Sue Darroch and Matthew Didier's Paranormal Blog

Each Friday we will have a look at the stories and experiences that have been related to us over the years that are amongst our personal favourites. These will include Crypto, Ghosts, Hauntings, UFO's, and other strange events that may be considered Fortean, from in around the Toronto, Canada area .... and since they are from our own personal files will likely not be found elsewhere on the web .... enjoy!

We spend several weekends a year at the house of some close friends in a small town near Barrie, Ontario. A few years ago we were sleeping on the sofa-bed in the living room and I woke up about 3:30 in the morning feeling very thirsty. I headed off into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator door causing the light to stream out behind me. I grabbed a can of pop and opened it and started to drink it when suddenly a shadow walked past me and disappeared behind the fridge. At first I thought someone had entered the kitchen but quickly realized that it would be impossible for anyone to cast a shadow since the light was coming from the open fridge in front of me. Not only that but the floorboards and stairs tend to creak and I should have heard the approach of anyone. I spun around to see what was going on and there was nobody behind me.

I looked over to the dog who was laying on the floor beside the back door and saw that he was looking back at me. The dog then jumped up and took off up the stairs on the run. So much for our great canine protector. This all happened in a split second, which means that I didn't really have much time to observe it. However, I did get the feeling that it was very large and male. Also the shadow seemed to be almost solid and three dimensional and wasn't against the wall as a normal shadow should have been. As a matter of fact if it had been any closer it would have brushed against me.

I went back to bed and mentioned the incident to everyone over breakfast the next morning. They all thought I was off my rocker and had imagined the whole thing.

A month or so later we returned to the house to spend another weekend and I mentioned the shadow. By now everybody in the house had seen it letting me off the hook. It was spotted mostly in the afternoon but showed up at other times too. Usually it was seen walking the opposite direction to which I had witnessed it. In other words, it came from behind the fridge and would walk towards the living room. All agreed that it appeared large and male. It would just sort of stroll from one place to another. I asked everyone if they felt that the shadow was aware of their presence and all seemed to think that it didn't seem aware of them. Everybody also agreed that it seemed to have some substance to it, that is, it was not just a shadow but more like a mist or vapor, sort of semi-transparent but with a very definite outline. They also had the feeling that it appears to be looking for something and was quite oblivious to it's surroundings since it would disappear into a wall or other solid object.

The sightings kept up with a regular frequency (several times per week) for a little over a year and then slowed down. However it still makes the occasional appearance to this day. Although I only saw it the one time, I really don't want to see it again.

As I stated, this all happened several years ago and the kitchen was renovated and all the major appliances are in different locations now. Nobody knows if this has anything to do with the apparition showing up with less frequency."

Our thanks to the witness a longtime friend of our group for writing in and sharing their experiences with us. Have you had a similar experience? Do you have any information that you would like to add? If so, please contact us.

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