The Fremantle Arts Centre & Museum

The Fremantle Arts Centre & Museum

The Fremantle Arts Centre and History Museum is said to be the most haunted place in the Southern Hemisphere. Originally Western Australia’s first lunatic asylum, it was completed in 1867 using convict labour.

In 1900, after two deaths and a Government inquiry, the asylum was condemned – though its patients weren’t relocated until 1909! It was used as a nursing home, US army headquarters and a technical college before a museum opened on the site in 1970, and the Arts Centre in 1972.

Alex Marshall, who runs Fremantle Ghost Tours, says the old gothic-style building is haunted by at least 10 restless spirits. One is an elderly lady believed to have been a mental patient in the asylum.

Myth has it that, after her daughter was abducted, she jumped from the first-floor window of what is now the Investigator Gallery.

Many believe she still roams the building searching for her daughter.

“In the room where she jumped from the window,” says Alex, “people often say they’ve seen or felt her around them.

Emma Phillips, the public relations manager at the Arts Centre, says that footsteps are often heard when no visitors are around and inexplicable “cold spots” occur in some rooms.

(Source: http://www.haunted.com.au/news/takefive01.html)

The Mystery of Mary Reeser

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Mary Reeser, born in 1881, was found almost completely consumed by fire in her Florida home in 1951. The odd thing about the discovery of her body was that part of her left foot was left completely unscathed, and the extremely high temperature required to cremate a human body did not cause damage to the room or objects around the pile of ash which remained. The FBI investigators called in Professor Krogman from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine, in the hopes that he might explain the mystery. He said: “I find it hard to believe that a human body, once ignited, will literally consume itself — burn itself out, as does a candle wick, guttering in the last residual pool of melted wax […] Just what did happen on the night of July 1, 1951, in St. Petersburg, Florida? We may never know, though this case still haunts me. […] I cannot conceive of such complete cremation without more burning of the apartment itself. In fact the apartment and everything in it should have been consumed. […] I regard it as the most amazing thing I have ever seen. As I review it, the short hairs on my neck bristle with vague fear. Were I living in the Middle Ages, I’d mutter something about black magic.” The mystery has never been solved.

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The Nain Rouge

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The Nain Rouge

The Nain Rouge, French for “red dwarf” or “red gnome” is a mythical creature that haunts the city of Detroit, Michigan. It is feared by its residents as the harbinger of doom. Its appearance is said to presage terrible events for the city. The Nain Rouge appears as a small child-like creature with red or black fur boots. It is also said to have blazing red eyes and rotten teeth.

The creature is said to have attacked the first white settler of Detroit in 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac who, soon after, lost his fortune. The creature is also said to have appeared on July 30, 1763 before the Battle of Bloody Run, where 58 British soldiers were killed by Native Americans from Chief Pontiac’s tribe. The small tributary of the Detroit River which still flows through what is now Elmwood Cemetery turned red with blood for days after the battle. It is said he was seen dancing on the banks of the Detroit River.

Famous multiple sighting occurred in the days before the 1805 fire which destroyed most of Detroit. General William Hull reported a “dwarf attack” in the fog just before his surrender of Detroit in the War of 1812.

Other sightings include the day before the 12th Street Riot in 1967 and before a huge snow/ice storm of March 1976, when two utility workers are said to have seen what they thought was a child climbing a utility pole which then jumped from the top of the pole and ran away as they approached.

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Blairsden Mansion – Peapack, NJ

Blairsden Mansion – Peapack, NJ

Blairsden Mansion is most popular for it’s legend of a mass murder of the nuns that had lived there and the ghosts that haunt the grounds to this very day. The story goes, that, one day the usual grocery boy had showed up at the mansion to do his usual routine of picking up the groceries, and the Mother Superior had not answered his knocking at the door. He thought nothing of it, figured she forgot and left. The next day he had shown up, and the same thing had happened…no answer. The boy was concerned and called the police. What they had found was a horrible, bloody massacre. Each and every nun was torn to pieces. Now, they saw the Mother Superior had gotten herself into Paganism and wanted to convert the others. When they refused, she had tortured and killed her fellow sisters, then, killed herself.

UFO: Outer Hebrides, Scotland (1947)

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UFO: Outer Hebrides, Scotland (1947)

Roosevelt Island

A pile of rubble lies next to the collapsed north wing of the former Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island. (Photo: Judith Berdy/Roosevelt Island Historical Society)

Roosevelt Island is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. The island, now filled with towering high rise housing complexes, was once largely secluded from the rest of the city. Originally called Blackwell island, the island belonged to the Blackwell family for most of the 18th century and part of the 19th until it was bought by the state of New York as a location for charitable and corrective hospitals.

