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St. Edward’s University – Mary Moody Northern Theatre

Mary Moody Northen Theatre – There are reports of a shadow of a young man who allegedly committed suicide. According to legend, he hanged himself using the sandbag ropes. If you listen closely, you can not only see the shadow of the body swinging across the stage (even when the ropes are absent), but you   |Read More

St. Edward’s University – Premont Hall

Premont Hall – An all-male dorm – is said to be haunted by the spirit of a former Resident Advisor. According to legend, during spring break, he returned early, slipped and fell in the showers, and died instantly. His body was allegedly left there for a week. Residents report that his ghost is responsible for   |Read More

St. Edward’s University – Doyle Hall

Doyle Hall – An all-female dorm – is said to be haunted by the ghost of a nun. Fortunately, she is described as friendly. Occasionally, the showers will turn on by themselves, and you might hear the sound of someone showering. However, when you step out, the rest of the showers remain completely dry, as   |Read More

Franklin Castle

A castle located in downtown Cleveland is said to be haunted by a ghost that roams the hallways at night. Reporters who have toured the castle have reported experiencing cold rooms, hearing a child crying from the carriage house, and hearing music coming from the third-floor ballroom. The family that lived there reportedly claimed that   |Read More

The Roundtown Theater

This theater is home to several playful poltergeists. There have been numerous reports of mysterious sights and sounds such as eerie footsteps on the balcony. On one account, a dog responded in such terror to the ghost that it had to be removed from the building. The ghost has also been seen peering out of   |Read More

Eisenhower Elementary School

In 2000, Eisenhower Elementary School was scheduled to undergo extensive interior renovations. After the plans were announced, night custodians began reporting strange occurrences, such as hearing unexplained banging noises and frequently seeing the apparition of a small boy in a baseball uniform running by. These incidents intensified over time, leading many custodians to refuse to   |Read More

Benton High School – Third Floor

It is said that if you go to the third floor at night and try to walk down the 200-foot hallway, books will be thrown at you. It’s also rumored that if you walk down the hall and yell, lockers will start opening, and you’ll hear voices over the intercom – voices coming from the   |Read More

Coon Hill Cemetery

If you walk along the high, wide brick wall surrounding the cemetery, it’s said that before you make it halfway, you’ll be pushed off by unseen hands. Many voices can be heard within the cemetery, and several murders have reportedly occurred on that very spot. It is very desolate and located deep in the woods—difficult   |Read More

Cedar Key

There are a lot of presences here—almost every business in town has more than one ghost. Some are from the Seminole War.

South Seas Resort

In employee housing, Room 51 is said to be haunted by a baker who died there. Orbs have been captured in photos, footsteps are often heard, and many report sensing a strong presence. At the north end of the resort, the King’s Crown restaurant is haunted by a former manager who died on the premises.   |Read More

Abingdon Middle School

There have been stories of a teacher who hanged herself after her child fell down the stairs on a tricycle. Witnesses have reported hearing screams, cries, and the squealing of tricycle tires. There have also been sightings of the woman and the child together again. Bloodstains have allegedly been found in every room—on the walls,   |Read More

Allerton Mansion

There have been reports of a mysterious lady in white. According to witnesses and old photos of people who used to visit as guests of Mr. Robert Allerton, she was a frequent visitor. She has been seen walking along the pond behind the mansion, and in “her” room, putting on hats and gloves. She’s also   |Read More

Benton High School – Annex

The annex of the school is haunted by a mysterious ghost. One night, a woman reported seeing it enter a room, turn on the television, and sit down to watch. People have also claimed to see a red, glowing light floating down the halls.

Train Bridge over the Kiowa creek

Many years ago, a devastating train accident occurred on or near the bridge over Kiowa Creek. Most passengers on board perished. To this day, some say that on quiet nights, you can still see—or hear—the ghost train as it rumbles through the darkness.

Doheny Mansion (aka The Greystone Mansion)

Night-shift groundskeepers will not stay employed, due to sounds, and screams inside the house. There are some sections that are gated and padlocked that have not been kept up in the home due to this.

Pioneer High School

In the middle of the Stadium there have been reports of a man or teen running laps. When people go to confront him he disappears right in front of them.

Christopher Dr.

