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5 min readThe Union Screaming House
The first clue came just days after Stephen Lachance moved his three children into their new Union, Missouri rental in 1999. A car slowed beside the house as they unloaded boxes, and a voice called out: "Hope you get along okay here." Then the car sped away. Stephen didn't think much of it at the time. He was a single father who had just won sole custody after a divorce, and the house on North Christina Avenue was spacious, well-maintained, and affordable—exactly what his family needed after two cramped years in an apartment. His daughter Eliza remembered thinking, "I didn't have to be so close to my brothers." The family fell in love with the house immediately.
The slow unraveling
The early signs were easy to dismiss. Stephen hung a large framed picture in the living room, turned away, and heard it crash to the floor. He rehung it. It fell again. Four tries before it finally stayed. Meanwhile, Eliza noticed that pedestrians seemed uncomfortable walking past the house—they quickened their pace, kept their heads down, and refused to acknowledge greetings. Stephen told himself it was just an unfriendly neighborhood.
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What you'll learn
- 1 The Union Screaming House
- 2 (00:00) **Show Open & Personal Banter** - Alaina and Ash talk about a spooky trip to Salem, their love of cold weather, and reading Goosebumps books
- 3 (11:22) **Introducing the Union Screaming House** - The hosts set up the story of a haunted house in Union, Missouri
- 4 (13:20) **The Lachance Family Moves In** - Stephen and his children move into what appears to be their dream home
- 5 (16:03) **Early Warning Signs** - Strange details in the house and odd neighbor behavior begin to emerge
- 6 (18:34) **The Basement Encounter** - Elliot has his first terrifying experience in the basement
- 7 (23:47) **Escalating Phenomena** - The haunting intensifies with lights, temperature drops, and the first apparition
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Show Notes
In the spring of 2001, single father Steven LaChance moved his family from a cramped apartment to a spacious house in Union, Missouri. The house was intended to be a new start for the family, but before long their excitement turned to dread as life in the new house became a nightmare.
Within weeks of moving into the house, Steven and his children began experiencing strange and unexplainable phenomena. Lights turned on and off by themselves, temperatures fluctuated wildly from room to room, and there was an ever-present feeling of being watched. In time, whatever entity lived in the house began focusing its malevolent attention on the children, exploiting their fears and terrifying them night after night. After several months, the LaChance family couldn’t tolerate the home anymore and moved out but, little did Steven know, that was only the beginning of his journey into the paranormal.
References
Cline, Chris. 2006. "Paranormal team investigates Arcadia Academy." Daily Journal (Flat River, MO), October 29: 1.
LaChance, Steven. 2004. The Union, Missouri Haunting. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-unionhaunting/.
Schmidt, Kaprise. 2007. "Top ten most haunted places in Franklin County." Washington Missourian (Washington, MO), October 27: 37.
Wiecha, Joe. 2006. A Haunting. Directed by Joe Wiecha.
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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