The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
The Wendy (UAA) is said to be haunted by several spirits, including a woman in a white dress, a poltergeist in the light booth, and an aggressive male entity rumored to push women down the stairs.
A figure in white has been seen on the first floor by the old water fountain. A man with red eyes has been seen in the upper balcony. Noises have been heard on stage, as if workers are present. The stage sounds are rumored to be the ghost of a man who fell off a […]
There have been sightings of a tall male figure in the theatre. This figure appears pale blue and has been seen in the broom closet on the left side of the stage. He has also been seen in the light and sound room. Sometimes the figure dances and waves, but mostly just watches people silently. […]
A historic theater on Fourth Avenue in Anchorage. Reports of a mysterious lady seen reflected in tall double mirrors between the men’s and women’s restrooms. The apparition has been spotted for decades by patrons and staff.
Reports of an apparition of a man seen in the balcony.
Ghosts have been sighted in Theater 3, and employees have had run-ins with ghosts messing with the movie projectors.
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.
Reports of a woman crying for help, cold chills, weird noises and intense feelings when exploring the basement, which was once connected to tunnels that ran underneath the entire town but have since been filled in.
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.
The Avenue Theatre in downtown West Plains has been host to many strange events. Built in 1950 as a movie theater, it has a balcony section that was originally segregated. On quiet nights, a baby’s cry can be heard near where the old projection booth was located. Objects sometimes go missing and reappear in different […]
The Loretto-Hilton Theater at Webster University is haunted. It is known to be the site where a technician named David Hitzer died. Notably, as a ghost, David once saved someone dangling dangerously from a catwalk who felt an unseen force pull him back. Additionally, the theater is said to be haunted by a construction worker […]
Harpo Studios – Originally believed to be haunted by victims of the Great Chicago Fire, the building now known as Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. main studios has long carried a reputation for paranormal activity. Many refuse to stay in the building after dark, citing fear of ghostly encounters. Correction – February 2005: The true haunting […]
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 […]
Used to be an opera house before the motion picture business came in. Reports of a woman in her 40’s in a long flowing white dress having been seen.
Reports of hearing voices and all kinds of racket going on in the theater as if there were a theater-going crowd.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
Lights flickered at night. Some have said it was the ghost of “Bob”. Strangely, the theater was dedicated to Bob Wilhoit.
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.
In the largest auditorium a man died of a heart attack. The doors to this auditorium will not stay open after 11 P.M. and an eerie presence can be felt inside. April 2008 Correction – This theater was not on the site of the Old Ronnie’s Drive in
This ghost is known as the Phantom of Renton high. The story of how the phantom came to be is that a girl was raped and murdered by an old janitor who hung her body from the rafters in the old auditorium, which has recently been torn out. She would make herself known to small […]
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.
On the 4th floor balcony, if you are very quiet and still you can hear footsteps and even low murmurs sometimes.
A janitor is believed to have died in this theater during a fire in the early twentieth century. His ghost has been seen in the upper balcony by lone actors on the stage. There is also a story about a baby that was accidentally dropped from the upper balcony one evening. It is said to […]
In 1997 the theatre was haunted by an old man with a bad temper. Employees were teased and tormented, many quit. Even customers noticed him wandering around. Management had to bring in a specialist.
Once in what is now the old gym there was a stage that is now the wrestling room and it is said that in 1955 a boy fell from the lighting bridge during the winter concert when he fell one of the Christmas tree props went right through his back and out of his chest. […]
Has recently been purchased by a new owner – Between 1995 and 1999, many of the staff had experienced odd occurrences. A janitor, cleaning late at night when the theatre was closed for the evening, saw a dark figure floating back and forth through the aisles of the balcony. Another time, while the final movie […]
A strange man dressed from the 1920’s, has been seen around this theater. He will ask for money to feed his family, who are suffering from The Great Depression.
Built over an ancient Hawaiian Heiau (place of worship and/or human sacrifice). Also in about the early 80’s a school bus full of children crashed at the same area where the Heiau was located. The Manifestations in this building are that an old man in his late 50’s sits watching you from a top corner […]
Said to be haunted by Rosy, the ghost of a woman who was killed in the building when it was the Chief Theatre. The hotel was built where the old Chief Theatre used to exist. A woman’s boyfriend killed a young woman in the theatre by throwing her off the balcony. Sometimes she will play […]
Supposedly the last place where singer Enrico Caruso performed before he died, and said to be haunted by his ghost and that of a workman who fell off a ladder and died. People have heard noises, footsteps, and found ladders and things displaced while in there.
Located within the South Dakota Administration Building. A man that was a janitor in 1919, fell out of an alcove above the stage where an organ was located. The organ would randomly play for two years following his death until it was dismantled and scrapped. He causes a lot of electrical and technical problems if […]
After leaving things locked up in the booth overnight they will be moved the next day, or the item is not in the booth at all. Cold spots, the hair on the back of your neck and arms stand up, & footsteps in the catwalk when no one is up there.
There are presences in the the area that once was a stage, strange noises are heard there. – November 2005 update: Grace has purchased new property and will be building a new Church and School in Germantown.
Poltergeist/Presence very strong in this 14 screen multiplex. House Lights flicker on & off, muffled laughter/whispers, also arm rests lower & raise themselves up of their own accord, especially in theatre 5. Also Workers report in the projection booth a shadowy figure can be glimpsed, & lurks around projector number 5.
The San Gabriel Civic Auditorium’s past is very long and there are many stories of hauntings. Back while it was being built underground tunnels were built under the length of the building. They were built so that the owner (nicknamed Uncle John) could go from backstage to the foyer. When Uncle John died the tunnels […]
The Ghost of actor Victor Killian, roams the sidewalk here, looking for the man who murdered him. There were odd things that happened in the main theatre. Between shows when workers would be cleaning the auditorium, they would often see out of the corner of their eyes black shapes that would “fall” from the ceiling. […]
The area behind the mosh pit on the first floor is where the hot spot is. People have been brushed against, touched, and pushed by something, but when they look there is no one there. It happens so casually that you don’t even realize it the first time.