The Haunted

Lock- in Scare Have you ever convinced your friends you were a ghost? In the middle of a stormy night, I became a ghost. At the junior high lock- in, I gave my friends Nicole, Olivia, Anna, and Brittney the scare of a lifetime. The creaky stage in memorial hall gym will always make me shiver, due to the memory of my ghost encounter. I never knew how frightening I could be. Even though I was the ghost in the situation, there was another unexplained phenomenon. About every thirty seconds the radio…

The bedroom door slammed, and I dove for my bed. Somewhere downstairs, glass shattered. Rain pounded the windows, and the wind howled outside. There was no escape. The spirit was here. It all began earlier, when I decided to do one of the three haunted houses down the street from our rented house for my research project. Not that I believe in ghosts, of course. Today was my day to gather information. I’m on my way to the old Perella house now, where my tour starts. I glanced out the car…

around but no one was there. I felt a gust of wind go by me so my first instinct was to run. I ran and ran but all the openings were shut. I realized that I was trapped and I didn’t know if I was alone or not. I was scared like a little girl in a haunted corn maze. Then it happened... (Sadie)…

consumed him. Roderick sings to the narrator a song called “The Haunted Palace” (Baym, Nina 707-708). In this ballad, Roderick sings about the Usher mansion and how beautiful the “palace” was in past years. He croons of singing troops, meaning children singing melodies; spirits dancing, meaning joyful dancing and frolicking. The song talks of vibrant colored banners flying, happiness and sunshine abound. Roderick is haunted by these memories and his family’s history; he feels pressure from…

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…

let them rethink of that previous time). So due to curiosity of human nature, we tend to be nosy and hover over mysterious places where it may be haunted and cursed. I myself have experienced a ghost adventure, and let me tell you.. It really freaked me out. It actually was hard night to sleep. So now let me take you into the journey of the 3 most haunted islands on…

The Blue Man One stormy, foggy night I was sitting near the glass door, I was having a good time playing my video game. About 30 minutes later I got up to get a drink and came back to play. As soon as I took a seat I heard loud noises like branches cracking, then at the corner of my eye I saw a blue figure outside of the glass door, it passed by at the speed of a bullet. At that moment my heart was racing. My mind is telling me to crack the door open but my body said no. I went with my gut and…

In a sleepy town called Zulandale there was a building that was paranormal. Many people around town would always talk about 4931 W Coleson Lane. That’s where the business was. The business next door got much more business then we ever did. There is a window between Blakely’s Coffee and Hamilton’s Corner. People use to look through the window and ended up getting frantic because they were afraid of the rumors. Francis Oberson was the manager of the business and was concerned for his building and…

Honest Horror I am eager to witness the horrors within “America’s scariest” that the masses raved about. Not having a reservation, I am forced to sneak around the attentive guard. The charcoal black suit with legs intimidates all who enter. Luckily, the bouncer stares mindlessly at the black cellular device within his tight grasp as if he guarded that rather than the entrance. In his moment of blindness I manage to duck underneath the red rope stanchions into the exuberant crowd. After…

Since “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” is another version of “Resurrection Mary” there are some differences in the events in each of the stories plot. For example, in “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” the text never specifies where Carol’s ghost was coming from. The text said “And it was after dusk when we first saw her. I know it was dark, 'cause I remember first seeing her in the lights ahead. Neither Herbert nor I spoke. He slowed down, and the girl stopped walking. She just stood there on our…