Haunted Beach House

This picture shows our beach house in the early 1920's. The ocean is to the right. It was an old house that in 1985 was put up on a foundation (but not properly). Over the years, it's had additions and that's what causes all the leaks as it sags everywhere.

A few years ago, a renter told me she thought the house was haunted. The doors would shut and things moved. I figured that was because everything is crooked. Then, a year ago, my sisters and I were here and in my bedroom, the light turned on at night. So did the radio. We freaked out, screamed, and all jumped into bed together. I had put this out of my head until last night.

All alone, I went to bed and started to hear creaks. I tried to think happy thoughts, but kept reverting back to the light and radio turning on (we no longer use that plug, maybe that was it). Then I felt like someone was sitting on the bed. I could not move, I was so frightened. The door was rattling. But that was probably because I had the window open to hear the ocean and the breeze was blowing in. But then again, who knows?

I stayed up most of the night. Keeping the light on seems to keep the ghosts at bay, or at least my imagination. When you look at the picture from the 1920's, it appears that there is some ghostly figure to the left of the group. Those of you who could see Elvis in the pine knot posted earlier will surely see the ghost in this picture.

The burnt orange paint I did in the dining room looks nice, but now I need to paint everything else in the house to match the look. Given that I no longer sleep, I guess that will not be a problem.