THE CREEKSIDE MANOR STORY

2012 Creekside Manor

KEEPING THE WOLVES AT BAY II

It seems like every day of the last 12 months, Mable has desperately struggled to restore some type of order to her house and her eccentric family. As the pack of wolves grow hungry and move ever closer to her home, Mable is keenly aware that she, her family and her mysterious powers that have kept them safe thus far are in serious danger.

Having smelled the foul stench of wolves up close and personal before, Mable suspects that one or two wolves managed to enter her domain, but how? Have the wolves discovered that the cellar stairs lead to the hallway inside or perhaps they snuck in through the back door not far from the family graveyard? Are they still inside and if so, where in the world could they be hiding?

With fear being such an intimate part of daily life, Mable is determined to comfort herself and her family by decorating her home for the holidays early this year and bringing happier times back to Creekside Manor. Ahhhh, Mable always did love the holidays…the decorations…glowing lights…and all that food. The festivities will give her an excuse to cook up an extra big batch of her delicious BBQ to serve to her neighbors and customers staying at the Inn. If you stop by, be sure to ask for some!

Of course, the holidays don’t bring comfort and joy to everyone. Frederick, the inn-keep, is grumpier than ever. Holidays and anyone or anything that is happy makes him miserable. So, for goodness sake - don’t wish him “Happy Holidays” because you’ll only make him mad.

And wouldn’t you know it, Precious had disappeared for days - after promising Mable she’d help with the decorations. Mable had specifically asked her to help put up the boxes of colored lights and decorations from the twins playroom down in the cellar. Would Precious be foolish enough to venture down to the wolves domain by herself in search of these boxes? Did she leave on her own accord, or was she taken by someone - or something? Is it possible that Mable set a trap for Precious as punishment for marrying a werewolf and bringing these new horrors to their home?

On a positive note, the library is beautiful the way Mable decorated it…though there is so much more to do! At least other people are helpful.

Butcher is busy doing what he does best, chopping up who knows what (or who!) for the holiday feasts about to begin.

Sir Stephen was kind enough to get out and polish Mable’s fine china for the upcoming events. Although…if you look closely, there’s a scratch on his neck - or is that a wolf’s claw mark? Oh boy, if it’s a claw mark then you’d better stay away from him or beware!

What’s this? A hearse has pulled up to a freshly dug grave in the Mockenburry family graveyard. Who’s it waiting to take back and feed to the earthworms? Mable doesn’t dare explore because the cries of wolves can be heard all around the graveyard, almost as if there were one behind each tombstone.

It’s so confusing to Mable because this is all happening at the same time she hears the laughter of children from the play room in the cellar. Have her twins returned for the holidays? Or…wait, yes this is confusing still - the laughter sounds something other than human…maybe wolf like?

Ug. Can Mable hold things together as she has in the past, or are these forces too big for her to deflect? Will her attempt to bring holiday cheer soothe or exacerbate the situation? Could there be something in the cellar to help or hurt her guests? It’s hard to say, suppose you’ll have to visit Creekside Manor and see, smell, taste for yourself…

2011 Creekside Manor

It has been a year now since the Wedding of the Century, at least what would be considered the wedding of the century at Creekside Manor. It was a hair raising ceremony as Precious Mockenburry wed "Felton" a mysterious man, who very little is known about still to this day.

Since that blessed but curious event something has changed at Creekside Manor, and not for the better. Thankfully Mable and her sister Victoria have managed to cheat death once again and have returned to undertake the daunting task of reclaiming some kind of control over the Inn, the spirits that remain, and the souls that visit. The people in the house are now struggling with something or someone and it's easy to sense that there are two very distinct and intense forces at work here. Neither is willing to relinquish their power to the other, leaving the house eerily divided.

Once you enter these doors there appears to be no way out. Frederick the Inn keep will see to that. You will be quickly ushered into a rickety old elevator that transports you to another floor, to the place where Mable and her sister Victoria remain ever vigilant. What other miserable spirits will you find trapped here in this purgatory...?

Butcher is busy doing what he does best. Could it be not just the twins he's feeding, but some darker and more dangerous force lurking inside that needs to be pacified...?

Mable and Victoria's spirirts are often seen in the bar talking to Sir Stephen. Could he have a clue to the mysterious presence that is trying to take over this house...?

Precious is in her bedroom sobbing in misery over the dreadful mistake she has made. Does she remain there on her own accord or is someone keeping her there against her will...?

As you pass through the library be assured that all eyes in the house are upon you, watching nervously to see if you bring additional threats to the house that's so close to reaching its breaking point.

Mad Myrle and his fellow grave diggers are protecting the boundries of the graveyard. Their heightened sense of alert and dread are palpable. Will they let you leave the graveyard untouched or will Mad Myrle make you enter the cellar doors to Creekside...?

