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The original was posted on /r/paranormal by /u/MarzipanAgreeable165 on 2025-04-21 09:51:48+00:00.
When I was around 9 or 10 years old, I stayed for a few days at my grandparents’ house in the countryside. They live far from any real town—just a few scattered homes within a kilometer or so, and everyone knows each other.
At the time, my older brother had been living with them for a while, and he had a computer set up in the upstairs room. I used to spend hours playing Warcraft III or World of Warcraft there.
One Sunday morning, around 10 or 11 AM, I was at their house. My grandparents were getting ready to go to church, but I didn’t want to go. I pretended to be sick just so I could stay behind and play in peace. They tried to convince me, but eventually gave up and left.
About 15 minutes after they were gone, I suddenly heard the front door downstairs open.
Immediately, I froze.
I didn’t make a sound. Slowly, I crept out to the staircase inside the house to listen more closely.
I heard footsteps downstairs. Slow ones.
Then they stopped.
A few seconds later, I heard something even worse—a strange, deliberate scraping sound against the wall. Not like knocking. More like... someone dragging their fingers across the textured bumps on the wall. Very slowly.
I was paralyzed with fear. I stayed completely still, not even breathing.
Then, after a few seconds of silence, I heard slow, heavy footsteps again. And then... the front door closed. Followed by the distinct sound of a key turning in the lock—from the outside.
That’s when I snapped out of it.
I quietly stepped out onto the upstairs balcony to see if maybe my grandparents had come back.
Their car was gone.
It wasn’t them.
That house has always given me weird feelings, but that was the first time I truly felt something was wrong there. Years later, I spoke to my older brother—he lived there for a while, and he told me he always felt something off about the house too. He shared some of his own strange experiences from the house and even from the surrounding area.
There’s something seriously wrong with that place. A lot of bad things have happened there, and everyone who’s been there says the same thing—it has a dark, heavy energy.
If anyone’s interested, I can share more stories from that house. Some of them are so terrifying I’ve tried to convince myself they never happened… but lately, I’ve started to remember things I must have blocked out for years.
Edit: Hey. As i see some people wish to hear more, well i will be glad to share.
Should i create another post or just edit this one? I don't know much about reddit's culture. Thanks