| A Haunted House in Dudley, Massachusetts |
| In 1983, my late ex-husband Bob and I had been renting a house from a friend of his. Located on West Main Street, the house had been built in 1839 and research showed it to be one of the oldest homes in Dudley, MA. Originally a Greek Revival design on the outside, the front of the house had been remodeled many times over the years. We rented that house for six months. The owner of the house knew it was haunted but never elaborated on the things that went on. During our six month stay at this house, we witnessed and heard the following: Hearing the muted sounds of men and women talking very rapidly, coming from the basement. If we investigated the basement, the voices would stop until we were back upstairs, then start again. Bob also heard the sound of a man speaking when I was in another room. Bob being roughly pushed on the shoulder by unseen hands as he was standing at the entrance to the basement stairs. Our dog refusing to go into the basement, standing at the top of the stairs, barking furiously at something no one else could see. My son, two years old at the time, lying on the floor with his face next to an old-fashioned heating grate, talking to someone in the basement below. He insisted that there was a man down there. When I went down to investigate, I found nothing. My son also claimed to see four men sitting at a table playing cards. Both Bob and I witnessed the fleeting sight of a bright illuminated shape in the kitchen, which fled into the bathroom. When we followed it, we watched it disappear into the bathroom wall. Hearing the sounds of shuffling feet following me from room to room. The sounds of a rocking chair creaking, and the sad wails of a baby crying, coming from the second floor. These rooms upstairs were unused except for storage. While in bed, Bob would often feel the blankets being tugged at the foot of the bed, as if a child were begging for attention. We were told a baby had died an upstairs bedroom, but we don't know when this happened. The house had many cold spots, even when there was no air conditioning turned on, or the heat was set at a good, warm temperature. We would hear loud crashing noises coming from nowhere, heavy footsteps pounding throughout the dining room and kitchen. Freinds of ours would visit and often feel very uneasy while in the house, for reasons they could not understand. We moved from the house in July of 1983. It was sold soon after, and since then had been sold several times over, mostly within months of new people moving in. Bob and I had often wondered if any of the owners had experienced paranormal occurances like we did. Unfortunately, Bob passed over to the other side in 2001, but I would still love to know ! Contact us |
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