Years ago, a young boy was struck in a late-night hit-and-run. His spirit is said to linger at the exact spot where it happened. According to local legend, if you pull over at the site, which is marked by a leaf-shaped sign on the road, turn off your engine, and wait five seconds before trying […]
Graceland Cemetery is one of Chicago’s oldest graveyards and boasts several hauntings. The most famous is the spirit of Inez Clark. Inez was just shy of seven years old when she was struck by lightning at a family picnic. Her parents, distraught over the loss, had a life-size statue of the child erected at her […]
Numerous flashlights going off and not working at the same time, people screaming, and a woman in a white robe running down the stairs. See Haunted Lineage notes below.
When driving along old Hwy 100, going toward Villa Ridge from Washington, MO, there is a mysterious hitchhiker wearing a hiking pack. When picked up, he will talk to you and ask to be taken to the truck stop about five miles ahead. But before reaching the truck stop, he always vanishes. Rumor has it […]
At night, the woods carry sounds of moaning, faint screaming, and sudden banging. Some believe the noises come from homeless individuals who lived in the forest and died there. Others say the sounds are tied to violent crimes. Many think these voices belong to former patients from the nearby hospital. If you prefer to avoid […]
Stand on the railroad tracks and face west. A glowing light will begin to appear, moving slowly down the rails. Walk toward it and it disappears. Turn around, and the light reappears behind you. Local legend says the light belongs to a man who was struck by a train years ago. His head was severed, […]
Magic Bus Road, officially designated as County Roads 552 and 546, runs north from Route B between Canton and La Grange, Missouri. Often referred to as Sunflower Road, this winding stretch spans several miles and has earned a reputation for strange sightings, bizarre lights, and even a phantom gate seen descending in front of vehicles […]
Just off Highway 67 and Old Charter Church Road, there’s a road called Old St. Louis Road. According to local lore, it was once a route from Farmington to St. Louis in the 1800s. Between then and 1954, thousands of people reportedly died along this path. Now, many say the spirits of the dead still […]
An old railroad tunnel still stands today just south of Valle Mines, MO, near the historic slave graveyard -an undeniably haunted site. I’ve visited many times, both alone and with others, and each time, Tunnel Bill makes his presence known. He doesn’t simply linger in the shadows; he will escort you out. Legend has it […]
The Crescent Hotel was once a mental hospital, carrying a dark and unsettling past. According to legend, a female patient leapt from the balcony to her death after suffering abuse at the hands of a doctor. Disturbing rumors claim that bodies were burned in the hospital’s furnace. Today, visitors book rooms to experience its supernatural […]
Local lore suggests the school was built over an old cemetery, with only the headstones relocated while the remains remained beneath. Over the years, bones have surfaced on the football field, and in one instance, a grave collapsed in the front lawn, requiring it to be filled. In May 2008, a football player reportedly tripped […]
Parking Lot – Former Site of Gratiot Street Prison Once the location of McDowell’s College, a medical school run by Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell, this site was confiscated by Federal authorities in the spring of 1861. By December of that year, it was converted into a prison, later renamed, though early records often referred to […]
The Matthews Mansion has long been rumored to be haunted. Visitors report strange noises, odd smells, and objects moving on their own. Some claim the house’s eerie carvings add to its unsettling vibe. While rumors suggest something – or someone – lurks within the walls, there’s no real evidence to support this. The current owner […]
Behind the actual “ghost town” and the pitted landscape of tunnels and pits, there is a small road that ends at an open area. On the Winter solstice (Dec 21 or 22 depending on the year} a bizarre collection of ghosts, animal and human act out what seems to be a ritual of some kind. […]
An old house/ranch from the 1800’s is said to be haunted by the original owner/builder of the house.
There’s a number of steps leading from the side of the road up to the cemetery dubbed the 1000 steps. These steps lead up to a place where satanic rituals are supposedly held. No one is said to be able to make it to the top step (except Steve and Joe) due to overwhelming fear.
This park is said to be haunted. There is a building there that is thought to be an old orphanage school. In this school, some of the kids that never were calimed my by foster parents were murdered. The playground is still there today were the kids used to play. When late at night, you […]
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 […]
It has a rock shaped like the Devil’s horns out of the hill you can see it really well and it is said that the devil roams down there, it is in the valley. Not sure if the one talking about St. Elmo Valley is talking about the same one.
Reports of seeing the ghost of Christopher covered in blood screaming and shouting.
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.
The soccer field off of Bennett Street was built over sacred Native American ground. There have been reports of a presence there.
Correction (May 2005): It was previously stated that this location was a former Girl Scout camp. However, this is incorrect. While the area is believed to be haunted due to unexplained sounds and other occurrences, these are not connected to Girl Scouts. The property, once the site of an old hunting club, is located just […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
On Halloween nights it is known for an old guy who lived in the caboose years ago and died there. Appears to be seen whittling things with a knife. He also throws it at you. He opens and closes the door to the caboose a lot too even at daytime.
The church is no longer used because of Banshees. If you sit inside of the gates you can hear Confederate soldiers marching. There is an outhouse in the back of the church, and if you go inside by yourself, the door will shut behind you and lock. You can only get out if someone comes […]
A very creepy old bridge sits near the end of this road. The lake below is haunted by the spirit of the little boy who fell off the bridge a long time ago. It is said that late at night if you go on the bridge and look down you can see something swimming in […]
If you go north on River Falls Street (US Hwy 84) away from Andalusia, you cross a bridge. Turn to the right, as if you were going to Point A. Go to the boat ramp and look to the left. There is a road that goes beside a field. Walk down the road. The road […]
There is an alleged gravity hill and there is a statue next to the mortuary building that walks around at night.
They say that the Cottey Library sits on top of an old civil war field hospital and then in the 1880’s a home was built for the Cottey Family. Either way there is loads of activity in this library with books falling and carts rolling and music coming from the back stairs. Various people have […]
Go to Valles Mines and take a left on the very first road on your left. Possibly a gravel road, and it’s hard to see. Awhile down, there is a sign on your right that says Valles Mines tours. Go during the day, and you can get a tour. Such things have happened as we […]
Cheeseman park was the cemetery for Denver and there are graves left in the park. Upkeep and care during that time period was terrible. If someone did not have a grave they may have been thrown in another with someone else or just left lying until a mass grave was dug. If someone was buried […]
It is said that there is a little girl roaming and haunting the whole school. Staff members and students have seen and heard her. She would sometimes hum, appear in both the boys and girls bathrooms, turns lights off and on, and bounce a basketball. No one really knows how she died but it is […]
Supposedly one of the former Brothers of the Sacred Heart (The brothers that run the high school) had died and was so disliked that the students stuck pencils in his eyes at his funeral. For revenge he is known to haunt the 4th floor and walk in and out of the rooms.
There is a good 10 mile stretch in which several paranormal sightings have occurred. Witnesses report a red half human, half goat figure that was nearly 8 feet tall with a pentagram in it’s forehead. As they sped away, they had to cross a set of railroad tracks. Directly in front of them, there was […]
Legend states that if you do three circles at the top of Tibble Fork parking lot, when you come to the fork when exiting the canyon a hearse will follow and chase you with red lights.
The Donaldson mansion was a quiet home until something happened. At night lights come on by themselves, you will hear screaming and this fog lies all the way around the outside of the house. It was once told that no one will go up to the mansion, she will invite you in but you will […]
In the 1980’s a janitor was cleaning a large clock hanging off the balcony and apparently he fell off the balcony and a chair broke his back and sometimes if you’re sitting in the area he fell on you get a crushing sensation and a very odd smell.
