When Abraham Lincoln was in the White House several séances are known to have happened. His son Willie, at the age of only eleven years, died in the Green Room of the White House during his administration. Former president Lincoln and his wife routinely held séances to try to contact the spirit of their son. Lincoln was famous for receiving advice from regular spirit visitors, such as the specter of the deceased Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster who begged Lincoln to continue with his plan of freeing the slaves.

In 1862 a well renowned medium named Charles Shockley came to the White House and performed levitation. It became such a popular occurrence that Lincoln even ordered members of his cabinet to stand on top of a grand piano that was levitating four feet off the ground. After Abe Lincoln’s assassination his distraught wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, desperately sought contact with him. She performed séances and used several mediums to try and contact the spirit of her deceased husband.

When Ulysses S. Grant and his household moved into the White House they had allegedly seen and spoken with the ghost of 11 year old Willie Lincoln in his old second floor bedroom. There was also a very controversial photo taken with Mary Lincoln and a ghostly apparition standing to her left; however, skeptics claim it was “double exposure.”

Former President Abe Lincoln is probably one of the most well-known and popular presidents of all time. He was also very mystical and able to generate an enormous psychic energy. In 1860 he reportedly told his wife that he saw in a vision his assured second term election and that he would be murdered before he could complete it. After that fatal day in 1865 several people have reported seeing his ghost all over the White House.

The Sightings of Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost

The first reported person to have seen Abe Lincoln’s ghost was the wife of former president Calvin Coolidge, Grace. She fondly remembers him standing at a window in the Oval Office, staring out over the Potomac with his hands behind his back. She saw his apparition many times during her live in the President’s home.

Lincoln’s ghost is known to have been sighted knocking on doors and walking back and forth through the second floor hallways of the White House. Some later president’s bodyguards were alarmed due to the mysterious footsteps they would hear coming back and forth down the hall.

Another famous account was that of a White House staffer who turned off the chandelier lights in the Lincoln bedroom, only to have them come back on mysteriously. Upon rushing into the bedroom to see the apparition, he was met with an enigmatic icy cold chill in the room, which he believed to be where the ghost of Lincoln had been.

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The Castle in the Air

Dr. Norman Baker started to conduct experiments that often ended in death to the patients. Many of his sadistic experiments took place in the infamous room 419, where several people died at his hands. A well-known and long term resident, Miss Theadora, was also one of his victims; many people who have spotted her apparition walking through the hallways believe that she is in search of the man who killed her or that she is trying to warn others of the danger.

The Crescent Hotel © by Frank Miller

Another widely recognized apparition wandering through the Crescent Hotel is Lula. She was murdered by the evil doctor on Christmas as he seemed callous and upbeat in his blue tie and white suit. The eventual trial that followed involved Lula’s husband Jon who testified that Dr. Norman Baker’s treatments did nothing to help her recover from her illness, and that the human experiments that he was conducting were in fact tortuous and caused the end of her life.

The aftermath of this trial exposed Dr. Baker as a fraud who did nothing but perform boiler room basement antics that were in fact a hoax and brought no benefits to humans whatsoever. It was discovered soon after that he had never possessed a medical license and became a fugitive.

To this day many guests have said that they’ve seen elegantly dressed ghosts and wraiths passing through walls, sitting down in chairs, and even having meals at several different tables in the famous Crystal River Dining Room.

If you go to the Crescent Hotel nowadays, you’ll be able to hear the sounds of silky dresses swooshing on by like there was no one there. Another famous ghost is known to wear a darker suit and a derby hat; it is usually seen in the hotel lobby tipping the brim of his hat at all the ladies passing by.

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General David Bradford originally built the plantation house known as “The Myrtles” back in 1796. And after a dozen or so owners there have been many strange sightings reported. Today, The Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana is one of the most haunted houses in America.

