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he June 1937 issue of Modern Mechanix relates the story from then-current accounts as follows: "Winchester and the baby girl died suddenly and MrsWinchester, stunned by the tragedy, fell into a coma so serious that physicians despaired of her life.

"Finally she recovered and, at a friend’s suggestion,visited a medium. During a séance, according to those familiar with her story, she received a communication from her dead husband in which he said: 'Sarah dear, ifour house had not been finished, I would still be with you. I urge you now to build a home, but never let it be finished, for then you will live.' "[6]Another version of the story says that after the deaths of her daughter and later her husband, she consulted a medium who told her that she must build a houseand never cease building it, otherwise the spirits that killed her family members would come after her, too. After that she began construction on themaze-like house full of twists, turns, and dead ends, so that the spirits would get lost and never be able to find her.

One version states "She believed heronly chance of a normal life was to build a house, and keep building it. If the house was never finished, no ghost could settle into it. The house contains manyfeatures that were utilized to trap or confuse spirits. There are doors that are small or lead nowhere and windows that look into other parts of the house.The mansion may be huge but there are only two mirrors in the whole place. This is because Sarah believed that ghosts were afraid of their own reflection."