Back in the early 1800s, in old London Town, lived a lady called Carol. I say lady in the loosest possible sense. For Carol you see, was a lady of the night. And day actually, she wasn’t really that fussy....
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What Dwells Within, Chapter 1: Dream House
"Wife feeling mysterious urges in their brand new house"
"Ready?" Ali asked with excitement as she looked out of the passenger window as they pulled up in front of their new house.Scott looked over at his wife and gave her knee a little squeeze. "Yep, we finally made it....
When The Spirit Moves You
"She lives in darkness and has needs."
The caretaker unlocked the old ornate iron gate as I'd requested. I thought this place was genuinely creepy, but then you see all sorts of strange places when you're a location scout for reality TV shows. I take a photograph...
Aunt Ada’s Estate Chapter 1
"The house that Kristen inherited, has a dark and twisted past."
Chapter IKristen caught my eye the second I saw her. Mysterious, and shy. Yet smart, confident, and quick-witted. She was in a couple of my classes in high school, but I never had the nerve to talk to her. I...
The vacant, old house at the end of the lane beckons me. They always do - the dilapidated and forgotten. There is an appeal others overlook.Unable to resists its quietness, I settle in, deciding to call this place home.The wind...
Brad, The Underwhelmingly Inept Ghost
"Her place is haunted... by a self-conscious spirit."
“Fuck, I should have known better,” Ella muttered under her breath, reaching for the bag of breakfast cereals, “than to—Argh!—let a ghost have his way with me.” She slammed the door of the cupboard with determined frustration. “And a desperate...
Legend of the St. Alban’s Sanatorium
"How friendly are the ghosts"
It was Halloween night in southwest Virginia. Katie and Tommy decided to go for a drive out to the old abandoned St Albans asylum.The legend of the ghosts of St Albans Sanatorium dated back to the beginning when it was a...
I saw you tonight In the reflection Of the moonYou were staring at meReminding meI belong with you I felt you tonight Reaching forward In a wave of truthAs we were dancing Lost in our movementsIn a rhythm for two I cried for you this night Creating a...
Ghost Lightning – A Halloween Story
"A ghost story told from the ghost’s point of view"
David Chamber approached the Halloween party very carefully. After all, he wasn’t invited and he wasn’t sure what kind of party this would be. It might be a bunch of young kids, in which case he would leave immediately. It...
The Graveyard – A Halloween Story
"A man's last story tells his children, and the world, why he wants to be buried in a local cemetery."
I don’t know why, but I have always been fascinated with cemeteries. As I travel around the country I often walk through graveyards– especially country graveyards– and visit the graves. Back home, I know most of the departed by name.Perhaps...