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    The Victorian Horror House The story of the Smy’s is an eerie one‚ but one that needs to be heard. It all started about five years ago when the family of four decided that they needed a bigger place to stay. They searched for the perfect home for a few years‚ until they finally came across it. It was a beautiful Victorian mansion with full glass stained windows and a whole lot of character. Inside were these murals across each and every walls‚ they were creepy ones‚ but Mrs.Smy found them beautiful

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    This is a short story written by Frank O’Connor‚ an Irish. The story has partly depicted beliefs of Catholic faith which is commonly practiced in Ireland. Applying the omniscient point of view‚ this story uses the presence of cathedral and the act of asking for a miracle as a last resort to symbolize devotion and faith. Candles may symbolize for hope. This story was focused on a ten-year old unnamed boy. His character is torn between being a child and being a grown up. He is a picture torn

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    This is the story about how three girls disappeared inside an old‚ abandoned house and left one witness. I was that witness. The story starts when it was raining and my friends kept complaining about stupid stuff. I thought it was a good idea to take a walk through the woods since I do it all the time. At least it’s better than staying at home‚ bored out of our minds. I was hiking with my friends Alyssa‚ Jennifer‚ and Marcie. Marcie kept repeating the same aggravating sentence

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    had been planning on going to this haunted house since November 1‚ 2015. We couldn’t wait for that night! We were going to make it through‚ then later walk into school Triumphantly announcing our trip through Jaycees haunted house! It would be amazing and kids in our grade would be in awe! We were planning on going at midnight just to make the stakes even higher. But‚ it came to a surprise to us that there was no way out of the petrifying haunted house! Every kid would be going to Jaycees that night

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    Character Analysis of The little boy from "The Man of the House" by Frank O ’Connor The story opens with the boy‚ whom to this point had ignored his mothers coughs‚ drops everything to rush to her aid as she "collapsed into a little wicker armchair‚ holding her side". (O ’Connor 206) As he watched his mother struggle trying to light the fire he told her‚ "Go back to bed and Ill light the fire". (206) Now to this point‚ as the reader‚ I am unsure of the age of the boy‚ but I get the impression

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    One night we were at Emili Lewis’s house. A few of us girls wanted to try to stay up all night. It had been raining so we decided we wanted to go for a drive. This point of the night it was like 1:30 a.m. We drove for a little while before we got bored. We decided to brainstorm some ideas of stuff to do. We decided we wanted to go out to Box Canyon in Kaitlin’s truck to look at the stars. It took us a little while to get everything put together. We finally started heading out there at 3:00 a.m. On

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    The House on Maple Street. One time in an ordinary neighborhood and on an ordinary street‚ there was one house that wasn’t ordinary. Ever so often Jared would hear weird cries or weird screams that weren’t normal‚ like not human normal. Every night Jared would always see one light on and not know why they left it on all night. After summer Jared saw a kid come out of the house then just trips somehow‚ but never falls . Like he defies gravity or something abnormal. Then Jared saw him at school doing

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    everything up when Edwina walked up behind her. “Rebecca‚ darling‚ I have someone I would like you to meet.” Surprising her as she came closer and put her arm around Rebecca’s waist‚ she gave her a slight squeeze. “This is Johnny Jenkins‚ J.J. for short. J.J.‚ this is Rebecca‚ my talented daughter-in-law.” She smiled her fabricated

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    in words‚ Estella had grown weary in her way of life. The selling of her final worldly possession‚ and all those memories associated with it‚ had‚ I suspect‚ been her final step. If Providence had not found me treading the familiar grounds of Satis House‚ she would have been beyond my reach forever. Gone was the quick‚ flashing eye that irritated my sensibilities and quickened my heart when we were younger. Her beauty had faded into a shadow of her brilliance during those winter nights in society

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    The House There was a section of land that was known to be cursed. Anyone who went across the land without holding their breath would be cursed for the rest of their lives. It was said that a girl was dared to stay the night at the house‚ and nobody seen her again. What happened to her‚ nobody had been brave enough to go see. Until this group of friends came along. Their names were Eva‚ Jackson‚ Jace‚ and Brier. Brier had heard many things about the house‚ nothing that scared her though. Being

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