In the early 70’s a runaway girl was taken into the woods and killed here. The killer was never caught but sometimes a pleading high pitched voice and muffled screams can be heard from the woods just off the Swamp Forest hiking trail which goes around Lums Pond.
Every home football game, shimmers of mysterious light can be seen by the concession stand. You can also hear a young girl crying when passing by the bathrooms.
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.
Reported by residents and staff of a little girl in rooms and the hallways. Apparently in the lake behind the building a 7-year-old girl drowned.
Established in 1837, the Old Baptist Cemetery is the oldest burial ground in Hannibal. Time has taken its toll on the grounds, leaving many headstones broken and countless more graves completely unmarked. Local lore suggests that a deeply solemn spirit protects the back area where many of these unmarked graves lie, and he makes it […]
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 […]
Built between 1898 and 1900 by J.J. Cruikshank Jr., one of Hannibal’s most successful lumber barons, the historic Rockcliffe Mansion sat abandoned for over four decades, earning a local reputation as “the haunted house on the hill.” Today, the beautifully restored mansion is believed to be watched over by Cruikshank’s protective spirit. Visitors and staff […]
There was a story that said a girl went to a party at Swinging Bridge Park. She got drunk, and she wanted to go home. Her boyfriend offered to take her home, but she refused. She said that she would walk home. When crossing the highway, she was hit by a car and she died. […]
Long tied to the town’s cycles of birth and death, the old Fitzgibbon Hospital site is notorious for inducing intense physiological reactions in those nearby.
Rippe Hall is haunted by a little girl who lived in a house that was located on the site before the dorm was built.
Catering Hall – the place is haunted by two guys and a girl. At night you can hear walking (footsteps), and doors shutting. It’s possible that they were killed there and brought down to the basement by the alleged mafia people who owned it years ago.
They say back in the old days around Lyman lake that there was a party there and a girl got raped and killed down there. If you go out there around midnight you can hear a girl screaming and sometimes (very rarely) you can see a faint glowing light over in the trees.
There are reports of a boy in the lounge area who runs when workers approach him. There are also reports of a little girl walking through the tunnel that leads from the restaurant to the barn where functions are held.
A little girl with long hair haunts this bed & breakfast. You can often hear her playing the piano. Sometimes guests can see her. She says she wants to go home.
At EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth, witnesses have reported seeing a small girl with long blonde hair riding in a car, while a boy frequently runs in front of her before both figures vanish at the same location during daylight hours.
Supposedly, one of the Aldrich daughters committed suicide by jumping from a balcony. There have been multiple reports of sightings by employees on the property.
John C. West Hall: An apparition of a torso of a young girl has been reported here, often accompanied by electrical problems such as TVs and lights shutting off. The dorm complex, which includes several buildings, is connected by partially underground tunnels to the Wilkerson dining center. October 2007 Update: Legend says that during a […]
Built over an Indian burial ground. Back in 1972, a train hit a six-year-old girl across the street. Every night at midnight, trains go by every five seconds. Meanwhile, in the hotel, a ghost roams around, and they say you can hear the six-year-old running through the halls.
The legend of the Anniston High School locker room is well-known throughout the student body. Upperclassmen often share the story with incoming freshmen to give them a scare, warning them of a vengeful ghost that haunts the area. While the specific details vary from person to person, the core facts remain consistent: the haunting is […]
While walking in, you will often hear a young girl’s voice say hello, and then later, if you stay long enough, you can see a dark shadow figure run and what seems to be hiding behind the gravestones. Then, when you are leaving, you will again hear the young girl’s voice but be unable to […]
Millis Hall (dormitory) – Had a female ghost on the 2nd floor during the 97-98 year.
A small girl drowned in the lake. Commonly at night you can see a small girl walking around the lake and her voice can be heard around it. On the road commonly called “Shady Trail” by locals, you can see her walking along it and turning around to look then disappearing. There have been accidents […]
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 […]
This restaurant has had many sightings mostly by workers but also some customers. A worker has been trapped in the supply closet and then just let out. Also, two workers were closing and talking when they heard an older man clearing his throat, and when they approached where the sound was coming from, they saw […]
People say the library is haunted, but it’s unclear who the ghosts are. Once, workers saw someone inside who wasn’t supposed to be there, so they called the police, but a search found no one. Reports mention the spirits of a man and a little girl lingering in the building.
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 […]
The Mansion (Hennessy Hall) is reportedly haunted by a girl in a white dress who has been seen dancing. There are many different stories about various sections of the campus that once was an estate to a powerful family.
A single sheet hangs in a room window facing the interstate. Authorities placed it there due to repeated sightings of a young girl reliving her death by hanging every night. Many witnesses have reported this disturbing occurrence. There is no power in the room, yet lights turn on at night, a rocker moves on its […]
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 […]
When walking toward the old lighthouse on the trail that goes around the Island you encounter an old cemetery. A small boy and girl have been encountered there playing with one another, along with a phantom stone house in the woods.
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 […]
The ghost of a 10 year old girl is seen floating near a tree here.
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Back in the 1960’s, a teenaged girl could not accept the teasing and taunting of the students at Jennings County High School. One evening around midnight, she jumped from one of the local bridges killing herself. Though her body was found, to this day people driving across the bridge at around midnight have reported seeing […]
It is said that “Two Feathers,” an Indian (Chief?) was killed after a fight in the saloon. Two Feathers controls ONE nickel slot machine. On the 2nd or 3rd (?) floor, there is evidence of a doll, and if you change her clothes, they will be changed back to original dress. It is said that […]
