Ghosts in Brighton

As we arrived back,late at night at the 'Iron duke' pub,Where we were staying. We heard an eerie inhuman screech,coming from the dark passageway next to the church,which was opposite the pub.With its clock stuck just before 12.

We decided to have a nervous look into the dark depths.Just to check that nobody was in trouble.Finding nothing and not hearing anything else.

So confused,we went back into the pub.A little while later.Our other 2 mates arrived.Immediately and excitedly repeating exactly the same story as ours.What on earth was it?

The following evening,only 3 out of 4 of us returned.Upon arriving into our shared room of 4 beds.I went to visit the bathroom.

After coming back,my mates said that the light was still on.We could see from outside our window,the bathroom window.As it was diagonally opposite.So I went back and switched the light off again.Only to find out again upon my return,that the light was on again.(This was strange,because there was nobody else staying at the pub at that time).

Getting very suspicious now,but reluctantly venturing back.I also had a little wander around to see if anybody was lurking around.Nothing!Double checking to make really sure that this damn light was off.Yes it definitely was.So confidently strolling back to our room.But surprisingly the light still shone.Well,I'm not going back out there again.

Obviously,this was all very strange indeed.Thinking that somebody might be playing a prank on us or something else.

It was a warm August evening,so our window was open.Just in case somebody/thing tried to enter in through.We lined up a load of empty cans on the window sill.So they would crash off and alert us to this possible attack.

After chatting for a while.We turned off our room's light.But just a short time later,we heard slow creaky footsteps in the hallway,coming from the direction of the bathroom.Creeping along the length of our room and reaching our door.Then the door knob frantically being shook,as somebody trying to get in(we had already locked it,naturally).Eyes wide open and staring at one another.We nervously asked who it was,but no reply.There was just silence and no footsteps away.Nothing!

After a long time waiting for something,anything.But still nothing.We pushed one of the beds up against the door.However with sleep finally catching up with us,we started to drop off.When the cans crashed onto the floor.Phew!It was just the wind?

Once again drifting off.Then waking up with alarm as the door was forcibly pushed open and the bed shoved back into the room.'Women and children 1st,Sacrifice Dave(he was the closest),they're finally coming for us.No valour,out of the window.However it was just the 4th member of our group returning.Bastard!

We explained what had happened to the owners in the morning.They knew nothing about it,and stated again that we were the only people staying there at the moment.We obviously spent our remaining few nights there wearily.However nothing else happened.This though had been a very strange few nights,and to this day we don't know what it was.A ghost?Maybe.

This happened a long time ago.Way before the present owners.As you can see in my photo of the more intact west pier.

Though apparently Brighton and Sussex does have its fair share of ghosts.There is even a ghost walk and ghost hunters.You can even find a very good book on the subject called Haunted Brighton.

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