Tag Hauntings

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The Warlock House

A strange old house stands in rural northeastern Tennessee. The manor was once owned by a recluse. No one knew him, and he maintained that privacy. Gossip and tall tales revolved around him, so much so that the locals began…

Mama

We went hiking that October. The weather was cool and clear. The day began uneventfully. The forecast was positive. We geared up and traipsed across the countryside. It was me and my friends, Evan, Trinity, and Gavin. We walked for…

Slithering House

My dad died when I was young, so for a long time, it was just me and Mom. We stayed with her aunt for a week one summer. Aunt Zilphy had a good-sized house far back in the hollow. It…

13 Knocks

The house I grew up in was… odd, to say the least. I knew it, but I always hoped none of my friends did. A friend of mine stayed with me one Friday night. For the sake of the story,…

The Quarantine Room

I often visited my best friend growing up. We lived in southwestern Virginia, a fairly rural area of the Appalachian Mountains. Their family rented an old farmhouse. It wasn’t anything special, just an old two-story white house. The house had…

Walnut Lodge

I He lost his footing as he crested the mountain. He twisted his right ankle and slid. The gentle slope wasn’t exactly sharp, but was steep enough to send him rolling. He couldn’t stop his body. The evening dew had…

The Unfinished Room

I I had no idea what lay ahead of me, probably nothing more than another hoax. Blue Hills Memorial Hospital had a long and uneventful history, yet the lore had lasted for decades. The stories I’d heard as a child…

The Creep

After several weeks, they found him. His abandoned body lay in the remote woods, miles from civilization. The autumn nights had been below freezing and the days barely above. The elements had slowed decomposition and preserved his corpse. They could…

Mama

We went hiking that October. The weather was cool and clear. The day began uneventfully. The forecast was positive. We geared up and traipsed across the countryside. It was my friends Evan, Trinity, Gavin, and me. We walked for hours,…

The Choking Room

I wasn’t a big believer in the paranormal until that night. Until then, I assumed it was all just smoke and mirrors. My best friend, Hannah, moved closer to me. I was overjoyed. In the rural Appalachian Mountains, homes are…