Se Ocultaba En El Sótano De La Casa Abandonada Y Secuestro A Mi Hijo Historias De Terror - REDE

WEBVTT

1
00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:11.640
The goddamn basement. When we first
saw her, the house seemed like a

2
00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:16.800
real gem to us. It was
located at the end of a road surrounded

3
00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:20.839
by lush trees. My wife,
Clara and I, along with our two

4
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:26.399
children, Carla and Martin, were
excited about the opportunity to start a new

5
00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:33.159
life there. The real estate agent
assured us that the house was in perfect

6
00:00:33.159 --> 00:00:39.280
condition. He mentioned that it had
been uninhabited for some time, but he

7
00:00:39.439 --> 00:00:41.039
didn' t specify how much I
knew something wasn' t quite right.

8
00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:45.759
When I saw him hesitating to open
the front door, as if he feared

9
00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:51.119
what might be inside. Crossing for
the first time, a strange sensation crossed

10
00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:56.039
my back. The air was cold
and heavy, Clara and the children did

11
00:00:56.119 --> 00:01:00.759
not seem to notice anything out of
the ordinary they began to explore crying the

12
00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:06.480
house. Everything seemed perfect. The
incredibly low price for a property of that

13
00:01:06.599 --> 00:01:14.159
size was what finally convinced us.
We sign the papers quickly eager to start

14
00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:19.359
our new life. The days passed
and we started moving our things to the

15
00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.239
new house. Every day that passed
we became more familiar with the place,

16
00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:27.879
although there was something in the air
that did not finish settling down. We

17
00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:34.120
got rid of many of the things
in the place. Some were too old

18
00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:40.280
and worn out, others seemed out
of place, as if they belonged to

19
00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:45.519
a very different time. Every object
we pulled out was so strange and old

20
00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.599
that we didn' t understand why
they were still there. What most caught

21
00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:53.040
our attention. It was the smell
that permeated many of the things we found.

22
00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:57.760
It was a rancid scent, a
mixture of moisture, as if it

23
00:01:57.799 --> 00:02:01.400
had been trapped in the house for
years. Clara mentioned it several times,

24
00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.919
while taking out old rags and dusty
furniture. Carla and Martin, on the

25
00:02:07.919 --> 00:02:14.159
other hand, seemed less affected,
focused on exploring and playing in their new

26
00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:19.840
home. One afternoon, while emptying
an old closet in the Penthouse, I

27
00:02:19.879 --> 00:02:25.240
found a box of worn wood with
almost erased inscriptions. When it was opened

28
00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:30.479
again, that peculiar smell became present. Inside there were black and white photographs,

29
00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:36.520
yellowed by time and letters, but
they could no longer be read.

30
00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:40.479
I decided to take the box to
the studio to examine it in more detail.

31
00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:46.039
Later clearly he had found an old
porcelain doll in one of the rooms.

32
00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:52.520
She was beautiful, but quite old, with eyes that seemed to follow

33
00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:57.639
you wherever you went. We decided
to keep it in a box in the

34
00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:00.599
basement, along with other items we
didn' t know very well what to

35
00:03:00.599 --> 00:03:05.680
do. With them. The nights
began to feel colder and the air became

36
00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:10.439
heavier. I often woke up in
the dark with the feeling that something was

37
00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:16.759
unclear. He also seemed more restless, although we did not talk much about

38
00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:23.759
it. Trying to maintain the illusion
of normality for children, while we were

39
00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:28.400
getting rid of old things and making
room for our own, we could not

40
00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:31.560
ignore the sense of fear that we
both felt. It was as if the

41
00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:37.599
house itself was trying to communicate something
to us, something we still did not

42
00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:44.599
fully understand. Things were changing over
time. Our energy was slowly beginning to

43
00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:50.599
sink. We were really confused until
one day, my wife and I decided

44
00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:54.919
to talk about what was going on. Clara assured me she saw strange shadows.

45
00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:00.599
I even heard noises in the early
morning p n n PN from nste

46
00:04:00.599 --> 00:04:05.639
from 3 a m onwards. It
was really a torture that lived day by

47
00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:11.120
day. I didn' t know
how to act, but we had to

48
00:04:11.120 --> 00:04:15.000
do something about it. For a
moment I assured her it was her imagination

49
00:04:15.079 --> 00:04:19.920
or the fear that invaded her.
At the end of the conversation, we

50
00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:25.279
both accepted that it was something else, soul in sorrow that wandered through the

51
00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:30.240
house or something in specific that had
taken our sleep away from us in the

52
00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:35.920
short stay that we had had an
afternoon after several days of feeling uncomfortable in

53
00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:42.199
our own Casa Clara and I decided
that something should be done. We had

54
00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:47.959
tried to ignore the strange sensations and
the persistent smell, but it was impossible

55
00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:53.839
to keep pretending that everything was okay. The house seemed alive and not in

56
00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:59.519
the welcoming sense we expected. We
both agreed to take a priest to bless

57
00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:05.040
the Clara House. He made the
call and FatherÁlvaro arrived the following week

58
00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:12.319
we explained our situation, although we
did not go into details about all the

59
00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:17.000
strange things we had experienced. We
just mentioned the general discomfort and the feeling

60
00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:23.079
that something wasn' t right.
FatherÁlvaro began his ritual from the front

61
00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:29.439
door at that clear moment and I
followed him closely. As I walked through

62
00:05:29.439 --> 00:05:32.680
every room. The children, curious, but not entirely aware of what was

63
00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:40.160
happening, only looked when the place
that had troubled us from the beginning arrived

64
00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:46.040
in the basement. The atmosphere became
noticeably more tense. The basement door'

65
00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:48.560
s still secure. With the old
lock, he seemed to have something.

66
00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:54.839
FatherÁlvaro asked us to open it
and I managed to remove the lock.

67
00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:59.879
After several attempts, we went down
the stairs together. The air became the

68
00:05:59.959 --> 00:06:05.160
heaviest. The priest continued his prayers
and as he reached the bottom, he

69
00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:10.199
sprinkled holy water in every dark corner. When he opened the box with the

70
00:06:10.279 --> 00:06:15.439
porcelain doll and other objects, his
expression hardened and began to pray more strongly.

71
00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:21.199
The basement seemed to have suffocated even
more and finally, FatherÁlvaro ended

72
00:06:21.240 --> 00:06:26.560
his blessing with one last prayer making
the sign of the cross in the air.

73
00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:31.600
He looked at us seriously, but
also with concern. He told us

74
00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:36.959
that he had done everything possible to
free any soul or presence trapped in the

75
00:06:36.959 --> 00:06:43.720
house, but that we should be
attentive and keep faith clear, and I

76
00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:49.240
thanked him. Hoping it would have
worked that night, the house seemed quieter.

77
00:06:49.879 --> 00:06:56.959
Strange noises disappeared and the air felt
lighter. It was only a few

78
00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:04.439
days before the calm faded and the
real terror began to manifest. One night

79
00:07:04.680 --> 00:07:11.040
while I was sleeping, I was
awakened by a sound that came right from

80
00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:14.959
the basement. I felt an icy
stabbing of fear in my chest. While

81
00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:18.759
I was getting out of bed trying
not to wake up clearly. I went

82
00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:24.560
down the stairs quietly until I got
to the basement. I found the door

83
00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:29.040
wide open something that was impossible,
since we always locked it for the safety

84
00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:35.319
of the children. I knew I
was gonna find something in the middle of

85
00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:41.879
the basement. The porcelain doll was
standing staring with its glassy eyes. She

86
00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:46.959
wasn' t alone around her There
were shadows, but she couldn' t

87
00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:50.079
see them well. At that moment
I receded without looking away from those shadows

88
00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:56.279
that seemed to suddenly observe me a
force. He pushed me back, making

89
00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:59.800
me fall to the ground. I
still remember that situation. I felt like

90
00:07:59.920 --> 00:08:03.399
given and a thousand voices were all
around me. At that moment I felt

91
00:08:03.439 --> 00:08:09.879
despair, but at that moment I
got up from a jump and ran up

92
00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:13.560
the stairs, closing the basement door
of a slam. The next day,

93
00:08:15.000 --> 00:08:20.759
clear he noticed my paleness and trembling
hands. I tried to explain what had

94
00:08:20.759 --> 00:08:26.160
happened, but the words seemed insufficient
to describe the terror I had felt.

95
00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:33.639
We decided not to tell the children
not to scare them, but clearly and

96
00:08:33.679 --> 00:08:37.879
I knew we were in danger.
That same night, the presence became more

97
00:08:37.960 --> 00:08:43.960
intense, The doors began to open
and close themselves. The objects moved for

98
00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:52.120
no apparent reason and the rancid smell
became unbearable. Carla and Martin also began

99
00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:56.399
to notice strange things. My daughter
complained about nightmares and said that a woman

100
00:08:56.519 --> 00:09:01.360
was watching her from the edge of
the house, while Martin was talking about

101
00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:05.159
a friend who was saying terrible things
to her. Clara and I realized that

102
00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:11.960
we were facing something far more sinister
than we had imagined. The true soul

103
00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:18.240
inhabiting the house had awakened and was
unwilling to leave us alone. FatherÁlvaro

104
00:09:18.360 --> 00:09:24.639
had managed only to temporarily calm the
situation, but now that soul seemed more

105
00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:31.399
enraged. I started investigating the history
of the house. I risked going down

106
00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:35.919
to the basement, where I could
find old newspaper clippings and documents that talked

107
00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:41.240
about a tragedy that had happened many
years ago. One family had lived there

108
00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:46.840
and they had all died in mysterious
circumstances. The mother, a woman named

109
00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:52.080
Isabel, had been accused of witchcraft
and had been murdered by the people.

