Mary’s House
This house, is haunted by two apparitions–Mary and her son. Sometimes Mary has been reported to be very nice; she teaches children nursery rhymes and reads them bed time stories. Other times, however, Mary is said to be very evil; she has set the house on fire at least four times. Once, she ripped a cat from a little girl’s arms and threw it down the hallway. Also in this house is one room that is freezing cold all the time. There have been reports of doors opening and closing by themselves, objects moving around, and television and radio stations changing alone.
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167 Comments |
johan says: |
October 10, 2005, 1:01 pm |
i want to go there how do i get there
BettyE. says: |
October 26, 2005, 2:10 pm |
that is scary shat!
RobertaD says: |
October 28, 2005, 3:56 pm |
Very vague story. No real substance to it. Sounds made up. Where, when and other facts left out. Could be anything.
Taryn says: |
November 1, 2005, 7:46 pm |
Has anyone heard a story about a Dr. that used to work at Sheppard Pratt back in the 60’s or 70’s, that took 3 of his patients back to his house on Sweet Air Rd. just off Jarrettsville Pike, and murdered them, his wife and two kids?
Rita says: |
November 15, 2005, 7:17 pm |
Any chance to get the address OR the corner & a description of the house? Someone else told me of a hauntetd house in San Jose but
didn’t know the address.
Thank You, Rita
penny says: |
January 17, 2006, 12:17 pm |
Where does the son come in and why do the people still live there if she has set fire to the house 4 times and terrorised the children
Ada says: |
February 14, 2006, 9:10 pm |
I would like to go and see this hous for myself.Why do these people still lived there?And has anyone been hurt from these fires?Does the son haunt the house to?
ciandace says: |
February 25, 2006, 11:46 pm |
i been inthis hou
james says: |
March 3, 2006, 6:43 pm |
liar they are no ghost
james says: |
March 3, 2006, 6:44 pm |
i saw a ghost at manchester apartment
james says: |
March 3, 2006, 6:46 pm |
in to thenext one they were not able to kill the killer so did you found out who kill them
james says: |
March 3, 2006, 6:47 pm |
i would love to see it myself if it true or not
gay says: |
March 3, 2006, 6:48 pm |
is it real or not i want to see the house
laura says: |
March 15, 2006, 10:16 pm |
well this story is the ****. of lies because if the lady burned the house 4 TIMES why is the house still there???????? GREAT MYSTERY UH!!!!!!!!
joeann says: |
March 26, 2006, 6:15 pm |
When she burned the house did someone re-build it or was made out of bricks???
adrian says: |
April 6, 2006, 1:45 am |
are there any addresses?
kelly says: |
May 17, 2006, 10:54 pm |
This don’t even sound true…sound made up…and where is her son?…and why would anyone live in a house that got burnt down four times..?
J-Bird says: |
July 27, 2006, 5:54 pm |
That was the most dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s something my little 6 yr old bro would tell me.
Leandro says: |
August 7, 2006, 10:52 am |
Very Good!
shannon says: |
August 31, 2006, 3:19 pm |
I really want to go can you tell me how to get there?
jacob purves says: |
September 3, 2006, 11:42 pm |
hey if there you dont believe in the ghosts then shut up
but i believe in demons and you can all say im crazy but i think there is the spirit of some woman that might have been possesed by some sort of evil and did all that because i have personally seen things happen to people including my dad who is now in jail, because one day he was fine the next he attacked me and I HAVE SEEN “GHOSTS”!!!! if thats wat you want to call them
Fatima says: |
September 4, 2006, 8:31 pm |
where in San Jose is it at??? I really wanna fo there
bri says: |
September 15, 2006, 12:04 pm |
i think thats cool imma go meet mary…!!
horror_bitch says: |
October 2, 2006, 11:46 pm |
this story sucks balls
dorothy C. says: |
October 3, 2006, 1:25 am |
i know these people they live in my neighborhood and you know they are very sound in their own state of mind let me tell you though why mary is there a long time ago during the the early 1920’s there lived a young girl and her son she was married to a wealthy farm owner and one night an intruder came in grabbed mary out of her bed and drug her son down to the floor and exicuted them both he was never found but i was told by her that in the community itself lives the desendents of the man who has commited the murder and mary lays unrested until the desendent is put in jail she gets hostile because she feels the children are not behaving as she sees fit
dorothy C. says: |
October 3, 2006, 1:27 am |
the residence in the alum rock community thats all im saying for the privacy of the family please just leave them alone
janet says: |
October 6, 2006, 1:00 am |
what does her son do in that house, but that is pretty scary i would piss in my pants
debbie says: |
October 18, 2006, 12:33 am |
where is this marys house located
cheli says: |
October 29, 2006, 4:09 pm |
this story sounds fake but i will only belive it till i go and check it out
liz says: |
November 10, 2006, 4:55 pm |
Is this really true?Is this why she’s mean and evil
mike says: |
November 13, 2006, 6:54 pm |
I wanna goto the house and bend Mary over and give here my big shaft of life while here son watches.
Neon says: |
November 19, 2006, 4:44 pm |
Hay everyone lighten up, geeze…(LoL)Weather true or not, it’s all in fun.Anyways, Im surprised noone has mentioned Heller Park in San Jose. I’ve heard but can’t confirm of a young teen girl who drowned there that is suppose to haunt the lake .A friend of mine who worked there told me about some really weird **** told by other employee’s (example:when the park was closed, a park officer, on patrol, saw a girl sitting on the bench starring at the lake, when he got closer,she was gone). However, he said they want to keep it quiet for fear they may lose thier job.
