#haunted buildings

[runawayandhide]

#grave #graves #graveyard #tombstone #haunted #haunted buildings #haunted church #eerie #creepy #dark #gothic #urban gothic #photography #night #night photography #dark photography

[undergroundrot]

#memphis #haunted buildings #my photgraphy #my picutre #haunted bus tour #ethel cain #antiques #preachers daughter #vintage

[fictifgames]

Admit it, vampires are sexy! This Halloween is perfect to read or re-read Howie's route in Roadkill 🧛‍♂️

#fictifgames #fictif #horror visual novel #mystery visual novel #roadkill #cross country roadtrip #haunted buildings #poe colestead #howie yan #tess rogers #roadtrip

[ink-beneath-her-fingernails]

these walls have eyes and ears (they kind of look like yours)

read it on ao3   |   primary masterlist   |   Critical Role masterlist

Fandom: Critical Role (Mighty Nein)

TWs: haunting, referenced past canonical major character death. please let me know if there are any other warnings that should be added.

1 of Inks’ 2023 WIP Bingo [card here]; 18 of Mighty Nein Drabble Spree

Wordcount: 1,241

Originally Published: January 22, 2023

Summary: "We're calling it the M.T. Home now!"

Essek freezes.

"The... Empty Home?"

(Or: The Xhorhouse isn't the Xhorhouse, and what none of the Mighty Nein seem to realize is that they're not exactly the only ones living there.)

Notes: I kept agonizing over this for ages before i remembered that half the reason I started this series in the first place was to learn to not be a perfectionist with my writing. this didn't turn out really how i wanted it to but i like it anyway so,,,

cad isn't given an exact age, apparently he was stated to be 80-100 and then 85-120 so i just met in the middle and said he's definitely a lot older than the rest of the gang and essek's age or younger. might revisit the original concept of this to try to do it a little better some day, but probably not tbh. basically this was supposed to be either "the xhorhouse gains some level of sentience and a personality resembling molly's at least a little bit bc of all the latent magic + blood spilled + magical artifacts laying around & their effects mixing unpredictably from being in close proximity for extended lengths of time + THE TREE + the power of the m9's sheer love and belief they don't even realize they're pouring into it" or "molly's spirit somehow attaches itself to the xhorhouse"

Transfer Notes: won’t be posting for six sentence sunday bc I finally got this up!

Here is the thing about people: they have a spark.

Every person, of every kind (and, it can be argued, and indeed proven, perhaps every animal, and plant, and rock, and inanimate object and non-person as well—but that is for another day), regardless of heritage, upbringing, or apparent learned or innate magical ability, has within them potential. Of what exactly, the answer varies.

But the thing about potential is that it's powerful.

And the thing about people—especially people who don't know that they are in control of powerful things—is that they often are prone to a few different things: sentiment, stupidity, and belief, among others.

More often than not, these tendencies happen to go together.

And when a lot of people, of a lot of different potentials, with a lot of power and sentiment and not a small bit of stupidity between them come together, and believe, just for a moment, even quietly, in one single idea—

Well.

A lot of things can happen.

  "The M.T. Home."

"M.T.? What's—?"

"M.T., for Mollymauk Tealeaf."

"...Oh."

"Meet in the middle, maybe? M.T. Home, with the Xhorhouse Spa?"

"I think I like that."

This is just the one step of many in this long, strange journey, but it's an important one—not that any of them will be aware of that for a long while.

  "We're calling it the M.T. Home now!"

Essek freezes.

"The... Empty Home?"

The tiefling just smiles brightly at him.

"Yep! Caleb came up with it!"

"And we have a hot tub, now," the monk pitches in.

"Right! The Xhorhouse Spa," the tiefling—Jester, was it? He should really make an effort to remember their names, unfortunately—announces, waving her hands through the air like she's envisioning it painted on a sign or a wall somewhere.

Dear gods, he hopes they don't decide to make a sign.

Well. The Empty Home, then. (He is not going to acknowledge the other half of the title given if it means giving merit to that atrocious pun.)

He glances at each of the group before him, all looking either a little sheepish, incredibly proud of themselves, or fondly amused at their fellows' antics.

