u/h2so4_tempest

I don't really believe in ghosts, so I'm trying to stay logical here, but the last couple of months have been really weird and I honestly don't know what to think.

For around 2 months, my parents have been hearing a strange noise almost every night around 11 PM. It sounds exactly like someone is throwing small stones or dirt at our outdoor AC unit from outside. On 17/06/2026, I heard it myself for the first time. It happened around 11 PM and this time it came three times. We immediately checked outside, but there was nobody there, no animals, and no debris around the AC. The AC has already been checked by a repair technician, so it doesn't seem to be coming from inside it.

At first I ignored everything, but then my dad reminded me that after we moved into this government-allotted ground-floor flat, every Tulsi plant he tried to grow dried up. We had a Tulsi plant at our old house for years without any issues. Other plants grow here, but according to my parents, flowers and vegetables don't grow well. I know that could just be a soil issue, so I'm not treating that as proof of anything.

Because of all this, my dad called a local pandit. Personally, I wasn't convinced and felt like he was trying to scare us. He performed a few rituals but didn't really say much at the time.

Another incident happened 3 days ago. Around 6 AM, while my whole family was sleeping, we suddenly heard the same noise again, except this time it was MUCH louder. It literally sounded like someone threw a handful of stones and dirt at the AC. The impact was so loud that the AC actually shook, and the water droplets that had formed on it flew onto us. It woke all of us up instantly. We all ran outside expecting to find something, but once again there was nobody there, no dirt, no pebbles, nothing. Later that morning, while I was checking the AC, I noticed a few dents on the outside of it. I honestly don't know if they were already there or if they're related.

Later, the pandit accidentally left some of his books at our house. He came back around 7 PM to collect them, and before leaving he said, "That thing will attack you." I honestly thought he was just trying to scare us and didn't take him seriously.

Then, around 10 PM that same night, my aunt was washing her face when she suddenly screamed, saying something invisible slapped her twice and grabbed her hand. She was crying, shaking, and said her cheek and hand hurt. Even afterward, her right cheek felt warmer than the other one, and she complained that her hand was still hurting where she felt it had been grabbed.

I'm not saying this is paranormal. I'm genuinely looking for logical explanations first because I don't normally believe in ghosts. Has anyone experienced something similar or have any ideas about what could explain these events?

I don't really believe in ghosts, so I'm trying to stay logical here, but the last couple of months have been really weird and I honestly don't know what to think.

For around 2 months, my parents have been hearing a strange noise almost every night around 11 PM. It sounds exactly like someone is throwing small stones or dirt at our outdoor AC unit from outside. On 17/06/2026, I heard it myself for the first time. It happened around 11 PM and this time it came three times. We immediately checked outside, but there was nobody there, no animals, and no debris around the AC. The AC has already been checked by a repair technician, so it doesn't seem to be coming from inside it.

At first I ignored everything, but then my dad reminded me that after we moved into this government-allotted ground-floor flat, every Tulsi plant he tried to grow dried up. We had a Tulsi plant at our old house for years without any issues. Other plants grow here, but according to my parents, flowers and vegetables don't grow well. I know that could just be a soil issue, so I'm not treating that as proof of anything.

Because of all this, my dad called a local pandit. Personally, I wasn't convinced and felt like he was trying to scare us. He performed a few rituals but didn't really say much at the time.

Another incident happened 3 days ago. Around 6 AM, while my whole family was sleeping, we suddenly heard the same noise again, except this time it was MUCH louder. It literally sounded like someone threw a handful of stones and dirt at the AC. The impact was so loud that the AC actually shook, and the water droplets that had formed on it flew onto us. It woke all of us up instantly. We all ran outside expecting to find something, but once again there was nobody there, no dirt, no pebbles, nothing. Later that morning, while I was checking the AC, I noticed a few dents on the outside of it. I honestly don't know if they were already there or if they're related.

Later, the pandit accidentally left some of his books at our house. He came back around 7 PM to collect them, and before leaving he said, "That thing will attack you." I honestly thought he was just trying to scare us and didn't take him seriously.

Then, around 10 PM that same night, my aunt was washing her face when she suddenly screamed, saying something invisible slapped her twice and grabbed her hand. She was crying, shaking, and said her cheek and hand hurt. Even afterward, her right cheek felt warmer than the other one, and she complained that her hand was still hurting where she felt it had been grabbed.

I'm not saying this is paranormal. I'm genuinely looking for logical explanations first because I don't normally believe in ghosts. Has anyone experienced something similar or have any ideas about what could explain these events?