Adrian Montejo says: |
December 16, 2006, 12:59 pm |
Once I was playing hide and go seek I was looking for my friend and i heard a giggle behind a tree. so i went to check behind it and no one was behind it. I couldn’t find him but a few days later I found him with broses every where. My freind also said that he found a half-head doll on a couch and when he turned around he heard a giggle coming from the doll.
Stacey says: |
December 27, 2006, 2:49 pm |
COCKBITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess the doll is just still working
Jennea says: |
December 29, 2006, 12:24 am |
WHAT?!i don get this whole thing..if she has burned down the house four diffrent times then why is it still up and standing?is it made out of bricks?re-built?whats the deal.
Jennea says: |
December 29, 2006, 12:25 am |
i dont get this whole thing..if she has burned down the house four diffrent times then why is it still up and standing?is it made out of bricks?re-built?whats the deal.
Amanda says: |
January 7, 2007, 3:45 pm |
what’s the address???
andre says: |
February 11, 2007, 12:13 am |
there have bene mysterios hauntings but this is the worst ive seen
your mom says: |
February 18, 2007, 5:37 pm |
yo yo yo. im a gangstaaaa im a strait up G. do u believe in ghosts lyke me? i think dat dey be BALLINNNNNNNNN =D
Lilee says: |
February 19, 2007, 8:30 pm |
I did not read that the house was actually burnt down, that she had just set fires. I use to live in a house in L.A. in the 70’s that was definately haunted. Me and my family saw ghosts at diffrent times, and heard things. I saw a ghost wearing a morse the cat t-shirt walk through my bedroom wall. One time me and my 3 sisters saw a ghostly figure of a lady dressed like a queen standing over my one sister with a knife. Another time there was a lady in black leather standing over one of my other sisters with a gun pointed at her. I often had a ghost of a cat we had that was killed curl up by my face and start purring. Where we lived there was an appartment complex on one side of us and then houses from ours down the street. I had a friend that lived in the appartments tell me that she say someone burring a baby in our backyard. We always heard strange noises, and weird things happend. My brother went back years later and said the house was no longer there. I can’t remember the exact address, I think it was 2461 N Jackson St., Rosemead, CA. I heard many strage explainations for the house being haunted. Everything from it was over an old Indian graveyard, to the fact that our neighbor was a witch. All I know is that house scared the **** out of me. I was glad when we moved.
tina says: |
March 7, 2007, 6:12 am |
does anyone know anything about the house on hellyer st. in san jose? the on on the corner of senter and hellyer. supposedly it is really really haunted. it’s been on the real estate market for over 4 yrs or something now and no one wants to buy it. every time someone tries to buy it or go see it they get scared off by these “ghosts” that lives there…..if anyone knows the history or where i can look for the history of the house please let me know…thank you
tina says: |
March 7, 2007, 6:46 am |
btw here’s my email address …if u have more info on that house…. tinasyco@yahoo.com….and no retarded or false info PLEASEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! thank you
Wild Child says: |
March 24, 2007, 4:55 pm |
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~W.C.~
shummy says: |
July 7, 2007, 8:19 pm |
Hey, i love this story and i really want to go to that house.
zaara says: |
July 7, 2007, 8:21 pm |
I just think this is cool and i might just give it a try.
Susan says: |
July 14, 2007, 9:45 pm |
I have just recently heard about Marys house, but didnt know where in San jose.I do live in the Alum Rock community where Dorothy C. says its at.But i do know that there is alot of haunted houses in San jose, especially in and around the Alum Rock area, like around capitol ave next to the calvery cemetary, story road, up along Alum Rock area and down-town San jose like 8th street, 24th st, julian,and around 16th st etc… I wouldnt disturb the family that lives at Marys house but im just curiouse about where its at. As sor Tina wanting to know about the haunted house at Hellyer st and Senter rd it probably is, i wonder if its that very old house by Happy hollow park. To find out about the history about a particular place, go to the county building at the hall of records maybe you will find something about it there.
Sam says: |
July 23, 2007, 2:36 am |
Sussan,
How to get into the link check for the historys? The address is 553 hellyer ave or st san jose CA, can you find out and let us know. Thank you.
phuc u says: |
July 24, 2007, 2:11 am |
Anyone knew about this home history please share with us, 553 hellyer ave or st san jose CA conner of senter road. Thank you
phuc u says: |
July 24, 2007, 2:11 am |
Anyone knew about this home history please share with us, the address is 553 hellyer ave or st san jose CA conner of senter road. Thank you
f-you says: |
July 24, 2007, 2:13 am |
What about CA sunnyvale Toy n Ur store
near you says: |
July 24, 2007, 2:17 am |
what about quimby road 2296 area, i hear from some said it is a lot haunter story too
sjca says: |
July 24, 2007, 2:24 am |
yeah! we hear about that too near san jose 229x quimby road
sjca says: |
July 24, 2007, 2:25 am |
if any one check please share for ……
jANAE says: |
July 28, 2007, 3:07 pm |
! UNDERSTAND THAT PPL qWANT THEy PR!VACy..SOUNDz L!KE A COOL PLACE TOO GET SCARED…
larry cress says: |
August 17, 2007, 2:18 am |
I would like to have the physical address to visit “Mary’s House” I live near San Jose, and am a big time paranormal buff.
thanks
molly says: |
August 18, 2007, 10:35 pm |
I went by that hellyer house. I even went up to the door, there was a note with some racial remarks on it and next thing I knew the alarm went off and I ran for it. A few weeks later there were some workers there building a fence around it. That was at least 3 years ago.
Jeremy Walker says: |
August 21, 2007, 10:56 pm |
if some1 knows where this place is plz e-mail me i will be really grateful.
