"The House That Time Forgot"

Across the corners of the world, thousands of ancient buildings exist, but among them, there is one structure whose mere mention makes the hairs on one's neck stand up. This building is located in a mountainous region of Romania and is known as the most haunted building in the world. Its name is "Casa de los Espíritus", which means "The House of Spirits."

Although there are no official records about this building, local people have been telling its tales for centuries. It was built around the year 1600 by a deranged architect named Victor Citru. People say that during construction, Victor entombed several children within the walls to please the demonic spirits he believed would guard the building.

Initially, the building was used as a church, but soon, strange occurrences began. The screams of priests were heard at night, blood seeped from the columns, and those who entered would return insane. One priest who lived there for years wrote in his final journal:

"This place was not made for the worship of God, but for the presence of the Devil."

After that, the building was sealed.

But the building didn’t fall silent. Several times, government officials tried to demolish it, but every time, workers would either fall mysteriously ill or disappear. According to one report, in 1892, when an engineer tried to dig beneath the foundation, he found a tunnel filled with piles of human bones. On one stone was inscribed some words in a strange, unknown language. Experts couldn’t translate it, but whoever looked at the words would go blind, and die within days.

The building remained abandoned for many years until in 1930, a wealthy German merchant named Hermann Cross bought it and moved in. What happened next became known in history as “The Night of Casa de los Espíritus.” On a cold night, Hermann’s screams were heard, but in the morning, when the servants entered, he was nowhere to be found. Only a message written in blood on the wall remained:

“He has returned!”

After this incident, locals built a protective wall around the building and banned anyone from entering.

But curiosity does not let humans rest. In the 1970s, a team investigating paranormal activity secretly launched a mission there. Five experts entered — only one came out, and he had gone mad. He only said:

“We are not alone. Time has stopped in there. And those who live inside... never died.”

The most terrifying thing about this building is that time does not function normally inside. Those who go in feel time passing normally, but for the outside world, years pass. A girl named Elsa entered the house in 1991 and returned three days later — but she looked exactly the same, unchanged. However, ten years had passed outside. Her parents had grown old, but she was still young. Elsa said that inside, there was only silence, but behind every wall, one could feel someone breathing — as if the building itself was alive.

Many researchers have tried to uncover the truth of this house, but no one has succeeded. Some experts believe it's an interdimensional gateway, where space and time lose meaning. Others say it is home to the oldest tribe of djinn, who create such sites to control humans.

Even today, birds don’t fly over it, animals avoid it, and at night, strange lights flicker around it — as if someone is still inside. Those who pass nearby feel a heaviness in their chest, and many report seeing the house in their dreams — even though they’ve never been there.

In 2010, the Romanian government declared it a World Heritage Site and sealed it shut. Yet, every year, people disappear — last seen near the building. Locals believe the house is alive, and every hundred years, it feeds. Whoever enters becomes a part of it.

Is this tale real or just a myth?

No one knows for sure. But scientists, spiritualists, and researchers around the world agree on one thing: the existence of such buildings is not just based on human fear — they are glimpses of a world we refuse to accept.

And "Casa de los Espíritus" is that very doorway —

A door that, once opened, may never let you return.