The hidden passageway let down a flight of steps that seem to spiral forever. It let beneath the grounds of the house there was mould liking growing along the couples stones and which were ancient and was sort of cleaning onto the walls poison ivy vines cleaned onto climbed onto the rocks , eventually static mites and static tights started to grow and they were glow worms as it got darker. It was ...

When the shelf fell and I was cleaning up the mess, I noticed that the wall was not flat. There was a little curve to it, upwards, and when I pressed against it, I felt a certain hollowness rather than the solid wall I would have expected. The house was new, so I didn’t want to destroy it so quickly, but my curiosity got the better of me and I took a hammer to where the shelf had been, so as not t...

“Now I know this was not here the last time we were shown this house.” Nate says looking towards his wife.

Her eyes wide as she moved the bangs from her eyes to make sure she was seeing things clearly.

“Babe, I think you’re right! The neighbors did say there were stories about this place.” Lala gets out finally. Her face now lighting up with the ideas flooding her mind.

“Wait wait wait wait w...

The door revealed a long tall narrow corridor that spanned in either direction, and despite being well lit neither side seemed to have a visible end. My brow began to sweat under the weight of choosing which to go or wether to turn back and barricade this door. I stepped into the brutal liminality of the space with an odd sensation of tranquility washing over me.

The hall completely featureless ...

“I didn’t know Grandpa was a Nazi,” Adria snorts, holding up a wooden box.

“What?” Wren marvels, biting back a laugh. She drops the old journal she’s been reading and scrambles to Adria’s side.

Adria traces the Nazi symbol painted on the box, the old red paint flaking off. “I can’t believe he was a Nazi.”

Wren shoulders Adria and rips the box from her hands. “Open it up.” She unties the leather...

Prologue~

The family of four practically bursted into the house. Kathryn remarked how the old wooden door didn’t pop off its hinges.

Summer was first to break away from the group. Her braids swung in the air as she sprinted through the entryway.

The rest of her family stood in awe. Well, in all honesty Deliah didn’t see the appeal. However, she was only freshly 2, her steps were s...

Saw it was a door

No one else noticed it

Walked through

Sharp pangs

Throat clenched

Muscles grew

Mirrored wall

Looking through

It’s not Alice, it’s you

(Beating heart)

Melting parts

Grabbing at nothing

But mildew

Dark and dank

Heart sank

Going deeper and him

Mindly weeper

Possessing grim

Folded hymn

I can’t go back

Too late, reality I’m stuck

Calamity in two

Bleeding luck

Nothing bad anymore...

Older houses are known to sometimes have secret passageways, especially those on the path of the underground railroad. I just never expected my house to have one, it wasn’t mentioned in the listing nor was it shown on any of my tours. The door looked very old and like it hadnt been touched in years. Turing the handle elicited an ear piercing screech, and pushing the door open created an almost as ...

The adventure has a lot of different kind of other animal’s in the forest on land or in the water or the sea otters who also live tap on wood to make the loudest noise to be able to get some a corn for all of those squirrels family who also always take all of the acorn from the beaver. Didn’t get any food at all because the beaver and all the squirrels took all the acorn for both of their family ...

“Of course,” Humphrey said flatly, “let’s go down the creepy staircase.”

“Alright!” Henri said brightly. “Pass me that torch.”

Humphrey did so begrudgingly. “Well, I can’t go down there.” He gestured vaguely to his thickly bandaged foot.

Henri didn’t reply. She was already halfway down the stairs, Humphrey’s complaints fading in the distance.

Her eyes grew wide in the gloom, marvelling at th...