Buy in a haunted neighborhood?

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This may sound like a silly question, but my husband and I just moved to an area where housing is very expensive. The only neighborhood with houses we can afford has a reputation of being haunted. Last night Discovery Channel aired the show “A Haunting” telling the story of one family who was terrorized by evil spirits in their home, just blocks away from a house we like.

Apparently the neighboorhood is located on an old shooting range and tent camp, and was built to accomodate soldiers returning from the Korean War. The hauntings aren’t in every house, and seem only to bother certain families.

What does the Catholic Church have to say about ghosts? Should we not buy in that neighborhood due to risk of hauntings? Having had an intensely spiritual experience in which I was tormented by evil spirits or demons, I am inclined to believe that there can be a physical manifestation of the spiritual realm here on earth. I’m just wondering what people think about basing an important decision like buying a home on the potential to get involved in something like that.
 
Depends on your ability to weather such things.

If you think it’s worth it for a cheap house then go for it.

If the outcome would result in your mental instability, it’s hardly worth it.

I would be sceptical of a supossedly ‘haunted’ property and confident in the protection of my Lord. I’d have a house mass and get on with life.
 
Buy the house, have a priest come bless it, and cover it in holy water and blessed salt, put St. Benedict medals (blessed ones) up everywhere, and consecrate your home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and display the image prominently. The ghosties will run screaming from your place! 😉
 
There are numerous stories of Catholic saints encountering spirits and/or demons. Some are stories of actual possessions or hauntings by demons and some are stories of souls who are being tormented for past sins.

Having the house blessed is the least I would do. Personally I would not want to get involved in any such property, Such things a bit too creepy for me.
 
vluvski said:
This may sound like a silly question, but my husband and I just moved to an area where housing is very expensive. The only neighborhood with houses we can afford has a reputation of being haunted. Last night Discovery Channel aired the show “A Haunting” telling the story of one family who was terrorized by evil spirits in their home, just blocks away from a house we like.

Apparently the neighboorhood is located on an old shooting range and tent camp, and was built to accomodate soldiers returning from the Korean War. The hauntings aren’t in every house, and seem only to bother certain families.

What does the Catholic Church have to say about ghosts? Should we not buy in that neighborhood due to risk of hauntings? Having had an intensely spiritual experience in which I was tormented by evil spirits or demons, I am inclined to believe that there can be a physical manifestation of the spiritual realm here on earth. I’m just wondering what people think about basing an important decision like buying a home on the potential to get involved in something like that.
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I saw that episode. What street was that house on? I think I might’ve seen a similar house to that once (not sure if it was the same one or not, but it did have a porch like it – I tried to mentally piece together the scenery).

That’s probably why they’re selling it cheaper – they know no one really wants to have the dearly departed floating around.
 
vluvski said:
This may sound like a silly question, but my husband and I just moved to an area where housing is very expensive. The only neighborhood with houses we can afford has a reputation of being haunted. Last night Discovery Channel aired the show “A Haunting” telling the story of one family who was terrorized by evil spirits in their home, just blocks away from a house we like.

Apparently the neighboorhood is located on an old shooting range and tent camp, and was built to accomodate soldiers returning from the Korean War. The hauntings aren’t in every house, and seem only to bother certain families.

What does the Catholic Church have to say about ghosts? Should we not buy in that neighborhood due to risk of hauntings? Having had an intensely spiritual experience in which I was tormented by evil spirits or demons, I am inclined to believe that there can be a physical manifestation of the spiritual realm here on earth. I’m just wondering what people think about basing an important decision like buying a home on the potential to get involved in something like that.
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I saw some of that show last night also. It was in the Glen Burnie area south of Baltimore, I have had friends that have lived there. I never knew of the reputation but don’t doubt it’s validity. The family did have a priest come into the home and bless it, but things just got worse and they had to leave.

Christ said that some spirits could only be removed through fasting and prayer, meaning intense spiritual warfare, not for the fainthearted or those not deeply grounded in their faith.

I know that in Maryland, sellers are required to disclose any history of the house that is questionable, including hauntings, believe it or not. I would see what the history is of the particular house you are interested in and go from there.

Take care and let us know how it turns out for you!
 
Jeanette_L said:
I saw some of that show last night also. It was in the Glen Burnie area south of Baltimore, I have had friends that have lived there. I never knew of the reputation but don’t doubt it’s validity. The family did have a priest come into the home and bless it, but things just got worse and they had to leave.
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Christ said that some spirits could only be removed through fasting and prayer**, meaning intense spiritual warfare, not for the fainthearted or those not deeply grounded in their faith.

I know that in Maryland, sellers are required to disclose any history of the house that is questionable, including hauntings, believe it or not. I would see what the history is of the particular house you are interested in and go from there.

Take care and let us know how it turns out for you!
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When did Jesus say that?
 
I googled to try to find out where in Glen Burnie this was. I know I wouldn’t want to fool with anything like that, even to save some money, but a stong faith may be enough to keep the spirits at bay, along with a blessing and blessed objects. As for Catholic teaching, I don’t know of anything that would say you couldn’t buy a house in a haunted neighborhood.
 