Jeremy Walker says: |
August 21, 2007, 11:05 pm |
my e-mail is kingdomh105@yahoo.com
jay says: |
September 10, 2007, 4:24 am |
Man, people here are weird and confused about Mary’s house. Here is the facts about the house at first from hear say. Before San Jose being what it is today in the early 1900’s it was mostly farmland. There were a couple of farmland communities during those hay days and a small school. The story goes that she did had a son and was a teacher of some sort. Apperently she went emotionally and psychologically insane. She burnt the house several times but the house was never completely burned to the ground. There were several reconstruction of the house on the same land. I dont know what happened to her and her son but from what I heard both died that house and it still exist with several reconstructions and remodeling. The house from the outside is kept up and cleaned by the current owner. No one lives in the house until today and it has been in the market for some years now, never bought nor rented. The present owner currently lives not too far from the haunted house and I will not mention where they live but they are not too far away. How do I know about this? Well I have a brother whose fiance lived in the area all her life and I have passed that house numerous times. I also hear that when it comes to Holloween the kids who know the story of the house stay away and for their protection the owner has build a gate to prevent people from entering the premises.
Stone Woman says: |
October 15, 2007, 10:37 pm |
Alot of the old houses in San Jose are reported to be haunted. I grew up there. We lived in an old Victorian style house on North Fifth Street most of my childhood. I also lived for a short time in the Alum Rock area.
What’s sad is now my old childhood home has been turned into college dorms now. There were several incidents that happened when I was about 13 or 14. One was (I remeber it clearly because I had to clean it up!) I came home from school one day and found the entire contents of the fridge had been spilled all over the kitchen floor. Including a huge jar of honey. Thing is, we were poor, and couldn’t afford honey. My father assumed one of us kids did it, but to this DAY none of us know who did this, we wouldn’t have because we knew we’d have to clean it up! And back in the late 60’s, we didn’t have all the cool cleaning products we have now.
There are a lot of haunted house stories running around San Jose, just by virtue of there being so many old houses.
Jim says: |
October 16, 2007, 5:28 pm |
The toys r us is on El Camino and Sunnyvale-Saratoga road and the last known Chuck E Cheese on Tully and 101 is haunted to…..But if you really want to feel some freaky stuff my apt in San leandro is very weird stuff that you just had in your hand suddenly shows up missing and reappears days later in places you’ve looked thru 10 times before….We’ve laid down coats by the door to run back and get something only to find our coats have been hung up again in the closet in the back of the apt our T.V remote has suddenly gone missing and shown up in the bathroom hours later and our friend has actually had someone talk to him while he’s half asleep and when he jumps up to see who’s there he’s seen a 3 foot tall black shadow running away from him to the back room and slamming the closet doors and our cats stare at the walls and suddenly chase things that aren’t there
Sarah says: |
November 1, 2007, 8:16 pm |
Hey. I live in San Jose and I was just wondering if anyone had heard of Marsh Road? It’s in Milpitas. I know its somewhere in the hills. I went there this year. But it was dark so I can’t give too much direction. I heard that a girl was killed, maybe raped, and her body was put under a bridge and a kid from Piedmont Hills, I think, was showing kids the body for money. Damn, it was creepy as hell being right there next to the bridge looking at where her body was. They made a film on it. Somthing like Milpitas Monster. Anyone know?
JAMES says: |
November 5, 2007, 5:47 pm |
Funny that I ran across this site today. I was actually bored last night and a couple of friends and I went to this haunted road called “Hicks Road”.. nothing special, just a very creepy road filled with albinos and supposedly a huge stone with a door on it. The doorway to “Hell”. Anyway, we ended up at Mary’s house and didn’t see anything weird, except it looks like the house is maintained well from the outside, but the paint job is horrible as if they did it in a hurry in a days work to cover something up. You can still see burn marks on the side of the fence facing Senter Road. Also, the black gate around the house has no there to enter except one in front of the driveway which seems to be stuck. I can’t recall the address, but its 53xx something, its right on the corner of Senter road and Hellyer Ave. Next to a bus stop and across from a church i believe, its a really nice house with a black gate and some huge red rocks on front of the house. Hope this information helps
mary says: |
November 7, 2007, 7:47 pm |
hey what are you guys talking about i am mary and if you guys comment back then nice to meet you
mary says: |
November 7, 2007, 9:38 pm |
hhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeellllllllllllooooooooooooo
you stupid people do not go to my house or i will haunt you people you get thst nah nah just joking hi my name is mary anyways oh hey is anyone here a christian please someone say yes cause i am one and may God be with you always yea member peace love unity
mary says: |
November 8, 2007, 9:39 pm |
tina you egg!!!! hahahahahahah why ant you guys commenting me back ayes you snobs oh hey tina do you want to go out with my brother nah nah i was just joking do you know that he is a twin yea i have 2 twin brothers so yea he si too good for you, you stupid girl c yah muwah muwah
name 142 says: |
November 11, 2007, 5:04 pm |
I dont like mary! why did she throw the poor little kitty! THAT WASNT NICE AT ALLLL! WHAT DOES THE kitty have to do with this.i think this sucksssss
mary says: |
November 11, 2007, 7:41 pm |
hey stupid people were did 1 of you delete my comments that i wrote before hah HAH you better tell me cause you do not want to know who this is speaking here well i am waiting….. thats is i am mary from the haunted house i am going to haint you all hahaha…lol!!!!! ttttttttttttiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaa i am coming for you first but this only going to happen at night hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! see you tonight………. lol! bye bye tina
mary*
Star says: |
November 17, 2007, 11:38 pm |
There was a woman when I was growing up in Santa Clara that everyone called “Crazy Mary.” She used to walk around the streets with a little dog and yell at the top of her lungs cussing and shaking her fist at people and chasing cars. The rumored story that went around is that she was pulled into a car when she was a teenager and that a bunch of guys did bad things to her.
