My possessed neighbor!
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This is one of the most horrifying stories I've witnessed first hand that happened some 52 years ago. During winter holidays, we village boys and girls used to play various games as those were the golden days of our life as well as of Darjeeling, our hometown, I can say . There were no hard feelings, no barriers of any kind, no disrespect to the elders, no interference of the elders and there was only love and friendship. You won't believe today that one of our hide and seek games could last upto 3 to 4 hours and sometimes even more. So, by the end of the day we had to make a rule stating that the game should not exceed three hours. As I said earlier, we never played the same game the next day. So, you could imagine that we knew and played several folk games.
But hide and seek was our best. This story is also about the same game. One morning, we decided to play the game, so we summoned our friends for it. At the end of the day, we were roughly 14 youngsters out of which 6 were girls . After the toss to decide who would begin, one of my friends, Naresh was to seek us. This game did not have the aforementioned 3 hour rule so we could literally play as much as we wanted. When Naresh was in his countdown, we boys decided go up towards the Railway Station while the girls walked down towards the graveyard and that particular game had lasted for 4 to 5 hours already and we were all tired so we called it off and went back to our respective homes.
My sister also participated in that game and she was telling us what had happened as the girls headed a different way during the game. As they reached the graveyard, they washed their faces at the spring there. They collected some berries. After some time, as no one came looking for them, they started to head back to our village. My sister didn't tell us about their mischievious incidents.Back at home, we finished our dinner by 8:00 pm and we went to sleep. As I was really tired, I slept off in no time.
Around midnight, I heard a lot of noise. I couldn't sleep and I came out of my bed to try and figure it out. I was alone at home and heard a big murmuring coming from the next house .This was the house of Didi (sister)our eldest playmate, who lived with her elder brother who was working in the Darjeeling Municipality at the time. Obviously, I headed next door to get rid of my curiosity. As I entered, the first thing I saw was didi is thrown out of her bed by nobody and of course, I was perplexed. More neighbours arrived and the eldest chap of the village, Rai mama sent some boys to bring Miya Sahabuddin, a washerman(dhobi) of the village, Dhobi Talaw- meaning 'Pond of the Washermen'.
I was told by my friend that this incident is happening for a long time . Rai mama demanded the explanation in its entirety, otherwise they'd be thrashed. The girls started to elaborate the whole incident and explained that she(didi) was dancing over a graveyard that evening. At this point, Miya arrived and as soon as he saw the girl he told us that she is possessed. He asked the big boys to hold her and tie her and not to release until he is done. He prayed a few chants which brought forth the spirit in her body and he begged the spirit in her to leave. The soul did not concur and it(while possessing Didi) tried to loosen the bounds violently. At this moment, Miya enquired why the spirit was so angry. The spirit( through Didi) mentioned that she was a muslim girl who had an untimely death and that Didi ruined her grave. Miya asked Didi's brother to apologize for her and promise to fulfill her wishes. When her brother asked for forgiveness on his sister's behalf for her unwanted behavior and promised to fulfill her wish according to his capability, then Didi became eerily quiet and proposed two conditions. One, was to perform a kind of blessing ritual at her grave and the second, to repair, clean and barricade her grave. Didi's brother agreed for both, and the spirit insisted to perform the rituals right away as she is not able to rest. After getting Miya's consent, Didi's brother immediately gathered the ritual items and the entire village pariticipated and witnessed the same.
The ritual was completed the same night, which was rather terrifying and from the next day, the repair at the grave started and apparently the spirit left Didi's body but she could not remember a single thing that had happened then!
