Haunted House Mystery

The old wooden fence of the Crystal Lake Estate creaked as you pushed it open, a chilling sound that echoed in the deserted afternoon air. Dry leaves crunched under your feet as you and your friends, Jessy, Ryan, and Alby, walked towards the house that was the subject of so many unsettling rumors.

Your heart hammered in your chest, a frantic drum against your ribs. You had tried to seem brave, to convince yourself this was just a silly adventure, but the silence of the place, the gnarled trees, and the sagging fence sent shivers down your spine.

Standing before the large, dark door, Alby reached for the knob. Before his fingers could touch it, the door slowly, inexplicably, swung inward. A collective gasp escaped your lips, and the terror you had been trying to suppress surged, cold and sharp, through your veins.