THE MEMORY REMAINS Hello. My boyfriend Matt and I are here to tell you a very disturbing but true happening that we both witnessed with our own eyes one dark night in July 2002. Lets start from the very beginning. Here goes................... Matt told me this horrifying story a few months before the incident occured, a story that frightened me so badly I could barely sleep that night. I knew he was being honest because I could tell by the tone in his voice and the tears developing in his eyes, he sounded absolutely terrified as he related this story to me. Two years ago to the very date almost, Matt was staying the night at his sisters house in between Union and Beaufort, MO. He was sleeping on the couch in the living room, right above him was a small window looking out into the backyard and the woods. Matt woke up at what he said was exactly 2:00 a.m to the sound of laughter in the backyard. Even with the window closed he could still tell it was definitely coming from the backyard. He sat up, confused, and looked out the window to see what the commotion was all about. He couldn't believe his eyes on what he was looking at. Right out in the yard, only a few feet away from the woods were 6 little girls dancing around a tree in the yard, arms linked together. Thinking he was dreaming or just seeing things, he went back to sleep. Half an hour later Matt awoke to the sound of sobbing, again coming from the back yard. Passing it off as his imagination from just awakening he tried to ignore it and started dozing off again. All of a sudden he heard a loud ear piercing scream coming from outside that made him jump to his feet and run to the back door. He opened it up and stepped outside and it was freezing cold, so cold he could see his breath. Note that it was in the middle of July and its very hot even at night here around that time of year. Frightened he shut the door and walked back to the living room. A scratching at the front door then made him stop in his tracks. He went over and slowly opened the door. There standing in front of him was a little girl. He claimed she was wearing an old nightgown that was ripped and tattered all over. She was very pale and was just standing there, crying. Staring at her in awe, Matt couldn't believe what he seeing. She stood there crying for about a minute then started slowly walking backwards only to vanish into thin air. That was what happened to Matt. Matts nephew who lives in the house didn't believe Matt when he told him the story. Until he had an experience of his own. The same thing I would witness myself later on. His nephew (we'll call him Lee) was sleeping on the couch in the living room. This happened about a month after Matt had his experience. Lee woke up at exactly 2:00 a.m (the same time Matt did). He said he had a weird feeling that made him look out the window. Right there in one of the biggest and tallest trees in the woods (not far from the back yard) he saw what appeared to be a little girl hanging from the tree. Through the dusky light on the side of the house he could see her face and even the rope around her neck. He said he could even hear the sound of the rope swinging back and forth and the tree branch cracking. She was just hanging there with her mouth wide open and eyes locked onto his. (Lee said it looked like the girl was staring at him). Scared to death he ran back to his mom and dads room and sat there in the corner until morning. The next day he went over to matts house. He nervously told Matt what happened to him, now he believed Matts story. Lee told me the story and at first I have to admit I didn't believe him. (Even though I am not a skeptic). Because Lee was a little weird to me and I thought he was just making up stupid stories. Boy was I wrong.. A few nights later I went up to the house with Matt. He was showing me the backyard and where he saw those little girls. It started getting dark but we stayed until about 11:00 p.m. Right when we were leaving the backyard I was walking behind Matt. A strong feeling overcame me that made me look behind me ( I was practically alone in the backyard) I turned my head and what I saw froze me from my head to my feet. I looked up in that tree (the one Lee saw that girl in) And right there in one of the high branches, as plain as day was a little girl hanging in the tree. I was frozen with fear (literally) I could only stand there and stare in shock. I couldn't believe I was actually seeing this. I could see her clothes and they appeared to be what looked like a long nightgown with holes in them. One thing I can never forget is her eyes. They were just black and hollow looking. (like that of a skeleton). The rest of her face was very pale. I finally got the feeling back in my legs and was able to turn my head away from the terrifying sight. I ran into the front yard were Matt was talking to his sister. I grabbed his arm and pulled him aside and made it clear that I wanted to get out of there...and really fast. Matt got the message even though I didn't tell him right away what was wrong, and we got in the car and drove off. As we were driving past the woods (about half a mile away from the house) I noticed Matt was starting to speed up. I could see he was really upset, I asked what was the matter but he didn't answer. When we finally got home I made him tell me what was wrong back there. He started crying and told me that as he was driving near the woods he saw a bright flashing light that almost blinded him. He then said that he had a vision of an old man in a cabin, and he could see children there crying. Then he said he could see the old man grab each kid and kill them. Throughout this whole ordeal he told me he could still see the road in front of him and everything. We were too scared to even go up near that place for a long time after the incident. At least I know that I'm not crazy because we went through it together. And it's something we could never ever forget. Thank you for taking your time reading this story. Goodbye. TERROR ON THE BRIDGE Hello again! Matt and I are here to share with you another frightening experience of ours that happened at a place known around here as "Enocks Knob". Enocks Knob is a very old bridge on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere almost. Its location is between Washington and New Haven, MO. Matt and I have heard numerous stories about this place and one night we decided to check it out for ourselves to see if it was all true. First here is the stories related to this haunted bridge: Rumor has it a man committed suicide by jumping off the bridge into the lake below, there may have been two suicides I cant remember. There was also a little boy that fell through the bridge (a very long time ago when it was not sturdy), supposedly this boys spirit