Legends of the U.S.

It's getting close to Halloween (the best holiday EVER), which means ghost stories, candy, and every costume known to humankind

turned into something sexy.

Today, however, we're going to focus on the stories, sorry guys. 

We've all heard of Urban Legends, creepy stories that have been created over generations. Every area of the world has at least one. Some are believable, some not so much. True or not, unless you're a boring shit bag or a terrorist, they're fun. 

Interesting Urban Legends From

The U.S. 

Alabama - Cry Baby Hollow

Deep in the woods in Hartselle, Alabama lies a small, one-lane bridge that locals have been calling "Cry Baby Hollow" for decades. The legend varies depending on who you ask, as stories always do, but the most common one dates back to the 1800s. A horse-pulled wagon was crossing the bridge when a wheel snapped, causing the wagon to flip and throw an infant into the creek, where the child drowned. If you go to the bridge at night, you can hear a baby crying in the distance and the sobbing of a woman. If you park your car on the bridge while hearing this, your car will start to shake. Some say the shaking is caused by a nearby railroad track, but how do explain the crying? Damn dead babies always making noise. 

Alaska - Waheela Monster

This legend is shared with our neighbors in Canada since it takes place in the Mackenzie Mountain Region. Mountains never were too great at just picking a side. Anyways, the Nahanni River carves a valley through the landscape that has caused mystery for thousands of years. One of these mysteries being the "Waheela", a gigantic wolf-like beast said to be responsible for many deaths where corpses were all found with missing heads. Is it a prehistoric mammal still living that just likes to eat skulls and brains? Many parts of the valley are still unexplored, but I can understand why. I'd like to keep my head, thanks. It could take a chunk or two out of my ass though, that could use some reduction. 

Arizona- Hotel Vendome

In Prescott, Arizona, there is an old hotel that is still being used, 'Hotel Vendome'. It's gone through tons of owners throughout the years, but the most famous are Mr. & Mrs. Byr that held ownership in 1921. One evening, Mr. Byr left to get his wife, Abby, her medication.... but he never came back. To this day, it's unknown if he got into an accident or just split. Abby was so heartbroken that she refused to eat and died in room 16 of starvation Her cat, Noble, was also in the room and subsequently also starved to death (I guess he didn't go for human meat?). Abby and Noble started showing up in World War 2 and still continue to this day. Hotel guests have heard cat toys being played with in the closet of Room 16, TV volumes are turned down on their own (especially if they're tuned to MTV), and Abby will even show up on occasion. 

Hotel Vendome in 1871

Arkansas- Boggy Creek Monster

Also known as the Southern Sasquatch, the Boggy Creek Monster has been reported near the town of Fouke, Arkansas. Locals and tourists have said they've seen a large, long-haired creature with a terrible odor described as a mixture of a wet dog and a skunk. Personally, I think they just saw my brother on vacation. 

California- Alcatraz Island

Just about everyone who wasn't born under a rock has heard of Alcatraz. Located in San Francisco, California, Alcatraz was a maximum security Federal prison that operated from 1934 - 1963. It was designed to hold inmates who kept causing shit in other federal prisons, including Al Capone himself. The place is bound to be a little haunted when the men who had to call the place home survived in torturous living conditions. Most of the cells are so small that an average man could lean against the wall and touch his hand to the opposite wall with ease. There were eight people murdered by inmates, five committed suicide, and fifteen died from natural illnesses and poor medical care. Modern day tourists have reported hearing moans and crying coming from the abandoned cells. Cell 14D is especially interesting. It's said to always be colder than any other cell. It can be 80 degrees outside and you need a jacket when stepping into it. One story says a prisoner held in 14D in the 1940s  screamed through the night that an evil creature was in the cell with him. The next morning, he was found strangled to death. So who is still there, the evil creature or the inmate?

