Hello and welcome to day 14 of 30 Days of Terror.

How you do? I've got three stories for you today. Are you ready, kiddo? Never ready.

Story number one that comes from Megan. I currently live in Washington State in the

United States, which including Oregon and Northern Idaho, is a part of a sector of the

country affectionately referred to as the Pacific Northwest. This area is well known for its

paranormal experiences, cryptid sightings, and a fair collection of serial killers over time.

As you can imagine, it's a haven for people who are always searching for that little bit extra

to their reality. It's also the only area where I've experienced my own paranormal dealings,

all of which have left me pretty freaked out, but also left me asking more questions than

I started with. Today I'd like to share two dealings with the supernatural that have

affected me the most. My first experience with ghosts that I'm aware of happened when

I was living with my parents. We had just moved up to Washington a year prior and had been

renting until my mom found this house. I remember my stepdad being frustrated that we got

this house mostly because he felt like it was out of their budget range, but my mom was

insistent that we move there. It was the house she wanted more than anything else. I

realized that this may seem like a small detail, most people get attached to homes when

they're searching for one to buy, but this wouldn't be the first instance where my

mom and this house had some sort of strange connection. Anyways, I remember my younger

brothers and myself going down into the basement to stay out of the way while the movers

got our furniture and boxes put away where my mom wanted them. The basement was mostly

unfinished and had this room with a hatch built into the side. I asked my stepdad about

it and he said that it was a cold shoot back from when the house ran off of cold to

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