Deborah CobbThere’s something about cemeteries that always tell a story of their own. You can read the headstones and learn about the generations before you. You […]
Category: Cemeteries
The Elephants of Showmen’s Rest in Illinois
Tucked away in a cemetery in Illinois is a strange sight to behold. A section of graves with 750 plots, but some headstones are only […]
The Spirit of Annabel Lee at the Unitarian Church Cemetery in Charleston
Some say the woman Edgar Allen Poe wrote about in his famous poem, Annabel Lee, may be buried at this cemetery
Mourning, Grief, and the Devil’s Chair in Missouri
If you’re Kirksville, you might want to think a little harder about sitting in the chair known locally as “The Devil’s Chair.”
The Wild Ghosts of Tombstone, AZ
Don’t forget to stop at Boot Hill Cemetery, where some of the graves are fictitious, but the spirits caught on camera within the fences are certainly anything but.
Bagpipe-Playing Spirits of the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery
Some claim to have seen the bagpipe player, dressed in full Scottish regalia, and watched him disappear into the night in front of their eyes.
Pilgrim Ghosts of Plymouth’s Burial Hill
Considered the Haunted Hometown of the US, Plymouth, Massachusetts has more than just historical tales about the U.S.’s first immigrant ancestors crossing the ocean blue.
Capital Apparitions in Old Cahawba, Alabama
From a 1500s destruction of the former town, to a bustling state capital, and finally, an archeological site lending more knowledge about the tribes who called it home before colonization.
The Urban Legend of the Hookman at Tillet Cemetery, Indiana.
Keep vigilant if you’re going to visit, and maybe keep the amorous activity to a minimum on Lover’s Land in Peru, Indiana.
Lady Bluebeard of Twin Falls, Idaho
That’s the situation we’re exploring today with the gruesome history of “Lady Bluebeard,” also known as Lyda Southard, a haunting figure in Twin Falls, Idaho.