Echoesof the oldhouse
Written by students from Manchester Teacher: Virginia Gagliano
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. Vitacore 27, today is 3/11/2038. I'm in the forest, at the entrance. I heard about a scary house and decided to find it and take some pictures. Now I'm halfway there, but I'm starting to get a creepy feeling. I have a bad feeling about this. [Sebastian keeps walking, but something makes a strange sound, and he stops to listen]. What's that?! Hello? I heard a sound. I don't like this place. If someone's there, I'd rather just say I come in peace. [Sebastian falls into a small crack and finds something suspicious]. What is it? It's so ugly. Why? What's this? No, this can't be real. Is this blood? [A sound behind Sebastian. It's the last thing the Vitacore records].
By Allibessi
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. In the middle of nowhere, there was an old house. An investigator called Romina (me) went there to investigate who killed Cristal... Cristal was a child almost 9 years old. An anonymous caller told me where Cristal's body was, so I went there to see her. The anonymous person told me where he was. He said: "Hello child, I'm in the old house that holds you and the body of Cristal... I SEE YOU!" I'm very scared, so I called a friend who is an investigator like me, but he didn't come, so I'm alone... In the old house, everything was broken and covered in blood, but I saw something that scared me, THE BODY OF CRISTAL!!' And with her was the anonymous person. The anonymous person was... THE BEST FRIEND THIAGO!!! At the end, I called 911, and the police and the ambulance came to take the assassin and the body of Cristal.
bu Roberta Rivas
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. Hello, I am Caribbean Airlines, a police officer looking for an old killer who is homeless and eats his victims. He is in an old house in Colombia. When I entered, the floor groaned, and the killer was sleeping. Then, when the killer woke up, he saw me and picked up a rock. He threw it at me, but I ran. The killer picked up a knife and ran to kill and eat me. But I picked up a taser. I hit him with the taser and rescued 5 people. We ran as fast as we could and escaped.
by The Caribbean
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. I had just arrived at my new house, given to me by my grandma. Here she lived when she was a child. She loved this house, always saying it was so beautiful and clean, but now it's dark and dirty. I entered the house. I can't see anything, only a window opened. When I looked there, there was something terrifying. The body of a woman lay on the floor with a sword piercing her chest. A scared smile was frozen on her face, and her body was cut open, revealing a cross carved into her heart. I stumble into the kitchen. There was a big breakfast on the table, but the coffee was red. Something was falling, blood dripping from the ceiling. A person's organs were taped to the ceiling. I was scared. I ran towards the door but it was gone. I fell to the ground. There was a man or woman, I don't know, I couldn't tell. Looking up to see a figure standing over me. The only thing I now understand is the reason why my aunt and cousin never came back and that I'm not going to either.
By Britney Waldorf
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. Three years ago, my friend Lara and I went to a scary, dark, and abandoned mansion on Halloween. We were so terrified that we left that strange place and returned home. Yesterday, I received a sudden call. Lara's mom called me to ask if I was with her daughter because she had been missing for three days. We did an investigation with the police day and night. I was so desperate, so my last option was the abandoned mansion. I went alone and with a lot of nerves. In the second bathroom, I found her football pin that she kept in her backpack. A spine-chilling feeling drove me out of the room, and with a lot of anguish, I continued my way to the main room, where I found my best friend alone and unconscious. Faster than a flash, I called an ambulance and saved her life.
By Natalia Rivas
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. My name is Peter, and last weekend I stayed in a strange house. The last day I heard some sounds that I'd never heard before. Now I'm saying these words because I don't know if I'm going to survive. A little baby doll is looking at me with a smile on her face. Two days later, Jimmy and his girlfriend decided to stay in the house one night. When they entered, they saw Peter's lifeless body. Immediately, they escaped from the house and went to the police station. Suddenly, the baby doll appeared and cut the arm of Jimmy's girlfriend, and she died. Luckily, he could escape to another country, and no one went to the house again. Until today.
By The Falcon
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back, but no, I decided to continue. Because I am Ruben, a famous archaeologist, and I read that in the old house is the body of Pelé, a famous football player, who was murdered by an assassin two years ago, in 2022. When I entered through the open doors, a mad dog that was protecting a wood structure appeared and bit me, but I had a knife, so I killed it. When I continued to the bedroom, there was a coffin. I took it to the investigation site and took some samples of the body. The next day, I went back to the investigation site, and it was Pelé's body! The following month, I sold it for 20,000,000 dollars to a cemetery in Sao Paulo.
By William Henry
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. In the old house located in Manchester, I saw a dog enter. It was the year 2017. When the dog came out of the house, it had transformed into a horrible man. I saw everything. Then the human/dog attacked me, but I don't see anything now... because he killed me. The human/dog is free now and kills people. The last time, he killed 160,000 humans. They won’t be able to kill him because he's a ghost. He appears on September 2nd and Friday the 13th.
By Pablo G.
The old house cracked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. I was scared, but curiosity got the better of me, and I entered the house. It was the worst idea. I went to the bedroom and saw a headless corpse. Terrified, I ran to the exit and called the police. 30 minutes later, the police arrived. I told them, "The corpse is in the bedroom, to the left of the living room. " The sheriff asked me, "What are you doing in this house?" "I was investigating out of curiosity," I said nervously. Then the sheriff entered the abandoned house... TO BE CONTINUED...
