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Oliver James Montgomery-Pray or move? Survey shows Americans who think their homes are haunted and took action
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Date:2025-04-10 23:15:46
Do you think your house is Oliver James Montgomeryhaunted?
If you do you're among large chunk of Americans believers.
A new survey conducted by All Star Home shows one in six people across the nation think supernatural activity is going on at home.
Even spookier? Two out of five U.S residents in the survey reported they have experienced unexplained or unusual occurrences at home.
To draw the findings, researchers surveyed 1,017 Americans in August about their paranormal experiences. Among those interviewed, All Star Home reported, 49% were women, 49% were men, 1% were non-binary, and 1% did not identify. The group ranged in age from 19 to 94 with an average age of 42.
To determine the old homes in historically haunted cities, All Star Home said it used data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here are some other frightening stats the survey revealed:
1 in 10 people have used a Ouija board at home
One in 10 people have used a Ouija board at their home.
Forty-two percent say they would not use it again.
What really happened in the bedroom?
Of those who say they have experienced oddities in their home, 49% reported witnessing something unexplainable in the bedroom.
Other popular areas include the living room (26%), kitchen (23%), a hallway or stairway (21%) and the basement (12%).
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Do I pray or move out?
Of those who witnessed something eerie 19% reported praying while 11% played detective and researched the home's history.
Another 11% said they performed a cleansing ritual.
Seven of the 1,017 people surveyed said they moved out after the experience.
'Something unexplainable'
More than two in five people experienced something unexplainable or unusual in their home with 42% of them reporting they felt the presence of something they couldn’t see.
Meanwhile 37% (more than 1 in 3) people have heard unexplainable sounds including footsteps or voices, and 19% have seen apparitions or ghostly figures.
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More than 30% of those interviewed said they are "freaked out" by old homes and 39 % said they have felt the presence of a dead family member.
The average age of a home where people reported unexplained experiences was found to be 88 years.
For more on the survey, click here. If you dare.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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