The Haunting of Gillespie House

by Darcy Coates

You may rule the world by day, but the creatures of the night demand their privacy.

The birthdates were varied; some were as old as 1795, and the most recent was 1882. All of the death years were the same, though: 1884.

Here lies Jonathan Gillespie 1840 - 1884 May the Lord have mercy on us all

Let's explore the house in the dark. We’ll make it a proper gothic adventure.

The Book of the Others now lies With Jonathan Gillespie May the Lord have mercy on us all

The Others who live in the shadows have many gifts to bestow; court their favour, and we will be rewarded handsomely.

“Embrace the darkness, and it will give you strength. Embrace it, and it will give you a life many times longer than what you would otherwise bear. But the darkness is not easy to carry; we must practice and show it respect, so that it will grant us these gifts when it deems us ready.

If the building were alive, this would be its major artery… and the shadows would be its blood.