New Mexico
Bobby Darnall, the KiMo Theatre’s Doughnut-Loving Ghost — Albuquerque, NM
The KiMo Theatre came into the world in 1927 with the confidence of a dream too carefully made to be temporary. In…
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South-Western Ghost Stories
The Southwestern States are to the west of the Pacific Coast States and to the south of the Rocky Mountain States. They are Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Stories from South-Western Ghost Stories
Oklahoma
Aunt Jane, the Headless Ghost of Fort Washita — Durant, OK
Before Fort Washita became a place of whispers, it was a place of orders, marching feet, and hard necessity. The U.S. Army…
Arizona
Leone Jensen, the Lady in White of the Hotel San Carlos — Phoenix, AZ
In downtown Phoenix, where the heat gathers against brick and stone and the afternoon light can make even a city street seem…
Oklahoma
The Cries at Dead Women Crossing — Weatherford, OK
There are places where a name does not merely identify the land, but wounds it. Dead Women Crossing lies in rural Custer…
Arizona
Claude Harvey and the Haunted Elevator of the Jerome Grand Hotel — Jerome, AZ
High above the Arizona desert, where the land falls away in rust-colored folds and the wind comes up steep streets with a…
Texas
The Restless Footsteps of Jefferson’s 1847 Powhatan House — Jefferson, TX
By day, Jefferson was a town of painted porches, slow water, and old brick holding the heat like a grudge. Big Cypress…
Arizona
The Restless Dead of Brunckow’s Cabin — Tombstone, AZ
In the San Pedro Valley near Tombstone, where the Arizona light can seem almost too hard for human memory, the ruins of…
Oklahoma
The Unquiet Rooms of Belvidere Mansion — Claremore, OK
In Claremore, where the days can stretch wide and ordinary under the Oklahoma sun, there stands a house that seems to have…
Texas
Footsteps After Lockup at the Old Lavaca County Jail — Hallettsville, TX
By daylight, the old Lavaca County Jail in Hallettsville looks almost respectable. That is the first trick it plays. It sits there…
Arizona
The Lady Who Never Checked Out of the Hotel Vendome — Prescott, AZ
In Prescott, Arizona, the wind comes down from the pines with a dry whisper, carrying dust, juniper, and old names. It moves…
Texas
The Haunting Whispers of the Alamo — San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, a quaint city settled in the heart of Texas, is remembered as the backdrop to one of the most gruesome,…
Arizona
The Unnerving Mystery of the Lady in Blue — Tombstone, AZ
Tombstone, once vibrating with the groans of shovels biting into rocks, the fierce clanging of pickaxes and the tantalizing glints of gold…