To put it mildly, I’m a skeptic on the idea of a haunted house. I’ll put out the standard disclaimer that there’s a lot that science has yet to discover, maybe certain locations have more currently unexplained energy or noises, but overall I think it’s silly, which has been borne out by all of the various “haunted” shows on tv and streaming being endless nonsense. But hey, enough about me! I’m also capable of enjoying a good story about an event featuring one of these houses, the people who do believe in them, or even the people who don’t believe in them but have their opinions shifted by a visit to a certain house. This is the story of Kelly and her husband deciding to buy a house and having a terrible time of it, as seems to often be the case while trying to buy a house. They finally find something that seems perfect, set up a viewing of the house, and are instantly creeped out by it. The interior was oddly constructed and the house seemed to be precariously placed on the edge of a cliff. Not too bad so far, but they finally made it to the piano room, which Kelly almost started playing before being warned off by her husband and the realtor, mostly because of the imposing painting behind the piano. There was a brief attempt to check out the cellar with no lights (before Kelly wisely noped out of there; I may be a skeptic of this stuff, but nobody should go into a strange dark cellar alone), before they finally decide that the house isn’t for them. As they leave the house, nobody is able to lock the door from the outside. Many attempts are made, all tricks are attempted, but nothing is working. So Kelly gets the idea to try and lock the door from the inside, just to prove that nothing was physically wrong with the lock. And that’s where I’ll leave you, because I may have already said too much about the story. It’s a tense and creepy tale, and it keeps you guessing on which paths it’s going to take, which is all you can ask for out of a story like this. If even a skeptic like me can enjoy this, anybody who’s more invested in hauntings will love it. $7
Posted by Kevin