Ghost Stories

[jasonbryant]

Going Back to the Anderson High story, we did a drama scene in the basment like 4 months ago, and we were in the far room, and there is paperwork from the morgue being there, and all the lights were off, and we had the nightvison on the cambera and, when we were shooting the silence scene, we heard this massive pipe falling on the ground, like it had been chucked across the room, and hit the wall on the other side, when we looked back on the tape we seen an moving object comming towards the cambera and then 2 mins later on the cambera we seen the pipe flying across the room and there was only 3 of us in the room 2 of us in the scene and the cambera man! Wild!

[Lowrie]

Has anybody heard of anything spooky in the flat above the Hansel? Just heard of a little girl staying there recently who after the first night didn't want to go into the bedroom she'd been staying in because she didn't think the little boy who lived there liked her. She's only 2 & a half and hasn't done anything vaguely similar before. She said he'd gone after another day or so but before they left she insisted on leaving a couple of toys by the fireplace for him.

[Spinner72]

Thanks for the resurrection of this thread. Some interesting reading.

 

Despite having been described as vulcan many times in my love of logic in all things, I do have an open mind to the "imprint" idea of "spirits".

 

That being a humans ability to leave an electromagnetic imprint in a location which others may be sensitive enough to interpret, like children as alluded to above.

[Ghostrider]

^^ I would like to think I have an equally open mind to all possibilities, but it gets tripped up by one question. Why are there so many places, where logic would dictate, given the unfortunate and often violent extinguishing of life that is known to have occured there, that there is no known "spirit" presence. Yet, other places death has occured, albeit by very natural and expected means, there is alleged "spirit" presence.

 

It rather demolishes the "violent death releasing additional "energy" making the presence more easily detectable" theory. On the face of it that would seem to suggest that it is not the manner and circumstances of the death that matters, but indeed the composition of the person who died. Which of course leads on to, should it not be possible to detect in their life, which people have something "different" about them that could leave an "imprint" that transcends death, others don't.

[John D'oh]

I know it's been discussed on these forums before but one of the scariest places I have ever seen was the Windhouse (see my avatar for reference). I stopped there on the way through Yell and took the picture. However I was too much of a coward to drive on up there to see what it was all about. Matter of fact, I was feeling afraid just being down there on the road What is it with the place?

[MuckleJoannie]

You can read about it here

 

http://shetlopedia.com/Windhouse

[John D'oh]

You can read about it here

 

http://shetlopedia.com/Windhouse

 

Thanks MuckleJoannie! I knew about these stories but the strange thing is that me, as a grown up protestant down to earth dude ( ) actually had the creeps seeing that house. What about you, do you feel some kind of "presence" round that place or is it just bogus?

[Ghostrider]

^^ As I think I've mentioned before, IMHO its the house design and location that is to blame for the "presence" it seems to have. It resembles a huge human skull glowering down on you from a great height.

 

The house itself, in any location and without any reputation, would never have felt "comfortable" to look at, and whatever building, even a highly attractive one, that was put on the site its on would have been shown at its worst as it would have been solitary and overbearing. Put them both together, and you get the heeby jeeby inducing image you have, even moreso now that its ruinious.

[Sparky]

Does anyone know who owns Windhouse now?

I have a couple of mates coming up to stay next month and wanted to take them there for a look around... maybe even camp the night!

 

Don't want to just go traipsing about on private property if it's likely to upset or offend though. I know a couple from South were supposed to be renovating it 8-9 years ago but last time I saw it (last year) it didn't look like that was going ahead.

[MuckleJoannie]

I seem to think that the Shetland Amenity Trust own it now. They certainly own Windhouse Lodge which is at the foot of the road up to it.

 

http://www.camping-bods.com/Windhouse-Lodge-g.asp

[EM]

I seem to think that the Shetland Amenity Trust own it now.

No, SAT only own the lodge. You are maybe getting mixed up with Park Hall which SAT do now own. I believe the Cheshire couple named in the Shetlopedia article still own Windhouse.

[peerie t]

Yeah, its the English couple who own it, but it is ok to go for a look around, just beware the roof as it looks about to cave in!!! I don't think they'd be able to renovate it now, its too far gone I would think...

[Sparky]

Thanks all, looks like the sensible thing to do is book a night at the Bod then.

[John D'oh]

Thanks all, looks like the sensible thing to do is book a night at the Bod then.

 

And please report back once you have survived the night, otherwise we will worry about you

[owdwife]

Last time I was there (a few years ago) there were notices warning you not to go inside as the building was in danger of collapsing and I think the doors were boarded up.