MooCowSteph said:
I know I wouldn’t want to fool with anything like that, even to save some money, but a stong faith may be enough to keep the spirits at bay, along with a blessing and blessed objects.
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Well, I have heard people who have lived in creepy houses tell their stories. These are devout Catholics I’m talking about and they had their same houses blessed by priests NUMEROUS times and still no relief. Some had started remodeling processes and when the wallpaper and paint was removed, they then saw that one of the previous owners was a satanist who had many satanic writings and drawings on the walls. When all that was removed, only then was their relief.

I know that my daughter’s father lives in a building that his mom owns and almost everyone has had creepy experiences (including what looked like a break in with papers messed with but nothing stolen). Many feelings of a heavy force. Also many scarey, deep voices speaking to them in the middle of the night. They have had the building blessed, but still the creepiness happens about once every other month. Buy at your own risk, but if you have a low tolerance or feel as if you are not strong enough, then I would look elsewhere. Do you have to live in Baltimore County? What about parts of Anne Arundel (there are some affordable areas there)? Or what about Laurel or Bowie?
 
After the experiences I’ve had with “demons” and haunting and possessing and all that stuff I am no longer afraid of them. I personally would buy in that neighborhood, or meet with anybody who had some fear.

Bring 'em on! I’ll renounce them. Jesus said to renounce all our possessions, and I figure that could include our spiritual “possessions” that we still cling to as well as physical possessions. We need not be afraid to let them all go, as the Lord will take care of our needs.

Maybe I should join the Ghostbusters. 😃

Alan
 
Funny, Alan, my attitude is more like yours, but my husband… poor dh, he won’t let me leave him alone at night on either floor of our townhouse. That show seriously rattled him!

The house is on Little Road off Westway in Harundale for those folks who know of the area I’m talking about. One of the houses we looked at is one street over, also off Westway. I discovered in an old magazine or newspaper article that they actually had a priest come “exorcise” it 3 times. Now, you never know what someone who doesn’t understand Catholicism might interpret as an exorcism, but…

Here’s where I stand at this point: I wouldn’t buy in a house that had a reputation of hauntings. I might consider buying in a neighborhood where weird stuff happened. I’m not sure just how widespread the paranormal activities are in this neighborhood, but they’re obviously not common enough that people around here know about it. The only person who had heard of it was the husband of a friend of our real estate agent- everyone else just looks at us funny. That doesn’t lead me to believe that every other house is haunted. I mean, what are the chances we would get into a haunted one?

Of course, it doesn’t really matter where I stand if dh says NO WAY to this neighborhood. I really don’t think the houses are cheaper because of the hauntings. The schools are only mediocre, the houses are small and don’t have basements, and any comparable house in a different neighborhood is priced similarly. It just happens to be a very large neighborhood, and there aren’t many other locations with that size of house here.
 
Alan is on to something. Think first that many of the dead here in question may be dead Catholic Saints! Wishing well for the new owners!
Why always take the negative point of view?
There may not be any need of “ghostbusting” at all. Maybe that home will have Catholic Saint protection built-in!

No need to fear the dead, as many of them are watching over us in love and concern for our well being.
 
eh, the show had some pretty wicked stuff going on. The mother was choked and sliced in the head by a flying glass cup, and the boy was levitated menacingly. I’m sure some of the stuff in the neighborhood is benign, but I just don’t want to mess with demonic stuff.

I’m not so much afraid of ghosts, but of becoming somehow associated with the paranormal, which I don’t think is wholesome for a faithful Catholic to do. Kind of, don’t go looking for trouble maybe? You don’t put yourself in front of a moving vehicle, stand on train tracks, etc… and shouldn’t hang out waiting for some angry dead guy or demon to terrorize your family.
 
I was reading that these events happen still happen mostly in pagan countries where Christianity has not spread. It especially happened in the past but less today…still it does happen. So I wouldn’t take it…and all the stories of demonic possession too lightly os in disbelief.
 
I live in England and we’re full of so called ghosts! I was told by a priest that ghosts don’t exist, what we see are usually do with the devil.
There are ancient buildings all over and supposedly haunted but I think like previous people that blessing, holy water, blessed items in all the rooms etc should take care of most things.
However, there are priests who are exorsists so if it was really bad you could seek help. Perhaps if you go to look around it you might be able to tell.
 
I am not so sure about the story Mr. Bean (yes, that is his name) is telling. The show “A Haunting” is usually well-researched but while I was looking for the location of this house I found his web site:

ufoman104.tripod.com/

Apparantly he has been regularly experiencing paranormal events throughout his entire life, including MANY UFO sightings. The events he describes from the house in Glen Burnie are not unique but It just seems like too much to have happen to one person.
 
Yeah, I found the guy’s website, too. He seems like a seriously confused individual, and his UFO stories certainly don’t give much credibility to his ghost story. Of course, I’ve seen a UFO myself before too, just not on a regular basis. I wish I would have caught that other guy’s name who contacted him after the radio show. Ramero? something like that…
 
vluvski said:
Yeah, I found the guy’s website, too. He seems like a seriously confused individual, and his UFO stories certainly don’t give much credibility to his ghost story. Of course, I’ve seen a UFO myself before too, just not on a regular basis. I wish I would have caught that other guy’s name who contacted him after the radio show. Ramero? something like that…
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I did not catch his name either. Did you look at the photo section of his site? There are a lot of photos of clouds that he makes out to be something else, calling one of them an “eagle-like thing”. It really damages his credibility.
 
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