Shadowlands Haunted Places Index - Missouri In Missouri Warning Any places listed in the Haunted Places requires permission to visit or investigate. Many of the places are patrolled by the authorities, trespassers will be prosecuted. Adrian - Young's Mansion - Young's Mansion was known by locals as one of the most haunted mansions known. Several people have been in the old slave tunnels found under the house leading into the barn. The chains are still on the walls. There is a mans voice heard by many people, which have been yelled at to "leave" and leave they did...footsteps up the stairs and in the hallways, slamming doors, rocking chairs. High-pitched screams can be heard all over the property. The place is now being torn down to stop children from being hurt from entering the house. but even being torn down, just driving by the property will send chills up your spine. Agency - Agency Cemetery - Haunted by many ghosts. One in particular is a child named Mary. She is blamed for unlatching the gate and leaving it open. Albany/ New Hampton - The Cross - This is an old one room cabin that sits at the bottom of a large hill. Cabin has been secured with an old fashioned cot, old wooden table and chair, and a large bible on the table. At the top of the hill, an extremely old, 15 to 20ft cross. Its has been reported that if you look into the cabin the bible will be closed, and if you go to the top of the hill and touch the cross, go back and the bible will be open. This happens regardless of the fact that it is completely secured. Finding this location is extremely difficult, a maze of gravel and dirt roads. Is said to have been a cemetery site at one time, and then owned by a cult in the '60s and 70s where many animals were found sacrificed. Alton - Sugar Shack Road - About 100 years ago on this road there was a woman that lived here by her self for many years. They accused her and two others of using witchcraft so they hung them with chains and on every Halloween around midnight you can drive down the road and hear the chains dragging on the top of your vehicle when you go under the tree. Arcadia - Arcadia Academy - Built in 1840 as a Methodist High School and it also served as a hospital for Union forces during the Civil War. The Academy was purchased by Catholic nuns in 1877 and became a girl's school until it closed in 1971. This beautiful Academy is now a Bed and Breakfast and an antique store. Pictures taken inside the school and on the grounds surrounding it show orbs, vortexes and mists. These pictures appear on the Academy's web site. Apparently haunted by the nuns who once ran the school; door open and close at night by themselves. There is a large cemetery on the property where the sisters are buried. ARNOLD - WHEREBERG ARNOLD 14 CINE - every since this place was built there was said to be an evil presence by everyone then and now. as the years past the most common things that have been reported are the following: during movies there are sudden bone chilling wind gusts that hit you from nowhere, people have felt an unseen thing touch them all over the movie theater, workers that come in at midnight to clean have seen shadows and ghostly figures traveling in the hallways and auditoriums, and last but not least reflections of bloody and disfigured people in the mirrors in the bathrooms. Aurora - Nursing Home - An elder man and woman, who never seem to converse, have been seen from the hallways just as they enter rooms--but never located! The kitchen area has poltergeist activity: heavy coffee container thrown to the floor when no one was near it, stove burners turn on by themselves. Most chilling was when a small juice glass-the old green type that used to come in oatmeal boxes-appeared in midair, hovered, and then crashed to the floor. The shards were real, but no such glasses were in the kitchen! These events have been witnessed by more than one person at the time and never explained! Auxvasse - 9 mile bridge - Supposedly, a long time ago, black women were hung there, and slave children were drown in the creek. When you shut your car off on the bridge or near the church and cemetery, and go to start it again, it makes funny noises. When you sit in the ledge of the bridge, take your shoes off, and dangle your feet above the creek, you can feel a weird tickling feeling on your feet. Myth says it's the slave children drown there tickling your feet. You can see peculiar lights like sets of eyes that blink every now and then, under the bridge, in the trees along the creek, and in the cemetery up on the hill by the creek. Also, if you go out on a dark night, when there has been no running water...in forever, stop your car on the bridge, and roll down your windows, you can hear what sounds like water running in the creek, but also strangely, foot steps in the weeds and leaves. If you stay and hang out for a while, like an hour or more, when you come back to your car, there are what appears to be foot and hand