When General Bradford passed away in 1808 his widow sold the plantation home and its slaves to Ruffian Sterling. Sterling started to build and add many rooms to the house nearly doubling its size. The lore states that Sterling’s oldest son was brutally stabbed to death one night in the home over gambling debts. Not long after that Sterling’s son-in-law was shot while he was sitting on the front porch. He was barely able to crawl into the house before he died in the arms of his wife.

By 1951, there had been several owners that had come and gone and Marjorie Munson was the current owner of the plantation. She was the first to start reporting some of the paranormal occurrences happening inside the house. One of these was the infamous mirror within her house, which she reported seeing numerous ghostly apparitions appear randomly in the mirror.

The Myrtles Plantation Haunting

The legend of the plantation says that Sterling was a very mischievous man; one of his slaves named Chloe was also his mistress. As long as she kept him pleased she wouldn’t have to work all day in the fields breaking her back. She would usually listen to him through the door of his study to make sure he wasn’t unhappy with her.

One day Sterling caught her peeping outside his door and ordered her ear to be cut off. After that she was known to have worn a green turban to hide the hideous scar that the knife caused. Sometime after that Sterling ordered her to make a cake for his daughter’s birthday; she decided to make the cake using crushed oleander.

Sterling was the only member of his family who didn’t eat any of the poisonous cake and was in turn the only survivor. The other slaves, afraid that they would be punished for what Chloe did, found her in her quarters and hung her from the tallest nearest tree. After she strangled to death, she was cut down and her lifeless body was weighed with rocks and then thrown into the river.

To this day there are many people who believe that Chloe is still “hanging around” on the plantation. Several reports describe people seeing ghosts roaming through the plantation that match the description of the previous deceased owners.

Other noted occurrences are the ghost of a woman who wanders from room to room in search of something or someone, a ghost playing the baby grand piano just one chord over and over, a young girl that appears before thunderstorms and even a portrait that changes expressions. However, the most common sighting is that of a woman wearing a green turban, hanging from a tree.

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Do you get creeped out easily? Do the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you hear the word poltergeist? Well if you’ve watched the Blair witch project more than once and you like to hear spooky and eerie tales you are going to love the story of the bell witch.

The legend says that around 1817 in Robertson County, Tennessee, on the red river, John Bell came across a peculiar looking creature on his farm. This strange looking critter had the head of a rabbit attached to the body of a dog, and it was lurking in his cornfield.
John Bell fired at the strange looking animal and it disappeared. Later on the Bell family started hearing strange smacking and tapping noises on the outside of their log cabin. After several failed attempts to apprehend or even discover the rascal, these mysterious noises started to happen inside of their cabin.
The Bell family children, especially Betsy Bell started to complain of being attacked by an invisible presence. The poltergeist would move objects around the house, slap and pull Betsy’s face and hair and whisper faintly like an old woman singing religious hymns.

The Bell Witch Haunting

As time passed this ghostly apparition started to get stronger and more forceful. The noises were now of wild animals fighting and screaming, the clank of chains being dragged and images of deformed dogs and passed away family members materializing and then vanishing into thin air.

Bell Witch House

As the trouble intensified John Bell enlisted the help of his neighbor and friend James Johnston. Mr. Johnston was a very religious and skeptical man, he easily brushed off the supernatural occurrences as being mere coincidence. As he quickly met his match and his debunking efforts didn’t help he called in a popular hellfire Methodist preacher Rev. Gunn.

As the ecclesiastical efforts failed miserably, the attacks and haunting grew worse and more severe. The violent supernatural attacks on Becky became routine and the bell family had become almost helpless. The spirit was now to the point of clear communication; it would carry on understandable conversations and even had its own personality.

As word spread and curiosity increased, many visitors arrived to try and communicate with the apparition. As different people asked questions about the origins of the spirit and purpose for what is was doing there they were always given a different answer, except for one question.

“When will you leave?” was a question asked one candlelight night of the poltergeist and its famous reply was simply “not until John Bell was dead in his grave.” The apparition seemed to really have a strong dislike for Jack Bell and continued to torment him and his family. As the years passed and John Bell’s health started to weaken the ongoing physiological abuse gave him seizures and anyone who attempted to aid or help Mr. Bell was viciously assaulted by the spirit.