110
00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:58.480
That' s when we understood that
his spirit had been trapped in the house.

111
00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:03.919
The presence that we felt the true
soul was Elizabeth. We knew that

112
00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:11.799
we had to find a way to
free her or face a life of constant

113
00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:13.840
terror on a night when there was
a strong storm. The real horror broke

114
00:10:13.879 --> 00:10:18.559
out in our house. We woke
up with a scream coming from Martin'

115
00:10:18.600 --> 00:10:22.600
s room. Clara and I jumped
out of bed and ran into our son

116
00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:28.120
' s room just to find him
empty. The window was open and the

117
00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:35.919
curtains were in place. We desperately
searched the whole house calling Martin, but

118
00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:41.240
there was no trace of him.
Carla scared and crying. He asked us

119
00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:46.240
again and again where his brother was, but we had no answers. I

120
00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:50.240
felt a lot of panic at the
time, a despair that didn' t

121
00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:54.440
look like anything I' d felt
before. We called the police, organized

122
00:10:54.559 --> 00:11:00.000
searches with the neighbors and explored every
corner of the house and its surroundings,

123
00:11:01.320 --> 00:11:07.519
but Martin was still missing and so
had passed a few clear days and I

124
00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:13.240
could not sleep or eat every minute
that passed without news of our son.

125
00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:18.559
It was torture. One clear night
and I decided to check the basement.

126
00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:22.559
One more time. We came down
with flashlights. At that time, that

127
00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:28.360
fear in the house was not so
notorious. It was until we opened that

128
00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:35.000
door. The air got colder and
the smell was stronger. We went down

129
00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:39.200
the stairs slowly, feeling something was
watching us. As we lit up the

130
00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:45.000
bottom of the basement, we saw
Martin lying there on the ground motionless.

131
00:11:45.639 --> 00:11:48.879
We ran to him, but soon
we realized there was nothing we could do.

132
00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:56.799
Our son was lifeless, his little
body cold and pale. Clara collapsed

133
00:11:56.879 --> 00:12:01.039
in tears and I felt as if
my soul broke into a thousand pieces beside

134
00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:07.960
Martin, Porcelain' s doll looked
at us with its empty eyes there was

135
00:12:07.039 --> 00:12:13.840
something terribly wrong in its expression,
as if it reflected the hatred of the

136
00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:18.559
soul that had tormented us. We
knelt beside our son, unable to understand

137
00:12:18.600 --> 00:12:24.320
why such a horrible thing had happened
to him. We called the police immediately

138
00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:30.720
and soon the house was filled with
officers and forensics. They could not explain

139
00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:35.840
how Martin had reached the basement or
what had caused his death. The autopsy

140
00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:43.360
revealed no physical cause and the case
became an unsolved mystery. Martin' s

141
00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:48.039
loss left a void impossible to fill
clearly and I clung to Carla trying to

142
00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:54.039
protect her from the darkness that had
invaded our life. We knew we couldn

143
00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:58.200
' t live in that house anymore. But we also knew that we could

144
00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:03.039
not leave without facing the soul that
had snatched our son from us, the

145
00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:09.320
terror we had experienced had transformed us. We were determined to find a way

146
00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:11.960
to put an end to their torment
and to give peace to our family.

147
00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:18.600
It was only a few months since
the tragedy of Martin, before Clara and

148
00:13:18.679 --> 00:13:24.200
I made the difficult decision to leave
the house. The loss of our son

149
00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:30.480
had left a deep and indelible wound. We knew we couldn' t live

150
00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:35.240
there anymore. We decided to put
the house for sale, hoping someone else

151
00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:39.559
could find a way to deal with
what we hadn' t been able to.

152
00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:46.120
Rumors of Martin' s disappearance and
inexplicable death had been unleashed throughout the

153
00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:50.840
town. No one was willing to
come near the house, let alone buy

154
00:13:50.840 --> 00:13:56.559
it. The neighbors before, friendly
and supportive now looked at us with pity

155
00:13:56.639 --> 00:14:01.679
and fear. We felt as if
the spirit of that soul had not only

156
00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:09.039
trapped Martin, but also part of
our life and identity. Meanwhile, the

157
00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.759
house remained empty, but not in
peace. The few interested who dared to

158
00:14:13.759 --> 00:14:20.240
visit her were quickly overwhelmed by the
sensation of heavy air still pervading each room.

159
00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:28.000
The smell never completely disappeared and the
shadows became present mainly at night.

160
00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:33.440
We moved to a small apartment in
the neighboring city, seeking to leave behind

161
00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:41.000
the painful memories and terror that we
had experienced Carla, although still traumatized by

162
00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:43.600
the loss of her brother, seemed
to adapt better to the new environment.

163
00:14:45.159 --> 00:14:50.200
We were trying to rebuild our lives, although the wound would never close at

164
00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:54.879
all. Sometimes at night I found
myself thinking about the house and the entity

165
00:14:54.919 --> 00:15:01.080
that inhabited it. I wondered if
one day someone would achieve freedom from the

166
00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:05.440
spirit that lived in that place,
whether there would be any way to put

167
00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.279
an end to his torment and,
with it, to his malevolent influence.

168
00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:15.240
But those were unanswered questions and we
knew we couldn' t live with that

169
00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:22.440
weight anymore. The house remained for
sale for years its façade slowly deteriorating.

170
00:15:22.080 --> 00:15:26.960
It was said that during the nights
we could still hear laments coming from the

171
00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:33.440
basement. We, though broken and
marked by experience, keep going as best

172
00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:39.519
we could and so time passed.
Even many neighbors of the town claimed to

173
00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:43.039
see the figure of Martin wandering around
the courtyard. We knew that, one

174
00:15:43.200 --> 00:15:48.679
way or another, his soul had
stayed with the rest of those trapped in

175
00:15:48.919 --> 00:16:04.600
that fucking photographer basement. That morning
I received a call that seemed to promise

176
00:16:04.639 --> 00:16:11.399
relief to my economy. A well- known local real estate company offered me

177
00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:15.519
a seemingly simple job of photographing a
house they had just put up for sale.

178
00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:21.559
Voice across the phone. He explained
to me that it was an ancient

179
00:16:21.559 --> 00:16:26.960
property full of unique architectural details.
He described it so enthusiastically that I couldn

180
00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:30.440
' t help but catch it a
little bit. Besides, the pay was

181
00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:36.000
good, almost too good, to
be true, I accepted without thinking too

182
00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:38.919
much about it. When I arrived
at the real estate office, I was

183
00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:42.039
greeted with kindness. They gave me
the keys to the house and a map

184
00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:47.399
with precise instructions on how to get
there. There was no need to accompany

185
00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:52.360
me, they said, as they
trusted my experience and good judgment to capture

186
00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:56.240
the essence of the property. They
asked me to deliver the photographs in a

187
00:16:56.240 --> 00:17:02.120
week, long enough to do a
job for each one. I felt excited

188
00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:08.039
and curious. He had always enjoyed
architectural photography and an old house promised endless

189
00:17:08.119 --> 00:17:15.519
opportunities to capture impressive images. As
I left the real estate, I noticed

190
00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:21.720
a slight chill, running around my
back, a feeling I couldn' t

191
00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:26.400
fully explain. It was a sunny
day and the conditions were perfect for working.

192
00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:32.759
There was no logical reason to be
restless. I drove home following the

193
00:17:32.799 --> 00:17:38.119
map. The journey was long,
crossing paths full of trees. After a

194
00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:42.599
long journey, I arrived at the
property. It was just as they had

195
00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:48.240
described it as imposing. I could
even swear that it looked like it had

196
00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:52.480
been taken from another time, a
place where there was a lot of worn

197
00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:56.519
out wood. I stayed a moment
in front of the entrance, admiring the

198
00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:00.559
structure with the camera ready I took
the first step towards the entrance, not

199
00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:06.279
even knowing that that work would change
my life when I entered. After several

200
00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:11.200
minutes, I walked the entrance road, covered with dry leaves and reached the

201
00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:15.519
main gate. The key turned in
the rusty lock. When I opened the

202
00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:21.599
door, a cold air got me
loaded with the smell of old wood and

203
00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:26.519
moisture. I turned on the lights, but many of the bulbs flashed and

204
00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:30.559
some didn' t work. The
lobby was spacious, with a cracked marble

205
00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:37.599
floor and walls decorated with discoloured wallpaper. As I moved around the house,

206
00:18:37.839 --> 00:18:42.680
a feeling of heaviness began to sit
on me. The house was quiet.

207
00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:48.720
Even the sound of my own steps
made a certain echo I tried to ignore

208
00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:53.960
what was happening, attributing it to
the fact that I was alone in such

209
00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:59.759
a large and ancient place. I
went into the living room, a large

210
00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:03.599
space with large candles, windows covered
with dusty curtains. A large mirror hung

211
00:19:03.640 --> 00:19:08.039
from one of the walls, reflecting
the light that entered through the windows.

