What's up guys, I know I haven't been on in a while and I missed the Tuesday upload of a ghost story. Right now I'm just taking an extended hiatus from blogging but don't worry, I'll be back sometime in early to mid July. I've just got some personal stuff going on as well as working on several projects simultaneously. I'll try to stay on my social networking sites at least once a week and once I'm back, I'll be bringing one of the best ghost stories I can find. When I return I'll make sure that I send links out to all my sites and do a text post on Tumblr. Anyone can feel free to send me a friend request or follow me on any of those. I do that whole follow back thing. Also anyone can make suggestions or ask questions for the posts after my glorious return to the world. So I will definitely see you guys another time.

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading
                                   Aehd Krahe

The Slit Mouth Woman

      In Japan, there once was a woman who was married but who was growing tired of her marriage to her impotent husband. One night she has an affair with another man and when she returns home her husband asks her where she's been. She told him all about the affair in vivid detail, taunting him with her adultery. Her husband gets very angry, he grabs a pair of scissors and mutilates his wife. He stands over her, looking at his once so beautiful wife. She was bleeding out, her mouth cut from ear to ear. She was taking her lasts breaths and just before she passed on her husband said "Who will find you beautiful now?"

      Now she roams Japan as a vengeful spirit. Dressed in a trench coat and surgical mask she hunts children. If she sees a child standing or walking home alone, she will approach them and ask "Am I beautiful?". If the child responds "no" she produces scissors from the trench coat and cuts the child's throat. The children, not wanting to offend their elder, will reply "Yes.". When she receives the answer "yes" she removes the surgical mask, revealing her mutilated face. She asks "Am I still beautiful?". If the child responds "no" she kills them. If the child answers "yes" then she draws the scissors and mutilates their face in the same manner as her husband did her's. The only way to escape is to say "You are so-so." this confuses the spirit and gives you the chance to run away while she's deep in thought. Another way is that when she initially asks if she's beautiful and you respond saying you're in a relationship. She will excuse her manners and leave. 

      Some of you may think this is just a story and maybe it is, but here's a few fun facts. Alleged sighting of the woman in 1979 caused so much panic that children weren't allowed to walk home alone, they'd be escorted by teachers or parents. In 2004 there were sightings of a woman in a red mask chasing children and most shockingly of all. In 2007 old records were found that dated back to the late 1970's. They gave the details of a woman who was struck by a car and killed. She was chasing young children just before the accident and upon examination it was discovered that the woman's mouth was cut ear to ear. 

      So is it just a story, or is there some truth to it. Tell me what you think. I hope you guys enjoyed this story. Send me your suggestions on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr and you might see your story here next week.

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading

                                                                Aehd Krahe

     What's up guys, I am Aehd Krahe. Today is just a short update on what will be going on tomorrow. As you all know Friday is one of my scary story days. Unfortunately tomorrow is going to be a busy day for me so I'm going to have to post the story earlier which I don't like to do. I think reading the stories in the dark makes it better. To make up for the fact that I have to post earlier I will be posting two stories in two different posts.

      They'll be two Japanese urban legends. Anyone who has read Japanese ghost stories or seen Japanese horror movies can tell you that the Japanese make up some pretty damn scary stories. The stories will be uploaded between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. EST. I hope you guys enjoy them because that's what this blog is for, entertaining people.

      Thanks for everyone who gives suggestions through Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. Anyone who follows me on Tumblr, I'm sorry that all the stuff is so random plus Supernatural and Arrow fandom but the randomness is what makes it fun right?

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading
                          Aehd Krahe

Playing Hide and Seek Alone

      What's up guys, I am Aehd Krahe. Today, as the title suggests, I'll be teaching you how to play hide and seek but it's not really alone. You'll be playing with a ghost that you summon.

      Here's what you'll need: A stuffed doll that has limbs (a humanoid dolls is recommended), rice (enough to fill the doll), one needle, red thread, a sharp object (pencils are recommended but if you're hardcore try a knife), a glass of saltwater, a bathroom with a bathtub or large wash basin, a hiding place, and a TV. 

