There is a village in the Sumy region called Stepanovka. This is the most common village of which there are many in Ukraine. But there is a house in it, which the locals are trying to bypass the tenth road. This is a rather old house, built at the beginning of the last century - brick, solid - live and rejoice. Yes, it was not there. The dwelling has been empty for over 70 years - no owners have stayed in it for a long time. They say that all this is because this house is cursed and life in it will not be calm. And it was like this. Many years ago a very prosperous family of Ivan Shevchenko lived in Stepanovka.
When collectivization began, this family was subjected to repression, Ivan Shevchenko was forcibly dispossessed and deprived of not only the acquired property and economy, but also the estate. Leaving with the whole family from their home, the owner said in his hearts: “Have they coveted mine? So there will be nothing for you. How long my hut will stand - no one will live in it, not a person, not a power! " Then rumors circulated in the village that Ivan Shevchenko was making friends with the unclean, therefore his words turned out to be prophetic. He said and looked into the water - since then, not a single person has taken root in his "mansion".
Everyone who moved into this house from time to time did not live in it for a long time. People could not sleep well at night, strange unnatural sounds, incomprehensible noise, footsteps in the attic and disgusting creaking sounds interfered with, ghostly visions occasionally arose. Old residents of the village say that during the Great Patriotic War, there was a case when partisans took refuge in this house. Knowing the mysterious history of the house, one of them, the most fearless, bet that he would stay alone in the attic until morning. At dawn, the young partisan greatly surprised his comrades when, in a cold sweat, he descended from the attic, holding a sheaf of hay in his hands. When he was stirred up and brought to his senses, he said that everything was calm at night, and when it began to dawn, he saw, out of nowhere, a couple of dead people appeared, which slowly began to approach him. Out of surprise, the guy completely forgot about the gun, but did not pass and grabbing this evil by the shirts, pulled it down. Only at the very bottom of the stairs did the partisans realize that he was holding ordinary sheaves of hay.