Entering the house, we decided to get over our fear of haunted houses; the wooden stairs that lead to the porch were squeaking under our feet, there were cockroaches crawling all over the place, and spider webs around the door. Something caught our attention. There was a writing that stuck out like a sore thumb in the midst of the darkness. Someone placed the writing where the doorbell should have been, and in white letters, it said, “Be careful. Don 't end up like the rest.” Disturbing. We opened the door and the sight shocked us; we were expecting rats and stained walls to welcome us, but an immense entrance hall that was void of any objects greeted us. There was a piano located in the heart of the room with a skull on top and a humongous chandelier that looked sophisticated yet old. …show more content…
If it was not for the moon’s illumination, we wouldn 't have seen the gigantic stairwell and the numerous doors around us because they were in pitch black. Opening one of the doors, we saw a maze of doors and hallways laying before us. After each hallway that we passed through, the place became narrower, the horrendous smell of vomit mixed with other revolting scents got so intense that made us want to gag, and the atmosphere grew colder to the point where our thick jackets were not sufficient enough to warm us up. Out of nowhere, the lights started flickering in a quick pace, like the black and white disco lights, destroying our vision. Quickening our steps, we begin running back to where we came from using the walls as a guide. However, the moment our hands touched the walls, they met with a liquid and slime-like substance. Everything started getting more creepier when this wicked laughing sound echoed through the walls followed by a deep voice that
Narrative Rough Draft Billy Baker and his sister Taylor Baker daydreamed as they stared aimlessly out the car door window. Finally they were on the road heading east towards new beginnings. Mr. and Mrs. Baker had decided that it was in the family’s best interest that they move to a smaller town. The Baker kids grew more restless by the minute as they got closer and closer to their destination. Their new house in the small town of Clearfield, Iowa was far different from their former apartment flat in Seattle, Washington.
Their home is known to be mysterious, creepy, and haunted, “Inside the house lived a malevolent Phantom. People said he
In The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, the atmosphere of fear is created throughout her novel. Shirley Jackson creates this feeling for the reader by including many literary techniques. Literary techniques are used to influence the reader’s experience and keep them on the edge of their seat. The three most impactful literary techniques that created an atmosphere of fear in the novel are foreshadowing, symbolism, and repetition.
The Villisca Axe Murder House The Villisca Murder House is a very popular house. It is located in the small midwestern town Villisca, Iowa. The name “Axe Murder House” comes from the fact that murder victims were killed by an axe. In fact, there is even a mark on one of the walls from an axe.
Poltergeist/Hauntings You hear a creak at night and a little boom here and there, and suddenly you think there is something in your house; little do you know your house is just old. Imagine actually having a demonic entity leaving in the same home as you, would you feel safe and secure? Or scared and alone? You can’t run.
I looked around the room looking for the mysterious sound and that’s when the weirdest thing happened. A glowing ghost came out of the wall which happened to be shimmering. “Hi my name is storm, don’t be fooled by my name, i really am a nice person or as my peers call me, a ghost. Anyways I am here to take you to the magical world of Candy Land. Candy Keller is full of candy, food, drinks, and all types of various animal species.”
There are many motifs that can be analyzed in ghost literature and folklore, though one that is ever present throughout the beginning of the telling of ghost stories is the motif of the suicide ghost. This ghost manifests after the untimely demise of an individual who takes their own life. This motif is intriguing, because of its complex nature and the fact that this motif persists through time, as it is seen in early ghost stories to the most recent accounts of ghosts. The suicide victim is often seen as returning as a ghost, because of the idea that these victims have unfinished business and internal turmoil. The suicide ghost motif persists because of the fascination of the premature death, along with the idea of understanding the internal
Another day, another breath. I’m happy to be alive but I’m alone and depressed. My family is nowhere in sight. I look for them everyday and everynight. I’m leaving the country, I hope this is best for me.
You felt chills go down your spine. You've never heard anything like that. It wasn't anything like normal laughter. It couldn't have possibly sounded more sadistic.
Both the film Sunset Boulevard and the novel Haunting of Hill House are set in a gothic context. I found similarities in the way both main characters from the novel and film, maintained relationships with others. In contrast I found that the feelings associated with the two main characters, Norma Desmond and Eleanor were presented differently. I also found the representation of the gothic in the settings of both the novel and film contradictory. It is evident that both characters Norma and Eleanor had self hatred, which made their relationships with others difficult.
After the exucution, things started happening like door knobs turning with no one around. Also, people walking by the house has claimed seeing a woman in a black dress looking out the attic window. In Haunting Expirences, culture and traditions take a big part of the book, but it does relate to "Army Apparitions," by telling the story of a son, who was paying his father's taxes, after his father's death. The son said his father was next to his bed side talking to him about the unpaid bill. Haunting Expierences, also stated, "Ghost stories often reflect specific cultural orientations that differ from culture to culture and also change over time.
The Yellow Wallpaper Main Character Mental Health Deterioration “Asylums. Electro-Shock Therapy. Skull drills. Pills. Exorcism.
After a long wait for 1 hour, I pushed the tall door to enter. I looked around and saw serene teal walls. Elegant and exquisite painting hung on the wall so that they surrounded fawn-coloured leather couch. Next to it was a colossal window displaying an alluring view (Nature paints the most astonishing paintings!) The mountains - in the distance - reached the faint spread of clouds.
As I approach the house, I smell the old musty smell of the house. When I step on the front steps of the house, I hear a creak from underneath the floorboards. With every step, it seems like the creaking gets louder. I rap my hands around the dusty door handle and slowly pull open the unlocked door. The inside looks like what you’d expect.
I was about 10 years old when I went in my second haunted house ever in Dubuque, Iowa. It was a huge building made out of dark wood and metal. Although it’s appearance was scary, I wasn’t very scared because I went to one in Clear Lake, and I didn’t get scared at all. In fact, I felt brave because my 8 year-old brother, Zack, was scared and I wasn’t. Zack was taking it way too literally as he always did.