212
00:19:08.359 --> 00:19:12.359
I approached to take a picture of
the mirror. When I heard the first

213
00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:18.200
noise it was something like a lament. At that moment I turned quickly.

214
00:19:18.039 --> 00:19:23.400
There was no one convinced me that
it was just the wind. Although the

215
00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:30.559
windows were closed, I continued to
work, although my senses were more alert

216
00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:37.559
now, paying attention to every little
sound. I went up the stairs very

217
00:19:37.559 --> 00:19:41.480
carefully, because I did not know
the conditions or the support that those stairs

218
00:19:41.480 --> 00:19:48.079
had. It was clear he needed
maintenance. Upon reaching the second floor,

219
00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:52.359
a sense of being observed became stronger
between what seemed to be a master bedroom,

220
00:19:52.759 --> 00:20:00.359
the bed covered by an old dusty
quilt. He was like someone left

221
00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:07.160
her like that years ago. As
I adjusted the focus of my camera,

222
00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:11.039
I heard that regret again, this
time clearer and closer. Followed by a

223
00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:17.920
slight blow, my heart accelerated.
I repeated that I was alone that it

224
00:20:17.960 --> 00:20:22.599
was just the normal noises of an
old house. But as I walked down

225
00:20:22.680 --> 00:20:26.880
the hall into the next room,
a shadow quickly passed through the corner of

226
00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:32.400
my eye. I turned my head, but there was nothing there. Despite

227
00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:37.240
my efforts to stay focused on work. The feeling of heaviness and unexplained noises

228
00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:44.039
were beginning to take my peace of
mind. The atmosphere in the house became

229
00:20:44.119 --> 00:20:49.799
more and more heavy, as if
something or someone was watching. I decided

230
00:20:49.839 --> 00:20:56.240
to speed up the pace, finish
inspecting and photographing the second floor before anything

231
00:20:56.400 --> 00:21:02.240
else happened. Maybe at the time
I thought it was my imagination, but

232
00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:06.519
something deep inside of me was sure
it wasn' t normal at all what

233
00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:12.039
was happening. While checking one of
the last rooms, the blow was heard

234
00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:18.400
again this time stronger and closer.
My breath turned fast. I couldn'

235
00:21:18.519 --> 00:21:22.359
t ignore it anymore. There was
something in this house. Despite what happened,

236
00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:29.240
I finished taking the photographs, I
felt that I had to complete the

237
00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:33.400
work. Once I took the last
picture, I rushed out of the house

238
00:21:33.640 --> 00:21:38.759
without looking back. I closed the
door with trembling hands and headed to the

239
00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:44.400
car anxious to get away from the
presence of that place. The journey back

240
00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:48.799
to my studio was a relief with
every kilometer I left behind. I felt

241
00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:52.680
that part of the weight I was
carrying was fading. Once in the studio

242
00:21:52.720 --> 00:21:59.319
I got to work right away.
I connected the camera to the computer and

243
00:21:59.400 --> 00:22:03.680
started transferring the images. Despite the
strange experience, I was satisfied with the

244
00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:11.079
technical quality of the photos. The
angles were good, the proper lighting and

245
00:22:11.119 --> 00:22:17.599
the atmosphere of the house had been
captured perfectly. The first pictures in the

246
00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:22.519
lobby seemed normal, but as I
checked the images in the living room I

247
00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:27.119
noticed something that made me stop dry. There were shadows, shadows where there

248
00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:32.279
shouldn' t be any in a
corner of the living room. A dark

249
00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:37.200
shape delineated against the wall although at
the time of the shot I had not

250
00:22:37.319 --> 00:22:42.640
seen anything there. I felt a
chill running around my back. I continued

251
00:22:42.720 --> 00:22:48.240
passing through the following photos with a
mixture of curiosity. In each image,

252
00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:52.200
the presence of these shadows became more
noticeable. As I passed the photos,

253
00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:57.880
I could observe in the mirror of
the living room the silhouette of a figure

254
00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:03.359
that seemed to be standing behind me. Watching me, I wondered how it

255
00:23:03.480 --> 00:23:07.160
was possible that I hadn' t
noticed any of this while I was there.

256
00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:14.200
The master bedroom was even more disturbing. The photos showed shadows near the

257
00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:19.640
bed, as if several figures were
around her looking at her. The sense

258
00:23:19.680 --> 00:23:26.319
of being observed that I had felt
at that time. Now I had a

259
00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:30.960
visual confirmation and it was much worse
than I had imagined. Each new image

260
00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:37.960
revealed more and more forms. In
the hallway. A figure appeared to appear

261
00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:44.160
through a door ajar its dark outline, clearly highlighting against the light that entered

262
00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:48.200
through the window. In one of
the last photos, taken in a second

263
00:23:48.319 --> 00:23:53.880
floor room, a dark shadow was
clearly outlined in the center of the frame,

264
00:23:55.480 --> 00:24:00.160
as if I knew exactly where my
camera would be. I sat in

265
00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:06.000
my chair with accelerated breathing and heart, beating hard these were not mere shadows.

266
00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:11.279
There was a presence in that house, something that my eyes had not

267
00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:17.599
been able to grasp at the time, but that the House had recorded without

268
00:24:17.599 --> 00:24:23.440
difficulty. I looked at the images
over and over again trying to find a

269
00:24:23.440 --> 00:24:27.960
rational explanation. There was none whatever
it was, I couldn' t ignore

270
00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:33.440
it. These presences, these strange
souls, were real and now, having

271
00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:40.759
captured them in my photographs, I
felt that somehow I had opened a door

272
00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:45.720
to a new curse in my life. I decided to face the situation directly

273
00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:49.960
and went to the real estate office. The owner, a middle- aged

274
00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:55.319
woman, greeted me in her office
with a serious gesture. I showed her

275
00:24:55.319 --> 00:25:00.359
the photographs and explained what she had
found, hoping to surprise her or at

276
00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:04.759
least provoke some reaction. The woman
didn' t seem to be surprised at

277
00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:11.720
all. Rather, his expression hardened
slightly, as if he were familiar with

278
00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:15.680
what he was showing him. He
looked at me for a long moment and

279
00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:21.880
then gave me an answer that puzzled
me. He told me something about making

280
00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:26.960
photoshop adjustments to clean up the images, suggesting that removing shadows so that potential

281
00:25:27.079 --> 00:25:33.640
customers wouldn' t feel uncomfortable.
He didn' t say much about it,

282
00:25:33.359 --> 00:25:37.200
but his tone and his gaze indicated
to me that he knew more than

283
00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:42.680
he was willing to admit. I
left the office confused and worried how it

284
00:25:42.839 --> 00:25:48.759
could be that the owner of the
real estate knew about the shadows. My

285
00:25:48.759 --> 00:25:55.680
thoughts became more and more murky as
I returned to study. When I arrived

286
00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:59.759
I sat in front of the computer
screen and began to consider the words of

287
00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:06.440
woman love. I finally decided to
take an intermediate path. I would use

288
00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:11.519
Photoshop to make subtle adjustments, to
improve lighting and contrast, but it would

289
00:26:11.640 --> 00:26:17.400
keep shadows. He wanted to preserve
the evidence of what he had seen,

290
00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:22.960
even though he did not fully understand
its nature. While working on the photos,

291
00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:26.680
I felt uncomfortable every time I passed
the cursor over the shadows on the

292
00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:32.200
screen. I had a feeling something
was watching me from the other side.

293
00:26:33.039 --> 00:26:37.759
I got carried away by my professional
side and decided to complete the job I

294
00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:42.680
had been asked for at first.
When I finally finished, the edited images

295
00:26:42.720 --> 00:26:51.039
looked cleaner. The shadows were still
there, but now they were less noticeable

296
00:26:51.079 --> 00:26:55.559
more subtle. I was relieved and
at the same time restless about what I

297
00:26:55.680 --> 00:27:00.839
had done. I uploaded it to
the real estate server and e- mailed

298
00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:07.319
the owner informing her that the job
was completed. His response was brief and

299
00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:12.720
formal, thanking me for my professionalism
and telling me that the photos would be

300
00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:17.759
used for the property announcement. Although
I had done my part of the job,

301
00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:22.440
the shadows in the photographs were still
in my mind. It was a

302
00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:26.720
few days since I handed over the
edited photographs to the real estate company.

303
00:27:27.000 --> 00:27:33.240
I thought the matter was closed,
but one morning I got an unexpected call.

304
00:27:33.039 --> 00:27:40.319
He was a nervous and somewhat hasty
man who identified himself as the future

305
00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:45.799
buyer of the house he had photographed. He explained to me that he and

306
00:27:45.119 --> 00:27:51.000
his family were excited about the property
and that they were reviewing the images online.

307
00:27:51.119 --> 00:27:55.160
When they noticed something strange. They
had seen shadows in the photos,

308
00:27:56.119 --> 00:28:00.759
shadows that did not match any furniture
or visible structure in the house. They

309
00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:04.359
wanted to know if I could explain
what those dark shapes that appeared in the

310
00:28:04.440 --> 00:28:11.519
images were like. I felt momentarily
paralyzed without knowing what to say. After

311
00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:15.799
a moment of thought, I decided
to be honest to some extent. I

312
00:28:15.839 --> 00:28:19.440
told him that I had noticed those
shadows during the photo shoot, but that

313
00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:23.799
I had not been able to find
a rational explanation for them. I assured

314
00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:29.920
him that the photos had been edited
to improve the visual quality, but that

315
00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:33.480
the shadows were real, even if
I could not say exactly what they were.