None of them seem to think that the name they've just given him is in any way unsettling, or might have any political implications.

Essek breathes deeply through his nose, and takes a moment to remind himself that Heroes of the Dynasty though they may be, loose ends, returners of gods, potential threat to everything he's been doing and all, the oldest among them by decades is—at most—Essek's age. And that one's not exactly the sharpest of the bunch, either, when it comes to these things.

Alright, Essek decides. The Mighty Nein now live in the Empty Home, then, and there's no reason that needs to get back to anyone else with political weight. Maybe he can save these fools from themselves for a little while longer. (They may yet have use.)

Essek forces a polite smile, shuffles them on to other topics of more import, and tries not to think about all the other empty homes he's known.

  It's almost kind of funny, Essek thinks, because for all that they call it the Empty Home, every time he enters, it feels more and more full of life in a way he's never quite experienced before.

There are wind chimes behind the front door, murals on the walls, stray weapons and baubles littered on shelves and floors, incense coming from some room or another, the smell of something divine cooking coming from another, new wall-hangings or tshotskes or pieces of furniture everywhere he looks, often one or more animals dashing about and making themselves at home in various nooks and crannies, fires burning in every hearth, yelling and singing and laughter in so many languages from every corner, the faint taste and blur of colors left from lingering magic, one more shelf in the library full to the brim with new books and one more overstuffed throw-pillow on the floor, the tree—no, he couldn't possibly forget the tree.

So full of life—he almost doesn't think to question it when there's just a little more.

Almost. But Essek didn't get this far this young by writing off important details.

Details like how whatever book Caleb's looking for always seems to be pressed just a little further out than all the others, easy for him to find and grab quickly, always when he's so wrapped up in talking theory with Essek that he doesn't even notice it.

Details like how unlocked doors always seem to open just before anyone puts their hand on the knob, how a loose tile flicks up beneath feet anytime someone tries to eavesdrop on anything, sending them sprawling, like the way a floorboard will somehow manage to get itself playfully caught in Fjord's cloak to allow Jester or Nott or Beau a head-start in running after pulling some sort of prank on him, or how none of the blood that's inevitably spilt ever stains the tile or the wood or the wall before someone thinks to clean it.

Details like how when the group gathers for a meal as he leaves, Essek can just catch that none of them really have to pull out their chairs, or indeed, push them in again, and none of them think much of it; or how if you watch very closely, the dimensions of the whole building will shift ever-so-slightly, rounding corners and opening up entrances a bit more, doming ceilings, anytime one of them sings or plays an instrument, until it can be heard through the whole house.

Details like how the house is being helpful. Details like the house caring for its occupants, or, dare he say, even doting on them. Details like how, for how incredible they are at so many things, the Mighty Nein are still the dumbest people he knows in that none of them seem to realize that any of it is happening.

One week of rare consistent good weather for Rosohna, Caduceus, Jester, Nott, and Yasha (with occasional assistance from Fjord) systematically take out every single window and replace them all with new, hand-made stained glass windows. Some of them make pictures or patterns, and some do not, but all of them are obviously from random shards of glass they'd collected from who-knows-where, cleaned, and re-purposed, not made for this use.

When they're done, they let all the windows open to test them, show them off, let in the fresh air, and enjoy the nice day. When they do, Essek takes notice of how they each nudge just a bit more this way or a little more that way as soon as they aren't looking, until they're all in just the right positions to catch the light being given off by that gods-forsaken tree.

It almost seems—and he hates to make the comparison, but Essek can't help but think that—it almost looks like it's preening.

An Empty Home indeed, it had been empty for so long, before these terribly good assholes moved in—he can't even remember the last thing his Den must've used it for before this.

How very long it was empty.

How very long it had, to wait for something else to move in.

Essek wonders if it was always like this... or if something finally did.

#these walls have eyes and ears (they kind of look like yours) #past major character death #critical role #essek thelyss #mighty nein #critical role fanfiction #sentient buildings #haunted buildings #inks' wip bingo #mighty nein drabble spree #xhorhouse

[bytesizeambs]

Watch "Abandoned Haunted House | Full Video | Hiking Adventures #abandoned #haunted #bunker #ww2bunker" on YouTube

This was a fun find during our hiking adventures on a crisp Fall day mid October. As promised, this is the full video (from the YouTube short from it that I'd shared 2 weeks ago.)

