Etherington & Company

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up outside Etherington & Company one morning and muttered under his breath, ‘This place is cursed.’ He’d just noticed that every single plant in the front window seemed to be leaning slightly towards the door. Just then, an old neighbor popped out of nowhere and asked if everything was alright. The driver shook his head, grinning sheepishly. 'They say this place brings bad luck,' he whispered, pointing at the plants. 'But I reckon it's more like they’re trying to wave hello!'

2. A sign appeared overnight on Etherington & Company’s door: ‘We buy houses… even if they’re haunted.’ The next day, a regular dropped off an old clockwork toy that kept repeating, ‘Sell your home!’ Soon enough, a delivery driver arrived with a crate marked ‘Ghost Detector’. Then, from around the corner came a neighbor waving a broomstick and muttering, ‘I’ll show them ghosts!’ Before long, Etherington & Company had become the town’s most unusual real-estate agency—specializing in homes that were merely rumored to be haunted.

3. A little girl walked into Etherington & Company one afternoon, holding her teddy bear tightly. She asked the realtor, ‘Do you sell houses where ghosts live?’ The agent blinked, then replied with a smile: ‘Only ones that are haunted by good memories.’ The next day, an old man entered and asked, 'Does your agency rent out places for ghost parties?' The agent smiled and said, 'We only have properties haunted by happy times.' The old man nodded wisely and left, muttering something about needing to throw a party himself.

4. A young boy rode his bicycle past Etherington & Company one summer day. Suddenly, he stopped mid-street, staring in disbelief as the realtor's window seemed to change shapes before his eyes. The boy blinked a few times, rubbed his eyes, but the window was still warping like an old funhouse mirror. Startled, he pedaled away, muttering something about ‘weird old Mr. Etherington.’ Later that evening, while watching TV with his family, they saw a news report on a local artist whose latest installation had just appeared outside Etherington & Company—explaining everything.