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     Lock the doors and check under the bed — you're going to need all the help you can get after reading these very scary and very real ghost stories.

Even if you don't believe in supernatural occurrences, you might change your mind after learning about these real-life experiences of ordinary people who claim to have experienced extraordinary events.

From ghostly incidents to mysterious encounters, we've collected a list of ghost stories so terrifying, you'll be sleeping

From ghostly incidents to mysterious encounters, we've collected a list of ghost stories so terrifying, you'll be sleeping

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Horror movies can give a fright, but so can a good ghost story. Suspense is all about timing and gullibility—and if you can pull off both, you've got a hit. But what happens when the lines between fact and fiction start to blur? You often hear stories of people claiming that they've seen ghosts, aliens, and/or other supernatural beings. If you've turned on the local news, you've definitely heard about a grizzly murder or two.

Sometimes, it's a story even Stephen King couldn't dream of coming up with himself. That's when you start trusting in the strange. Once in a while, a story of a dreadful disappearance, demonic possession, or town full of devil worshipers will land in the local paper. Whether it's real or fiction, we often never find out. Maybe they're crazy, but maybe they're right... you be the judge. Below, we've rounded up the most unnerving real-life news tales below. In honor of spooky season, here are thirteen we can't stop thinking about.

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