這對夫婦是如何用他們的“鬼屋”賺錢的

這對夫婦是如何用他們的“鬼屋”賺錢的

Aaron and Erin Clark thought they were living their dream home after purchasing and renovating a 109-year-old house in Jefferson City, Mo.

艾倫和艾琳克拉克在密蘇里州杰斐遜市買了一棟109年歷史的房子，并對其進行了翻修，他們以為自己終于住進了夢想中的房子。

But that dream quickly turned into a nightmare.

但夢想很快變成了一場噩夢。

In August 2017, they purchased the 5,000-square-foot historic home — known as the Hobo Hill House — at 500 E. Miller St. and had restored it when weird, inexplicable things started to happen.

2017年8月，他們在E. Miller St. 500號買下了這棟5000平方英尺的歷史名宅，名為Hobo Hill House，并在奇怪、莫名其妙的事情開始發(fā)生前，對其進行了修繕。

“We thought we were experiencing a lot of paranormal activity at the house, which, telling you, sounds silly,” Aaron told the News Tribune.

“我們在家里經(jīng)歷了很多超自然的事情，你聽了，會覺很蠢。”艾倫在接受《新聞論壇報》采訪時表示。

The TV, lights, space heaters and kitchen sink would turn on by themselves. The family’s pet pit bull would not go near certain areas like the stairs. And the couple heard frequent loud bangs, creaks and voices saying “hi” as they entered the house. But the most shocking incident involved the couple’s 8-year-old daughter.

電視、電燈、暖氣和廚房水槽都會自動打開。這家人的寵物比特犬不會靠近樓梯等特定區(qū)域。這對夫婦在進屋時經(jīng)常聽到巨大的撞擊聲、嘎吱聲和“嗨”的聲音。但最令人震驚的事件發(fā)生在這對夫婦8歲的女兒身上。

The little girl started having nightmares and began sleepwalking. “She was standing outside of her bed staring out the window, and she was still crying, just sobbing, I could see her shoulders going up and down, and I was like ‘Raena, what’s wrong? Are you okay? Are you okay?'” Aaron told KRGC TV. “And she turned around, and it scared the life out of me because it went from crying to this Cheshire [cat] big smile, kind of like the joker.” Aaron described his daughter as “wide-eyed and shaking” and appearing “possessed.”

小女孩開始做噩夢，開始夢游。“她站在床外盯著窗外看，她還在哭，在抽泣，我能看到她的肩膀上下起伏，我就問‘蕾娜，怎么了?你沒事吧?你還好吧?’”亞倫告訴KRGC電視臺。“她轉(zhuǎn)過身來，嚇得我魂不附體，因為她從哭泣變成了柴郡貓似的大微笑，有點像小丑。”亞倫形容他的女兒“眼睛睜得大大的，渾身發(fā)抖”，看起來像是“被附身了”。

One other experience convinced the couple the house was haunted. “The craziest thing, besides my daughter, at least in my opinion, was both my wife and I, from the corner of our eyes, saw a tall man in a suit and top hat,” Aaron said.

另一次經(jīng)歷使這對夫婦確信這房子鬧鬼。“除了我女兒之外最瘋狂的事，至少在我看來，是我和我妻子，從我們的眼角，看到一個穿著西裝戴著禮帽的高個子男人。”亞倫說。

All of this was too much for the family, so they decided to leave just seven months after moving in. But instead of selling the house, they’ve decided to turn it into a short-term rental on Airbnb and are playing up the spookiness.

所有這一切對這個家庭來說都太沉重了，所以他們決定在搬進來7個月后就離開。但他們沒有賣掉這棟房子，而是決定在Airbnb上把它變成短期租賃，并渲染這種詭異的感覺。

“We didn’t think it would be right selling to another family knowing what we know,” Aaron said. “We’ll just turn lemons into lemonade, and since the prison is so close and people in Jeff are interested in that sort of thing, we’ll just turn it into a short-term Airbnb, and people can stay and have experiences.”

亞倫說：“我們認為，把這樣的房子賣給另一個家庭是不對的。”“我們要把檸檬變成檸檬水，而且由于監(jiān)獄離得很近，杰夫的人們對這類事情很感興趣，我們就把它變成一個短期的Airbnb，人們可以住在這里，體驗一下。”

According to Aaron, though, the first group to rent the home “couldn’t stay the whole night.”

不過，據(jù)亞倫說，第一批租房子的人“沒能住一整夜”。

While that might deter some, it certainly will attract many ghost hunters. And they’re experiencing even more interest since the home was featured on the Travel Channel’s “The Dead Files” on Aug. 1. The episode, called “Not My Child,” detailed the paranormal activity and revealed findings that the couple says confirms their suspicions.

雖然這可能會嚇退一些人，但肯定會吸引許多捉鬼者。自從8月1日這家人出現(xiàn)在旅游頻道的《死亡檔案》(the Dead Files)節(jié)目后，他們的興趣就更大了。這段名為《不是我的孩子》(Not My Child)的視頻，詳細描述了超自然現(xiàn)象，并揭示了這對夫婦所說的發(fā)現(xiàn)證實了他們的懷疑。

“I was happy to know we weren’t crazy,” Aaron added, “that what we were feeling and experiencing was correct.”

“我很高興知道我們沒有瘋，”亞倫補充說，“我們的感覺和經(jīng)歷都是真實存在的。”