Shimer College (former Mount Carroll Campus)
It’s a small school and the classes are held in old historic houses. Some of the students giving the tour explained their personal encounter with some of the spirits in the houses.
The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
It’s a small school and the classes are held in old historic houses. Some of the students giving the tour explained their personal encounter with some of the spirits in the houses.
It was reported once that a security guard at one of the gates to Barber’s Point once saw a yellow Volkswagen parked off to the side of the road. He went to check out the car and found a young woman sleeping in the car. He tried to wake her but she wouldn’t respond. He […]
It is said that the ghosts of a student and a teacher haunt the fourth floor of this building. Supposedly, they were involved in a relationship that ended tragically after the teacher’s husband discovered them; the two lovers then reportedly hanged themselves in a final act of undying love. It is also said that a […]
The academy is haunted by its former owner. She is said to roam the housekeeping people from doing what they shouldn’t do. If you smoke a cigarette in the house or sit on the wrong chair, you can hear hear footsteps coming at you on the marble floors.
The Lady in White is said to roam here, searching for her daughter, who was supposedly attacked and murdered by unknown assailants. While there are many versions of the story, it is a well-known local legend.
In Basile High School’s old gym, seats have been seen moving up and down on their own. Lights have also been reported flickering on and off.
The Old Gym at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base once served as a morgue for mangled body parts during wartime, and was also used as an insane asylum. Before that, the site was an old Army base connected to the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1812. There have been reports of screams throughout the night […]
This church is supposed to be haunted by the preacher who hung himself about 17 years ago. It is said if you drive around the church at midnight, you can see him hanging in the bell tower. Reports also mention paranormal activity around the surrounding cemetery.
This cemetery is home to multiple hauntings. One of the best known is the white lady. She is said to wander the cemetery around mid-night. Multiple orbs of light, voices, and other apparitions also accompany her. On Halloween the local police are stationed around the cemetery’s stone wall to keep kids out.
The building that this cafe was located dates back about 100 years. There was a hanging in the back room of this building. There was an ice cream parlor in the early 1900’s. A new cafe was then put into this building. There was talk of a person who hanged himself after killing another man […]
Ever since the Lakeview Rodeo burned down in May of 2002, there have been sightings of a young man standing in the middle of the site.
The upper suites are very cold at night, and there’s a strong feeling of unease in the master bedroom of the two bedrooms. Rooms can feel uncomfortable, especially after dark.
There are reports of a ghostly young girl in a white dress from the early 1900s, a floating black figure, and an apparition of a boy of around seven (7) or eight (8) in 1930s clothing wandering the cemetery.
Danvers – Danvers Mental State Hospital – The old buildings sit on top of a high hillside. Police monitor surrounding areas. The buildings are bare and empty. Candles are seen through the windows at night. January 2007 Update – Danvers State Mental Hospital: Most buildings have been demolished for the building of condominiums. Only the […]
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.
The arboretum is said to be haunted by the Lady in Blue who appears near a lake in the back of the woods. She appears most often during sunset, but also during the day, which is kind of unusual. She appears filmy and no one has ever seen a face or body, just a bluish […]
A dance team practices here in the late afternoon, always hearing thumps and bumps when they’re the only ones in the museum. A creepy presence is felt in the museum area of the building.
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.
Reports of feeling a presence, hearing the squeaking of floorboards, and seeing the apparition of a man.
Many sightings of a ghostly cat figure have been reported in these woods. My boyfriend’s cat disappeared here under strange circumstances; no evidence was ever found. Some locals blame a creature called “Ames.” At night, witnesses have heard a man calling for his dog, seen a dog running loose, and report the animal vanishes or […]