November 19, 2010
My New Haunted Home
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Joy Luttrell - Elmer, Louisiana - 2009-2010
My stepfather passed away in late August 2008 during two hurricanes here in
Louisiana. In the spring of 2009, my sister who inherited the bulk of his
estate, enquired as to what I would prefer, money or something else. I told
her that I wanted a place to live that I could call my own. So she decided
to invest the money she put aside for me and my kids toward building a house
on some land she purchased. This land is located on a dead end road in a
very rural part of Louisiana. When I say dead end, I mean it, for the road
actually ends at a cemetery.
The house construction was begun in May of 2009, with construction finishing
in November of the same year. During construction, my brother-in-law and
sister would sometimes hear people talking just out of earshot, and they
would hear somebody approaching on foot. A house with no sides was easy
enough to look toward the approaching person, and every time this happened,
no one was there. They told me about their experiences and were confused,
but not scared, jokingly saying the house is haunted even before it is
built.
When I moved into this new home, I didn't feel any spooky feelings of any
sort. I was just proud that my family built me a beautiful home for me and
my child. So when I had my first experience I was somewhat surprised, but
not scared. It was while I was in the shower that I heard the sudden intake
of breath from the other side of the shower door. I was alone in the house
at the time. The next experience I had was upon coming home one day after
work I unlocked my door and heard what sounded like a conversation taking
place in my bedroom. It quit as soon as I stepped inside the house. I don't
own a radio, and the television was off at the time. Sometimes at night I
hear what could be described as "throat clearing" just before I dose off to
sleep. Nothing has been moved, and I haven't been "touched." I know there
have been Indian artifacts like arrowheads found on the property. The oddest
thing happened New Years eve 2009. A friend was over visiting for the
holiday, and she asked me and my daughter to sit down by saying, "Everyone,
sit down for a picture." The photo she took on her digital camera came out
looking weird, kind of like creatures sitting on me and my daughter's laps.
Note that there had been a funeral that day. The occurrences are random, and
haven't harmed me or my daughter in any way.
