Caller reports scalp touch and sticky goo in bathroom
A female caller, whose name and location are not given, tells Art Bell about a young woman, a friend of her brother, who was dying. The caller says she had been thinking about the woman for four or five days when, standing in her bathroom, she felt something like a finger cross the top of her head. She found a sticky goo there. She says she does not know if the event was connected to the dying woman. The host calls it a Halloween “slime” story.
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The story as told
The host addresses the caller as [quote withheld] She tells Art Bell about a young woman who was a friend of her brother. The caller says she did not know the woman. But when she learned the woman was dying and would leave two young children and a husband, she felt sympathy and could not get her out of her mind, day and night, for four or five days. While standing in her bathroom, she says, she felt something strange, [quote withheld] She put her hand up and found [quote withheld] on the top of her head. The caller says her husband also said she had been “slimed.” She says she does not know if the event had anything to do with the dying woman, only that it was “really weird.” The host responds that it is a good “slime story,” says they get at least one every Halloween, and says that ghosts or beings many times involve a strange slime, referring to Ghostbusters. The caller does not give her name or location, and no date is given for the event.
Reported events, in order
- 0:12
The caller says her brother was devastated to learn the young lady was passing away.
- 0:28
The caller says her brother was friends with the lady but she did not know her.
- 0:31
The caller says her heart went out to her, thinking of the two young children and husband she would leave behind.
- 0:40
The caller says she kept thinking about her day and night for four or five days.
- 0:47
Standing in her bathroom, the caller felt something like a finger going across the top of her head.
- 0:57
The caller put her hand up and found a sticky goo on the top of her head.
- 1:08
The caller says her husband had also said she’d been “slimed” (in response to the host).
- 1:13
The caller says she doesn’t know if it had to do with the lady, but it was really weird.
- 1:17
The host calls it a good slime story.
- 1:22
The host says they get at least one every Halloween.
- 1:25
The host says ghosts or beings many times involve a strange slime.
Claims
Each claim is labeled as something the person telling the story noticed (observation), what they made of it (interpretation), something others told them (hearsay), or something the host said (host statement).
- observation· 0:47
The caller felt something like a finger going across the top of her head.
- observation· 0:57
The caller found a sticky goo on the top of her head.
- interpretation· 1:13
The caller is undecided whether the event was connected to the dying woman.
- host statement· 1:25
The host says ghosts or beings many times involve a strange slime.
- host statement· 1:22
The host says they get at least one slime story every Halloween.
Scores, with reasons
An AI model gave these scores using a fixed set of scoring rules (scoring-v1). They are editorial judgments and rough guides, not the odds that anything paranormal happened. How scoring works.
A brief but firsthand story. It hangs together, and the caller keeps what she felt apart from what she thinks it means. But it lacks names, dates, and place, and she does not address the easy ordinary explanations for a sticky substance and a feeling on the scalp.
Evidence for and against
- A firsthand report of the event.
- The events run in a clear order.
- The caller says she does not know if it was connected to the dying woman.
- A very short story.
- No details that could be checked.
- Ordinary explanations fit easily.
- Not backed up by anyone else.
- The labels showing who is speaking are uncertain.
- This is part 2 of a call.
- No date or location.
- 0:47
- 1:13
What the model inferred (not said on air): Judged from the content only, with no use of how it was delivered. The score reflects the brevity and the easy ordinary possibilities more than any judgment of the caller.
The caller's word only. No details that could be checked and no physical evidence examined.
Evidence for and against
- Firsthand word of a touch and a residue.
- No names, dates, or places.
- The substance was not kept or tested.
- No second witness on air.
- It could not be verified whether any earlier part of the call contained more detail.
- 0:57
What the model inferred (not said on air): No outside check was done. The evidence is limited to the caller's words.
An unwanted touch and an unexplained substance are eerie, but the story is brief and the host treats it with light humor.
Evidence for and against
- An unseen touch.
- An unexplained residue.
- A possible link to a dying person.
- No threat or harm.
- No lasting dread.
- The host frames it as a Halloween slime story.
- Nothing graphic or building.
- 0:47
What the model inferred (not said on air): Creepiness is a judgment about the story as entertainment, not about whether it is true.
A familiar ghost-story setup, an unseen touch, with the distinctive detail of sticky goo on the scalp. It is not a stock full ghost, but it is not highly unusual either.
Evidence for and against
- An unusual detail of residue.
- A touch with no visible figure.
- An unseen touch is a common theme.
- Brief and simple.
- Originality compared with the rest of the archive is provisional with few stories.
- 0:57
What the model inferred (not said on air): A provisional model score. Novelty compared with the rest of the archive has little weight in this pilot.
Scoring confidence 0.50 · analysis confidence 0.60 · checked against outside sources: no · evidence available: The caller's own firsthand word; No photograph, recording, sample, or document claimed or examined. The originality score blends the model's score (48) with how rare the story's details are across the archive. This method is still provisional.
Ordinary explanations to consider
These are possibilities only. None is a finding about what happened.
- The sticky substance could be a common bathroom product (soap, shampoo, lotion, hair product) already on her or passed to her hand, since the caller was standing in the bathroom and found it by touching her head. · The caller says she was [quote withheld] and found “sticky goo” on her head.
- The feeling of a finger across the scalp could be a loose hair, an insect, a draft, or a passing sensation in the skin or muscle. The caller describes it as [quote withheld] not a hand she clearly saw. · The caller says she [quote withheld]
- The apparent link to the dying woman may be coincidence or a habit of seeing patterns. The caller had been thinking about her for several days, and she herself says she does not know if it was connected. · The caller says she kept thinking about her [quote withheld] and later says [quote withheld]
What stands out
The story pairs a touch on the scalp with a physical residue (“sticky goo”), and the caller leaves open whether it has anything to do with a dying acquaintance. The host at once calls it a recurring Halloween “slime story,” not a ghost sighting.
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