We received the following eerie report in March 2010 from one of our readers:

"About 2 years ago, while I was home alone I was going upstairs to go to bed and when I got to the top of the stairs, I turned to go into our bedroom, I saw a woman in a red satin dress or nightgown lying on my side of the bed. She had strawberry blonde hair and I would say that she was around  (5 foot 3) thinking about the amount of space she took up on the bed. I would say that she was probably in her 30s though I didn't get a really good look at her features. I can't remember positively, but I think she turned to look at me. I only saw her for milliseconds though. I was very shocked and after catching my breath, I turned back and she was gone.

After some time had gone by and nothing more happened, I figured that it had been my mind playing tricks on me. But last night, my husband had gone upstairs briefly and when he came down, I knew something was wrong. He told me he'd seen a woman lying on my side of the bed and described her as I have."

*The witness notes that at the time of these sightings there was construction going on in the surrounding neighbourhood, which is close to the old psychiatric hospital.

Our thanks and appreciation goes out to the witness for sharing these experiences with us. Sometimes these reports bring comfort to others who have experienced something similar by simply knowing they are not alone. Have you encountered a similar apparition? Can you perhaps add further information or shed some light on who this "lady in red" of Whitby may be? If so please do contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Your privacy will be protected and confidentiality is assured.