On a chilly December morning in 1820 John Bell faded off to sleep never to awaken. His funeral was one of the largest that the red river settlement had ever seen and even included a special guest, who gave mourners a full concert of cheerful drinking songs to celebrate its victory.

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Belcourt Castle

The man responsible for the design of this masterpiece was Richard Morris Hunt. The sprawling castle was built using a confluence of styles with the emphasis being laid on French Renaissance style architecture in unison with gothic décor. Today Belcourt Castle, also home to a number of artifacts and antiquities, is one of the most sought after properties and the third largest mansion in Newport. Although Belcourt Castle is known for its splendor it has also been in the news for the presence of paranormal activity that take place regularly.

The Ballroom

The ballroom in the castle is the place with the most number of unexplainable activities. A number of people have had different experiences but the most common ones include the presence of an entity behind your shoulder, objects being flung in the air, furniture being displaced or moved, the sound of footsteps, drop and rise in temperatures and doors shutting without warning. Some individuals have experienced a feeling of nausea and hate while in the ballroom and felt it disappear as soon as they exited. It is believed that the two salt chairs which are located in the ballroom of Belcourt Castle have a significant history of royalty and manic sense of mysticism. Salt chairs were used at a time when salt as a commodity was more valuable than gold and silver. The kings and rulers that adorned these thrones would open the seats on which they were seated and hand over salt stored in those chairs to their guests and well wishers.

The Salt Chairs

People attempting to take a seat on the salt chairs of Belcourt Castle find themselves being resisted by some unseen spirit that is adamant on denying them a seat. There have been instances where individuals have been flung off attempting to sit on them. Individuals have also experienced a dip in temperatures with an icy cold breeze blowing near the chairs. The significance of why male counterparts have experienced this strange phenomenon more remains a mystery. Another popular attraction is the statue of a monk covered in a robe that is believed to keep shifting its position. Although few people have reported this they were very clear about the events that took place. In the area of the ballroom where the ancient armor is stored individuals have experienced agonizing voices of torment that seem to communicate a warning to them.

There have been various interpretations of paranormal activity that have occurred at Belcourt Castle. Candlelight ghost tours are offered to the public to get a firsthand experience of the castle and marvel the exemplary and diverse forms of architecture.

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The Haunted Stanley Hotel

The Stanley Hotel has many stories but no of which have been violent, so it appears that the ghostly residents are just that, residents. Hotel workers and guests have commented on hearing the piano in the Ballroom being played, when it is investigated no one was found at the piano or even in the Ballroom. The employees of The Stanley Hotel believe that it is the wife of Mr Stanley that is the ghostly piano player.

Room 418 is said to have the most paranormal activity and the full 4th floor has the majority of the paranormal activity, the sound of children playing in the halls has been heard on a few occasions even though there have been no children around. There are reports of people seeing a man standing in their rooms and then running into the rooms closet, others have said they have seen someone standing in the middle of there room and then just disappearing.

The most prolific story to date is the one from GhostHunters TV show, while the camera crew were changing the tapes in their cameras a table had jumped two feet into the air! Now this would have been great evidence if caught on camera. Also, Ghost Hunter Jason stayed in the room of which a spirit stealing from guests is said to stay during the night he claims that the bed moved, closet doors locked and unlocked and his glass at the side of his bed cracked open from the inside.

I have been looking around for some stories about The Stanley Hotel and here is one that sticks out. A person was on a ghost tour of the hotel and happened to take this picture just out side the hotel. As you can see the window has a child at it, but the figure is very hazy when it shouldn’t be because that window is actually opened. The person that took the photo investigated into this photo and called the hotel. This is the response he got:

OK, the room number is 1211. Last Friday, there was a single man checked in that room who was part of a business conference. That doesn’t mean he DIDN’T have a child with him, but it is unlikely that he did. — Stanley Hotel

The Stanley Hotel - A ghost at the window

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The paranormal activity present in The Stanley Hotel is a lot, I do have no reason to think that there are any violent or bad spirits present. So if you are ever near The Stanley Hotel and are need of a hotel for the night, you know where to go.

