Ghost Story of the Haunted Abandoned Factory :: Ghost Stories Urban Legends

Ghost stories and urban legends have a power over community that some other types of stories lack. These stories can deeply scare people and lead them to question certain things in life. The fashion in which the story vote counter delivers the story can greatly affect how haunting the story is and how long it lingers in the listeners heads. Urban legends pertaining to a certain region have even more of an effect on peoples beliefs. That scary house on the corner may never be the analogous to somebody after they are told about the gruesome carrying out that supposedly happened there many years ago.The ghost story chosen for this paper was told by a 19 year-old Caucasian male college student. The story involves a supposedly haunted building in the nearby town. He heard the story from a friend but does not recall when or where he first heard the story. He recounted the story in the afternoon while sitting in his room with a few other students watching television. accord to his story, the haunted building was at once used as a factory. One day there was a fire which burned down a total portion of the building and killed all the workers inside. The ruins can still be seen and are alleged to be haunted by ghosts of the deceased factory workers. The teller once tried to locate the factory ruins at night with a few friends but had trouble doing so. He said they found people looking for the same place and joined them to find it. They found an old building in an isolated area but were not sure if it was the correct place. The story teller recalls having an eerie feeling when arriving at the isolated building. He and his friends soon left without exploring further because the uneasiness about the area began to scare them. The teller told the story in a rushed manner, quickly telling the details. Upon recalling his eerie feelings while searching for the building, he broke into nervous laughter, and one could tell he was somewhat unnerve by the exp erience. This conclusion led the listeners to believe that searching for the old factory would be a scary experience.From research, it is apparent that Ellicott City has numerous areas believed to be haunted, on with legends behind these areas.