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exploration the main reason why is because despite all the perils and life-threatening situations that he and his crew faced not one of his men died on duty under his command one of these more unbelievable occurrences where everyone survived happened during the 1914 to 1917 Imperial transatlantic Expedition avoid the ship named endurance 1914 endurance got stuck in a patch of ice in the Weddell sea where the vessel was gradually being crushed forcing Sailors to abandon it Shackled In and his 27 men filled three small lifeboats and what Provisions they could manage to carry like a testament to the ship's name the sailors endure the extreme cold blizzard conditions and the frostbite the team had to deal with the grueling labor of sometimes carrying their lifeboats by hand over ice patches there were no radios or planes to call any emergency services to help them and so they went through this for more than a year eventually Shackleton and his men reached Elephant Island a small strip of icy land sitting between Antarctica and South America he then left most of the guys there while he and a handful of crew members took one Lifeboat seeking help they waded through the darkest of winter nights and crossed 800 miles of Raging Sea to reach South Georgia a remote whaling station upon arrival they formed a rescue party and went back to fetch the remaining group at Elephant Island fast forward a century later an English Explorer Edmund Hillary picked up the trail that Shackleton it went through a big admirer of his Hillary made a name for himself as being one of the first two people to make it to the summit of Mount Everest back in 1953. three years after that the British Explorer formed a team from New Zealand to explore the South Pole but on their way Hillary made a stop at shackleton's Hut at Cape roids in the Ross sea his heart was used by shacklin and his crew during their expedition in Antarctica aboard the nimrod according to Sir Edmund he saw the ghost of the legendary Explorer greeting him as he entered the accommodations he said I distinctly saw Shackled him walking towards me and welcoming me it was a fleeting moment that something that was burned in Hillary's memory perhaps it was Sir shackleton's gesture of welcoming a fellow Adventurer coming into his Hut or maybe sir Hillary had simply Disturbed the dweller's spirit resting in this long forgotten Shack a Shackleton did pass away in the area at the age of 47 while attempting his fourth Antarctic exploration number four Scott's Hut discouragement can be a dangerous thing especially when you're in a potentially life-threatening situation famed polar Explorer Robert Falcon Scott felt pretty much assured that he'd make another run at going to wear no human on earth had ever been but due to unforeseen events him and his crew and a very arduous Journey God's Adventure began with the discovery Expedition that occurred between 1901 and 1904. this time the British royal Navy officer set a new record by reaching the farthest part that humans had ever gone into in the South Pole the Antarctic plateau still though this achievement wasn't enough for him as he had yet to conquer the southernmost part of the continent itself which is why half a decade later he together with almost 30 other Brave Sailors and embarked on the 1910 and 1913 Terra Nova Expedition along the way they erected what is now known as Scott's HUD on the North Shore of Cape Evans on Ross Island this would serve as a base camp the voyagers in November of 1911 Scott instructed 25 of his men to take shelter in the pre-fabricated hut the commander as well as four of his hand-selected men in a caravan of horses and sleds then sat out on the 800 mile Journey to the very bottom of the world took them weeks before finally reaching their destination in January of 1912. over much there this may they found out that another team led by Norwegian Explorer rolled a Monson had already erected their flag there signifying that they had been beaten in the race to go where no one had before extremely disheartened essentially making this painful Trek for nothing Scott and his crew had no choice but to turn around and head back salted by the feeling of failure coupled with utter exhaustion sickness and freezing weather the British polar team never made it home before they could reach the safety of the Hut the entire group perished on the ice realizing the failure of their return the rest of the crew packed up what they could carry and headed home not that Scott and his Polar party desperately tried to reach was finally abandoned for 40 years I remained there then undisturbed until the U.S Expedition located and dug it back out of the snow to impart to the cold temperatures the whole place was preserved in a remarkable state so much so that even the tomato ketchup remained edible considering the large amount of time that it was left in isolation this place reportedly emanates a disturbing vibe currently it's open to the public many visitors that go say they feel uneasy in the hut most courageous enough to spend a night in the venue reported feeling a sense of Haunting or dread manifested by Phantom footsteps and voices meanwhile others claim seeing unexplained lights and hearing mysterious noises no one knows the exact cause of these paranormal phenomena but it's very possible but the Hut is haunted by those who passed away fighting with every breath to avoid another failure and reach Scott's Hut number three River of blood in Antarctica they're said to be a river that flows not with water but with blood and the stark contrast of scarlet colored liquid running against the pristine sheet of white eyes glaciers makes the site even more terrifying named Blood Falls this once mysterious polar feature can be found at the snout of Taylor Glacier which lies near the McMurdo Station in East Antarctica foreign T is simply the tail end of a glacier it was first discovered by geologist Griffith Taylor during his expedition of the continent in 1911. while