The Blair Witch

GHOST STORY TIME!!!! (And it’s a bit weird so if your squeamish, I would advise you to read one of my posts about a lighter, more family-friendly topic, such as the Disney conspiracy). 

All righty then. Many of you might be familiar with the Blair Witch. The movie, “The Blair Witch Project” made the legend famous, and I would advise watching that movie if you haven’t already. Even though the movie is fake, it is based off of actual events that happened in the 1700s, in the Black Hills Forest of Maryland. 

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In 1785, Elly Kedward of Blair, Maryland was accused of witchcraft and banished to the nearby woods during that winter. Most assumed that she had died of hypothermia, starvation, and/or other causes, but in 1786, over half of the children in the town had gone missing, and the rest of the town’s residents fled the area as they believed that it had been cursed by her. 

The area was abandoned for over thirty years, but, when a man named Burkitt discovered it, he decided to “take it under his wing” and renovate all of the buildings and property. Then, he named the town after himself. Burkittsville still exists in Maryland to this day. Sounds kinda sketchy? That’s because it is. The events that followed the founding of Burkittslville were pretty horrific, and I really don’t understand why anyone would choose to live there. There are currently only 152 people in that town, and all of them are either extreme daredevils, or insane. 

After Mr. Burkitt rebuilt the town, bad things started happening. Eileen Traecle drowned in a nearby river only four years later, and according to at least a dozen people who had supposedly seen the act, a hand had reached up from under the water and pulled her down. Her body was never found, and for quite a few years after, many stick figures were found all over the site where she had met her demise. They all had a very similar shape, and that is where the symbol for the Blair Witch came from. 

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Then, when Robin Weaver went missing in the woods for several days, a search party was sent out after her. She actually ended up returning, but the members of the first search party were found dead and mutilated near the same sight where Eileen Traecle died about twenty years prior. That isn’t the creepiest part though. Robin claimed that while she was lost in the woods, she encountered a woman that floated above the ground that invited her into her home. She said that she got so frightened that she eventually left, and found her way back to Burkittsville. 

Since then, there have been several disappearances and even several murders. Rustin Parr murdered and tortured several children in his basement in Burkittsville, and although he confessed to the crimes, he explained that he had been possessed by a woman that forced him to do these horrible deeds. Personally, I do believe that it is possible to become possessed, but some people are just criminally insane, so it’s hard to know what to believe.

Leave me your opinions on the Blair Witch in the comments!

-Allie

The Midnight Game

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So there is this thing called creepypasta, which is literally just a collection of stories and myths that make you sleep with your light on because they freak you out so much. Most of them aren't true (or so we think) so this one probably isn't either, but some people who have played it claimed to have almost died or know people who did die while playing. Regardless, it's still a hella freaky game. You basically wander around your house for three hours with a candle while some demon-thing chases you. Here are the steps to play the midnight game and the rules: 

1. Write your full name (first, middle, and last) on a piece of paper and put at least one drop of blood on the same paper. Allow it to soak in.

2. Turn off all the lights in the house. Go to your door and place the paper with your name in front of it. Take the candle and light it.

3. Knock on your own door 22 times (the hour MUST be 12:00AM upon the final knock), then open the door, blow out the candle, and close the door. You have just allowed the "Midnight Man" into your home.

4. Immediately relight your candle.

So after you've done these steps, you pretty much just walk around your dark house until exactly 3:33 a.m. Apparently, if the midnight man is near you, your candle will blow out, and you have to relight it within ten seconds. If you don't, you must stop everything and immediately surround yourself with a circle of salt and stay within that circle until the game ends at 3:33 and the midnight man leaves. 

However there are some very important rules that you cannot break under any circumstances.

DO NOT turn on any lights during the Midnight Game.

DO NOT use a flashlight during the Midnight Game.

DO NOT stop moving throughout your house.

DO NOT leave your house during the duration of the Midnight Game. 

DO NOT go to sleep during the Midnight Game.

DO NOT use another person's blood on your name.

DO NOT use a lighter to substitute for a candle. It will not work.

DEFINITELY DO NOT attempt to provoke the Midnight Man in ANY WAY.

And you might be wondering... Well what does he do if he catches you? There is some speculation about what the midnight man does when he finds you. Some say that he makes you live your worst nightmare until the end of the game, some say he physically attacks you, some say that you end up possessed, and some say he just straight up kills you. Once again, I honestly don't think this is real, but I’m not taking my chances by taking a trip to sketchy town. Don't mess with the devil kids. Also, walking around your dark house in the middle of the night with nothing but the light of a candle to guide you really doesn't appeal to me. But hey, if you really want to freak yourself out, go for it, even though I don't personally recommend it. 

-Allie