HAUNTED LODGE

From the first weekend visit, the housemates noticed that the house had a weird, unwelcoming feeling. It had a darkness to it that made you feel uncomfortable in every room. Then things started happening. Lights would flicker for no apparent reason, and one bulb exploded on the wall. Lights and heat were turned off, suddenly turned back on. A rocking chair began to rock all by itself as witnessed by many people in the house. Then things became a bit more disturbing. Knocking noises could be heard late at night from all throughout the house. There were whispering noises that were unexplained in the wee hours of the morning. One housemate claims to have been thrown out of bed twice, and another claims to have seen a pot moving around on a table.

The housemates were now becoming more and more frightened by the different occurrences, but decided to ignore it and not give it much thought. They hoped that by doing this, the activity would stop. Then there was a breaking point. One housemate went up to the lodge alone with a girlfriend that was sensitive to spirits from some childhood occurrences. He did not inform the girl of the odd occurrences to prevent her from being frightened and leaving immediately. The moment she entered the house, she demanded that they not sleep on the bottom floor because it just did not feel right. Later that night, they were upstairs in bed and the noises started. They heard doors slamming down stairs, and whispering noises. They were frightened beyond belief since they were alone in the house and these things could not be explained. After a sleepless night, the young friends were sitting around watching TV the next day when the girl said that she had to leave the house immediately. She would not explain at the time why she had to leave so urgently. She later described what felt like a hand tapping on her shoulder, and when she looked at her boyfriend, his hands were on his lap. This was the last straw for that housemate. He did a little research online and called John Zaffis. John Zaffis and PRSNE researchers Brendan, Barri, and Ed headed to the mountains for an overnight investigation.

It was about 10 pm on a Friday night when three of the housemates, John Zaffis, and the PRSNE researchers arrived at the house. At about midnight, everyone gathered upstairs around the fire as a pervading feeling of unease filled the house. The lights were turned off and a spirit communication began, lead by John. The air in the room became extremely heavy with isolated patches of very cold air. It felt as though there were small chilling clouds moving through the room, and yet there was a roaring fire that was more than adequate heating the given space.
Each question was followed by the phrase of, "One tap for Yes, two taps for No." The first few questions received no response. About 10 minutes into the communication, clearly audible taps could be heard in response to the questions. Rustling noises were heard in an upstairs bedroom and were heard by all present. A faint whisper of many voices at once could be heard coming from the downstairs kitchen, but everyone in the house was upstairs during that time.

As the questioning went on, John turned to the three housemates and asked which one would like to ask questions. One housemate volunteered and the response was aggressive. During one of the questions, the feeling of the room shifted and a researcher felt a feeling that they were engulfed by a cold force.

The second session had less activity associated with it. A housemate asked the questions, but the thick feeling was gone. The third session was started at about 3:00 am. The same thick feeling was back and the tap answers were more audible and intense. The same housemate started asking questions, but this time he was joined by another who was now comfortable asking questions. The responses were quick and clear. At one point in the questioning, the toilet flushed in the upstairs bathroom while no one was near it. When asked whether that was the spirit, it responded with one loud bang from the back of the room.

The young men hoped that this house would be the perfect weekend getaway, but they have not been able to enjoy their mountain retreat.

No new updates about this property as of December, 2005