Really Scary Ghost Stories

A note about the stories you are about to read:

There is no gore, hate or any type of profanity in the stories below. They deal mostly with psychological
terror, and involve people in intense situations which may not be appropriate for all readers. Sensitive
individuals prone to nightmares should not view the following tales.

I turned the corner, and just as I saw the brown stain again, the
flickering stopped, and the lights turned off. I slowed to a stop, and
tried to see in the darkness. Nothing. Thankfully there was no sound
other than my hectic breathing and hammering heartbeat. I reached
my hand out to grip the wall, and tried to make my way forward.
Instead of screaming, whimpering sounds came from me, and echoed
down the hall. The lights flickered briefly, and I sobbed loudly as I saw
that I was halfway to the next left turn. Had the hallway been light, I
might have just sat down and waited for someone else to find me. But
in the dark�

"No, don't go out there!" I pleaded. His face was set, and he hurried
out the front door. The growling was so fierce, and the pounding so
hard now, that the dining room mirror cracked down its center. I
picked up the phone to call 911 when all of a sudden the noise
stopped. No pounding, no growling. Nothing. All I could hear was my
own breathing and the sound of the ceiling fan chain, clinking against
its base. tink - tink - tink