Colorado- Stanley Hotel

Steven King gives credit to the Stanley Hotel for inspiring his book (and movie) 'The Shining', so it must be a pretty screwed up place. Freelan Oscar Stanley was a sickly city guy that relocated from the East Coast in hopes that fresh air would help his crappy health (it did). He had the hotel built in 1907 and opened the doors to the public in 1909. Though the original owners, staff, and guests have passed...a lot of them never really left. Over the years, every single room in the place has experienced some weird shit. The 4th floor, you can hear kids giggling and running down the halls. Stephen King says he witnessed tons of things including a party in the ballroom (he and his wife were the only guests that night in 1973)

Delware- Cape Henlopen State Park

In Lewes, Deleware lies a gorgeous State Park with all of the normal, natural amenities, plus a couple. In 1941, the U.S. Army established a military base there filled with underground bunkers, weapons, and concrete observation towers. It's said that there is a phantom soldier still on duty (tee hee, doody) behind Tower 12. If you get too close to his post, you may get yelled at by a deep voice and start to hear growling. I'd be pissed too if I had to stand at a single post for for over 75 years.

Florida- The Fairchild Oak

Bulow Creek State Park consists of 5,600 acres of land and home of the largest remaining live oak forest in the East Coast. For more than 400 years, the forest has been a silent witness to the happenings around it. There is one tree that is known as the "Fairchild Oak" that began as an acorn over 2,000 years ago. It's trunk is 30 feet around and branches spreading over 200 feet. Around the turn of the 1900s, a man named Norman Harwood bought the property. Tales of how he died differ from each story teller. Some say he hung himself from the Fairchild Oak, others will tell you he shot himself while sitting against the trunk. After his death, James Ormond II was found dead under the same tree, also ruled a suicide. The folklore says that anyone who goes under the tree will be filled with intense sadness and suicidal thoughts. If you keep yourself alive long enough, you can see a male figure wandering aimlessly around the oak like he can't understand what has happened 

Georgia- Fort Mountain Photo

The picture itself has made rounds on the internet for a few years, but there is a bit of a story to it. The pictured man's friend was taking a photo while visiting Fort Mountain, Georgia. As he snapped the picture (below), he screamed and fainted. Two days later, he died in the hospital from a heart attack. When the pictures were developed (yes kids, we had to actually wait to see our creations), there was a woman standing next to the tourist that definitely wasn't supposed to be. Someone is either moderately good at 90s photo-shop or we're looking at a Cherokee spirit

Hawaii- The Night Marchers

Visitors of Hawaii are told to be careful if they plan any midnight beach strolls, and the explanation is simple enough.... you might be unintentionally recruited for some sort of Native military. The Night Marchers are ghosts of ancient Hawaiin warriors that roam the islands visiting old battlefields. They can be heard chanting and drumming as they march, but you are warned to not make eye contact or you will be killed and forced to march with them for all eternity. If you happen to have an ancestor in the procession, however, the spirits cannot harm you.

Idaho- Water Babies

A sick thought of mine made me wonder while reading up on this ridiculous story. Those stupid water baby dolls we had in the 80's, did toy makers base it on this weird legend!? Native Americans created the legend of small child-like creatures living in the reservation waters, that murder humans to fulfill their taste for human flesh (zombie babies?). The story says that one year, a famine overtook the land of Shoshone Insdians. Mothers were forced to drown their newborns to keep from having another mouth to feed. It's said that instead of perishing, the child spirits adapted with tails, fins, and gills. They can be heard laughing as they attempt to lure humans to their death. Hungry little bastards probably never stop having growth spurt hunger. 

Illinois- The McPike Mansion

I am lucky enough to have gotten to visit this beautiful building personally while on a tour of Alton, Illinois. The house was built in 1869 by the McPike family and they lived there until 1936. The mansion has gone through many owners, but has been vacant since the 1950's. Vandals and weather have all but destroyed the masterpiece, but it is being restored to the original style by the current owners. The cellar is a major focal point for spirit energies, although experiences have been had throughout the home. During a tour of the wine cellar this passed summer, my daughter felt a presence of a small child sitting on her lap, then her purse snapped closed as the keys hanging from it started jingling...her purse was on the floor by itself. It could have certainly been a child from the McPike family. 

