Axe Murder Hollow
A Pennsylvania Ghost Story
retold by S.E. Schlosser
Susan and Ned were driving through a wooded empty section of highway. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, the sky went dark in the torrential downpour.
“We’d better stop,” said Susan.
Ned nodded his head in agreement. He stepped on the brake, and suddenly the car started to slide on the slick pavement. They plunged off the road and slid to a halt at the bottom of an incline.
Pale and shaking, Ned quickly turned to check if Susan was all right. When she nodded, Ned relaxed and looked through the rain soaked windows.
“I’m going to see how bad it is,” he told Susan, and when out into the storm. She saw his blurry figure in the headlight, walking around the front of the car. A moment later, he jumped in beside her, soaking wet.
“The car’s not badly damaged, but we’re wheel-deep in mud,” he said. “I’m going to have to go for help.”
Susan swallowed nervously. There would be no quick rescue here. He told her to turn off the headlights and lock the doors until he returned.
Ax Murder Hollow. Although Ned hadn’t said the name aloud, they both knew what he had been thinking when he told her to lock the car. This was the place where a man had once taken an axe and hacked his wife to death in a jealous rage over an alleged affair. Supposedly, the axe-wielding spirit of the husband continued to haunt this section of the road.
Outside the car, Susan heard a shriek, a loud thump, and a strange gurgling noise. But she couldn’t see anything in the darkness.
Frightened, she shrank down into her seat. She sat in silence for a while, and then she noticed another sound. Bump. Bump. Bump. It was a soft sound, like something being blown by the wind.
Suddenly, the car was illuminated by a bright light. An official sounding voice told her to get out of the car. Ned must have found a police officer. Susan unlocked the door and stepped out of the car. As her eyes adjusted to the bright light, she saw it.
Hanging by his feet from the tree next to the car was the dead body of Ned. His bloody throat had been cut so deeply that he was nearly decapitated. The wind swung his corpse back and forth so that it thumped against the tree. Bump. Bump. Bump.
Susan screamed and ran toward the voice and the light. As she drew close, she realized the light was not coming from a flashlight. Standing there was the glowing figure of a man with a smile on his face and a large, solid, and definitely real axe in his hands. She backed away from the glowing figure until she bumped into the car.
“Playing around when my back was turned,” the ghost whispered, stroking the sharp blade of the axe with his fingers. “You’ve been very naughty.”
The last thing she saw was the glint of the axe blade in the eerie, incandescent light.
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Comments
this story left me on the edge on my seat... i wanted more!
Posted by: Aly | April 14, 2009 09:02 PM
OMG! OMG! OMG! are you serioius? that story just scared the h*ll out of me! no joke! that is scary!!!! I cant believe that..=[!!!!
Posted by: casey | April 24, 2009 11:18 AM
That was Scary! You Should read it.
Posted by: Lexi | August 20, 2009 01:04 PM
cool lol ms sandy scary
Posted by: Coley | August 22, 2009 08:51 PM
r u f@**ing serious dude where do you get your stories at
Posted by: rebecca | October 3, 2009 06:12 PM
omg after i read the story, my phone rang and it scared the crap out of me!!!
Posted by: Addyson | October 19, 2009 06:19 PM
OMG!!!! that wuz awesome!! I love scary stories! you should totally write a longer book about that! :)
Posted by: lol luver | October 27, 2009 04:28 PM
that was so scary were do you get does stories
Posted by: Aldo | October 27, 2009 05:05 PM
thas so scaryyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Posted by: max | October 27, 2009 05:49 PM
nice storie
Posted by: Anonymous | October 27, 2009 06:10 PM
that was a pretty kool story
Posted by: david | October 28, 2009 01:55 PM
boring lol
Posted by: kacy | October 28, 2009 02:30 PM
i wove it!! lol i want more of it!! hahahaha LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 03:01 PM
omg i LOVED IT! gotta tell me where u got it
Posted by: anonymous | October 28, 2009 03:47 PM
like ur story
Posted by: nikkie | October 28, 2009 04:33 PM
om freking g amazinggggg
Posted by: lover girl 101 | October 28, 2009 05:25 PM
i need scary sh** not this punkin pie
Posted by: erica anders | October 28, 2009 05:39 PM
That was so scary even though i was in a room full of people that scared the crap out of me.
Posted by: scaredy cat | October 28, 2009 05:43 PM
That story wuz awsome I have to read a ghost story in school 2morrow and im using that one lol
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 06:05 PM
that Wus f**in scary
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 06:41 PM
wow
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 06:44 PM
OMG!! best story I read all day. Ganna tell my friends and scare the. Crapp out of them
Posted by: Ena | October 28, 2009 08:38 PM
OMG!!!!! this is the best f**ng story i've ever heard.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 28, 2009 09:07 PM
that was da best story ever....but wanna hear more....leaves me wanting more...love it....
