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Haunted Places, South Carolina, Southern Ghost Stories
 

The Battery Carriage House Inn – Charleston, SC

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 that chill spines and send hairs standing on end. It’s a place notorious for its spectral residents, earning it the dreadfully alluring title of ‘Charleston’s Most Haunted Inn.’

The Inn is a classic example of an old South dwelling – grand in appearance with a rich architectural integrity. But once darkness descends, a menagerie of eerie occurrences begins to unfold. From the inexplicable rustling of the curtains to enigmatic footsteps echoing down the vacant halls, an air of the uncanny hangs heavy.

At the heart of these experiences lies the enigmatic sightings of two infamous specters—the ‘Headless Torso Ghost’ and the ‘Gentleman Ghost.’ Their ethereal presence has spooked even the hardiest of visitors, etching their specters deep within the grim fabric of the hotel’s reputation.

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Section Two: The Terror of Room 8

For those unfortunate enough to occupy Room 8, the midnight hour isn’t merely a point in time—it’s a prelude to frightful and menacing encounters. It’s the playground of the ‘Headless Torso Ghost,’ a malevolent apparition sowing deep fear amongst overnight guests.

Unlike the typical phantom that is often imagined draped in flowing tatters or shrouded in an ethereal mist, This ghost is a perturbing image of disembodiment. Its appearance defies the characteristics of conventional hauntings; presenting itself as a headless torso, devoid of lower limbs. It’s as if it’s trapped in perpetual suffering from some unspeakable dismemberment from ages past.

The terror-stricken guests elucidate tales of the malevolent spirit, an incorporeal specter who breaches the boundary between the living and the dead. They speak of being shaken awake in midnight’s darkest recess, the cold room suddenly heavy with the scent of dread. The ghost, a grotesque apparition looming at the foot of the bed, condemns them to a night unblessed by the mercy of sleep.

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Section Three: The Gentleman Ghost’s Call

Within the ominous confines of Room 10, dwells the enigma of the ‘Gentleman Ghost,’ the other spectral tenant of The Battery Carriage House Inn. Unlike his malevolent counterpart, this specter, as terrifying as he is, brings a sense of strange melancholy rather than malicious intent.

Manifesting as a middle-aged man dressed in the sartorial elegance of a bygone era, the Gentlemen Ghost tends to leave a more benign, yet equally chilling impression on his beholders. Guests often wake up to his silhouette standing by the bed’s foot, casting no reflections, and disappearing as suddenly as it appears. Despite the eerie awakening, many guests have reported sensing a strange calm accompanying the specter’s presence, as if he echoed tales of a forgotten past, lost in time, seeking solace in the mortal realm.

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Section Four: Whispered Legends and Haunting Echoes

Why these spirits chose to reside at The Battery Carriage House Inn is a mystery as ungraspable as the specters themselves. Some say the Inn was the stage of gruesome tragedies that forced these souls to linger, reliving their tormented existence. Others believe these spirits are mere fragments of memories, trapped within time, surfacing to paint chilling twilight tales.

The Headless Torgo ghost’s brutal disfigurement and furious presence suggest a tragic and violent past. The spirit seems stuck in a nightmarish loop, forever trapped within the haunting memory of his gruesome end. Meanwhile, the Gentleman Ghost echoes tales of longing and unfulfilled desires, as he drifts around in rumpled antiquated attire, a telltale sign of a life that once was.

Whatever their histories might be, these ethereal residents of The Battery Carriage House Inn have earned their grim infamy. They lurk in the shadows, capturing the curiosity of the brave and igniting fear within most, contributing to the macabre legend of this Southern inn.

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Section Five: Conclusion

Tread softly is the whispered advice for those who dare to check into the infamous rooms of The Battery Carriage House Inn. It’s an invitation into a world that merges chilling aspects of the supernatural with the very real fear that sends shivers down the spine. A stay here offers an encounter with the unseen, an unearthly experience unfurling haunting tales spun by the spectral residents.

