https://i.ibb.co/ZJcPcJS/The-Hall-Poster-2.jpgThe Hall.It Waits.It Watches.It Takes.From the Creator of "Werebeasts Do Not Exist Yet" & "Bodyhair Ain't For The Faint Of Heart 2".

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A PROLOGUE OF SORTSPART I1. The Lady in The Chair.2. How It Begins.3. Sweet Child 'O Mine.4. Welcome Little Child.5. *Shrieking Strings*6. Springtime7. Best Friend8. Cheeky Toddler9. The Lady In The Wall.10. That Stormy Evening11. The Watcher12. Asleep13. Gone?14. The Writer.15. Eabha.16. Wandering Willow...17. The Accident.18. Him.INTERMISSIONP119. Visitor.20. Knock Knock.

INTRODUCTION.Because some stories just need one. The following story came to be in the "Post The Last Screenshot You Took in The Sims 4" thread by @catloverplayer.For those who are interested, this is how it all began: My sim got his girlfriend pregnant. It was an accident, because usually I don't really deal with babies in my game. I posted a screenshot of the babe. I took this on as a personal challenge: The 1 baby challenge. Very challenging for me indeed. I decided to raise the kid and not change to another household (extremely challenging indeed) until she, the baby, was to be a young adult. My seasons are set to 14 Sim days each which means the kid's birthday is every spring. Challenge or Torture? Who knows? I play this game very slowly...because...life and such. Once again, very, very challenging, because the kid doesn't grow up as fast as I want her to. To keep this challenge interesting for myself I built a story around my family of 3, which soon turned into some sort of haunted house mystery. In any case, my sims should have it worse than me doing this challenge. Because the story was part of The Last Screenshot thread, which - as the name suggests - is a thread for last screenshots, not complete stories, folks encouraged me to keep it all indexed and together in one thread. Much easier to read a book when the pages aren't all scattered around the house. Yes I agree. So that's what I did and so here we are! Fun fact: The country mansion that you will get to know as "The Hall" does in fact exist. I built it from reference, both exterior and interior. It is also haunted, or so they say... I will post a "prologue" of sorts, just to introduce you to the posts that started this entire challenge/haunted story ordeal.I also want to thank everyone who has been following this still ongoing story in the other thread for the last couple of months and those who were always very kind to comment. <3 I will try and post updates as often as I can. Last but certainly not least, a Special Acknowledgement goes to the wonderful @Ellupelluellu who located every single reference post to the story and provided me with links so that I was able to collect and post them here. Sometimes I'm a very busy and above all, extremely slow guy and this was a Team Effort I hugely appreciate! As we say here in "The Land of Saints and Drunks-" *pardon me* "-Scholars": <3 Go raibh míle maith agat! <3

