Young children are so pure in their innocence that they are often added to really creepy stories to make them seem even more disturbing. Who can think of 'The Shining' without picturing those two eerie girls in blue dresses at the end of the hall? Or that horrible little girl that crawled out of the TV and slopped her way across the room in 'The Ring'?
I actually don't enjoy scary movies (and will not even consider watching the new genre of disgusting torture porn flicks). My husband has often lamented that they just don't make movies that are scary enough for him. He may be a superhero when it comes to scary movies, but I am certainly not. I'm not sure what the last scary movie that I saw was - it may in fact have been 'The Ring'. I remember quite clearly that the night after we watched that movie, I lay in bed for hours listening to my husband sleeping soundly, while I imagined hearing quiet sloshing coming down the hall. It was not a good night.
I admit that I can be freaked out. But I don't spend my life preoccupied by the possible existence of ghosts, ghouls, or well-dwelling dead children.
So, the other day as we were gathered round the front door getting ready to go out, I initially ignored my innocent 3-year-old child when he asked me 'Who's laughing?'. I assumed that he could hear someone outside on the street and continued on with the business of dressing children.
K doesn't like to be ignored and started into the usual repetitive chant that he does to get my attention. 'Who's laughing, Mom?' 'Who's laughing?' I finally asked him if he meant someone outside.
He gave me a serious look, shook his head slowly, and pointed to the ceiling. 'Up there', he said, pointing to the empty attic.
No word of a lie. I had chills run down my spine and I hustled the three of us out of the house right quick. Thankfully the ghostly laughter has not returned.
Do you like scary movies or have you had any real life haunted encounters? I'd be fascinated to hear about them - even if I have to read the stories through my fingers.
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