Indiana- Diana of the Dunes

Around 1915, what is now Dunes State Park near Gary, Indiana was mostly wilderness. Fisherman along the beaches at certain times of the day caught glimpses of a naked woman swimming in Lake Michigan. Speculation spread that there was a beautiful woman living as a hermit and people started comparing her to the Greek Goddess, Diana. It turns out that her real name was Alicia Marble Gray and she left the city to live in peace. After marrying a drifter and moving to Michigan City, Alice died in her home. Her husband was known to beat her and it is assumed that it contributed to her death. it's said that Alice (aka Diana) returns to the beach and wilderness that she loved so much where she is once again at peace

Iowa- Ghost of Stony Hollow Road

Lucinda is a woman "living" eternity in Burlington, Iowa. Locals say that in the 1800's, Lucinda was going to meet her fiance' along Stony Hollow Road, but he never showed up. In heartbroken desperation, she threw herself off of the cliffs that run along the road. The legend says f you say her name three times, you will see her apparition and if she drops a rose, you have 24 hours to live. In life, she resided in an old farmhouse along Stony Hollow that has been abandoned with all of the furnishings still inside. 

Kansas- Ghost of Paola High School

Paola is a small town in Eastern Kansas near the Missouri border. In 1992, they built a new high school building and a legend was born. Two competing band members were rivals in the football games. One trumpet player tripped, fell and broke his neck as he was trying to push the other down a set of stairs. Ever since, students have heard the sound of an off-key trumpet (he was a reportedly a pretty crappy player) echoing down the halls. Especially in the month of September, when the incident happened. 

Kentucky- Eternal Road Officer

An unnamed police officer that frequented Narrows Road in Erlanger, Kentucky died in the 1950s when another car hit him during a traffic stop. I guess the road was too narrow, ba dum ching. If you travel the stretch of road around midnight, you may get stopped by a fifties style cruiser. The officer will either disappear before making it to your window or after talking to you. 

Louisiana- Myrtles Plantation

It's referred to as one of America's most haunted homes and it is home to at least 12 ghosts. With 10 murders occurring in the house and it being supposedly buried on an Indian burial ground, I can imagine it gets pretty crazy.  Chloe is one of the most well known spirits of the plantation. She was a slave owned by Mark and Sara Woodruff in the early 1800's. Mark had an affection for Chloe and if she didn't let him be a creep, she knew she would be working out in the fields. She started having paranoia about being removed from the house so much that she began listening in on conversations. Of course, she was caught and as punishment, her ear was cut off. From then on, she always wore a green turban to hide the scar. The attack made her fear being pushed out to the fields even more. She began slowly poisoning the Woodruff children and Sara so she could nurse them back to health. In theory, it would win their affection back. For the oldest daughter's birthday, Chloe baked a cake with a handful of oleander flowers. Both daughters and Sara died within a matter of hours. Scared that they would all be blamed, the other slaves took Chloe, hung her, and threw her into a nearby river. Clark barricaded the rooms in the mansion that reminded him of his family and after a few years, eventually committed suicide. Needless to say, Chloe has been seen uncountable times wandering the grounds in a green turban. There's also a mirror inside the plantation that is said to hold the spirits of Sara and her daughters. Often people will see them reflecting back or will find hand prints on the glass with no one around to have put them there. The home is now a bed and breakfast where you can attempt to sleep over night. It was even featured on the Travel Channel.

The ghost of Chloe hovering between two buildings

Maine- Saco River Curse

Another American Indian legend, and at this point I'm starting to think Native Americans are magic or got too bored around the tepee. The story dates back to the 1500's when a tribe of Indians lived on Saco Island and worshiped a river monster ...totally normal. One night, a group of white sailors kidnapped a mother and child and threw them over the falls for funsies. The tribe Shaman put a curse on the water and asked the river monster to kill 3 white men a year for revenge. There have been reported deaths of white guys in the Saco river, but is it the curse or dumb luck?

Maryland- Glenn Dale Hospital

After reading up on this one, I'm almost sure it was the inspiration for 'American Horror Story: Asylum'. Glenn Dale opened in 1934 during the height of a tuberculosis epidemic. Hospitals in the area were so over run with patients, that some of the ill were shuttled to the outskirts of the city to rest and eventually die. People with tuberculosis were outcast from their families and society, so disappearing into the woods wasn't anything surprising, if not relieving. The hospital was later converted into an insane asylum that was known for its horrible treatment of patients. They were experimented on and locked in solitary environments for days. Eventually, the patients revolted. The staff ran from the hospital in fear and secured the building, locking the insane inside to be left to die. As you can imagine, the abandoned hospital is full of sickly, pissed off, and insane spirits. Law enforcement arrests anyone found trespassing ...when the trespasser comes back out anyways because police refuse to enter. 