316
00:28:34.359 --> 00:28:37.759
There was a tense silence on the
other side of the line. Then

317
00:28:38.079 --> 00:28:42.960
the man thanked my honesty and said
he would talk to his family to decide

318
00:28:44.000 --> 00:28:48.720
what to do. Then we hung
up the call I kept reflecting on what

319
00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:53.759
happened. The shadows in the photos
kept remembering that there was something more at

320
00:28:53.960 --> 00:29:00.160
stake than just doing a photographic job. The days passed them by. While

321
00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:06.880
waiting for an answer, I felt
trapped in a situation that, in a

322
00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:11.200
certain way, did not correspond to
me, because at the end of the

323
00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:14.000
day I was not going to acquire
that house. Finally, a week after

324
00:29:14.039 --> 00:29:18.079
the call. I received a brief
email from the man I had called,

325
00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:25.759
thanking me again for my sincerity and
telling me that they had decided not to

326
00:29:25.799 --> 00:29:29.759
proceed with the purchase of the property. He did not mention the shadows directly,

327
00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:33.160
but his decision spoke for itself.
Despite the real estate company' s

328
00:29:33.200 --> 00:29:38.960
efforts to sell the house with the
photographs edited, shadows remained an invisible obstacle.

329
00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:45.559
The days turned into weeks and the
property remained on the market without interested

330
00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:52.839
buyers. The owner of the real
estate company, evidently frustrated by the situation,

331
00:29:52.400 --> 00:29:56.240
contacted me again. He asked me
to come back to the house to

332
00:29:56.240 --> 00:30:00.759
take new pictures. This time,
the tone of his voice denoted urgency explained

333
00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:07.640
to me that they needed to renew
advertising with fresh and more attractive images,

334
00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:15.440
hoping to attract new potential buyers.
I accepted knowing that I would face again

335
00:30:15.480 --> 00:30:19.519
the presence I had experienced before.
The day of the photo shoot came and

336
00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:25.759
I headed once again for the old
house. This time the atmosphere was more

337
00:30:25.799 --> 00:30:30.440
charged than I remembered. I parked
the car and walked into the driveway.

338
00:30:30.039 --> 00:30:34.440
When I opened the door, the
cold air enveloped me again. I turned

339
00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:40.240
on the lights and started to tour
the same spaces I had photographed before.

340
00:30:40.279 --> 00:30:45.839
But this time with a sense of
caution, every room I visited seemed calm,

341
00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:49.839
but I knew the shadows were there
in the dark corners that the light

342
00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:56.039
in my camera could capture. I
took the first photos in the lobby trying

343
00:30:56.119 --> 00:31:02.200
to capture what was in my path, but the feeling of being observed never

344
00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:07.960
completely disappeared and my hands trembled slightly. As I adjusted the settings of the

345
00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:12.920
Chamber, I advanced to the hall, where the shadows had been most noticeable

346
00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:18.640
in the previous session. When I
arrived at the living room, I turned

347
00:31:18.680 --> 00:31:23.400
on all the lights available to disperse
the shadows, but that only seemed to

348
00:31:23.400 --> 00:31:26.400
intensify their presence in the images.
Every click of my camera was followed by

349
00:31:26.519 --> 00:31:32.599
a sense of discomfort, as if
it were invading a sacred and forbidden space.

350
00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:36.640
At the same time, despite my
efforts to maintain composure, my mind

351
00:31:37.079 --> 00:31:41.680
could not help but wonder what else
could be hidden in this house. I

352
00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:47.279
climbed the stairs to the second floor. With each step, feeling heavier than

353
00:31:47.359 --> 00:31:52.400
the previous one, I took pictures
quickly, feeling that every second I spent

354
00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:59.759
in this room increased my discomfort.
The last room I had to photograph was

355
00:31:59.759 --> 00:32:04.119
at the end of the hallway on
the second floor. When I opened the

356
00:32:04.119 --> 00:32:07.720
door, the cold air hit my
face, making me fall back unintentionally.

357
00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:13.480
The room was darker than the others. Despite the light of day leaking out

358
00:32:13.559 --> 00:32:17.599
of the open window, I built
up courage and went into raising the camera

359
00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:23.519
to capture the last image. But
before I could even focus, I heard

360
00:32:23.559 --> 00:32:29.519
a whisper behind me I turned around
quickly, but there was no one there.

361
00:32:30.400 --> 00:32:34.680
As I walked back into the car, I felt as if a look

362
00:32:34.720 --> 00:32:38.599
was stuck in my back accompanying me
until the last moment. I decided to

363
00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:45.279
face the photographs in the hope that
this time the shadows would have gone away,

364
00:32:45.720 --> 00:32:50.359
but what I saw burned my blood. The shadows were more defined,

365
00:32:50.599 --> 00:32:57.359
darker and in some cases the contours
of faces were evident. I felt dizzy

366
00:32:57.599 --> 00:33:02.079
and stunned. The truth I had
captured in those photos was too much to

367
00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:07.200
assimilate. They were not mere shadows, they were trapped souls, presences of

368
00:33:07.359 --> 00:33:13.119
the hereafter that had found in that
house a shelter or a prison. My

369
00:33:13.119 --> 00:33:16.799
hands were shaking as I looked at
every image. I then decided to close

370
00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:23.079
everything, leave the photographic work and
the real estate behind the shadows, the

371
00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:29.240
faces in the photos I had experienced
in the house. I was slowly freaking

372
00:33:29.359 --> 00:33:32.359
out and I knew I needed to
get away. Before it was too late,

373
00:33:32.759 --> 00:33:37.000
I kept the photos in a folder
on my computer, the same ones

374
00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:42.079
I never showed to anyone. I
closed the files and turned off the equipment.

375
00:33:42.599 --> 00:33:45.960
Feeling a momentary relief. Leaving behind
that dark chapter of my life,

376
00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:52.559
I decided to devote myself to landscape
photography, away from any old property or

377
00:33:52.680 --> 00:33:59.440
abandoned house, that could hide darkness
sometimes at night. I still see the

378
00:33:59.480 --> 00:34:04.680
shadows on my floor, I still
hear the whispers with my name and I

379
00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:17.519
feel the cold look of those who
never found peace in life buying the ranch.

380
00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:22.880
I' ve always had a fascination
for places with history. That'

381
00:34:22.880 --> 00:34:27.400
s why, when I heard about
the Santa Teresa ranch, I knew I

382
00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:30.760
had to buy it. Saint Teresa
was a forgotten place in the middle of

383
00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:35.440
nowhere, with hectares of waste land
and a ruined mansion that had once been

384
00:34:35.679 --> 00:34:43.159
majestic. Locals told stories about the
ranch about curses, but I never paid

385
00:34:43.280 --> 00:34:49.400
attention to those gossips. I'
m a rational man and I didn'

386
00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:52.519
t believe in ghosts or curses.
For my Santa Teresa it was an opportunity

387
00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:59.400
to restore the house. The purchase
process was simple. The first weeks were

388
00:34:59.440 --> 00:35:07.440
planned and evaluated. I hired architects, gardeners and restoration experts the mansion with

389
00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:14.119
its broken walls was renovated in every
detail carefully and meticulously restored. For the

390
00:35:14.239 --> 00:35:17.400
first few months, everything seemed to
be going well. The place was full

391
00:35:17.400 --> 00:35:22.679
of activity, with workers and machines, taking care of every corner of the

392
00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:28.719
ranch. One afternoon, as I
walked through the gardens, I noticed that

393
00:35:28.760 --> 00:35:32.679
one of the newly planted trees seemed
sick. Its leaves, which should have

394
00:35:32.719 --> 00:35:38.000
been green, were withered and fallen. The next day I found one of

395
00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:44.639
the gardeners watching the same tree with
a worried expression. I stressed the issue

396
00:35:44.679 --> 00:35:50.000
by attributing it to an irrigation problem
or to the adaptation of the tree to

397
00:35:50.119 --> 00:35:53.159
its new environment. But as the
days passed, more plants began to show

398
00:35:53.159 --> 00:36:00.000
signs of disease. The animals we
had brought to the ranch, horses and

399
00:36:00.480 --> 00:36:05.639
beards mainly also began to suffer one
after another. They were falling ill.

400
00:36:05.679 --> 00:36:12.039
For no apparent reason, the veterinarian
and agronomists found no clear explanation. It

401
00:36:12.079 --> 00:36:15.920
all seemed like a mystery one that
became darker and more disturbing. As the

402
00:36:16.000 --> 00:36:22.960
days passed, the workers began to
talk to each other. I knew part

403
00:36:23.039 --> 00:36:30.440
of what was happening was being related
to the ranch curse. I always resisted

404
00:36:30.519 --> 00:36:37.639
believing in such things. A restlessness
began to settle in my mind the sudden

405
00:36:37.639 --> 00:36:43.199
deaths of animals, the withered vegetation, something was not right in Santa Teresa

406
00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:47.519
and, although I had difficulty admitting
it, a part of me was beginning

407
00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:52.760
to fear that perhaps the stories about
the curse were not simple old tales.