prints on your hood and windshield. - June Update/additional Information - it's said that if you turn your engine off on the bridge that it won't start again. You'll have to push the car off the bridge onto the gravel road to get it to start. The poster tried this once and it started right back up. There's another variation to the story, but it's the same thing as what was submitted about Albino Farm Bridge in Springfield, Mo. There's also the ghost of a woman seen walking on the bridge at night. There may not be any truth in these stories about either place. Of all the people talked to about these places over the years, no one ever says that they themselves have seen anything. So it may be urban legend. Bellefontaine - Fort Belle - The fort hauntings have raised many questions over the years. People have claimed to see, hear, and feel things constantly. The most eerie of all of the hauntings though is at the staircase. The staircase is an old WPA project consisting of about 5 tiers. Most pictures taken of the staircase reveal a dark red smoke near the first or second stairs when you shoot from the ground up. This experiment has been done many times by many different cameras and ALWAYS this red light shows up in many different places near the first or second tier of steps. Belleview - Belleview School - In the 80's a child that was in Kindergarten fell off the swing set and was killed. It is said that on a day when the wind is calm, the swing will swing by itself. Also, the playful child runs the halls, as you can hear him at night. Benton - Bethel Campground Cemetery - At night you can hear voices coming from the cemetery and blue lights floating through it. Berger - Mac's Cafe - This is a horrific scene of a step father who was kicked out of his home for being abusive...they lived in one of 2 apartments (street side) above the bar/restaurant. The man returned one night with a shot gun and shot out the apartments windows and through the security door leading to the apartments. When he entered the apartment , his step-son was ready for him and returned fire with his own gun at point blank range, shooting him in the neck and nearly decapitating him. The man "visits" his old bedroom and roams the building late at night "watching" people. A particular 3 year old begged his mom to tell "THAT MAN" to stop bothering him at night. The patrons of the bar reported weird noises from the apartment upstairs, and odd occurrences in the lower level. Weeks after the incident, a pencil drawn pentagram with his mothers face drawn into it was found on the backside of the step son's bedroom door. The mother was not harmed. It is said that the dead man appears in full spectral appearance, and has been mistaken for a live person, wearing hiking boots, jeans and a flannel shirt. Live snakes have also appeared in this apartment. The incident occurred around 1986 or 1987. The bar may now be closed, it is a large white building on the corner at the end of town, on the right...the old bank building is on the left. Blue Springs - Lobb Cemetery - feeling of being watched, little boy seen, orbs of light apearing in pictures that wasnt there when visited. Bolivar - Catholic Cemetery - Go south of Bolivar on 13Hwy turn right onto highway when you get to the tower with blinking lights you'll be at the cemetery. It's a pretty new cemetery cut into a hill but it's haunted by a black figure. Blackwell -formerly listed in Bonne Terre - Upper Blackwell Road - Many people think this road is evil. There is a restaurant located on this road where Satanism is believed to be practiced. Disappearances have frequently occurred here. On a bridge named Black Tram, legend states that if you drive across it and flash your lights three times, a ghost car will chase you away. There is also a sign that vanishes into thin air as you drive past it and even a ghostly couple who tries to flag down cars. Whenever a car slows down however, the couple vanishes. Boonville - Kemper Military School and College (closed down) - The ghost of the female cadet can be seen jogging around the track and disappears near where she was killed. The bridge is further back than that spot. Boonville - Kemper Military School and College (closed down)- A barracks - can see civil war solider in door way. It was the old band barracks also known as female barracks - Ghost clad in black know as the shadow seen in hallway will open windows and slam doors. Can hear foot steps walking stairs. Boonville - Kemper Military School and College (closed down)- C barracks - has footsteps that can be heard. During refurbishing, the footsteps could be heard, and when investigated, nothing found, even though there was dust and dirt on the floor, and foot prints would have been made, but no foot prints were found there. Boonville - Kemper Military School and College (closed down)- D barracks - can see figure standing in window at night on the floor that was closed down is ghost of cadets that died in