Massachusetts- The Black Flash

Provincetown is the beginning of many stories, it was hard to just pick one. The Black Flash, also known as the less racist sounding Provincetown Phantom, started making an appearance in 1938. He liked to sneak around the town jumping at people and laughing maniacally. Witnesses would say they would see a black figure in one spot and a minute later it would disappear and be reported across town. The entity was described as an extremely tall human-like creature that was all black with pointed ears and silver, glowing eyes. If confronted, he could physically attack you, as two adult men found out when being overpowered by it. The Black Flash terrorized Provincetown for 7 years until he was just never seen again. Some say it was a convicted arsonist who was put in jail around the same time. Others say it was just a bunch of bored kids. Whatever it was, he sounds like he had some fun.

Minnesota- Grey Cloud Island

This is a well known urban legend in the small community. The island has the largest number of Native American burial mounds in the U.S. Here goes the damn Indians again Locals say that they have been followed by a mysterious white pickup truck that disappears into thin air. In the truck is a man wearing a flannel shirt, holding a rifle, and looks translucent. He appears to like chasing strangers off the island, as it is a sacred land for the Natives that live there. Sounds like a grumpy redneck with nothing better to do.

Mississippi- Three-Legged Lady Road

Really called 'Nash Road' in Columbus, Mississippi, the nickname has an interesting story. There was a farmer and his housewife that lived on Nash Road (dates unknown). The wife had an affair with a civil war veteran and the farmer found out. He killed her lover and drug his body down the road. While the veterans body scraped across the rocks, his leg was torn off. The crazy bitch found the severed leg after the funeral and stitched it to her own body so she always had a piece of him. She then killed her husband and committed suicide. what a waste of sewing equipment She now walks lonely up and down the road.... but my question is, does she walk faster with the extra propulsion? 

Missouri- Morse Mill Hotel

Morse Mill is a very small town in rural Missouri where I myself lived the first 15 years of my life. The building now known as the Morse Mill Hotel was on my bus route during my Elementary school days and it has always been the subject of stories and dares. I remember that driving by it always spooked the crap out of me, but no matter how curious, I was never allowed up that road. It was originally built as a one room house in 1816 and over the years was expanded to its now 5,300 square feet. The home has had many uses from a confederate prisoner of war hospital, a hotel, a brothel, an orphanage, and a halfway house. It was even home to the first known female serial killer in America, Bertha Gifford (she is buried a couple of miles down the state highway in a small graveyard). A documentary of the house was done in 2008 and journalists described seeing shadows of a large man, cameras levitating off the floor, and metal objects being twisted into a U-Shape. One investigator was scratched down the neck. Past residents during the time it was a halfway house described a 9ft tall figure, seen faces in the mirror that weren't theirs and heard phantom footsteps all hours of the night. I still live in the area as an adult, in the next town over and have yet to drive down that road. 

Montana- Flathead Lake Monster

Much like the Loch Ness Monster, Flathead Lake in Kalispell, Montana also has a legend and it's said to be the same type of creature. The first sighting was in 1889 and locals have been feeding into it ever since. In 1993 alone, there were 13 reports of sightings and even some that say they've seen two creatures at the same time... as if there's a family of them. The legend has been passed down for generations and doesn't sound like it will stop anytime soon. 

Nebraska- Albino Cannibals

I was surprised to find a story so weird in a state full of nothing but corn. Hummel Park in Omaha, Nebraska is the start of the majority of the state's legends, and that's no different than the legend of the albino people eaters. A colony of secluded farmers who venture out at night are said to live in the woods surrounding the park. Basically, they are albino (hence the night) and kidnap people for food. Wait, is this another 'American Horror Story' origin? 

Nevada- Lesbian of the Whorehouse

In the late 1800's, a female couple (Timber Kate and Bella Rawhide) traveled through towns performing for the local saloons. They were famous for their live porn acts and had quite a reputation. One day, Bella fell for a man named Tug Daniels (ha, I bet he tugged it a lot) and the two ran off together leaving Kate to figure out how to do porn by herself. She dressed like a man, lifted weights on stage, then eventually performed a weird ass strip-tease. In 1880, Kate ran into Bella and Tug at the Bee Hive Whorehouse and a fight broke out. Tug pulled a knife and ended up cutting Kate from her crotch to her belly button. She died on the whorehouse floor and her ghost is said to haunt the area. I was unable to find a lot of paranormal eye witness accounts but witnesses have described a tall, bloated woman with red, straggly hair dressed in a dirty nightgown. 

