Ghost Stories from Hell by Ron Ripley

Author:Ron Ripley [Ripley, Ron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ScareStreet.com
Published: 2019-06-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9: In the Basement, August 3rd, 2016

After he had cleaned the kitchen, and his father still hadn’t come home, Connor decided to look in the basement to see if his old man stored anything worthwhile there. It only took a few minutes for him to realize his father avoided not only the second floor but the basement as well. Like the side door, the basement door was hemmed in by iron. When he had managed to open it, a wave of dust had rushed up at him, and Connor spent fifteen minutes in the bathroom, spitting and blowing his nose.

Finally, with the loyal Rex beside him, Connor descended into the basement. Each riser squealed as he went down, and when he reached the cement floor, he looked at the mess before him. Broken chairs and old furniture was piled on one side, his and his mother’s belongings on the other. A space was cleared around the water heater and furnace, and another around the corner where the water, gas, and electrical lines came in.

Webs filled the windows and giant, thin-legged spiders hung in them. The air smelled of dust and mildew.

A scurrying sound came from the corners, and a low growl rose from Rex’s throat. Connor glanced down at him and saw that the dog’s hackles were raised, the ears flat against his head.

“Upstairs,” Connor said in a low voice. “Let’s go upstairs.”

“Send the dog away,” a woman said in a whisper, and Connor bit back a scream.

“Send it away,” a male said from a corner on the left. “They’re ever so wretched to us. Send it away.”

“You need to do as we say,” the woman said, and it was then that Connor recognized her.

“Mrs. Lavoie?” He choked on her name.

The scurrying came closer.

“Of course it’s me,” she said, and he could hear the familiar tones of warmth and affection.

But beneath them was a darker current, that of hunger and longing.

“Just send the dog away, Connor,” Mrs. Lavoie repeated. “We’ve wondered where you’ve been.”

Connor didn’t reply. Instead, he took a cautious step back and felt something brush his calf.

He screamed before he could stop himself.

Rex snarled and spun around, jaws snapping.

A man cursed, and a chair fell over as a dark shape raced back into the shadows.

“Send it away!” Mrs. Lavoie screamed.

Connor spun around and sprinted up the stairs. Before he reached the top, the door started to close, and he threw himself against it, pain exploding in his shoulder. Behind him, Rex scrambled up the stairs, claws clicking on the old wood. Connor tumbled into the kitchen and Rex came up, spinning to the left and attacking something resembling a rabbit.

The strange animal let out a high-pitched, human-like squeal and fled into the basement.

Connor scrambled to his feet, lurched to the basement door, and slammed it shut. His hands shook and fumbled with the lock, Rex scratching at the bottom of the door and growling.

With a shudder, Connor secured the lock and fell back against the wall, slowly sliding down, coming to a rest.

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