they must have been horrified at first Taylor's inquisitive mind prompted him to investigate what his men initially thought of as a murder scene he believed at first that what it could be was a large population of red algae living in the water that gave off the Striking red Hue but ultimately he was wrong Taylor left the area and shared what he found to others which resulted in people either not believing him or becoming very curious about blood Falls soon enough more scientists and explorers visited to see for themselves and despite decades passing no one could seem to figure out the mystery behind why it was like this because it was so remote it wasn't an easy thing to study but finally in 2009 a breakthrough happened using high tech ice penetrating radar they were able to trace the flow to an underground Lake buried 1300 feet below Taylor glacier the findings suggests that about 5 million years ago the ocean flooded East Antarctica creating a salty Inland Lake three million years later glaciers formed on top which basically trapped the huge Basin of pristine Marine salt water inside another couple of Millennia followed and that isolated water became even saltier and through pressure and natural movement the water then began seeping out of the ice when the high saline iron-rich water made contact with oxygen-filled air the liquid turned red out of oxidation further studies discovered that the underwater lake is home to a community of microbes that can withstand extreme conditions like a lack of both light and oxygen instead these organisms uniquely utilize iron and sulfate to survive the mere existence of these entities We Now call extremophiles has brought about the idea that perhaps life can Thrive throughout the Universe under conditions we didn't think were possible for these entities instead of making food by photosynthesis Blood Falls organisms do so by chemosynthetic means unlike the former that relies on sunlight the latter process involves converting sulfur and iron compounds into energy [Music] number two plane crash hauntings in spite of the Hostile and Barren environment people from all around the world are still enticed to visit Antarctica and Marvel at its desolation the 1970s there was a spike in tourism activity in the region where people would book day trip flights from New Zealand and then enjoy a leisurely aerial view of the icy continent offering such kind Services was Air New Zealand which has been operating scheduled sightseeing flights since 1977. on November 28 1979 Air New Zealand flight 901 left Auckland Airport carrying with it 237 passengers and 20 crew members the fly was supposed to return to Auckland that evening however it unfortunately never made it back reports indicated that it was actually the first time that the pilots made such a flight on this route but considering their extensive flight experience they were given the green light and there 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South Shetland Islands of Antarctica the Drake Passage is known for having some of the most treacherous Waters in the entire world with unpredictable weather patterns somewhere along the way the ship got caught up in a storm and ultimately the entirety of it froze everyone on board didn't stand a chance and the Jenny and everyone on board were never seen again but then almost 20 years later in 1840 a whaling ship named Hope passed through the same passageway as the Jenny during this time Drake's Passage was riddled with huge icebergs which made it difficult for the whaler to navigate while working their way out in The Frigid conditions the Shipmates suddenly noticed a battered looking ship emerging from a gap between two large icebergs amidst the fog Sailors could clearly see seven men standing on the main deck the name across the boat Hall was the Jenny curiosity prompted the crew to board the battered schooner they called out incessantly but none of the men answered and shock and fear eventually overtook them when they realized that the men standing in attention were actually dead and frozen solid in place it was as if a magical spell was cast onto them stupefying and freezing them where they stood hopes Commander Captain Brighton got wind of the clamoring and ventured below the deck of the Jenny there he saw the boat's Captain sitting at his desk looking like he was riding the ship's log man has prompted him to First Call out to his counterpart but when he didn't get a reply Brighton proceeded to approach him realize that the man too was frozen solid just like his crew he probed the ship's log and learned that the last port Jenny visited was kalu Peru 20 years ago going through the final entry he saw that it read May 4th 1923 no food for 71 days I am the only one left alive right investigated further and they are discovered yet another terrifying site lying on the bed cradling a dog was who they assumed to be the captain's wife frozen solid as well it's a mystery how these poor individuals fell into this horrifying circumstance Theory suggests that a sudden intense storm may have blown through the ship freezing everyone on board although others believe that something paranormal happened such that the Jenny was sucked into another dimension only to reappear 20 years later in an area they weren't prepared to be in as such they all ended up succumbing to the cold no one knew exactly what happened thereafter to the Jenny although stories suggest that the Ghost Ship still haunts the Waters of the Antarctic to this very day......
By Mark Chinkwitaa day ago in Horror
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Thanks a lot for your good words, Soon there will be more for the concerned people like you. Keep reading...
Your storytelling skills really drew me in, and I found myself completely engrossed in the chilling events you described. The way you captured the atmosphere and suspense was fantastic, keeping me on the edge of my seat until the very end. Your writing style is captivating and immersive, and I can't wait to read more of your work.