      To prepare you have to remove the stuffing from the doll and replace it with rice. This is because spirits will feed on the rice and gain power. Prick your finger and bleed into the doll so the doll knows who to target. Note that you could also use fingernails or hair as long as it's from your body but blood magick is one of the strongest forms of magick thus yielding better results. Sew the doll back together with the red thread, also wrap the thread around the doll several times pinning one of its arms to its torso. (you must bind the doll with the thread so the spirit can't escape once inside. The spirit will be attached to the doll after the ritual so when you're game is over you have to burn the doll). Give your doll a name (anything but your own), tell the doll it's name, place the glass of saltwater in your hiding place, turn the TV onto static. I highly recommend that you are the only person in your house while you're playing this. If anyone else is in the house, the MUST sit within a ring of salt and not in your hiding place. Whenever you speak to the doll you must speak in an authoritative tone

      At 3:00 a.m. say "(your name) is it." three times. Take the doll into the bathroom and place it in the bathtub or basin. Turn off all the lights and make sure the TV is turned to static. After counting to 10 with your eyes closed return to the bathroom with your sharp object. Say "I've found you (doll's name)" 3 times and then stab it with the object. Take the doll out of the bathtub or basin, place the object at it's feet, and say "now you're it (doll's name)". Hurry and return to your hiding spot, close the door to you're spot, hold half the glass of saltwater (or as much as will fit) in your mouth. You can't swallow it or spit it out. The saltwater will protect you from attachment or possession depending on the type of entity you've summoned (it's entirely random, good luck). You must sit in complete silence. If there are observers, their salt ring should be out of the way of you're hiding spot but they should still be able to see it. The observers must be completely silent regardless of what they see. 

      I recommend that you end the game before 4:00 a.m. this is because over time the entity will grow strength and after being in the doll for an hour it will be able to cause you extreme harm if it finds you. Also it may become powerful enough to escape the bonds of the doll and then become attached to your house. To end the game you have to leave your hiding spot, find the doll (it may not be in the bathroom), spit the saltwater in your mouth on it, dump the rest of the saltwater onto the doll, and yell "I win" 3 times.

      The game will not end unless you end it or the entity kills you. After the game is over dry and burn the doll to banish the spirit then cleanse your house by burning incense or sage just to be safe. 

      Warning: I Aehd Krahe take no responsibility for anything you do with the knowledge I've given you. DO NOT place blood, hair, fingernails, etc. from anyone else in the doll. DO NOT leave you're house while the game is still going on, the spirit will follow. People who have played this game have experience a feeling of terror and dread. If the doll finds you, you will be hurt in some way. Remember it's not the doll searching for you but the entity attached to it. Spirits aren't anything to mess with unless you know what you're doing. There is no guarantee that a ghost will attach to the doll. It could be a ghost, spirit, specter, or daemon (demon to Christians). You've been warned, have fun.

      I hope you enjoyed this, share with your friends, subscribe for more, and comment or do social network things to suggest what you'd like to do next.

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading

                                                                      Aehd Krahe 

      What's up guys, I am Aehd Krahe. Today I'm going to mention the sort of a schedule thing that'll I'll be doing from now on and then some really brief life advice.

      As for the schedule, from now until I have to change up the schedule for work or something Tuesdays and Fridays will be days that I do the scary or suspenseful stories. So ghost stories, urban legends, creepypastas, and some of my own creations will be on those days. All the other days of the week I currently have nothing special scheduled for so those will be the days of random thoughts and subjects that could cover really anything. I may have to change things up at some point in the future and if I do then I'll make sure that I post the change. If you want to suggest a day event type of thing, you can do so on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. I'll give you credit for the suggested event or story. I check all the of my social networking sites daily but I don't post as much on Twitter mostly because I have no idea what to put on there, also because my only follower seems like a stoner (no offense to stoners) and he just retweets things that I don't understand.

      On to the next subject of business for today, a little piece of life advise. I can honestly say that if everyone followed this life would be infinitely better for everyone, and it's incredibly simple. So much so that I'm going to bold and italicize it so nobody misses it. Don't be a fucking cunt. It's literally that simple. If someone does something you don't like, don't talk to them or just ignore it. If someone believes something that you don't agree with, this one happens a lot with religion and politics, then instead of telling them that they're wrong how about you just respect that they can have an opinion that has nothing to do with you.

