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Fort William Henry Museum

Fort William Henry Museum

When visiting the basement portion where prisoners were held in the jail, a visitor heard the crying and screaming of men, though no one was there.

September 22, 2026 Read More →
Pennsylvania State University – Watts Hall

Pennsylvania State University – Watts Hall

The basement of one of the dorms holds the stuffed remains of Penn State’s first mascot, Old Coaly the mule. His ghost is said to be heard braying down there some nights.

September 18, 2026 Read More →
The University of Olivet – Dole Hall (Formerly – Olivet College)

The University of Olivet – Dole Hall (Formerly – Olivet College)

Strange activity has also been documented in Dole Hall, one of the campus residence halls. In the basement, individuals walking away from the laundry room frequently report an overwhelming sensation of being watched from behind. According to local lore, when the original cemetery was relocated to accommodate the expanding campus, several graves were reportedly overlooked […]

September 9, 2026 Read More →
The Old Spaghetti Factory

The Old Spaghetti Factory

Employees of The Old Spaghetti Factory claim to hear children playing in the basement restroom areas. Dishes are also known to fall to the floor, which is said to be the children playing games. A September 2004 update noted an emblem on the entrance that reads “Duarte High School 1904.” The building was originally constructed […]

September 2, 2026 Read More →
The Vineyard House (Closed

The Vineyard House (Closed

In Coloma, CA, there is a famous Victorian house called the Vineyard House, which has been reputed to be haunted by its original owners for many years. The house was built in the late 1800s and served over the years as a jail, an inn, a restaurant, and a winery. According to records, the original […]

August 9, 2026 Read More →
Millicent Library – Basement & Vaults

Millicent Library – Basement & Vaults

Basement & Vaults – The hat of Heddy Green (a stingy old woman and mother to Colonel Green) lies within the vaults of the basement and some claim to have seen her after touching the hat. Some librarians will talk freely about the hauntings and offer information but most deny any and all accusations of […]

July 24, 2026 Read More →
Rhode Island School of Design – Pardon Miller House

Rhode Island School of Design – Pardon Miller House

Pardon Miller House – RISD Outer Housing – is the home of two young children who have been seen by students working in the basement. Also, a young woman’s voice can be heard by students on the second floor of the house. She has been seen on occasion.

July 17, 2026 Read More →
Grandview Marquette (Formerly – Holy Family Orphanage)

Grandview Marquette (Formerly – Holy Family Orphanage)

There is an old orphanage on Fisher Street that is rumored to be haunted. Legend says that children suffered severe neglect and abuse here under the care of the staff. In one prominent local story, a boy was punished so severely in the basement that he died from his injuries, and a clandestine funeral service […]

June 26, 2026 Read More →
Baker Hotel

Baker Hotel

The Baker Hotel in Colorado City, Texas, is what remains of a once-proud establishment in a town that was, in its heyday, the largest community between Fort Worth and El Paso. Built in the 1920s as part of Theodore Baker’s broader hotel enterprise across West Texas, the building still stands today — though it is […]

April 6, 2026 Read More →
Hood College – Shriner Hall

Hood College – Shriner Hall

A student was reportedly attacked and stabbed while doing laundry in the basement of Shriner Hall. Despite her injuries, she managed to drag herself up the stairs before dying near the door of her dorm room. Some versions of the story say she scratched at the door for help; others say she called her mother […]

March 23, 2026 Read More →
Kimwell Nursing Home

Kimwell Nursing Home

An old man dressed in a black suit and black top hat has been seen by most of the elderly living there. Lights in the basement have been known to go on and off by themselves. Also, a young blond-haired nurse has been seen by the residents — she is known to make them feel […]

March 18, 2026 Read More →
Plattsburgh Air Force Base (Now – Plattsburgh International Airport) – Military Finance Building

Plattsburgh Air Force Base (Now – Plattsburgh International Airport) – Military Finance Building

The military finance building was once used as a surgical hospital. The basement walls are still painted red to hide the bloodstains. Security Police K-9 units refuse to go into the basement of this building. There was a fire in one of the wings, causing many of the bedridden patients to be burned alive. People […]

March 8, 2026 Read More →
Southeastern Oklahoma State University – Morrison Building

Southeastern Oklahoma State University – Morrison Building

Morrison Building – This building used to have a swimming pool in the basement. A long time ago, a little boy drowned in it. Janitors have reported seeing a boy walking around the basement at night. One night, a janitor was killed there. The police could find no evidence of suicide or murder. The case […]

February 19, 2026 Read More →
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

There have been sightings of a ghost haunting the choir room in the basement.