Star says: |
November 17, 2007, 11:41 pm |
P.S. Yes, I remember the “Marsh Road” story being reported in the SJ Mercury and on the news from when it happened – it’s a true one. Happened sometime back in the late ’70s or ’80s, I think.
justin says: |
November 20, 2007, 10:35 pm |
is there any chance that i can get an address or street name.
Pheap Set says: |
November 24, 2007, 12:34 am |
I pass by Mary’s House lots of times and I have to say I can’t help but feel a sense of haunted-ness. But at the same time the house looks PERFECT. The lawn is kept up with, the lawn boulders looked perfectly aligned, windows no smudges, and driveway no oil spills or spots. I know the house has been off the market many many years, but its still in such a mint condition. Another weird thing is I grew up not so far from the neighborhood and heard that a pregnant Asian woman had hung herself in there due to the fact she ain’t wanting to keep the baby (peace be upon them). This was what I was told by many people that knew her supposibbly. Now everytime I drive on Senter Road I can’t help but say a prayer or two for the spirits in that house.
Tasha says: |
December 20, 2007, 4:13 pm |
aww the poor cat wot a bitchy ghost who wud throw a poor lil cat down a hall way???!!!
Maria Torres says: |
December 27, 2007, 2:58 pm |
OK PEOPLE LET ME TELL YOU THAT I LIVE NEAR THIS HOUSE AND I REALLY THINK THIS HOUSE IS HUNTED… LET ME TELL YOU WHY… EVERY TIME I GO TO CHURCH I HAVE TO PASS THROUGHT THIS HOUSE, AND IT’S DARK BY THE TIME I GO TO CHURCH. AT THAT TIME ALL THE LIGHTS OF THIS HOUSE ARE OFF, AND WHEN I COME BACK HOME ONE OF THE LIGHTS OF THIS HUNTED HOUSE IS ONE. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS, ONLY SOMETIMES I SEE THIS LIGHT ON. I THINK THAT THIS IS THE ROOM THAT’S ALWAYS FREEZING COLD, AND THIS ROOM IS FACING SENTER ROAD. MY SISTER HAS HEARD THE HOUSE ALARM ON LIKE TWO OR THREE TIMES NOW. SO WHO CAN BE PAYING FOR A HOUSE ALARM IF NOBODY LIVES THERE..???? LAST WEEK MY MOM WAS COMMING HOME AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE SAW THE LIGHT OF THE GARAGE ON… WHO CAN BE TURNING THE LIGHTS ON IF NOBODY LIVES THERE..???? FREAKY HUH…??????
haylee says: |
December 29, 2007, 10:43 pm |
i love the story of the house.i never been there but heard the story that the women kept on building on here house.
doogles says: |
January 30, 2008, 12:27 am |
Folks:
You can look up
553 hellyer ave san jose ca
(on google etc).
I don’t get much, just
http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070831002541AAM4HKh
My (asian) wife keeps telling me that from her network that they all really believe that there is something “wrong” or “evil” or haunted about this place.
I’ve driven by a few times – in the day time – and don’t see anything unusual.
And of course, I’m a plain old white guy, and don’t believe in ghosts.
So soon I’m going to camp out there for a weekend and prove to her that this is all bull-****!
- doogles
jessa&nessa says: |
February 29, 2008, 11:54 am |
her son has nothing to do with the story!
Antny says: |
March 29, 2008, 12:54 am |
I heard these stories from third party. The house on
hellyer has a really active haunt. People write to
your tv network. They might conduct an investigation
and air it on tv.
This house was rented more than once. The tenant would have their clothes thrown out the door. At night
when they go to sleep,they would find themselve in the garage in the Morning.
This house is well known in the community. scaryyyyyystufffff……
Roseanne says: |
May 8, 2008, 10:44 pm |
Hey guys let me tell you something. I, have never heard of this mary story untill now, but let me tell hauntings do exist. What’s really wierd about it is hauntings only happen to certain people. My family and I are some of those people. Ever since I was a young girl I’ve had to deal with these hauntings or demons what ever they may be. Just three nights ago I was being harrassed by one of these enities. Every time I tried to sleep I, would hear a loud bang or stomp on the floor, and every time I, would search the house to find every-one asleep in the same positions. I know that these things grow strength from fear, so I try to maintain my cool. The last draw that night was I closed my bedroom door only to have it swong open and see a dark shadow run by. So believe me there are hauntings and I live in San Jose’s Berryessa area.
micah says: |
May 16, 2008, 3:57 pm |
I think this is so kooland crazy were do i go to get there!!!!!!!!!!!
Micah!!!
Gabriel says: |
May 25, 2008, 9:50 pm |
The house which some of you said was on 553 Hellyer Ave is actually own by a Vietnamese name. He’s owned that house since March 31, 1989 according to Accessor Office. However, I never anybody leave or enter the house; the garage door was closed all the time. I’ve heard the rumor said the house is now donated to Santa Clara County but it should transfer the deed too.
erin says: |
June 12, 2008, 5:43 pm |
i really have to say that this story is pretty creepy.
Irvin UAHC says: |
June 29, 2008, 9:47 pm |
This house is located in San Jose california its pretty scary cause there are parking blocks, blocking the driveway and there are 3 stones placed in a way that looks kinda sometime of voodooish stuff its pretty scary cause i have lived around here for sometime and that house was never on sale or anything or ever seen anyone near it the adreess is CA, San Jose 553 Hellyer Ave 95111
PINK says: |
July 11, 2008, 4:01 pm |
The house is NOT haunted.
I live in San Jose. It is NOT haunted. The teens who live there, “submitted” their house, just to be on this website and get some drama. Please, it’s NOT haunted. It’s just a HOAX.