This grisly legend that embodies The Battery Carriage House Inn seeps into the cracks of the sleepy Charleston community, a chilling constant in an ever-changing world. Once just a humble Southern Inn, the edifice stands today as an eerie crossroads where the tragic past converges with the present, where the world of the living mingles uncomfortably close with the realm of the departed.

So whether it’s the ethereal whispers that pervade the silence, or the inexplicable chills that graze the skin, remember, at The Battery Carriage House Inn, you’re never truly alone!

Delaware, Haunted Places, Southern Ghost Stories
 

David Finney Inn – New Castle, Delaware

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 time, history, and secrets.

Back in the dawning days of the American Revolution, when hopes were still alive and dreams were racked with grim determination, the island city of New Castle was home to a heartrending love story. David Finney and Elizabeth—an enchanting belle of the city—were hopelessly in love. Yet, England’s war horn, far across the ocean, drowned their dreams and their joyous story was castrated by the cruel knife of fate. David embarked on his quest for freedom, leaving behind his heart—the beguiling Elizabeth.

In despair, the city legend narrates that Elizabeth, unable to bear the pain of separation, drove herself into the haunting sepulchral embrace of the Delaware River. Her body may have been lost to the river, but her spirit, it is said to have returned to the David Finney Inn, restlessly searching for the love she lost to the war.

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Part II: House of the Unseen

Set in the heart of the city, the inn was once an epitome of colonial splendor. But, time, like an artful sculptor, withered its grandiosity. The old house witnessed the birth and death of countless generations and accrued an aura of the past. And with the dying day, when the twilight painted eerie shadows on its aged walls, the inn had a tale to tell—a tale that sent shivers down the spine.

Over the years, many sojourners of the inn have attested to experiencing cold waves, sometimes nearly bone-chilling even in the warmth of summer. Some recounted waking up to an invisible soft touch caressing their hair or a whispering presence in the empty corridors. Others swore to have sighted a melancholic woman, elegant in her colonial attire, vanishing the moment they set eyes on her. Yet no sightings were as dreadful as the ghostly voice in the dead of the night, a soft wailing echoing through the halls of the Inn. A lament almost perceptible, as if the sorrow of centuries was bottled and released only under the cloak of darkness—a pain believed to belong to the heartbroken spirit of Elizabeth.

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Part III: The Dusk of the Dawn

As the era changed, so did the purpose of the David Finney Inn. It was now repurposed into a nursing home. Yet, the remnants of the past persisted. The elderly residing there often brought back echoes of the foreboding tales, adding newer, scarier nuances. The stories not only persisted but seemed to gain a new life, as if the spectral presence knew that it was amongst the frail and the old—those more susceptible and closer to the world it belonged to now.

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Part IV: The Literal Haunting

Under the influence of the phenomenon that held the David Finney Inn, a bleak cloud of terror hung over the place. The spectral woman, believed to be Elizabeth, haunted the residents and the visitors alike. The soft caress on their hair, a cold presence in the room, or a sigh of desolation, was believed to be Elizabeth’s grieving spirit trying to communicate. Her grief seemed to have transcended time and continued to spread eerie chills.

Despite all the terror and horror, it was also the curiosity and thrill that made the inn all the more interesting. It stood there—a symbol of the past, harboring supernatural mysteries and an unsolved love story. And though it carried a grim legend, it also carried a tragic tale of love and loss that even death couldn’t bring to an end—the tale of a woman forever in search of her lost lover.

Conclusion: The Endless Echoes

In the end, the tales of the David Finney Inn continue to fuel the curiosity of ghost hunters and storytellers alike. The love-lorn spirit of Elizabeth, with the whispers of her lament echoing through the inn, continues to haunt the property. This sense of lingering dread and the untouched mysteries of the inn make it an intriguing and chilling piece of local lore—embedded in time, yet tethered to the present.