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It was decided that the prison would be extended in 1929; however, the construction was not completed until 1959. In these 20 years the prison was grossly overcrowded with some cells having three inmates each.

West Virginia State Penitentiary has been the scene of many executions over the years it was operated as prison, either by hanging or electric chair. Yet, executions were not the only deaths in the prison: illness, overcrowding and riots killed many inmates.

The Haunting

Over the years visitors and paranormal investigators have reported being touched or feeling ‘something’ close to them, many have also felt that someone is watching them. Not only does this prison give most people the spooks because of the Gothic construction, but also sightings of three different ghosts are frequently reported.

The Maintenance Man

This is the most popular of the three haunting to come up. The time West Virginia State Penitentiary was a jail a prisoner working as maintenance man used to spy on the inmates and reported the other inmate’s bad behavior to the guards. One day when he was in the bathroom ‘the maintenance man’ was attacked by several inmates and killed. He is said to be lurking in the bathroom where he was savagely murdered, but he makes no contact with the living.

Robert the Inmate

Robert was an inmate who was violently murdered by the prison guards who were known to be physically abusive towards the worse inmates. They would beat them to ‘near’ death, but this time ‘near’ was too far and they killed Robert. His remains are said to be buried behind one of the walls in the prison. Robert’s spirit walks the prison to this day terrifying anyone he comes into contact.

Avril Adkins

Last, but certainly not least, is the story behind Avril Adkins. He was sentenced to hang by the neck until death. He was taken to the gallows for hanging but something went wrong during the execution process and Avril fell through trap door and landed on his head having serious head injuries. The guards picked him up, took him back up the stairs and hung him again. This time he died. Many visitors to the prison say they have seen him walking around the gallows where he died.

West Virginia State Penitentiary is now closed as prison, but operated as tourist attraction.

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Waverly Hills Sanatorium like any other haunted hospital has a gruesome past and lots of horrifying stories. Waverly Hills is situated in south western Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky, it opened in 1910. The hospital was opened due to the outbreak of Tuberculosis in Jefferson County the hospital was just a small two story wooden building just enough to treat 50 patients. With increasing repairs needing to be done to the wooden buildings its was decided that a more durable and permanent building should be built. The new building was opened in March 1924.

The Haunting

The haunting of Waverly Hills Sanatorium are well known to the locals and the paranormal investigators that have visited the hospital but I will share with you some of the most horrific and terrifying stories to come out of the wards of Waverly Hills.



Room 502

The most known story about Waverly Hills is that of Room 502. A nurse, Mary Hillenburg, was found hanged in the door way of Room 502 in the year 1928, it is thought it was suicide as she had recently discovered she was pregnant out with wedlock. There is a story that Mary Hillenburg was impregnated by a doctor of Waverly Hills who was actually married. He tried an abortion which killed Mary Hillenburg in the process and to cover his back he made it look like a suicide.

Another nurse later took her own life in 1932 by throwing her self out of the window of the room that she worked in, Room 502. There are no reports of why she would have committed suicide but there was a rumour that someone did in fact push her. There are also reports that people have seen shadows move across the floor and walls in Room 502, so was this nurse pushed to her death by a ghostly spirit?…

Body Chute

The Body Chute was a tunnel which lead from the back of Waverly Hills to the train tracks at the bottom of the hill. This tunnel was built for supplies and deliveries and ease of access, but when the outbreak of Tuberculosis hit the tunnel was used to transport the dead bodies out of the hospital by a motorised trolley. This was used as the patients that were being treated would originally see all the bodies of the dead patients leave the hospital by the front, which depressed the patients and in turn would kill them.

The Tunnel now is said to be haunted by the spirits which travelled the length of that tunnel. Voices and unidentified noises have been heard in the tunnel, while cold shivers have been felt by paranormal investigators.