408
00:36:53.599 --> 00:37:00.119
My in- laws decided to visit
us shortly after hearing about our acquisition and

409
00:37:00.199 --> 00:37:06.360
the problems we had been facing.
They arrived on a Friday afternoon. While

410
00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:12.199
showing them the progress of the restoration, I noticed that my father- in

411
00:37:12.559 --> 00:37:15.360
- law Humberto observed every detail.
He didn' t say anything at first,

412
00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:21.239
but his eyes mention some concern.
On the other hand, my mother

413
00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:27.400
- in- law, always cheerful
and enthusiastic, tried to lighten the atmosphere,

414
00:37:27.960 --> 00:37:30.360
admiring the beauty of the place and
the transformation we had achieved. That

415
00:37:30.480 --> 00:37:37.440
night we had dinner in the large
newly restored dining room, enjoying a homemade

416
00:37:37.480 --> 00:37:39.880
meal and the warmth of home.
Despite the attempts to keep the conversation light,

417
00:37:40.599 --> 00:37:45.119
the restlessness about recent events crept into
our minds, the health of animals,

418
00:37:45.840 --> 00:37:53.360
withered vegetation. Everything seemed to be
part of something we couldn' t

419
00:37:53.360 --> 00:37:58.440
solve. The next day, my
father- in- law asked to walk

420
00:37:58.440 --> 00:38:02.000
around the ranch. I accompanied him
hoping perhaps to get some insight into his

421
00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:07.440
experience. We walk in silence,
observing the gardens, stables and fields.

422
00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:13.079
He stopped from time to time touching
the dried leaves of a tree or examining

423
00:38:13.119 --> 00:38:16.719
the soil with a serious expression.
At the end of the tour we stopped

424
00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:20.880
by the old well that was in
the middle of the ranch. My father

425
00:38:21.079 --> 00:38:24.320
- in- law stared at him
for a long time, as if he

426
00:38:24.360 --> 00:38:29.960
could see beyond his simple stone structure. He finally turned to me with a

427
00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:35.880
worried expression. He didn' t
say a word, but his gaze said

428
00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:40.760
it all there was something deep in
St Theresa, something that could not be

429
00:38:40.760 --> 00:38:45.440
fixed with simple reforms and care.
My father- in- law suggested that

430
00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:49.840
we ride maybe hoping to better understand
what was going on in Santa Teresa.

431
00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:55.679
I accepted thinking that a night walk
could give us a new perspective on the

432
00:38:55.760 --> 00:39:01.400
ranch and its mysteries. The full
moon lit up the noose as we walked

433
00:39:01.480 --> 00:39:07.719
into the forest surrounding the property as
we walked through the trees. The air

434
00:39:07.840 --> 00:39:14.800
was fresh, but a strange sensation
permeated everything. We ride silently each one

435
00:39:14.840 --> 00:39:22.119
in his thoughts. Suddenly, the
horses stopped abruptly nervous and shaky. I

436
00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:27.199
felt something beholding us, a presence
that made my skin stand up my father

437
00:39:27.599 --> 00:39:30.159
- in- law felt it too. His eyes were nailed into the darkness

438
00:39:30.239 --> 00:39:36.119
that was spreading in front of us
and then we saw it. Among the

439
00:39:36.280 --> 00:39:39.719
trees appeared a creature that seemed to
be taken out of our worst nightmares.

440
00:39:40.320 --> 00:39:46.280
It was an abomination, a grotesque
thing between animal and human. His body

441
00:39:46.320 --> 00:39:52.519
covered in a dark, tangled fur, vaguely remembered a wolf, but it

442
00:39:52.559 --> 00:39:58.039
was much larger, almost taller than
a man. The most terrifying thing was

443
00:39:58.039 --> 00:40:02.679
his limbs, his front sns were
grotesquely human, with hands instead of claws

444
00:40:02.760 --> 00:40:07.800
and his feet, although clearly deformed
were those of a person walking in a

445
00:40:09.079 --> 00:40:16.239
strange and unnatural way, clumsily swinging
over his limbs. The creature' s

446
00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:22.320
head was the most hideous of all. He had human eyes shining with a

447
00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:28.199
sick light. His face was a
nightmare mask, a combination of animal and

448
00:40:28.239 --> 00:40:35.760
human traits that should not exist.
The mouth full of sharp and uneven teeth

449
00:40:36.199 --> 00:40:39.679
was twisted in a grin of rage. He issued a grunt that was heard

450
00:40:39.760 --> 00:40:46.639
all over the forest. At that
moment I felt a chill going through my

451
00:40:46.800 --> 00:40:52.880
spine and for a moment terror paralyzed
me. My father- in- law

452
00:40:52.119 --> 00:40:57.679
remained calm, although his eyes reflected
the same horror I felt. The creature

453
00:40:57.960 --> 00:41:04.599
advanced one step towards us and the
horses were shaking in terror without thinking about

454
00:41:04.599 --> 00:41:08.000
it. Twice we turned around and
calmed the horses to get away as quickly

455
00:41:08.039 --> 00:41:14.840
as possible from that abomination. The
sound of the helmets was heard with echo

456
00:41:15.079 --> 00:41:19.440
and force in the night, while
we galloped at full speed back to the

457
00:41:19.559 --> 00:41:25.280
ranch the heart, beating us strongly
in the chest. When we finally got

458
00:41:25.280 --> 00:41:30.960
to the security of the ranch,
we were both pale. We knew that

459
00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:36.920
what we had seen was not the
product of our imagination. St Teresa harbored

460
00:41:37.079 --> 00:41:42.480
dark secrets and that creature was just
one of the many curses that had fallen

461
00:41:42.480 --> 00:41:45.440
upon the place. The encounter in
the woods confirmed what my father- in

462
00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:50.639
- law had already intuited. Something
ancient and evil lived in those lands.

463
00:41:52.320 --> 00:41:55.360
The next morning, I decided to
talk to the oldest foreman on the ranch.

464
00:41:55.480 --> 00:42:00.400
Don Pedro was a man of few
words, but with him he knew

465
00:42:00.599 --> 00:42:04.840
these lands like the palm of his
hand. If anyone could shed light on

466
00:42:04.960 --> 00:42:08.559
what we had seen the night before, it was him. I found Don

467
00:42:08.639 --> 00:42:15.400
Pedro near the stables, checking the
animals that recently seemed more restless than usual.

468
00:42:15.800 --> 00:42:20.480
I told him about our night ride
and the encounter in the woods.

469
00:42:21.119 --> 00:42:24.599
When he heard my story, his
face became pale. He told me a

470
00:42:24.639 --> 00:42:30.519
story he had heard since childhood,
a legend that said that the creature we

471
00:42:30.599 --> 00:42:36.079
had seen was the cursed spirit of
an old rancher, someone who had committed

472
00:42:36.119 --> 00:42:42.960
atrocious acts and as punishment, had
been transformed into that abomination. His presence

473
00:42:43.079 --> 00:42:46.559
was linked to the earth itself,
a curse that corrupted everything around him.

474
00:42:47.800 --> 00:42:52.840
Animals and plants would get sick and
die. If he was near and those

475
00:42:52.880 --> 00:42:58.679
unfortunate ones who saw him with their
own eyes would suffer a similar fate.

476
00:43:00.039 --> 00:43:05.360
Don Pedro stared at me his eyes
full of fear. He warned me that

477
00:43:05.519 --> 00:43:10.159
those who saw being cursed began to
get sick slowly. First the energy faded

478
00:43:10.199 --> 00:43:15.559
away and then the body began to
fail, as if the same life was

479
00:43:15.599 --> 00:43:22.480
gradually drained. It was the same
fate that animals and vegetation had suffered at

480
00:43:22.559 --> 00:43:27.519
the ranch. The words of the
foreman didn' t come out of my

481
00:43:27.519 --> 00:43:31.800
mind. Bringing with me, a
panic could feel the weight of the curse

482
00:43:31.840 --> 00:43:37.400
on my shoulders, a feeling that
threatened to consume my life. I knew

483
00:43:37.440 --> 00:43:43.679
I couldn' t ignore what was
happening. Something had to be done to

484
00:43:43.719 --> 00:43:47.159
break the curse. As Don Pedro
returned to his work. I stood there

485
00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:53.800
by the stables, feeling the cold
morning rushing to my bones. As the

486
00:43:53.840 --> 00:43:58.960
days passed, my father- in- law and I began to notice the

487
00:43:59.000 --> 00:44:02.559
first signs of illness. At first
it was a sense of constant fatigue,

488
00:44:04.559 --> 00:44:08.280
a heaviness that did not disappear as
much as we rested. The health we

489
00:44:08.320 --> 00:44:15.760
had ever had evaporated slowly, leaving
us weak and exhausted. The nights turned

490
00:44:15.840 --> 00:44:22.840
into torture. Both my and my
father- in- law' s minds

491
00:44:22.880 --> 00:44:28.039
were invaded by nightmares that seemed too
real to make dreams alone. In my

492
00:44:28.079 --> 00:44:32.480
dreams. The beast that we had
seen in the forest chased us his evil

493
00:44:32.880 --> 00:44:37.480
- filled human eyes and shining in
the darkness, could feel his fetid and

494
00:44:37.519 --> 00:44:43.519
hot breath on my face and hear
the sound of his footsteps, getting closer

495
00:44:43.639 --> 00:44:49.440
and closer. The images of the
creature were repeated night after night. I

496
00:44:49.480 --> 00:44:53.440
woke up soaked in sweat with my
heart, beating fast and a choked scream

497
00:44:53.480 --> 00:44:58.719
in my throat. My father-
in- law, despite his peace of

498
00:44:58.800 --> 00:45:01.960
mind, could not hide his own
torture during the day. Our condition was

499
00:45:02.000 --> 00:45:07.559
only getting worse. The doctors found
no explanation for our weakness, the tests

500
00:45:07.599 --> 00:45:15.559
showed nothing conclusive and our forces continued
to fade. The skin became pale and

501
00:45:15.679 --> 00:45:21.639
a very rare cough began to manifest. Dreams became more vivid and terrifying with

502
00:45:21.679 --> 00:45:27.039
every night that passed. In them
the beast not only altered us, but

503
00:45:27.079 --> 00:45:31.159
seemed to feed on our fear and
pain. He could see the evil in

504
00:45:31.199 --> 00:45:38.440
his eyes growing as we weakened.
It was as if his very existence bound

505
00:45:38.480 --> 00:45:45.280
to our suffering was linked to us. In a desperate attempt to escape those

506
00:45:45.320 --> 00:45:49.880
nightmares, I tried to stay awake
during the night, but the lack of

507
00:45:49.920 --> 00:45:52.679
sleep only made my state worse.
I soon realized there was no escape.

