Prague’s Old Town Square dazzles with its beauty, but for centuries, its shadows have hidden कहानियाँ that make one’s skin crawl. One such place is house No. 932, long known as the Olbramovský House or “At the Cushions.” It was a restless place—owners changed frequently, and few could endure staying within its walls for more than six months. At night, hurried footsteps, violent arguments, and eventually the sounds of physical struggle echoed through the empty corridors, earning the house a reputation as a cursed site.

When a wealthy man who did not believe in ghosts bought the house, he had no idea what force he was provoking. Soon, a maid was attacked in the hallway by a hideous old woman with a hateful expression who tried to claw her eyes out. Later, the apparition attacked the owner himself. When he tried to seize her, his hands passed through the air as if through fog. The specter began to strangle him, screaming in a rasping voice: “This is not your house! It belongs to us, the Beguines, and it shall belong to no one else!”

A search of old records revealed a grim truth. The house had once served as a shelter for devout women known as Beguines (bekyně). These women, who originally nursed the sick and cared for orphans, lived in total seclusion from the world. Over time, however, their community fell into heresy and strange sectarian practices. Although their order vanished during the Hussite Wars, it seems one of them never left the house even after death, jealously guarding every room from intruders to this day.