New Hampshire - The Chase House

In the late 1800s, a home for orphaned and asshole, er, I mean difficult children was built in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A young girl hung herself in her room and is now seen late at night roaming the hallways. If you approach her, she runs away and disappears. It is still open as a children's home and some have heard screams from inside her former room. 

New Jersey- Atco's Ghost Boy

In Atco, New Jersey is a really sad story. It was Christmas night when a young boy was out playing with his new basketball that he got as a gift, when a drunk driver came speeding down the dead end street. He hit the child and decided to try and run, but since it was a dead end, he had to make a U-turn and pass the body of the boy he just killed. I'm assuming he was caught shortly after. In order to see the boy's apparition, there's a specific set of instructions you have to follow. There is a crack in the asphalt from one side of the street to the other. You have to stop in that spot and flash your headlights 3 times, then sit and wait. More than a few people have done this and witnessed the scene of the child dribbling his ball .

New Mexico- Ghost Town of Mines

Dawson, New Mexico was a busy mining town until two tragedies made it a literal ghost town. The only thing left of it is Dawson Cemetery. October 22, 1913, an explosion took the lives of nearly 300 miners. Ten years later, another explosion killed 123 more. The company closed down the mine, and Dawson was abandoned. Now, visitors see misty apparitions and glowing lights near the cemetery gravestones. Legends say that the lights are the miners' head lamps. 

New York- Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York is a designated Historic Landmark that opened in 1863. It covers more than 400 acres and is the resting place of 300,000 people. One of the most interesting is the grave of Johnny Morehouse and his dog (seen below, vandalized). About 150 years ago, a young 5-year old Johnny fell into a canal and froze to death, despite his dog's efforts to pull him out. After he was buried, the dog laid on his grave site and refused to move. The dog too eventually died from starvation and sadness. Legend says that Johnny and his dog can be seen roaming the cemetery after hours. Barking can even be heard around the grave

North Carolina- Devil's Tramping Ground

The Devils Tramping Ground is a camping spot in a forest in Bear Creek, North Carolina. There is a circle of ground here where absolutely nothing grows, and hasn't for a hundred years. Of course this brings tons of stories of the how and why. If you leave objects in the ring, they disappear overnight. Dogs seem to growl and cry when near it and refuse to go closer. There is a report of boy scouts spending the night in the ring and waking up inside their tents miles away. They said they heard a soothing voice singing them to sleep. They weren't the first travelers to have that experience. The most popular theory of all of this is that the devil himself rises from here and walks in a circle, forever killing everything in its path. As far as people waking up nowhere near where they fell asleep..... ???

North Dakota - St. Joseph's Hospital

In Dickinson, North Dakota there is St. Joseph's Hospital built in 1910 and still up and running today. It seems that every area of the place has seen it's fair share of creepy crap. Employees have seen the morgue elevator run up and down by itself. Moaning voices in the cafeteria (food poisoning victims maybe?). There's a room in the 4th floor that a patient doesn't seem to want to leave, because they won't stop pushing the call button. I couldn't find any real reason for all of this, other than it's an old hospital and people die in those. But cool none the less. 

Ohio- Lake Hope Furnace

In Lake Hope State Park there is an old iron furnace with crumbling walls that has been long out of service. In the 1850s, these types of furnaces were pretty common. They were used in producing things like kettles, wagon wheels, and tools. They ran with fire 24 hours a day to churn out 15 tons of cast iron crap a day. You can't have roaring fires overnight without someone watching over them so there were always watchmen on duty. It doesn't seem that all of the watchmen ever wanted to leave their posts after the furnaces were abandoned though. Legend says that during a stormy night, the Lake Hope watchmen was making his rounds and slipped into the bubbling fire after a lightning strike startled him. On particularly stormy nights, there have been dozens of witnesses seeing a dark figure carry a lantern along the top of his Lake Hope post, until lighting strikes and he disappears.

