Legend has it, they say, that the Radford house on 52 North Street is inhabited by evil spirits. Walls bleed, chandeliers tremble, and kitchen knives have a sick mind of their own. Many haunted houses can be left immediately if one gets too scared. The Radford house, however, is different. It is a possessed house, and it is very fond of consuming curious explorers. The legend states that "No one who dares enter the Radford house of Hell may ever leave it."
The disappearing of a group of local teenagers was enough to convince most people that the legend was a bit more than just a legend, but for Adrian and Saria, it was all the more reason to investigate.
The grinding of Adrian's car on the gravel driveway broke the silence of the Radford lot as he drove up and stopped the car.
"You feel it don't you?" Adrian asked, noticing that Saria was shivering quite a bit.
"The energy is really strong! Reallyโฆ" She paused.
"Bad." Adrian finished
Adrian got out of the car, and stood next to it surveying the surroundings. Saria soon followed.
The old, Victorian relic before them had a creepy aura about it. Its gingerbread decorations were in desperate need for some paint, a few of the windows were shattered, and the front door banged against the jamb as a chilled breeze swept Adrian's long hair over his face. Saria's eyes shot up to the highest window where she swore she saw a ghost.
"Adrianโฆlook up there!" She whispered.
Adrian looked up at the window but saw nothing. "Don't let your imagination get to you. That's probably how it gets people. Probably scares them to death." He chuckled.
"You dick! I can't help it! I've never been to a place as haunted as this before!" Saria snapped. She was taken back by her sudden bout of anger. "SorryโฆI don't know where that came from." Her eyes met Adrian's for a moment before turning back to see if the car was still there.
As Adrian stood there examining each window, door, and rafter, a weird energy, a lust Adrian had never felt before hit him full force. He looked over at Saria, taking note of her heaving breasts for the first time in their entire friendship. He never even touched her, and now he was looking with hungry eyes at her breasts.
"Saria looks so fucking sexy in that fishnet shirt. I wouldn't mind fucking her." He thought. He clapped his hands to his mouth unable to believe what he had just thought. "We're friends. We always have been, and nothing has ever tempted us to be more." Adrian recalled.
He walked up the path to the wrap-around porch, intrigued by all of the unexplained emotions the house was manifesting. As he ascended the steps to the front door, a sad memory of days passed flashed before his eyes.
The first one was of a young boy not older than ten smoking a cigarette, and then a man that was probably his father burst in the room, snatched the cigarette from his mouth and tore him to the floor to kick him in the stomach.
The second step brought a vision of the "father" having brutal sex with someone who was probably his wife. She was crying in pain as he rammed her with violent force.
The last step was the "wife" in the kitchen with a kitchen knife. She made cuts on her chest and arms until her "husband" came in. When he was in the room she ran up to him and stabbed him several times, maniacally shoving the blade in his chest, his stomach, his neck, and wherever else she could in her insanity.
Adrian reached the porch, but almost fell backward off the stairway he just ascended. Before his eyes were actual occurrences. He knew it. After all, he had psychic abilities and there was no doubt in his mind that the graphic visions were true. He managed to catch himself before falling backwards off the porch, but he balanced himself with a loud thud that caught Saria's attention. She ran to catch up with him.
"Don't step on those stairs. I'll lift you up." Adrian warned.
"Why?" Saria asked.
"I saw these graphic visions. Memories...they're really bad. I don't think you want to see them." He informed.
"What were they?"
"Hmm...well we had a beating, a rape, and a murder. A brutal, insane murder." Adrian warned.
"Jesus."
Adrian reached his hand out to lift Saria up to the porch, but as he did, he felt another bout of lust, this time more intense than the last. He started to push her against the wall to kiss her but stopped himself and turned around, burying his head in his hands in shame.
"What's going on, Adrian?" Saria asked with irritation in her voice.
"I don't know. This house is fucking with me! It's playing mind games! Don't let it get you Saria."
Saria stepped back, unaware that there was a drop. She fell back on the top step and witnessed the same brutal murder scene that Adrian just saw.
"Holy shit!" She screamed, scrambling back onto the porch.
"See! I told you!" Adrian remarked.
"This is really creepy." Saria said. All of a sudden her curiosity took over. "We should go in." She started towards the door.