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The Haunting of Willowdale Manor.

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By Harish pillaiPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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The Haunting of Willowdale Manor.
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Willowdale Manor was a grand old house that had stood for centuries on the outskirts of the small town of Ravenswood. It was a place of great beauty, with its grand white columns and sweeping lawns, but it was also a place with a dark past. For many years, the manor had been the site of strange and terrifying occurrences, and the local people whispered of ghosts and hauntings.

It was said that the manor was haunted by the spirits of the previous owners, who had all met their deaths in mysterious and gruesome ways. The first owners of the manor were a wealthy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, who had built the house in the late 1800s. They had been brutally murdered in their bedchambers, and their bodies were never found.

The next owners of the manor were a wealthy businessman and his wife, who had moved in during the 1920s. They too had met a gruesome end, with the businessman being found hanging from the rafters of the main hall and his wife found drowned in the pond on the property.

The manor had remained unoccupied for many years after that, until a young couple, Jack and Sarah, decided to take it on as a renovation project. They had heard the rumors of the hauntings, but they were determined to make the manor their dream home.

As they began the renovation, strange things started to happen. They would hear strange noises in the night, and shadows would move across the walls. They would find objects moved or missing, and they would feel a chill in the air, as if someone were watching them.

Despite these eerie occurrences, Jack and Sarah were determined to continue with their renovation. They had invested so much time and money into the project, and they were not about to let a few ghosts scare them off.

However, things took a turn for the worse when Sarah became pregnant. The hauntings became more frequent and more intense, and Sarah started to have nightmares about the previous owners of the manor. She would wake up in the middle of the night, screaming and sweating, with visions of the Thompson couple and the businessman and his wife.

Jack became increasingly worried about Sarah and their unborn child, and he decided to seek help. He contacted a local psychic, who agreed to come to the manor and perform a cleansing ceremony.

The psychic arrived at the manor on a dark and stormy night, and she immediately sensed a strong presence of the spirits. She set up candles and incense in the main hall, and she began to chant and perform the cleansing ritual.

As she did so, the spirits began to appear. They were the Thompson couple, the businessman, and his wife. They were all dressed in the clothes they had died in, and they looked terrifying. They were all screaming and wailing, and they were trying to attack the psychic.

The psychic was able to hold them off, and she was able to banish them from the manor. The spirits disappeared, and the manor was finally at peace.

Jack and Sarah were able to move back into the manor, and they were able to raise their child in peace. The hauntings had stopped, and the manor was no longer a place of terror. They had finally made their dream home, and they were able to live happily ever after.

Years later, when Sarah and Jack were old and grey, they would sit on the porch of the manor and tell their grandkids the story of the haunting of Willowdale Manor. And they would always remember the psychic who had saved them from the spirits of the past and gave.

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  • PPabout a year ago

    Scary story 😣 Can you Read my new story on ghoul & share your thoughts on it.

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