Real ghost stories from real people. This is Into the Paranormal with Tony Bruske.

Imagine this, a pristine modern home in a peaceful suburban neighborhood. It's the kind of place that promises a fresh start, a blank slate.

But what if something, something unseen was waiting there, hidden just beneath the

surface of everyday life?

Tonight we take you inside one such house, a house where shadows moved when no one was there.

Whispers broke the silence of the night, and a family dog, once loyal and fearless, became paralyzed by an invisible terror.

The experiences started subtly as if testing the waters, but they soon grew impossible to ignore.

What happens when a skeptic is forced to confront the inexplicable?

Can reasons stand against the

unknown? Or does the unknown always win? These questions haunt the letter we're about to share,

a first-hand account of growing unease, startling encounters, and a final confrontation that left

more questions than answers. Let's get to the letter.

They write,

My story starts in what should have been the perfect house.

It was a new build in Elk Grove, California,

a neighborhood filled with sprawling homes,

manicured lawns, and the quiet hum of suburban life.

My dad and his girlfriend had just bought it, a massive upgrade from our previous place,

with half an acre of land and the promise of nothing but peace and privacy.

The house was pristine, barely two years old, and its only previous owners had left after less

than a year.

I remember my dad mentioning their quick exit,

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