When I was sixteen I would sneak out of the house at night get high and read a book (Such a rebel, I know). There was an empty forclosed home next door, and I would get inside via a basement window well and smoke in the basement’s bar area. One night it was raining pretty heavy, and I forgot to bring my lighter. I…
My junior year in college my roommate and I had a fascination with Ouija boards. We would pull it out for every little decision and for every one of life’s great mysteries (Will I get a good job? Will I get married? Where does the other sock go? Is the coke really pure?). Every once in awhile we would get a response…
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR MONTHS! Praise be. I’m so excited. The annual Halloween stories collection is, hands-down, the very best thing that Jezebel does.
My scary story -
This post got no love on the Deadspin version, probably because I’m a Kinja ghost. Anyway:
Over the summer I took my son and his friend on a ride at the local fair. My son has Down syndrome, which is relevant to the story in that he doesn’t have the sort of fantastical imagination of his peers. Said differently, he doesn’t make shit up. As we were sitting waiting for the attendant to buckle everyone in my…
The only spooky knocking is from our 1920s radiators as they turn on. And the only scaredy cat that the radiators terrify is our actual cat.
It’s the moooost wonderful time of the year! Seriously, I live for this thread. My experience is not nearly as spooky as others’, but here goes anyway:
My mom is a magnet for supernatural stuff, but thankfully it skipped a generation with me. The only thing that ever happened to me personally was this:
THE FOOTPRINTS THING IS SO SCARY!! This is why “being haunted” was on my list of deal breakers for a house. Moving is such a pain I almost understand why they would stick around after the footprints. Almost...
I got nothin’, but IT’S HERE, IT’S HERE! This is my favorite thing.
My Grandma had always said there were ghosts living in their house but I always laughed and ignored it because I never really believed in them. The night before my Grandfather’s funeral, I woke up to the sound of someone in the next room opening and closing cabinet doors and moving things around like they were looking…
Yay - I love this thread! I know three true ghost stories; here’s one:
God bless the ART TEAM
They’re not Calvinists. Ever. They’re usually violently opposed to anythign remotely Calvinistic, because the way they trumpet free will leads to, “Well, if you have ENOUGH FAITH, God will reward you with money!”
Since everyone is asking:
1. Yes, this is real, and yes, they rob MILLIONS of people with their, “God wants you rich, so give me money!” message.
2. Yes, this is the kind of thing Jesus kicked over tables about.
3. Yes, there is massive opposition to Prosperity teaching. They have a lot of followers, but they are under…
This is not a joke. This is how Creflo Dollar got rich.
That said, there’s a massive backlash against prosperity preachers. It’s just that the smart Christians don’t have the money to purchase a network like TBN or anything (example: the “Strange Fire” conference from few years ago was all about condemning this sort of…
How else are they supposed to get their private jets and mansions?