Spooked

Hush - Classic

Nov 14, 2025
In this gripping installment, storyteller Maria Foster shares her poignant tale of familial longing and supernatural encounters. Maria opens up about her mother's deep desire for grandchildren and the cultural pressures she faced. After her mother’s death, Maria's young son, Zachary, starts echoing grandmotherly phrases, leaving the family in shock. Intriguingly, unexplained candle explosions hint at a spiritual connection, as Maria recounts their chilling yet comforting experiences with the afterlife. A story woven with love, loss, and the supernatural unfolds.
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INSIGHT

Secrets Can Amplify Fear Over Time

  • Concealing traumatic history from children didn't stop phenomena and may have intensified fear and confusion as they grew aware.
  • Jennifer later reflected that withholding the truth was well-intentioned but perhaps prevented her children from understanding and coping on their terms.
ANECDOTE

Children Witness Disturbing Apparitions

  • Taylor and her younger brother both saw and felt supernatural phenomena in the house, from a shattered-family-photo incident to a floating woman with no feet.
  • Taylor later experienced pressure on her chest and saw a shadowy, smoke-like mask that imploded and vanished.
ANECDOTE

Parent Sees The Same Ghost

  • Jennifer herself woke to a vivid vision of a young girl with dense curly blonde hair hovering over her, which she and her husband identified as Libby.
  • The family tried removing and burying the barn where Libby died, but disturbances persisted despite renovations.
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