Borley Rectory stood in the quiet village of Borley in Essex, England, an imposing Victorian home that would eventually earn a chilling nickname: “the most haunted house in England.” Long before paranormal investigators arrived with notebooks and cameras, however, the people who lived within its walls were already telling strange stories. The rectory was built... Continue Reading →
Whatever You Do, Don’t Lose Count: The Legend of 100 Steps Cemetery
There is a lonely hillside cemetery in rural Clay County, Indiana, where an old staircase has inspired generations of people to ask one unsettling question: if you could learn exactly how you were going to die, would you really want to know? Known as 100 Steps Cemetery, Carpenter Cemetery, and Cloverland Cemetery, the burial ground... Continue Reading →
When Something Strange Came to Van Meter: The 1903 Visitor Mystery
For several nights in September 1903, something strange was reportedly happening in the small coal-mining community of Van Meter, Iowa. Residents began describing an unusual figure appearing after dark, moving through the town and eventually disappearing in the direction of an abandoned coal mine. What started as a peculiar sighting soon developed into one of... Continue Reading →
Exploring Tranquille Sanatorium: History and Hauntings
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Credit: Wikipedia Tranquille Sanatorium is located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, and was built in 1907 to treat tuberculosis, otherwise known as ‘The White Plague.’ The grounds that the hospital was built upon were previously used for ranching before the British Columbian government purchased the land for the construction of... Continue Reading →
The Legend of Lavinia Fisher
The First Female Serial Killer in the United States Lavinia Fisher(1793 – February 18, 1820) Lavinia was, according to urban legends, the first female serial killer in the United States of America. She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery - a capital offense at the time - not murder.... Continue Reading →