Submitted Anonymously.
Gladstone, New Jersey.
The Haunting of Caulderwood Manor
In 1952, a small farmhouse was constructed not too far from Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. When it was completed, a young woman and her husband moved in. A few years later, in 1955, someone bumped into her from behind on a New York City subway. Losing her balance, she fell onto the tracks and was almost immediately hit by a subway train. Her widowed husband lived in the house until 1960.
The following year, a well-known local carpenter moved in. After 11 years, he was driven crazy by strange lights coming from the basement and a voice that constantly told him to “leave now!”
The house remained abandoned for the next nine years, until, finally, in 1981, an elderly couple moved in. They not only heard the young woman’s voice but also encountered her apparition. Described as about 35 years old, she was dressed all in white, and her eyes were almost bleeding. Soon, the couple called on a local minister to drive the spirit out. However, all attempts were unsuccessful, and in November 1995, they finally gave up and sold the house.
Unfortunately, I was the new owner. For the first several years, everything was fine. However, in 1998, I began to hear footsteps going up and down the stairs and strange lights glowing and flickering in the basement.
One year later, in 1999, a series of unbelievable, unexplained events began. The first was a chimney fire. Though the chimney had been cleaned just the previous week, and no fire had been lit in it yet, it inexplicably burst into flames. On another occasion, every light bulb in the house exploded, casting a green light that hovered on the ceiling for the next ten minutes.
The final straw came one day while I was walking my dog around the house. Suddenly, the plants surrounding the house burst into flames. The fire was gone in seconds. Taking a closer look, there remained no evidence of the fire – no ashes or burn marks on the ground or upon the house.
These strange events led me to believe that the woman who was killed many years ago was driving everyone out of her house. She wanted it back…and I gave it to her. In 2001, I abandoned the house and moved to New England.
In 2003, a young couple bought the old farmhouse. I pray for them and wish they didn’t go through the hell I did. I will never forget what happened at Caulderwood Manor.
Edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated October 2026.
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