What are some of the most spine - chilling 'beyond chance ghost stories' you've heard?

A girl was babysitting at a big house. She put the kids to bed and was sitting in the living room. Suddenly, all the lights in the house started flickering. She thought it was just an electrical problem at first. But then she heard a child's giggle that didn't belong to the kids she was babysitting. She ran out of the house immediately.

I heard of a player who played a game where the main character was haunted by a vengeful spirit. After playing, he kept feeling a cold presence around him. He thought it was just in his head, but then strange things started to happen, like his stuff moving around. It could have been just his mind playing tricks on him, but it was still very spooky.

One that always gets me is the story of the hitchhiker who seemed normal at first. But as the driver passed a certain old cemetery, the hitchhiker disappeared. Later, the driver found out that there had been a serial killer buried in that cemetery decades ago and the hitchhiker looked exactly like him. It sent shivers down my spine.

The scariest one I've heard was about a taxi driver. He picked up a passenger one night who was very quiet. When he reached the destination, he turned around and there was no one there. He later found out that the location he dropped the 'passenger' off was where a young man had died in a car accident years ago.

I heard a story about a hitchhiker. A driver picked up a girl on a lonely road at night. She was very quiet. When they reached her destination, she got out and said, 'Thanks for the ride. By the way, there's a body in the trunk.' Then she vanished. The driver was horrified and when he checked the trunk, there was indeed a body. It gives me chills just thinking about it.

One of the scariest could be the story about the old mansion. In it, there are tales of strange noises at night, like footsteps echoing in the empty halls when no one should be there. It gives a sense of unease as if the place is haunted by the spirits of the past.

One of the mysteries could be the unexplained noises heard in abandoned places. For example, in an old, deserted mansion, people often report hearing strange creaking sounds, as if the old floorboards are being walked on by unseen entities. It gives the feeling that there are ghosts still lingering in the place.

A woman was driving alone on a desolate road at night. Suddenly, she saw a hitchhiker on the side of the road. She stopped to pick him up, but when she looked over, there was no one there. Shaken, she continued driving only to see the same figure appear again further down the road.

One of the scariest might be 'The Monkey's Paw'. It has this dark atmosphere where a simple wish - granting object brings only misfortune. Another could be 'The Beckoning Fair One' which creates a sense of unease with its haunted house scenario. And 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' is also quite terrifying as it involves a spooky apparition that haunts a lonely man on a desolate beach.

Some of the stories might be about vengeful spirits. In many ghost story collections, these are quite common. Maybe in the 'Penguin Book of Ghost Stories' too. The idea of a spirit seeking revenge can create a lot of suspense and fear.