Despite the dread, history aficionados, curious explorers, and daring locals continue to visit the nursing home, hoping to uncover untold tales, gather stories or simply pay homage to the tragic tale of a woman’s love enduring even after death. Elizabeth’s timeless love story, interwoven with the history of the David Finney Inn, continues to narrate the tale of loss intertwined with a haunted history, which continues to send chills down the spine of those who dare to visit.

As the night begins to cloak the inn and the chilling tales begin to come alive, the David Finney Inn stands as a bastion of whispered legends and history, redefining the erstwhile peace of New Castle, embodying an eerie testimony of love, despair, and haunting.

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Haunted Places, Rocky Mountain Ghost Stories, Utah
 

Ben Lomond Hotel – Ogden, Utah

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 heart is that of the lingering ‘Lady in White.’

In the golden age of the bold and beautiful, the thirties, a hopeful couple, newlywed and seemingly invincible, had the misfortune of booking their marital suite—Suite 1102.

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Section 2 – The Tragedy

It’s difficult to say if the room’s melancholic pallor was as palpable then as it is now. Back then, the room was filled with aspirations and newlywed giggles. Yet, these moments of fleeting joy succumbed to a sorrowful fate.

The young woman filled the bathtub, intending to dissolve the travel weariness from her body. Yet, it was not rest that the rushing water offered but an eternal slumber. Enveloped by the once tranquil, now menacing waters, the new bride never again surfaced. The laughing eyes of the woman who had earlier stepped into this suite were snuffed out—her fate shrouded in inexplicable mystery.

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Section 3 – The Afterlife Begins

The room, once a haven for lovers, was now a crypt for the misfortuned bride. In the aftermath of her tragic demise, the once welcoming lobby echoed with oppressive silence. The celebratory clinking of crystal glasses was replaced by the ghostly echo of running water from Suite 1102, even when the suite stood empty. The housekeeping staff diligently pushed their carts down the hallway yet, the friendly greetings and quick hall chats were replaced with hushed whispers and anxious glances at the suite’s ominous door.

Guests started leaving reviews of their eerie experience in Suite 1102. Their ink bled onto the pages, forming chilling tales of the bathtub faucet turning on by itself, and harrowing stories of the translucent apparition of the melancholic bride, suspended in the eternal hallways… waiting, watching. There was something otherworldly about the suite, a spectral magnetism that birthed waves of electric dread.

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Section 4 – The Lady in White

As the story spread, the Lady in White, the ethereal tenant of Room 1102, became the hotel’s most infamous non-paying guest. Her chilling presence, often felt in the dead of night, gave rise to accounts of the most enthralling encounters.

There were tales of nights sprinkled with fear when the deceased bride, in her flowing, spectral gown, would slip silently out of Suite 1102. Her ghostly figure would wander aimlessly through the halls, cold wisps of air trailing in her wake. Those unlucky enough to cross her path would freeze in their tracks, their blood curdling at the chilling sight. All the while, the spirit of the Lady in white staggered silently towards them until she vanished, leaving behind an echo of melancholy and a sense of shuddering terror.

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Section 5 – A Continual Haunting

As the years passed, our white lady has glided through time, oblivious to the changes happening outside of the haunted Suite 1102, their spectral beauty forever etched into the Ben Lomond’s sordid history. Whether it’s the trickling bathtub faucet or her chilling midnight strolls, she continues to etch her eerie presence in the minds of those who dare to step inside.

To this day, the tragedy in Suite 1102 is a somber whisper that carries through the Ben Lomond’s grand halls. An unsettling silence has replaced the cheerful bustle, and the haunting echoes of one woman’s tragic end to what should’ve been the happiest time of her life. Every strange occurrence, every chilling sighting has added an eerie chapter to the chronicles of this once majestic hotel.

As the benighted hotel sits in the bleak, haunting gloom, its spectral inhabitant dwells in the realm of the unseen. Does the Lady in White wander the halls in search of her lost love, or is she simply trapped in this netherworld, bound by the cold iron chains of her untimely tragedy? A question that even the best of storytellers, such as Stephen King himself, may struggle to answer.

