The Pumpkin Lane Haunting — a Haunted House Halloween Short Read

A house that won’t let you leave. A ghost with a terrible secret. A woman fighting for her freedom.Vera needs a fresh start after her divorce—the Victorian on Pumpkin Lane seems perfectBut the house has a history: every owner either returns… or dies trying to escapeFootsteps in empty rooms. A woman in Victorian dress. Doors that lock themselves.When Vera discovers a hidden room beneath the attic, she uncovers a century-old crimeThe haunting isn’t what it seems—and the real horror is just beginningA psychological twist that changes everything you thought you knewPerfect for fans of: The Haunting of Hill House • Mexican Gothic • classic ghost stories with modern twistsSome houses choose their owners. And they never let them leave.After a devastating divorce, Vera Hawthorne is desperate for a fresh start. When she finds a stunning Victorian mansion in the quiet town of Millbrook Creek—available at an unbelievably low price—it feels like fate.The house on Pumpkin Lane is everything she’s dreamed of: original hardwood floors, crown molding, a wraparound porch. The perfect place to heal and begin again.But on her first night, Vera hears footsteps in the empty hallway.The locals won’t meet her eyes. The realtor’s warnings were too vague to take seriously. And the house’s previous owners? They either came back within weeks… or were found dead, trying to escape.Because the house on Pumpkin Lane has a secret.Beneath the attic lies a hidden room. Inside that room, the skeleton of a man who vanished in 1918. And scratched into the stone walls, a desperate message that reveals a century of imprisonment, obsession, and murder.The ghost Vera keeps seeing isn’t trying to scare her away. She’s trying to keep her there. Forever.As Vera uncovers the twisted love story between the house’s original owner and the man she imprisoned for fifty years, she realizes the haunting goes deeper than spirits. The house itself is alive—and it’s already claimed her.The pull has started. The doors won’t open. And previous owners have learned the hard way: there are only two ways out of Pumpkin Lane.Return to the house… or die trying to stay away.The Pumpkin Lane Haunting is a chilling tale of obsession, isolation, and the prisons we build for ourselves. Perfect for readers who love atmospheric horror, psychological twists, and ghost stories that linger long after the final page.Trigger warnings: References to captivity, psychological manipulation, death 🎃 Start reading now and discover why readers are calling this “the most unsettling ghost story of the year.”⭐ Scroll up and click “Buy Now” ⭐Perfect for a dark autumn night. Best read with the lights on.