Oklahoma- Shamans Portal

In Beaver, Oklahoma in the sand dunes of Beaver State Park is an area called "Shaman's Portal". It's been described as Oklahoma's Bermuda Triangle. During the time of the Spanish explorer, Coranado (1500's), Native Americans warned him of the dangers of the dunes, as they were burial grounds for their ancestors. He didn't listen and 3 of his men vanished in green flashes of paranormal light. This was all written in Carnado's journal as he called it the work of the devil. Ever since, people have been disappearing without a single trace. The only theory anyone has come up with is that it is a UFO crash site, but anyone who had any knowledge of it has vanished.  

Oregon- Bloody Bandage Man

The Bandage Man is exactly as it sounds. He is a man covered in bloody bandages, reeks like rot, and terrorizes the outskirts of Cannon Beach, Oregon. If you drive slowly around the Highway 101 and Highway 26 intersection, he appears and tries to grab your vehicle. He likes to break glass windows and latch on trying to attack the driver, but disappear right before the vehicle reaches town. He was first reported in 1960 when a young couple were trying to boink in their car in 1960. He appeared and began breaking the windows and pounding (ha pounding) on the roof. Uncountable reports have been made ever since. Several locals have said that he is a deceased logger that was cut into pieces during a saw mill accident, but no details have ever been uncovered. 

Pennsylvania - Bus to Nowhere

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania there is a city bus that shows no destination, has no route number and and doesn't show up on any maps. This bus doesn't stop for anyone who has an actual destination in mind. The only way you can board is to be in a state of utter hopelessness and depression. You don't wait for it to pick you up, because it won't. You have to be desperate and lonely enough to chase after it. Once the driver sees your desperation, only then will it slow down enough for you to get on. While you ride, you are lost in your thoughts, watching the scenery, and waiting to go anywhere but where you just were. When you'r ready to end your ride, just pull the cord. You leave and every memory you had of the ride, your thoughts, and your feelings are wiped. You'll find yourself being and feeling exactly where you are supposed to be. 

Rhode Island- New England Vampires

This is another story that was started by the fear and misunderstanding of tuberculosis. Not so much an urban legend as a ridiculous belief and practice 200 years after the absurdity of the Salem Witch Trials. Rhode Island was the center of events that consisted of digging up corpses and burning their organs. People truly believed that tuberculosis was caused by the dead consuming the life force of survivors. The idea was to stop the disease by burning the corpse hearts and halting the "vampire activity". My guess is that it probably didn't work, but at least they got some exercise.

South Carolina- Little Julia Legare

In 1852, a young child, Julia Legare, was visiting family on Edisto Island when she became severely sick and fell into a coma. The family doctor eventually pronounced her dead and she was buried in the family's mausoleum, and the door was sealed. About 15 years later, after another family death, the door was opened. Little Julia's body was not in her coffin, but next to the entrance with outstretched arms because she had been buried alive and tried to escape. For years, nothing would keep the door closed. Even industrial locks and chains would be found broken. They eventually gave up trying to seal the doors and the mausoleum stands open. As long as the door remains open, they believe Julia can be at peace. 

South Dakota - Orpheum Theatre

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota there's a theater that was built in 1921. Legend says that there is a 24/7 occupant nick-named Larry. He was first seen by actors in 1960 when he managed to blow fuses and drop sandbags on stage. The story of his life starts with a man (Larry) dancing with his love whose husband happened to be off fighting in war. When her husband returned, he killed Larry in a fit of rage. Today, if you hear someone whistling "Twinkle Twinkle" it's Larry giving you good luck on your opening night performance. 

Tennessee - Ghost Bride

In Kingsport, Tennessee is the Rotherwood Mansion that was built in 1818. Another haunted plantation with it's fair share of tragedy. Frederick Ross, the town founder and owner of the plantation, had a daughter named Rowena. Rowena herself was surrounded by tragic events that would drive anyone insane. Her first love died in a boating accident right before their wedding (not sure what he was doing on a boat on his wedding day but whatever). Her second husband died of yellow fever. After marrying her third, the curse she seemed to carry didn't appear...until she watched her daughter die of illness. Rowena couldn't take anymore heartbreak and committed suicide. Soon after, the "lady in white" began being reported and has been hanging around for 125 years.

