Kids and some haunted places, really don't mix.

Last night I had an email in my box about "can kids go to Villlisca?". Really? Why would anyone want to bring children to a place where six kids were brutally murdered with the blunt edge of an axe in their beds? This is a place with strong spirits, spirits that harm and frighten off adults. The place has that "vibe" too, a vibe that may keep the kids from sleeping in their own beds at night for a few months. There are parts of that house that feel "bad" and I know a few adults who shied away from places in that house. That said, Villisca allows minors if you ALWAYS have them with you, and you of course pay for them. Every human that enters that house has to pay $70.

A responsible 17 year old may be able to handle it, but remember for all a kid's bravado, they are still kids and when they crawl into bed at night, then they may not be so happy about a decision to go to a place like Villisca. There are a few places that allow minors, not many. There are good reasons for that.

Villisca is a place with at least one nasty spirit. It is NOT a place for kids. Period. There were places there that made me feel uncomfortable, but didn't stop me from going there. I have the tools , belief system, and protection that makes it OK. Kids don't have all of that.

 There was no provoking or game playing while we were there. I would think parading a kid through Villlisca would be akin to walking him through a child molester's house while firmly holding his hand....not smart, and no good reason to do it!  When I say there is a nasty spirit there, it is an understatement, and he is STRONG.

There is another aspect to this. We had older teenagers come to the house while we were there and prank. We had to call the sheriff on them. This happens frequently there. There were also a couple of strangers who knocked on the door and just wanted to come in for a few minutes. People you probably don't want your kids around. People who don't want to pay for the experience.

To go over why we don't allow kids on "ghost walks" (and some of this would apply to places like Villisca and some not), here is a part of a previous blog:

 Why don't you allow people 18 and under to go on ghost walks?

A few reasons. First of all, when out wandering around, you may go onto someone's personal property. If they call the police on you, you can be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor (even if you are the parent). It isn't worth it. If you are where you don't have permission to be, that is just part of the charges that can be brought against you.

There is another reason. Sometimes you run into bad stuff. Now that goes two ways.There are times when myself and other people who are out doing these investigations, run into "bad stuff". There are two kinds of "bad stuff". One is everyday stuff, like people who are drunk, high; people who are making/selling drugs; animal issues; crazy people issues, and people hiding/squatting . They aren't always friendly. Some investigators have been shot at by drug manufacturers. Some have almost been run over by dealers trying to get out once they were spotted. There is no reason to involve anyone in this, especially children and young adults.

It is also dangerous out there in a purely physical sense. Cemeteries have fallen stones that you can trip over. There are snakes, spiders, ticks. Recently a stone fell on a boy and killed him. Old buildings have floors you can fall through, and things to trip over or get hurt on.


That being said , there is "bad stuff" out there in the spirit realm. That is more rare than the issues listed above, but it is out there. I have bumped into these things twice. I was able to protect the people with me, and back off successfully each time. What if a person with no knowledge or skills bumped into one of these beings? It could get VERY ugly, very fast. Bad enough if you make your decision to go , but what if you took your child and something "bad" happened? It isn't worth it. I have seen people grabbed, scratched, hit and knocked down. Your child may be all gung-ho and "Zakified" to go ghost hunting, but when they get scratched and punched by something they can't see, it may do damage beyond the physical.

Another reason is, it is all fun and games watching ghost hunting on TV, but when you find yourself alone or even with another person in the woods at night, things feel a lot scarier than they do when you are sitting on your couch. Some kids are great at it, but it really isn't worth the chance. One Zak fan who was 15 went with his Dad ghost hunting....he didn't sleep in his room for 4 months...and nothing "bad" happened. He would probably still be sleeping in his Dad's room if there was a scary event!

The two times I bumped into these nasty things were in places that I had been to several times before, without a problem, so don't think that going to a place you have been to that was "safe", is still safe.

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Villisca isn't a "fun and games" place. It is a serious place. It isn't a place for adults to act stupid. You don't have to provoke there, the man spirit comes out to say "what are you doing here" all on his own!

Many times kids want to do things to be like us, it is natural, but as parents we have the responsibility of making the decision about where they should and should not be. There are places much more "calm" than Villisca for kids to ghost hunt.

Happy ghost hunting....and leave the kids home!


Peshaui Wequashimese

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