Added July 31, 2003
Swallow Hill Road Haunted House
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Frank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1977 - 1979
We lived in this big house in Scott Township, on Swallow Hill Road --
we were only the second owners of this house. The original owner was
laid out in the living room when he died. There was a graveyard right
behind our house, about 50 yards away. If you walked out the back door
in a straight line you would have walked directly on my sister's grave.
This house was extremely haunted.
Things happened constantly -- in the day and night. Everyone was scared to
stay in the house by themselves, including my stepfather who was a
police officer. Friends had things happen to them while they where there
and would no longer step on the property. I would have to meet them in
front of my house, off the property. This house had hardwood floors and
a very big kitchen, basement, two big fireplaces, and heated floors. At
night, we would have all of the chairs pushed in at the kitchen table,
then during the night -- almost nightly -- you could hear the chairs
move and slide around the kitchen floor. Dishes would move around also
-- from one counter to the next. If you started down the steps it would
stop. You would push all the chairs in, walk upstairs, and it would
start all over again.
When I would go to sleep sometimes I would feel a very hard tap on my
shoulder -- like a finger. If I didn't look, it would just keep tapping
my shoulder until I looked. When I looked, no one would be there -- then
it would stop -- as long as I looked. On other occasions I had my
blankets ripped off of me and laid out completely flat on the floor -- I
had this happen many times. When I laid my head on my pillow I would
sometimes hear voices that hurt my ear drum -- like someone was flicking
it. I couldn't understand the voices -- I would have to throw my pillow
on the floor and not use it at night when this would happen. I also had
my bed shake during the day time, and only when my brother was present.
Stuff would happen daily to everyone who lived there and people who
visited. This was the most haunted house I have ever lived in -- and I
don't ever want to again. I was scared everyday, like I said, it didn't
matter if it was night or day, it was constant. There is more I could
tell you, but I would have to write a book -- so I'll leave you with
what I feel will give you an understanding of the word 'haunted.'