Debra says: |
July 11, 2008, 4:05 pm |
True.
This is a HOAX.
Lee says: |
July 21, 2008, 4:50 pm |
It is true. Mary’s House is certainly not haunted as everyone seems to think. The people who live there made this story up to get publicity.
cynthia says: |
July 24, 2008, 11:15 pm |
that was so scary =o
thisgirlbelives says: |
August 6, 2008, 9:58 pm |
okay i need some help. if anyone lives in san jose, and knows about a junior high school that is haunted, please reply to this message.VERY IMPORTANT!!
Elizabeth Alvarez says: |
August 17, 2008, 10:24 pm |
My mom bought a house across the street in 1975 and I remember when we first moved in there was a big orchard on the corner of Senter Rd./Helleyer Rd. and me and my brothers and sisters used to go over Caroline’s house and ask to play with her son it’s been so long ago that I think his name was Ricky and my brothers and Ricky would go to the Go-Carts on Monterey Rd. and me and my sisters would get Sewing lessons from Caroline she was a homemaker and Mother of 9 Children and when they built the home on 553 Helleyer Rd. the entire family moved into the 553 home until they all got married I would really like to know the true facts on this home because we miss Caroline and the family this is the Aleman Family from Texas. If anyone knows the where abouts of Caroline and family please email me at alvarez.eliz@yahoo.com If I’m not mistaken the last name is Gordan. Thanks
kalena says: |
August 27, 2008, 2:48 pm |
This is what I heard about this place 553 Hellyer Ave from a family that leaves close by. The parents purchased the house for thier daughter as long as she graduate (not sure if high school or college). Since she graduated she thought that the home was hers. But because her parents couldn’t afford the monthly payments along with another morgage, they thought having to rent out some of the rooms would help out. The daughter didn’t like that idea so from their on the family would have arguments and went on for awhile until she committed suicide in the house. The family tried staying at the house but couldn’t because they would find themselves on the floor in the morning or outside, and or the kitchen floor would be a miss from all the stuff that was on the counter. The family tried to sell the house but couldn’t because the buyers would have the same experience. They even offered buyers to stay at the house for free for 1 month and everyone who did try it would have the same experiences or more. I was told that the house is going for 80k. So whoever wants to buy a house now you have the opportunity. My sister had some friends over at her house which is only a block away from 553 hellyer ave and told us about this place. We heard about it awhile back but didn’t really know the story until just last weekend. It was a friend that got the info. from San Jose State. How true is it, not sure but sound scary. I always have to pass by to go home and this is what I see… The front of the house is gated and always locked. They put a big rock, has one of those things when you park your car there’s that cement block so that you won’t park to far up… in front of the gate (drive way). They also cemented the yard and added rocks, I believe to have less maintenance. There’s also a bright light at night pointing towards the house. Whoever is fearless go check it out. Good Luck have fun.
D says: |
August 28, 2008, 4:12 pm |
the house is not empty because they are paying for basic cable service there and i know because i work for comcast and can do audit checks for any address and it will pull up what kind of services they have with comcast.
kalena says: |
August 28, 2008, 9:29 pm |
D
Go and check out the house or atleast pass by it and you’ll know what i see infront of their house. Maybe they haven’t cancelled it or maybe the family once in awhile they do go and stay their since they can’t sell it. I’m sure they’re still paying the morgage and all those stuff. It doesn’t mean that it’s not haunted.
kalena says: |
August 28, 2008, 10:03 pm |
oh yeah!!! D you might want to consider that they might have cancelled it but comcast never cancelled it on their side that’s why it shows on your system that they have cable. This happened to a friend of mine. She had cancelled her cable because she thought she had to move but comcast never cancelled it on thier side. So she had free basic cable for so many years with out any charges until she decided to upgrade. How about that????
D says: |
August 28, 2008, 11:32 pm |
well not on my watch lady!!!! and i never said it wasnt haunted i just said it wasnt empty and i drove by there tonite cuase i only live a few minutes away and i have no idea why they have those parking blocks in the driveway.
kalena says: |
August 29, 2008, 12:11 am |
That’s cool D I’m glad you did go and drove by it and there’s a reason why those parking blocks are there and why there’s that bright light shinning toward the front of the house. Just didn’t want you to think I’m making all these up and I’m sorry that I accused you of not thinking that it wasn’t haunted.
D says: |
August 29, 2008, 12:47 am |
ok i had my dispatcher look up the address and give me some info but she said there were weird things on the account that she didnt understand and that there is no record of any installers going there.she told me theres a name on the account but for some reason she didnt give it to me.what had me trippin was the fact that we only communicate through text messages through the company and as soon as i had her look up the recrds she told me to call her on the phone….dont know what that was about….
Kalena says: |
August 29, 2008, 3:08 am |
let me know. now you got me wondering. I used to live very close by there and atleast once or twice a month I would go and visit my sister who also lives close to that house so i would see the house. let me know what your dispatcher have to say.
