In New York, beyond the towering cities, the forests and valleys are heavy with the weight of forgotten lives. Ghost stories curl through the Hudson Valley like mist — tales of headless riders, haunted mansions, and spirits left wandering from old wars. The land remembers every oath broken, every battle fought, every name lost to time.

In the Adirondacks, the woods stretch wide and cold, where travelers speak of voices calling from the dark and shadows slipping between the trees. Abandoned villages, rotting docks, and colonial graveyards dot the countryside, half-swallowed by the earth. In New York, wonder draws you into the wild places — but it’s the unseen things that decide if you ever find your way out again.

Ghost Stories and Scary American Folklore from Across the United States