Spaces_005-4C
Nickname: The Attic That Remembers
Danger Ranking: 4C
First Reported: 1979–11–04 — Private residence, Coos Bay, OR

Summary:
The Attic That Remembers is a spatial anomaly manifesting in attics across the Pacific Northwest. It appears spontaneously within existing architecture, overlaying the original space without physical reconstruction. Its interior remains largely the same across appearances: an unfinished wooden crawlspace filled with family heirlooms that do not belong to the actual residents of the home. Dust hangs unnaturally in the air, unmoving even when disturbed, and the temperature remains consistently two degrees below the rest of the building.

Objects found inside the space—old toys, photographs, clothing—are always deeply personal to the individual entering, despite often pre-dating their birth. Upon entry, individuals experience vivid recollections of events they never lived, often from the perspective of a long-deceased relative or stranger who once lived in the home.

The attic appears sentient. It adjusts what it shows and reveals based on the subject’s psychological vulnerabilities. People report being watched from corners where no light reaches.

Known Properties:

• Each instantiation of the attic is unique to the subject entering, though witnesses inside simultaneously will experience parallel but individualized versions of the space.
  
• Objects placed inside the attic vanish after the visitor leaves, but frequently reappear years later in unrelated homes where the anomaly manifests again.
  
• Old, brittle photographs recovered from the attic often depict the visitor in black-and-white, among people who cannot be identified.
  
• Remaining in the attic longer than 11 minutes results in memory bleed—subjects report confusion between their own life and those shown in the space. Symptoms increase with repeat exposure.
  
• Audio recorders pick up faint conversations, typically involving guilt, loss, or abandonment. These voices do not match those of any current or historical residents.
  

Containment Procedure:

• A mobile disinformation team poses as regional property assessors and is tasked with sealing access points to known attic locations.
  
• Real estate agents working in affected counties have been briefed to report any homes with temperature discrepancies or reports of “unusual family heirlooms.”
  
• Psychological support is mandatory for anyone exposed longer than 5 minutes. Prolonged exposure requires supervised memory reconstruction protocols.
  
• It is currently impossible to determine the attic’s exact number of manifestations. Monitoring focuses on tracking emotional anomalies within households—particularly grief-related events.
  

Encounters:

• 1979–11–04 — Coos Bay, OR: Original family reported “ghost attic” appearing overnight. Old war medals and diaries recovered from space referenced battles from World War I that none of the family had connection to.
  
• 1984–06–22 — Spokane, WA: Child disappeared for 14 minutes inside attic, returned with full recollection of a man named Alton F., deceased in 1953. Child speaks with outdated dialect, refuses to acknowledge own name.
  
• 1990–08–17 — Bend, OR: Field team conducted a 15-minute exploration. One agent now claims to have died in 1911. Polygraph shows complete belief in false identity.
  

Recommendation:
Do not enter the attic alone. Avoid touching any item that feels “familiar.” If the attic knows you, it will open more than just old doors.

The attic doesn't haunt. It remembers. And it makes sure you do too.

List of Case Workers:

• Dr. Yasmine Bell (Status: Active)
  
• Agent Noel Crichton (Status: Memory Reconstruction Ongoing)
  
• Technician Lisa Chang (Status: Deceased, 1985 — believed to have never exited the attic)
  
• Dr. Howard Greeley (Status: Retired, 1989 — early-onset identity fracture)
  
• Archivist Marla Keane (Status: Active)