The Dark Man with Glowing Eyes

Dear Dr. Martin,

I have recently come across the news of your new book, Haunted. I have read a few of your other books and I must admit that I am somewhat of a fan of your work. I'm very interested to see how this new book turns out. I saw the flyer that you were conducting interviews for the research team, and I was wondering if you were also looking for suitable haunted houses for them to stay in. If so, I have a house that may pique your interest.

The house I have in mind was purchased by my brother and his family. They lived in the house for five months before they decided that they couldn't live there anymore. The whole family moved in with our parents as they searched out a new home and this one has been left empty for the past three months.

My brother says that he knew there was something strange with the house almost immediately when they found the advertisement. For the size, location and condition of the home, it seemed to be too good to be true. The house is constructed in the Georgian Colonial Revival style in the late 1800's. The house has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a great room, living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook and storage room. There is also an added two car garage. The home had been renovated and restored by a previous owner about ten years before it was purchased by my brother. Since then it changed hands multiple times until my brother purchased the home for his family.

The paranormal experiences started with my brother's youngest son. Jeremy is only four years old, and shortly after they moved into the house he started talking about the man in his bedroom. When prompted to describe the man, my nephew would describe a shadowy man with no features and red eyes. My sister in law was unconcerned with the man her son was describing because she assumed that the "man" was an imaginary friend. She saw the man for the first time herself a two weeks after they moved in.

On the first occasion my sister in law saw the dark shadowy man, my brother was away on a business trip. Jeremy had come down with the stomach flu and she curled up in his bed to sooth him as he attempted to get some sleep. She woke from a light doze to the sensation that someone was in the room with them. When she looked over at the foot of the bed she saw what she described as a dark shadow. She said it was only vaguely human shaped, but it was almost six feet tall. It was staring intently at her and her son with eyes that glowed like embers. My sister in law felt cold through her whole body as she stared at the figure, but she was so frightened she couldn't move. She stared at the figure for a good ten minutes before it disappeared before her eyes. She was so shaken up that she woke her son up and took him to her room to sleep.

During the hours that my brother worked were the times that the most activity occurred. After my sister in law saw the shadow man in her son's bedroom she said strange, unexplained things happened almost daily. Glasses would break when no one was in the kitchen. Their oldest boy complained that when he was doing homework after school something would throw his school books across the room. During the day Jeremy would complain that he was being pinched and slapped when he was playing alone in his room.

Though my brother remains unconvinced of the paranormal activity, since most of the strange occurrences happen while he is at work or away I have to admit that I have been witness to some of the strange happenings at this house. One night I stayed at their house. Sleeping in Simon, the oldest boy's room, I was woken by a noise. I sat up and flicked on the light beside the bed, looking around for the source of the noise when I noticed that Simon's books on his desk were moving of their own accord across the desk. I started in horror as the books slid slowly across the entire length of the desk and off the edge, falling to the floor in a jumble with a loud slam! Immediately I left the room, and refused to sleep for the rest of the night.

I'm convinced that the house is haunted and would be the perfect setting for your research team. My contact information is below.

Sincerely,
Amanda Lee