Reports of seeing the ghost of Christopher covered in blood screaming and shouting.

Triumph Foods

At night some of the guards have said to see the door of the guard shack open and the sound of footsteps as if someone was coming into the guard shack. One guard said he was doing his rounds and saw someone walking out back by the back fence and that sounds come from the   |Read More

The Union Covered Bridge

The Union Covered Bridge

It is said there was a death there in the mid-1800’s of a boy falling and drowning in the Salt River. At night one can see the boy, and he will try to touch anyone who attempts to walk across the bridge in the dark. To get there, follow the brown signs found on Hwy   |Read More

Sheldon Concert Hall

The Sheldon is thought to be haunted by its architect, who died before the place was finished; he also plays with the lights, has been known to change the levels on sound equipment, and makes strange noises. Sometimes he plays with the lights even during performances.    

Powell Symphony Hall

The Powell Ghost (dubbed “George” by stagehands) makes noises, plays with the lights and elevator, and is sometimes seen as a man in a white suit and white hat. He is thought to be a former vaudevillian.  

Drury Inn & Suites 270 & Olive

A housekeeper on the 5th floor reports sightings of people walking down the hall but when they get close enough to touch they disappear. Others report hearing the elevator door ding randomly, a presence, voices and footsteps walking towards them all when no one is there.

Lemp Mansion

One of the most haunted buildings in the city, this location is known for unexplained cold spots, electrical anomalies, the eerie sensation of being watched, and a piano that mysteriously plays a note in the night. Visitors have also reported vibrations from the floors, overwhelming feelings of sadness, taps on their shoulders, and numerous photographic   |Read More

Old City Hospital (Now – The Georgian Condominiums)

Has been closed since the 1985. Reports of people in the non-boarded windows. Reports of screams nearby. Feelings of being watched. WARNING – No Trespassing – The building is being renovated into codos the name will be The Georgian Condominiums.  

The Book House

The old house has been transformed into a book house, where a little girl named Valerie is said to have lived according to a newspaper article. Her favorite room is the poetry room, though she also spends much of her time in the basement. Legend has it that she fell into the well years ago.

Phelps Grove Park Bridge

Off of National on Bennett is Phelps Grove Park under the third bridge late at night you can see a woman in a wedding dress known as “Bride under the Bridge” that was killed on her wedding day.

Central High School

The first high school in Springfield was built in the late 1800s. Old room 311 is supposedly haunted by sounds and a door that locks itself, but renovations of the school have renumbered the rooms and straightened out the hallway. Many places in the basement have been said to be haunted as well as the   |Read More

Lindenwood University

This campus is haunted by the spirit of Mary Sibley, founder of the college. Students have seen her apparition and heard piano music, which Mrs. Sibley was so fond of. Also, the campus theatre and library is said to be haunted.

State Offices Buildings

In the main building, at night, a presence can be felt following you. Also, there is an elevator shaft no longer in use where one can feel cold spots and a presence watching them. Presence can be felt in the basement and also on the roof. The building was once a bank and there is   |Read More

Sewer by Lee Hunter

Some people say that if you go on the famous day of Halloween at midnight and shut off your car, soon after you can hear a baby crying. This story is similar to the Hart Cemetery.

Crybaby Bridge

There is a bridge over the river over on a road there. A long time ago, a farmer, his wife and his kid lived there. The dad was gone to town, and the mother was doing laundry. Her child had wandered out into the river. The mother heard her child crying and she herself couldn’t   |Read More

University Plaza Hotel

“The Colonel” has been seen by almost all the hotel staff that work in the Convention Center. He is seen late at night between midnight and 4am. Staff will see him in the ballroom and in the back hallways. He is an older man dressed all in black. The most infamous sighting was by a   |Read More

Craighead Forest Lake

The story is that one night a few teenagers were out at the lake drinking, when one of them went out into the water at a non-swimming area and drowned. They say that if you go out there and look across the lake, you can see a young man trying to stay above the water,   |Read More

Spook Hollow Road – Pine Hill Cemetery

The legend goes that if you go down Spook Hollow Road that you will end up at a cemetery. If you go into the cemetery at night, no matter what time of year it is the weather is nice and cozy. The legend also says that there were a group of children that were going   |Read More

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