First things first, I promise you that this is not a "scare with a loud noise" thing. So I do recommend turning up the volume to make sure you can hear this.
My mother has on tape, which I have now made digital, a recording of what we believe to be an actual ghost. Some back-story, I think, is in order before I share the file.
My mother first encountered this ghost when she was 11 or 12 years old (she can't really remember when). She was sleeping in her bed when she awoke to a figure standing just at the foot of her bed. The ghost asked "Are you afraid?" and she said "Yes." to which it disappeared. Throughout the year, she saw the ghost a number of times, once following it to a closet in her parent’s bedroom where it disappeared. That closet had in it a "cold spot" (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Spot) which I have personally felt. It's not like this was a small change in temperature, this was really a cold spot, a very noticeable difference.
As my mother got older, the visitations continued, but some other weird things started happening around the house. Items moving, falling, etc. The worst occurrence happening around her prom night. The dress which she had ironed and laid out disappeared one evening. The house was searched, but it was not found. It was not until a few months later did they discover the dress stuffed behind their china cabinet stained black.
Fast forward a few years, my mom is married, has a child (me) and was living in an apartment with my father. She was using a tape recorder when she would be around the apartment and not immediately near me in hopes of catching my first words.
The recording (
http://rapidshare.com/files/40894031/ghost.mp3.html) starts with her saying "Jason at 8 months" and then me screeching. All is normal until the 2.30 mark, then again at 2.32 where you can hear something saying "Bitch". Then at 2.48 you can, very faintly (you may need to turn up the volume to hear) the same voice say "Thank you, bitch". Right after that, my mom returns to the tape recorder and it is shut off.
Keep in mind my mother was in the apartment and would know if someone had broken in.
She had contacted a psychic and it they believe that the ghost traveled to the new apartment in a doll that was given to me by my grandmother (my mother’s mother). The doll was disposed of, and nothing like this occurred again.