Beneath Claire's House (Mount Herod Legends Book 1) by Corey J. Popp

Author:Corey J. Popp [Popp, Corey J.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Corey J. Popp
Published: 2015-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

The Unexplained

TWO HOURS LATER, the basement looked like a science lab. No one could walk without tripping over a wire. Spencer and Cooper setup four cameras on tripods around the room, which was aglow with the light from six notebook computers. A microphone stood on a stand at the bottom of the slope near the door.

Although no one had opened it, yet, Spencer had theorized the door led to a relatively standard feature of Midwest nineteenth century homes: a small underground storehouse called a root cellar. The cool subterranean rooms kept garden vegetables fresh year round. They also stored canned goods, wine, and moonshine.

Spencer adjusted the microphone and turned to Cooper who stood at the top of the slope with Emma and me. “Ready with the infrared?”

Cooper tapped away on a keyboard. “One sec.”

“Listen up. Here’s what’s going to happen,” Spencer said. “Coop is going to run all four cameras at the same time. We’ve got infrared, thermal, color, and black and white. They all capture different things, and they’re all pointed at the door.”

Cooper tapped a button on the laptop. “We’re recording.”

“I’m going to throw the latch and open the door,” Spencer said.

“What do we do?” I asked.

“Maybe step back,” he said.

I backed up. I could see two of the six notebook screens from where I stood. One showed a red-tinted image of Spencer while the other displayed him as a featureless rainbow-colored figure.

Cooper glanced at me. He pointed to each of the screens. “Infrared and thermal video. We’re not going to miss a thing.”

Emma gasped as a metallic boom thundered off the basement walls when Spencer threw open the door’s iron latch. I held my breath. Cooper’s eyes darted between the notebook computers. The hinges of the old door wailed as Spencer pulled it open.

Nothing happened. Nothing flew out. Nothing was sucked in. Nothing moaned. Nothing hissed. Just…nothing. The open doorway was pitch black.

I glanced at one of the computers. The screen was mostly blue except for Spencer who was still rainbow-colored. But where the door should be was an inky black patch of nothingness, a giant black hole right in the middle of the screen.

I checked the other computer. It showed a kaleidoscope of colors. Confused, I looked away from the computer directly at Spencer and the doorway. To my naked eye, everything appeared normal. I saw only Spencer standing next to a dark open doorway.

“What do you see?” Spencer shouted to Cooper.

Cooper shook his head. “Not much. Looks cold. I don’t see a vortex. Not right now, anyway.”

Spencer walked up the slope to join us. He looked at the screens, seemingly with disinterest.

“What’s a vortex?” Emma said.

“It’s a gateway for the dead. Like a portal.”

“Are we picking up any EVP?” Spencer asked Cooper.

Cooper hurried to another computer and put on a set of headphones. He tapped away at the keyboard.

Emma nodded toward the computers and asked Spencer, “How come we can’t see all that stuff without the computers?”

“The thermal camera is showing the temperature of the cellar.

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