The only troubling sound I heard the night I spent in the Jailer’s Inn in Bardstown, Kentucky was the sound of a cell door closing. There are two … [Read more...] about A return to Bardstown, Kentucky: Spending the night in a cell at the Jailer’s Inn, a haunted jail in a town known around the world for its ghosts
Haunted Hotels and B&Bs
So you want to sleep with the spirits? Looking for a room with its own ghost? The bogeyman under the bed? What hotels, inns and bed and breakfasts give the most chills for the buck? Wanna sleep like the dead? Haunted accommodations can be found below ...
Real ghost stories and the places that inspired them
Hanging out amongst the spirits at Glastonbury’s George and Pilgrim Hotel
It easier than you’d think to have a nap on High Street in Glastonbury. Young, dreadlocked people do it quite a lot. Older dreadlocked or pony tailed … [Read more...] about Hanging out amongst the spirits at Glastonbury’s George and Pilgrim Hotel
Top 4 elegantly creepy places to spend the night with ghosts in the midwest
Haunted hotels, bed and breakfasts with ghosts … there are countless places to spend a spooky night across the country. Let’s face it, ghosts don’t … [Read more...] about Top 4 elegantly creepy places to spend the night with ghosts in the midwest
Top 5 Haunted Massachusetts hotels and bed and breakfasts
Ghost stories are a traditional part of New England evenings, and have been since before the founding of our country. So what can be better than … [Read more...] about Top 5 Haunted Massachusetts hotels and bed and breakfasts
America’s Haunted Inns: Bardstown Kentucky’s chilling Old Talbott Tavern lives up to its reputation
It was late in the evening, the manager of Talbott Tavern and a cook were making their way up the stairs towards the safe, when they saw the figure of … [Read more...] about America’s Haunted Inns: Bardstown Kentucky’s chilling Old Talbott Tavern lives up to its reputation
Jerusha Howe’s bedroom at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
Room 9 is the room to get when staying at Longfellow's Wayside Inn outside Sudbury, Massachusetts. It's said to host the spirit of Jerusha, who has … [Read more...] about Jerusha Howe’s bedroom at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
The best haunted hotels and inns: Lemp Mansion – A house built on beer, brought down by suicides and debauchery makes for a great ghoulish destination
Ann Barrett: What did he do to make this house so evil, Mr. Fischer? Benjamin Franklin Fischer: Drug addiction, alcoholism, sadism, beastiality, … [Read more...] about The best haunted hotels and inns: Lemp Mansion – A house built on beer, brought down by suicides and debauchery makes for a great ghoulish destination
The Haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis: Dining and sleepovers with the ghosts of the upper crust
We've all heard of railroad tycoons and oil barons, but beer barons? St. Louis was ripe with those by the turn of the twentieth century, and foremost … [Read more...] about The Haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis: Dining and sleepovers with the ghosts of the upper crust
Rockcliffe Mansion: A haunted house legend in Hannibal, worthy of Twain himself
They had started down the hill by this time. There in the middle of the moonlit valley below them stood the "ha'nted" house, utterly isolated, its … [Read more...] about Rockcliffe Mansion: A haunted house legend in Hannibal, worthy of Twain himself
Haunted Inns of New England, Longfellow’s Wayside Inn and the ghost of Jerusha Howe
One Autumn night, in Sudbury town, Across the meadows bare and brown, The windows of the wayside inn Gleamed red with fire-light through the … [Read more...] about Haunted Inns of New England, Longfellow’s Wayside Inn and the ghost of Jerusha Howe
Haunted Hotels in Nashville, TN: Union Station Hotel
The Union Station Hotel in Nashville is a non-smoking hotel, and the lady needed a smoke before bed. She stepped out on the old platform, saw the … [Read more...] about Haunted Hotels in Nashville, TN: Union Station Hotel
Concord’s Colonial Inn: Revolutionary ghosts of a literary nature
The overnight shift at the front desk of Concord's Colonial Inn is a lot like most small inns. After the last guest is checked in, restaurants and … [Read more...] about Concord’s Colonial Inn: Revolutionary ghosts of a literary nature
The Salem Inn: Hauntingly lovely in Witch City, MA
The young lady had just walked away from her post at the guest counter of the Salem Inn, a tiny little thing tucked into a nook just below the … [Read more...] about The Salem Inn: Hauntingly lovely in Witch City, MA
The Beechwood Inn, Barnstable Massachusetts: ghostly encounters in the shower
It's Halloween, and I'm in the tub of the Rose Room at the Beechwood Inn in Barnstable, Massachusetts. I'm just back from the Barstable Village … [Read more...] about The Beechwood Inn, Barnstable Massachusetts: ghostly encounters in the shower
Ballygally Castle Hotel: The Knock At the Door Isn’t Room Service
It was Christmas a number of years back, and an elderly couple had booked a room at the Ballygally Castle Hotel, at the head of Ballygally Bay on the … [Read more...] about Ballygally Castle Hotel: The Knock At the Door Isn’t Room Service
The Ragged Cot Inn: Where spirits go bump in the dark of an English country night
In December 1760, the landlord of the Ragged Cot, Bill Clavers, decided to rob the midnight stagecoach travelling to London. Before setting out, he … [Read more...] about The Ragged Cot Inn: Where spirits go bump in the dark of an English country night