Texas- Killer Nurse

In Bexar County Hospital is a ghost that is said to be a bit murderous. On one particular ward (time unknown), patients kept asking for the nurse in the "old fashioned uniform". Staff checked the security footage but saw nothing but patients being weird, talking to someone who wasn't there or going to grab something unseen to other people. Shortly after, they started dying in order of room number. The deaths ended when the next room in the sequence was empty. Genene Jones was a nurse in this hospital that now sits in prison for fatally poisoning people between the years of 1977 to 1982. Did she leave a sadistic energy behind or was she possessed with whatever is still there?

Utah- Gravity Hill

Around the area of Memory Grove Park, there is a road that is called 'Gravity Hill'. The name pretty much says it all. Common sense says that if you put your car in neutral while driving up a hill, you would roll downhill, right? Common sense doesn't exist here apparently because on Gravity Hill, you roll UPhill. There is no real explanation or history, only speculations and stories. Of course, the theory of a Native American burial ground, which seems to be stamped on the majority of unreasonable happenings. The story says that when the State Capitol was being built, the natives were enraged and put a curse on the ground, causing people to gravitate towards the building in hopes to destroy it. Another more unique story says that a confused farmer was driving his tractor and managed to tip it while going up the hill, killing him instantly. He tries to protect other drivers from the same fate by pushing them uphill. Rumor has it that if you get out and look, you can see his hand prints on your bumper.

Vermont- Deep Frozen Folks

Vermont is known for rough winters and only the strongest willed can stick it out through the entire season. According to legend, locals saved resources by freezing their old people at the start of winter and thawing them out in the spring. The idea started in 1887 by a northern Vermont community who froze family members who couldn't contribute to the survival of the community. The people were drugged enough to be knocked unconscious, stripped of their clothing, and carried outside onto logs to freeze. When time to thaw, they were laid in pools of boiling water until color returned to their skin and their muscles started to twitch. So, did they invent cryogenics?

Washington- 13 Steps to Hell

In the town of Matlby is a cemetery with quite the story. There used to be a staircase that began at ground level and descended 13 steps. The legend says that whoever went down the stairs and reached the tomb door, would turn around and instead of seeing the land they just stepped from, would see a vision of hell. The vision drove the climber to near insanity or at least never the the same again. Anyone watching the person walk down the steps, would see them turn and fall to their knees in fear. The stairs were destroyed and covered in the mid-1900's, but there's always the trespasser with a shovel trying and failing to unearth them again.

West Virginia- Screaming Jenny

A kind woman named Jenny lived alone in a small shed near the railroad, she had fallen on hard times and didn't have any family to help her out. She never had enough to eat and a tiny fire in the shed barely kept her alive in the winter. Although she was always in need, she would give to other people before she would keep food for herself. One evening while drinking soup by the fire, a spark flew and lit her wool skirt with flames. She ran from the shack screaming for help as the flames took over her body. She made a run for the train station looking for help, and found herself on the tracks in a ball of fire. She was in so much pain, she didn't see the train headlights coming around the curve. Her screams stopped, but only because the train hit her. The station crew came running out to find Jenny still burning, but dead. She was given a funeral and buried in an unmarked grave in the local churchyard. A month or so later, when a train was rounding the same curve, the station heard screaming and saw a ball of fire. Leaping from the train, the engineer ran to look for the source, but nothing was there. To this day, Screaming Jenny still appears on the tracks periodically looking for someone to help her.

Wisconsin -Siren Bridge

A young family was traveling on County Highway B in Siren, Wisconsin when they crashed through the guardrail and landed upside down in the swampy waters. A couple and their young daughter were trapped inside the car and drowned. Not much else is known about the accident but more than a couple drivers have passed over the bridge and heard a little girl crying "mommy help me, I can't get out" over the radio static. 

Wyoming- Mountain Mummy

Our last legend ends with a common origin for weird beliefs, Shoshone Indians. They believed that "little people" who were under 3 feet tall existed and attacked their tribes with tiny bows and poisonous arrows. It sounds insane, until you find out that a 14" mummy was discovered in the San Pedro Mountains in 1932 by two men digging for gold. When dynamite was used to blast the rock, a cave was found with the tiny mummy inside. Scientists determined that the mummy was a 65-year old adult. So maybe the Native Americans weren't so loopy after all?