Ghostly Encounters

Favorite Ghost Scenes: As the Moon Fell Down

The story concept for As the Moon Fell Down came from a random visit to a local Civil War Battlefield and a private tour of the main house. The house is a work in progress but is being lovingly tended to and restored. It was this tour and the interaction with an upstairs spirit that inspired the story.

As I wrote the book, I retraced my steps in the house and attempted to pull on the emotions of my main character as she began to question the odd happenings in the house while adding in that extra sense of dread. 

Excerpt:

Next to her, lay a woman, her neck turned so that her empty gaze stared directly into Ellie’s eyes. Her face was drawn and deathly pale. Her hair, as white as snow, lay in a matted mess across her cheeks. Ellie felt her chest begin to rise and lower as she struggled to capture one breath of air. On her right side, the chilled presence shifted, nudging her closer to the woman. Ellie’s limbs stiffened. She forced herself to twist her neck to the right. She’d seen this man before. She didn’t need to peer into his eyes, which stared upward to the ceiling, to identify him. Nels and Vera Pritchard now lay in their bed, and she lay with them.

As the Moon Fell Down: There were only two rules to follow.

Pictured here is the Pritchard House as it stands today.