D says: |
August 29, 2008, 4:54 am |
thats all i think i can find out but if you want to look up hauntings where you live or other placed copy this link http://www.theshadowlands.net/places/california.htm
kalena says: |
August 29, 2008, 4:05 pm |
Cool….thanks, i’ll check it out.
pmypants says: |
September 2, 2008, 11:41 pm |
anyone care to get together as group and check this house out this Halloween. As stated above, the address is 553 Hellyer Ave. San Jose, CA 95111. If you’re curious, you can also do a google streetview of this house. It’s right on the corner of Hellyer and Senter Road. It’s the house with black fence all around it and several big rocks around. One noticeable one is on the driveway. It’s a nice house though. I used to live just 50 yards away but never knew any thing about this haunted house until recently.
matthew says: |
September 4, 2008, 3:44 am |
wow this house seems pretty creepy. I have to check it out myself sometime soon. I live in the area and it is so close to where I live. Anyways Ive heard of a haunted house it is on 15th and St. James on the north side of san jose. I remember my mom telling me that someone was murdered there, when you drive by it looks pretty scary on the outside but i think a family lives there. can anyone else confirm this?
matthew says: |
September 4, 2008, 4:02 am |
Hey “thisgirlbelives’” the middle school I went to is said to be haunted. The womens restroom in the womens gym I guess a girl fell down the set of stairs that leads up to the second story in the womens gym. I went to peter burnett midle school near downtown san jose. here is a little more information on that and other possibly haunted areas throughout san jose…
http://theshadowlands.net/places/california2.htm
happy hunting!
kath says: |
September 6, 2008, 4:40 pm |
Apparently, the rocks that were placed in front of the house on Hellyer by local monks are due to some Feng Shui work believed by a large number in the Vietnamese community. The rocks and mirrors are supposed to deflect bad luck and ghosts so that they would not leave or exit the house.
jose says: |
September 27, 2008, 3:49 am |
the house is on snell. in the lot across the street from safeway. but what i heard is that she had a husband and he hung himself in the tree next to the house. they both stand and as far as i know no one lives there, not for a long time. im 34 and i had never seen anyone live there.the lot is gated. has anyone ever heard of the killer family of albinos that live up old hamilton rd? but that is another tale. hhhhhwwaaaa!!!!
Mr. KIM says: |
October 1, 2008, 11:23 pm |
I heard that the albinos that live up in old hamilton road. From what I heard is that back then there was a young couple who went up there, and I guess the albino father came out and fired a few shots and shot the girl and the guy narrowly escaped. If you were to head up there, and honk your horn and flash your lights that he would come out with his gun and start shooting.
nina_beretta83 says: |
October 4, 2008, 4:42 pm |
When I was little my family and I used to live with some relatives on Vine St. in an old house. I cant remember what house exactly because I was a baby then but my family says they saw and heard some FREAKY cheet there.
Rachel says: |
October 5, 2008, 11:23 am |
Where is this place?I’m interested in going.
Rebel says: |
October 7, 2008, 4:39 pm |
My house is haunted. The address is 189 Mohawk Road Front Royal 22630. I would like it to be on your website. My House is on original Indian burial grounds. Windows open and close themselves, and sometimes wailing can be heard around 6:45 pm. Please consider me!
star and ella says: |
October 9, 2008, 5:06 pm |
i was in 34 street when the windos were slaming open and closed. I was thinking it was from the storm outsid, like the Wizzard Of Ozz but then the wall turnd puple and burst into flame. I said “oh my god, what the XXXX is happening , And a girl (a ghostly image) of one of my dead best friends who i killed by hanging her with my belt and duck tape but if she even moved i would grap the posan and add 2888485657896067554,878674545254758686 cans in her eye ball.i dont know why im telling this becuse ill bropply go to gail for the rest of my life , So dont tell any one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thank you…..any ways she grabed my belt that i was wearing and my pantes fell down so i coulnt run and so i took them off and ran down starirs (in my thong)and ran out side and never came back i look in the window from out side and she looked at me and she flew out the window and gave me back my pantess out turnd out that she just wanted to give me a thank you for killing her because she wanted to see her dead father and mom.Then she flew down and gave me my pantes .And now oh my god, there she is eating my cat named klatietha! Now she is nibling on my toe, and i thought it was my brother.but it was her.! Now I only have 4 toes! and 3 fingers. It is hard for me to type this message so I hired Mickey Mouse tho tyre for me!
Curtis G says: |
October 12, 2008, 10:34 pm |
where is this place located at?
i would really like to know.
sinless says: |
October 26, 2008, 4:22 am |
umm…ok here the thing with the Hellyer House….you’ll be promised 3 things…dogs will back,the alarm will go on, and the light will flash…and u know what? somebody lives there…and i think someone own that house *but just rarely lives in it” because i went there and someone opened the door and took a picture of us for disrupting them…so no the house isnt haunted…i highly doubt any supernatural thing existed…and if you do see a ghost …maybe ur mildly schizo
VALXD says: |
October 28, 2008, 12:57 am |
About the house on Hellyer, Actually, two girls were murdered upstairs. The are said to haunt the house and are very very evil. There had been many attempts to get rid of them and to sell the house. Buyers would move within a week because it was so evil.
So they decided to just leave it the way it is. But it is indeed a nice house but with a creepy history to it.
VALXD says: |
October 28, 2008, 1:30 am |
OH, I heard that the road up by Mt.Pleasant High School is haunted 0.o
and Marsh Road in Milptas where a high school kid killed this girl and dumped her body there and came back and told all his friends about and showed them the body. It’s been made into a movie.
Anonimous says: |
November 1, 2008, 2:57 am |
Here is what I have to say. I live less than a block away from the house. I heard stories about the house been haunted. I lived here for about 5 years and no body lives there permanently. There is a fence around the house, light is always on and people do say that is haunted. Although there is no for sale sign, when my parents where looking to buy our house they where told about it being for sale and he price was really low because the house is said to be haunted. I do not know the story, but our friends and I where right in front of the house a few minutes ago but decided not to go in.
yvette says: |
November 7, 2008, 12:32 am |
i never heard of this house being haunted. i grew up in this area and still regularly go into it. this house has been vacant like this since the remodiling. i guess thats what brought up the ghost it was not always like this.
Tony says: |
November 7, 2008, 5:03 am |
Ok people.. Whats the *REAL* scoop on this house I been reading about here?
Is this house occupied or not?