#bytesizeambs #loulouambrosia #amberlou #youtube shorts #youtube #hiking adventures #spooky season #abandoned haunted house #abandoned bunker #abandonedplaces #abandoned #haunted buildings #abandoned attractions #ww2 bunker #abandoned ww2 bunker #halloween

[beldaroot]

there has been more moments than i can count in the past seven months where i felt destroyed by all the death and carnage i've seen due to the colonialism and imperialism of the world. but there was something in particular about hind's death that made me think the world would stop turning bc how could anything continue given how gruesome and inhumane her death was? and yet, the world did not stop. and i thought we were once again left to remember her story only in our minds as she became another number, as her murderers went on killing unpunished, and as her mother grieved with rage when all she wanted was to keep her daughter warm and as safe as she could manage in this man-made hell on earth.

however, hind, a girl who only got to experience her kindergarten graduation, is now being immortalized in universities across the nation. her story did resonate to the masses and we will not let her be forgotten nor forgive those complicit in her death. real justice would be having hind alive, but these students are showing that they will stop the world and burn the status quo it upholds to the ground if it means her people can truly be liberated.

#any mention of her always makes me bawl like it will forever haunt me how terrified she was yet still believed help was coming #so seeing these kids coordinate specifically to keep her memory alive is just so beautiful and hopeful #seeing the hall of my alma mater where i had my worst physics lab discussion ever changed to her name just broke me lol #may the memory of that building only be of her now <3 #u of m agreed to divest so let's pray this will only lead to more justice for hind and the palestinians! #free palestine

[marzipanandminutiae]

"most allegedly haunted houses turn out to have gas leaks!"

no they don't. you are merely skimming the surface of mundane shit that can be wrong with old houses with your one puny little explanation that only fits a very small number of cases. try harder

#ghosts #hauntings #paranormal #like dude I'm a believer but I work in house museums and live in a place where 1930 is NEW for an apartment building #weird pressure differentials! animals trapped in the walls! bad window and door seals causing drafts! expanding and contracting wood! #to say NOTHING of the wiring Shenanigans. oh boy are they many. #GET CREATIVE WITH IT!

[lawrencedagstine]

NEW HORROR ANTHOLOGY: "Haus: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories..." - Haunted House Tales

NEW HORROR ANTHOLOGY: “Haus: An Anthology of Haunted House Stories…” – Haunted House Tales

Happy Halloween 2022! I am pleased to announce that I am in yet another anthology this autumn, this time again from Culture Cult Press. And it’s a horror short inspired by “real life events.” The name of the story is: The Nightmare of Bayhurst. And you can find that short story along with 33 other fabulous authors weaving their own little tales of haunted mansions, manors, houses, dwellings,…

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#Books About Haunted Houses #Culture Cult #Culture Cult Magazine #Culture Cult Press #Dagstine #Dagstine 2022 #Dagstine 2023 #Dagstine Stories #Dark Fiction #Dark Tales #Ghost Stories #Halloween #Halloween 2022 #Halloween Anthologies #Halloween Books #Halloween Stories #Halloween Tales #Haunted Buildings #Haunted House Anthologies #Haunted House Books #Haunted Houses #Haunted Tales #Hauntings #HAUS #Horror #Horror Anthologies #Horror Books #Horror Fiction #Horror Releases #Horror Stories

[clownsuu]

*looks to left, sees a bunch of different DJ MM* *looks to the right, sees a bunch of different Howdy* I'm guessing that when you really like a character you make different versions of them?

