Gretchen Upshaw is a paranormal investigator who organizes ghost tours for people. Gretchen is among the few who has had extensive experience dealing with ghosts since her childhood. When anyone hears that she is a paranormal investigator, one question is usually asked – ‘When did you start believing in paranormal phenomena?’ Gretchen’s answer is short and to the point: ‘I don’t remember a time when I didn’t’.
Indeed, Gretchen has vivid memories of how strongly and intuitively she sensed the presence of ghosts and spirits even when she was very young. Strange things began to happen to her ever since she moved into a house in San Antonio, Texas. Gretchen remembers vividly her traumatic feelings when she heard that her family was moving into an old house in Thunderbird Lane. As …show more content…
Another incident that haunted her for many years was what happened one night when she went to the kitchen to drink some water. Outside, in the dim porch light, she saw the outline of someone, unmistakably her brother. Gretchen’s brother was 22 years old and had left the house, but there he was standing outside, looking like he was no more than fifteen years old. He was dragging himself to the front porch and his eyes met Gretchen’s and he seemed to be gesturing to her for help.
Gretchen Upshaw was too scared to react. She rushed to her bedroom as fast as she could, wondering if she’d been hallucinating or if it was a dream. In the dizzying silence, she heard her brother’s voice call out her name.
Gretchen wasn’t the only one in the house to experience such things. Everyone had seen the cuckoo clock jump off the wall and seen a grey mist float near the fireplace and found glass bulbs exploding simultaneously in the middle of the