Arkansas, Haunted Places, Southern Ghost Stories
 

Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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 Crescent Hotel, perched atop the West Mountain. Walk through the grand entranceway, past the marble columns, and you find yourself in the heart of America’s “Most Haunted Hotel.”

The Crescent Hotel, constructed in 1886, was elegant and excessive—a reflection of the era’s elite. For years it served the wealthy, providing luxurious accommodations, complete with thermal baths and indulgent meals. However, beneath the opulence and façade of sophistication lurks a narrative steeped in darkness.

Menacing Crescent Hotel

Part II: The Shadowed Turn

In stark contrast to its luxurious beginnings, the Crescent Hotel took a shadowy turn in 1937 when it was purchased by the flamboyant Norman G. Baker, a man who sensationally claimed to be a doctor. Baker, notorious for his radio broadcasts spreading skepticism about conventional medicine, converted the once lavish hotel into a ‘Cancer Curing Hospital.’

With promises of miraculous recovery, patients in despair flocked to the Crescent. Yet, as records reveal, many would never leave. Accusations of Baker’s fraudulent claims and brutal experiments whispered within the hotel’s walls, whispering remorseless, chilling tales of pain and despair.

The specters of Baker’s victims, the guests claimed, never left the hotel’s premise. Employees reported seeing spectral wheelchairs, surrounded by indistinct chatter of ghostly voices, hollow weeping of heartbroken families, and the laborious gasps of the dying. These sightings have since become lore, amplified by individual accounts by Baker himself, who—startlingly—claimed to have been haunted by his victims posthumously.

The hotel took on a sinister reputation. Those who dared venture within its hallowed halls reported sightings of Victorian-era apparitions, ghostly nurses pushing wheelchairs, and inexplicable cold spots dotting the labyrinthine corridors. These incidents began to shape the hotel’s legacy—the legacy of the spectral that the Crescent Hotel embraces passionately till today.

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Part III: In the Hands of the Spectral

As the paranormal incidents increased and the hotel’s reputation grew sinister, the Crescent underwent a disturbing transformation. It wasn’t just a relic of a bygone era anymore. It became an alive, thriving, and terrible entity, assisting the specters in their eternal anguish.

Tales have been told of hotel guests being roused from their sleep by icy cold hands, of mirrors reflecting ghostly figures that would disappear when turned around, of laughter echoing through the empty hallways, and heart-wrenching sobs that seemed to seep from the cold walls of the hotel itself.

It is said that along with Baker’s spirit, the most frequently seen spectral inhabitants include a ghostly nurse, a Victorian woman in puffed sleeves, and a spectral cat, further adding to the eerie mythology surrounding the magnificent edifice.

Menacing Crescent Hotel

Part IV: Confronting the Spectral

Recognizing the eerie allure and capturing the crepuscences of the fascinated, the hotel’s current management launched the Crescent Hotel Ghost Tours—an adventure inviting the brave-hearted to confer face-to-face with the spectral inhabitants.

These nightly pilgrimages remain a testament to the macabre appeal of the hotel. The narrators, the chroniclers of the spectral, lead the curious through endless hallways, depicting the grim history, pointing out prominent cold spots, allowing explorers a tantalizing chance of spotting an apparition, and sometimes even leading to an unexpected encounter with the spectral themselves.

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Part V: Sustaining the Spectral

The Crescent Hotel clings fiercely to its reputation. Every creaking step, every cold spot, every spectral sighting—preserved and passed on. Each encounter, each chilling narration, all add to the growing legend of ‘America’s Most Haunted Hotel’.

Whether one believes in the haunting inhabitants of the Crescent or not, it’s undeniable that the hotel’s eerie tale captivates the imagination. And perhaps, that’s what continues to draw people to its hallowed halls. After all, who can resist the morbid allure of a chilling ghost story?

Through the eeriness and the spectral mysteries, the Crescent Hotel stands resolute, a shrine to its spectral occupants, a testament to its haunting history.

