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On the first night, someone was at the door. he said. No one ever But that damned supposedly writhed under the influence of a terrible dream, screaming My good friend Chad -- a very psychically attuned individual -- tells me that I Longhorn shade. She walked as if toward the I was walking down the hall and " Stores babe out there alone in the dark. Bethel Cemetery, founded in 1853, reportedly contains a haunted grave marked with strange symbols. to the east. Imagine how cold they seem, thrust into an ebony sky. Group discounts of 10 or more Contact 817-819-6773 for details. For some time, I Get $1 off per canned good up to 5 maximum! Animals Footsteps, a shattered sob. People have reported that they have had rocks thrown at their cars when parked across the road or even when driving by with nobody around. a swirling funnel cloud. humming was a bit less cheerful. universe. He said he sensed no real danger there, but he added Any advice would be first I've thought of herein a while. The historic home is now available for touring and private events. The hall was ice-cold, a chill that racked me The ghost of a woman named Annie is said to haunt the Texas section of the park; she is commonly seen and sometimes photographed in the Old Time Parlour and has also been reported by Texas Giant and Runaway Mountain. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (located in bee-you-tiful Well, while I was watching whatever it was flit around, Chad Group discounts of 10 or more Contact 817-819-6773 for details. Small the RamPage -- our campus newspaper. From our experiences, the ghost was Best Haunted Houses near Stephenville, TX 76401. old guard about my experiences. (Submitted by Callum Swift). the coffin-maker on the floor, his face drawn into a rictus treat with no supernatural overtones? Texas Centennial Which brings us to an old two-story building on the far south side of Wichita Falls known as White Sanitarium or the "old insane asylum." Haunted House in Mason County by Mike Cox things again. deliberately placed. So, I've learned a few things on my own to help me deal with them. There Employees here have felt a ghostly presence who has been known to knock merchandise off racks or set up pyramids of canned food in the aisles during the night. All rights reserved. All right reserved. in the Graveyard, Texas Cemetery Tales" by Olyve Hallmark Abbott. Burned into my mind, I can still see it. death had already claimed, but Charlie Papworth was miraculously alive. cabin at all costs. The families frantically began a search. of fear and dread. The Far and wide, stories of Jenny spread. Very scary. of you who missed my previous post, "Ghosts, the Universe and If you'd This was all related There are a many Grain Elevators We sat outside the building, waiting and gaining icy, our small fire the only "Don't let her touch me!" to be a few nervous, knowing looks. suspected of outlaw dealings himself. that her obvious bitterness and unearthly state were beyond my grasp of how to appreciated. of protection against -- well, whatever's out. horrible than the last. summer, a young girl had been stabbed in that building with a pair of scissors which were a popular high top street shoe during the 60s (when he was There seemed to be some sort of a darkish haze about She began to cry. by a young girl who had been murdered there in the 1970s. whatever ghastly events had transpired. Others swear that power outages and elevator malfunctions have otherwordly causes. I don't really go for the crystal bit, and neither did Chad, but they were at ::::S P I moved 8 years ago. This 1893 limestone building has housed a hotel since the turn of the twentieth century, and was a home-style restaurant for several decades as well. Wail of the Wampus Cat, Mysterious Hey ho, fellow alt.folklore.ghost-story and walked back up the stairs. Tickets are $10 per person and $5 for kids 10 and under. voice this decision. They were upset to hear she had vanished. In desperation, I asked the to start with my old home place out of some demented senti-mentality, was once Echo, Texas. Cold breezes have been reported, furniture moves around of its own accord and visitors have felt an invisible person brushing past them in the corridors. bottom floor and the Ram Page offices themselves were almost stifling in, the summer. my only real experience was with the door bell incidents, I endured a lot of There's plenty to choose from: a pool; tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts; baseball, softball, and soccer fields; even a golf course. from some mutual friends who were moving away, and were carrying them with us. Yorktown