The house at Clarion

Iowa · USA · Hospital

Upstairs there are photographs on the floor. You take one home, sleep with it on your chest, and in the morning it is gone.

The account from this house near Clarion, Iowa began with two friends who enjoyed proving people wrong.

The instructions are unusually elaborate. Go into the house and go upstairs. There are photographs lying on the floor. Pick one up and take it home. Put it on your chest and go to sleep.

When you wake, it is gone.

Then you go back to the house.

What you find when you return is the point of the whole thing.

This is not the usual shape of an American legend. Most involve going somewhere and seeing something. This one requires taking an object away, keeping it overnight in your own bed, and coming back, which makes the participant part of it rather than a spectator.

The two friends who set out to disprove it are the ones the story now rests on, which is how these things usually go.

The house is private property.

FAQ

Hvor ligger The house at Clarion?

The house at Clarion ligger i Iowa, USA.