You Know They're Here

"You Know They're Here" is a true story of actual events of a haunted house experienced by this author in the mid-seventies. A family with four children was eventually driven from their home after an unsuccessful exorcism was performed to cleanse their house of unwanted spirits. Kenyon befriended the Dandy family and initially became an evening 'guard' helping to keep the curious from trespassing on their property. The events he experienced for more than a year heightened his sense of the paranormal to frightening levels. For a time, Paul, being the aggressor toward the energies of the house, held the interest of one of the more malevolent entities. "You Know They're Here" will have you sleeping with the lights on and have you second guessing your beliefs of the spirit world.

Hello readers, Paul J Kenyon here. Initially You Know They're Here was only meant to be a personal achievement; I had no intentions of publishing the story. Clara Miller who lived in the infamous haunted house with her family suggested I send a copy to her publisher consideration. I waited a bit as I had personally edited the book and wasn't aware of the ins and outs of publishing.

Originally the book was over 1000 pages and I whittled it down to just over 500 after Virtual Book Worm accepted the book for publishing. The idea of finishing the story some 34 years after I'd started writing it was a "fun" thought for me. I included an abundance of information about my personal life as well as the local area where I'd grown up. Of course, many critics view that information as a distraction from the main theme of the story, "The haunted house in the hills of Hinsdale, New York. Most from the area enjoyed the references to local business and people, whereas many just felt it was too much information.

What transpired at the house during that year and a half I visited the Dandy family is all there, you just get a lot more information you might not care about if you're not from the Western New York area. I hope you'll accept the idea that this book was for me, but I'm sure you'll find enough about the problems of the paranormal that ultimately caused the Dandy family to flee their beloved country home.