Devil's Rock Lighthouse
On the northern coast of Maine, where the Atlantic crashes against jagged cliffs, stands a long-abandoned lighthouse—Devil’s Rock Lighthouse. Locals say the devil himself lives there. Built in 1874, the lighthouse once guided countless ships safely to shore. But on a stormy night, everything changed.
The keeper, Jonathan Graves, vanished along with his wife and child. No trace was ever found. In 1902, the lighthouse was shut down. Since then, no one has dared spend a night there.
Except Jack Henry.
A young photographer and urban explorer, Jack had a fascination for the forgotten. His YouTube channel thrived on his midnight adventures inside decaying asylums, haunted mansions, and cursed buildings.
He announced to his followers,
“Spending the night at Devil’s Rock Lighthouse. Let’s see if the devil wants a selfie.”
Locals warned him, some seriously, some with a smile. An old man even handed him a rusted charm and whispered,
“When the light goes out, the dead come in.”
Jack laughed it off. “Ghost stories make views.”
On a foggy October evening, Jack took a small boat to the lighthouse. He brought a drone, three cameras, and enough batteries to last the night. His watch read 5:00 p.m. The sun was sinking fast.
The building was a ruin—cracked bricks, rusted iron doors, a spiral staircase leading to the top. A dusty calendar still clung to the wall inside, frozen on a date:
October 29, 1902.
At 8:00 p.m., Jack started recording. The first hour passed in silence. He scoffed. “Another overhyped ghost story.”
Then the wind stopped. Completely. The air felt heavy, like the world was holding its breath.
Footsteps.
Slow. Heavy. Coming down the stairs.
Tap... tap... tap...
Jack swung his camera toward the sound—and froze. A shadowy figure appeared. Dressed in white, arms limp, and eyes glowing faint red in the dark.
Jack whispered, “Who... who are you?”
No answer.
Suddenly, the ancient radio on the wall crackled to life.
“Help... they’re back... when the light dies, we die again...”
Panic struck. Jack ran up to the top chamber and slammed the door shut. Midnight struck. All lights went out—despite full batteries, every camera, every lamp turned off.
Pitch black.
But outside the window, Jack saw him—Jonathan Graves, the long-lost lighthouse keeper. Face bloodied, eyes hollow. Behind him stood a woman and child, half-decayed, their eyes fixed on Jack.
Jonathan spoke,
“You brought light... they can’t touch you yet. But this night is your last chance.”
Jack cried, “Who are they? Why me?”
Jonathan’s voice cracked,
“Because you come, you film, you leave... we are trapped here. You must take our place.”
The entire lighthouse shook. The door flew open. Fog poured in, shaping into twisted human forms.
Jack bolted. Down the staircase. Toward the exit.
The door was wide open—but not to freedom. Just darkness. A swirling void.
He turned. Jonathan was right behind him, smiling, whispering,
“You brought the light... now the night takes you.”
Jack screamed.
The next morning, the Coast Guard found his broken drone, a torn backpack, and a single camera on the rocks near the lighthouse.
No trace of Jack.
But the camera’s final recording, time-stamped 3:44 a.m., showed Jack crouched in the corner of the top room. His eyes bulging. His mouth frozen in a smile. He whispered over and over:
“When the light dies, life dies too…”
The End
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