Do you check under the bed for monsters before you go to sleep? Double check the closet to ensure the boogeyman isn't hiding inside? Are you afraid of...ghosts? Then perhaps you should stop right now, ...

Lock the doors and check under the bed — you're going to need all the help you can get after reading these very scary and very real ghost stories. Even if you don't believe in supernatural occurrences ...

Get ready to sleep with the lights on. In honor of Halloween and all things spooky, we've collected a list of the best scary ghost stories that are even more chilling because they're 100-percent real.