The locked 4th floor of Young Hall remains closed to students, surrounded by local lore concerning the mid-20th-century suicide of a student athlete. Investigators frequently note heavy orb activity and structural anomalies on this floor.
There is an urban legend of an elderly church-going woman who was murdered by being pushed from a steep staircase, and whose body was later disposed of in the nearby dumpster. It is said that when young girls use the bathroom near the staircase, you can hear her praying. Witnesses claim to hear her whispering […]
Lutheran Homes, now a nursing home, used to be an orphanage. There are said to be old tunnels underneath the building, though they have never been seen. Workers say that in one room on the 700 hall, every time a new patient is admitted, they soon pass away. Additionally, call lights in the 600 hall […]
St. Mary’s Hall used to be a convent, and there are rumors of a nun who hanged herself. Today, St. Mary’s is believed to be haunted by both students and night shift custodial workers. One nighttime janitor claimed to have heard a radio blaring from behind a closed door; upon entering the vacant room, the […]
It is said that if you go to room D15 late at night, you can hear the rhythmic sounds of a click. A college student who used to live in this dorm room had obsessive-compulsive disorder centered around Rubik’s Cubes. After being sent to the state hospital for attacking a fellow dorm mate who stole […]
At the sixth grade section of the girls’ bathroom on Halloween, you can hear doors slamming shut while you are in class. Also, many years ago, a teacher killed herself by jumping off the airplane that sits on top of the building. It is said that a disruptive student drove her crazy. Also, on Halloween, […]
According to local legend, a little boy drowned on one of the boat slides at Typhoon Lagoon. It is said that at night, his apparition can be seen riding a raft.
Way back in the day, the Ute Indians were suddenly attacked by the Cheyenne. Fearing for their women and children, the Ute braves loaded them on rafts and shoved the rafts into the lake for safety. As the battle with the Cheyenne raged among the trees and along the lakeshore, a fearful storm came up, […]
At night, footsteps and voices can be heard along the strip. In the early 1900s, a tornado ripped through the town and claimed many lives on what is now known as The Main Street Strip. Local business owners have reported experiencing sudden drops in temperature during summer nights, accompanied by the sound of distant screams […]
Hauntings of a nun who took her own life in the main hallway. Visitors and churchgoers still report hearing the chilling sounds of a chair kicked away and subsequent choking late at night, alongside fleeting sightings of the rope.
Late at night while everyone is quiet and still, a ghostly figure can be seen leaving the cell in the middle of the jail. Also, you can hear the toilet flushing, even though no one is ever in that cell. The legend has it that the cell served as a “drunk tank” and the cops […]
A small passenger plane crashed into the pond several years ago, and on the anniversary the pond gets covered with a blue mist and goes on to become a thick fog throughout the rest of campus. As it begins to clear, some say they see the pilot struggling to get out of the cockpit and […]
Dead Man’s Curve — On the side of the road at Dead Man’s Curve, you can see an old, ghost-like figure sitting in a rocking chair on certain nights when the moon is right. It is believed by many that the man’s son was run over and killed in the curve, so he sat there […]
The founder of Fairhaven, Henry Huttleston Rogers, had a daughter named Millicent. She died when she was barely seventeen of heart failure. Rumor has it that he had her buried under the foundation before the foundation was finished. People who visit the library sometimes see her walking the halls, outlined in bright blue light. At […]
Ridge Church is an old, abandoned church that was used by Satanists for a short time after it closed. All together, it has four graveyards and a mass gravesite, most likely containing the remains of the many victims of a fire that happened in Lowndesville years ago. People have reported seeing orbs floating over graves in […]
This is the legendary story of the lady in white who jumped off the tower in the early 1900’s. It has been said and seen that a woman wearing a white dress with a rose in her mouth stands and guards the water tower. She has been known to come out only at 12:00 midnight […]
You can hear people in the weight room when investigated, though it is always empty. It is rumored someone hanged themselves up there. Typing has been heard in the typing room, and in the library, there is a feeling of being watched.
