Imagine being jolted awake in the middle of the night only to see a ghostly figure staring at you by the foot of your bed. This is what many people witness while staying at the Myrtles Plantation Bed and Breakfast located in beautiful St. Francisville, Louisiana (Nickell 12). The Plantation house is split into two parts, a museum and sleeping quarters for the brave guests who dare to stay the night (Rule 238). The Myrtles Plantation is known as one of “America’s Most Haunted Houses,” thanks to the ten gruesome murders that occurred in the house (Lewis G10). The infamous Myrtles Plantation has a ghastly history, which many people believe are the causes of such paranormal activity.…
As you can see there’s more to making a book scary than just a creepy title. You have to be able to drag out the part of suspense in order to really make it feel more suspenseful. You have to use onomatopoeia, which is to use sound effects in your writing, which helps it become more three dimensional. Finally, you must be able to create a frightening mood, or else it doesn’t seem scary at all. In conclusion, Edgar Allen Poe has an extraordinary act of magic tricks to create some truly frightening…
We rushed out of the door as we felt relieved that the horrifying experience was finally over, but it was definitely worth the long, but seemingly short wait into the asylum. Every Halloween, my mom and I will return to the Baldwin Asylum. We will always remember the fear that ran throughout our veins before we take our first step into the darkness once again.…
Each year people from the tri-state area travel to different haunted houses to experience some of the scariest moments of their lives. The scariest haunted house of the state is located in Tuxedo Park, New York, called The Forest of Fear. This event is more extreme than ever this year, containing five attractions for one admission price between $20 and $30. The five attractions are Uncle Jimmie’s Place, Das Kamp, Blind Panic, The Graveyard, and the Slaughterhouse. This haunted house is not recommended to children under the age of 12 due to the gory, disturbing characters walking throughout the forest. Sara Abouaf, a junior at LHS, is going to the Forest of Fear with the Lady Lions Soccer Team for team bonding the weekend of the 23rd. Sara stated,…
Call it Devil's Night, All Hallow's Eve, or even The other halloween known as Walpurgis Night, but that's another tale for a another time. Have you ever noticed, more often than not, several folks pull out all the stops on Halloween. Putting man's best friend out in the back yard or anchored to a tree in the side yard is a good decision. Examine these ideas to keep your mutt from harm during this celebration.…
Thesis Statement: The most superstitious holiday, Halloween, can be divided into its history, tradition, and its evolution.…
The salem haunted trail a place where many people go missing. Six people to be exact. One for each year the place has closed. People said it wasn't always like this it was fun and exciting but now it's just plain terrifying.…
Throughout the course of our childhood, we have all been told frightening stories. Whether those stories were about “The Boogey Man” or “Bloody Mary” or even an original story, they all served one purpose, to frighten us into behaving. I really wish I had listened to my mother, I really wish I hadn’t tried to be the moron I was, if only I had experienced the slightest ounce of fear to prevent me from entering the woods, especially at night, when evil is said to be at its strongest.…
Hello again family it is october now and I hope to see you soon. In america they have many strange things they do to celebrate this holiday they call halloween. They put out these orange squashes they call pumpkins and even carve faces into them I even carved a pumpkin myself. Another weird and a little worrying tradition is trick or treating where the children go from door to door and get candy. I was worried about lilia going but she assured me she would be fine so I dropped it. Anyways I hope to see you again and hope this whole war blows over and I can come home soon…
BOOK ONE: A GHOST HUNTER'S GUIDE TO THE MOST HAUNTED PLACES IN AMERICA is a great reference for ghost enthusiasts. Each chapter is laid out in an easy-to-read format and includes a detailed and fascinating history and documented paranormal activities. The book contains dozens of black and white photographs, lots of fun facts, and helpful visitor information. Discover the history and ghosts who haunt these places:…
On the night of Saturday, October 11th, Logan and I went out for a typical Saturday date night. This night in particular we had decided to do a haunted hayride called the Gauntlet at Harvest Hill Farm. The night was going well, we were enjoying one cheap scare after another. Until, suddenly the ride in front of us tumbled down a hill and rolled over. I don't recall thinking at all,…
Over one hundred years ago two adults and six children were violently bludgeoned to death by an axe murderer in the mid-western town of Villisca, Iowa. The walls still protect the murderer’s identity, and the house even now entices people’s curiosity. The Villisca Axe Murder House was purchased in 1994, returned to its original condition at the time of the murders, and is now open for tours. Villisca is believed to be one of the most haunted places in North America. My father surprised my best friend and me by purchasing an overnight stay in the real life haunted house.…
The huge clock struck six and the scary monsters started to roam around Busch Gardens. My dad and my brother made me do a haunted house called Cemetery, which had decomposing bodies, skeletons, and ghouls. We were waiting in line for the fast pass area and the line was still pretty long. Then the demons woke up. At first I thought they were statues but they started walking and moving. I was intently watching the demons. They were walking up to different people and they were buzzing chainsaws in people’s faces. Then one was schlepping towards me……
Halloween conjures up our fears and phobias. Have you noticed how eerie it can be at night - a "lonely" night or a night that would be ideal for a horror movie! Have you noticed how the best horror movies feast on your imagination, it's so dark you can't see anything but the music and atmosphere it creates, for example, hearing footsteps following the future victim and as the "victim" hurries, the footsteps behind hurry too and you, the viewer, can feel your heart racing and feeling the fear - all with the build up from your imagination.…
In John Carpenter’s film, Halloween, the antagonist, Michael Myers, brutally kills his older sister after she had sex with her boyfriend the night: of Halloween 1963. Soon after, six year old Michael Myers was incarcerated, until 15 years later when Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween; set on killing a group of high school students. In the film, “Halloween”, the primary antagonist, Michael Myers, is characterized as pure evil. He kills with no remorse or pain, doing to others what he did to his sister. Michael Myers sees those who may not see him, hiding in dark corners, kills when least expected but can never be destroyed. Even in a town as small as Haddonfield, Illinois, Michael Myers shows that evil is everywhere, uncontrollable and cannot be destroyed.…