Exploring the Real Haunted Houses and Hotels in Texas
Do you believe in ghosts? In Texas, haunted houses abound. They are not your typical hauntings because every owner has a unique story to tell. This Halloween 2009, you can try something different by checking out the ghostly mansions and hotels in the Lone Star State. Who knows what might be in store for you?Tight-lipped Realtors
Before buying a house in Texas, it's sometimes best to ask the realtor about the house's history. You never know if there are spirits that actually reside in it. Case in point: The Keever House in Ennis. To Donna Kucholtz, who bought the house in 1980 and restored it, it was a little strange that the realtor did not even come inside the house to tour her around. Nor did occur to her to ask him why. Only until she learned of the house's haunted history did she realize she was actually going to live in so-called Amityville.
How Ghosts Behave in Haunted Houses
Moving objects: Most spirits, according to haunted house owners, are more annoying than frightening. It seems the only reason they knock things off (furniture, lamps, rocking chairs, curtains) is they wanted to be noticed. Some house ghosts do more harm if they are strongly attached to the house. Some are more likely to be protective of the haunted house and benevolent to the new owner if the latter shows he/she is willing to preserve the house's original look.
Many Texas haunted house owners confessed that only when they tried to alter something in the house did they felt the presence of a certain spirit. This is when it begins to bother the owners. Here's a quick tip: When you are doing something important and you tell the ghost to quit pestering, you will probably be heeded. Jerry Gladys did this when he was hearing noises at the basement of the old Schoonover Mansion in Fort Worth. This mansion has now been converted to commercial offices. Since then it has been reportedly haunted by the generations of women that have lived and died there.
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