Posted by: Jamie | October 29, 2009 01:54 AM
OMG!!!! but thats probley not real soooo nothin to be scared about
Posted by: cheyenne | October 29, 2009 11:21 AM
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 02:03 PM
OMG SO TOTALLY NOT SCARY lol its just like bloody marry i even tryed to summon her once
Posted by: Aden | October 29, 2009 07:48 PM
COOL story it scared the crap out of me specially my little brother.
Posted by: Rafael | October 29, 2009 09:13 PM
You people and your terrible grammar make my skin crawl.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 29, 2009 11:20 PM
omg that did not scare me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: katy | October 30, 2009 08:18 AM
thats wach
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 09:02 AM
OMG!!
I couldn't believe how scary it is!!This can't be real!
Posted by: rosssy | October 30, 2009 09:59 AM
That was so scary i have chills running down my back yall should make a book:(((
Posted by: sarah | October 30, 2009 10:58 AM
that was f***in scary. wat were u thikin? is it true?that was b****in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPY TIIIIIIIIIIME.............................agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: ladyman | October 30, 2009 11:29 AM
L.A.M.E
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 12:36 PM
this story was so scary
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 03:09 PM
That Story is so scary it's way better than all the other crap i'v read.And i think that it gets five stars *****
Posted by: Claudia | October 30, 2009 03:30 PM
is that real?
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 03:52 PM
that was the scariest story ever u must right another 1
Posted by: matt | October 30, 2009 03:52 PM
that was not scary it isint real
Posted by: jamee lloll | October 30, 2009 04:14 PM
ok that was really disturbing....i have a sleepover tonight, i might just tell that one to make every one wet themselves! haha
Posted by: Anonymous | October 30, 2009 04:27 PM
OMG OMG that was a cool story i read it on halloween last year and i was scared sh**t i did't sleep all night i just kept seeing the axe man so i lit the pumpkin and hoped that i would forget about it but then i just saw susan and the axe man in the flame in the end i whent to my mum and dads room and slept for a hour before i had to wake up!that was a weird halloween last year but this year i am not reading it agin.(the story is soooo scary)
Posted by: Sara | October 30, 2009 04:43 PM
that was not scary at all it was good and long! i thought it wud b scaryer but awell ...........................................
Posted by: fiona | October 30, 2009 04:59 PM
WOW...NOT SCARY!!!
Posted by: parawhore | October 30, 2009 05:46 PM
i give that 5 stars ********** ok mayb 10 stars cuz it was awesome
Posted by: kylie | October 30, 2009 06:31 PM
omg!that scared the f***k outta me!
Posted by: jane doe | October 30, 2009 09:08 PM
hate it so boring! it's like reading a story in school!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 01:32 AM
love it! man i can still hear my heart plusing!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 01:35 AM
those that say its boring must have no life cause it was better than some of the axe storys!
Posted by: anonymous | October 31, 2009 01:46 AM
OMFG!!! That scaryed the S*it out of me!!!
Posted by: musicsinmysoul | October 31, 2009 08:16 AM
Try to think of a scarier story that was lame.It didn't even scare my 6 year old daughter! Lame
Posted by: Kim | October 31, 2009 08:45 AM
this story was so scary
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 09:38 AM
? not scary at all, u fails!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 09:52 AM
that waz relly scary i am only 10 stop trying to scare me lol
Posted by: jane | October 31, 2009 09:53 AM
that was an lame story bloody mary was scarier than this sh**t! next time make it a little scary -gosh im reading this on halloween and im not scared!!
Posted by: none | October 31, 2009 10:22 AM
that was not scary at all.i dont know why they posted that
Posted by: aleshia | October 31, 2009 10:24 AM
That story was f-ing trippy. I liked it a lot. You should write a book.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 01:31 PM
IT WASN'T THAT SCARY BUT IT WAS ENTERTAINING
Posted by: bEaSt mOde | October 31, 2009 01:38 PM
Horror Man
Posted by: Rodney Williamson | October 31, 2009 01:42 PM
ahh not that good
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 05:04 PM
not very scary to me.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2009 05:15 PM
Just entertaining...
Posted by: Maya | October 31, 2009 06:39 PM
omg omg omg omg i used to live in pennsylvania and now im freaked out lol i was so tensed while reading this my mom was wondering wat was wrong with me omg that was scary!
Posted by: lizzy | October 31, 2009 07:01 PM
I think this story was stupid. it needs a ending. i was disappointed when i read this!!!!!
