9/9/2023 0 Comments Sara winchester mystery house![]() ![]() ![]() The legend says that the reason she never ceased working on her monstrous house was due to the restless spirits of the indigenous people her husband and father-in-law’s Winchester Repeating Rifles had killed as the west was “won.” Sarah Winchester’s story is one that encompasses the ambitions of a growing country in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, at the cost of thousands upon thousands of Native American lives. With a forensic eye toward uncovering the truth behind these haunted places, Dickey points to many of our shameful national wounds: slavery, genocide, and the damaging, long-reaching effects of systemic racism, colonialism, and gentrification. I recently read Ghostland by Colin Dickey, which is an exploration of American history through the lens of our regional ghost stories and folk legends. But what’s the real story behind this never-ending house and the woman who owned it? Sarah Winchester and her labyrinthine mansion in San Jose, California have inspired many haunted house stories. But with its hidden rooms and secret doors, the Winchester Mystery House had an undeniable influence on the interior of my own Havenwood Manor. I based the haunted house in PARTING THE VEIL on several historical mansions, including the Biltmore Estate, Mount Stuart on Scotland’s Isle of Bute, and most specifically, the Earl Wheeler Mansion in Sharon, PA-which is now a parking lot. Rambling old houses have long been a subject of interest for me. CW: Genocide, colonialism, the Civil War, the American Indian Wars, guns, child loss, and a brief mention of slavery. ![]()
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