      I'm tired of reading articles or seeing something on the news about how some kid, or teenager, and even sometimes college students are committing suicide because they're being bullied. Every time this happens we as a society have failed. Whatever your thought on bullying are, whether there should be laws against it or not, you can't deny that it's causing deaths. Personally I think bullying could be beaten by punching that little shit in the face but I'm different than most people. At what point do we as people realize that it's not okay to criticize someone for being different. I have tremendous amounts of respect for teens in high school that are openly LGBT. The shit they must go through on a daily basis from people who are insecure about some aspect of themselves. How does someone's sexual orientation somehow change who they are as a person and people using a religion as a shield for why they get to cut someone else down are the worst kinds of people. That's all I'll say for now so nobody gets alienated.

      Remember to do all the social media things, comment, subscribe, share to Facebook and Twitter. Whatever you want.

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading
                                                   Aehd Krahe

      What's up guys, I am Aehd Krahe. Today I want to talk about you guys, my fans. A lot of people try to do blogging and it's definitely more difficult than it seems to get a fan base going. Some people give up because they've been blogging for a few weeks and they only get a few views on their page, nobody subscribes, and they get no comments. They feel that it's not worth their time and they probably heard that blogging is an easy way to make money. I'm not sure how easy or difficult it is to get money because I haven't signed up for the whole ad thing google does with this site. I'd be willing to wager that they won't be paying out to someone who only gets a few page views a day, it just wouldn't be worth it from a business stand point.

      I personally don't give any amount of a shit about money. I recognize that it's necessary for the world we live in but I still hate it. I'm unsure if I would ever sign up for the whole ad thing just because I didn't create this blog for money. This blog exist for the sole purpose of interacting with my fans. I don't care how many page views I get a day. If there's just one guy or girl reading my posts everyday and they want to know my opinion on homemade dessert sushi then I'd write a three paragraph essay on how fucking amazing it is to make sushi with rice crispy treats, fruit rollups/fruit by the foot whatever you're into, and swedish fish. Then I'll tell you how to make dessert chopsticks to eat it with. Why? Partially because I'm a little insane but also because it's what my fans want and when it comes to this blog I will talk about anything my fans want me to.

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading
                                                                         Aehd Krahe

Holder of the Warden

      I stood staring at the sign that read St. Peter's Mental Heath Hospital. I took a cigarette out of the pack and put the pack back into my pocket, then with the same hand withdrew my lucky green zippo lighter with a gold four leaf clover etched in the bottom right corner. I flicked it open and lit the cigarette. I took a long drag and tried to steel myself. This was the second time in only a few months that I stood in front of some random loony hospital. I'll probably end up in one of these soon enough. I thought to myself. I think that if I knew what I know now when that entitled rich asshole made me his deal I'd have told him to fuck off. At the time three hundred thousand dollars for each "artifact" I recovered seemed like a great deal. I thought it'd be easy, he obviously came to a man like me because he needed a thief. Someone creative who craves a challenge and doesn't fear getting caught. I was wrong however, what he needed was a Seeker. If I knew the horrors that I would face I'd have declined, or at least asked for more money. I don't know what drives me now. I could easily back out of the deal but I'll find as many as I can, provided I stay sane. Simple curiosity must be what it is, I want to know what happens if this man is able to unite all of these relics.

      I dropped the butt of the cigarette and extinguished it under my boot. I instinctively touched the pentacle pendant around my neck and made my way inside. I approached the receptionist's desk and waited for the young woman behind it to notice me. She looked up from he computer monitor.

      "Can I help you?" She asked kindly, smiling as she waited for my answer.

      "Yes, I'm here to see someone who calls themselves The Holder of the Warden." The smile faded from her face. It was replaced with an expression that you only see on battle hardened warriors. She stood and motioned for me to follow her. I complied but had to almost run to catch up to the woman. She walked with a brisk pace as if she was late for a meeting but didn't want to run through the halls. She lead me down a long corridor and to an old wooden door. She opened it and motioned for me to enter. She still has that intense expression on her face and it was a little unsettling. I entered the room that was pitch black inside. The light from the hallway was absorbed by the inky blackness of the room so only a foot or so was visible. The woman slammed the door behind me and the dark of the room engulfed me. I pulled my lighter from my pocket and lit it. I could see a torch sconce just on the edge of that inky dark. I lit the torch and pulled it from the sconce, returning the lighter to my pocket I could now see a cobblestone path on the floor. I began following it, some time passed and I'm not even sure how much. I couldn't see anything that was any farther than the torch illuminated and the flickering flames cast strange shadows on the path and played tricks with my eyes. 