I mean technically-? Though for Dj all of the other Djs are their own character that don’t even associate with him in the slightest- they kinda are their own thing smhhh

Everyone enjoys making alternative versions of characters they enjoy, like this new crack au I made on a complete whim (the “shiddy dating sim” au) JSHDHDJSJSJ-

Before u say anything- no this is not inspired by DDLC JDHCHDH- instead inspired by the c l a s s i c s such as “Kusoge” and “Hatoful boyfriend”

why did I make this-? I dunno JDHDDHDJ probably won’t draw anything else from this again LMAO just a lil crack post

#Welcome home #welcome home wally #welcome Home julie #welcome home sally #welcome home frank #welcome home eddie #welcome home Barnaby #welcome home poppy #welcome home howdy #wally darling #julie joyful #sally starlet #frank Frankly #eddie dear #barnaby b beagle #poppy partridge #howdy pillar #Home is the school building himself JDHDHHDKKDJDJ #The school is said to be haunted ooOOooOOooOOooOOoo #I love shiddy dating sim tropes they really fuel my bones

[runawayandhide]

#st marks #wales #church #haunted church #church architecture #churches #aesthetic #liminal #dark #night #night photography #night time #dark photography #creepy #creepycore #creepy aesthetic #haunted buildings #haunted

[undergroundrot]

went on a haunted bus tour + bass pro shop

#this week #memphis #my photgraphy #me #southern #ethel cain #haunted #haunted buildings #folk horror #preachers daughter

[faiiryteethh]

#spooky #webster wagner house #southern gothic #gothic architecture #abandoned #abandoned buildings #haunted house #creepy #goth #gothic #goth aesthetic #gothic aesthetic #༺♡༻

[fictifgames]

Look at our boys all dressed up! Who would you rather attend a formal event with?

#fictifgames #fictif #horror visual novel #mystery visual novel #roadkill #cross country roadtrip #haunted buildings #poe colestead #howie yan #tess rogers #roadtrip

[blackkatdraws2]

They like to visit their favorite human every once and a while. [Original Characters]

The building is haunted, but the ghosts get attached to the workers [specifically the older ones who work there.]

The new workers are afraid of encountering them [most probably don't even know they exist and think it's just a rumor] while the older workers are used to them.

They're especially fond of this one guy in particular. He's been working here for 30+ years. They treat him like your indoor cat and he leans into their affection because he's a lonely starved old man who everyone sees as strict and indifferent.

[Note: This affection only extends to the older workers of the haunted building. (New workers have been reported fainting around their presence.) Others will not be treated as nicely. Please keep your distance and notify guards during an encounter.]

#original character #original characters #original character art #original comic #oc #oc art #oc comic #horror #horror ideas #slice of life #writing ideas #I like the idea of this office building being haunted #and having this very scary ghost in there #but also the ghost treats the previous workers like little animals [affectionate] #pspspspsps here kitty kitty #the ghost owns this house #in the ghosts POV: they are just strays coming in whenever they please #because the building actually used to be an old place of the dead that had to be abolished #and now the dead turned into an amalgamation ghosts who haunt this building #anyway #very stoic old man and scary ghost who WILL kill you #they love each other [platonic] [in a family way] #my drawing museum

[bytesizeambs]

Watch "Abandoned Haunted House | Hiking Adventures #shorts #abandoned #haunted #abandonedplaces #ww2bunker" on YouTube

@thad-man and I were hiking, as usual, and got to explore this abandoned WW2 bunker that had been turned into a haunted house. The haunted house bunker has been abandoned for a while from what we could tell. However, there were some remnants of what it used to be, that we found.

I will post the full video closer to Halloween. It was a small, but fun exploration!

#bytesizeambs #youtube #fallout #youtube shorts #loulouambrosia #amberlou #hiking adventures #abandonedplaces #abandoned #haunted #haunted places #haunted house #abandoned bunker #ww2 bunker #haunted bunker #haunted buildings #bytesizebs shorts

[alerionjkeee]

Haunted Old Mansion

happy Halloween everyone! 👻 In honor of this day I have prepared a small gift for you! 🎃 This house comes with 2 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, cabinet, one empty room which is used as a storage room and the attic where mystical things happen... 👻👻

I always would love to see your screenshots, so feel free to tag me @alerionjkeee

No CC Lot size: 40x30 Lot type: Haunted house 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom Located in: Forgotten Hollow Playtested

Recommended have all packs. Make sure to enable “bb.moveobjects” before placing the lot! Download ZIP file - (SFS)

#ts4 #the sims 4 #ts4 download #ts4build #ts4 build #ts4 nocc #ts4 residential #ts4 haunted house #ts4 forgotten hollow #ts4 halloween #ts4 alerionjkeee #alerionjkeee