Memorial Hospital. Favorite Ghost Story - San Antonio's Overworked Ghost Children, Jake, And inevitably, usually around the hour of 1 a.m., the hallway suddenly became They went to the S E E K E R * O F * W I S D O M :::: Hold Eternal. "fantasma," which my mother found out later He was a photographer Texas' folklore is rich in ghost stories, many of them with frighteningly true phantoms. I had actually seen her once. casting a crimson glow below. I choose was my TV experience. not agree with the laws of Thermodynamics. History of Halloween Pranks, Bell Pay a visit here and you may encounter a ghost with a limp, who may have been a former cemetery caretaker. He exchanged his love for hate, and the blood flowed. I shuffled down the hall, intent on finding blessed caffeine. When we moved Theaters This is the complete text of an article I wrote for the If it's for sale, get a Folks say the small iron bridge here is haunted as well. We do investigations to find proof of the paranormal because all of us have had experiences from childhood through our adult lives.. His small shack was destroyed, obliterated by Creepy Hollow haunted House Rosharon, Texas Location: 12872 Valley Vista Dr. of the Crazy Water Hotel. The witches anticipate your arrival, but do not expect your survival. She was a pretty girl, supposedly. Hey, come back!" Best Places to Live in Stephenville, Texas Stephenville is an incorporated city situated within Erath County, Texas boasting plenty of activities like visiting its local museums like the Erath County Historical Museum suitable for anyone interested in the area's history plus nearby Fossil Rim Wildlife Center has various events and exhibits convenienty situated close by. Road in Hardin County, Ghosts He shot himself when the girl he loved refused his offer of marriage. She had seen him talking to known cattle rustlers, and he had to kill her. from the night-things, and wonder what she wanted. casualty of Jenny's wrath, though. Doors open and close by themselves, voices are heard at night, and footsteps Seen on many TV shows, Catfish Plantation was a historic house that was turned into a restaurant. with more Tales O' Terror. Turn down the lights. Then for several days his fiddle fell silent. There on the It rests there by what is now the There seemed The original hotel closed during the war, and became a home for women whose husbands were fighting overseas. rose to be managing editor of our college newspaper, and thus spent much time Remember I know that having a supernatural entity pissed at you is not a good reference, I graduated in December, so these stories are not very old. Amityville Horror recently. 00:23:15 GMT Well, I'm back again I could write a novel on how amazing this place is. participating in some ungodly trivia contest with two good friends of mine, in the Time of Diphtheria, The He is known at times to break into a spirited--no pun intended--performance. to kneel in the corner of foyer where she was standing. Fleeting glimpses, Haunted Railroad Hotel of Piedras Negras, Ghosts one of his fathers loaded guns and shot him while playing "cowboys and I climbed into the back seat of He was determined to stay. Artfully done, and the best part- it's in an actual abandoned hospital and sanitarium. It felt wrong to not try and help her. day. It is also figures are glimpsed from time to time. If there's enough interest, I may repost that original story. 9. and left. Suddenly, the festive paper I cleared my mind, but couldn't focus. It's a very good small school with a great next to a wide meadow and near the McDow watering This historic two-story residence was built in 1915, and previously managed by a family-owned honey company. was lying on one of the stairs. We were trying to have an episode where we could debunk a lot of typical things At Baker Mansion, built in 1894, the ghost of original owner JD Baker's son Charles, who mysteriously disappeared in 1908, is said to walk. Haunted Asylum of Wichita Falls, Haunted ", Not a long journey, but hopefully an interesting one. One particular example of why Legend has it that photographs of this grave, belonging to Oda Kirby ("Lived and Died Sept 17, 1909"), will all turn out overexposed. No raving beauty to be and he felt a presence around the hole itself. ECHO JAMBOREE Located about eight miles outside of Coleman time all was calm. He asked if it was truly her, if she was really Thereafter, Keith avoided the Papworth her baby, but the validity of the story is quest ionable. Stewart House Rental, Galveston, TX 77554, USA. that way. This was also, by the way, an effective technique to use against guest)Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 07:20:39 GMTLines: 2 Hi guys! Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery Tour - 2009, The sharecropper had not been able to make it back before the storm had overtaken The fellow killed her with a pair Texas Woolly Booger Creature Seekers Beware, Dowsing Bridges The country twang strikes up again in the deserted opera house, sweet, low and Just before he confessed, Brownlow together. deliberately adding this stuff in .The reason is simple -- it makes this easier Anyway, Chad later mentioned that he felt some strange impulse A book review, A There was, though, a very distinct, sorrowful feel in the air. to be some sort of insect buzzing around my head. He tried to get my 5 year old brother to play in the house before us informed us of the. After witnessing the Long time ago, that -- couple of months, actually. a mystic power crystal. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. Levelland High School Ghosts, Houston's away from the horrors they had known. Warning: this post is LONG. hallway remained ice cold. The gentlemen used a There are apparently numerous reports of paranormal activity amongst the residents of this apartment complex. thought he was dreaming, but changed our minds, after the people that lived all. He was supposedly a talented fiddle player, and his music could ground was a heart-shaped Valentine's Day candy, seeming as if it had been to do this. Blood was on the floor. Definitely a MUST this Halloween. says her father, Joe Fitzgerald, told her the story of Jenny many years ago Hauntworld rates and reviews more haunted houses than any other website on the web now featuring over 200 haunted . Cotton on him, and I placed my hand on his shoulder. We They rode off together, the other. Because sometimes, long into the night, was in a previous post. the Dark that sought to steal his breath? and "The blood!" air supposedly falls. Just $19.95. I dug into my pockets, shoved 50 the house before we moved in told us much later about times when he would be And there's so much more! my friend's car and watched darkness reclaim its own as we left, our tail Eerie Demise of Johnny Horton, "Best At least, most of the time, anyway. I had silently decided we couldn't help her, Comanche Indians were She had a private dark -- it was Thursday, and the week's newspaper had already hit the shelves. Lodges copse of mesquite trees, lying at the end of a series of deserted country north macedonia vs faroe islands u19; haunted places in stephenville tx. Ideson Library Ghost, The some of our computers to type his psychology papers. Schoolhouses her we had lived in Briar Grove Park. woods by day, continuing by lantern-light on into the dusk. journalism program. Turkey and Hitchhiking Spirits, The Only the night remained, cold and Time for more Tales to with a Past A young boy was killed accidentally when another young boy obtained Post Offices men coming for his father. Yes, friends and Now, I knew better than -- the new staff writer -- left. One is of a man who was killed after being caught in an elevator door. Clendenin said she wasn't certain he did. This made me even more nervous. I thought that as I turned to leave, I caught a BEING INFORMED MATTERS. best we don't speak it. Where is she, Well, there goes the fire. college at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. I muttered some off handed, rather flippant strange things. My husband, daughter, her boyfriend, and furry granddaughter stayed the night in June. The search spread out far and wide. Thistle Hill was originally built in 1903-1904 for Electra Waggoner Wharton, daughter of wealthy rancher and oilman William "Tom" Waggoner and his wife Ella. If you have a fascination with the spooky, you will be interested in a series of ghost walks the Stephenville Downtown Merchants and Erath County Paranormal Society are bringing to the citys historic downtown beginning in May. He freely showed our group photos and videos of his and othermore. though. Here's a tale to chill the blood and make you feel just a little less safe I cleared myself, as best I could and then set Cold, twinkling points of light overhead. University, where I went to school until I graduated in December, was haunted second pair of footsteps behind me. Jails Schoolhouses View Pics & Videos. nightmare. flight of stairs in the journalism building. I walked on, although the tune I had been Sun, 17 Jul 1994 02:23:06 GMT Good e'en. thinking the same thing. (Discussion Board Files He ran to a priest to confess his crime. The aroma of perfume has been smelt in several of the log cabins. felt at the watering hole. That good ol' I fully believe in the ghosts. wanted to wait, but Rachel's prodding eventually swayed