The Boogeyman

Chapter6: Stranded in the dark

It was around noon on a Sunday. A bad thunderstorm had rolled in and the rain was pouring down. The tin on the roof popped and cracked as the wind picked up. It made the house feel even creepier. The doorbell rang just a few moments later. It was Annabelle, she had a bag with her and what looked to be a book in her hands. She hung up her jacket on the hook and took her belongings to the basement. Her entire process would take nearly an hour. Maria was told to stay upstairs and pray. After some time passed, she began to feel really uneasy, like the walls were closing in on her. Panic set in and she stood from her seat and walked to the front door. She opened the door just slightly to watch the storm and try and calm down. A loud crack of thunder made her jump, as she did, she heard loud footsteps pounding on the basement stairs. Annabelle came around the corner running so fast she nearly knocked maria over. She ran to the driveway got in her car and left. Totally freaked out Maria left and went to her sister's place. She returned home the next day and decided to try one more time to rid her home of its energies. She had seen a tv commercial for a local paranormal team. The group was called Shadow Chasers. She had written down their number a few nights ago. She called and after a few rings someone answered. He addressed himself as Chris the leader of the group. After talking on the phone for some time they agreed to come out and do an investigation. The next day the crew loaded up their equipment and drove up to the house. It was about a two-hour drive from their office. As the van pulled in the driveway they realized where they were. This house had a reputation all over town for being extremely haunted. Just stepping out onto the concrete they could already feel a dark presence. They grabbed their bags and headed up onto the porch. Maria was already waiting for them with the door open. Once inside they had a quick chat and got to work setting up their camera's. Maria had left for a motel for the night. Chris had brought along four other members of his team. His wife lily who was the audio tech, twins raven and maven who were mediums and his best friend Matt that he started the business with. Matt was a camera man for the team. They had tools like EMF meters, Spirit boxes, Motion censored camera's and more. They split into groups. Lily would stay at the command center in the kitchen. Chris and matt would be on the main floor and basement and the twins would take the upstairs. The investigation had just started and already things were starting to happen. The kitchen door had slammed shut on its own, batteries were being drained instantly, loud thuds seemed to be coming from inside the walls. Chris was sitting in the living room doing a spirit box session while matt was recording everything. Upstairs the twins were becoming overwhelmed at the amount of energy they were sensing. Although they both were mediums their abilities were very different. Raven was able to see ghosts and go back in time and watch events play out in her mind. Maven was able to hear them and talk to them. Raven stepped into one of the bedrooms and was immediately drawn to the corner next to the door. There stood a large wooden wardrobe she started to get closer when one of the doors opened up. She started backing out of the room when something caught her attention. What looked to be a dark gray black hand reached out from the dark. She screamed and all of a sudden felt hands push her to the ground. She tried to get up but couldn't move. She finally opened her eyes to see what appeared to be a woman hovering over her. She had long dark gray hair and an ugly rotten face and long crooked nails like a witch would have. She was rotten and looked like she had been dead for a very long time. She screamed and screamed, and Maven and Chris and Matt came to help her. Chris started praying very loudly and put a cross on her stomach and the spirit lifted off and disappeared. That was enough the investigation was over. Raven was taken outside while Matt and Maven gathered the equipment. Once everything was packed, they left for the office. The next day they called Maria and told her about the attack. That's when she mentioned Annabelle and how she had run out without saying why. As soon as Chris heard the name his stomach churned. He then proceeded to tell her that Annabelle used to work for him until her personality changed. She would lash out at everyone and seemed like she wanted to cause harm to others. She became dark and always seemed angry and later they found out she was dabbling in the occult. He fired her and she opened her shop in town. Maria felt sick to her stomach hearing this. He asked her what ritual she had done in the home. And she told him that Annabelle had called it a cleansing spell. He told her he would call be shortly and hung up. Maria's mind was racing, and she paced back and forth waiting for the phone to ring. After about ten minutes Chris called back and told her that what Annabelle had done that day was a summoning ritual. Meaning she had called forth the spirits and negative energies instead of getting rid of them. He recommended she put the property up for sale and find somewhere else to live. Maria told him she would take some time and think it over. The call ended and maria went home nervous for what was to come. She pulled in and unlocked the door and went inside. She decided a hot bath would help her relax. So, she slid into the tub the water right under her chin and closed her eyes. She let out a sigh and felt her body go limp. She laid in the tub for nearly two hours. After she dried off and let the water out, she got dressed and made some warm milk and headed to bed. Almost fully asleep she awoke to the bed shaking like an earthquake was happening. The bed lifted off the floor at least a few inches and slammed back down on the ground. She jumped out of bed and ran toward the front door. The house was going crazy, like it had come alive. Doors were opening and closing, lights were flashing on and off, books were flying off shelves, dishes were crashing to the floor shattering into pieces. Then a loud voice started screaming get her, get her, get her over and over again. She threw the door open and ran to her car and took off. She didn't stop driving till she made it to her sister's place. It was three in the morning when she showed up on her doorstep. Her sister let her in and told her that was enough. The next day they went to town hall to see about getting the house torn down. After several meetings the town agreed to demolish the home and just sale the property. The process began two weeks later. After a couple of days Maria received a call from the police. They informed her the workers had found pieces of human remains in the wall. The house was demolished and sadly Maria would never be able to live peacefully in her new place. She was found dead a week after the property sold. The autopsy said it was a heart attack and that it was sudden. Her sister and others believe that maybe she saw something from the house that caused her death. She was buried in a local cemetery and the property was used as farmland after that. The community still has doubts about whether or not the ghosts ever left that land. It's still known as the old Haunted Blackwell estate. Most of the townspeople won't even drive near that area fearing that they may accidently bring something home with them. Its story had become somewhat of a legend and would be told from generation to generation. Maybe that's all it ever was an urban legend or maybe it was something straight from hell.