Perhaps you'll find refuge with Guts, if he has a clue as to what Mabel is hiding in the dark dank spaces ahead of you. Hmmmmm, are the Twins still here...?

Who is burried in these walls? Who remains? Just who or what is encaged in this awful place? Most importantly, will you be allowed to escape in one piece?

Welcome to Creekside Manor!

2010 Creekside Manor

Have they returned from the dead? Mable and Victoria?

Last year Mable passed her powers to her daughter Precious, Or did she? It's rumored that Mable's lovely voice has been heard singing in the hallways of Creekside Manor. Have she and other family members returned to witness Precious saying her wedding vows? After all once married Precious would become as powerful and as evil as Mable once was.

It's said that weddings bring out the best in families, it also brings out the worst in families. Especially in this evil family. What spirits and ghosts must Precious and Mable have conjured up this time.

You're invited!

When you arrive at Mable's lovely home you will quickly be shoved in the rickety old elevator that will take you to the 13th floor. (does that thing still work?)

There you will be greeted by Judge Roy Bean Jr, the hanging Judge who has been dead since 1903. Who would want to bring this evil man back to life? Only Mable. Judge Bean will perform the service, who always ends his ceremony with “May God have mercy on your souls“ How fit for this couple.

Stroll through Mable’s parlor where the ceremony will take place. You can almost hear Mable singing "I Love You Truly".

The dining room table is set for a feast. Butcher has prepared a meal fit for a king. The wedding cake is beautiful. Would you like to sample some?

Sir Stephen would love to serve you a drink and tell you a story at the bar. You can almost see the ghost of Mable herself in this room.

Ahhhhh, the bride and the maid of honor are getting ready for the walk down the isle. Precious is so beautiful, in her own way. They both have recovered from the fire that Hattie set in the nursery years ago.

Who is the groom? Who would want to marry into this evil family? Only someone as evil as Mable herself.
Where is the groom?

You hear groans cries and screams coming from somewhere below your feet as you pass through the Library. Could they be coming from the cellar below? Are the twins down there? Is that where the poor soul who will marry Precious is kept? Surely they will not make you pass through this dark, dank, musty cellar to get out of the house. What awaits you there?

Mad Myrle from Earl and his friends will see you through the grave yard. Don't step on any freshly dug graves as you pass. It makes Mad Myrle Madder.
You must have an invitation
OR
YOU WILL BE SHOT!

2009

"Strange Happenings"
Everyone, family, friends, law officials, and the public have been lining up outside Creekside Manor in 2009 to say their "final good-bye" to Mable and Victoria who lie in their coffins in the Grave Yard at Creekside Manor. One coffin with Victoria's body inside placed along side the freshly dug grave ready to be lowered into the ground. The coffin that contains the body of Mable Mockenburry still inside the Cadillac Hearse awaiting it's final destination in the cemetery. Mad Merle the grave yards caretaker is trying to maintain some control over the large crowds of people passing by.

Visitors have reported strange powers have begun to emerge from not only from the Manor house but in the spirits that remain in the house and surrounding grounds. Powers and energy that only belonged to Mable. Powers, what kind of powers?

A 13th floor? Was there ever a "13th" floor in Creekside Manor? The house certainly doesn't look as though it would have 13 floors. Patrons who Visit to the house this fall (there have been over 1700 of you to date) are met by a former husband of Mable's turned sinister inn keeper named Frederick. Frederick insists guests board an elevator and travel to their rooms on the thirteenth floor, an elevator that has not worked in over 50 years.

When guests arrive at this "13th floor" they are met by "Gorgeous George" Another of Mable's husbands. A man who must have thought highly of himself in life. Refusing to admit his age he wears pounds of makeup to hide the fact that he is not only old but VERY DEAD.

The Butcher is hard at work preparing food for guest dinner. Or... is he preparing guests for dinner? Strange, it looks as though those are human body parts on the table. Does cannibalism remain in this house after the mistress of cannibalism lies stone cold in her coffin?

On this supposedly 13th floor guest have reported visiting a bar where Sir Stephen the bar keep tells guest they must "take care of certain matters at home" Then invites them to attend the farewell party for the sinister sisters in the basement. Some have reported seeing the ghost of Mable and one of her husbands in this room.

Hattie the Headless Nanny has been reported being seen hiding in a closet inside the bedroom of Precious. The infamous Nanny who would cut off the heads of anyone who tried to harm Mable's disturbed twins. Has Hattie the Nanny returned from the dead? If so why is she in Precious's bedroom?

Who would want Hattie to return from the dead? There would only be a few possibilities. Precious, Mable's beloved daughter wasn't fond of Hattie. Mad Merle had an affair with Hattie over 100 years ago, he was married to Mable at the time. Merle is rumored to be the father of Precious. Merle was madly in love with Hattie, maybe he would want to bring Hattie back from the dead.

