American Ghost Stories

Just to keep it simple, I will narrate the story in chronology. During their final years, my grandparents were forced to vacate their own home and live with us (home owned by my dad). Actually all of sudden my uncle staying in a village came up with his entire belongings and his family to my gran… Source: ...

This tale occurred just before the old nun experience, so I must’ve been around 7 (1975). My late mum used to run our school’s canteen. Oh, I went to a small country Catholic school (see details in the Old Nun). Anyway, every second Saturday mum used to go into town, getting a lift from someone ...

A mother and her teenage daughter’s road trip through the Scottish Highlands takes a deadly turn when they encounter a swarm of mutant midges. Midgies is co-created by Fort William-based author Barry Hutchison (of the JD Kirk series). He is bringing his latest idea to the big screen with Midgies, a darkly comedic horror about a swarm ...

Ghosts. The mere mention of these spectral beings can send a shiver down the spine or spark a lively debate among enthusiasts of the paranormal. In the United Kingdom, tales of ghostly encounters are as old as the hills, or more accurately, as old as the historical periods that seem to dominate these eerie narratives. Roman ...

Happy Halloween! Its here once again. Like with the past few years I will be looking to share live Halloween ghost hunting streams. So if you are looking to do some armchair ghost hunting this Halloween night then check this page often as new streams will be added as the day/night goes on. There might be ...

If there’s one thing that gives every one of us the chills, it’s ghost photos. While some write these off as tricks of light or the product of double exposure, others believe these images offer glimpses of the supernatural. So as Halloween is almost upon us once again, I though I would share fifteen of the ...

A NASA filmmaker has claimed that telescopes on Earth have discovered evidence of intelligent alien life, and the announcement may come within the next month. Science filmmaker Simon Holland, who has worked on projects with the BBC, Nat Geo, and NASA, told The Mirror last week that two groups of astronomers are vying to publish the first confirmed evidence of ...

Previously: What To Do On Halloween. Well, friends, we’re about a week and a half out from Oct. 31 — traditionally the time at which we’d be publishing our What To Do On Halloween megapost (or, as we did last year, our big ol’ list of What To Read On Halloween book recommendations megapost). This year, ...

Previously: Truly Excellent Found Footage Horror Films & Mockumentaries To Stream. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a sucker for found footage horror — and as the subgenre has evolved, sending odd little tendrils out that have, in turn, grown, and evolved, and turned into something new, there’s been a more or ...

Previously: The “Letta Me Out” Doll. Click here for content warnings. Type: CO (Cursed Object). Period/location of origin: 1864, England, United Kingdom. The precise location of origin remains unknown, although two possibilities have been proposed: At the artist’s home in St. John’s Wood, London, or at the home of the artist’s patron in the village of Stoke ...

Previously: How To Experience Your Inner World. Looking for yet another ritual game to take you out of reality? One that will (supposedly) teach you how to go to another world? Here’s one. I call it the Yellow Pen And White Paper Game, because… well, that’s primarily what you use to play it: A yellow ...

Previously: “Exit.” This week, a story that falls into two of my favorite creepypasta categories: Message board-style pastas, and Disney pastas. It’s not just any Disney creepypasta, though; its title being what it is also tells us exactly what type of Disney pasta we’re looking at here: “DoorlessChambers.com Forum” is a Haunted Mansion creepypasta. Heck ...

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Morgan’s Corner, a seemingly innocuous bend in the road surrounded by lush foliage and towering trees, holds a dark secret. Over the years, it has become synonymous with tragic events, eerie occurrences, and unexplained phenomena, earning its reputation as one of the most haunted places on Maui. The legend of Morgan’s Corner is rooted in a ...

This is a chilling tale of terror from the paradise known as Hawaii. This tropical haven, famous for its lush landscapes, enchanting culture, and welcoming natives, harbors a spine-tingling secret: the ghostly legend of the Faceless Woman. Join me as we unravel the eerie origins of this macabre specter and explore her frightful encounters that ...

1 – Night Marchers – This is one of the most well-known ghost stories in Hawaii. It is said that the spirits of ancient Hawaiian warriors called the Night Marchers come out at night to march through certain areas, and if you see them, you must show them respect or suffer the consequences. 2 – The ...

Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen of New Orleans– Marie Catherine Laveau (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881) was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voodoo, who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II, (1827 — c. 1862) also practiced rootwork, conjure, Native American and African spiritualism and Catholicism as well as Louisiana or ...

Alicia’s Pillow is a scary fictional story about a young girl who is struck down by a mysterious illness. It is inspired by an old horror story from Uruguay written by Horacio Quiroga. There was a young girl named Alicia who moved, with her parents, to a new town. They rented a big, old house that ...

According to legend tear bottles were prevalent in ancient Roman times, when mourners filled small glass vials or cups with tears and placed them in burial tombs as symbols of love and respect. Sometimes women were even paid to cry into “cups”, as they walked along the mourning procession. Those crying the loudest and producing ...

Lost in time, this story is told, about a woman, dark and bold. She walks the streets on a foggy night, with a hood on her head to hide from sight. Her story starts one summer’s eve, beside the lake an evil deed. A thief stole her daughter’s life, and filled her soul with pain and strife. On a ...

Waverly Hills was originally a two-story wooden building that was opened in 1910, however, the building you see today was constructed in 1926. It served as a tuberculosis hospital throughout the early to mid 20th Century, a time when the disease was at its worst. It is believed that as many as 63,000 patients died ...

Has only 82 plots, but that certainly hasn’t stopped it from becoming one of the most haunted cemeteries in the United States. Established in 1840, the small area surrounding the cemetery was soon abandoned by the English homesteaders who relocated from Chicago to New England, leaving the graves behind. Originally named the Everdon Cemetery, the property ...

Commonly known as one of America’s most haunted homes, the Myrtles Plantation started off as a working mansion during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It’s an extravagant example of the grandeur that characterized plantations during that time period; the French chandelier in the mansion’s foyer is Baccarat crystal and weighs over 300 pounds. ...

El Paso High School in Texas is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl who took her own life. There is a ghost photograph that, according to the legend, shows a ghost girl appearing in the high school class photo , not sure how legit the picture is but its an ...