Hidden away behind the Gallatin Square is an old home that was built in 1865. Today the structure is used as an apartment building. While people who live in the building claim to hear unexplainable strange noises from time to time, that’s not even the oddest thing about the house. Around back, underneath a staircase…
In the late 19th century Antonio Monteleone opened a hotel in the French Quarter that quickly became the place to be. Literary giants such as William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams spent an extensive amount of time in the hotel. But the hotel isn’t just known for its history. Like most places in New Orleans, the…
Maison St. Charles is also thought to be one of the most haunted places in New Orleans. Whatever or whoever is at the hotel stays pretty active. Room 126 is thought to be the most haunted room on the property. According to local lore this old townhouse was the scene of a gristly murder when…
Tucked away on some farmland in southwest Missouri, you will find the entrance to a cave that where strange things have been happening ever since the Civil War. According to legend, a cobbler named George Evans had a hard time keeping his allegiances to the Union a secret in the predominantly pro-Confederate “Show Me State.”…
The small town of Chapel Hill, Tennessee is said to be the home of a restless, wayward spirit who walks along the train tracks carrying a lantern. There are several different stories about who the man is. Some say he was a railroad employee, others say he was someone in town who was hit by…
The Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest libraries in the United States. It’s also one of the most haunted. While the Athenæum has millions of books, the biography of a hoodlum from the 19th century named George Walton is the most popular. Why you ask? Well, join us as we take a deep dive…
At the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, students that live at Tuckaway Hall tell strange stories about hearing footsteps and shuffling feet in their dorm rooms late at night. Doors have also been known to randomly get stuck and refuse to open. Sometimes they open on their own and violently slam shut in…
In Marc Cohn’s hit song “Walking in Memphis” the singer claimed to see “the ghost of Elvis”. While that’s not necessarily true, the singer-songwriter’s friend who “plays piano every Friday at the Hollywood” is supposedly still playing in the Hollywood Cafe in Tunica, Mississippi. Did I forget to mention that she died in 1990? Cohn’s…
The Grisamore House was one of the nicest homes in Jeffersonville, Indiana in the 19th century. In fact, William Henry Harrison stopped and gave a speech at the home in 1840 when he was running for President. However, the historic home is considered to be one of the most haunted places in Southern Indiana. It’s…
What’s creepier than an old cemetery out in the middle of nowhere? A creepy old cemetery out in the middle of nowhere with a children’s playhouse in the middle of it! In 1931 at the height of the Great Depression, the Harveys, a poor family from Alabama, began making their way north to find work….