      That's when I heard them, disembodied voices whispering in the dark. I knew this to be a trial of some sort and so I pushed on. The voices got louder and I could almost make out what they were saying but I still continued. I saw something scurry on the edge of the torch light and I stopped. The voices again grew louder, they were repeating the same two phrases like a mantra.

      "You will falter, you will fail." again and again "you will falter, you will fail." The voices continued. I began walking again but the voices never stopped. The light from my torch began to fade and the things in the dark were getting closer. I started walking faster but the dark was eating away at the light. I could feel the shadows caress me and the light was so dim it was about to be extinguished. 

      They're feeding on my fear, if this torch goes out I will almost certainly face a horrible death. I thought to myself. 

      "Enough!" I shouted "I'm not afraid of you!" I yelled into the darkness. The voices stopped their assault and braziers on either side of the path came to life. Igniting as if by the will of the Gods. The room was permeated with the scent of burning wood. The braziers cut through the darkness revealing a church off in the distance and small open tower near to it. 

      I jogged the last thirty feet or so, not wanting to give the creatures in the dark another chance to strike fear in me. A gut feeling told me to take the path off to the left that lead to the small tower. I did and reached the tower with ease. It was lit only by a few strategically placed candles. Each wooden stair creaked and groaned as I made my way up the four levels of the tower. I have to admit that it added an extra creepy vibe to the who ambiance of this darkened world. I reached the open top and first noticed the roofing held up by a few well placed supports as if to protect the tower from the weather. Then I noticed the man, wearing a hooded cloak. He was sitting on a lone wooden chair and the only other furniture was a small table where a single candle and book were resting. The man was watching the church, slowly smoking from a long pipe. I stood in silence, observing the man. After some time he set the pipe down on the table and stood. I couldn't see any of his features until he turned. He looked withered and tired. Wisps of silver hair fell from the hood but his beard was mostly brown. It was as if his job was extremely stressful and had prematurely aged him.

      "You will falter in your convictions, and you will fail the people you wish to protect." He stated, sounding just as tired as he looked

       A young girl appeared between us. She smiled at me and I thought it couldn't possibly be who I thought it was but she was so familiar, there's no way it wasn't her. My little sister, she couldn't be here. She had died years ago from her leukemia. 

      "You failed to save your sister before, you will fail again." He drew the sword from his belt and made his way toward her.

      "No!" I cried out and stepped in front of her, taking the blow of the sword on my collar bone. Pain shot through my body, I collapsed and my vision began to fade. So this is what dying is like. It's not so bad. I thought. The man knelt and touched my forehead. My vision was restored and the throbbing pain ceased. He took my arm and helped me stand. He walked over to the edge of the tower.

      "It's yours now." He indicated to the pipe sitting on the table. "Don't allow them to be united." He winked at me before continuing. "I am free." He spread his arms wide and leaned back falling from the tower. 

      I turned to the apparition of my little sister. "I'm so sorry Kat. I couldn't save you." She reached up and took my hand. 

      "It's alright, you did your best. I'm waiting for you but don't come to soon, okay?" She said cheerfully. I nodded and she disappeared. I wiped the tears from my eyes and approached the table. When I picked up the pipe I could hear the air whistling around me. I blinked and I was back at the receptionist's desk.

       I walked out of the hospital and to my car. Grabbing a backpack off the back seat I hastily unzipped it and shoved the pipe in. My hands were shaking and I was about to get in my car but I stopped. I returned to the steps of the hospital. The wind blew, stirring the fallen leaves on the ground.

      "Bring me the Bride of the Seeker." I announced to the wind. Turning I could see that familiar home. With the woman in white waiting at the window. She wiped her eyes and smiled. She will share my sorrow with me until I am lost to documentation. For now she is my bride. I am Azrael, and I am the Seeker of Holders.

      

      I hope you guys enjoyed this story. If you did share with your friends and if you want me to do more just comment or send me a message on Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr with the suggestion of which Holder I should do next.

      As always, stay awesome and thanks for reading

                                                               Aehd Krahe