A PROLOGUE OF SORTS1. Writers. https://i.ibb.co/bFb2f0C/Writers.jpgEabha Goth & Dave O'Shea. Both are writers. Eabha does it as a hobby. Dave does it for the money. 2. Baby Challenge.Surprise: Dave & Eabha made a baby.This is it. This is the moment I have not been waiting for. It was an “accident”, but I will rise to the challenge. What challenge? The 1 baby challenge. And it’s been tough already. This is not the way I usually play the game, but obviously the game wants to play games with me. So be it. Please meet little Willow: Spoiler (Highlight to read) This is the look she gave me right after she was born. Look at that smug little face. https://i.ibb.co/rM26sHW/Willow-is-smug.jpg Sure look at it! https://i.ibb.co/jTCGZrJ/Smug-Willow.jpg She knows. She knows this is not easy for me and she will make this journey as difficult for me as she possibly can. Thank you Willow. ❤️I’m sure we’re going to be wonderful friends. And don’t you dare go all cute on me. This is the look she gave me right after she was born. Look at that smug little face. https://i.ibb.co/rM26sHW/Willow-is-smug.jpg Sure look at it! https://i.ibb.co/jTCGZrJ/Smug-Willow.jpg She knows. She knows this is not easy for me and she will make this journey as difficult for me as she possibly can. Thank you Willow. ❤️I’m sure we’re going to be wonderful friends. And don’t you dare go all cute on me. I've made the tough decision that I will raise Willow from babe to young adult and not run off to another save (like I always do). Rotational play has ceased to exist until Willow is old enough to have her own babies. Whenever that happens I won't be around. I'm going stick with this one family for 4 Sim years. One Willow life stage per year. In my game 1 year is 28 days and I just want you to know that I'm saying all this with burning tears in my eyes. Anyway, to start off I kitted out a little room for her. I mean we don't have much but at least we've got the attic. https://i.ibb.co/PhzQtWY/Willows-Room.jpgContinued:3. That Lad I'm just not sure if I want to keep this thing in Willow's room: Spoiler (Highlight to read) https://i.ibb.co/MCJy47j/Thatlad.jpg In case you didn't get it the first time: https://i.ibb.co/Z6M70hw/Thatlad-HEAD.jpg https://i.ibb.co/MCJy47j/Thatlad.jpg In case you didn't get it the first time: https://i.ibb.co/Z6M70hw/Thatlad-HEAD.jpgContinued:4. A Girl & Her Fiddle.https://i.ibb.co/FJcqSc4/Goth-Fiddle.jpgAnd her audience...Spoiler (Highlight to read)https://i.ibb.co/GsNFfWB/Emily.jpghttps://i.ibb.co/GsNFfWB/Emily.jpgContinued: 5. A Lovely Family.Mom Eabha is knitting an object for her little object.I mean, her little baby. Baby Willow. o:) https://i.ibb.co/Kz6YtFM/Knitting-Objects-for-Objects.jpgThis is Dad having a cynical moment on the intranet. We both work for the same company. https://i.ibb.co/5cYt40S/A-Cynical-Moment.jpgAnd this is the family's little Magical Cottage in Glimmering Winderbrook: Spoiler (Highlight to read)FRONT:https://i.ibb.co/1fdjsm7/Cottage-FRONT.jpgBACK:https://i.ibb.co/6Fcymq7/Cottage-BACK.jpgI built it a long time ago. Before Cottage Living was a Thing. FRONT:https://i.ibb.co/1fdjsm7/Cottage-FRONT.jpgBACK:https://i.ibb.co/6Fcymq7/Cottage-BACK.jpgI built it a long time ago. Before Cottage Living was a Thing. Continued:6. Having a smoke.Spoiler (Highlight to read)These two are hilarious. They've been new parents for less than 7 days and they're absolutely wrecked. Dad's been wearing slippers everywhere, Mom started smoking and both are afflicted by the infamous Sweater Curse. I can't allow them to be romantic with each other at this time because if there's one thing I'm unable to handle is for them to break up and end up with a single parent. I promised I would stick with the babe.So Mom, stop knitting sweaters for dad. I need both of you. Dad, wear some shoes dude. You're not helping. :D https://i.ibb.co/xhSCSbH/Cursed.jpgThese two are hilarious. They've been new parents for less than 7 days and they're absolutely wrecked. Dad's been wearing slippers everywhere, Mom started smoking and both are afflicted by the infamous Sweater Curse. I can't allow them to be romantic with each other at this time because if there's one thing I'm unable to handle is for them to break up and end up with a single parent. I promised I would stick with the babe.So Mom, stop knitting sweaters for dad. I need both of you. Dad, wear some shoes dude. You're not helping. :D https://i.ibb.co/xhSCSbH/Cursed.jpgContinued:7. Buskin'Spoiler (Highlight to read)Mom & Dad have about 4 long days of "Sweater Curse" left and dealing with a new born nappy pooper doesn't help. They decided to call a friend to take care of their sweet little monkey and hit the town for a busking session together to rekindle their...whatever it is they're not having at the moment. Just stay in tune Lovebirds, otherwise we're going to have an even bigger problem.https://i.ibb.co/HCTgTGz/Busking02.jpgMom & Dad have about 4 long days of "Sweater Curse" left and dealing with a new born nappy pooper doesn't help. They decided to call a friend to take care of their sweet little monkey and hit the town for a busking session together to rekindle their...whatever it is they're not having at the moment. Just stay in tune Lovebirds, otherwise we're going to have an even bigger problem.https://i.ibb.co/HCTgTGz/Busking02.jpg

PART I1. The Lady in The Chair.https://i.ibb.co/yyYQFFs/Expecting-You.jpgShe's been sitting in that chair since dawn. Waiting for them. Waiting for that “lovely” little family of 3.She’s not looking forward to their arrival...but she is the housekeeper and she made a promise. Not to the landlord. The landlord is long dead. Not to the soon-to-arrive family either; She feels uneasy around babies, the father is a nuisance and the mother is a few too many feathers short of a brainless duck.No. She made a promise to the house. And she will do everything in her power to please it...