Haunted Places, Louisiana, Southern Ghost Stories
 

Haunted Andrew Jackson Hotel – New Orleans, LA

Part 1: Prelude to a Haunting

In the intriguingly arcane city of New Orleans, where the cobblestone streets whisper tales of history and mystery, stands a monument to a tragic past — The Andrew Jackson Hotel. Distinctively haunted and soulfully charming, this edifice of ancient horrors hides a tale so eerie that it would make the bravest hearts shudder.

While the present-day structure attracts tourists with its rich, albeit grim, history and its vintage charm, its spectral past dates back to the late 1700s. In those days, the plot this austere edifice clues in was home to a boisterous boys’ home, harboring lost souls in the form of frail little hearts looking for affection. The echoes of their laughter and innocent chatters filled the air until one dreadful night when destiny played its cruel card.

A fire, unannounced and desperately wrecking, roared with disproportionate rage, engulfing the fragile wooden structure that those young spirits called home. All efforts to quench the vehement flames turned futile, and as the dawn broke, the boys’ home was reduced to blackened ashes, burying beneath it the charred remains of five innocent souls. But where the tales of mortal ends, the ethereal tale begins.

Haunted Andrew Jackson Hotel

Part 2: Ghostly Chronicles of Room 208

There’s something about Room 208 that sets it apart from the rest of the restoration standing on the grave of the boys’ home. Something that raises goosebumps even on the skin of the non-believers. Something that makes the day seem strange, and night, stranger still.

Guests, with an appetite for an extraordinary tale, booking Room 208 often come back with a distinct tale of an eerie encounter. Their stories tiptoe on the line where reality blurs into the supernatural, and what’s left behind is inherent mystery splashed with a tinge of horror. Unearthly giggles, footsteps spiraling into an endless loop, and sudden whispers, like puzzled wind – Room 208 witnesses it all.

The dead of night often comes alive in Room 208 with inexplicable shenanigans. Outlandish noises that sober ears interpret as children playing disrupts the silence at ungodly hours. It’s as if they’re still there, enacting the echo of their earthly lives. As if the fiery tragedy hadn’t engulfed their existence, just their temporality.

In reality—or what one might discern as reality—the hotel is not only haunted with these bytes of uncanny sound but also by visions of these boys stuck in the loophole of time.

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Part 3: Phantasmal Pageantry in Hallways

If it seems the haunted happenings are confined to Room 208, the hallways paint a different paranormal picture. Guests and staff alike have claimed to see apparitions of young boys, dressed in period attire, merry making down the corridors.

Perpetually locked in the playful spirit of youth, these spectral figures chase and jest with each other in an eerie dance of the dead. Their hollow laughter reverberates against walls, timeless faces peering from shadowed corners, and the echo of their tiny feet drumming against the wooden floors create a symphony of the spectral.

Sometimes, Jones — the night watchman — would share his ethereal encounters. His trail into the building led him to unexpected companions, the ghostly boys, who appeared from the realm of the other side, and with a rapt innocence, scurried back into the unseen.

“You never get used to them”, he’d say, the eerie encounters reflecting in his grey eyes, subtly etched with horror. It’s as if the bygone era was palpable, not just in the architecture but in the very air, much heavier with its burden of this tragically profound secret.

Haunted Andrew Jackson Hotel

Part 4: A Haunted Hospitality

The area is not restricted to being a spectral playground. Guests have found themselves amidst unexpected encounters in their most private quarters, their rooms. Stories of sightings of these young apparitions appearing suddenly in the rooms are not uncommon.

Indigenous to their innocent era, and yet displaced from time, these children materialize, their grimly pallid figures startling guests in the depths of the night. Wondering the spectral labyrinths of the hotel, they turn up in places where their footprints seem faintly implausible.

Yet there they stand, sometimes singly, sometimes in groups; they peep through the curtain of reality, alarming the living with their performances of the eternal game of hide and seek. Their pitifully short mortal lives may have been savagely interrupted by a vicious fire, but in the otherworldly existence, they continue with uncanny vivacity, marking the Andrew Jackson Hotel with their innocent desperation.

