Story Inn, Story, Indiana July 2011
http://www.storyinn.com/
Investigators:
David Roberts and Trish Austin
Weather: Very hot and humid!
Trish and I arrived in Story around 6 PM. We were beginning to think we had made a wrong
turn after traveling about ten miles on a narrow, hilly, winding road (135). It seemed like we had been on the road for 30
miles but lo and behold about the time we were going to give up we arrived! It is like a scene from long ago entering Story,
originally established in 1851. The entire
town is basically the old General Store which is now a Bed and Breakfast, Restaurant,
and Bar. It is spectacular!
The weather was extremely hot, being over 90 degrees and humid. The evening and night were clear. We booked the Blue Lady Room, supposedly the most
haunted room at the Inn. Over the years there
have been many sightings of the Blue Lady in this particular room, and the journal
kept in the room confirms this with many a guest reporting experiences. Trish and I first investigated the Old Barn at
the back of the property and did indeed get a couple EVPS including something like
Nish (or Nis) Kush? The closest thing I could
ascertain to the meaning is that it is Albanian, meaning either "who left", or "who
us?" Prior to this EVP I had knocked and
asked for a response. (EVP at bottom of this
page)
During the night we had some interesting things happen while in the Blue Lady room. Trish inexplicably had a fifteen minute period
where her feet were aching while lying in bed.
Around 2 am she felt like she was being shaken, like someone was trying to
wake her up, but she was in that place where you are so tired that you're not sure
if you are imagining it, or dreaming or whatever. She stated that she also had two incidences during
the night where she felt her neck was touched.
Despite all this, Trish was clearly agitated in the morning that nothing
had happened in the night! Similarly I stated
in the morning that I had no experiences either, but on further reflection I recalled
a dream where I saw a misty blue figure eventually taking the shape of a black shadow
which walked across the room. In retrospect
maybe there was some paranormal activity that night or maybe just overactive imaginations. Trish and I however are not prone to such things
typically so we will leave it at that.
Interestingly a very similar experience was noted in a journal entry which Trish
read. The guest had written that nothing paranormal had occurred even as she wrote
about events similar to what CAPS had experienced. We laughed at the journal entry for stating that
nothing occurred as the individual was listing all the activity, and then we do
the exact same thing! There were other possible light EVPs captured that night and
a quick hit on the EMF meter as if someone walked past it quickly! It is a remarkable place that I would recommend
to anyone, looking for paranormal activity or just looking for a great place to
visit.
Oh yes there was one other thing. I am wondering
if the Blue Lady or whatever spirit may be there has something against being on
camera. My video recorder ate three tapes
while I was trying to get it started. Of
course having a vintage Sony Camcorder, I figured that its time had come. Surprisingly it has been working just fine ever
since that evening; very odd I must say.
EVPs
Something like "Nis (Nish) Kush"?