06/02/2023
How To know If Your Attic Is Hauntedđą
If youâre anything like me, youâve probably wondered (at least once) whether your house might be haunted. Itâs normal to be curious, especially when you have a penchant for horror movies or you have a particularly anxious personality type. But there are some common places in houses that just feel haunted, whether they are or notâand attics happen to be one of those places.
So how can you find out if your attic is actually haunted? You donât need a ouija board or an amateur seance to get your answer. Instead, start by looking for these clues.
1. You hear weird noises.
Realistically, most home-owners (or renters!) hear weird noises in their houses, especially if itâs an older one. Weird noises alone arenât proof that your living space is haunted, but it could be a sign. People who experience hauntings often mention unexplainable noises, such as footsteps, loud banging, objects being pushed around, or disembodied voices. While itâs totally possible that the noises coming from your attic are from an unwelcome critter or the house settling (the former is certainly worth checking into!), paired with any of the following signs, it also may be an indication of a haunting.
2. There are random cold spots
This probably wonât be very helpful in the winter if you live somewhere cold, especially if your attic isnât insulated. But if you find there are pockets of your attic thatâs unreasonably cold in, say, the summer, thereâs a chance thereâs something supernatural going on. Also look for drastic changes in temperature, like if one corner of the room is sweltering hot while another gives you chills or if you feel a sudden unexplainable draft even though you havenât moved.
3. Youâve caught a whiff of unexpected (and bad) odors
Look, itâs unlikely that your attic is going to smell as nice and clean as the rest of your house, especially if you use it for storage. But if it smells like something is rotting and you canât find a source, it might be because you canât see the source. My advice: If youâve been catching a whiff of something bad, make an effort to deep clean your attic. Either youâll find something thatâs gone bad (or died) or youâll have some evidence that something otherworldly might be sharing the space with you.
4. Things never seem to be where you swear you put them
Itâs likely that you donât spend a ton of time in your attic, so if every time you go in there it seems like something isnât in its place or has moved positions, it may not just be your bad memory at work here. Itâs not like your living room or your kitchen, which tend to get a lot of traffic from those who live in the house as well as guests. If you or the other tenants didnât move something in the attic, who else could it have been? (A supernatural entity, thatâs who.)
5. When youâre there, you canât escape the feeling that youâre not alone
Is it just paranoia? Maybe. Itâs not abnormal for our brains to play tricks on us, especially if weâre already feeling uncomfortable or skeptical. But if your intuition is seriously telling you that something feels off or that youâre being watched, sometimes you just have to trust your gut. When paired with any of these other signs, a prickly feeling at the back of your neck or a chill down your spine can be a great indication that youâre dealing with the paranormal. (Similarly, if something feels bad, trust yourselfâyour sense of self-preservation is probably kicking in.)
6. Youâre not the only one who feels this way
If you live with someone who has similar concerns, or if youâve shown the space to a friend who agrees that something feels off, thereâs a chance itâs really not just you. If there really is something haunting your attic, itâs unlikely that youâll be the only person whoâll be able to tell. (That being said, there will also always be people who will adamantly insist that there are no such things as ghostsâprobably donât go to them for an objective opinion.)
7. Youâve looked up the history of your living quartersâand itâs not great
If youâre seriously concerned about a haunting, do your research. Is your house particularly old? Can you find some of the previous tenants to ask about their experiences in the house? Or, worse case scenario, did your address ever end up in the news for something awful, like murder or abuse? While many tragedies arenât reported, thereâs still a chance that you could find something that might point to some restless spirits residing in your attic.
The fact of the matter is this: When dealing with the paranormal, itâs difficult to find concrete answers. The best thing you can do is trust your senses and your gutâbecause sometimes, you really do know best.
