Finding Some Creepy Locals On Halloween
Halloween is the perfect time to visit the places that are considered to be officially “haunted”. Maybe there’s a local “haunted house” legend in your town, or in a location near by. If you’re planning to travel this Halloween season, then here are a few places that you’ll definitely want to visit.
People throughout the U.S. report paranormal activity on a daily basis.
Apparitions have appeared in many locations, to many different people,
throughout the years. Television shows have catered to paranormal stories and so
have books. But most of those stories are mere fiction, right? Fright sells,
it’s all a hoax. Wrong! Some of the most famous "haunted" places didn't get
labeled that way for no reason. It’s not a matter of what “sells” when it comes
to these Top Scariest Places in the U.S.A.
One of the scariest locations in the U.S.A. is Gettysburg, PA, scene of the
Battle of Gettysburg which occurred in the summer of 1863. By the end of the
bloody three day conflict, the battlefield was strewn with the corpses of
soldiers from both sides. Overwhelmed by the number of bodies, it took several
weeks for them all to be removed and buried.
Now those restless spirits from a war long ago fought can be seen walking,
fighting and dieing again and again on those same battlefields. And guests
visiting the "Devil's Den," and the Farnsworth House on Baltimore Street report
strange apparitions of Civil War soldiers, riders on horseback, and
"long-haired" cowboys. Some people claim that they've captured the ghosts on
film! Is Gettysburg the scariest U.S. location? You be the judge! But first,
read about this next location.
If you live anywhere near San Jose, California, you might want to visit the
Winchester Mansion this Halloween. Built by Sarah Winchester, heir of the
Winchester rifle estate, the Winchester Mansion was constructed over a period of
forty one years!
Sarah Winchester, a believer in the occult, was advised by her psychic to move
to California from Connecticut. According to Sarah's psychic, the Winchester
family was cursed and only by moving far away could the curse be kept at bay.
Sarah believed it all because after the death of both her baby and husband, a
curse was as good of an explanation as any. The bad spirits would follow her,
Sarah's psychic said, but they wouldn't harm Sarah provided that she continued
building on to her new home until the day of her death. Sarah obeyed.
Today the Winchester mansion has stairs which lead to blank walls and doors
which open to nothing. There are twenty-five bedrooms and chimneys with no
matching fireplaces. Sarah Winchester died in her sleep at the age of eighty
three and, of course, the Winchester Mansion was never fully developed.
Sometimes, especially during a full moon, visitors claim to catch a glimpse of
Sara Winchester’s ghost as it moves from room to room, dead end to false
passage, admiring the handiwork which kept the Winchester family curse at bay.
If the Winchester Mansion didn’t do it for you, then perhaps nearly the entire
city of Savannah, GA, often called “The most haunted city in America”, will be
more to your liking. With so many reportedly haunted homes, restaurants, shops
and hotels in the city, there is an official “Haunted Places Guide Map”
available which can help you plan your visit.
Be sure to visit the Hampton-Lillibridge house which was said to be so
“infested” with spirits that the owners had an exorcism performed to rid the
house of as many spooks as possible. Some still remain. There are so many
delightfully spooky locations to visit in America’s Most Haunted City that you
can take a guided tour!
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