Light the Way Home

The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. I say this as a last-ditch effort, I need you to understand something: you’re in danger. If you’ve gotten this far, I’m sorry to say it's too late for you.

The cabin was built by none other than Donnie Hover. He was known as a reclusive man, the kind to shake his fist at young children if they happened to be in his yard. You know the type. The year was 1963; a once young Donnie spent two years completing his cabin, in hopes of never having to interact with the outside world again.

A year after its completion Donnie drowned himself in the nearby lake. There was no note, no reason known as to why. His home showed no signs of disarray, the only thing police found when they searched it was a line of candles from the doorway to the bedroom. All varying sizes and types.

People speculated that he just wasn’t happy, that he got tired of being alone. Those who knew Donnie knew that it had to be more than that, something had to have broken him. Some theories say he was possessed, working with the devil, but the truth is much worse. Donnie was haunted.

In 1972 the cabin was sold to a young couple, Mary and Sam Johnson. Early 20’s, a newly married doe-eyed pair. Not even six months later found drowned in the same lake, eerily floating six feet apart. Friends and family have admitted that the couple was… different after moving. When talking to them friends said it was like they weren’t there, nothing but a distant stare and one-syllable answers. The family refused to give details. That wasn’t what scared the town though, it was the similarities.

There were no signs of disarray, the only thing police found when they searched it was a line of candles from the doorway to the bedroom. All varying sizes and types.

The cabin didn’t sell again. The town considered it cursed and refused to go near it. That is until a group of teenagers broke in one day, wanting to record a video. They decided to stay the night; ya know to get the full experience. It was supposed to be fun; a way to show everyone how cool they were. There was only one survivor from that night, Trevor Micheals. He recounted his story once and has never spoken of it since.

Trevor and his friends broke the lock on the door and immediately felt as if something was wrong. Trevor described it as a heavy blanket over the senses. Then… nothing. No furniture moving, no giggling, and feet stomping above them. Hours passed and he watched his friends slip in and out of consciousness. He soon noticed that one by one each one of his friends would walk away and when they came back it was like they weren’t there. They would talk to the walls, nodding vigorously and ignoring everyone else in the room. When asked who they were talking to they would turn their head slowly, with a wide grin spread across their face and say, “We sent him home.”

You see, when Donnie built the cabin no one really questioned why. No one suspected that all the kids that had gone missing in the next town would be here. Seven kids, none older than five were found under the floorboards in the cabin. The police withheld the cause of death.

Some say they’re calling for help with the candle. Some say they’re luring you in. One thing to know is that if you go in the cabin when that candle is lit, you’ll find yourself in the water with no way out.