Haunted Andrew Jackson Hotel

Part 5: Legacy of the Lost Souls

Despite the haunting unsettling environment, the hotel stands resilient, unashamed of its spectral legacy, and rather indulges in it. It holds onto its phantasmal past, unapologetically revealing to the world its ghostly inhabitants who have chosen to cease their eternal journey and persist in a time warp.

Indeed, the Andrew Jackson Hotel not only memorializes a grim tragedy but serves as a chilling reminder of an untimely end and, consequently, an unending existence. It is not just a hotel standing tall on solid grounds but also a liminal space spiraling between two realms—human and supernatural.

Its beautiful exterior is not just an architectural marvel, but a façade behind which a gaggle of sprightly spirits plays their eternal pranks, marking the hotel’s legacy, which thrives in its spectral lore.

Both enchanting and chilling at the same time, the Andrew Jackson Hotel remains a testament to immortality, a portal to the realm beyond, and a soul-stirring symphony of spectral echoes playing in harmony with life and beyond.

Rocky Mountain Ghost Stories, Wyoming
 

The Headless Bride at Yellowstone National Park

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Once there was a lady who grew up in New York, her family was quite well-to-do as they were transporters for the area. In those days, rich youngsters were required to make their presentation in the public arena and to wed a well-off young person from a upper class family. At the same time this fair lady was a bit of a radical. When she became mature enough to wed, she despised the rich youthful society men and fell for a more established man who was filling in as a steward in her home.

Yet as I’m sure you’d have guessed there was a huge contention inside the family after the she had reported her decision of spouse. Her elders were irate, especially the patriarch, who blamed the steward for courting his little girl as a means to expedite and grow his position in the families business. Nonetheless, she demanded the marriage, her father gave the couple a large amount of money with the stipulation that they leave after the ceremony of marriage and never return.

When the newly wed couple arrived at the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone, the once steward had bet away the greater part of the cash that his wife’s family had presented to the love birds. There was not enough cash for the couple to complete their honeymoon, much less to purchase a house and begin their life together.

The young lady had became vexed with her spouse. They had argued constantly about money during the stint of the honeymoon, and by now, she realized that her father had been right about the insatiability of her new spouse. He was clearly more intrigued by her fortune than being with her. Still, they were now bankrupt and required something to pay the hotel and services here at Yellowstone, so she had not choice but to call on her parents for more funds to pay their bill.

Her mother nor father would not provide any relief. They declined any further involvement in the finances of the newlywed couple.

That evening, after she had been unable to produce any money from her family, the couple had a horrid battle in their hotel room. The new husband frenzied out of the Inn in an anger, leaving his lady in the hotel room. The woman did not come out of the room for days, after days had passed the staff finally had to enter the room as the bill had still laid unpaid and there had been no sign of activity from the room.

The maid knocked and of course as you guessed, there was no answer. The maid finally entered the room using the master key and gazed upon a horrific site. The room looked as though a mad bull had cleared through the inside. Garments were strewn all over, and the bedclothes were thrown on the floor. Even worse, the maid was practically smothered by the metallic smell that pervaded everything. There was no indication of the other half of the newlywed couple, yet the stink that wafted from the connected lavatory indicated at what the maid would find. Lying in the bathtub in a pool of dark soupy blood was the corpse of the poor newlywed bride, well at least most of what was once her young body. Her head had been removed and was nowhere in the room.

The maid’s shrills of horror alerted the rest of the hotel. The local police were brought in, the bride’s mother and father were updated on the status of their poorly misled late daughter and the room was washed leaving no indication of the horrors from just hours before. The detectives had done anything and everything they could have done to find the brutal killer but unfortunately he was nowhere to be found. Eventually, after some time passed, the entire story was quieted to avoid embarrassment to the family.

