Night Watchmen and the Ghostly San Bernardo Mission

In a small town, two night watchmen quit their jobs at the San Bernardo Mission after experiencing unexplained phenomena - ghostly voices and mysterious stone-throwing in the dead of night.

Night Watchmen and the Ghostly San Bernardo Mission
This historic site isn't just haunted, it's haunted. Proceed with caution (and a flashlight).

It’s the kind of story that belongs in a Stephen King novel, or perhaps in one of those grainy documentaries that appear on obscure television channels at 2 a.m. on Sunday mornings. But no, dear reader, this isn't fiction. It’s a true account, a slice of real life served up with a side of good old-fashioned terror, where a dusty, neglected old building refuses to sit quietly in the dark like a proper piece of historical architecture. Instead, it becomes the epicenter of some supernatural prankery worthy of its own Netflix special.

The San Bernardo Mission, by day, is your run-of-the-mill historical site. It’s a handsome structure, built from aged adobe and surrounded by the sort of beauty that only centuries of weathering can bestow upon brick and mortar. It’s the kind of place that schools might force kids to visit, where they’re dragged around by someone dressed as a monk and taught to appreciate "the cultural significance" while secretly planning how to escape the ordeal for a packet of crisps. But come nightfall, the San Bernardo Mission turns into a different beast entirely. And no, I’m not talking about bats, or rodents, or the drunks that tend to haunt historical sites when they’ve missed the last bus home. I’m talking about something altogether spookier.