How did you celebrate Friday the 13th? Obvi most of us don't celebrate it, but since I'm always down to try something new I ended up doing a flashlight tour of a REAL haunted house! Yep, a real house that has been in several paranormal studies & is said to be one of the most haunted places in the US. Eeeek! If you live in SF Bay you either have been to or have heard about the Winchester Mystery House (Hollyweird is making a movie, so you'll soon know all about it!). The house and it's builder, Sarah Winchester have a crazy, yet interesting history. For the sake of time I'll give a brief run through of its history & if you're still interested in hearing more I'll add some links at the end.
Sarah married the heir to the Winchester Rifle Company when she was young and soon began experiencing major traumas in her life. It wasn't long after she married before both her only child & husband passed away. After losing her family she maintained a controlling interest in the Winchester Company's shares and inherited over $20 Million, which is a HUGE windfall since this all happened in the late 1800's. After the deaths of her family she started experiencing unexplained paranormal happenings. She went to a Psychic & was told that the spirits of the people killed by Winchester Rifles were haunting her, and that if she wanted to live a long life she had to move out West & build a house to occupy the spirits. That she must NEVER stop building.
http://www.prairieghosts.com/winchester.html