My Brothers Spirit


This is a true story that I experienced myself. I have had more than 
one paranormal experience in my life but I have never seen an apparition 
therefore I'm still quite skeptical.  It begins with 4 suicides in my 
family. The most recent was my brother in 1988.  This is in a very small 
town in Southwest Virginia.  
                                                                          
I was very close to my brother when I recieved a calltelling me he had 
just committed suicide.We buried him in our family cemetary on the mountain 
where I grew up.  He was buried beside my father and sister [both had 
committed suicide].  A couple of months after the funeral, I was up on the 
mountain visiting my mother.  When I left, I stopped by the cemetary.  The 
gate to the cemetary is a heavy steel gate 8 feet long and 4 feet high.  
Grass had grown up around the gate which made it difficult to open.  When I 
finally got it opened about half way, it rested on a clump of dirt.                                                        
Well my brother liked to drink beer so I took a beer with me and sat beside 
his grave. I drank the beer and talked to him for a few minutes.  When I 
finished the beer I told him bye and poured the suds in the bottom of the 
can on his grave.  At this exact moment the heavy gate slammed shut.  There 
was no wind blowing.  Even if there was there is no way it could have the 
force to pick the gate up and shut it.  I haven't been back since. 
                         
  As I say, I'm still skeptical but this story is true.  I'm shaking so bad now 
as I type this that I am having a difficult time typing.  I was never interested 
in the paranormal before but now I read everything I can get my hands on 
about the subject.  Thanks for listening to my story.   

sincerely, 


Mike