Auberon Manor
by Paul ChandlerPublish: Sep 27, 2025Literary Fiction HorrorBook Overview
Auberon Manor has remained abandoned since 1915, the year the Auberon family’s matriarch, Beatrice, closed the house and warned all family members to stay away from it. Forever. Over the decades, various brave souls have ventured inside to explore it. Without exception, they all fled the house in panic, telling anyone who’d listen that the house was haunted. Tales of flying furniture, foul odors, cold spots, and heavy footsteps were just a few of the reported happenings. Eventually, these stories found a home on a website dedicated to the Auberon haunting.For the curious and adventurous, the stories read on the website inspire them to make the journey to Pennsylvania and see the manor for themselves. Over time, the stories about the house grow darker with reports of visitors suffering injuries. When an amateur group of investigators conducts a scientific examination of the house, disaster strikes. Members of the investigative team suffer broken arms, a broken rib, and a near-fatal concussion. This compels the owner to prohibit any further visits.
When the story of the Auberon haunting reaches a bored and wealthy young man named Dane Ledger, he’s encouraged by a friend to take a ghost-hunting road trip. To Dane, who doesn’t believe in ghosts, it presents an opportunity to debunk the ridiculous notion that this house, or any house, is haunted. He and his friend arrive at the manor to discover recently erected fencing and a guard who refuses them entry. All of this security makes Dane and his friend even more curious about the house. They approach the homeowner for permission to inspect the property, but are firmly denied. After money is exchanged and Dane agrees to assemble a team of professional paranormal investigators to inspect, identify, and exterminate the entity from the manor, permission is finally granted.
With the team assembled, they enter Auberon Manor and discover its frightening occupant. Terrified by what they’ve discovered, and too frightened to go back into the house, they struggle to find a way forward. Letting the entity remain in the home is not an acceptable option, as it would imperil every future visitor. They don’t know what they’re battling, but it’s not a ghost. It’s something much worse.
