Alayna

Starting at the beginning, I grew up in a Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. Wake up, San Francisco. Whoa. Shut up.

Starting at the beginning, I grew up in a Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. Wake up, San Francisco. Whoa. Shut up.

had just sent a ghost hunter slash paranormal investigator to every house on our street for research for her new book about ghosts that is wild i wonder which book in particular it was i don't know but what what a like what a life to live what a flex that is a flex they're just knocking on doors being like ah so miss steel down the road sent us to research your house she'd like to know if your house is haunted damn that's great

had just sent a ghost hunter slash paranormal investigator to every house on our street for research for her new book about ghosts that is wild i wonder which book in particular it was i don't know but what what a like what a life to live what a flex that is a flex they're just knocking on doors being like ah so miss steel down the road sent us to research your house she'd like to know if your house is haunted damn that's great

The realtor was thrilled to inform my parents that ghosts had, in fact, been found in their new house. Yippee! One of the defining features of my parents' house is that it has a super long, creepy hallway. We love it. My room and my brother's nursery were on the opposite end of the long hallway from my parents' room. Thanks, Mom and Dad.

The realtor was thrilled to inform my parents that ghosts had, in fact, been found in their new house. Yippee! One of the defining features of my parents' house is that it has a super long, creepy hallway. We love it. My room and my brother's nursery were on the opposite end of the long hallway from my parents' room. Thanks, Mom and Dad.

And we were quick to discover that was the more haunted end of the house. Thanks. Thanks again. Yikes. Many of the standards occurred in those early days. You know, lights flickering, doors opening. Elena, I know you can relate to all of the times as a teenager. I literally said out loud, okay, ghost, I need to sleep now. Please stop opening my door. I literally have said that before.

And we were quick to discover that was the more haunted end of the house. Thanks. Thanks again. Yikes. Many of the standards occurred in those early days. You know, lights flickering, doors opening. Elena, I know you can relate to all of the times as a teenager. I literally said out loud, okay, ghost, I need to sleep now. Please stop opening my door. I literally have said that before.

I was like, I really got to get sleep. After having to get up three times.

I was like, I really got to get sleep. After having to get up three times.

As a child, the sound of someone walking up and down the creaky hallway was unmistakable. I would lie in bed and listen to the sound of someone slowly approaching my room from the far end of the house. Ooh. Yeah. That's like when, because I moved into Elena's room after she moved out and you could hear the footsteps all night, but going up the stairs.

As a child, the sound of someone walking up and down the creaky hallway was unmistakable. I would lie in bed and listen to the sound of someone slowly approaching my room from the far end of the house. Ooh. Yeah. That's like when, because I moved into Elena's room after she moved out and you could hear the footsteps all night, but going up the stairs.

So you would have this moment where you were like, is it a burglar or is it the ghost? Am I about to be killed? And you just never know.

So you would have this moment where you were like, is it a burglar or is it the ghost? Am I about to be killed? And you just never know.

And it sounded like work boots. Yeah, it did. Like heavy work boots. Mm-hmm. Some days my mom, sister, and I would remark about how the previous night had been particularly noisy to the effect of, did you hear the hallway last night? Oh yeah, you did too? Did you hear the hallway was bumping last night? That hallway went crazy. My dad was always the unbeliever.

And it sounded like work boots. Yeah, it did. Like heavy work boots. Mm-hmm. Some days my mom, sister, and I would remark about how the previous night had been particularly noisy to the effect of, did you hear the hallway last night? Oh yeah, you did too? Did you hear the hallway was bumping last night? That hallway went crazy. My dad was always the unbeliever.

Don't worry, we'll circle back on that one.

Don't worry, we'll circle back on that one.

the most frightening thing i remember happening constantly as a young child though was when i was when i would hear people putting dishes away in the kitchen about halfway down the hallway there was a banister to the staircase that used to be the maid's staircase or the back stairs to the kitchen i remember telling myself my parents must be unloading the dishwasher even though it was late i would creep out of my room and peer over the banister down into the kitchen to see all the lights off oh no

the most frightening thing i remember happening constantly as a young child though was when i was when i would hear people putting dishes away in the kitchen about halfway down the hallway there was a banister to the staircase that used to be the maid's staircase or the back stairs to the kitchen i remember telling myself my parents must be unloading the dishwasher even though it was late i would creep out of my room and peer over the banister down into the kitchen to see all the lights off oh no