508
00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:59.760
The curse that had fallen on St
Theresa not only affected animals and vegetation,

509
00:46:00.119 --> 00:46:07.440
but it was also destroying human beings. My father- in- law and

510
00:46:07.480 --> 00:46:13.079
I shared a silent bond of pain, knowing we were facing something much bigger

511
00:46:13.159 --> 00:46:17.239
and darker than we had imagined.
Despite our weakness, we could not afford

512
00:46:17.280 --> 00:46:24.840
to surrender as the disease progressed and
nightmares persisted. We knew we had to

513
00:46:24.920 --> 00:46:31.639
find a solution before it was too
late. The weeks passed and our condition

514
00:46:31.880 --> 00:46:37.000
only worsened. My father- in- law began to decay faster. His

515
00:46:37.159 --> 00:46:43.800
toe became more persistent and his skin
took on a strange tone. Despite the

516
00:46:43.840 --> 00:46:47.920
efforts of doctors and our hopes for
a solution, the situation became increasingly difficult.

517
00:46:52.280 --> 00:46:55.320
One afternoon I knew the end was
near. My father- in-

518
00:46:55.920 --> 00:46:59.599
law' s breath had become cut
and painful. I sat down by his

519
00:46:59.599 --> 00:47:05.800
bed, feeling a mixture of impotence. My mother- in- law with

520
00:47:05.880 --> 00:47:09.000
her face bathed in tears held her
hand. As I watched him die that

521
00:47:09.679 --> 00:47:15.519
night, dreams returned the beast was
there as always, but this time it

522
00:47:15.599 --> 00:47:22.960
seemed closer, more real. His
presence was terrible and he could feel his

523
00:47:22.239 --> 00:47:30.039
dark and ancient power. Enveloping me
I woke up startled with my heart,

524
00:47:30.280 --> 00:47:34.800
beating only to meet the silence of
the room, at dawn. My father

525
00:47:35.440 --> 00:47:39.440
- in- law had died his
body finally yielding to the curse that had

526
00:47:39.440 --> 00:47:43.559
consumed it. While the earth covered
my father- in- law' s

527
00:47:43.559 --> 00:47:49.199
coffin. I could see that beast
laughing at what had happened. It was

528
00:47:49.239 --> 00:47:53.360
really a cursed being that I never
ended up discovering its origin accurately. I

529
00:47:53.639 --> 00:48:08.079
still remember his sharp fangs, the
watchful spirits. Many legends and myths surround

530
00:48:08.119 --> 00:48:14.039
the magical town of Orizaba, but
one that cannot be missed is that of

531
00:48:14.119 --> 00:48:19.519
the haunted house of orizaba itself that
has aroused the curiosity of locals and visitors.

532
00:48:22.559 --> 00:48:25.920
The haunted house of orizaba is a
place that attracts curious of the paranormal,

533
00:48:27.599 --> 00:48:31.320
because, according to testimonies of inhabitants
of the municipality, the few who

534
00:48:31.360 --> 00:48:38.199
have dared to enter the house have
had frightening experiences. The legend surrounding the

535
00:48:38.280 --> 00:48:43.599
haunted house is that the first person
to spend a night in the place will

536
00:48:43.679 --> 00:48:47.800
have the right to keep the property
as a demonstration of his courage and willpower.

537
00:48:50.159 --> 00:48:54.840
The legend begins with that the property
belonged to a wealthy couple Javier and

538
00:48:54.920 --> 00:49:01.039
Emilia, who had received the house
as a generous gift from Javier' s

539
00:49:01.119 --> 00:49:07.559
parents, in love with the quiet
atmosphere and views, decided to make that

540
00:49:07.920 --> 00:49:15.440
mansion their home and started planning a
family. Soon they hired a steward named

541
00:49:15.480 --> 00:49:22.920
Ezekiel, a man of trust and
absolute dedication. Ezekiel became an indispensable part

542
00:49:22.000 --> 00:49:29.159
of life in the mansion, attending
to every detail. His presence ensured that

543
00:49:29.320 --> 00:49:34.199
everything worked perfectly, so much so
that he reached a point where the couple

544
00:49:34.280 --> 00:49:39.559
became accustomed to both their efficiency and
their discreet company. The years passed and,

545
00:49:39.679 --> 00:49:44.719
as is the fate of all,
Ezekiel began to show signs of disease.

546
00:49:45.239 --> 00:49:47.920
Despite the efforts of doctors and the
loving care of Javier and Emilia,

547
00:49:49.360 --> 00:49:54.119
the butler finally died leaving a void
in the house and was buried in a

548
00:49:54.159 --> 00:49:59.800
small corner of the garden, under
an ancient oak that Ezekiel used to care

549
00:49:59.800 --> 00:50:04.800
for. After Ezekiel' s death, the mansion began to change. It

550
00:50:04.840 --> 00:50:08.679
was not something that could be seen
in the naked eye, but a sense

551
00:50:08.800 --> 00:50:14.679
of fear among all began to appear
in the hallways. The nights were especially

552
00:50:14.800 --> 00:50:20.119
murky, with inexplicable noises that disturbed
Javier and Emilia' s sleep. Rumors

553
00:50:20.199 --> 00:50:25.239
in the village began to emerge and
legend took shape. The spirit of the

554
00:50:25.280 --> 00:50:31.280
faithful steward was said to have found
no peace and he continued to guard the

555
00:50:31.360 --> 00:50:36.280
house by preventing anyone else from taking
his place. Eventually, the mansion was

556
00:50:36.320 --> 00:50:42.079
abandoned. Javier and Emilia, unable
to withstand the atmosphere of the place,

557
00:50:42.440 --> 00:50:46.039
moved to a distant city. From
that moment on, the legend, fed

558
00:50:46.360 --> 00:50:52.840
by generations of orizaba residents, stated
that the first person to spend a full

559
00:50:52.920 --> 00:50:59.800
night in the mansion would have the
right to keep the property. A test

560
00:50:59.760 --> 00:51:07.239
of bravery. Decades later, the
house was still standing, slowly falling apart

561
00:51:07.320 --> 00:51:12.320
under the shadow of Ezekiel’ s
soul. The news of the opportunity spread

562
00:51:12.360 --> 00:51:19.119
and the curious came, but they
all abandoned the attempt unable to endure the

563
00:51:19.159 --> 00:51:24.440
strange atmosphere that dominated the mansion.
It was then that a young man named

564
00:51:24.920 --> 00:51:30.159
Alexander, decided to accept the challenge
with his flashlight in hand, entered the

565
00:51:30.239 --> 00:51:36.519
mansion at nightfall. The first moments
were quiet, with the moon illuminating the

566
00:51:36.599 --> 00:51:40.880
corridors, but as the night progressed, the temperature dropped and the feeling of

567
00:51:40.920 --> 00:51:50.000
being observed became unbearable. Alexander stood
firm. I knew stories were just stories

568
00:51:50.159 --> 00:51:54.159
like that. He settled in the
main hall and prepared to resist anything.

569
00:51:55.400 --> 00:52:01.280
But at midnight the souls began to
become present, first as a distant cry,

570
00:52:01.679 --> 00:52:08.719
then clearer, as if someone spoke
right behind him. Alexander rose by

571
00:52:08.880 --> 00:52:14.800
directing the light of his flashlight to
the sound source. There you could appreciate

572
00:52:14.840 --> 00:52:19.199
the figure of a tall, thin
man, with a lost look and an

573
00:52:19.239 --> 00:52:24.119
expression of sadness. Without a doubt, it was that quiel. The soul

574
00:52:24.199 --> 00:52:30.599
of man watched him for a moment
his figure blurting like smoke, then with

575
00:52:30.719 --> 00:52:35.760
a sigh that seemed to come from
the very heart of the house. He

576
00:52:35.840 --> 00:52:40.440
told him that if he managed to
stay until dawn, that house would be

577
00:52:40.440 --> 00:52:45.719
his property, but he should know
that that night would not be easy.

