HE LIKES LITTLE KIDS FEET AND TEOS HE EATS THEM AT NIGHT WHEN I WAS THETE YE LIKED MY FEET
{{Short description|House or other building perceived as being inhabited by spirits}}
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A '''haunted house''', '''spook house''' or '''ghost house''' in [[ghostlore]] is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied [[ghost|spirit]]s of the [[Death|deceased]] who may have been former residents or were otherwise connected with the property. [[Parapsychologists]] often attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead who have suffered from violent or tragic events in the building's past such as [[murder]], [[accidental death]], or [[suicide]].<ref name="Watts2007">{{cite book |last=Watts |first=Linda S. |title=Encyclopedia of American Folklore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dce6_CA76MC&pg=PA192 |access-date=10 May 2012 |year=2007 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-2979-2 |pages=192–}}</ref>
In a majority of cases, upon scientific investigation, alternative causes to [[supernatural]] phenomenon are found to be at fault, such as [[hoax]]es, environmental effects, [[hallucination]]s or [[confirmation bias]]es. Common symptoms of hauntings, like [[Cold spot (paranormal)|cold spots]] and creaking or knocking sounds, can be found in most homes regardless of suspected [[paranormal]] presences. People are more likely to experience a haunting when they are about to fall asleep, when waking, or if they are intoxicated or sleep-deprived. [[Carbon monoxide poisoning]] has been cited as a cause of suspected hauntings. If there is an expectation of a [[preternatural]] encounter, it is more likely that one will be perceived or reported.