Tony
MandaPookz says: |
November 24, 2008, 1:05 pm |
Omqqq thats some freaking scary ****! I would die >.< I Hate love these stories!! I want to visit that place……To discovery a mystery!
yvette says: |
November 27, 2008, 2:04 am |
this house has not been lived in for years.
Tony says: |
November 27, 2008, 3:02 am |
So till this day it still sits empty hu? Hmmm…
I think its time for me to get to the bottom of this story and see if theres any truth to the stories and just maybe get my group involved in investigating of this house if the owner says it is.
Bum says: |
December 16, 2008, 6:54 am |
So when is our camp date guys? If not, can we have a fundraiser for me? Please give me an offer and I will certainly spend some quality time in the backyard perhaps? I’m a bum/college student who needs money.
Steve says: |
December 17, 2008, 4:50 am |
Hey this looks really cool. You got an address so I could go visit it?
Bum says: |
December 18, 2008, 10:49 pm |
553 Hellyer Ave, San Jose CA 95111
Debbie says: |
December 31, 2008, 9:57 pm |
This is a HOAX. The family made it up for publicity. And it worked.
I have pictures of the house, if anyone wants to see it. I don’t know how to upload pictures on here.
Apple says: |
December 31, 2008, 10:01 pm |
Yes, it is a HOAX.
I saw the house and spoke to the family. They are laughing so hard because it made it on to this website. But, honestly, it really is a hoax.
It is NOT REAL.
PINK says: |
December 31, 2008, 10:11 pm |
It is a HOAX!!!!!! I live in San Jose and I went to to the house and I spoke to the family too. They said it was their kid’s idea to make up this story just to be on this website.
To Debbie: I think people would love to see pictures of Mary’s UNhaunted house. I don’t know how to upload pictures either.
BEN says: |
January 8, 2009, 8:34 pm |
The house is still unoccupied after all these years. They just recent put up a new fence for the house…. eventhough though no one lives there. . … The house is located at the corner of Senter Road/Hellyer Ave, San Jose
sinless says: |
January 10, 2009, 7:32 pm |
dude…I’ve been to the house, and a man opened the door, and he’s not a ghost…my family asked for the pricing of the house cause we thought it was cheap and it was 400 thousand dollars….maybe its not expensive, but the price is reasonable…I dont know how or where you guys came up with the theory that the house is on sale for a really cheap price and that it is haunted by evil spirits…its not 2 story high, so I have no clue on how the 2 girls got killed upstairs, so i guess the closest that this house comes to being haunted is that somebody might’ve been murdered there, which would be the same as almost every other neighborhood in oakland, so why dont u guys visit oakland instead and look for haunted houses…cause there are plenty
christina says: |
January 21, 2009, 7:59 pm |
iv never seen this house before but i know its haunted my uncle was going to move into this haunted house but he heard it was haunted some of my family denied it.
yvette says: |
January 22, 2009, 4:40 am |
the fence has been up for years. i dont know understand how a family was talked to when no one has lived there for years, and once again the fence .
there is a video camera on the garage maybe cause of sites like this and the recent book that came out on haunted houses of san jose. im not sure if this house is haunted but the land was all fields before. when the house was first bought there used to be a car in the driveway and shoes on the front porch.
Mary says: |
February 15, 2009, 7:24 pm |
Here is a site that has photographs of Mary’s House —
Guilfrido Vargas says: |
February 28, 2009, 12:11 am |
Has anyone heard of the song of el tucanaso?
vanessa:) says: |
March 19, 2009, 2:57 pm |
i suree have!
)
♥//
sean says: |
April 7, 2009, 5:33 pm |
I would like to know where this place is in san jose
Debbie says: |
April 16, 2009, 8:49 pm |
Check out pictures of the house here —
http://www.fotothing.com/MarysHouse/photo/1/
553 Hellyer Avenue
San Jose, CA 95111
taylor says: |
June 10, 2009, 9:40 pm |
how? when? were? have you knew for a long time! have you knew that sh was nice a long time ago i can tell!!!! if i was there i wold scream!!!!!!!
Debbie says: |
June 19, 2009, 3:13 pm |
TAYLOR,
How, when, where, what??? I knew it was a hoax for about a year ..
Jessica says: |
July 27, 2009, 4:56 pm |
That is freaky! I wonder if there has been any recordings of what goes on there…that would be pretty cool if they got some good evidence, but other than that, all this could just be a lie. This house is in California, it setting on fire has a different reason other than a nice/bad ghost.
Debbie says: |
July 31, 2009, 11:40 am |
JESSICA, read the above comments. It has been said that it is a HOAX! HOAX!!!! If you would like to see pictures of the house the link is above.
ricky says: |
August 4, 2009, 2:26 am |
hey i was at the house outside 2day 8-3-09 at around 930pm i couldnt seee much just took pix with my cell phone did capture a few weird things. the house those look abandom, the only thing is that you cant get into the property bcuse it has cameras near the garage small windows. by the way this house is located by senter road and hellyer ave #553 95111 in san jose
Josina says: |
August 4, 2009, 9:33 pm |
geeee that sure is scary…..
what the fashezze does her son have to do with any of this? lol
that confused me
Diggy-Dog says: |
August 11, 2009, 9:18 pm |
Im so scared I might poop myself
Carlos says: |
August 12, 2009, 8:36 pm |
thats creepy
Kylie says: |
August 24, 2009, 7:42 pm |
I think the story of Mary’s house is different from the house on Hellyer Ave. There’s something going on in the house of Hellyer Ave … I just know it. The house simply can’t sell, but there are people there who clean and maintain it.
I don’t know of any Mary’s House in San Jose, but I doubt the house on Hellyer Ave is the Mary’s house. This should be on a different thread.
