Kinda Creepy...

[ozentity]

Long abandoned ghost towns strike me as creepy, and sad. I've been through a few in the US (CA and NM,) but the saddest were the abandoned towns and villages in Ireland. They were left abandoned as a result of the potato famime, residents either going abroad or dying of starvation.

That amount of despair would have to linger for a long time.

 

[Selectric]

I actually had a few nightmares about that shop in the months afterwards. Dreams where I was stuck in the shop with something inside that wouldn't let me leave.

Were there any used items in the store or was it all new stuff? If some used items were in there, maybe tainted in some way? If not, then the clerk was giving off some bad vibes. Something left a print on ya for sure, Steve.

 

[Stevedog]

Were there any used items in the store or was it all new stuff? If some used items were in there, maybe tainted in some way? If not, then the clerk was giving off some bad vibes. Something left a print on ya for sure, Steve.

Not sure if there were old items or if the store owner and/or employees were up to something. In my dreams the danger was always coming from the back room that was "employees only" in the store. Maybe someone was doing some more indepth occult stuff back there. It was Hollywood so there's nothing I would expect to be too off limits or taboo.

 

[garnetsilver]

When I was a kid, around 9 or 10, I got real interested in magic shows and my Mom got me books on card and sleight of hand tricks. She also took me to magic stores around town which was always fun. The staff all knew the tricks and were happy to demonstrate, and to really sell the mysterious vibes they were almost all decorated like a modern day Spirit Halloween store with a lot of black and creepy occult accoutrements. None of this really bothered me as I "knew" all that stuff was fake. (This was before my Glimmer Man encounter)

When I was about 13 or 14 or I went to a small magic shop in West Hollywood that had some interesting stuff but also gave me the creeps. There was nothing fundamentally different about this particular shop but it felt heavy and claustrophobic. It also felt "dirty", not physically unclean but like something sexually perverted. At that age the only thing I could compare it to was like accidentally wandering into an adult book store.

I kept having the feeling that the clerk was watching me, which happened in other stores since appearance wise I matched the description of about half the shoplifters in Los Angeles. Except everytime I looked over the clerk was just reading his book. There was nobody else there but I definitely felt like I was being watched. I wanted to see what all they had but part of me wanted to leave and I couldn't explain why. And aside from the uncomfortable feelings nothing actually happened there.

I actually had a few nightmares about that shop in the months afterwards. Dreams where I was stuck in the shop with something inside that wouldn't let me leave. The strangest of these dreams involved me being so scared that I felt the need to pray for help, but couldn't. In my dream I was stuck in this shop and my throat would close up if I tried to say "Jesus". I finally was able to fight through and call out "Help me Jesus" and thats when I was able to leave in my dream. I never dreamt of that place again.

A funny coincidence about your post is that last night, we were trying to remember an episode from a TV show from childhood, that featured a little boy who went into a magic shop with dire results. I found it on Amazon Prime:
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" The Magic Shop (TV Episode 1964) - IMDb

 

[garnetsilver]

Were there any used items in the store or was it all new stuff? If some used items were in there, maybe tainted in some way? If not, then the clerk was giving off some bad vibes. Something left a print on ya for sure, Steve.

I remember discovering a store that sold books and objects used in occult practices. The minute I entered the shop, I felt a sort of dread bordering on terror. The owner approached, asking what I was looking for, and one look at his eyes made me say that I had come to the wrong address, and hot foot it out of there. All I could think of when I made eye contact was, 'The Devil.' Those very words.

 

[L.S.]

I’ve been to places that were supposedly creepy but nowhere the creeped me out.

I’ve been to-
Exorcist house
Sally house
Wolfe manor
Winchester house
New Orleans ghost tour

 

[Stevedog]

I’ve been to places that were supposedly creepy but nowhere the creeped me out.

I’ve been to-
Exorcist house
Sally house
Wolfe manor
Winchester house
New Orleans ghost tour

My parents took us to the Winchester Manor when I about 9 years old. I remember there were windows in the walls that just showed you the studs and lath inside. My sisters and I were going around looking in the walls. At one point I got scared because for a moment there was someone inside the wall looking back at me. I figured it was just my reflection and dismissed it.

Later we were in a room and I got a very strong feeling like we were being watched. We were in Mrs Winchesters bedroom and the tour guide was talking about her wedding dress or something hanging on display. But my attention was on the bed. I didn't see anything but got the distinct mental image of a woman sitting on the bed looking at the tour group, then a chill ran up my spine as I felt like, even though I couldn't actually see her, she was now focused on the little boy peering right at her; on me. It was weird but I again dismissed it. Then about 15 years later I'm watching a show about the Winchester and how it's supposedly haunted. Someone was saying that they went into the bedroom one night and saw Mrs Winchester sitting on the bed.

I had a similar experience in the Birdcage Theater in Tombstone AZ. There was a tour guide telling us the history of the place and about Doc Holiday and Johnny Ringo having a drunken dual, pointing out the two bullet holes, on in the wall and one in the floor. There was a room that was closed off with a screen so you could see inside but not walk in. It was preserved with all the old furniture and stuff. I was looking around trying to identify all the objects then got that creepy "I'm being watched" feeling and took a quick step back. The tour guide gave me a strange grin and asked if I was okay. I told him I was fine and he asked if I saw something in there. I told him that I just had a weird feeling. He asked if it was like being watched and if the watcher was male or female. I told him it was that for a moment it was like I was peeping into a woman's room then she turned and noticed me. He nodded and said that happens a lot, some people have even seen a woman standing in the sealed room.

 

[K9-1]

Right now. Id say the woods behind my lake! It just doesn't feel right back there.

 

[Paulm]

i ve been to a couple of antique stores that had a heavy energy to them. only one that i felt i had to actually leave. i guess that would be a "creepy" occasion. never been scared or actually creeped out on any ghost tour or haunted location. that includes numerous abandoned hospitals, buildings, homes, etc.... some had heavy energies, but nothing that actually scared me.... i dont scare or get creeped out easily. i think most people go into places wanting or expecting to be scared or creeped out.

 

[Lynne]

I agree Duke abandoned old towns do have that standing sadness about them. I can't think of any place that really stands out at the moment. Antique shops bother me. I don't know if I am picking up the vibes from old things or if it is the sadness of lives lived and gone. It is a reminder of passing time and the inevitable moving on that we all must do. When I was young, I liked them but as I have aged it brings things too close to home, I guess.