Westfield, New Jersey is certainly one of the Garden State’s most charming suburbs. It offers a bustling downtown, spectacular restaurants, an abundance of culture, beautiful homes, great schools and safety…most of the time. A spooky secret hides behind exceptional exteriors and friendly neighbors.

This stunning colonial home is at the center of it all.
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It offers all the charm of the early 1900s along with modern amenities including a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a finished basement. The home boasts 6 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces and 2 porches. Sound like your dream home? It just might be.
But, there's one thing you should know...
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It made headlines in 2014 after the couple who had recently purchased the home received a suspicious letter. More than suspicious, it was downright spooky. The letter begins as follows.. "[The house] has been the subject of my family for decades," the Watcher explains. "I have been put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming. My grandfather watched in the 1920s and my father watched it in the 1960s. It is now my time."

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If that's not disturbing enough, the letter only gets more sinister.
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"Do you need to fill the house with the young blood I requested?" it continues. "Have you found all the secrets it holds. Will the young bloods play in the basement. Who has the bedrooms facing the street? I will know as soon as you move in." It continues on..."Have they found out what’s in the walls yet?"
The couple, who have children, refused to move into the home.
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Two more letters followed in the coming weeks and a fourth was received in February of 2017. Each letter was more disturbing than the next, with the most recent making specific threats. What those threats were has not been made public; no suspects have been found.

Before you write this home off, consider that it’s a steal. While it was recently on the market for over a million dollars, it’s still priced several hundred thousand dollars below what the current owners paid for it. How often does that happen in New Jersey? The home has been rented for over a year now, seemingly without issue. It could be a perfect fit for brave souls with a hankering for the haunted. While “the watcher” may not be a ghost, this tale is certainly haunting. And, it’s notorious – the story recently made a national list of creepiest urban legends. To see more photos, check out the listing on Realtor.com. If you’d like to read about another spooky spot in New Jersey, check out this fantastic restaurant with a supernatural surprise.

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