scary short stories

Grampa's house

"We're here", called a mid 30's tall lady as the car she was in pulled up to a victorian era house, "Isn't it beautiful."

"It's lovely honey", replied a man about the same age as he stopped the car, "Your dad had good taste."

"I still don't understand why we had to move", whined a boy just about teenaged as he got out of the car.

"We didn't have enough for rent at our old apartment and we wanted to keep the old house in the family", replied the lady as she got out, "Do you not like it Tommy?"

"No its beautiful mom but I had to leave my old life which I loved and not to mention we are out in the middle of nowhere", replied Tommy still whining, "And also not to mention there just happens to be a cemetery just down the road."

"Don't mind that and you'll make lots of new friends here and you'll have a great new life", his dad calmly replied as he got out.

As they walked up Tommy felt chills down his spine. He already didn't have a good feeling about this place. They continued up the steps and to the door. His mom unlocked the door and walked inside. Tommy instantly felt a draft coming from a place that there was no way it could come from. His mom smiled brightly and she walked through the house. To think it was Tommy's grampa's house. Sure looked like it was. Doesn't look like anybody was here since the night he went missing. "Well let's find our rooms and settle in", suggested his dad.

As the weeks and months went by they soon settled in.Tommy got quite used to life in the town and has made any new friends, but the weird feelings about the house never went away. He invited his new friends over for a sleepover one day unbeknownst to him it was the anniversary of the night his grandfather went missing. His parents were out for the night at a party so he had permission. One by one they came over to his house. First person to come was his closest friend Jake, who decided to bust open the door like a maniac. But fortunately he didn't break it (completely). Next to come was Lizzy, dressed head to toe in pink as usual. She jumped up and gave Tommy a big kiss on the lips when he opened the door. Behind her was Victoria completely deadpanned. She walked in quietly, looking around.Last to come was TJ, completely emerged in a game on his DS as he wandered through the door. After a while of playing video games, having snacks and talking Jake started to get a little board. "Hey, lets explore a bit around the house", he suggested as he started to wander off, "Maybe we can find something cool."

"Not a bad idea. I think there is some old stuff in the basement", commented Tommy as he started to follow.

Soon they were all exploring the basements treasures. "Hey I found some old board games we could play", yelled Lizzy.

Looking at them there was Monopoly, Guess Who, Trivial Pursuit, Risk, an Ouija board, Scene it, Cranium, and more. "Oooooh I heard a lot of spooky stories about this game", said Jake holding up the Ouija board, "Lets try it out".

"I think not", deadpanned Victoria, "They call those things devil boards for a reason."

"Aww come on. I think you're just too scared to try it", teased Jake.

"No your just stupid. There is a spirit in here, I know it, and its not a nice one," Replied Victoria still deadpanned.

"We could do just one game," Lizzy suggested getting the board out of the box "It wouldn't do any harm. My friend played it and nothing bad happened to him".

"Wasn't that a great party. I'm so glad we went. You got to meet some of the family you haven't met before," Tommy's mom exclaimed as the car dove up the long driveway.

"Did we go up the right driveway?" questioned Tommy's dad, "I don't see the house."

"I'm pretty sure, go back and check the sign," sighed Tommy's mom puzzled.

They checked to sign and sure enough it was their property. They decided to go down the street and look around.

They passed they graveyard and they noticed something different about the memorial for Tommy's grampa. They drove up to take a closer look. As they walked up they noticed some other writing on it. More names. Scratched on by what looked like a claw was clearly the names Tommy, Elizabeth, Victoria, and Jake. Tommy's mom gasped and started to cry. They had the same fate as her dad.