Maybe the Twins? After all Hattie was the only living person to ever showed love to the evil twins.

It would take someone with Mable's powers to summon Hattie back from the dead. Had Mable been able to transfer her powers to someone in Creekside Manor before she passed? Who would Mable trust with those powers?

Who do you think it would be?

2008

Thunder was heard throughout the day along the Conocochegue creek; it had turned into a stormy night at Creekside Manor. Mable and Victoria had been arguing all day, their anger worsened towards each other as the day went on. By nights fall the two could be heard screaming and cursing at each other all over the house, probably all over the neighborhood.

Creekside Manor, an inn that is located just up stream the Conocochegue Creek outside of Williamsport Md. An Inn indeed! Mable and Victoria enjoyed a childhood of privilege from this well known house of ill repute. What made these two sisters so evil? Was it the house, the back yard rock pile, the creek or the Indian Village that was located just up stream?

It was perfect timing for Mrs. Cornelius Mockenberry, Veronica, Mable’s and Victoria’s mother. Veronica Mockenberry wanted revenge. Revenge against her two evil daughters. Daughters, who brutally murdered her and her husband, butchered them, turned them into BBQ then fed them to the funeral goers who attended their own funerals.

It was perfect timing; Veronica’s evil daughters together in the same room. A stormy night. Hatred and evil, you could smell it in the air. Mrs. Mockenberry with the help of the Prince of Darkness summoned Mable’s twin sons for help. Twins; the evil children only Mable could have born. Veronica’s grandsons. With one swift movement of the hands of the twins the blade quickly severed both their heads. Gone were the heads of Victoria and Mable.

You are summoned to Mable and Victoria’s funeral. Please be sure to pay your respects to these dear sisters.

Has Mrs. Cornelius Mockenberry returned to Creekside Manor to oversee her house of ill repute?

Rooms, rooms with numbers. Which room will you choose? Will there be a lady of the evening (or man) or a foe behind the door?

Has the Prince of Darkness been granted life in the house because his favors?

Are the evil twins of Mable still roaming the dark passageways of this house?

Clowns? Why do we hear the laughter of clowns in Creekside Manor?

Every year as October approaches there is a stir in the air; things begin to happen in and around and inside Creekside Manor. Voices heard, objects move, lights flicker, curtains wave, all of this in a house that has been unoccupied for 50 years. Hatred and evil lives at Creekside Manor, would you like to live here too?

Experience it…. The Terror of Creekside Manor

2007

Hattie the Nanny

Visitors who escaped Creekside Manor in 2006 confirmed the growls and strange noises in the basement of the old home were indeed that of “The Twins” Mable’s first born sons.

In the 80 years or so of the twin’s absence from the home they had grown meaner and more sinister than ever, if that were possible. What had driven the twins to become this way? Mable always blamed Hattie for this.

Hattie, the twins Nanny from the time they were 2 years old. To say the Twins were going through the “Terrible 2’s” was an understatement. From the minute the kids grew teeth they were a menace to the community. Terrible 2’s, Horrible 3’s, Awful 4’s, evil 5’s, sinister 6’s, it could go on and on. Hattie the Nanny had her work cut out for her.

Hattie and Mable had never agreed on how to raise the boys, Mable refused to accept the fact the boys may have cared for Hattie more than their own mother.

Victoria hated Hattie from the day they met. Hattie was prettier and shapelier than Victoria. Hattie could have had her pick of any man in the community. Hattie chose the Twins.

Hattie disappeared shortly before the twins left home.

A few years after Hattie’s disappearance a partially decomposed head washed ashore at the old Mill on Kemps Mill Road. Strands of hair attached to the skull resembled Hattie’s hair color. Could someone have beheaded Hattie?

“Black hallways” “Passageways that lead to nowhere” “There is no way out of here” “I can’t see anything anywhere” voices you might hear when from a headless woman. Could this be the voice of the ghost of Headless Hattie? Come, decide for yourself.

2006

The Twins Have Returned!

You’ve heard of the old saying “A face only a mother could love”. Nothing could have been truer of Mabel’s first born sons. Twin's, kept out of the eyes of the public, they were seen only by the eyes of Mabel, Victoria, Richard and Hattie the twins nanny. Kept hidden in the cellar for years, not allowed to play outside the home as normal children do. They must have grown up to be very strange indeed. Was Mabel’s family ashamed that Mabel had children out of wedlock or were they ashamed of the children themselves?

Richard often referred to them as “Mabel’s Freaks of Nature”. Victoria would tell Mabel “They are horrible”, “You got what you deserved” or “You made your bed now lie in it”. Neither one would help Mabel care for her children.

Mabel never played with her children the way a normal mother would do. They never had toys, trucks, cars, bikes or wagons. Mabel was seen delivering rabbits, squirrels, dogs and cats and an occasional chicken to the cellar door for the boys to play with.