haunts the lake below the bridge and can be seen sometimes late at night swimming in the waters. Rumor is that his spirit sometimes appears as a serpent or some other kind of creature. The hole the boy fell through is still on the bridge, you can actually see the hole even though it looks like someone has tried to board it up. Then I heard was that sometimes while on the bridge you can hear dogs barking...but there are supposedly no dogs out there. My friend Liz knows the only two people who live on the road and they don't have dogs! (plus they dont live very close to the bridge maybe like a mile away or so). The last few rumors where that if you chant "demon dog" three times on the bridge you will either see glowing red eyes appear in the woods or you will see an apparition of a headless dog with only 3 legs. Anyway moving on to our encounter! Matt and I went out to the bridge with our friends Mike and Leslie. (this was our 2nd time out there, the first time nothing happened). When we got to the bridge Matt, Mike and I got out of the car to roam the bridge. It was very cold and the air was silent, there was no breeze..no noise, complete and utter silence! That was eerie enough for me. We were only out there for like a minute or two when this earsplitting cry broke the silence of the night. It sounded far away, yet very close. That scared me enough to get back in the car with Leslie. Matt and Mike stayed on the bridge and Mike was acting like it was just our imagination. (he is a skeptic). After a few minutes they came running back to the car and Matt drove really fast off the bridge and back onto the dirt road. While we were heading home Matt and Mike told us that while it was just them two out on the bridge they started hearing this growling sound coming from underneath the bridge. Then they said it seemed to go from under the bridge to the woods nearby (really fast). All this time they heard no footsteps or running through the leaves. They said it was quiet for a few seconds then started back up again and it sounded like it was coming from all sides. Matt described it as a very low pitch scream that resembled that of a bull. When it sounded like it was just getting closer thats when they decided to come back to the car and get the hell out of there. We decided not to go back for awhile....but we did anyway and this is our last encounter and it scared us enough to really not go back there for awhile...maybe not at all. We decided to visit the bridge one last time, it was just Matt and I. We drove down the dirt road off of Hwy.100 and as we were turning onto Enocks Knob road we noticed the street sign was gone completely. We shrugged it off and continued down towards the bridge, passing the only two homes and finally we were there. We drove over the bridge, turned the car around and parked near the end (where the bridge ends and the road meets). We were just sitting there listening to music and talking when I noticed something in my side view mirror. Through the red taillights I noticed what looked like a dark shadow coming up from behind the car, at least thats what it looked like. I told matt to turn off the music because I thought I just saw something and it was very silent. I started getting chills badly. We didn't see anything else but both of us(at the same time)heard the dogs barking. It started in low then got really loud. At first it sounded like it was coming from far away and in a matter of seconds the noise was coming from right near the car, on the bridge, in the woods, I don't know. It sounded like it was coming from all directions. Right when we decided to just drive off a car came speeding up behind us. We figured it was just someone passing trough so Matt started to drive off down the dirt road. The barking seemed to instantly stop the moment this car pulled up, it was strange. Along the road this car was totally tailgating us, getting very very close. They had there lights on so we couldn't make out who it was that was driving. Matt sped up alittle and we went around a curve and the other car had vanished into thin air! It was nowhere to be seen. Matt slowed the car down(almost to a complete stop)but the road behind us was empty. ???? We were both shocked and very puzzled by this. Especially because there was no way they could have turned off the road onto another because its only one straight road. Their only options were going into a ditch or off a cliff into the woods below! This road has a lot of sharp curves and small hills so unless that was a professional race car driver chasing us off the bridge then there was no way in hell they could have just gone into reverse! And if they did then how did they vanish so quickly? Alot of questions were going through my mind. We drove slowly down the road near the place where the Enocks Knob sign use to stand. Matt stopped the car and we both looked carefully and noticed the sign laying in the ditch below. Matt got out and and went down into the ditch. I don't know why...I stayed in the car because I had enough scares in one night! I noticed matt walking up the hill to where the sign once stood, I was getting ready to yell at him to just come back and take me home but when I noticed the look on his face I stopped. He came back to the car shaking and told me the sign literally looked like it was gnawed or bit off. He said the bottom part of it was still in the ground(I couldn't have seen it from where I was sitting)And as he recalls it really looked like it was either bitten or twisted off. It seemed impossible to me because it was a steel sign. I don't know what it is but there is something about that place that just makes my flesh crawl every time I even think about it. I don't think I would want to go back. We'll see, places like that strike me so curious but I think I have learned my lesson now! I have had my share of scares and at least I can say I was there and that I saw what I saw and heard what I heard. So can Matt. If you live in the Washington/New Haven area and would like to see the place for yourself then here are some directions. Coming from Washington, MO drive straight on Hwy.100 towards new haven. You will pass over a bridge and almost right after the bridge on the left side there is a stop sign(its visible from the highway)and a sign that says "Beouff Creek rd",turn down this road and about a mile down on the left hand side is Enocks Knob Rd. I don't know when someone will fix the sign. but look out for it. Well drive up this road and you'll pass 2 houses and keep driving about 1 mile and you'll come across the bridge. Go with an open mind and be sure to keep your eyes and ears open. I wouldn't go alone but don't bring any skeptics..lol. Thank you for taking your time reading this. Enjoy! Submitted From: Matthew and Jaime, Missouri, USA