By Ricky Patroskim
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back... One day later, I was walking on my street, which is usually safe, but some people said it's a paranormal place. My mom told me she saw a ghost close to the river in the forest, next to the scary house. I visited some of my friends and asked them to go to the scary house with me. I said, "Tomorrow night, we will go to see the ghost." On Friday night, we went to investigate the place. The house was so dark. The house was creaking, but when we got close, it stopped. We entered the house, and it creaked and groaned as if warning us to turn back. We turned back and saw a scary white ghost. We were so scared and terrified. I fell in front of the ghost and pulled off the white blanket, and finally, it was a dog holding a big stick. It ran away, and my friends started to laugh.
By Tito Calderon
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. I am a photographer and a journalist. At that moment I am working. This is my first job. I was contracted by a lawyer to take 5 photos because the child of his client was found dead in that house. The lawyer, Jamie, paid me 100 million dollars, and if I got all the pictures, he would pay me another 100 million dollars. When I entered the house, I had a big iron bar and a big knife in my bag. I saw a dead person in the receiver. When I looked up, in front of me, there was a terrifying monster that attacked me. When the monster attacked me, I took out the iron bar and took a photo, and then I ran as fast as I could.
By Fenix
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. In 1832, I was walking in the forest. I was super calm until I saw an old abandoned house in the distance. And since I'm very curious, I decided to go up and look. With every step I took, it gave me chills. When I was in front of the old house, a voice that came from behind me said, "Don't enter if you don't want to die." But when I turned, I couldn't see anyone, so I entered the old house. I was so scared and nervous. The moment I entered the old house, a horrible face appeared and killed me. I died, and this is the end.
By YU EUN GI
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. Yes, I will put you in context. Last night I was with my friends playing video games when one of my friends had an idea: go to the dark house in the middle of the forest. I was scared to go, but my friends wanted to, so I went. We walked for ten minutes when I saw a dark shape in front of me. That thing was the house. When we entered the house, a table knocked my friends into a hole, so I ran home to find my dad to help me rescue my friends. Ten minutes later, I entered the house with my dad to help my friends, but when I looked in the hole, they weren't there.
By TALULA DO THE HULA
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. I was very scared, but I couldn't leave my friend alone in an abandoned house. My friend was staring at me in a really strange way; she seemed to be regretful. I thought she was going to run away, but instead, she said, "Come here, I think it's in there." I wasn't so sure about following her, but as I said before, I couldn't leave her alone. We walked some meters into a small room. At the back, there was a small box. When my friend saw it, her eyes shined as if she was looking at a precious gold medal. She looked so happy after she knew she was going to take the diamond, but it wasn't so easy. The box needed a key. She got really angry, so she took it and started to hit it. She made so much noise that she woke up the monster. We started running the fastest we could until we arrived home, where we hoped to survive.
By Mila Herrera
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. I was here because I am a fan of paranormal events, and I love visiting old houses. This house had a horrible story behind it; an old woman died in an oven, and her spirit continues to haunt the house.
When I entered, I felt nervous because many people had died in this house. I walked around and saw a chair with a rope hanging from the ceiling with something that looked like blood. When I entered the kitchen, I felt a presence near the oven, and when I turned back, a hand grabbed my back!
I screamed and started running, but after running a couple of meters, something hit my head, and I felt like I was being pulled into the oven…
By Alfonso Do Santos
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. When I was ten years old, a boy died in my house. The house was very scary and dark, located in the middle of a forest. The story starts when my parents went on holiday, and I was left alone in the house. At one point, I thought about playing with a Ouija board, but I never considered what could happen. First, things in the house started to move, and the mirrors became tarnished. The sky was cloudy, and I was very terrified. After a while, I went out of the house because I could see the boy walking around inside, and things were falling.
By K1NG
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. Those were the words of José, who, after five minutes, decided to enter the abandoned house in search of a medal from 1562. When he entered the forest, he felt a bad vibe. Adding to that, there were a lot of lifeless bodies hanging, on the floor, and scattered in front of the house, creating a spooky atmosphere. When José entered the house, he fell into a trap, breaking his arm and legs. And there he saw it, a huge beast with the medal. He hid from it, but the beast found him and ate him. The End.
By PETER GRIFFIN
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. On Friday morning, September 13th, I woke up and then I went to prepare my breakfast. When I ate my breakfast, my mother phoned me and she told me: "Mario, go to our old house where we used to live together and find your father's camera." She finished the call. I felt very scared because I didn't know what happened. I drove my car and went to the house. When I saw the house, I felt very nervous because the house was terrifying. When I entered the house, the doors closed forcefully. My father entered the house and picked up an iron bar, and he killed me.
By MARIO PUERTAS
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. In the Whispering Woods, the Rivera family arrived at an old house in 2024, drawn by an incredible deal. The house was covered in ivy and shadows. They entered the house. Inside, the house was a mess, and the family was filled with fear. When the family went to the basement, they found the dad asleep. The little children were there too. Suddenly, a zombie and cats appeared! The zombie attacked them, but the family killed it with a shotgun. In the basement, there were many more zombies! The family ran, drove into the forest, and later escaped to a motel. The zombies arrived at the motel and killed them. The End.
By Rolo
The old house creaked and groaned as if warning me to turn back. But who turns back? Why turn back? Does it care about me? Do I have to protect myself? Am I alone? I'm not sure.
Hi, I'm a YouTuber. You know, I travel to magnificent places and also to horror places. Now, I'm in this house. It seems terrible. I've stayed in a lot of scary places, but this... I hear a scream.
This house has a story. Twenty-seven years ago, a family lived in the house. The dad of the family fell sick, and a month later he died, but his soul didn't leave the house. He remained with his family. Ten years ago, the family died too. The legends say that the dad is still in the house and he can't leave. Sometimes we can hear his shoutings and the sounds of him hitting things, trying to open the door. I'm sure that's a very scary story.
By German Alegri