSTS
Many different cultures believe that the spirits of the dead inhabit trees. The people of Bangladesh believe that tree ghosts kidnap children.
TAO DAN PARK
Not too many years ago, a young man and his girlfriend were attacked at this park in Vietnam. He was killed, but she managed to survive, although she was quite hurt. Now, sometimes after dark, people see his ghost floating by quickly, seemingly on the lookout for someone. Could he be looking to save his girlfriend from harm? Or is he out to find the people who wronged them?
TUSCAWILLA COUNTRY CLUB, FLORIDA
It is said that once a month, the spirit of a young man, who looks to have died in his early twenties, cleans the countertop of the bar. If he sees that you’ve noticed him, he’ll become angry and run after you.
THOMPSON PARK
This park in Watertown, New York is the site of unexplained sounds, mists and apparitions. It is thought to be a gateway to another dimension. On one occasion in the 1970s, a teenager disappeared from the top of the hill in full view of numerous witnesses. He reappeared at the bottom of the hill twenty minutes later in a daze, with no idea as to what had happened.
TIMES SQUARE
We’ve all seen Times Square in the movies and on television for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Many people who haven’t had the chance wish to go there.That was apparently the case for two WWII soldiers who can be seen walking down the street. They tell people passing them that they were killed in the war, but that they’ve always wanted to see Times Square. They don’t look like ghosts… until they fade away into thin air once midnight rolls around.
TOWER THEATRE
The Tower Theatre in California is haunted by a woman who jumped to her death when she had heard her fiancé was killed during battle. Now she asks people in the theatre if anyone has seen “Johnny”.