the infirmary during the early days (late 1800s and early 1900s) because medicine had not advanced. Boonville - Kemper Military School and College (closed down)- old bridge leading to the golf co - Apparition of a female cadet has been spotted. Branson - Animal Safari Rd - A wagon train once passed through here, where some of its passengers were killed. People feel cold chills at night through the valley on this road. Branson - Dewey Bald Mountain - In the mid-90's a plane crashed on the north face of the mountain. People have seen hitchhikers near the site of the crash asking for rides to the airport where the plane was scheduled to land. Branson - Inspiration Point - On the site of the Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama, people have seen the ghost of an old Civil War spotter wandering the hill upon horseback. Branson - Music City Centre - Many ghosts haunt this business, including a little girl employees named Amy who likes to simply play. Another old male apparition has been blamed for elevators shutting down and electrical items going bad. Branson - Noland Road - Off Sycamore Church Road off 248 Hwy near Branson, the old trail used to pass by this road, near the old town of Garber. People have witness the imprints of saddle blankets and handprints in the dust on the backs of cars after driving this road. Branson - Sycamore Church Road - There are the remains of a burned down house on the paved section of this road. Rumor has it that a family died in the fire, and people have felt cold chills when passing by the house. - June 2008 Update / Correction: The house was burned by some kids partying inside in the late 90's. Prior to being burned, it was rumored to have been haunted by the family. The rumor was the family's daughter was insane so they kept her locked in her room. A report from a witness to seeing the house before the fire reports that in the house prior to being burned down. The room had bars on the windows (the windows for this room were the only ones on the house with bars). Inside the room had clasps so the room could be locked from the outside of the room. The room was recessed and the steps had been removed so there was a pretty good drop from the door to the inside of the room. All the contents were still in the house, as if after the family was murdered none entered the house again. Dirty dishes in the sink, a book was opened and set upside down next to a chair in the living room area, etc. The rumor is the girl escaped and killed her mother and father then disappeared. Braymer - Shiner's Cemetery - This is a small cemetery located outside of town, it only contains about 30 or less graves. It is said that if you see a blue light moving in the cemetery you will have a terrible accident soon after. Several people have reported this to be true. Bridgeton - Payne-Gentry House - 23 ghosts at last count inhabit this building. Brookfield - Old Colemine Rd. – Aka Jarboe Road - s a gravel road heading out into the country on the east side of town. Most kids were told the ghost stories of Old Colemine Road. One is that a little boy who lived in a nearby farmhouse was riding his tricycle out on the road and was hit and killed by a passing truck. It is said that when the moon is full, you can see the little boy on his tricyle for a few seconds and then he fades away. Another tale is that of a man who had been drinking and was walking home along the country road. He was beaten and robbed and left to die. His ghost haunts the old bridge where his body was found, seeking justice. The old bridge is no longer in use, it has been neglected for a newer safer bridge, but its remnants remain. there is a dead-end gravel road off of Jarboe. The submitter to this post can not remember the name of the road, but if you take that road it will lead you to an old bridge. Sometimes you get uneasy feelings like someone was watching us-always from the west side of the bridge. Brunswick - St. Boniface Cemetery -People have claimed that late at night they have gone to the cemetery and heard voices and seen figures roaming the grounds. Camdenton - Thunder Mountain State Park - Bridal Cave - Chanting and singing from the Osage Indians who frequented this area hundreds of years ago can be heard, along with drumbeats and the occasional appearances of Native American Apparitions. Campbell - A young boy mysteriously hangs from a tree only on a full moon. Cape Girardeau - apartment complex - Formerly listed as The old Cape Girardeau hospital on Morgan Oak street - It was briefly used as a dorm by the University, but the number and quality of the hauntings was so spectacular that it was soon closed for that purpose. - March 2008 Update: It has since been torn down for apartment buildings. No activity has been reported. Cape Girardeau - Heartland Health Care Center - Some former residents that have passed on come back on nights that another resident passes on. Sometimes they can be heard and shadows seen. Cape