This Is Long (like really long) But I Hope It's Worth It (it's probably not)....

Again, this is long. It has a purpose and is hopefully worth it. It probably wont be. So be warned.

There once was a large house on the edge of a small Georgia town. It was a magnificent house with tall white columns and multiple floors, each decorated with beautiful windows. The house, as usual with scary stories, was vacant. Scary right? Anyway, there was a wealthy business man who had done well in life and wished to retire in this town for who knows why. He was on the way into town to find those people that sell real estate. I don't remember what their called. Anyway, as he was driving he saw the house. "What a beautiful house!", he thought. He met with the guy selling property and they discussed prices. The business man said, "What about that house on the edge of town? I saw it was vacant. Can I have it?" The property guy (We will call him Bill) said, "Oh no. You don't want that house, it's haunted." The business man insisted and Bill said, "Well, I'll let you spend the night in the house and if you still want it in the morning, it's all yours." So the businessman drove out to the house and stepped inside. (Let's change tenses) Hours passed as he explored the abandoned residence. Around 10:30, beginning to feel sleepy, he makes sure everything is in order, and falls asleep in the bedroom on the first floor of the three story house. 

The business man wakes up at 2 am to a low, rhythmic thumping. *thump thump*....*thump thump*... Curious, and a little nervous, the man grabs a flashlight and searches the first floor. Nothing. As he climbs to the second story, the thumping intensifies...*Thump Thump**Thump Thump*...again, he finds nothing out of order on the second floor. At last he climbs the stairs to the third floor. *THUMP THUMP, THUMP THUMP* Upon reaching the last closet in the last room, he opens the door slowly. And there. In the closet, is a coffin. The coffin slowly rises up, and starts chasing the business man. "AHHHH!" He screams *THUMP THUMP* as he runs from the closet. He doesn't even make it to the stairs before the coffin swallows him up...

Bill returns the next morning to the now vacant house. "I tried to warn him..." Bill thinks to himself. 

5 years go by. Now there was a young man, also very successful, wanting a summer home down in Georgia. As he was driving he saw the house. "What a beautiful house!" Meeting Bill, he too asks to buy the house. "Oh no. You don't want that house, it's haunted." Says Bill, "5 years ago someone disappeared in that very house." The young man insisted and Bill said, "Well, I'll let you spend the night in the house and if you still want it in the morning, it's all yours." So the young man drove to the house and began preparing to spend the night. Around 10:30, beginning to feel sleepy, he makes sure everything is in order, and falls asleep in the bedroom on the first floor of the three story house. 

The young man wakes up at 2 am to a low, rhythmic thumping. *thump thump*....*thump thump*... Curious, and a little nervous, the man grabs a flashlight and searches the first floor. Nothing. As he climbs to the second story, the thumping intensifies...*Thump Thump**Thump Thump*...again, he finds nothing out of order on the second floor. At last he climbs the stairs to the third floor. *THUMP THUMP, THUMP THUMP* Upon reaching the last closet in the last room, he opens the door slowly. And there. In the closet, is the coffin. The coffin slowly rises up, and starts chasing the young man. "AHHHH!" He screams *THUMP THUMP* as he runs from the closet. He, being more agile than the business man, makes it down the first flight of stairs. He begins running toward the next step the the coffin swallows him up. Just like the first...

Bill returns the next morning to the now vacant house. "I tried to warn him..." Bill thinks to himself. 

10 years go by. Now there is an ex marine, wanting to live out the rest of his life in peace. As he was driving into the town he saw the house. "What a beautiful house!" Meeting Bill, he too asks to buy the house. "Oh no. You don't want that house, it's haunted." Says Bill, "10 years ago someone disappeared in that very house." The ex marine insisted and Bill said, "Well, I'll let you spend the night in the house and if you still want it in the morning, it's all yours." So the marine drove to the house and began preparing to spend the night. This marine came prepared. He was not afraid of the supernatural, however as a precaution, brought all of his guns. He lays down on the couch with a handgun in one hand, flashlight in the other...

The marine, still awake at 2 am, begins to hear a low, rhythmic thumping. *thump thump*....*thump thump*... Curious, but not frightened, the marine grabs a flashlight and searches the first floor. Nothing. As he climbs to the second story, the thumping intensifies...*Thump Thump**Thump Thump*...again, he finds nothing out of order on the second floor. At last he climbs the stairs to the third floor. *THUMP THUMP, THUMP THUMP* Upon reaching the last closet in the last room, he opens the door slowly. And there. In the closet, is the coffin. The coffin slowly rises up, and starts chasing the marine. "AHHHH!" He screams *THUMP THUMP* as he runs from the closet. The marine fires his handgun over and over into the coffin but nothing happens. The marine makes it down the first flight of stairs and turns and grabs his rifle and unloads on the coffin. Nothing. Sprinting down the second flight he returns to the first floor. He grabs a grenade and tosses it at the coffin. The coffin just swallows the grenade and won't stop. Terrified, he runs out to his car and begins throwing anything and everything he can. The coffin wont stop. Car keys, swallowed. Tissues, swallowed. Cough drops..................the cough drops stopped the coughin'.

I am so sorry this is so long. I didn't realize it while I was typing. I might have misspelled coughin' a couple times but I'm sure you guys caught that. Ugh.