In a remote part of Nevada lies the small town of Tonopah. Once a thriving mining community, now best known for holding the terrifying Clown Motel. It seems a strange mix, clowns and a motel, but it is this differentiator that has caused the Clown Motel to become world famous, though many still see it as a scary mix. There seems to be a lot going on within the vicinity of the Clown Motel, especially […]
In the small picturesque town of Atchison, Kansas sits a former home that holds such notoriety many fear to enter it, this place is known as the Sallie House. Built in the early 1900s, the property was originally home to the town’s doctor and gained its name one fateful night, when a frantic mother brought her six year old daughter to its door step. The young girl was in a great deal of pain and […]
Now disused and permanently docked in Alameda, California, the USS Hornet remains one of the most successful and decorated ships of the United States Navy. It is also said to be one of the country’s most haunted. It was commissioned in 1943 and by March of 1944, sailed out of Pearl Harbor, ready to fight in WWII. The ship was an impressive aircraft carrier equipped with fighter, bombing and torpedo squadrons that managed to shoot […]
Hollywood is a place filled with glitz, glam and well known throughout the world for being the home of film. One of the area’s most iconic and recognizable landmarks is the Hollywood Sign, which originally read “Hollywood Land” and was erected as part of a real estate development marketing campaign. For many years, people have claimed that the Hollywood sign is actually haunted. This seems to fit in with the dark and at times seedy-side […]
Griffith Park is one of the most popular attractions within the city of Los Angeles. There is plenty to see and do within the park, including the famously haunted Hollywood Sign and the abandoned, Old LA Zoo. But there is a dark side to this park, which was once claimed to be cursed. Plenty of dark deeds have taken place within the confines of Griffith Park. Crimes, suicide, murders and the disposal of bodies have […]
The White Horse Tavern is a comfortable watering hole located in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The bar originally opened in 1880 under the name the Longshoremen’s Bar. It wasn’t until the 1950s and 60s that the bar gained its reputation in the literary community, which it retains to this day. It was around this time that many notable writers began to frequent the bar, truly providing it with a unique identity and drawing in […]
Along one of the most pristine and picturesque stretches of Californian coastline rests a notorious, yet grand lighthouse. In 1889 the Point Sur Lighthouse was commissioned to be built as a way to protect ships entering the dangerous waters that surround it. Although the lighthouse was positioned strategically and had an incredibly bright light, it was unable to prevent a number of disasters that occurred in the area. At least a dozen shipwrecks, many of […]
Lake Shawnee is an allegedly haunted and abandoned amusement park. The thought of such a location may send a chill down one’s spine, but it is the blood-curdling history of the land that this site was built upon which will truly give you the chills. The first dark moment in this location’s history occurred when the Clay family purchased land in West Virginia during the late 1700s. This land was intended to house the Clay […]
