Ohio woman lived in a 101-year-old house. Whatever is in it does not want to be talked about.

When asked to imagine a “historic” neighborhood, most people would think of a charming town lined with colonial revival homes. While it certainly might look beautiful, a woman from Ohio named Cae told Savana (@itssavanadarling on TikTok) her strange encounters with a creature in her 101-year-old home.

Savana tells the story in her Tea After Midnight series. She prefaced it by saying, “If I hear something running at me and I can’t see it, I am packing my things and moving immediately.” This is not what Cae’s family did, though, and they seemed to be accustomed to whatever lives with them.

Cae recounted one time she was home alone as a seventh grader with her dog. It was snowing outside, and there were bells tied to the backdoor that her dog could ring if it wanted to head out. Suddenly, the bells started ringing frantically—it couldn’t have been the dog, as it was beside her, snoring. Then, she heard heavy footsteps before the pantry door slammed shut.

Thinking it was an intruder, Cae grabbed a pair of scissors and hid. When her parents came home, what her father said made her blood run cold.

“Cae, there are no footprints on the snow.” It wasn’t a break-in, and whatever it was that rang the bells probably wasn’t human either. This is just Cae’s first story. A year after the incident, she decided to ask her sister if she also noticed strange things happen around the house.

Oddly enough, her sister told her to keep quiet and decided to take the conversation to a restaurant. Then, her sister laid out one rule: they shouldn’t speak about what happens in the house while they are actively in there. She noticed that the activity worsened whenever the “thing” was spoken of.

Unexplained activity at home

During her senior year of high school, Cae recalled another haunting experience she had at the house. She was up for a late-night project, and her twin brother told her he was going to bed. A few minutes later, she heard the recliner’s footrest being extended. She assumed it was her brother.

Her brother was not on the seat.

Cae thought it would stop bothering her if she ignored it. But a week later, when she opened the door of their house, Cae heard something sprint from the kitchen toward her. Both she and her brother met eyes—she wasn’t the only one hearing things. She slammed the door shut.

But this wasn’t the end of it.

Sometime in October while she was washing dishes all alone, Cae sensed a presence near the kitchen staircase. This staircase doesn’t get foot traffic from the family because it’s primarily used as storage. And yet, she could see a shadow from her periphery—bent down, with its hands on its knees, staring at her.

When Cae turned to see the figure, it was gone.

Whatever it was, it didn’t seem like it wanted to be perceived. Since that last major encounter, Cae and her family also experienced other activities around the home. Her sister reported having her foot yanked during her sleep. Cae also saw the Christmas tree light up by itself. Their father, who’s skeptical of the house being haunted, also thought he saw a figure lying down on their couch—while everyone else was already upstairs.

Don’t break rule number one

Cae theorized that the entity liked targeting people in their home. It used to target her sister, and once she moved away, Cae became the recipient of the haunting. Now, Cae has also moved away for college and is not often home. But whenever she goes back to her house in Ohio and calls her friends to tell them all about her strange experiences over the phone, she hears a loud bang coming from somewhere inside the house.

What happens in the house should not be spoken of while being in the house. Cae just broke her sister’s rule.

The internet definitely thinks Cae’s house is haunted. To date, what haunts Cae’s family home is unknown. While a lot of strange things tend to happen in Ohio, it doesn’t usually get as spooky as this.

(featured image: Quang Vuong)

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