The door downstairs slammed. Feet were heard coming up the stairs. The cladder of people shuffling to get into the annex, was clear. We had been found.…
Stepping into the dark gloomy hallway, I examined the situation. The walls had blood splattered on them. The floor now home to several young corpses. Luckily none moved when I poked them with my umbrella, giving me the signal it was clear. After I gave my friends a thumbs up, they hurried into the hallway.…
Having a paranormal experience can be bloodcurdling, but it can also be a phenomenal experience to look back on. When I was about thirteen years old, I had my first experience with a Ouija board. A Ouija board is used to communicate with people that are no longer among the living. I was with my uncle Elvis, who is my mother’s brother. My uncle took me to his friend’s apartment, and at that moment he pulled out what appeared to be a very ancient Ouija board.…
The creature banged on the door. There was no lock on the door now, if the being could operate a latch, it would be free to roam the facility now. However, the banging on the door gave the pair hope that the beast wasn't very intelligent. Not knowing what to do, they ran, and ran fast. They both knew that it would be their demise if they couldn’t find another way out.…
As president of my high school's Key Club, it is my job to organize service activities for our members to volunteer in. One of these activities is the local haunted house sponsored by the Front Royal Little League. This fundraiser for the little league started when Mr. Bryan Binnix stepped in to save it from plummeting. Mr. Binnix discovered that the program wasn't making enough profits until his brother, Mr. Bobby Binnix, wanted to make a change, thus they proposed the idea of having an annual haunted house. Since the first year in 2012, the fundraiser has raised approximately $9,500.00.…
I stood there as the sweat ran down my palms, I looked out the lightly tinted windows from my classroom. I could see my pale skin, shaking, watching drops of sweat hit the floor. My honey-colored eyes turned dark as a marble. I watched every cop frozen with unexplainable fear in their eyes. There they stood, stiff and surrounding our school like scavenging vultures.…
The next thing I know the footsteps stopped. Everything in the house was silent. I gathered all the courage I had and decided to get up and look to see what it was, or if it was gone for that matter. I cautiously tiptoed to the door. I opened it a crack, just enough for…
It had been a few weeks since your parents died in a tragic plane crash, though you didn’t feel all that sad. Of course, you were slightly upset, but it wasn’t that bad. Your parents had never really built an emotional bond with you. They were more like dictators, they forced you to be the three P’s: posh, proper, and polite. When you wanted to play outside with the other kids, they shook their head in distaste, your mother telling you that’s not what ladies do.…
He reasoned that if his friends were there, all this could be over and he could go home and if they weren’t, he could get out of there quickly enough. His fear increased as he approached the main entrance and gazed up at the large, solid doors. However, he had no choice. He pushed as hard as he could to open the…
We were just about ready to go back to bed when we heard a loud knock on the front door. The knocking didn’t stop this time. It kept getting louder and louder. I thought whoever it was doing it would break through the door at any second. My Uncle Mike finally opened…
As I was walking in the hallway to Ms. Johnson’s room, I saw someone standing there that did not recognize that much. Welp, I hope it’s a good sub and not one who just yells at us or sleeps. I went to go grab my folder to work on my Do Now and then to sit into my assigned seat. As soon as I finished my Do Now, I heard someone on the intercom, “In one moment we will start an intruder drill.…
Awakened in the morning and away to the school Walk to class and get ready to learn the golden rule Write down notes, listen, and study well Tell myself I will need to excel Oh everything is put in place The sun lights up a smile to my face And I'm ready to begin the day right away I'm pumped-up and ready for school work today Chorus 1: 'Cause I have the energy Conquer what's in my way…
Beat the Feet As previously mentioned, I spent my childhood, teen, and young adult summers at Camps Winacka and Whispering Oaks. At these camps, like most west coast camps, new groups of campers arrive weekly. To help the counselors and campers quickly learn names, each unit plays name games during down time on the first day. On a safety level, this prevented situations like, “Counselor, my friend fell down and got hurt!”…
I had never felt a genuine sense of fear. That wasn’t until I visited the first haunted house of the Halloween season. During my childhood, I was overly obsessed with horror movies and anything that was guaranteed to send shivers down my spine. I lived to seek for blood and guts. I lived to seek for scary.…
And I went back to watch my movie. Then it happened again after half an hour. First a gentle knock and then followed by loud and hard knocks on my door. This time I almost ran towards the door determined to catch Esha apu on the act but found no one outside again. But I didn’t waste my time standing there.…