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.
Every once in a while, you can see the ghost of a sick, old, hunchbacked man walking through the hallways of this inn. He is sometimes even seen walking down the street. While alone you will hear the baby cry, or while upstairs on 2nd floor you’ll hear the creaking and sounds of the ghost […]
There is a mansion set off the road in Brunswick, that is said to be haunted in the bay windows at the front of the house, there have been sightings of figures moving to and from the window. Anyone who dares to go there will in some cases be chased out by a ghost who […]
There are reports of a residual scene of a murder. The apparition of a woman is seen running, followed by a man chasing after her. When they reach the edge of the overpass, he grabs her to strangle her and throws her over.
Keller Dorm – This dorm was the site of a student’s suicide years ago. He hanged himself in a stairwell. Perhaps related to that, and perhaps not, there are a couple of rooms (rumors are that they’re near his old room, but then again others say that’s not so) that have had some freaky things […]
Lights turn on and off by themselves. Cool breezes can be felt in the hallways when there are no windows or doors open. People have reported seeing a shadowy figure out of the corner of their eye but when they turn to look nothing is there. One employee reports feeling what seemed like icy cold […]
A girl hanged her self in the bathroom and is said to haunt it.
There is strange echoing laughter in the indoor pool next to the lobby. The pinball machine by the exit to parking on the upper level played by itself on several occasions. The mother and one of the daughters helped throw the other children off the balcony. They then jumped. One child survived. The father, thinking […]
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, […]
In 1988, a young waitress named Michelle was tragically murdered and left in a car trunk behind the inn’s back patio. Although a dishwasher was convicted, rumors persist that the cook was the real culprit. Regardless, Michelle’s spirit reportedly still haunts the property. The owner mentions that customers frequently complain about toilets mysteriously flushing near […]
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.
Homer Hall has two spirits that reside on the fourth floor. One is a male entity that has been seen in the bathroom. He is also known for playing with music selections and breaking windows. It is said that a young man jumped off the balcony back in the ’70s when the hall was new. […]
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.
Mary Stringfellow, the hospital’s founder, was an organ player. Nurses working the third shift report hearing the organ playing in the chapel, but find no one there when they investigate. Another haunting involves a man who reportedly committed suicide by shotgun in one of the rooms. Patients have claimed to see the apparition of a […]
Historic pub on Main Street in Ellicott City’s historic district, where the third floor is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman named Mary, who reportedly hung herself there. Staff and visitors have reported unexplained sounds, flushing toilets, and stomping footsteps attributed to her presence.
In 2003, there was a suicide and a murder there. The suicide involved a man who walked into an aisle and shot himself. Rumor is that if you go to that aisle, you’ll feel a cold wind rush past you and get the sense someone is behind you. A man also shot his daughter in […]
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.
It has been heard that the pastor of this church hung himself in one of the rooms in the church. There has been a lot of people that have heard noises when no one or nothing was around. In pictures you can see different sizes and orb shapes. You can hear doors slam, and at […]
Shear Hall is a dormitory (football dorms) and there is a ghost on the 3rd floor. It is completely locked up, so no one is able to get up there unless you have a key. It is said that a young student went crazy and shot several people then turned and shot himself. Today people […]
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 […]
Converse Hall is haunted by a former student who committed suicide there. Though never seen, he turns radios on and off and interacts with electrical equipment. The student electrocuted himself in 1998.
Many strange occurrences have been reported over the years. Apparitions of different beings show up in the lounge on the 18th floor & in the parking garage accompanied by feelings of terror, strange smells & sounds. Rumor is that the front office is cursed – 6 suicides of people who worked in the front office […]
Wolf House Museum – Many weird sightings have taken place here, such as men in top hats appearing with canes and dishes being thrown from the walls. Voices have been heard, like conversations between families. It was once an early brothel where it is said one of the women was killed. Years later, a doctor […]
Many deaths by suicides and murders have happened here. The owners of a restaurant in the building were closing up when they heard pounding on the floor above them. They went to see but nothing was there, so checked the stairs and heard noises, which all 4 of them went to investigate and found nothing!!! […]
The Clara Ford Pavilion, formerly a live-in nursing school, is quite haunted. Security and maintenance personnel have had doors locked behind them during the early morning hours. One of the first-floor boardrooms has a particularly obvious cold spot and a feeling of dread, as well as the smell of decay. In 1926, a nursing student, […]
There is said to have been a suicide here, and at night in a certain dorm, you can wake up and see a male student standing in front of your bed wearing a pair of gym shorts.
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 […]
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 […]
There have been stories of a teacher who hanged herself after her child fell down the stairs on a tricycle. Witnesses have reported hearing screams, cries, and the squealing of tricycle tires. There have also been sightings of the woman and the child together again. Bloodstains have allegedly been found in every room—on the walls, […]
A very creepy old bridge sits near the end of this road. The lake below is haunted by the spirit of the little boy who fell off the bridge a long time ago. It is said that late at night if you go on the bridge and look down you can see something swimming in […]
It is said a ghost haunts the fourth floor of the old Overby’s Furniture store (now a music store) at the corner of Vine and Broadway. According to accounts after the tornado of 1927 the Butler County Courthouse was destroyed and a temporary courtroom was established on the fourth floor of the building. It is […]
There was a young man who committed suicide here on a Saturday night. People say that when you go out there on Saturday nights that you can see his ghostly figure haunting the park. He usually hangs around the old gazebo. That is where he ended his life. August 2004 correction: formerly posted as Ashley […]
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 […]
Used to be the old Apple Valley Inn. Reported to have 3 ghosts, the man hanged himself, one woman was murdered, and no one really knows what happened to the third one. She is always dressed in white and is seen only at a certain part of the old building. The man is sometimes seen […]
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 […]
In the 1900s a little girl who didn’t have any friends killed herself by hanging herself in the girls locker room. People say that the little girl walks around the girls locker room looking for a friend to play with.
One of the many classrooms in the vocational building has been condemned, because of rumors of a student killing himself there. The student now haunts the room. Students and teachers have reported hearing loud taps on the door, cold spots, and eerie footsteps when no one is around.