578
00:52:46.000 --> 00:52:52.800
The following hours were a storm of
noises and disturbing visions. Alexander stood firm,

579
00:52:52.239 --> 00:52:58.519
repeating himself that he had to endure
minutes before Alexander went out the door

580
00:52:58.559 --> 00:53:00.000
of de and sns, showing that
he could, with all the legends of

581
00:53:00.119 --> 00:53:07.920
the house. A strange silence took
over the place. The darkness seemed to

582
00:53:07.920 --> 00:53:13.679
return, even though everything in his
mind had already dawned dark. At that

583
00:53:13.760 --> 00:53:16.800
moment, the man assured as his
vision clouded, his legs weakened and,

584
00:53:17.760 --> 00:53:23.639
before he could react, collapsed on
the ground. Unconscious time seemed to stop

585
00:53:23.679 --> 00:53:29.280
while he was there. The house
with its old walls was still on course.

586
00:53:29.760 --> 00:53:34.159
The hours were advancing, but no
one came through the door. Suddenly,

587
00:53:34.639 --> 00:53:39.440
a series of flashing lights began to
travel the corridors. Alexander began to

588
00:53:39.440 --> 00:53:44.920
stir his unconsciousness, apparently, had
been disturbed by the souls around him in

589
00:53:45.039 --> 00:53:51.199
his dreams visions came as if they
were flashes of what had been experienced at

590
00:53:51.320 --> 00:53:55.639
that time. And that was when, suddenly, Ezekiel’ s afflicted face

591
00:53:55.760 --> 00:54:02.599
appeared. His body. I trembled, but I didn' t wake up

592
00:54:02.639 --> 00:54:07.519
prisoner in an endless nightmare. At
that time, the subconscious analyzed that what

593
00:54:07.559 --> 00:54:14.079
was really happening was that the spirit
wandering around the house had taken over his

594
00:54:14.159 --> 00:54:20.039
body. Meanwhile, outside the city
of orizaba, he was at peace alien

595
00:54:20.119 --> 00:54:25.519
to what was happening inside the mansion. The inhabitants, enveloped in their own

596
00:54:25.599 --> 00:54:32.079
legends and fears, ignored what was
happening inside with Alexander. It was when

597
00:54:32.119 --> 00:54:37.239
Alexander' s hope returned, seeing
a ray of sunshine crossing the windows little

598
00:54:37.280 --> 00:54:43.760
by little, that his eyelids began
to move and awoke. He joined slowly

599
00:54:44.159 --> 00:54:47.840
confused and weak. The events of
the previous night mingled in his mind as

600
00:54:47.920 --> 00:54:52.679
a dream, which had been so
long that it seemed eternal, but the

601
00:54:52.719 --> 00:54:59.400
pain in his body reminded him that
everything had been real. As he rose

602
00:54:59.480 --> 00:55:04.119
again from the deep nightmare, he
noticed that the house had changed, not

603
00:55:04.159 --> 00:55:09.239
in appearance, but in sensation.
Looking around, Alexander understood that he had

604
00:55:09.280 --> 00:55:16.039
survived the night, but the house
was clearly cursed at that time he assured

605
00:55:16.079 --> 00:55:21.000
that he would not spend the night
or live at least one more day in

606
00:55:21.000 --> 00:55:23.960
that place. With the first step
towards the future. As the new owner

607
00:55:24.000 --> 00:55:29.960
of the mansion, Alexander knew that
the real test was not just to spend

608
00:55:30.000 --> 00:55:34.400
one night in the house, but
to learn to live with the spirits who

609
00:55:34.480 --> 00:55:39.320
still lived in it. After that
terrifying night, Alexander left the mansion and

610
00:55:39.320 --> 00:55:45.679
went directly to the notary to carry
out the corresponding formalities. He knew that,

611
00:55:46.320 --> 00:55:51.000
according to legend, he had won
the right to property, but was

612
00:55:51.079 --> 00:55:55.159
not prepared for what invaded him.
Remembering the supernatural events the notary had experienced,

613
00:55:57.920 --> 00:56:02.079
an older man received saw. Alejandro. The man knew the stories about

614
00:56:02.159 --> 00:56:07.440
the mansion were well known. In
orizaba and the notary had seen many try

615
00:56:07.599 --> 00:56:14.960
and fail before Alexander, with all
the documents prepared and ready to be signed.

616
00:56:15.199 --> 00:56:21.039
The notary paused for a moment and
looked intently at Alexander there was a

617
00:56:21.079 --> 00:56:24.400
seriousness in his countenance that did not
go unnoticed. The old man before Alexander

618
00:56:24.480 --> 00:56:30.079
signed again repeated to him if he
was sure that cursed property would pass into

619
00:56:30.159 --> 00:56:36.360
his hands, for by doing so
he would also accept the curse upon him.

620
00:56:37.880 --> 00:56:42.360
Alexander, recalling the visions and whispers
of the night before, doubted it

621
00:56:42.440 --> 00:56:46.159
for a moment, knew that the
question of the notary was not a mere

622
00:56:46.199 --> 00:56:53.400
formality. Accepting the house meant more
than simply owning a property. It meant

623
00:56:53.440 --> 00:56:58.360
living with the constant presence of legends
and, of course, of the souls

624
00:56:58.400 --> 00:57:05.119
that invaded the place. Alexander nodded
had survived the night and although the experience

625
00:57:05.159 --> 00:57:10.000
had been terrifying something within him,
he felt that he could face the curse,

626
00:57:10.159 --> 00:57:16.320
even find a way to break it. He signed the papers. The

627
00:57:16.360 --> 00:57:22.440
notary also signed and sealed the papers, making the transfer of the property official.

628
00:57:22.360 --> 00:57:27.679
Alejandro handed over the keys to the
mansion. That man ended up wishing

629
00:57:27.760 --> 00:57:31.480
him the fate that many had not
found upon entering the house. Deep down,

630
00:57:31.840 --> 00:57:37.079
they both knew it was almost impossible
to challenge a legend centuries old.

631
00:57:38.440 --> 00:57:43.480
Alejandro took the keys on his way
out of the notary' s office.

632
00:57:43.840 --> 00:57:47.920
Fear began to invade him. I
knew the mansion was yours now. With

633
00:57:49.039 --> 00:57:54.119
everything that implied. Upon returning to
the mansion, Alexander stopped in front of

634
00:57:54.159 --> 00:57:59.840
the entrance, the imposing structure.
He seemed to observe his windows with it

635
00:58:00.000 --> 00:58:05.079
as dark eyes. But now armed
with courage, he entered the house with

636
00:58:05.159 --> 00:58:09.440
the intention of claiming from the spirits
what now belonged to him. That man,

637
00:58:09.519 --> 00:58:14.039
frustrated by terror and all that he
had lived in those days, knew

638
00:58:14.400 --> 00:58:20.280
that it would not be easy.
As he walked through the rooms, he

639
00:58:20.400 --> 00:58:23.760
felt a deep look, which seemed
to come from the largest corner of the

640
00:58:23.760 --> 00:58:29.679
place. Most likely it was that
kiel that faithful butler who seemed to accompany

641
00:58:29.760 --> 00:58:35.719
him. That shadow remained silent and
static, so much so that for a

642
00:58:35.800 --> 00:58:42.519
moment he thought it was his own
imagination over time, Alexander understood that true

643
00:58:42.559 --> 00:58:47.519
terror became present at night. The
rest of his days he dedicated them to

644
00:58:47.519 --> 00:58:53.000
restoring the mansion, not only in
its physical structure, but also in its

645
00:58:53.000 --> 00:59:00.280
energy. These activities were carried out
by the day only after everything happened.

646
00:59:00.320 --> 00:59:06.320
He cleaned every corner, let in
the light and fresh air and invited friends

647
00:59:06.320 --> 00:59:12.559
and family to fill the house with
life and joy. Slowly, the mansion

648
00:59:12.599 --> 00:59:20.480
began to change. Everyone knew that
real terror began at night. Alexander'

649
00:59:20.519 --> 00:59:24.480
s decision to turn the mansion into
a meeting place for the Community arose from

650
00:59:24.519 --> 00:59:30.719
transforming the energy of the house and
returning it to a positive purpose. After

651
00:59:30.719 --> 00:59:37.679
weeks of planning and renovations. He
decided that the mansion would become a library,

652
00:59:37.320 --> 00:59:44.199
a space where the inhabitants of orizaba
could gather to learn and share stories.

653
00:59:45.719 --> 00:59:50.480
The news spread quickly throughout the city
and soon the mansion, before seen

654
00:59:50.599 --> 00:59:57.199
with fear, began to be seen
better. Alejandro worked to restore every corner,

655
00:59:57.440 --> 01:00:01.960
preserving the ancient architecture, but but
to be added prying modern comforts.

656
01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:08.039
The walls were now adorned with shelves
full of books of all kinds. The

657
01:00:08.079 --> 01:00:15.400
opening day was a memorable event.
Families, whole, students and curious came

658
01:00:15.440 --> 01:00:22.239
to see the transformation of the famous
haunted house into a library. Alexander welcomed

659
01:00:22.239 --> 01:00:27.159
everyone with a smile, guiding them
through the corridors that were now illuminated and

660
01:00:27.239 --> 01:00:34.199
full of life. Alexander maintained a
firm rule. The library would close its

661
01:00:34.239 --> 01:00:37.039
doors at seven p m. On
the dot. He knew that, although

662
01:00:37.119 --> 01:00:44.000
he had managed to change the vibe
during the day, the night still harbored

663
01:00:44.119 --> 01:00:46.840
mysteries and presences that he did not
want to risk his visitors at that time.

