The Winchester Mystery House

In the book Sarah’s Key, Sarah goes back to the apartment where she left her little brother. She unlocked the secret cupboard to find him deceased. This completely tore her heart. I feel so bad for her. Sarah is pretty hard on herself. I do not think that she will ever be able to forgive herself. Thinking that she was responsible for her brother’s death really makes her think worse about herself.

One of the most significant place in part one of To Kill a Mockingbird is the street around Boo Radley’s house. Scout, Jem, and Dill spend many days running there wondering about what lurks beyond the gate of the Radley’s house. The house was a representation of Boo to the kids.

Every haunted house usually has a sad or treacherous past. Lemp Mansion is no exception. Declared as one of the nine most haunted places in America, the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis has its own history of suicides and untimely deaths. The members of the family had wealth and power yet it seemed almost like a curse was on the family, causing misery and grief over the years.

In the late 1860’s, almost directly after the civil war, the United State’s influence in the world rose drastically. They had expanded territorially westward, and had experienced a population boom. With the industrial revolution modernizing how goods were being made and transported, many politicians debated whether or not the US should expand its borders outside of the clearly marked boundaries. The debate was heated, as some politicians didn’t want to act like other European countries at the time, such as France, Spain, Britain or Portugal. They sought to have a modest country with little dominance over other countries. Contrary to these politicians, others wanted the US to enforce their growing power over nearby territories in order

In just a matter of months, Sarah has hastily experienced and heard things that she hadn’t thought she would. As she moved into her cousin’s home, she begins to see how the

The introduction starts with explaining that there are usually always the same telltale signs of a haunted house. Quite often when someone speaks of a hauntings they mention cold spots, doors unexplainably locking, mysterious footsteps, and strange yet recognizable noises and/or odors. The explanation for this is typically a ghost, which modern researchers define as an image of a person, animal, or thing that appears regularly but unexplainably in a particular place. Surprisingly, in public polls

Located on the grounds of Roanoke College’s campus is the reportedly haunted house known as Monterey. This house was built in 1853 by the Huff family, over time passed through many different owners, and in 2002 was officially bought by Roanoke College. Throughout the history of the house several of the occupants are known to have died within the premises of the property, thus contributing to it’s reputation of being haunted. In our investigation of the Monterey house we spent two nights in the house gathering various types of data to aid us in our attempt to discover what theory of haunting is consistent with the experiences within the house.

She started the construction of her house and hired the carpenters that would work for the next 36 years on the house. For 24 hours each day, the workers never stopped building the house and noises of the hammers and saws could be heard day and night. The house kept expanding since every morning Sarah shared her plans of the construction with the workers. If the plan did not succeed, they would have a solution like for example they would build another room around the existing room. The house is known for its unique and weird ways the rooms were built. For example, there are many staircases that lead to the ceiling, closets that open to walls, doors that open outside so if someone isn’t careful, they may fall stories high. The reason that the house is built different is to confuse the vengeful spirits. In 1906, the San Francisco earthquake struck and almost trapped Sarah inside a room that she slept in. This event gave her the idea that the earthquake was a sign from spirits who were angry at her because she

In the book “The House at Sugar Beach”, Helene Cooper’s african childhood was filled with nothing but happiness and wealth. Helene and her family lived in a three story mansion by the sea with 22 rooms, filled with servants, amazing cars, and everything you could imagine. They also had a villa in Spain and a farmhouse on the other side of the country. Helene is a descendant of two Liberian dynasties. Since her ancestors were one of the reasons why Liberia got it’s independence the family was so well respected, Helene herself knew not to disrespect her parents. “I knew not to argue with Daddy. He sat at the top of the Sugar Beach hierarchy, with Mommee. Together, John Lewis Cooper JR. and Calista Esmeralda Cooper represented three Liberian

At the time of her death, the unrelenting construction had rambled over six acres. The Sprawling mansion contained 160 rooms, 2,000 doors, 10,000 windows, 47 stairways, 47 fireplaces, 13 bathrooms, and 6 kitchens. Carpenters even left nails half driven when they learned of Mrs. Winchester's

The protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House is Eleanor Vance, an emotionally underdeveloped young woman with a dark past. As a character, she has a deep connection to the broad theme of family within the novel, and more specifically, how the lack of family when it is desperately needed leads to emptiness.

After the death of Sarah, many more deaths by break ins followed

I try to remember what it was like before i spoke. Like sandpaper against my throught, a knife carving false hope onto my ribs. Bile and steal pressed up against my lungs. There was a violence held in every breath.

Winchester Mystery House The Winchester Mystery House is one of the most mysterious places in San José, California. The house was built in 1884 and you can still visit it today! Why did Sarah Winchester build such a strange mansion? Sarah Winchester was the resident of the Winchester Mystery House for 38 years.

  Of course people would believe that it’s haunted because, I mean come on! It’s a mansion! A lot of mansions are haunted but nothing