THE GHOST MODERNIST

Chapter Five: "Silence is scarce, and the homeowners feel like they are never alone. And someone wants them to come down to the basement." Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one are you? Follow me for updates! @theghostmodernist @drscarelovepodcast https://drscarelove.com/the-ghost-modernist Theme music provided by Atrium Carceri and Cryo Chamber Music. https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com

Chapter Six: "Next time you find yourself alone in a basement, and your skin begins to crawl, your stomach sinks, and you want to run from what you can’t explain, ask yourself this: Are you running from immediate danger, or the possibility that everything you know about reality might come crashing down?" Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one are you? Follow me for updates! @theghostmodernist @drscarelovepodcast https://drscarelove.co...

Chapter Seven: "The decision to buy a car, or where to school your children, these can be taxing decisions for a couple, but to decide, together, that yes, our house is haunted, is an entirely new level of hard. And whichever direction you choose, together, will effect not only your place in this reality, but through the veil as well." Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one are you? Follow me for updates! @theghostmodernist @drscarelo...

Chapter Eight: "How often do we see a man, trying to convince the woman that he feels something, that, yes, it might sound crazy, but he believes the house is haunted? What happens if you are that man? Do you try and convince others, namely your partner, and risk being perceived as unhinged, weak, vulnerable, or do you keep is all inside, locked up, like every other emotion?" Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one are you? Follow me f...

Chapter Nine: "Getting to know the neighbors doesn’t seem to be the priority it once was. What if, we no longer rush out to make friends with the neighbors, not because of what we might find out from them, but because we are scared about what they already know about us." Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one are you? Follow me for updates! @theghostmodernist @drscarelovepodcast https://drscarelove.com/the-ghost-modernist Theme music...

Chapter Ten: "An obituary is like Hemingway’s iceberg. Only ten percent is visible on paper, just like what was visible to most of the people who knew you. They don’t know the full story, but, like the obituary, just the highlights. No one really knows what fills in those gaps. No one know what secrets were kept. Just like know one can ever really know what traces of ourselves we leave behind." Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one ar...

Chapter Eleven: "The ghost slid down the hallway, pulling energy and shadow along behind. With unshod feet, steps barely a whisper, the shape jittered and paused, first in one doorway then another, before continuing on. A twitch, then a jerk, as if confused about its purpose or direction, the ghost almost slipped into the master bedroom, but stopped after catching its reflection in the large, square mirror at the end of the hall. Worse, it caught Kate’s reflection as well, staring back from t...

Chapter Twelve: "What happens when old friends stir up the very thing you’ve been shying away from? Your safety net becomes the trap door. Your friends become not saviors, but accomplices. The solace you sought in your friends, is suddenly wiped away, and now, you’re going to have to face it, together. That is the operative word, right? Together. Now, your friends are culpable and invested, and together you can overcome anything. Can’t you? But, let me ask you this: is strength really f...

Chapter Thirteen: "We search. As humans, it is in our nature to seek answers, to formulate explanations to our greatest mysteries. Moreover, we want to rationalize our fears. But what scares us most? Sure, there are the basics: fear of flying, fear of drowning, of spiders, snakes, and what might be hiding under the bed. We fear tight spaces and large crowds. We are frightened by germs and darkness. Each of these, of course, can be followed out to their logical conclusions—planes crash and boa...

Chapter Thirteen: "...most of what we think is a haunting, is just frustration. Nine times out of ten, what we perceive as malicious supernatural intent, is simply a spirit who has gotten lost. They’re stuck in a liminal space, and they’re actions in our world, well, they’re just trying to get our attention..." Remember, there are two types of people in this world. The Haunters and the Haunted. Which one are you? Follow me for updates! @theghostmodernist @drscarelovepodcast https://drscarel...

Chapter Fifteen: "What else can push a friendship to the breaking point? What else, beyond matters of sex and property, can snap that bond? How about, even unintentionally, putting your best friend in harm’s way? OR forcing them into a situation that shakes their core beliefs, makes them question everything they felt to be foundational to their existence. Is that enough to break the connection? And if so, once they flee, do we blame them for it? After all, they aren’t bound by blood, so...

Chapter Sixteen: "“I tried just laying there with my eyes closed. Even counted sheep for awhile. Can you believe that? Just pictured them hopping over a white fence, but after awhile each one started looking sicker. Patches of wool missing, frail. Others had broken limbs or were missing them all together. They stopped jumping and watched me through the fence, like they were waiting. And I knew what they were waiting for—for me to come and put them all down. I couldn’t help it. Someone was i...

Chapter Seventeen: "Without the safety of a group, we are, in essence, forced to contemplate our mortality alone. In doing so, we have to explore our own courage, our own strength. We date, we marry, we form friendships often so we don’t have to wait for dawn alone. So, what happens when your support system is taken away? What happens when you are forced to go it alone? Will the minutes crawl? Will whatever lurks in the darkness sniff out your vulnerability? Do you pray for sunrise?" R...

Chapter Eighteen: "Most of the time, when we lose items of value, we panic. We imagine scenarios where undesirables are flipping through the photos on our phones, or going on shopping sprees with out little plastic rectangles, but generally, we come out unscathed. If we re lucky, we find the phone or sets of keys between couch cushions. Under the driver’s seat. And further, most often we have passwords and security questions, failsafes to repel and discourage any unsavory activity, and...

Chapter Nineteen: "Often, the problems in relationships are systemic, they fester and spread, infecting all decisions and forged memories. One wants children, while the other runs from the conversation. One wants to discover life living in the country, while the other can’t loosen their grip on city life. What about religion, politics? What happens when one partner has faith and the other simply can’t believe? What happens when one partner’s candidate wins the bid, while the other must conced...