Girardeau - Pike Lodge - The Pi Kappa Alpha Lodge just south of Cape Girardeau, Missouri has its own little ghost. For this old school house, now a fraternity social palace, there is a resident that doesn't want to go away. Myth is that in the early 1900's a little girl was accidentally killed in the school. Not much has happened there while large groups have been present but when it is just a few people, well it is a different story. Windows shaking, doors slamming, lights swaying, figure of a little girl jumping rope in the old building late at night by the neighboring residents and sinister laughing in the furnace room. Ask any Pike at Southeast Missouri State University and they will be clad to tell you more about the "Lodge". - Febuary 2005 update: The girl’s name that died is jessica. Till recently, it was True that she only shows up to individuals or small groups, she made her present known at one of our biggest and most recent lodge parties. in the middle of the party she made all the lights go out and the music turn off, all the equipment was running for the sound but nothing came out of the speakers, there were no technical problems, so they decided to just wait it out and eventally they came back on. Cape Girardeau - South East Missouri State University - Cheney Hall - is said to be haunted. Around finals time, a girl living on the third floor couldn't handle the stress and committed suicide in her bathtub. It is said that no matter how hard they scrubbed, the blood would not come out of the tub. Instead of pulling the bathtub out and replacing it, they just built a shelf over it. Now, strange noises are heard in that room, and the door has a habit of slamming by itself when left open. Cape Girardeau - South East Missouri State University - The Music building - Lights and shadows have been seen, and doors have been heard slamming as well. Witnesses have seen figures walking down the hall that dissolved when they got close; and heard doors slamming hard as though they had been slung against the door frame. Investigation proved all doors locked and because of how the building is built and situated, it is easy to tell if someone else in the building. Cape Girardeau - South East Missouri State University - The Rose Theatre - is haunted by the jilted wife of a French trader who murdered him on the grounds before the theatre was built. "Mary" (as we fondly referred to her) is very temperamental and causes mischief whenever a play with a violent theme is produced. There has also been an old man seen sitting in the house when the theatre is empty as well as an unexplainable, un-removable bloodstain on the concrete in the house. Carl Junction - Carl Junction Primary School - Weird noises, footsteps, and voices and night. Also sounds of doors shutting. Usually and night around 12:00 p.m. Charleston - Upper Big Lake - The ghost of an experienced fisherman haunts the lake. Because he was drowned there by the ghost of his own nephew whom he had killed with a shot gun accidentally Chillicothe - Slagle Cemetery/Bridge - Mr. Slagle was one of the first settlers in Livingston County. He built a mill and was a wealthy man. He had several wives and several children, but most of them died mysteriously. Mr. Slagle is said to have murdered them all, but since there was no law in Livingston County yet, he was never officially charged. He was also responsible for the first reported murder in Livingston County. The body of the man he murdered is buried beneath the road that runs past the cemetery. The graves of his wives and children are still there along with his own, and the cemetery is said to be haunted. There is also a very old bridge on the property which is said to be haunted. One of the wives supposedly hung herself from the bridge after the mysterious death of one of her children. There are satanic symbols painted on the bridge, and it is very spooky. There have been several people who have been mysteriously pushed off the bridge and injured when no one was standing around. It used to be a place where teenagers hung out at night, but too many people have been injured and it is now off limits. The current owners of the property have reported hearing mysterious whispers on the bridge and sightings of Mr. Slagle are very common around the cemetery and where the mill stood. The submitter claims to have a picture that they took of the cemetery on a clear night, but on the picture it looks like it is snowing. There are dozens of small orbs and also the transparent figure of a young woman in an old fashioned dress. - December update: The bridge was torn down Christian - Clever - Break Neck Hill - On this steep dirt road near the Christian County/Stone County Line, a headless horseman can be seen riding a specter horse. Sometimes the sound of a horse's hooves can be heard. More than one rider has been killed on that hill over the years. Clayton - Shady Oak Theater - as the st… truncated (123,403 more characters in archive)