If you drive by the street at night, you will see an old lady staring out the window at you. Also, there are weird lights on and shapes moving around. One window can be looked into where one half of the room is lighted red and the other half is lighted green.
The Old White Oak, as it is called, has many strange things happen atop that mountain, right off 11W in Surgoinsville. A black dog seems to watch over Colonel Maxwell’s grave but disappears right after being sighted. Birds erupt at night if anyone gets within a few feet of this Revolutionary soldier’s grave, and many […]
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 […]
The legend of the Atalla Wood Bridge suggests that a school bus filled with children once veered off the span and plummeted into the waters below, forever tethering their spirits to the site. Local lore maintains that if travelers stop their vehicle on the bridge at night, shift into neutral on the right side, and […]
Local residents claim this location is where spirits seek their departed loved ones. Legend says that on Friday the thirteenth, vehicles driven to the graveyard will stall and cannot be restarted for five minutes.
The community of Indian Meadows and its sister community Shady Grove, are both built over an ancient Cherokee Indian burial ground. The two have had several hauntings reported over the last two decades. At night, dark figures have been seen scurrying about in the woods on the outskirts of the neighborhoods. Some brave souls who […]
The original historic Pratt through-truss bridge, built circa 1910, spanned the Conecuh River on Prestwood Bridge Road in Covington County, Alabama. The structure became the subject of local legend, with stories warning that stopping on the bridge and turning off your lights would invite a hostile entity to bang on your vehicle. The historic bridge […]
Heading home from Hanauma Bay at night? Keep your eyes on the road. Locals report seeing mysterious fireballs, known as Akualele, shooting overhead as they drive back toward town. The legend warns that if you see these lights, whatever you do, don’t look back toward the bay or Koko Head. Glancing back is said to […]
Some people have reported encountering blue-gowned dwarves in the park and nearby along the White River at Noblesville. According to Delaware Indian legend, they are the Pukwudgies, a tribe of little people that still inhabit the forests.
According to local legend, if you drive out to Old Foamy Road at night, turn off your headlights, and honk three times, a goat man will appear in front of your car. Others say strange things happen to the car itself.
Ghosts of monks and Native Americans have been seen. At one time a large group of riders who looked like civil war soldiers rode by a group of men. Their cabin shook from the force of the horse’s hoofs hitting the ground. When they had passed, no one plant had been damaged.
Paradise Park is a trail leading into the mountains in Manoa Valley. It is surrounded by deep foliage on both sides. Many people have reported hearing a banshee or some other specter screaming on the trail.
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.
Local legend says a construction worker was killed during the building of the new gymnasium and can still be heard roaming through it.
It is said that a janitor got stuck in the boiler room of the school and died, and now he haunts it at night. When someone goes by the boiler room after dark, you can sometimes hear him screaming for help.
There is a hill that on some nights, you can see a lit up cabin, but when you try to drive to it you cannot find it anywhere. In the late 1800s there was a witch that lived there, and it is said that her ghost is still there trying to attract people so she […]
The house sits alone and people have told stories of hearing noises, but nothing has been confirmed — it is located by the doughboy statue.
Lilburn Mansion in Ellicott City has been called one of the most haunted locations in Maryland. Visitors report instant creepy feelings just looking at the place.
Years ago, at the house across from the bridge, a man cut out a woman’s heart and threw it into a stream by the bridge. To this day, if you go there and turn off your engine … you can still hear her heartbeat, off of Bonnie Branch Road.
Barry Hall – In the nights there are ghosts seen in the girls’ dorm, Barry Hall, on the 2nd floor, and one is reputed to be evil. She was called Mary Walker, and it turned out she did exist back in the 1800s — she is interred at the nearby cemetery up the road from […]
On a full moon, you can hear the sounds of gunshots.
A railroad overpass near Clifton, Virginia known as the Colchester Overpass — and widely called the Bunny Man Bridge — is said to be haunted by the ghost of a killer in a rabbit costume. According to the legend, an escaped mental patient survived in the woods near the bridge by eating rabbits, and eventually […]
The surrounding woods – a long dead figure of a lady dressed in a white dress appears. She was reportedly killed by a robber.
