Ghosts And Ghouls

Did two sisters see a real-life banshee in the woods of Ireland?

“My Gran was from Ireland, and she often told my cousins and I scary stories about a banshee. She once said that when she was 13 she and her sister Mary were running an errand for their mum. They had to go through a wooded area to get to their destination. There was a small stream in the woods where kids liked to fish and play. As they approached the stream from a distance, Mary said to Gran,…

Reader Submission: The Hanged Man

In 1882, a transient named Charles Owen reportedly broke into a Tampa home and attempted to rape a young woman inside. Authorities arrested Charles, but he never got a trial. Instead, an outraged mob broke into the jail and hanged Charles soon after his arrest. Now, the hanged man reportedly haunts Tampa’s historic Oaklawn Cemetery. Here’s a story I received from a reader who’s sure she…

Ghost Photo: The Shadow

Taken at an abandoned tuberculosis hospital in Allen County, Ohio, this photo reportedly shows a shadow person. Do you think it’s real?

The hospital closed in 1972, but some locals believe the patients who died there are still around. Eerie activity includes rhythmic pounding sounds, shadowy figures that drift through walls, and disembodied screams.

Have a real ghost photo you’d like to…

True Ghost Story: Kunekune

In Japan, there lives the legend of kunekune, a wiggly white figure that appears in rice fields on hot summer days. Similar to Slender Man, the kunekune is unnaturally tall and slender and kills anyone who comes too near. But is there truth to the creepy tale?

Legend has it kunekune appears in secluded places like rice fields, mountains, or even the open sea and resembles fine cloth or a paper…

10 Creepy Japanese Urban Legends

Every country has its own cultural folklore. In the UK, you might be creeped out by black dogs. In Australia, you might be terrified of the Bunyip. Below, read about 10 Japanese urban legends that have been causing the Land of the Rising Sun nightmares for generations.

10. The Noppera-bō

The The Noppera-bō, translated as “faceless ghosts,” are mysterious creatures that seem to delight in…

Reader Submission: Wandering Spirits

For 80 years, the Wyoming Frontier Prison housed some of the state’s most notorious criminals, including a woman who poisoned her father’s pie and a train robber known as the gentleman bandit. Hundreds of inmates died at the old prison in Rawlins, and rumor has it many of them are still around.

Paranormal activity at the former jail includes strange lights, disembodied voices, and shadowy…

Do Ghosts Walk Salem’s Historic Hawthorne Hotel?

Named after famed author and Salem resident Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Hawthorne Hotel opened to great fanfare in 1925. More than one million visitors have passed through its doors, including the cast of Bewitched, former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton, actress Bette Davis, and many others. However, legend has it some guests never checked out.

Eerie events at the Hawthorne include…

5 Haunted Places in Greenville, South Carolina

I live in Greenville, South Carolina, a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. While Greenville isn’t famously haunted like other cities in the South, it has its share of ghostly legends. From a historic hotel to a cursed bridge, here are five haunted places in my hometown.

Greenville Army-Navy Store

Veteran Harry Zaglin opened the Greenville Army-Navystore in 1946, and…

12 Scary Asian Demons and Ghosts

Asia is home to many interesting cultures, each with varying traditions. With this comes a huge assortment of spirits and ghosts that haunt the midnight streets. From underwater ghosts to mummified zombies, here are 12 of the scariest Asian entities.

Chinese Spirits Ox Head and Horse Face

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Extremely popular in China and Japan, these two spirits guard and confine the…

Ghost Photo: The Shadow Person

A pair of sisters took this photo at their father’s home 15 years ago. While looking through a box of old pictures, one sister discovered this strange image. Who, or what, is that in the doorway?

Have a ghost photo you’d like to share? Email it to [email protected].

Reader Submission: Ma Barker’s Fury

The infamous Barker house

On January 8, 1935, FBI agents surrounded the home of gang matriarch Kate “Ma” Barker and her son Fred. After an intense shootout lasting several hours, Ma and Fred succumbed to the hail of bullets. Legend has it Ma still haunts her former home and harbors an intense hatred of law enforcement. Here’s a story from a retired police officer who encountered Ma on the 70th…

7 Haunted Places in Wyoming

Wyoming is renowned for its wild beauty and rugged train. It’s also home to a host of spirits. From a entombed laborer to a headless bride, here are seven of The Cowboy State’s most infamous ghosts.

Old Faithful Inn – Yellowstone National Park

A number of chilling tales surround Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn, but the most famous involves a headless bride who lingers in the crow’s nest.

Ghost Photo: The Nurse

Taken at the abandoned St. Crispin’s Hospital in Northhampton, England, this photo appears to show a black-clad figure leaning out a window. Is it a ghost?

According to the photographer, the upper floors at St. Crispin’s are burned out or missing, making it nearly impossible to access the window pictured.

“The windows shown consist of no glass or plastic sheeting on the upper floors, they…