American Ghost Stories

## I – The Arrival Patrick Denison, an ungainly lad from Boston, stepped onto the dock of the Alcatraz Island. The chill of the San Francisco Bay air gnawed at his bones as he stared at the infamous prison from a distance; ‘The Rock’, a malign manifestation in stone that had swallowed many lives in its ...

## Act 1: The Darkness off the Florida Coast In the balmy beach town of St. Augustine, Florida, there stood a beacon of despair and terror – the infamous St. Augustine Lighthouse. Cloaked in a shroud of spectral folklore, the lighthouse, a rusty titan that pierced the sky, was not just a gallant seafarer guiding ...

## Section One: An Unsettling Arrival The moment you first lay eyes on Alcatraz Prison, an uneasy feeling will overtake you, like the cold clutch of icy fingers tracing down your spine that provokes a primitive chill within the core of your being. Its imposing structure stands stoically amidst the swirling, ominous fog, belying a grim ...

## I. Unsettling Whispers In the roaring heart of New York City stands an unassuming, brick-laid edifice, a stubborn relic that resists the bite of time—the historic Merchant’s House. Its stout and somber facade a silent protest against the neon splash and steel glaze of its neighbors. Swallowed by the relentless march of centuries, it lies ...

## I: The Spectral Lighthouse of Heceta Head Perched upon the rugged cliffs of the Oregon coastline, the Heceta Head Lighthouse is a beacon of spectral illumination, casting an unwavering light into the dark abyss of the Pacific Ocean. Its ethereal beauty isn’t merely physical; it pulses with a supernatural presence that seeps from its centuries-old ...

## Section 1: The Beginnings of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum In the heart of Weston, a quaint and charming town, there broods a monolithic edifice veined and cloaked in dread – the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. This imposing structure, constructed of durable stone, is a haunting relic of Victorian Gothic architecture. Its austere, granite visage stands starkly against ...

## Section I: The Awakening In the eternally interlocked twin realms of darkness and light, the Sloss Furnaces never veered far from the former. In the heart of Birmingham, this ferrous beast huffed and puffed, feeding the ever raging machinery of industry for nearly a century. Its furnaces, flaring in hellish orange, were the infernal playground of ...

# Section 1: The Prologue – The Dark History of Alcatraz Situated in the icy-cold waters of San Francisco Bay, you’ll find Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary — an edifice of despair and desolation that could only be shouted from the unruly depths of darkness. It wasn’t just the hardened, tough-as-nails residents who made the prison one of ...

## I. The House with a History In the quaint town of Huntington, a silhouette against the setting sun cast a formidable figure across the horizon. Born of redwood and stone in 1891, the Lennox House stood with an air of both grandeur and disquiet. The majestic ‘White House of the West,’ as citizens fondly referred ...

## I. The Curtain Rises on the Ghostly Stage In the heart of the wild, unforgiving wildlands of Virginia, there stood the grand Virginia City Opera House. Constructed with ambitious aspirations in 1863 amidst dust and risk, it was hailed as a beacon of sophistication and culture in the tough, lawless Wild West. Years of ...

## Part 1: Specter of the High School In the monotonic fabric of what folks call accomplishments, lies a small midwestern town that acquired its fame for all the wrong reasons. It’s home to the ancient, deserted edifice of what was once a flourishing institution, the high school. The parchment of history here, as locals would ...

## Prologue – The Past Lingers Built in the year 1864, the Travers Asylum stands tall on the outskirts of the small town of Jasper in rural Maryland. A large, sprawling edifice reminiscent of the old-world architecture of gothic fortresses; its imposing stone walls were once a sanctuary turned prison for souls deemed unstable and ...

## Chapter 1: The City that Sleeps Not New Orleans is no average city. It’s a tapestry of diverse and ancient traditions swirling together like the muddy waters of the Mississippi River that genteelly embraces its shores. Each thread of this complex patchwork adds a dark, rich hue to the overall image: An ambiance of terror, ...

I. The Alamo: A Historical Haunt The Alamo, a somber relic of the bloody Texas Revolution, stands proudly in the urban heart of San Antonio, Texas. A monument to the bravery of those valiant men who succumbed to the cruel onslaught led by President General Antonio López de Santa Anna in the icy clutches of February ...

Part I: The Arrival In the heartland of Gettysburg, where history’s profound stains echo through time, stands a monument to the past, its form carved in the outline of the infamous Farnsworth House Inn. This haunted abode prickles the nerves of any who perceive its veranda, its rumoured spectral occupants whispering through its ancient beams. These ...

Section One: The Cursed Inn Long overlooked within the quaint Historic District of Charleston, South Carolina, there stands a peculiar monument to Southern hospitality – The Battery Carriage House Inn. It’s an establishment with a reputation that extends much beyond its quality amenities and idyllic surroundings. Hidden beneath the veil of this charming façade, lie tales ...

I. The Haunting History Long before the famed Stanley Hotel took its standing in the town of Estes Park, there was an omnipresent sense of the uncanny and inexplicable. This whispered its way through the lofty, stoic pines and rolled with the spectral fog that has now become a characteristic coating over the sprawling landscape. It all ...

I. Ghost Town: The Haunting Past of San Antonio Nestled within the sprawling landscape of the Lone Star State, we find the bustling city of San Antonio, the crowned jewel of southern Texas. Hosting a multitude of vibrant cultures, famed sites and historic landmarks, it is undoubtedly a tapestry woven with the threads of both joyous ...

Chapter One: The Allure of Hollywood In the twilight decade of the 1920s, a young and vibrant woman by the name of Peg Entwistle embarked on the journey of a lifetime. Bright-eyed and filled with the intoxicating mixture of ambition and naiveté, she fled the comfortable cocoon of her life on Broadway, affectionately called the Great ...

Part I: The Whispers of New Castle Centuries ago, nestled deep within the untouched America, lay a place perceived as dreamy as a fairy tale—the quaint town of New Castle, Delaware. Within it stood a regal inn—a home—named after its owner, a bound to be attorney general named David Finney. The David Finney Inn—a testament of ...

I. In the Heart of North Dakota The tale I’m about to recount, my dear listeners, stirs and sways in the barren heartland of America’s North Dakota. A landscape dotted by sparse settlements like occasional full-stops in a desolate narrative written by God’s powerful hand. Our story peeps from behind rusted weather vanes of one such ...

Section 1 – A Haunting Welcome In a forgotten corner of Ogden, Utah, where the boundaries of the natural and supernatural blur, stands the once luxurious, now timeworn edifice known as the Ben Lomond Hotel. Its haunting reputation has proliferated among locals and tourists alike. Yet, the tale that truly chills the marrow and stops the ...

Part I: The Mobile History Museum: A Chronicle of the Unknown Since its inception in 1924, the city of Mobile History Museum had hosted an unfathomable array of artifacts and exhibits. Yet, the spine-chilling tales that unfurled within the museum’s gothic walls were not your average historical recollections, but rather echoes from the other world. Tales ...

Part I: The Legend of the Crescent Hotel In the picturesque valley of Eureka Springs, ambiance and charm are meticulously woven into every corner of the city’s streets. Stepping into the city feels like strolling into a mystical land from a forgotten age. But, nothing affirms the city’s claim of being time-warped than the menacing Empire-style ...

The Enigmatic Jean P. Haydon Museum Stephen King, the master weaver of macabre tales, would undoubtedly paint the story of the Jean P. Haydon Museum with deliciously haunting strokes. Nestled in the bosom of the peaceful city of Pago Pago, stands an emblem of chilling narratives that send shivers down the spine even on witnessing its solemn ...