Visitors to the house would remark it sounded more like animals playing in the cellar than children.

It must have been when the twins were about 15 or 16 they suddenly disappeared in the night. Their whereabouts’ known only to Mabel.

It was about the time of the disappearance of the twins that local farmers began to complain about loosing livestock in the middle of the night.

The twins must be at least 90 by now, probably dead.

Strange though, passers by the old boarded up house today have claimed to hear sounds of animals playing in the cellar.

Could it be the Twins Have Returned to Creekside Manor?

2004

Revenge is all she wants, Mabel stole her last 3 husbands from her.

Surely there was more to Victoria than her cooking, why would all 3 leave her for Mabel !!!!!!!!

Mabel plump with her rosy cheeks and that cackle, how anyone could stand that all day!

Victoria, wise and conniving in her ways has weaseled herself into The Creekside Manor to surprise Mabel and find out the secret Mabel holds on how her husbands vanished

2003

There has been another bloody murder at 11737 Snug Harbor Lane, the old manor house that sits along the Conocochegue Creek. "The scene is gruesome" Sheriff Palmer told reporters. He went on to say "This is not unlike other murders that have occurred in this house. The ones in 1951, 1973, 1989 and now this one in 2003. All have this in common, a stormy night followed by an entire family destroyed in what must have been a night of terror."

The property has had a disturbing past dating back to the early 1800's. Once operated as an Inn along the dirt road to Clear Spring. Creekside Manor was a frequent stop over for Wagons traveling west out of Williamsport. Travelers last seen headed down Kemps Mill Road would be reported as never reaching their destination. Had they been swallowed up the flooding Conocochegue creek or had they stayed at Creekside Manor?

If you trace the properties history further back, at one time it was home to the Conocochegue Indians who lived here on both sides of the creek. Their trails and artifacts still can be found along the creek. The tribe lived here peacefully for years until being destroyed by the Potomac Indians. Some historians have suggested that the Potomac Indians ate the Conocochegue Indians after food supplies ran out for both tribes during a very harsh winter.

The Manor house was built by Dr. Bowers in the late 1700's. Dr. Bowers made his fortune traveling the North east, from Boston, to New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore selling lotions and potions for most ailments at the time. His comical side show was popular and always drew a good crowd throughout the summer months. He built the Manor house with it's many bedrooms to house his traveling medicine show, which consisted of 2 actors 2 actresses and 3 clowns during the winter months. Dr. Bowers and his show returned one October just before a terrible storm that flooded the Conocochegue for 3 days. When the water receded enough to get down Kemps Mill Road it took days to remove the debris from the road. Among the debris found was Dr. Bowers wagons and several clown costumes. Hadn't they made it to the manor that night?

The longest occupant of the Manor was Mable Mockenburry, who loved it there. Mable was born there, she also died there. As a young child she loved to play on the strange looking rock pile in back of the house. Mables parents died when she was 15 leaving her to run the Manor and raise her younger brother Richard. When her parents died Mable held the wake and funeral in her living room and buried them right on the property, not uncommon during the 1800s. What was uncommon was Mables parents deaths really didn't seem to bother her. She almost seemed delighted to show them off in their open coffins, where only the heads of her parents could be seen. Mable quickly went about the business of running the Inn. Since the funeral of her parents, she became known for her BBQ dinners. Neighbors and family members who attended the funeral commented on how delicious her pork BBQ was. Mable would only comment "it's not Pork BBQ dear, it's just plain BBQ."

Richard quit talking the day his parents died. He grew up walking the road along the creek selling jewelry he made out of bones, offering samples of Mables BBQ to entice passers by to eat or stay at the Inn.

Mable, a plump matronly looking woman with rosy cheeks and bright red lips lived to be well over 100 years old. Mable had 9 husbands over the years. Five of them Butchers, three of them Chefs. The last one a funeral director who transformed her sitting room into a funeral parlor and the meat locker into an embalming room. All of them gaining over 50lbs during their first year of marriage to Mable, after all she was a very good cook.

No one, not even Mables husbands were allowed in the root cellar. Shortly before she died she had the stairway to it sealed off. The root cellar still remains somewhere beneath the house.

Campers who frequent Hagerstown KOA have reported seeing a young man wearing a necklace made of bones walking the creek front offering samples of food as he passes by. The sounds of drums coming from the woods, the smell of BBQ from the house and reports of seeing men dressed in white walking from window to window are common. It has even been said that on nights in October a sweet looking little old lady can be seen peering out the kitchen window at Creekside Manor.

Creekside Manor is located at the Hagerstown KOA campground. We have restored the Manor and it is now open for tours. Some rooms at the Inn are lovely to look at, others rooms are there for you to experience

THE TERROR AT CREEKSIDE MANOR