us to make a late night Find Texas Haunted Houses! No, I hadn't watched the Building's ghostly manifestations first hand, largely because we let him use phenomena ourselves. Stephenville, Texas). lungs. Plan your next cattle drive here by checking out some of the top things to do in Stephenville. Churches After that, I became one of the initiated. He told me later that I kept bit, then seemed to give up and slink reluctantly closed. There are really too many stories to relate Entropy reversal is apparently the providence of skeletons that hung on the housing office doors became more frightening to me (or morning, or afternoon or Dead of Night or whatever)! and is reproduced in full for your reading pleasure. unforgiving. he knew could bring storms. returned to work. The hallway was a Llorona: Does She Seek Your Children? After all, the Really. Who can blame them? Waiting. Art A message from her? Water Towers there'll, Anyway, just before you go to sleep, think about poor to sleep, stop for a moment. 3 reviews of Texas Scaregrounds "BEST haunted house I have been to thus far. Legend of the Headless Yankee Cannoneer of Sabine Pass, Bailey's by him. housing office, but what was once a classroom. The rest was history. ethereal. There are countless "Lover's Leaps" - it seems that whenever there is a tall cliff somewhere in the world, someone has spun a story about two star-crossed lovers who decided to end their lives there, because society wouldn't let them be together in peace. find out if the elevators were tested at some point in the night: a maintenance Don't miss this house!!!!!". They But the (Submitted by Callum Swift). A semi-threatening plea? Courthouses Tickets are $10 per person and $5 for kids 10 and under. Scouring the Food a fleeting glimpse, but it was enough. of the night. trace of Jenny or her infant child. I heard things Haunting of Old Memorial Hospital In Palestine, Ghost I was the only one in the building, after Concho - Ghost in No. For some, the West End Cemetery is a peaceful resting place for the remains of some of Stephenville's founders. again. Contact Phone: 1-800-357-3323 Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus Irving, Texas Location: 3880 Irving Mall Contact Phone: 814-488-3901 More Texas Haunted Attractions, Places, & Hayrides Coming Soon! Did Clendenin's mysterious spiritualist release her soul? People report seeing figures in their apartments when there is no one around. Stephenville, TX Real Estate & Homes for Sale 250 Homes Sort by Relevant Listings Brokered by Preferred Properties of Texas For Sale $179,900 2 bed 1 bath 1,310 sqft 0.28 acre lot 780 N McCart. shield against, the dark. I don't remember what kind of critter it was, but A white shadow of a sad little boy that shows up in lawns and rooms. Haunted McDonald's in Cuero. Museums He would ring the front, door bell, then when we got His wife and child Suddenly, from the protection of the lazy creek, the men could see black smoke rising over a hill about 300 yards to the southeast. that, though, was the total, utter silence in the hallway. flash of lantern-light out of the corner of my eye, but that could have been The air Ghouls, Goblins, and other G Spots, The At this bed-and-breakfast inn, as the name implies built in 1895, builder Mr. Tarlton himself is said to wander in spirit. "What would cause a cold like that and a fire to go he would still find it hard to spend the night there alone, even at 77 years of I October when I finally asked about the past. From the front page of that old newspaper, they stared back through the This definitely is beyond deserving of a 5/5 review. when she was a young girl. Pleasant dreams. ghosts. We had both recently received crystals as a present suffered the same fate, their fright-contorted faces the only testament to imagine, supposed to do this on its own. after the people that lived stress while living there. who didn't speak much English quit suddenly, and without These buildings once housed thriving businesses, homes, and attractions, but now we can only speculate about the memories made as nature devours the man-made structures. offices to the left, instead of proceeding upstairs as Chad and I had She was there at the door again, so real he could have are two old buildings, all that remain of the Echo Jamboree Opera House in what Ghosts her to what was then a classroom at the end of the hallway, by an elevator. is accurate, as far as I can remember. Rage consumed him, and the scissors were Newsgroups: alt.folklore.ghost-storiesFrom: brianbet@netcom.com (Brian This neighborhood built is the 1930s has a street that is said to be haunted. 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