Context: I am recounting an experience that I had about 8 years ago when I was a sophomore in college in West Chester, PA. I am recounting it to the best of my ability but some details might have been lost due to the time passing and the fact that I try not to think about this all that often.

My grandparents live in New Jersey (ooooh, sppppoooky). When I was a kid, we used to visit them and drive back late at night when it was so dark you couldn't see anything outside of the headlights. I used to sleep in the backseat, or try to.

AARRGGHH I LOVE THE JEZ SPOOKY STORIES CONTEST!!

I went to college in another country, in a very old city with old buildings and houses. We had no dorms so I rented a room in the top floor of a three story house. The room was isolated from the house, my door opened to the roof of the house and then I took a set of stairs to get to another door to get into the actual…

My mother comes from the Isle of Man, which is about halfway between England and Ireland. There's a place called the Fairy Bridge and it's considered wise to greet the fairies when you're passing it, or they might get angry with you and you don't want that. When Mum was about 10, she had a girl friend from England who…

Holy shit that story! I'VE GOT SHIVERS! Oh man, I've missed the spooky stories around here. Jezebel commenters have the best spooky stories!

Ahhhh!! I've been waiting all year for this feature. I don't really have any ghost experiences, but I have had bizarre dreams involving dead people from my life. I had a lot of dreams involving my grandmother after she died, but the most recent one happened about a month ago. I dreamed that I was meeting my entire…

I have just managed to go into the bathroom at night after last year's the little girl who wasn't and now I'm going to scare myself all over again!

Basically, NO LIVE FOR YOU POOR PEOPLE!!

An expanded and, based on the rantings of relatives I'm family bound to be Facebook friends with, slightly more accurate version:

* comment about how if ebola is so hard to catch how did people catch ebola

The report cautions that blame should not be focused on Emmick himself, who "in this one instance, simply did not exercise the good judgment expected of federal prosecutors."

I can't believe she had the courage of her convictions and stood up to the cops. I surely would have caved. Also it is ridiculous that the FBI would terrorize a someone over an affair.

Trickle-down-or-treat!

because this lady thinks by giving candy away to poor kids is like giving pittance or dole

My Father was such a cheap fuck that he gave out pennies to trick or treaters on Halloween. FUCKING PENNIES. I finally bought him a bag of Milky Ways, slammed it down in front of him, and told him not to be such an asshole. He's a bit better since then, but some people are simply clueless.

"They are all a little more 'tan' than the kids that live in my fancy pants neighborhood"

Yes. Little boys get pats on the back and handshakes and little girls get hugs, kisses, and other touching forced upon them. Rape culture. The breaking of girls starts very early.

"the chances of the average New Yorker contracting Ebola are extremely slim."

I think calling it rape culture may be a but if a stretch, but I I do understand that there is a bit if connection. We teach little girls to be acquiescent. I'm a big believer in politeness but I do think its important to let girls (all children really) know they can control their own personal space.