The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
Center for Cultural Pluralism AKA Allen House – Has a ghost on the top floor. Though it doesn’t manifest visually, a cold presence can follow one around from time to time.
Another ghost resides in the Farm at the University of Vermont on Spear Street.
The Agriculture Department has a female ghost in period dress (c. late 19th century) that appears from time to time.
In one of the rooms is the sight of numerous disturbances including fire starting and things be thrown around the room. It is said that a girl was killed in that room. Her name was Brandy and she lived in room 121. She was known to be very loose particularly since it was the 1950’s […]
There is a man who sings to Frank Sinatra songs wandering the theatre, sometimes he opens and closes the elevator door or sits in the audience section clapping unexpectedly. He is usually around, students and teachers have said to feel his presence moving around.
Founded at Kansas State in 1957, the Gamma Phis are haunted by an old house mom who was murdered by the cook in a jealous affair. It is said that when chicken nuggets are cooked inside the house, blood-curdling screams can be heard. Needless to say, chicken nuggets are served very rarely. Girls are warned […]
The Clara Ford Pavilion, formerly a live-in nursing school, is quite haunted. Security and maintenance personnel have had doors locked behind them during the early morning hours. One of the first-floor boardrooms has a particularly obvious cold spot and a feeling of dread, as well as the smell of decay. In 1926, a nursing student, […]
During the night, there are noises in the pipes in all the bathrooms, hot and cold spots, weird smells down by the cafeteria that are on and off, footsteps have been heard late at night by janitors, and in the Computer Lab/Library books have been tossed across the room lying everywhere.
The dorms at Sue Bennett College are said to be haunted by the ghost of Belle Bennett, who roams the halls all night, turning off and on lights and watching people sleep. If you go in, you’re sure to find something.
The Belle Bennett Theater at Sue Bennett College is said to be haunted by the ghost of Belle Bennett. Visitors report hearing her playing the pianos all night, turning off and on lights, and watching people.
Old Morrison is Transylvania University’s historic administration building, and legends say it’s haunted by the ghost of Constantine Rafinesque. Rafinesque was an eccentric botany professor at the university in 1819 who was fired after rumors of an affair with the college president’s wife. Legend has it that he cursed the campus upon his departure and […]
There is said to have been a suicide here, and at night in a certain dorm, you can wake up and see a male student standing in front of your bed wearing a pair of gym shorts.
In 1946, a student fell from a catwalk to his death. He haunts the theater to this day with crying and other noises, and he is visible from the stage if you look up. He is well documented by the media and school officials, and seen by the majority of the students. He still haunts […]
In the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, dozens of children died here. You can hear a distant giggle in this building. Other times, you can hear children jump roping, or running around.
It is said that in the basement auditorium and in the area where it links to the Middle School, there are restless creatures that are only semi-human. They take out their anger on many students and young teachers. Rumor has it that West High and its neighborhood was once a swampy forest area, and the […]
The auditorium is supposedly haunted by a girl who died there many years ago. This reporter is a skeptic, but there have been numerous sightings of this spirit by a few reliable sources.
Some say they have seen a young girl walking around this school. The story is that the girl died there during construction of the building. It seems she only comes out during the early morning and late at night. Janitors and some young children have said they’ve seen the young girl. They say she looks […]
Lambertville High School was built in 1854. A fire destroyed much of it in 1926, but it was remodeled in 1927. Another fire in 1992 destroyed the school for good. The official closing date is June 1960. Local legends tell of “Buckeye Billy,” a New Hope football player who died during a game against Lambertville. […]
Apparitions of priests and nuns are seen in the halls.
After dark, apparitions can be seen of Fern Westfall, the founder of the school, knocking books off the shelves. Reports also state that a portrait of her in the elementary cafeteria contains roaming eyes that follow curious, staring students.
The grounds of this Episcopal seminary have been inhabited since the 1500s and have been haunted by a ghost since the mid-1700s. When an acolyte to the Episcopal priesthood attended this seminary, his wife had an affair with the Dean. To accommodate this affair, the woman hanged her husband, though it was ruled a suicide. […]
Alpha Xi Delta House is a historic home on Fifth Street. Built in 1855 by William P. Skinner, it later belonged to George White, an oilman and banker who became Ohio’s governor in 1930. Since 1955, it has served as the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house. Residents report a spirit called “George” who knocks items […]
This old school is haunted by a woman in a white dress. She plays with band instruments, appears in empty hallways during summer, and turns classroom lights off. She’s known to scare people, not harm them. Most teachers mention a female ghost rising through the floors, though others dismiss it as hocus pocus.
Witnesses have reported something jumping on them and jumping on beds to find a figure run straight through the door into the hallway.
Myers Hall was a Civil War hospital. A dying soldier demanded to see his horse. The horse was brought in, but upon finishing the task the horse refused to go down the stairs to leave so he was shot. The horse’s spirit still roams the halls.
The echoes of a past tragedy, a life lost to fire, still linger here. An unseen presence makes itself known in chilling ways: doors creak closed on their own accord, and the distinct sound of phantom footsteps can be heard when no one else is present. Electronic devices are not immune; a radio, once playing, […]
A couple of spirits are said to linger here. One seems particularly drawn to the Auditorium, while another, known for mischievous pranks, primarily haunts the bathrooms. Many students and faculty members, especially a group of girls, have reported unexplained flooding in the bathrooms on the main, second, and third floors. The Theater Arts Teacher and […]
During odd hours of the days, footsteps can be heard running down the hall on the third floor. Knocks on doors, and unlocking door sounds can be heard, all while no one is around. This used to be the location of a hospital and then a convent. There are tunnels that connect this building with […]
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 […]
This large enclave of buildings in Camarillo is now a university, but it was originally built in the 1920s as a state mental hospital. It was converted into a school in the mid-90s. Over the years, there have been many stories of ghosts of all kinds, likely due to the fact that patients once lived—and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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.
The soccer field off of Bennett Street was built over sacred Native American ground. There have been reports of a presence there.
The origin is not known of this ghost, but many people have seen pianos playing by themselves and doors closing.