The dilapidated appearance of The Shrieking Shack adds to the stories surrounding the most haunted house in all of Britain. The villagers never go near it because they believe that particularly violent spirits live there and make noise at all times of day or night. This has caused it to be set aside from the main village and fenced off with a do not enter sign. Occasionally an adventurous student will go beyond the sign but they never actually make it to the rotting porch for fear of the ghosts.
