File 13: Henry & Orville – “The Twin Terrors”

SUBJECT DESIGNATION: Henry & Orville – “The Twin Terrors”

CLASS: Type III Dual Manifestation (Juvenile / Mischievous Entities)

CONTAINMENT STATUS: Secured within Portrait Frame #018, “Hide and Shriek”

THREAT LEVEL: Moderate (Unpredictable / Playfully Hostile)

IDENTIFICATION

Full Names (During Life): Henry and Orville Spence (Twins)

Apparent Age: 8 years

Gender: Male (Identical Twins)

Post-Mortem Appearance: Two translucent boys with identical features, one often holding a toy airplane while the other clutches a miniature car. Their forms flicker in and out of visibility, usually accompanied by the faint echo of laughter and the rolling of toy wheels. Their eyes display a constant gleam of playful intent, though prolonged observation suggests underlying malice.

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD

Henry and Orville Spence were the only children of the mansion’s original owners, remembered as inseparable troublemakers. The twins were infamous for their pranks—often locking servants in closets, setting traps around the halls, and hiding family valuables for “games.” Their constant energy and imagination made them the heart of the household—until tragedy struck.

Accounts vary regarding their demise. Some claim they were victims of a freak accident involving their beloved toys—a mechanical airplane and an electric toy car—during a storm that short-circuited the mansion’s power grid. However, deeper investigation by GPRD analysts suggests a more chilling outcome: the boys’ obsession with their favorite pastime, hide-and-seek, may have led them to conceal themselves within the mansion’s hidden crawl spaces.

When no one could find them, days turned to weeks. By the time the search concluded, both had succumbed to dehydration or starvation, their bodies discovered only after an unbearable silence fell over the household. Their spirits, bound by the unfinished game, remain trapped in an eternal loop of play.

CAUSE OF DEATH (THEORETICAL ANALYSIS)

Primary Hypothesis: Accidental Death via Prolonged Entrapment (Dehydration / Starvation)

Secondary Possibilities:

Mechanical Accident: Fatal injuries resulting from electrocution or combustion caused by malfunctioning toy mechanisms.

Isolation Trauma: Psychic imprint of panic and desperation during entrapment led to the formation of dual-bound spectral consciousness.

Voluntary Retreat: Some theories suggest they hid intentionally to avoid punishment and never attempted escape, reinforcing the “play forever” mentality that defines their posthumous behavior.

Regardless of the cause, their spectral bond exhibits strong emotional resonance—each twin cannot exist without the other’s presence. When separated, both fade rapidly, indicating a shared ectoplasmic field.

PARANORMAL CHARACTERISTICS

Behavioral Pattern: Highly playful but unpredictable. Frequently engage intruders in games of hide-and-seek, tag, or chase. Their laughter can be heard echoing through the nursery before manifestation.

Manifestation Site: The Twins’ Room, Second Floor East Wing (noted for anomalous temperature fluctuations and toy activity).

Activity Cycle: Intensifies between 8:00 PM and midnight, particularly during thunderstorms or when toys are disturbed.

Notable Abilities:

Object Animation: Can manipulate and levitate toys, balls, and mechanical objects.

Spatial Distortion: Capable of altering perception of space, creating false corridors and illusory walls to disorient “players.”

Shared Manifestation Field: Damage or disruption to one twin’s spectral form directly impacts the other’s stability.

Emotional Mimicry: Can project giggles or cries to lure intruders into confined spaces.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

Henry and Orville retain the innocence and curiosity of children but exhibit heightened attachment to play and competition. Attempts to communicate often devolve into games, riddles, or teasing behavior. Their emotional range is narrow—oscillating between glee and frustration when “playtime” is interrupted.

The twins display no awareness of their deaths, instead perceiving the living as unwilling playmates. When denied participation, they grow agitated, sometimes violent, using telekinetic force to compel engagement.

Their laughter is noted to distort acoustically during heightened energy readings—an auditory cue that precedes spatial anomalies.

CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES

Subjects were subdued after a series of failed negotiation attempts during Operation LM-GH/18. Final capture achieved via controlled use of electromagnetic suppression fields coupled with pacifying toy proxies (fabricated duplicates of their favorite items). Once distracted, both entities were safely transferred into Portrait Frame #018.

Containment Notes:

The frame must be stored in a temperature-controlled environment with periodic playtime simulation (holographic projection of toys) to prevent agitation.

Personnel are forbidden from entering the Vault after midnight during thunderstorms, as residual laughter from within the frame tends to echo in adjoining corridors.

Avoid addressing either twin individually; they respond only as a pair.

NOTES FROM PROF. E. GADD

“These two are a handful, even in a frame. Never separate them—the last time I tried, the entire lab went haywire. Their bond’s deeper than science; it’s emotional. You can feel it. If you ever hear them giggling when you’re alone in the lab… just leave the lights on.”

— Prof. E. Gadd, Log Entry 18.02