Posted by: hillary | October 31, 2009 07:03 PM
omg my mom is working out when i read it it scared the crap out of me
Posted by: kim | November 1, 2009 09:04 AM
Wow that was really scary
Posted by: Anonymous | November 1, 2009 12:45 PM
omg that was soooo scary!
Posted by: hannah | November 1, 2009 02:01 PM
it is a real story live near where the story takes place
Posted by: me | November 9, 2009 11:47 AM
OMG that story was so boring but entataning lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxneed to make it longer
Posted by: stephanie | December 5, 2009 11:45 AM
That knocked my socks off! It's high time you wrote an anthology of spooky stories. You should read some of them at a library, and write more material. In a good way. I luhv your work. I hope to hear more of it on this website.
Posted by: no name please | December 5, 2009 06:45 PM
ARE TOU SERIOUS OMG!OMG!OMG!NASTY
Posted by: Anonymous | December 8, 2009 03:27 PM
wowthat wasnt scary at all
Posted by: C_LOS | December 9, 2009 06:43 PM
i bet that could really happen but with a real man not no ghost
Posted by: jason | December 19, 2009 09:12 PM
OMFG!
Its so freaking scary!
I live in pennsylvania too :l
Posted by: Nicole | December 23, 2009 02:50 PM
that was not scary
Posted by: asw | December 27, 2009 07:39 PM
i did not get scary
Posted by: lesly | December 28, 2009 03:00 PM
I've been there. We stopped to see what would happen. It was dark outside and we heard something hitting the car. Me friend and I left right away. It was way too freaky
Posted by: ashley | January 6, 2010 04:19 PM
any more axe murder hollow stories?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: skylar | January 7, 2010 07:47 PM
THAT WAS S**T SCARY I WANT MORE!!
Posted by: Anonymous | January 9, 2010 01:14 AM
omg i thought thats was the supidest stoier id ever red
Posted by: alexys | January 9, 2010 01:44 PM
WOW SCARY OR WHAT
Posted by: LittleMissMemi | January 13, 2010 12:07 PM
Wow that scared the shizz out of me!!
Posted by: Mandy | January 13, 2010 12:56 PM
im sorry but i have heard way scarier stories than that i think they need to make there stories idk more realistic
Posted by: Brianna | January 15, 2010 07:24 PM
Hmm ALL YOU PEOPLE GET OVER YOURSELF IF YOUR UNDER 10. Seriously??
THAT WASNT SCARY AT ALL!
This IS SCARY.
A six year old girl woke up with a zit on her cheek. She ignored cause she's been having that lately. Next 2 weeks the so called zit kept getting bigger and bigger until she was scared and worried. She told her mom. and her mom advice was to go wash it off. So she then took a warm bath. And accidently hit the zit. The zit burst and hundreds of baby spiders went out.
she found out a mother spider laid eggs on her cheek.
Posted by: Nikki(: | January 17, 2010 02:11 PM
It was scarry, well not really ive been thru worst.i am a shaman.
Posted by: jazzy | January 19, 2010 03:23 AM
that was a f***ing scary story but i've heard scarier
Posted by: makenzie winks | January 19, 2010 01:05 PM
Dude that story scared the crap out of me
Posted by: olivia | January 19, 2010 04:31 PM
wow now dats really scary man... i want to find out wat happens next!!!
Posted by: Desiree | January 21, 2010 11:20 AM
its pretty dumb as der is no proper ending. if it was den awesum!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | January 21, 2010 11:56 AM
That wasn't scary for me.When it is bed time i will tell this story to my family and see how freaked out they get
Posted by: Snowy | January 22, 2010 08:22 AM
i dont know if that was real or not but i know a better one
Posted by: Anonymous | January 22, 2010 04:33 PM
omg you can do better!!
Posted by: Anonymous | January 22, 2010 04:36 PM
I know a better story it was about this married couple they were on the ohio brige they had a wreck and went into the water and died. if you go down to the ohio bridge on halloween night you will see the woman looking for her husband and she is carrying her chopped off head and sometimes she gets real nervous and screams
Posted by: daisy | January 22, 2010 04:48 PM
that scared the heck out of me
Posted by: Anonymous | January 26, 2010 03:51 PM
wowowowowoowowowowo sary but it was a very nice love story hahahahahaha woooooooooooooooow
Posted by: joe | January 30, 2010 12:23 PM
OMG THAT STORY WAS SO SCARY i ALMOST WET MY PANTS WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?
