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In Indianapolis, the legends of Skiles Test’s “House of Blue Lights” became the biggest urban legend in the entire state of Indiana. But what was the real story?

Was it true he had his dead wife in a casket? Of course not.
Did he really have 100 cats? Yes and even more than 100 at times.
Did he really have 30 guard dogs? No, but he did have dogs.
Were there underground tunnels? Yes.

For adults, the myths about the House of Blue Lights seem silly. We know people don’t sit in front of glass caskets of dead bodies. However, as kids, scary tales like the Haunted Bridge and The House of Blue Lights fascinated us. Even as teenagers we may know they aren’t real but they still hold an interest for us. Even today, though it has been many years since the “House” has been torn down, there is tremendous interest in it. There are newspaper and internet articles galore. So will the legend ever die? Who knows? We don’t even know how it began. In fact, if anyone knows who started it, how, or when the original myth got started we would love to know.