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During a wedding reception of a young couple the guests decided on a drunken game of hide and seek. It was decided that the groom was "it" and he eventually found everyone but his new bride. Eventually the man became furious and decided it wasn't funny anymore and left her there. As weeks went by he accepted that she'd had second thoughts and went on with her life so he did the same. A few years later a cleaning lady dusted off an old trunk in the attic of the building where the reception had taken place, out of curiosity she opened it. Inside the trunk was the rotted body of the missing bride who'd apparently became locked in the trunk she'd hid in. Whether she'd suffocated or starved was unknown, but her face was frozen in a scream.
I heard this before kinda of a oldie but a goodie.
Lol....maybe she looked like this when they found her......
QUOTE(veliska27 @ Sep 2 2007, 07:09 PM) 
Lol....maybe she looked like this when they found her......
Lol......
Actually i,ve never heard of that one, but i really like it! A story like this weather true or not, makes you wonder at about all the creepy possibilities that under the right situations are possible! 
poor bride...
This isn't an urban legend; it actually happened in North Carolina in the 1700's in a house that overlooks the Chowan River. A wedding on New Year's Day. The bride was of a playful sort. The first time the wedding march was played, she didn't appear; the second time it was played, she didn't appear. Only after the third time did she appear at the top of the stairs. She called out to the bridegroom, "You may kiss me only if you catch me!" The bridegroom accepted the challenge and sprung after her. He search the house for her for hours. Soon amusement or annoyance turned to worry for she could not be found by anyone. No boat was missing from the harbour; the bride-to-be had just disappeared without a trace. After months of searching, the bride's mother moved from the house, heartbroken that she could never find her daughter. The next year on New Year's Day, local children were frightened to see the pale face of a woman and her beckoning hands in the window of the old house. Year after year this happened, but no one could ever get to the bottom of the mystery of the beckoning hands. After many years, a man determined to get to the bottom of the mystery bought the direlect house and moved into it. As he fell asleep on New Year's Eve, he had a vivid dream about the evening of the wedding. He saw Caroline running along the halls. She momentarily lost her balance due to stepping on her long wedding dress and fell against the wall for support. In doing this, she accidentally grabbed a small lever hidden in a crevasse in the wall, and a trapdoor opened beneath her. She fell, and the door closed above her with a metallic click. Caroline was entombed alive in a windowless room. Awoken from his dream with a start, the man was determined to see if it was real. He went to the hallway in his dream and found the hidden lever; pulling it, a trapdoor opened. And on the floor of the room there was the skeleton of a woman, and on the skull was the traces of ancient lace. Caroline had at last been found. She was given a proper burial, and the beckoning hands disappeared from the old house.
This is taken from Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories complied by Charles Harry Whedbee.
This is taken from Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories complied by Charles Harry Whedbee.
Good to see it had a happy ending...
Weirdness. I'm never playing hide and go seek again! 
QUOTE(slipklok @ Sep 3 2007, 05:43 PM)
Weirdness. I'm never playing hide and go seek again!
You got that right!
Anyways, I'm sorta sick at all these stupid stories. They're starting to get on my nerves now.. what's the point of them anyways? "Now now kids, don't go hide away from Mummy and Daddy, or you'll DIE!" *evil laughter* *child blinks*
QUOTE(ult3rd1m3nsi0n @ Sep 5 2007, 12:23 PM)
You got that right!
Anyways, I'm sorta sick at all these stupid stories. They're starting to get on my nerves now.. what's the point of them anyways? "Now now kids, don't go hide away from Mummy and Daddy, or you'll DIE!" *evil laughter* *child blinks*
Anyways, I'm sorta sick at all these stupid stories. They're starting to get on my nerves now.. what's the point of them anyways? "Now now kids, don't go hide away from Mummy and Daddy, or you'll DIE!" *evil laughter* *child blinks*
It's the uniqueness of the tale which captivates us, and the fear of the unknown. And yes, some of them have a moral. They're like really short stories that have an element of terror, and they're all different. Sure there are some variations. But hey, who doesn't like to claim a good tale as they're own!
rosenrot, I know of one like that, except the lady opened a door thinking it was a closet, but it was actually the basement, and she fell down the stairs and broke her neck.
Spooky, nonetheless! @w@
Spooky, nonetheless! @w@
I recall reading a urban legend similar to this. There were some slight differences. Still pretty creepy though ;[
I'll have to look at one of my books,but there is a haunted English castle or manor house in which a bride ,on her wedding day,played hide and seek.She went and hid in a large chest,
and it locked,and she was unable to get out and would up dying. the body was found many years later.Will have to get back to you on where this happend.
and it locked,and she was unable to get out and would up dying. the body was found many years later.Will have to get back to you on where this happend.
