Thank you for choosing my submission! There were so many awesome entries and I thought for sure mine got lost in the sea of responses.

Yeah, my all around “best theory” is just the self serving one that makes sleep better at night. People are capable of anything.

I’ve had so many different thoughts about that place, but I’d bet that someone squatted in that house for awhile. Possibly years. The house was so well hidden because the paint blended right in with the overgrown surroundings and the giant tree. You could drive right past it and not even know it was there.

That experience bothered me for the longest time. I was paranoid that, somehow, something evil had latched on to me- as if I had been permanently stained just by stepping foot into that place. Luckily nothing weird happened after returning home, but I found myself very anxious about it for months.

About five years ago, my husband Adam and I decided that it was finally time to start looking to purchase a house. We had always talked about buying an older, fixer upper home because we’ve had the idea that they hold more charm and character. Plus we can appreciate a place that has it’s own quirks and we love the…