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THE LEGEND OF SICKHOUSE
SICKWIFE
In the city of angels, Charlotte Bowman was anything but a star... until she went
missing in April, 1978. She was 29. The wife of a handsome producer with ties to a Los Angles crime family of the
1930s, Joseph Bowman, Charlotte had experienced some fame from her 1973 hit, My Love Shines For You
, though it
quickly fizzled out.
A mysterious illness thrust her back into the spotlight as magazines and newspapers speculated about her
condition, cause, and possible remedy. It built up so much that her husband began to fear that she was worsening her
own condition for the attention. He was once described by a nurse as mad with determination to keep the outside
world from getting to her. He refused to let anyone come to their Hollywood home or inquire about her state, claiming
she had become contagious. He kept all the doors and windows locked to keep out the noise she claimed triggered her
migraines and nausea. Even the buzz from the nearby power lines could cause her tremendous pain.
One day Joseph packed their belongings and the two were never
seen again. He wrote letters to her family, explaining his need to find out if Charlotte was really sick or if her
mental state was the problem, claiming he could do that at a cabin his family once owned. The family had built the
property to store illegal alcohol during prohibition and it was rumored that in later years that same basement was used
to torture and kill enemies of the family.
When the letters stopped, her family got worried. They reported that the couple had a rocky marriage and claimed
their daughter was making plans to leave her husband before their disappearance, but no amount of police power was able
to find the couple, alive or dead.
THE RULES; WHERE TO FIND IT
The property itself has a torrid history, with bone fragments
from no fewer than nine bodies being discovered in the area since the 1920s. No bones have ever been matched to the
couple, but the findings cause some to wonder whether the property itself is haunted. If you feel up to the challenge
of finding Sickhouse, these are the only directions that exist (as far as I can tell):
to the spot where you play up in the sky
past a resting place for those who lie
drink the last and hang one high
but don't go in lest you wish to die
A hiker once claimed to see a woman wandering along the edge of the Sickhouse woods. She described her as
wearing a white dress with visible rope burns and on her wrists. The mystery woman seemed nervous and begged for
help, saying her husband had been keeping her captive. While the hiker dialed the police, the woman became agitated,
crying out and coughing up blood. The hiker ran for help but there was no sign of anything upon her return with
police. Others claim they have fallen ill with various symptoms after being in the area, though most are related to
the limbic system and authorities are not able to distinguish the emotional, behavioral, and possible drug related
stories from one another. People often speculate as to what happened to the couple; some saying the woman drove the
man crazy, or that she was so sick it eventually infected them both. Others hoped Charlotte recovered and they simply
moved on to a better life. To this day, people continue to visit Sickhouse and leave behind gifts for Sickwife, some
say as tokens of pity for the woman, others say to appease a crazed soul. Although everyone has a story, many
questions remain and until Charlotte and Joseph are found, we might never know what really went on at Sickhouse. If
youre thinking of making the journey dont forget to honor Sickwife and follow
THE RULES:
- Don't Go Inside: They may be contagious.
- Don't Make Any Noise: let them sleep
- Leave a Gift on the Porch: It's only polite
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