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Sometimes the most ordinary-looking houses hide the darkest, most terrifying secrets. In this chilling true haunted house story from Alberta, Canada, a family’s new home quickly revealed it wasn’t empty — it was already occupied by something far more sinister. At just twelve years old, the storyteller and his brother were thrilled to move into the basement bedrooms. But their dog, Max, refused to enter. From the very first night, the basement felt wrong — heavy, oppressive, alive. Then came the strange activity: socks, keys, and toys vanishing only to reappear in impossible places. Clothes neatly folded themselves on the floor. The television flickered to children’s cartoons with no one holding the remote. And in the dead of night, high-pitched giggles echoed through the empty rooms. The brothers gave the spirit a name — Charlotte — believing it was a child ghost playing games. But the haunting escalated. One night, Charlotte climbed onto the bed, the weight of her presence pressing into the mattress. Soon,