Sometimes at night, lights come out of the graves and dance around. If you are in the cemetery when they come out, they will dance around you, but if you are just entering it when they are already out, they will force or scare you out.
You can drive down the road on which it is located and experience phenomenal things, such as whispers, undeclared figures, and unknown noises. This has supposedly happened to a numerous amount of people, like the spirit is looking for help. Big Bone Lick is a place which is Native American related. There are bison and […]
A 19th-century Victorian mansion in the woods, far outside of town, perched atop a huge hill overlooking the countryside for miles. This house was the scene of four deaths in the early 20th century. Since then, the house has burned two times, and now only the rock walls and foundation remain to stand watch over […]
It is said that when the Dimond Center was first built, the grounds under it were sacred burial grounds from thousands of years ago, dating back to when natives first roamed the lands. While digging up the grounds to build the mall, workers came across a few graves, but due the fact they were so […]
You’ll see a long bridge that is above water, and if you look down while you’re walking across, you’ll feel people grabbing your legs. No one ever goes all the way across because they get too scared from the grabbing.
At night when you are riding down the road you can see headlights flashing on and off in the field. If you go out there at night you hear doors shut all by themselves and you hear radios playing. At the very bottom of the field you can hear motors from the cars like they […]
The ghost of Mary can be seen in the top floor window looking for her lost love. Sometimes she visits the freshman girls at night and sits on the edge of their beds to weep.
There are actually two ghost stories that have made their way into the Byng auditorium. One is of the little girl that fell off the back of one of the modules. The little girl is said to sing, “I dropped my dolly in the dirt” near the back of the auditorium. The other is of […]
In the 1920s, a bus full of school children was reportedly struck by a train on the southwest side of town. Visitors have reported placing their car in neutral and feeling something push the vehicle across the railroad tracks. Baby powder or dust on the bumper often reveals small handprints, believed by many to belong […]
Lady Grey haunts this building along with a ghostly Indian and soldier. There is also a young woman in the back yard that was murdered. And another woman inside the house. So, all together there are five ghosts there.
When you walk into the second section of the cemetery, you will see three trees. In the middle of this section, towards the left side, you are highly likely to see a tall figure of a man wearing black pants. Mostly, you can only see his hands and his pants. There is no logical explanation […]
Many sightings of ‘misty people’ have been reported. It is said that if you walk from the front entrance to the middle, you feel like you’re wading in water. Park the car across the street and it’ll feel like you’re being pushed back from the cemetery. Stand at the perimeter and you can hear voices […]
The apartments are said to be built on an Indian burial ground. Strange things happen there. Unoccupied apartments with lights on, sound of footsteps walking up and down the stairs. Ghostly figure of a man appearing in closets of children. TVs turning on by themselves. The dials of radios turning by themselves. It is definitely […]
First Battle of the American Revolution where the Stars and Stripes was flown in Battle. Delaware militiamen were delaying the British forces who landed at Turkey Point in Maryland so as to give General Washington time to escape from Philadelphia. One legend states that during the initial skirmish between the militia and the Redcoats, a […]
A residential development on this road is said to be built on top of a Native American burial ground. Some things can be pretty creepy at night. Lights glow in the distance, and residents report that when taking pictures of family and friends, orbs often appear in the photos.
The woman known as The Waving Girl, Florence Martus, was immortalized in a statue on the Savannah River for her habit of waving a cloth or towel from the land as a helpful signal to boats coming in. The statue depicts her waving with a large dog sitting next to her. Many times the stone […]
Cold spots have been felt near the senior patio. In the Yearbook/Newspaper room, the staff has heard noises on the floor above them, even though they were the only ones on campus. The Yearbook/Newspaper room used to be a chapel (and still has the stained glass windows) and is said to have a negative energy […]
Near Gore Orphanage Road, there is another road named Morse Road. If you take this road down, it will split into two different roads. Take the road on the right and go all the way down. There is a bridge with rafters. Supposedly, a man hanged himself on this bridge and was not found for […]
In Mytrle Hill Cemetery there is a giant granite ball that is a gravestone. No matter how cold it is outside the ball is warm to the touch. The story as it goes is that a witch is buried under the gravestone. And if you go there late at night and touch the ball and […]
It is said that a boy and girl got murdered by the owner of the house in the cellar so it’s said that sometimes if you go down there you can hear the girl scream and he boy whisper.