QUOTE(veliska27 @ Aug 31 2007, 11:53 PM)
During a wedding reception of a young couple the guests decided on a drunken game of hide and seek. It was decided that the groom was "it" and he eventually found everyone but his new bride. Eventually the man became furious and decided it wasn't funny anymore and left her there. As weeks went by he accepted that she'd had second thoughts and went on with her life so he did the same. A few years later a cleaning lady dusted off an old trunk in the attic of the building where the reception had taken place, out of curiosity she opened it. Inside the trunk was the rotted body of the missing bride who'd apparently became locked in the trunk she'd hid in. Whether she'd suffocated or starved was unknown, but her face was frozen in a scream.
yikes, thats why you dont get married
Probably stating the obvious here, but she must have hid in there, only for the lock to get stuck. Then started screaming to get out until she died.
QUOTE(veliska27 @ Sep 1 2007, 07:53 AM)
During a wedding reception of a young couple the guests decided on a drunken game of hide and seek. It was decided that the groom was "it" and he eventually found everyone but his new bride. Eventually the man became furious and decided it wasn't funny anymore and left her there. As weeks went by he accepted that she'd had second thoughts and went on with her life so he did the same. A few years later a cleaning lady dusted off an old trunk in the attic of the building where the reception had taken place, out of curiosity she opened it. Inside the trunk was the rotted body of the missing bride who'd apparently became locked in the trunk she'd hid in. Whether she'd suffocated or starved was unknown, but her face was frozen in a scream.
Hi veliska27: I remember reading a similar (short)story years ago....i would like to 'hope' that there were no truths to these stories, but knowing this reality....I'm sure it's probably happened somewhere at some point. Below is the story.
QUOTE(Ghosts - The Enchanted World - by Time Life Books (1984)
The Perfect Hiding Place
Several English Houses were haunted by spectral brides, but none more poignantly than Marwell Hall, near Owlesbury in Hampshire. In this case.. the bride suffered an appalling fate on her wedding day. Full of high spirits and still in her wedding refinary, she insisted on a game of hide and seek with the guests. She was not found that day, or the next, or the next, although the whole countryside was searched. Finally it became clear that she had died. Her ghost began to flit along the corridoors and fumble at the locks
Years later, the mystery was solved. A servant, exploring one of the many attics in the house, prized open an oak chest and found within, a skeleton in bridal array. The bride had been too clever in her hiding place. Apparently the lid of the chest had fallen and locked. Now that it had at last been opened again, the hapless ghost was released from it's torment and haunted Marwell Hall no more.
Several English Houses were haunted by spectral brides, but none more poignantly than Marwell Hall, near Owlesbury in Hampshire. In this case.. the bride suffered an appalling fate on her wedding day. Full of high spirits and still in her wedding refinary, she insisted on a game of hide and seek with the guests. She was not found that day, or the next, or the next, although the whole countryside was searched. Finally it became clear that she had died. Her ghost began to flit along the corridoors and fumble at the locks
Years later, the mystery was solved. A servant, exploring one of the many attics in the house, prized open an oak chest and found within, a skeleton in bridal array. The bride had been too clever in her hiding place. Apparently the lid of the chest had fallen and locked. Now that it had at last been opened again, the hapless ghost was released from it's torment and haunted Marwell Hall no more.
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wow. that was quite amazing!!! thanks!!! 
loved it!!!!
loved it!!!!
So ladies, I think we have all learned a valuable less from these unfortunate brides. Don't play hide and seek on your wedding night. At least not with the entire guest list.
QUOTE(swtp @ Sep 2 2007, 09:32 AM)
Actually i,ve never heard of that one, but i really like it! A story like this weather true or not, makes you wonder at about all the creepy possibilities that under the right situations are possible!
yeah I know.........could you imagine??? omg I would faint!
QUOTE(sunburst @ Sep 9 2007, 09:16 PM)
wow. that was quite amazing!!! thanks!!! loved it!!!!
loved it!!!! Thanx
QUOTE(rosenrot @ Sep 10 2007, 03:12 PM)
So ladies, I think we have all learned a valuable less from these unfortunate brides. Don't play hide and seek on your wedding night. At least not with the entire guest list.
LOL yeah I learned my lesson from this story...Im never getting married.
QUOTE(kraken @ Sep 9 2007, 09:10 PM)
Hi veliska27: I remember reading a similar (short)story years ago....i would like to 'hope' that there were no truths to these stories, but knowing this reality....I'm sure it's probably happened somewhere at some point. Below is the story.
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;)OMG I like that version better...nice pic!
and hello too you
QUOTE (veliska27 @ Sep 1 2007, 01:53 AM)
During a wedding reception of a young couple the guests decided on a drunken game of hide and seek. It was decided that the groom was "it" and he eventually found everyone but his new bride. Eventually the man became furious and decided it wasn't funny anymore and left her there. As weeks went by he accepted that she'd had second thoughts and went on with her life so he did the same. A few years later a cleaning lady dusted off an old trunk in the attic of the building where the reception had taken place, out of curiosity she opened it. Inside the trunk was the rotted body of the missing bride who'd apparently became locked in the trunk she'd hid in. Whether she'd suffocated or starved was unknown, but her face was frozen in a scream.
I have heard of this one a lot of the times.......lol
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