2. How It BeginsThe Hall.Our little family of 3 has made the brave decision to spend Winterfest at “The Hall”. The Hall goes by many names, but let’s not get into that for now. The Hall is a country mansion a couple of centuries old, built on the site of the original Redrock Castle (better known as Redrum Tower for no specific reason...).What you should know is that The Hall is officially owned by the 6th Marquess of Glimmering Winderbrook - Leland Mortimus Cornelius Goth. What you also should know is that he’s a great uncle of Éabha - English pronounciation “Ay-va”- Goth, aka “Mom”. Does that make her a Lady? I do not know. However, what you also should know is that Leland Mortimus Cornelius Goth is very much dead. One final thing I need you to understand about this situation is that Éabha and her family are unaware of Leland’s ...dead-ness. As far as they're concerned uncle Leland is still very much alive and well. Right now there's one thing this lovely family is absolutely certain of which is the invitation they got from Great Uncle Leland in late November to spend Winterfest at The Hall. In fact, It’s an annual tradition to spend Winterfest at The Hall with the entire Goth family...that is...with the members who are still alive and those rather grey & dusty ones who’ve been lucky enough to take residence in one of the many urns placed on one of the twenty something fireplaces in this house. Those urns always look cosy by the Winter Fest fire. Thing is...this year something feels a little “off”. Firstly...it’s early afternoon and none of the other family members seem to have arrived at the house yet. Odd, because they’re usually here at this time. Secondly...it’s like no one in the house is expecting anyone at all...the place feels rather snowy and desolate. In the last screenshot below we can see Dave O’Shea aka “Dad” peep through one of the windows of The Hall (window peeping is not vanilla it comes with “The Mod”). Dave’s friends call Dave “Dayvo”. Ay-va & Day-vo. Anyway, to us Dave’s just Dave. Or Dad. Mom Éabha & baby Willow are offscreen waiting in one of those beautiful drivable cars that we got in the Sims 4. https://i.ibb.co/9gNFHLn/HOUSE.jpgSpoiler (Highlight to read)There's no answer so Dave walks around the back of the house and knocks on the chapel door. https://i.ibb.co/B2NQjHb/Knock-Knock.jpgTo Be Continued... :D There's no answer so Dave walks around the back of the house and knocks on the chapel door. https://i.ibb.co/B2NQjHb/Knock-Knock.jpgTo Be Continued... :D

The Hall: A Story about a Haunted House...or is it?

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CAPTAIN_NXR7
Legend
3 years ago
20. Knock Knock.

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"Come on in."

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"Evening, Mr. O'Shea."

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"How are we settling in? Is there anything I can get you?"

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"Anything at all, Mr. O'Shea?
Cuppa Tea? Something stronger perhaps?"

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"Nah, I think I'm alright. Thank you for the kind offer though..ehr...forgive me, I can't recall your..."

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"Tippi! Please, do call me Tippi. And don't worry about it, it's an easy one to forget."

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"You know, Mr. O'Shea...I must admit...
...you look almost exactly the way I remem..."

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"IMAGINED!"

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"Have we met, Tippi? "

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"Oh, I'd like to think we have."

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"Is that a 'Yes'?"

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KNOCK KNOCK.

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"Look who's popular this evening, Mr. O'Shea."

"Well, hello there Dave. I was just checking in on your brother to see if he needs anything.
He said 'no', but I think he's just being polite."

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"My brother POLITE? Ha! I'd love to see the day."

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"Too polite Dave, dear. He looks like a man who could use a drink. Why don't you fix him one? I'm sure you two have a lot to catch up on."

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"In the meantime I will put Willow to bed. Eabha is taking her bath, at least that's what she's told me."

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"I'll also get some snacks ready for later. We have lots to celebrate tonight, don't we, gentlemen?"

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"Sure. I was about to give Randy a grand tour of the house, actually. If he's interested that is. Well...are you Ran?"

"Absolutely."

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"Grand so. I'll wait outside, meanwhile you can put back on some...clothes..'n' stuff."

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"I will, bro."

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"Obviously."

Spoiler

Meanwhile...

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"There there, darling."

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"Now that he's back, we no longer have to worry about anything, Willow. All will be over soon."

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"The time has come. Time for you to go and leave us alone."

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"You were not meant to be here, but you already know that, don't you, little one? The master of the house will get rid of you, won't he? Yes, he will."

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"He's a good man. He's a good, good man, Willow."

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"Night, night."

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pacer1965
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I'm loving this. I'm on the edge of my seat
Ellupelluellu
Hero
3 years ago
Great update! Can't wait to see more!
CAPTAIN_NXR7
Legend
2 years ago
And here we are, a year later...

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...a small child lost in a dream, because the writer has left her there. Except, I am no writer. I tell stories. This story is only one of many that I’ve never shared.

The Hall is a dark, visual story that I hope to fully share with you one day, this corner -however- will no longer be its home. It shall get a new home, although I’m not sure whether its home will be the new forum, or a dedicated site. I may or may not name the latter A Home for Dark Stories.

The story itself is pretty much complete - unfortunately it is not visualized in a way that I am comfortable with. I get overly ambitious sometimes; Being a "screenwriter", a "director", "cameraman", "editor", and a "producer" are full time jobs and sometimes life distracts us from doing the jobs that we love.

I must admit that I haven't always been good to my readers, in fact, I am absolutely dreadful, but you have always been good to me, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with me and my not-yet-fully-told-story about The Small Family That Lives in The Big, Mysterious House.

Thank you. ❤️

X.

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