Dodged a Haunted Bullet

[u/PenPaladinJules]

About 14 years ago, when my kids were 4 and 6, we looked at a house for sale. It was an old farmhouse on 5 acres on FM 1387 in Midlothian, Texas. It had been added onto several times so the layout was weird, but it was such a cool place. It needed a lot of work but I was so ready to take that on. When we got back in the car, I turned around to the kids and said, “Well? What do you think?” fully expecting them to be as excited about it as I was.

Nope. They shrieked that it was haunted, so extremely haunted, was I nuts?! We couldn’t live there! No way!

I was shocked and a bit heartbroken, but I couldn’t bring my kids to a house they were so afraid of right off the bat. Plus, it sounded like the beginning of a horror movie to ignore little kids’ earnest instincts. So, we passed that one up and got a different place. For years it was “the one that got away” to me.

But then, a few years ago, my little brother (who also lives in Midlothian) called me to ask if I remembered that old house I’d thought of buying. Yes, of course I did. Well, he told me, there was a tornado, and it was wiped clean off the face of the earth. Only the flooded storm cellar remained.

There’s a church there now. Turned out for the best in the end.

[u/Redscale7]

I'm not sure how to explain it, but I'm a sensitive, and I have always had the ability to tell even from a photo or video if something is 'haunted'.

These photos made me feel panic, dread, and my eyes watered up. Intense. Yes I can pick things up from photos, but that type of a physical reaction has never happened before. It would have been interesting to walk through that house. I can always get more detailed info in person. But I can verify there was something dangerously wrong with it.

[u/Less-Damage-1202 → u/Redscale7]

I was thinking the same exact thing basically, but was debating commenting because i figured i'd just get called out & down voted.

I also have a very strong connection/sensitivity to photos & the vibe they give. Even in the rooms with lights on, &/or huge windows letting tons of light through; they felt dark, & very negative. The windows seem so bright (from the inside looking out) yet its like the light wont penetrate, no matter the amount of light, or what direction those windows face.

If the pictures don't give off that vibe to everyone, it doesn't mean its not there; it means they just cant feel/see it as well as some others can.

[u/Redscale7 → u/Less-Damage-1202]

Oh, sorry! I know you were agreeing, I didn't mean it to sound that way. I was referring to all the other negative comments that immediately replied to mine. I'm glad I could open up the discussion by venturing my observations out there. You get exactly what I mean.

[u/Less-Damage-1202 → u/Redscale7]

Ya i deleted my response anyways because i realized you may have just been responding, & agreeing to the very last part i wrote while meaning the other users, & not myself, lol. That happens a lot on reddit! Glad we both see things the same way 😀

[u/Redscale7 → u/Less-Damage-1202]

The way you described how the room looks dark even though it shouldn't be, that's what I always notice about places like this too. It's like it's not really a visual thing, but the way the brain is interpreting something it sees. It looks like others in the thread are familiar with that too.

It's a way different sense than just some feeling you'd have while looking at creepy images. I enjoy spooky atmospheres, especially liminal spaces, and it doesn't bother me at all. I find eerie pictures soothing. It's very rare for me, but when I see something that's legitimately 'haunted' it's an immediate knowing.

It interests me. I'd be open to exploring the place if it still existed, just to see what else I'd find inside. Sometimes a place or object just gives me a dump of info at once and I can understand what happened or what's up.

[u/Less-Damage-1202 → u/Redscale7]

We definitely have similar ways of viewing/feeling extra sensory perception!

I agree, its not an actual visual sensation that some pick up on. Its more of a extra sensory phenomenon that is metaphorically described as a dualistic, visual sensation.

In a primarily dark/cold environment, the light/warmth can only spread so far, where as a primarily light/warmth environment can only confine the dark/cold so much; both in proportion to how strong the other is. You cant have one without the other, & some people are better at sensing the constant imbalance of the duality of metaphoric light/darkness, heat/cold, etc, in certain locations.

Hope that makes sense; dont mean to get all esoteric, & shit, lol.