The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE HAUNTED HOUSE

THERE IS A HAUNTED HOUSE ON EIGHT MILE ROAD AND JOHN R. HERE IN
DETROIT. APPARENTLY, AT TIMES WHEN THE OWNERS OF THE HOUSE GO OUT
AT NIGHT AND LEAVE ALL THE LIGHTS OFF, WHEN THEY RETURN THERE IS
A LIGHT ON IN THE ATTIC. WHEN THEY GO UP TO THE ATTIC TO TURN THE
LIGHT OFF, BY THE TIME THEY GET UPSTAIRS, SOMEONE HAS ALREADY
TURNED IT OFF. THEY ALSO FIND CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE FLOOR IN THE
ATTIC AND ALSO SIGNS OF SOMEONE LIVING UP THERE. TOO, THERE IS A
BIBLE IN THE ROOM AND IT IS ALWAYS TURNED TO THE SAME PAGE IN A
CERTAIN CHAPTER. BUT STILL THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE ELSE IN
THE HOUSE.

Submitter comment: MR. PLASKIE CLAIMS THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS HOUSE BUT THAT SINCE
THEN, IT HAS BEEN CONDEMNED AND NO LONGER STANDS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT