Seriously, it probably wasn't a ghost, but I will say it was the most scared I've ever been in my life. Last week my power went out due to a storm, so I went to friends house who still had power and spent the day there. When I came home later at night, I had to lock my bike up in the basemant (I live in an apartment), but there was no light at all in the basemant. So I was at the bike rack in the basemant, trying to lock my bike up (unsuccessfully), and there's a door that's maybe 3 feet away from me. First I started hearing footsteps sounding like they were coming from behind the door. I dismissed it as coming from upstairs and continued trying to lock my bike. The footsteps continued, and it sounded like they stopped right behind the door.

I was a little bit jumpy by this point, and then I started hearing tapping on the door. I honestly couldn't try to explain this, so I tried to ignore it. As I was still struggling to lock up my bike that tapping continued. It was persistent and almost rhythmic in nature. After a solid 30 seconds of tapping, I gave up on the bike lock and looked at the door. I heard one more set of taps, and then saw the door open slightly. I bolted when that happened, it scared the [censored] out of me, and spent a solid hour freaking out upstairs.

I mean, it's not like I didn't believe in ghosts, but that was so damn scary, and I can't explain it. It was at like 2 in the morning so I doubt anyone would be walking upstairs, and there was no wind. Also, the tapping was too... real, to dismiss. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

What wolf bite said.

I bet the janitor is still laughing his ass off..

The thing is, I live in an old apartment, so I'm used to hearing all kinds of random creaks and bangs, but this was different. I can't think of any logical explanation for why there would be tapping at the door.

So you come up with a completely illogical explanation instead?

Aliens.

When something defies logic all you are left with is illogical explanations.

Some person was trying to mess with you?

No one knew when or if I would be home, and I don't think people just sit around in basemants at 2 in the morning.

Also I can dismiss something like the heaters making noise, as there was no power.

Don't know what to tell you, don't know how you saw it.


Wizard Aliens

Yeah, the power was out.

Look any thing that is capable of hallucinating vividly for 7-8 hours a night and then having complete amnesia about 99% of it is perfectly capable of turning random noises into taps on a door.

I have good news for you! It wasn't a ghost, it was just an extremely crafty zombie. That means that you should be fine as long as you keep your doors locked. You may want to check your closet before you go to sleep though.

You run away when whatever was making the noises opened the door and then concluded that it defies logic, was a ghost?

Yeah, it was a ghost.

For some reason I started thinking about comics...

...am I right?

And with that, my little belief that maybe ghosts could exist is now shattered.

GG no re, hallucinations.

Power out = no heat = heaters turn off = metal contracting due to change in temperature.

Ignore it. Don't think about it. Don't ask about it. Accept what you saw/heard and move on.

It wants to get you riled up, to the point where it consumes your every thought. Dybbuks are not to be tampered with.

Unless you have a golem.

I've encountered a zombie yesterday but after I killed him I realized he was just a junkie!!! :rofl:

Ghost or not, that sounds cool. Why don't I ever get such cool encounters

What's a Dybbuk?

A malevolent, wandering spirit that wasn't admitted into Sheol, because they did something particularily abhorrent. They possess people in an attempt to "redo" their life.

Or it could be an ugly, almost squid-like monster in a salt shaker.

Tuesday Terrors?

I hear golems work well against those.

was thinking more of the "EXTERMINATE" variety. Though the op better be careful, as what looks like a golem may actually be an atronarch from oblivion.