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Bloody Bathtub

A couple of days after the news of the homicide, a horrid smell was noticed up in the Crows Nest where the musical artists frequently played, the smell was followed to its source: The spouse’s rotting head. Her blonde wavy hair surrounded her wide-peered gaze of horror. The stench was unbearable.

The funeral of the tortured bride ought to have been the end of the repulsive occurrence and that it proved to be until one late night when a hotel courtier up late studying heard a weird commotion originating from the foyer. It was the stroke of midnight when he rushed out onto the gallery and looked upward, looking for the source of his interruption. He found towards the Crows Nest, far above, and saw a shining figure in white gradually following the stairs downward from the Crows Nest. Tucked under its arm was a head! Solidified with horror, the man viewed the lady plummet the steps and hover along the passageway until she arrived at the entryway of her old room. At that point she vanished!

From that day ahead, there are individuals who say they can see the headless lady floating down the stairs from the Crows Nest at the stroke of midnight; tragically looking for her lost murdering husband and her lost dreams of happiness.

The Headless Bride Captured with NightVision Camera
The Headless Bride Captured with NightVision Camera

 

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The Haunted Hotels From Around the World for Your Halloween Night

Boo!! ‘Tis the season once more, when everything scary, silly and strange becomes really cool (and we’re not talking about the American presidential election). Happy Halloween everyone!! October 31 is fast approaching and the gross and ghoulish will be out and about, looking for candy and trying to scare the bejeezes out of you. Seeing it’s about that time, to relate tales from the crypt, who are we to not pander to the masses and give our very own chilling list of haunted hotels from around the world.

During our extensive research we were surprised to find that Europe and North America seem to have an inordinate amount of spirits who just don’t want to leave their former residences (though we’re thinking with the recent economic downturn, many may change their minds and finally move on). Even so, there are places to stay around the world where spooks and specters float in the night…. Here is our top 13!

The Nottingham Road Hotel (South Africa)

What’s the best way to keep good staff? Don’t let them leave. This hotel in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has a barmaid who apparently decided the tips were just too good. The barmaid’s spirit has been known to move pots around the pub, open beer taps, ring a service bell (which was supposedly no longer in working order) and has even been attributed to deflating tires of certain guests. They were poor tippers of course.

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (USA)

There are so many haunted hotels in the United States, it was tough to pick just a few. We picked this one because it’s just so cool. The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California is supposedly home to the ghosts or Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift. Marilyn is said to haunt a full length mirror that was once in a room she was known to frequent. Guests have reported catching glimpses of the blonde bombshell in the mirror as they pass. Clift stayed in room 928 while filming From Here to Eternity and guests have reported being able to hear him pacing and rehearsing his lines.

Buma Inn (China)

The Chinese take their spirits seriously, and this one at the Buma Inn in Beijing seriously wants revenge. Apparently a guest at the Inn was poisoned by the chef and subsequently died. The chef was so upset about it, that he then killed himself afterwards. The murdered guest is said to be seen roaming the halls forever in search of the chef, looking to inflict his revenge.

Breakfast Creek Inn (Australia)

According to the Brisbane Visitor’s Guide this Brisbane hotel is apparently known to almost the entire population of Australia. If that wasn’t weird enough, it’s apparently haunted as well. It was built in 1889 by William Galloway, the former Lord Mayor of Brisbane. One night, apparently drunk, he fell from a second floor window to his death in 1895. Having undergone many renovations since then, his ghost is said to have been seen and heard wandering the older, original portions of the hotel.

Toftaholm Herrgard (Sweden)

Once home to a baron this hotel in Toftaholm, Sweden is haunted by a young boy. The boy, a commoner, fell in love with the baron’s daughter. The baron disapproved and arranged for his daughter to be married to someone else. On the day of the wedding, the boy hung himself in the rafters. His spirit is said to haunt room 324 where the rafters once were.

Genting Highlands Resort (Malaysia)

Located just north of Kuala Lumpur, this popular resort and casino has apparently seen its fair share of suicides by those distraught after incurring gambling debts at the tables. Various visitors have related stories of seeing a man jump from the top of the hotel only to vanish before hitting the ground. It’s also said there are rooms in the hotel that are not available to stay in no matter what the occupancy level of the hotel because of the strong presence of otherworldly spirits.

