# The Night the Abandoned Church Bells Rang at Midnight in Mercy Falls

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Podcast: [The Lantern Anthology — Fexingo Horror](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lantern-anthology-fexingo-horror-7868468)
Published: 2026-07-03T16:52:34+00:00
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Mercy Falls, Ohio. A town so quiet the only sound after dark is the creek. I spent a summer there cataloging old records for the historical society, and every Wednesday I'd walk past the First Baptist Church—boarded up since '78. The bells never rang. Until one night in August, midnight, they did. I found the door unlocked, the pews empty, and a single candle burning on the altar. The bells were swinging on their own. Someone—something—was waiting in the bell tower. What I found up there changed how I hear silence forever. This is a story about echoes, faith, and the toll a place can take on a person. #MercyFalls #AbandonedChurch #BellTower #Midnight #AugustHeat #SmallTownOhio #HistoricalSociety #Candle #Echoes #Faith #TheLanternAnthology #FexingoHorror #HorrorStory #SoloNarration #AtmosphericHorror #BellRinging #Unresolved #Luna Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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