U.S. Virgin Islands
The Akwamu Jumbies of Ram Head — Coral Bay, VI
At the southeast end of St. John, where the island narrows toward heat, salt, and open horizon, Ram Head rises from the…
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U.S. Territories Ghost Stories
Ghost stories and folklore from Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Stories from U.S. Territories Ghost Stories
American Samoa
The Restless Dead of Aʻasu’s Massacre Bay — Aʻasu, AS
On the north shore of Tutuila, where the island folds its green heights down toward the Pacific and the sea presses in…
Guam
The Cries at Tinta and Fåha — Malesso’ (Merizo), GU
In Malesso’—the village many maps once called Merizo—the land does not forget what was done to it. There are places on Guam…
Northern Mariana Islands
The Prison Ghosts of Saipan’s Old Japanese Jail — Garapan, MP
In Garapan, on Saipan, there stands a ruin that does not ask to be beautiful. It has no need of ornament, no…
American Samoa
The Aitu of Massacre Bay — Aʻasu, AS
On the northwestern coast of Tutuila, where the land folds into green ridges and the sea presses its blue weight against the…
Guam
The Voices at Tinta and Faha — Malesso’ (Merizo), GU
In Malesso’—known to many by its Spanish-era name, Merizo—the land keeps its memories close. There are places on Guam where the past…
Puerto Rico
The Carmelite Nuns of Hotel El Convento — San Juan, PR
In Old San Juan, where the streets are narrow and blue-gray cobblestones hold the day’s heat long after sunset, Hotel El Convento…
U.S. Virgin Islands
The Jumbies of Annaberg Plantation — Cruz Bay, VI
At Annaberg, the stones do not look dead. They stand open to the sky on St. John, broken and sun-whitened, with the…
Guam
The Taotaomo’na of Pågat Cave — Yigo, GU
On the northeast coast of Guam, where the land shoulders itself against the Pacific and the wind comes inland tasting of salt…
U.S. Virgin Islands
The Prison Jumbies of Fort Christiansvaern — Christiansted, VI
On the Christiansted waterfront, where the sea moves with a blue calm that can seem almost theatrical beneath the Caribbean sun, Fort…
Puerto Rico
The Coughing Ward Above Ponce — Ponce, PR
The road above Ponce climbs in patient bends, as if the mountain has all the time in the world and the city…
Northern Mariana Islands
The Ancient Watchers of Tinian’s House of Taga — San Jose, MP
By the time the sun drops behind the breadfruit trees in San Jose, the House of Taga no longer looks like a…