Haunted Mansion

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…

Bodies dad said “it will be thirty minutes till we get there”. I was as bored as a worm until I saw some lights. We're here someone shouts. We finally arrived at the haunted theme park. As we wait for the tickets in line us three watch the movie that's playing. Finally, we got the tickets and started to head over to the haunted house. I was as excited as a hummingbird. After five minutes have passed it's our turn to go in.…

Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House depicts the tale of four strangers in a dark secluded house called Hill House. One important character is Eleanor Vance, the improbable protagonist of this novel. Throughout the novel we see instances of her deteriorating mental stability through her childish behavior, her insecurities, her over active imagination, and her “connection” to the house, all of which lead to her unfortunate death. From the very start we see Eleanor as childish. We…

Halloween is creeping up on us quickly and it will soon be the time to find some good pumpkin carvings stencils to help turn those strange little orange gourds into a work of art. When the little spooks, goblins and other frightful creatures roam the streets in the darkness of the night, you will be the one providing an artful light to guide them. With the help of some great pumpkin carving stencils, you will be able to create the Jack-O-Lanterns that your neighbors will be talking about for a…

most all of us have been to a haunted house or heard of off the wall ghost stories. Are these true? Are there really ghosts or spirts out there? The answer is yes. As you continue to read I will begin explaining to you the realization of how true and as real as you and me, these spirits really are. Cultures all around the world believe in after life in another realm. Ghost are the most widely believed paranormal phenomena, 37 percent of Americans believe in haunted houses. Half of that 35…

theatre is still open, and they still have shows there . Some people even rent out rooms for parties or weddings with catering. Some people have said that they have seen baker. In Victorian streetscape of spring street The Princess Theatre is haunted by Frederick Baker a past actor. In 1885 the Princess theatre came under control of “The Triumvirate” , with partnering with J.C. williamson, George Musgrove, and Arthur Garner. The old theater had become rundown so the Triumvirate resolved…

I fear this will be the last thing I ever write. I’ve never been a superstitious man but I did enjoy reading about ghosts and the like but i've never really taken them seriously. However in this story that is not the case. I guess I should start with the beginning. The year is 2013, society has gotten their heads out and stopped worrying about the end of the world, but for me, it was the beginning of the end. When I was 14 I learned about this website called thefl!pside.net. It was a…

Trick or Treated By D. H. Lewis Grace never liked Halloween, not since the dark thing knocked on her door five years ago. Most people only worried about their house being egged or TP'ed, but Grace had more to worry about than a prankster’s mess. Her father's laugh echoed throughout the house. Her daughter Shelley giggled. The man possessed an impressive repertoire of jokes, both good and bad. Shelley had dressed as a clown this year. Last year it was a princess. Shelley liked the dress-up,…

Halloween was always one of my favorite holidays. Especially when the leaves start to change colors and it gets colder. That all changed October 20, 1998. It was a cold October night when it all happened. Kayla, Sabrina and I finally decided to go ride some old dirt roads. As I went to Kayals house I got this funny feeling as I pulled into the driveway, my heart was racing it was beating so fast and loud I could hear it in my head. I just talked myself out if it and got out of the car. As I got…

Though there are many topics out there to choose from, I chose Halloween as mine. In my research, my main questions are from where and who Halloween first surfaced from and how it was then to what it is now. My thesis is still coming along but it is along the lines of “Halloween’s origin isn’t as ‘sweet’ as we have made it out to be“. My paper will be broken down into many different topics all ranging from: Where and who the ‘holiday’ started from, what was the reason, what was involved, how it…