664
01:00:47.119 --> 01:00:52.280
He himself secured the doors and windows, making sure no one stayed inside

665
01:00:52.480 --> 01:01:00.199
after dark. The first months of
the library were a success. The Community

666
01:01:00.400 --> 01:01:07.440
enthusiastically welcomed the space and Alexander was
proud to have transformed the mansion into something

667
01:01:07.719 --> 01:01:14.719
so positive. The nights were still
a fear. Often while performing the closing

668
01:01:14.840 --> 01:01:20.480
rounds. He felt the presence of
Ezekiel and other spirits still in the house,

669
01:01:20.960 --> 01:01:24.320
although they did not harm him,
reminding him that the curse was still

670
01:01:24.320 --> 01:01:30.719
present. One night after closing the
library and checking that everyone had left,

671
01:01:30.280 --> 01:01:36.960
Alejandro went to his small office at
the mansion. The clock marked eleven o

672
01:01:37.000 --> 01:01:42.679
' clock at night when he heard
a strange noise, took his belongings and

673
01:01:42.800 --> 01:01:47.800
the next day he took a surprise, finding the notebook with messages written in

674
01:01:47.880 --> 01:01:54.880
an ancient calligraphy. The days passed
quietly. On a Thursday, when the

675
01:01:54.960 --> 01:02:00.280
library had closed its doors. As
usual at seven o' clock in the

676
01:02:00.360 --> 01:02:05.800
afternoon, a group of young people
decided to challenge the multiple legends and sneak

677
01:02:05.840 --> 01:02:09.519
into the mansion. They had heard
the stories and in search of strong emotions.

678
01:02:10.119 --> 01:02:15.639
They wanted to experience firsthand the mysteries
that the mansion had. There were

679
01:02:15.719 --> 01:02:22.880
five in total. Mateo Andrés,
Sofía, Laura and Javier, with flashlights

680
01:02:22.920 --> 01:02:27.960
and backpacks full of supplies, sneaked
out of a back window that they had

681
01:02:28.079 --> 01:02:31.639
left open inside the mansion. The
vibe was very different from the one that

682
01:02:31.800 --> 01:02:37.519
was lived during the day, starting
with the silence, which was so strong,

683
01:02:37.239 --> 01:02:44.960
because the young people were initially excited
and laughed nervously, but that emotion

684
01:02:45.280 --> 01:02:52.280
soon became restless. They passed through
bookshelves full of books, explored the restored

685
01:02:52.320 --> 01:02:58.760
rooms and took photos, mocking the
legends surrounding the place. As the night

686
01:02:58.840 --> 01:03:04.239
progressed, they began to feel a
cold that zapped to the bones and a

687
01:03:04.360 --> 01:03:10.960
sense of being observed became more and
more intense. About midnight. Things began

688
01:03:12.000 --> 01:03:16.840
to take a sinister turn. The
flashlights blinked and then went out completely,

689
01:03:17.360 --> 01:03:24.920
remaining in absolute darkness. Some screams
were first heard very far away, but

690
01:03:25.000 --> 01:03:32.400
then they were getting closer and closer. At that time, those young people

691
01:03:32.440 --> 01:03:38.639
tried to stay together, but fear
seized them and began to disperse desperately looking

692
01:03:38.760 --> 01:03:45.679
for a way out. Matthew tried
to calm his friends, but suddenly he

693
01:03:45.000 --> 01:03:50.280
felt an icy hand on his shoulder. He turned quickly, but saw no

694
01:03:50.320 --> 01:03:54.840
one. The panic invaded him and
although he tried to keep calm, the

695
01:03:54.920 --> 01:04:00.880
feeling of being persecuted was greater than
his courage. Sofia and Laura found a

696
01:04:00.960 --> 01:04:08.320
room and locked themselves in trembling with
fear as they listened to the distant cries

697
01:04:08.360 --> 01:04:12.199
of Javier and Andrés. In that
same room, the shadows became present.

698
01:04:13.360 --> 01:04:16.880
Andrew, in his attempt to find
his way out, stumbled and fell to

699
01:04:16.880 --> 01:04:24.000
the ground. When he tried to
get up, he saw a spectral figure

700
01:04:24.360 --> 01:04:28.119
before him, Ezekiel, with an
expression of sadness. He seemed to regret

701
01:04:28.239 --> 01:04:32.480
the presence of the intruders. Andres
shouted his voice echoing in the empty corridors.

702
01:04:33.639 --> 01:04:39.559
Javier, for his part, had
found the notebook that Alexander had left

703
01:04:39.639 --> 01:04:44.760
to communicate with the spirits. When
it opened, the pages were filled with

704
01:04:44.840 --> 01:04:50.239
words frantically written, telling stories of
suffering. Javier felt a pressure on his

705
01:04:50.320 --> 01:04:56.920
chest, as if something crushed him. That' s when he felt acute

706
01:04:57.159 --> 01:05:01.519
pain and fell to the ground motionless. Javier' s screams alerted the others,

707
01:05:02.039 --> 01:05:08.800
who quickly gathered their pale faces.
At that time they found Javier lying

708
01:05:08.880 --> 01:05:13.639
on the floor without life, with
an expression of frozen terror on his face.

709
01:05:14.280 --> 01:05:17.039
The vision of their dead friend filled
them with panic and ran out with

710
01:05:17.159 --> 01:05:25.199
all their might. At dawn,
Alexander found the window open and the clear

711
01:05:25.280 --> 01:05:30.559
signs of the youth presence in the
mansion. That' s when he discovered

712
01:05:30.599 --> 01:05:34.360
Javier' s body. He instantly
called the authorities and waited for their arrival,

713
01:05:35.679 --> 01:05:40.679
feeling deep sadness and guilt for not
being able to avoid the tragedy.

714
01:05:41.920 --> 01:05:46.760
The news of Javier' s death
spread quickly by praying. The community blamed

715
01:05:46.800 --> 01:05:51.599
the youth for their recklessness, but
they also looked with fear at the mansion.

716
01:05:53.320 --> 01:05:59.519
Alexander closed the library indefinitely aware that
the curse upon the house could not

717
01:05:59.559 --> 01:06:05.320
be underestimated. And although the mansion
was closed for a while, the memory

718
01:06:05.400 --> 01:06:11.400
of a new tragedy became a very
great and strong terror. Javier' s

719
01:06:11.480 --> 01:06:15.239
death marked a point of no return
for the community of Orizaba and for Alejandro.

720
01:06:15.920 --> 01:06:20.880
Despite his efforts, the incident left
a deep scar on everyone. Rumors

721
01:06:21.000 --> 01:06:27.119
and stories of the curse of the
mansion returned growing in detail and terror.

722
01:06:29.519 --> 01:06:34.000
The local authorities, concerned about public
safety and under pressure from the Community,

723
01:06:34.960 --> 01:06:41.719
decided to revoke the permits for the
library. Alexander devastated, but understanding the

724
01:06:41.840 --> 01:06:46.519
need to protect people, accepted the
decision. The mansion, once filled with

725
01:06:46.559 --> 01:06:54.559
life and hope, closed again.
Their doors and windows were closed. Over

726
01:06:54.639 --> 01:06:59.119
the months, the vegetation began to
become notorious. Outside the mansion, the

727
01:06:59.119 --> 01:07:03.119
vines climbed through the walls, the
windows covered themselves with dust and dirt,

728
01:07:03.559 --> 01:07:08.880
and the garden, which had once
been cared for, became a wild field.

729
01:07:10.599 --> 01:07:15.519
The house was again abandoned. The
stories about the mansion soon multiplied.

730
01:07:16.880 --> 01:07:23.719
The inhabitants of Orizaba spoke about the
night appearances, the noises and laments heard

731
01:07:23.760 --> 01:07:30.519
and the unexplained lights that were sometimes
seen in broken windows. The legend of

732
01:07:30.519 --> 01:07:34.800
the curse was enriched by the tragedy
of Javier, the old accounts of Ezekiel

733
01:07:34.920 --> 01:07:41.039
and the wealthy family. Children grew
up listening to their parents' warnings,

734
01:07:41.679 --> 01:07:46.360
never approaching the mansion after dusk,
and always respecting the boundaries that separated them

735
01:07:46.360 --> 01:07:54.280
from the outside world. The mansion
became a forbidden place. Alexander, unable

736
01:07:54.280 --> 01:07:58.159
to bear the guilt and weight of
the events, abandoned orizaba, went in

737
01:07:59.000 --> 01:08:01.760
search of pas rs, but always
carried with him the memory of the mansion

738
01:08:01.800 --> 01:08:09.239
and the spirits that inhabited it In
his travels. He spoke occasionally to experts

739
01:08:09.320 --> 01:08:15.880
in the paranormal and visited other haunted
places in the hope of finding answers and

740
01:08:15.279 --> 01:08:19.920
so Orizaba' s mansion returned to
its state of abandonment. Surrounded by mystery

741
01:08:19.920 --> 01:08:26.159
and fear, the Community learned to
live with its presence and the many legends

742
01:08:26.319 --> 01:08:34.479
people mentioned about that place. Stories
written and adapted by Andrea Lezama