The United States harbors a trove of chilling ghost stories. In West Virginia, the case of Elva Zona Heaster unfolds as her spirit revealed a murder concealed by her husband, marking the sole instance where a ghost’s testimony convicted a murderer.
South Carolina’s Pawley’s Island is home to the Gray Man, a benevolent apparition warning locals of hurricanes for two centuries. Resurrection Mary, a spectral figure in Chicago, stems from a hit-and-run incident in 1920, with sightings persisting along Archer Avenue. California’s RMS Queen Mary, now docked in Long Beach, is renowned for paranormal activities and apparitions of past crew members.
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The Bell Witch, haunting Tennessee since 1804, bewildered the Bell family with mysterious voices and predictions. Albuquerque’s Kimo Theater hosts the mischievous ghost of Bobby Darnell, a young victim of a tragic accident.
In 1848, New York’s Hydesville Park witnessed the Fox sisters communicating with a spirit, leading to the discovery of bones in the basement. New Orleans’ Jean Lafitte’s pirate lore ties to a mysterious shop with red eyes peering through cracks. Buckskin Joe, a mining town during the Colorado Gold Rush, tells the tale of Silverheels, a ghost appearing in a nearby cemetery.
Top image: The United States has many famous ghosts. Source: Lario Tus/Adobe Stock
