The Haunted Palace

environment around them. Within the world of horror novels such a break from reality could certainly be hastened by a malevolent antagonist. In The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson the protagonist, Eleanor, begins to form an attachment to the haunted mansion in the wake of her mother’s death. Between her mother that required constant care and her less that compassionate sister Eleanor is left less than what one could consider proper mental health. This death provides Eleanor, her…

that was next to my house was a tarnished old house, which has been there before I was even born. The house had a giant garden that had many wilted plants that were surrounding the house. There are lots of rumors around the town that the house is haunted as, around midnight there is always a shriek with the lights flickering on the top floor and, that has always been a mystery. Nobody has ever lived or went into the house except for one woman who had lived and died there years ago. Sunday,…

Her eyes were wide as she looked at the house. “It is much bigger than it looked in the pictures, and would you look at those vines? There practically covering all that old brick, it’s as if nature is trying to protect it.” “Yeah, looks just like a haunted house, doesn’t it? We are going to be the very first group to ever enter the house. The Historical Society will approve our visit tonight, this will make a great story for the next issue of the magazine.” “Wait. I thought that you said you had…

like haunted houses, Halloween parades and haunted hayrides. In most cases, the attractions start around the beginning of October. Haunted Trails A haunted trail usually happens in the forest or woods. It can also happen in an empty theme park. The trail is normally around a mile long and has various buildings or roped off areas with scenes and scares. The scenes are often based on scary movies like Saw. There can also be themed areas full of scary clowns or decapitated heads. The haunted…

Sexy witches, exotic femme fatals, ghosts and goblins of all shapes will be shaking it up at the North Fork Grange Hall on the spookiest night of the year when Bad Billy Walls and the Trinity Blues Shakers take the stage for one of the most awesome Halloween dance parties in the county. The grange hall will be transformed into a spooky fun house for this special celebration. The band will be playing some funky blues for all of us to dance well into the witching hour. I was sure after hearing…

Skull and Bones Alley was a creepy place at night. On any day you can the cries of the souls of the children crying for help and forgiveness for coming and disturbing the spirits. But on the week of December 21 the spirits come to take souls of the disturbing children or people, hoping the ally would let them go. All around the alley you can see the skeletons of the body’s lost souls. As they were heading to the alley a little child screen came out, “AHHHHHHHHHH!” Super loud that it was like…

The moon was full and bright, this Halloween night. The spooks were out, giving everyone a fright. My brothers and I were tucked safely in bed, when we started to hear sound that filled us with dread. So, we crept to the window to peer outside, but what we saw, made us run back and hide. Below us were monsters and goblins galore and they were making their way to our front door! As quiet as mice we snuck down the hall and found ourselves in A Grand Monster Ball. The room was crowded with spooks…

The article, “Whispers from the Grave”, written by Katia Bachko, shares information on a woman who is supposedly being haunted by victims of the Winchester Rifle; her husband’s father’s creation. Bachko uses this example to help explain the legends of ghosts and other paranormal activity, which helps the reader understand why ghost stories interest people so much. Looking back at the text, readers are able to infer the reason why ghost fascinate us so much is that it’s they way that they stories…

joy in the laughs I hear when the club members are playing a game of basketball. I find joy in seeing the club prosper and grow larger overtime. I find joy in the knowledge that none of those things would be possible without the yearly funds the Haunted House event raises. From this experience I have learned to love everyone in my community despite their past or appearance. This is major because this is a skill that will help me pursue my future dream of becoming a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.…

FALLON: “Viola just called and invited me to go to her Halloween dinner, I know it is last minute but would you want to accompany me? It is a costume party, but still I think it would be fun!” REDCROSSE: “As you may know I am not very fond of Halloween and this costume nonsense but I have nothing better to do this evening so yes, I will join you”. (I laughed because it was very typical of him; he always gets angry when Halloween rolls around. We arrived to her house around eight and were…