(check it out... envision Donald Sutherland narrating this segment... for audio book... this is the opening to THE COVEN...) 1 Nightmares often masquerade as wondrous dreams. They’ll greet you at the door with an amicable smile, lead you to your table and serve you the best wine and hors d’oeuvres. Much like the imaginary variety, living nightmares may embrace you like an old friend, a benevolent comrade, before removing its mask, particularly when least expected. Jack and Nancy Clemens would see glimpses of their own living nightmare as they settled into their new home. Fragments of misery and shards of suffering began slithering into their lives like a brood of vipers. Nuances of horror waited behind each door and inside every closet. It became clear that something evil had found its way into the plaster walls, something which had originated beneath the cellar floor. The evil specters would eventually show themselves as the life-size monstrosities they were, spiritual travesties which transcended earthly dimensions and belonged not here. But, in the beginning, the house appeared as a benevolent and loving friend. The five-bedroom Queen Ann was a neatly-crafted mosaic of brick and stone, sturdy wood and thick glass. New vinyl-windows, painted cornices, porch steps and red brick chimney added modern comfort to old charm. The three-story tenement also had an enormous backyard, something the family longed for. For a time, the Clemens Family enjoyed the luxury of their new home, ignoring the many subtle warnings and dark caveats. Indeed, the nightmare had been very well disguised… …and the house was such a great bargain. “It also has a carport and shed,” the realtor said cheerily; she strolled alongside the couple, her yellow blouse matching the surrounding dandelions. Her name tag read: BLUEFIELD REALTY Marcia
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