December 28, 2025 Read More →
AMC Big Rapids 4 (Formerly – Big Rapids Cinema – CLOSED)

AMC Big Rapids 4 (Formerly – Big Rapids Cinema – CLOSED)

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.

December 21, 2025 Read More →
Denver Public Library – Central Library

Denver Public Library – Central Library

According to some employees, there is a ghost in the basement of the library who shoves people hard when they are walking through. According to one employee, a security guard quit because they were frightened so badly while patrolling the basement at night. Now the security guards patrol it in groups of two.

November 24, 2025 Read More →
V & S Sandwich Shop

V & S Sandwich Shop

A former employee reported seeing a teenage girl hanging and gutted at the top of the staircase. The basement is now closed off.

September 25, 2025 Read More →
Triumph Foods

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 […]

April 4, 2025 Read More →
Central High School

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 […]

February 7, 2025 Read More →
The Governor’s Mansion

The Governor’s Mansion

This building is quite haunted. Residents have reported, among others: a bewigged 18th century gentleman; a “tippling ghost” that will empty wineglasses left in a certain place; a chain-rattling ghost in the basement (supposedly the place was a stop on the underground railroad; and it’s said that some slaves were sold out and recaptured); and […]

November 3, 2024 Read More →
Downtown Baptist Educational Building (now Mr. Carwash HQ)

Downtown Baptist Educational Building (now Mr. Carwash HQ)

When the building was still a church educational building, there was a large set of stairways in the back from the top floor(#3), down to the basement. In the back of the building, there is a playground. A little girl was running down the steps to get to the playground, when she tripped, fell down […]

April 20, 2024 Read More →
Crescent Hotel – Room 218

Crescent Hotel – Room 218

Room 218 – The building is haunted by an Irishman named Michael. On the second floor, the ghost of a nurse is seen, pushing a person on a bed. Examples of other sightings are of a business man walking around in the lobby, a man pushing his wife down a flight of stairs, and a […]

April 17, 2024 Read More →
The Dover Mills aka Cocheco Mills

The Dover Mills aka Cocheco Mills

Many years ago the mill caught on fire. A lot of it burned down and many people died in the mills. Now when you are just standing outside of it after dark, when everyone is gone and all the offices are closed, you can see strange lights coming from higher-level rooms. You also hear very […]

March 3, 2024 Read More →
Iowa Correctional Institute For Women

Iowa Correctional Institute For Women

Two little girls are repeatedly spotted wandering around these grounds, and another can be heard singing in the basement of one of the oldest buildings there.

February 11, 2024 Read More →
Elms Resort and Spa

Elms Resort and Spa

It is noted by many that the lap pool area in the basement of the hotel is haunted. It is noted that a female figure, is walking around looking for her child. She has a tendency to get a little upset, so she will pull your hair, or throw something across the room.

January 30, 2024 Read More →
Webster Groves Theatre Guild

Webster Groves Theatre Guild

Believed to be haunted by a little girl in the upper part of the theatre, who is playful and likes to play tricks on people during rehearsals. Another spirit of an old lady whom the little girl is said to be terrified of, is in the basement of the theatre.

January 29, 2024 Read More →
Elsberry High School

Elsberry High School

There have been multiple sightings in and around the high school, including reports of a little girl who was allegedly locked inside back in 1972. Televisions turn on and off by themselves. Some visitors have experienced unexplained bleeding. In the basement, several witnesses claim to have seen a bloodied man lingering near the old storage […]

January 14, 2024 Read More →