If you’re a paranormal or horror writer, you have probably written or considered writing a haunted house story. Ghost stories continue to be popular in modern literature, and for good reason. Supernatural stories not only frighten readers and entertain them, they also heighten their imaginations. Readers will return time and again to books that led them to question the true source behind the scratches against the bedroom window or the flickering light in the living room. There will always be a market for haunted house stories!
Today, The Wizard of Writing invites you to light a candle, grab a writing quill, and get ready to use the following list of creepy haunted house happenings in your own spooky stories.
HAUNTED HOUSE HAPPENINGS
- Faces in mirrors
- Rain or blood dripping in house from unexplained source
- Dark shadows
- Scratches on limbs or body
- Whispers
- Evil sensations
- Items breaking
- Lights flickering
- Battery drainage
- Hair tugging
- Possession
- Items being thrown (Poltergeist)
- Items levitating
- Dolls moving or speaking
- Items working with no batteries or electricity
- Static on TV
- EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomenon or voice recordings from beyond)
- Fires
- Moans and Groans
- Chains rattling
- Animals distressed or seeing things that are not present
- Doors closing and opening on their own
- Orbs
- Unexplained lights
- Invisible breaths
- Pushing
- Footsteps/Footfalls
- Cold Spots
What other haunted house happenings can you think of? Let me know in the comments!
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