This Spooky Historic Home Will Send You Free 'Possessed Plants'

If a ghost starts to haunt you, you'll get a 10 percent discount on cleaning services for a year.
The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum in Middleburgh, New York, was built in 1884 for Dr. Christopher Best and his family. Today, it's open to the public for tours.
The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum in Middleburgh, New York, was built in 1884 for Dr. Christopher Best and his family. Today, it's open to the public for tours.
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Some people go to great lengths to avoid ghosts, from calling exorcists to outright moving.

But for brave souls looking to take a little risk this Halloween, one historic home notorious for ghouls is offering to bring them right to your doorstep ― at least in potted form.

The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum in Middleburgh, New York, a 132-year-old property that once served as a family home and medical office, is offering potentially “possessed” plants from its grounds ahead of Halloween.

The property’s employees will send a plant to your home or office for free, provided you’re a New York resident and download the “Handy” home service app.

“The relationship between plants and spirits is well-documented, with possessed trees and shrubs being reported through the centuries,” according to a press release that details the bone-chilling offer.

New Yorkers can request a plant from the Dr. Best House & Medical Museum through Handy, an app that enables users to book house cleaning and assistance with odd jobs.
New Yorkers can request a plant from the Dr. Best House & Medical Museum through Handy, an app that enables users to book house cleaning and assistance with odd jobs.
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“Because plants are alive, but less sentient than animals and humans, they provide the perfect environment for a ghost to occupy, without having to battle with any stronger form of consciousness,” the release states. “More often than not, ghosts and demonic entities possess plants as a means of either hiding or haunting humans.”

There’s no guarantee that these plants will come with a ghost. But if they do, Handy promises to provide a 10 percent discount on cleaning for a year ― “provided there is compelling evidence of haunting.”

New Yorkers looking for a little fun on Halloween can request a plant from this home, which is reportedly haunted.
New Yorkers looking for a little fun on Halloween can request a plant from this home, which is reportedly haunted.
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The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum is now a state-recognized historic site. According to the press release, it was built in 1884 for Dr. Christopher Best, a local physician with a medical practice on the property. His wife, daughter and son all died in the home ― and so did an unknown number of unfortunate locals who sought medical treatment there.

Since the family members’ deaths, the Tri-City New York Paranormal Society has investigated the property. Employees and residents have reported hearing the sound of a piano playing, running footsteps, far-off voices, and other paranormal occurrences. Today, visitors can tour the property’s medical history museum and as well as the home.

Mrs. Ursula Best, Emma Best, Dr. Duncan Best, and Dr. Christopher Best sit for a photo at their home, which was built in 1884.
Mrs. Ursula Best, Emma Best, Dr. Duncan Best, and Dr. Christopher Best sit for a photo at their home, which was built in 1884.
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Oisin Hanrahan, Handy’s co-founder and CEO, said plants from the historic home would make the perfect Halloween decoration this year.

“Even though we cannot guarantee potted poltergeists will appear, there is no doubt that having one of these plants in your house will boost the fear-factor significantly,” he stated in a release.

The offer is subject to the plants’ availability.

“We obviously don’t want to decimate the House’s yard,” a spokesman behind the promotion told The Huffington Post in an email. “It will ultimately [be] up to the people who run the House to say when they think too many have been taken.”

Update: 10/29 ― The Huffington Post has received a potentially haunted plant by courier. Check it out below!

Our plant arrived covered in spooky cobwebs and black gauze. There's no immediate sign that it's haunted, though we'll give it plenty of care to avoid a dead plant's ghost on our hands.
Our plant arrived covered in spooky cobwebs and black gauze. There's no immediate sign that it's haunted, though we'll give it plenty of care to avoid a dead plant's ghost on our hands.
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