Decline and Fall

A story for Halloween, written in 2013Scarred by a horrifying event in his childhood, William Connelly finds himself returning to his family home, scene of the haunting that has changed his life. Might he discover the truth behind what happened? And might he regret it when he does?Both this story and 'The Treasure' were written to accompany an interactive ghost story for what was then The SciFi Channel in the UK. They were supposed to have been written by a fictional writer, who himself had been scarred by a supernatural experience, and contain clues to the mystery in the show. You can find the whole thing archived at: https://themazehouse.wordpress.com/All the images are from Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/collections/1084...) and I should credit:Ashley Richards, Christian Lambert, Claire Brear, Daniel von Appel, Jean Philippe Delberghe,Jim DiGritz, Katherine Hanlon, Mat Reding, Memories on 35mm, Mike Bergman, Remi Bertogliati, Ross Sneddon, Adam Bignell, Alex Motoc, Mitchell Luo and especially Annie Spratt whose scanned old pictures of English villages and atmospheric photos of English houses were invaluableThe sound effects are from Freesound (https://freesound.org/people/redskeli...) and come from:konakaboom, juskiddink, audible-edge, inchadney Herbert Boland Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.