Kylie says: |
August 24, 2009, 7:45 pm |
And for the record, Debbie .. you don’t have any photos of anything inside the house. So uh. Yeah. Anyone can see the house from the outside. Anyone can see a haunted house from the outside. You can say it’s a hoax, but by showing us pictures of the outside does no justice for the argument.
David says: |
September 7, 2009, 3:57 am |
I’ve lived in San Jose for my entire life. And tales of the house on Hellyer are rampant. All I really know is that it’s been unoccupied for YEARS now. Many many years, over five years for sure. It looks really nice though and I have heard of people moving in only to wake up outside. The house did not sell when people were buying houses before the economy crashed and although the economy is recovering it remains vacant. I have seen a car on the driveway once before, but I believe that it is the owner taking care of the property. I also believe this is not “Mary’s House” because the Alum Rock area is more north and on the East Side of the city. The Hellyer and Senter house is more south from the Alum Rock area and is located in the South Side. I hope that clears up some confusion for everyone.
Debbie says: |
September 9, 2009, 8:27 pm |
Sorry, but, this is a HOAX. If you wanna see pictures of the house, check out this link: http://www.fotothing.com/MarysHouse/photo/1/
Denise Moore says: |
September 13, 2009, 4:02 pm |
It’s true. The house in San Jose is a hoax. I know the family and they just started the rumors to be on this site. Dang, people believe anything. SORRY, GUYS!
Spriinklez says: |
September 15, 2009, 1:10 am |
Where exactly is this house at?
Shiela says: |
September 22, 2009, 8:50 pm |
Sprinklez, check above. It says several times.
Jazz says: |
September 26, 2009, 9:23 pm |
i say that instead of arguing…. we go see the house ourselves that would be hella sick just notify the landlord or whatever and lets take a tour! lol im down
yvet says: |
September 28, 2009, 12:19 am |
people live in this house cars are parked in garage. not haunted which is why because and of this site and others comments they now have video cameras outside on their garage.
viettt says: |
October 18, 2009, 2:21 pm |
If this house isn’t haunted, then why are the window blinds in the front of the house always closed everytime i go through intersection?
Debbie says: |
October 19, 2009, 3:33 pm |
Here are some photographs of the house:
http://www.fotothing.com/MarysHouse/photo/1/
Robert P. says: |
October 19, 2009, 3:37 pm |
Veitte: That’s soooo ridiculous! I never, NEVER open my curtains of my room. Does that mean MY room is haunted?
viettt says: |
October 20, 2009, 9:47 pm |
my friend just told me that he saw that house with the garage door open and the owner taking out the trash believe it or not and he saw that 6 months ago…
alyssa manaois says: |
November 5, 2009, 8:11 pm |
that story is bull ****!!!its not real at all!!
laura says: |
November 30, 2009, 3:08 pm |
i dont get this. it sounds like it came from my mind. the mind that makes up stuff just to talk. i believe some of it, but it doesnt have much detail and doesnt make sense
um says: |
December 5, 2009, 8:24 pm |
well its at hellyer next to senter
Marigaux says: |
December 19, 2009, 5:47 pm |
Where is this house? I really want to go there myself and see if this story is actually true. I’ve read about this house, about her throwing a cat down the hallway, and about her setting fire to the house on numerous occasions, but I want to know for sure. Does anyone know where exactly this house is?
Marigaux says: |
December 19, 2009, 6:18 pm |
I just looked it up and it’s on the corner of Hellyer and Senter. The fact that the blinds are all shut and so are the gates to the drive is a bit suspicious, but it looks pretty normal. Although I do have one question: Why is it that the land around the house looks awful, but the house itself looks to be in pristine shape? The backyard looks like it hasn’t seen a drop of water in years, and the front lawn is completely dead. You’d think that if someone lived there, they’d take better care of the place and not just focus on the house. I find it hard to believe that someone lives in that house.
Jay Garcia says: |
January 9, 2010, 4:05 am |
I passed by the house today and its still empty. I had no idea it was said to be haunted but now that i think about it that home has been empty since i could remember.I will get the address next time i pass by there which is almost every day. =) its a nice house by the way i would like to own it, not if its haunted though..
LORI says: |
February 3, 2010, 7:56 pm |
UMM…SOUNDS FAKE STILL WHERE DOES THE KID COME IN THIS STORY… WHY PEOPLE STILL LIVE THERE IS IT CAUSE THEY THINK ITS REAL OR CAUSE THEY WANT TO KNOW ITS REAL??? LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND LITTLE BIT OF ANSWERS
chris says: |
February 15, 2010, 11:16 am |
house is definately strange. when you walk down the driveway, you feel watched and paranoid, doors are boarded up. upon looking inside it seems to be the perfect haunted house. never seen anything but heard things fro sure. if you turn right off of jarretsville pike onto sweet air road, youll pass the blockbuster and mcdonalds, pass the first church, the second church is where you park. walk DIRECTLY accross the street and youll see the rusty gate. follow the driveway to the house.
Alex says: |
March 7, 2010, 11:15 pm |
ahaha
i live down the street from this
house
if their talking about the one on senter and hellyer than ya.
im sure they are. ahaha. pretty nice house. really pretty!
Alex says: |
March 7, 2010, 11:31 pm |
ahaha oh ya.
and supposedly
some people “went there”
and the alarms go off.
and if you live their you’ll end up hanging your self.
ahaha the grudge momments huh?,
haha
JR ALBA says: |
March 21, 2010, 7:25 pm |
no one lives in that house anymore and its in the cornor or senter and helleyer its a very nice house. It was said that a long time ago two guys came to there house to steal but they killed her and her son


Exene says:
October 9, 2005, 4:53 pm
where does her son come in???