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

They say home is where the heart is, but what happens when that home holds something else entirely?

Something unseen, something unknown?

Tonight's story takes us to the quiet outskirts of Louisiana,

where one family's dreams of peace and safety,

turned into sleepless nights filled with whispers in the dark, stomping footsteps,

and a voice calling from the shadows.

To mother of faith, courage, and a lifetime of unexplained encounters

shares a story that will make you question the walls around you and the ground beneath your feet.

As her four-year-old son begins to hear the same voice, she thought she'd left behind in childhood,

the family struggles to separate what's real from what lurks in the unseen corners of their home.

What could be causing the strange phenomena in this otherwise ordinary house?

Is it the land, the past, or something darker that refuses to let them rest?

One thing is certain this family's story leaves no room for easy answers.

Let's get to the letter. They write,

Dear Tony, I never thought I'd be writing to someone about this, let alone sharing it publicly,

but something has been happening in our home that I can't explain, and it's beginning to terrify me. I've experienced things like this before, but this time

it's different. It's not just me anymore. It's my son, too. A few nights ago, I woke up around

3 a.m. to the sound of someone running toward me. It was loud, urgent. I flipped on my bedside lamp thinking it was my son

coming to climb into bed with me, like he often does at that hour. I even heard a door-creek,

so I got up and walked to my bedroom door calling his name, but when I opened the door,

and when was there, I ran to his room my heart racing

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