Every October, a large amount of haunted houses open up in my town.
A particular one that caught my eye was opening near the edge of town.
The exact location was surrounded by miles of forest, so I thought it was an interesting
place.
Since all of my friends were busy, I decided to go alone.
I thought it might’ve made the experience even more scarier, especially since it was
my first time at that attraction.
When I arrived at the place, I was surprised at how empty it was.
Lots of people online raved about how terrifying it was, but this wasn’t what I was expecting
at all.
It was like a little barn house in the middle of nowhere, but it had a lot of cornfields
surrounding it.
My first adventure was to the barn itself.
When I opened the door and peaked my head inside, I quickly covered my mouth to keep
from gagging.
It smelled disgusting, and I soon realized why.
There were no animals in the barn.
Just feces and… corpses.
In my mind, I was really impressed with the level of decorations that the owners had put
into this.
I couldn’t even tell if the animal bodies were actually real, which really made me want
to gag.
After silently praising them for their work, I realized this was just the start of the
haunted house.
So I closed the door and looked towards the other building.
It had the vibe of an old ranch house, which really interested me.
Although I’ve checked out almost every haunted house that’s come to town, I’ve never
been to a southern themed one.
I approached the home with my heart beating out of my chest.
When I touched the doorknob, it was already unlocked.
So I just let myself in, and found it decorated in vintage furniture.
Something that caught my eye was a creepy doll seated on a table near the entrance.
While I stood in the hallway observing the home, a woman in an apron appeared from the
kitchen.
She had red stains on her face and her clothing, but I just assumed it was fake blood.
Her first reaction wasn’t even to ask me what I was doing there, instead, she looked
me up and down, then offered me an invitation to dinner.
I couldn’t help but think that her acting was somewhat dull, but realistic nonetheless.
In her hand was a butcher knife covered in fake blood too, so I just assumed her character
was some sort of crazy housewife.
I nodded, trying to play along with her weird little act.
A big smile spread across her face when I accepted, and then she said something along
the lines of “we’re having a spouse for dinner.”
I thought the way she said brussel sprouts was weird
After she muttered to herself for a bit, she looked upstairs.
It was a strange moment of silence, before she suddenly shouted ‘evelyn! you have a
new friend.’
A young girl with braids came down from the top of the staircase.
I don’t know how to exactly describe it, but she looked so… empty.
Evelyn was around my little sister’s age, but her acting was flawless.
She grabbed my hand and led me back up the stairs.
No words were exchanged between us, but the room we stopped at was a bedroom.
I assumed it was her character’s room, and she gestured for me to take a seat.
I sat criss crossed on the floor, and felt a shiver go down my spine as my eyes landed
on her large doll collection.
The room was silent as I watched her lay a doll gently on her lap.
Without saying anything, she began to rip all the hair from its head.
The sight was so disturbing that I began to feel uncomfortable.
Then her mother called for us to go back downstairs, and I tried to leave the room as quickly as
possible.
Once we made it to the dining room, there was a whole feast laid out.
Although all the food was probably fake, it smelled so realistic.
I wondered if there was some sort of candle that imitated the scents.
I took a seat at the edge of the table, while Evelyn and her mother sat on the opposite
side.
My plate had lots of raw meat, and I watched the mother and daughter as they dug in.
I guessed it was edible, and took a bite.
The taste was very sweet, but it made me feel weird not knowing what kind of meat it was.
I excused myself to get a drink, and the mother told me their fridge was in the garage.
So I went to the fridge, but upon opening it, something landed on my feet, and I had
to stop myself from screaming.
Once I collected myself, I bent down to pick up the object, and realized it was a human
head.
His eyelashes were covered with ice, and he looked like he had very bad frostbite.
When I looked closer, I realized he resembled Evelyn a bit.
Even though it was just a prop, his face frozen with its permanent look of horror really impressed
me.
My phone got a notification, and I saw that my friend sent me a photo of our group at
a haunted house.
The message attached was “we came to surprise you! where are you?”
That’s what I realized...
I was at the wrong house.