Ballygally Castle Hotel (Ireland)

It’s a castle, therefore it must be haunted. The Ballygally Castle Hotel is haunted by Lady Isabella Shaw, who was imprisoned here in the 17th century for the horrible crime of giving birth to a daughter instead of a boy. So distraught, she apparently jumped to her death clutching her daughter. Her ghost is said to be heard wandering the halls, knocking on doors…while holding her crying baby. Creeeeepy.

Dragsholm Slot – Hotel (Denmark)

Another castle (go figure), this one located in Sealand, Denmark is home to three ghosts; the Gray Lady, White Lady and the Earl of Bothwell. The Gray Lady is apparently a maiden who was so devoted to the castle she returns nightly to check on the grounds. The Earl of Brothwell was captured here in the 1500’s and imprisoned in the cellar where he subsequently went mad and died, now forever to wander the halls. The White Lady is a daughter of one of the former owners who fell in love with a commoner. Her father found out about the illicit affair and imprisoned her in the castle. During renovations in the 1930’s a skeleton in a white dress was found behind one of the walls lending credence to the tale.

The Stanley Hotel (USA)

We like creepy movies, and Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” is as creepy as they come. Based on the Stephen King novel, King himself based the Overlook Hotel in his book on The Stanley Hotel in Park Estes, Colorado. The Stanley is said to be haunted by its original owner F.O. Stanley and his wife Flora. Stanley’s ghost has been seen wandering the lobby, bar and Billiard Room while Flora continues to play the piano in the Music Room. Guests have reportedly heard music coming from the room. When they open the door the keys are seen moving on the piano as well, but as soon as they go closer to investigate, the music stops.

The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (Canada)

Set in picturesque Banff, Alberta the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is said to be haunted by a ghost bride. Legend has it that a bride was walking down the grand staircase to the lobby for her wedding reception. The “train” on her gown apparently brushed against one of the numerous candles used to light the lobby and caught fire. In her panic, she apparently tripped and fell down the stairs, breaking her neck. Her ghost has been seen wandering the halls still in her dress. Just more proof that eloping is the best choice.

The Savoy Hotel (India)

Famous as the inspiration for Agatha Christie’s first novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the Savoy Hotel in Mussoorie, India is apparently haunted by its former owner, Lady Orme. Murdered by sipping on some strychnine mysteriously placed in her medicine bottle, Ms. Orme’s murderer was never found. Her ghost has reportedly been seen aimlessly walking the halls of her old hotel.

The Langham Hilton Hotel (England)

An iconic hotel in the middle of London, the Langham is reputedly one of the most haunted hotels in the world, with as many as 7 different ghosts seen from time to time. Some of the ghosts are dressed in Victorian clothing, one of the ghosts is said to be that of a German soldier, another is said to be the ghost of doctor who murdered his wife and then killed himself, and the Emperor Louis Napolean III is said to haunt the basement. Room 333 is supposed to be the most haunted of all, in which a BBC reporter watched a specter appear from a floating, glowing ball, right in front of his eyes.

The Queen Mary (USA)

It’s a boat, a hotel and it’s haunted. How cool is that! The former luxury liner was bigger and faster than the Titanic in her day and was used to transport troops in World War II. Now permanently docked in Long Beach, California and converted to a floating hotel, the Queen Mary is reportedly home to various different ghosts. The boat has been the site of 49 deaths, so there could be a few ghosts to choose from. There is the sailor crushed behind Door 13 of the engine room, now seen roaming the halls only to disappear behind the very same door that killed him, there are the women in 30’s style bathing suits seen sitting around the first class pool (though the pool has been closed for decades) and there’s the little girl who drowned in the second class poolroom, often seen (and heard) in the area while clutching a teddy bear. There is apparently more, but we’re just too freaked out to continue talking about it.

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