Posted by: Anonymous | January 31, 2010 09:24 AM
if i saw a monster i would knock the hell out of him good day
Posted by: cajae pooh pooh | January 31, 2010 08:26 PM
it wasnt that scary but the ending wasnt that good he needs more
Posted by: kekee | February 1, 2010 05:28 PM
idk....this really wasnt that scary.i read it to my mom and my mom likes it but she doesnt think its scary...well not that scary
Posted by: lilly | February 1, 2010 07:22 PM
That WAS SO SCARY MY SISTERS THOUGHT IT WAS SCARY!!!!!!!OMG IT SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME TO
Posted by: Makayla | February 1, 2010 08:14 PM
I grew up in Erie and it was a great hangout for teens drinking and partying and scary as hell. Its one of those places you always remember and the story.
Posted by: tina | February 3, 2010 10:37 PM
This isnt scary just freeky !
Posted by: Abbie | February 4, 2010 03:16 PM
That story was OK, but not great. I'm kind of disappointed. A little scary.
Posted by: Bobby | February 7, 2010 11:30 AM
if gt 1 but how do u put it on there
Posted by: annonymous | February 8, 2010 04:11 PM
That Was So Freaky
Posted by: Hannah | February 8, 2010 04:11 PM
u know what u ppl have no taste on horror stories i have read al of em and that one is soooo not scary
Posted by: alec | February 9, 2010 04:22 PM
spooky
Posted by: edward | February 10, 2010 12:00 PM
simple and comedy storyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Posted by: sahil | February 11, 2010 09:11 AM
wtf man super creepy.girls name reminds me of a girl i no
Posted by: tj | February 11, 2010 06:59 PM
story was most unscary story i have read
Posted by: that kid | February 12, 2010 04:25 PM
wow I was blown away with that
Posted by: Sila | February 13, 2010 09:44 AM
cool man scary!
Posted by: nightmare | February 13, 2010 02:11 PM
I got a scary story if little kids don't behave a man comes out of the closet but y dose he do that well when he was alive he used 2 kidnap kids and then eat their guts, eyes and their brain but then the other people found out and killed him and now he wants revenge
Posted by: karol | February 13, 2010 10:14 PM
the was #%^#@ scarey
Posted by: person | February 14, 2010 04:51 PM
Omg! while i was reading this my phone like rang and i coudn't find it crap! this is scary BUT I LOVED IT!
Posted by: erica | February 15, 2010 01:24 PM
awesomeee!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | February 15, 2010 06:27 PM
really a good book
Posted by: ian | February 16, 2010 04:50 PM
i wish the story would go on and on and on
Posted by: cheyenne | February 17, 2010 09:13 PM
scary
Posted by: Anonymous | February 18, 2010 11:52 AM
i probibly sound like an idiot but is that true??:(
Posted by: gillian | February 19, 2010 09:29 AM
this is so gay and stupid
Posted by: stephanie | February 19, 2010 06:21 PM
this is gay so GAY i want to leave peace out suckers
Posted by: stephanie | February 19, 2010 06:22 PM
that wasn't scary
Posted by: Anonymous | February 19, 2010 11:32 PM
its like a hawaiian story i heard >.< really scary
Posted by: Anonymous | February 20, 2010 12:19 AM
yeah right
Posted by: Anonymous | February 20, 2010 09:55 AM
sic
Posted by: Anonymous | February 22, 2010 11:33 AM
omg that is ssssssssssssooooooooo.stupid i have seen more scary.
Posted by: Anonymous | February 23, 2010 06:31 PM
suuupeeer scaaaryyy!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous | February 24, 2010 10:22 AM
it waz very s*** not scary at all
Posted by: Anonymous | February 25, 2010 06:30 AM
nothing interesting or scary,i think it's incomplete.Also,it's a repeated story.once it starts,it ends.
Posted by: Anonymous | February 26, 2010 03:57 AM
this story rock i love story like this lol so do my famliy and freinds and i am only 16
Posted by: Arriebelle | February 26, 2010 12:46 PM
I guess that was kinda scary, but stories don't scare me that much.
Although...
THAT STORY WAS FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!!
Posted by: marisa | February 28, 2010 10:22 AM
this is a f****** dumb story
Posted by: Anonymous | March 1, 2010 02:47 PM
THIS STORY WAS SAD!
Posted by: Anonymous | March 1, 2010 11:36 PM
THIS STORY WAZ WECKED;)
Posted by: AONYMOUS | March 1, 2010 11:49 PM
that was okaiii i guess i no loaads of better ones than that u guys fallll
Posted by: Angle Of Death2010 | March 2, 2010 01:35 PM
omg...omg...omg...dat is all i got 3 say is omg.....omg...omg....
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2010 07:32 PM