"A Haunting Temptation"

29 Days until Halloween

 

A few days ago, I posted on Facebook a request for people to share what scares them during the Halloween Season.  I got a reply from a gentleman that I do not know and I do not know where this story originated and there were many variations all over the internet, but it got my attention just the same and so I have decided to share it with all of you.

 

 

"Seeing Red"

 

 

A man went to a hotel and walked up to the front desk to check in. The woman at the desk gave him his key and told him that on the way to his room, there was a door without a number on it and that it was locked – She could not emphasize it enough that no one was allowed in there and no one should ever try to look inside the room, under any circumstances. He followed the instructions of the woman at the front desk, going straight to his room, and going to bed. The next night his became filled with a haunting temptation that would not leave him alone. He needed to know what was on the other side of the door to the room without a number,  He walked down the hall to the door and tried the handle. Sure enough it was locked. He bent down and looked through the wide keyhole. Cold air passed through it, chilling his eye. What he saw was a hotel bedroom, like his, and in the corner was a woman whose skin was completely white. She was leaning her head against the wall, facing away from the door. He stared in confusion for a while. He almost knocked on the door, out of curiosity, but decided not to. This decision saved his life. He crept away from the door and walked back to his room. The next day, he returned to the door and looked through the wide keyhole. This time, all he saw was redness. He couldn't make anything out besides a distinct red color, unmoving. Perhaps the inhabitants of the room knew he was spying the night before, and had blocked the keyhole with something red.

 At this point he felt guilty for what he had done and decided to consult the woman at the front desk for more information. She sighed and said, "Did you look through the keyhole?" The man told her that he had and she said, "Well, I might as well tell you the story. A long time ago, a man murdered his wife in that room, and her ghost haunts it. But these people were not ordinary. They were white all over, except for their eyes, which were red."