So as you can see Waverly Hills is not for the light hearted of us, but this is surely one of the most haunted places in America, especially when you take in to account the rumored number of deaths, 63,000.

As commentators have pointed out that the Waverly Hills Sanatorium is the base for the movie Death Tunnel I have inserted an Amazon image link below for your convince, along with Spooked The Ghosts Of Waverly Hills Sanatorium, based on the same place.

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Alcatraz was originally a high security military prison, which opened in 1859. In 1933 it was then made a high security federal Prison for the most hardened and dangerous criminals. The conditions of the prison were terrible with a very strict management. If any inmate was to behave badly in anyway it would mean solitry confinement or even the a stretch in the dreader steel box. Due to the building literally crumbling away the prision was closed in 1963 but was made a national park.

Alcatraz Hauntings

The hauntings that have been reported by National Park staff have vary from voices to load noises behind a door.



Al Capone’s ghost
Al Capone is one of the well known prisoners of Alcatraz. While he spent the last years of his life in the High Security Prison, he joined a band where he played the banjo. While he was at Alcatraz he feared that he would be killed by other inmates if he was to spend his recreation time in the yard – Al Capone was then allowed to spend time practising his Banjo within the showers.

To this day National Park staff and members of the public taking the Alcatraz Tour have heard a noise which has been stated to be a Banjo, coming from the showers. This noise has never been explained and people are still reporting it.

Cell 14D – The Hole
Cell 14D is one the Hole cells where inmates were sent for bad behaviour. When the prison was open there was an incident where an inmate was sent to cell 14D. The inmate screamed though the night telling the guards of monster with glowing eyes was going to kill him. The next morning the cell was opened and the inmate had been strangled.

That same morning when doing a head count, the guards counted one extra prisoner. The guards that counted claimed to have seen the prisoner that had been killed through the night.

The Lighthouse
The lighthouse which was original built and then removed in 1909 is a paranormal hotspot to this day. many witnesses have reported that on foggy nights the lighthouse will appear with a light on and then disappear just as fast as it appeared.

The Utility Corridor
This is now known has the most haunted place in the prison. There was a night watchmen that heard noises from the corridor so opened the door to investigate, the noises instantly stopped so he flashed his light down the corridor and saw nothing that would cause the noise he then closed that door and the noises started again! He opened the door and again saw nothing.

The door to the utility door was once welded closed for an unknown reason, but it is believed that it was done for some paranormal reason.

Alcatraz has many haunted stories that can be found across the internet but the ones I have told you about are just the ones that I thought were interesting.

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Arguably the most haunted part of the ship is the engine room where tapping on pipes can be heard and lights can be seen. This is thought to be the apparitions of a young 17 year old, John Henry, who deceived the management of the ship in order to get a job on board, he was crushed to death while a fire broke out in the engine room which is now the main reception of the hotel.

There was a very mysterious death that occurred on the liner, a man asked a steward to help him get a female to keep him company through the night, in exchange of some cash. The steward took the gentleman’s luggage and stowed it away and shortly after a female was found, they then left together. The next morning the gentleman was missing from the dinning room so the steward went to his room looking for him and instead he found the corpse of the female and a lot of blood. After looking for the gentleman it was soon discovered that there was no trace of him on any of the logs and his luggage was gone which more than just one person dealt with.



The Queen Mary swimming pool is not innocent either, a little girl tried to slide down a banister into the pool, but a large wave hit the ship and she fell before getting to the pool and broke her neck. There have been and still are sightings of a little girl around the pool looking for her mother. Also, there were two women that have died within the pool area and are said to be roaming the pool side.

The Queen Mary also caused the deaths of around 300 sailors. While the ship was being used during the war, it zig-zagged trying to avoid enemy contact and inadvertently collided with the ship it was sailing with. The Queen Mary was then forced to leave around 300 survivors, who can still be heard from time to time banging on the side of the ship.

So as you can see The Queen Mary has been surrounded by deaths for decades, so are you sure you want to stay at the hotel?..

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