Why does it seem like in the movies there is always one house on the block or your street that is considered the "haunted house"? It can be run down or deserted. I've always just chalked it up to Hollywood's lack of originality. That was until now.
It isn't run down, in fact the opposite a rather new house (I'd say within the last 8 yrs. or so). However, I do believe it is deserted. For some reason it has captured my attention ever since we moved to Reisterstown 20 months ago. At first I just thought it was me but I never saw the neighbors out in the yard. I'd drive or walk by (day or night) and there seemed to be no activity and nothing looked different in the yard. Then a year ago we got a puppy. So I was out walking a lot more at different times of the day or night. Lights never seemed to be on and you never ever saw anyone out in the yard.
The imagination can run wild if you let it.
At one point I wondered if both occupants were unfortunate enough to be serving over in Iraq or Afghanistan. I'm sure there are some households where both adults are in the armed services and currently serving overseas. I wondered how do those people do it? Who takes care of things for them back home?
Then I wondered if perhaps this was the matter of a nasty divorce. A long drawn out process with neither side wanting the other to "custody" of the house.
Then one day during the Christmas season I noticed that someone had put a star up in the attic window. I never could tell if it was on during the day or perhaps on a timer so it only came on at night. So someone had at least in come into the house and done that because once Christmas was over the star was gone.
One night while walking Dani. our puppy, I saw a light on in the basement. My imagination strayed again...perhaps a mad scientist experimenting on humans ala Dr. Frankenstein?
I must have watched too much CSI (side note: it has to be the original one set in Las Vegas - none of the spin offs have captured my viewing attention) one night as the next time I went walking past the house I wondered if it had been the scene of a crime which was still under investigation. But the Christmas star rather ruled this option out.
Recently a PODs has been parked in the driveway. However, again you never see anyone moving anything in or out no matter what time of the day or night you walk/drive by it. It has been there for a couple of months now.
I still don't know why this house has captured my attention and my imagination so much. Guess my natural curiosity has gotten the better of me.
If I ever find out what is going on I'll be sure to come back here and post about it. So maybe Hollywood wasn't so far off after all?
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This sounds like the movie, "The Burbs"!
I noticed as a child that there were always the same houses on a street that were up for sale. For some unknown reason nobody ever seemed to live in those specific houses for long, yet everyone else lived in all of the other houses for many, many years. I wondered about that just as you have wondered about the house in your neighborhood that you've never seen anyone enter or leave. Of course, in this day and age, most of us work full time so it might just be a matter of missing them when they come and go or perhaps they are early-to-bed type people.
My solution? 1) Ask a neighbor about them. 2) Have a neighborhood luncheon or cocktail party and invite them (through the mail-you don't want to end up like "The Burbs" with bees attacking you!).
Soon you'll have your answer as to who they are and what they are about.
Not to be pessimistic but there is always the Watch Dog site to be sure they are not listed criminals living in your neighborhood.....
And, don't go there on Halloween!!
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