There is a stone bench at a grave plot. If you sit in it, you’ll feel cold spots and someone breathing down the back of your neck.
There is a ghostly figure that wanders around the 1st floor east wing, a boy in his teens who is almost solid and clearly visible. He has blonde hair and wears old-fashioned clothes. He sticks to the bathroom, but never comes out. Girls using the bathroom late at night are met by a horrific sight: […]
While in the facility at night after closing, there is a strong presence and a feeling of being followed and watched. Also, shadows appear in the corner of the eye, and then immediately disappear if looked at directly. Rumor (urban legend?) has it that a murder took place many years ago, or that a student […]
The auditorium is haunted by the old drama teacher. It has been said that eerie breezes sweep through when there is no door or window open, and she is there for every rehearsal and show.
Vast woods that surround the city of Lynn. Legend has it that if you walk through these woods, you will hear voices and the breaking of sticks right next to you. The woods are completely dark, so you might want to take a flashlight and a friend. There is a tree that looks like a […]
Many years ago, in the late 1960s, a janitor was staying after hours to clean up after a banquet. While he was in the cafeteria folding up tables, one suddenly collapsed and crushed his neck. He is said to be seen by school officials and students after school functions and when the cafeteria is being […]
A lady in white was seen by a jogger one night around 7:00 PM floating through the cemetery.
CCC Road – aka Seven Bridges Road – On the northern side of Berry College, there is a road – CCC Road, when you go west, if you count the small bridges as you go over them, there are seven, turn around, count them on the way out, there are only six. At the west […]
On the road between the main campus of Berry College and the new mountain campus, the 2-mile road is bordered by woods on both sides. In the days before there was a mountain campus, students from Berry would go up into the woods to fool around. One such couple who attended Berry in the 1940s […]
Located in the woods, on the side of an abandoned road (possibly old Waterbury Road), is a village of sorts, a number of very complex and detailed small stone houses standing about three to five feet high built into the hill. Some of the buildings are A framed, others are more traditional, they have the […]
Between the dorms of East Mary and West Mary on the Berry College campus is a tower that has stood there ever since the college opened almost a century ago. It is said that a student at Berry hanged herself in the tower and was not found for days. No one knows why she killed […]
There is a spot around Moon Lake that has a Chiefs Circle. If you camp anywhere near the circle, you start seeing what looks like fireflies in sets of two that stay low to the ground and don’t separate. If you are awake when it happens, they will chase you away from the circle. If […]
It is said that the ghosts of battling Indians can be heard. Also, a few years ago, a man killed his wife’s lover there; it is said ghosts remain from this incident as well.
Woodson Lateral Road – The Woodson and Woodson Lateral Road are one and the same. Mysterious lights have been known to follow cars down Woodson Lateral Road.
The stretch of U.S. Highway 36 between Hannibal, Missouri, and Springfield, Illinois, is notorious for a phantom phenomenon known as the Vanishing Hitchhikers. According to local legend, a young couple in the 1950s was on their way to their senior prom when their car broke down on the side of the highway. As they walked […]
The Alma Cemetery is haunted for two reasons. The first reason is the people who are buried there and refuse to leave. Pictures taken during the night—which is the best time to visit—have been unbelievable, capturing orbs and mist figures. The second reason is the legend of the Devil’s Chair. According to the story, in […]
This small local market is the scene of many spooky things. For example, the old meat room is haunted by cows with voice boxes, and old man Ronny, a butcher who was impaled by a meat hook, is seen walking around in his bloody butcher’s coat. If you are the only one in the store, […]
Now on the historical registry. The story goes that the owner left his wife to go off to war during the Civil War. She received a letter toward the end of the war from him stating that he would arrive on a particular ferry and to wait for him there. She went down to the […]
During school hours, local legend claims that peeking through the basement windows or doors at the base of the annex reveals shadowy figures and echoes of children moaning and crying, believed to stem from historical harsh corporal punishment in the district’s older facilities.
There is a grave of a so-called witch hidden in the back of a cemetery on a tall hill north of town. People have stayed there overnight to see if it was haunted, only to hear weird sounds like mumbling and sometimes see a strange figure walking around, only to disappear next to a tree.
