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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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
it is a real story live near where the story takes place
Posted by: me | November 9, 2009 11:47 AM