It was built in 1825. The second institution established on the island was The New York Lunatic Asylum that was used from 1837-1894 whose buildings included the Octagon which still stands today. Over 1700 patients were housed in this asylum, twice the suggested occupancy, and these patients were supervised by convicts from the neighboring prison. Charles Dickens was one of the more famous people to have visited this asylum and he described it as horrible and “very painful.” A famous reporter, Nellie Bly, disguised herself as an inpatient and spent time in the asylum as well and she described the asylum a “human rat trap.”

The island was also the site of a Smallpox Hospital, which housed small pox patients from 1856 until 1886. The intense suffering that went on in this building added to it’s ruined state have built numerous rumors about it’s ghostly activity. The ruined hospital is now known as the Renwick Ruin and is brightly lit at night giving it a ghostly glow that only adds to stories.

The Stanley Hotel

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The Stanley Hotel, made famous by The Shining, has a reputation for being haunted. The Stanley ghosts have been seen and heard by guests, staff and Stephen King himself.

The Stanley Hotel, located in Estes Park, Colorado, is a breathtaking sight both inside and out. Built by F.O Stanley to appeal largely to the rich and famous, this massive, Georgian style hotel transformed the economy of the small, mountain town of Estes Park. The hotel was propelled into the spotlight by Stephen King’s novel The Shining and the subsequent movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson. Today, the building also has a reputation for being one of the most haunted locations in the United States and proudly offers daily ghost tours.

History of the Stanley Hotel

F.O Stanley came to Estes Park in 1903 after receiving orders form his doctor to seek out fresh mountain air. His doctor instructed Stanley, who suffered from tuberculosis, not to make any plans beyond six months. While staying at a friend’s cabin, Stanley and his wife quickly succumbed to the beauty of the majestic mountain landscape and Stanley’s health began to improve. They built a home half a mile from where the Stanley Hotel now stands.

Construction began on the Stanley Hotel in 1906 and it opened in 1909. Famous guests included John Philip Sousa, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, President Theodore Roosevelt, various Hollywood actors and actresses, as well as an emperor and empress of Japan. Author Steven King stayed at the hotel while writing The Shining.

Ghosts Seen and Heard at the Stanley Hotel

Both guests and employees have experienced paranormal activity in The Stanley Hotel. Unlike the paranormal entities portrayed in The Shining, these real-life ghosts are not malicious. Two of the many spirits that are said to haunt The Stanley Hotel include F.O. Stanley and his wife Flora.

Reports of Stanley occur mainly in the lobby, Billiard Room and the bar. According to reports, Stanley’s wife Flora plays the piano (the same piano that was present when the couple was alive) in the ballroom. Guests and employees claim to have heard faint music coming from the ballroom and have witnessed the piano keys moving. Some witnesses have seen a woman sitting at the piano bench.

Fourth Floor of The Stanley Hotel Infested with Ghosts

Certain guest rooms have a history of frequent supernatural activity. Room 418, in particular, has been an area frequented by several child ghosts that have been heard laughing and playing, most frequently just outside of the door. Guests have complained of children playing in the hallway late at night while others have reported impressions on the bed and noises in the room. Stephen King had his own run in with a child ghost – a little boy who was calling for his nanny.

Room 407 allegedly houses another spirit who likes to turn the lights on and off, sometimes turning them back on at the request of the person staying in the room. Noises are also reported within the room and outside the door. A face is sometimes seen in the window of this room, viewable from the outside. Although the fourth floor seems to be the most active area, footsteps are heard all throughout the building and sightings of various apparitions have been witnessed in many other areas.

Read more at Suite101: Ghosts of the Stanley Hotel: One of America’s Most Haunted Places | Suite101.com http://suite101.com/article/ghosts-of-the-stanley-hotel-a76453#ixzz1yH4QTjuT

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The Agnews Insane Asylum

The Agnews Insane Asylum, located in San Jose California, is now owned by Sun Microsystems and known as “Sun Microsystems/Agnews Developmental Center”. The State of California built the Agnews Residential Facility in 1885 as a place for treating mentally ill patients, instead of housing them with criminals or in hospitals with sick and dying patients as was the practice prior to 1885.

In 1906, a terrible tragedy struck the area as a tremendous earthquake shook the ground all around the local area. This terrible event marked one of California’s greatest loss of life in a single incident when the main treatment building, including the clock tower, collapsed and killed the 112 residents and staff who were inside.

Even today after the buildings have been torn down and new ones built people report screams on foggy nights and strange things happening in the new dorm rooms just built there. Doors open , lights are turned on and off and horrible smells just seem to come up out of the floors of the new buildings. The smell has been described as smelling like horrible rotting meat and rooms will fill with smoke for no reason. A old lady known as the lady in yellow because of the yellow dress she is wearing begs people to help her find her children. When you look close or start to question her she simply vanishes. So it seems that even though the old buildings were torn down to make room for new ones the ghosts are refusing to move and may even be angry because of the destruction of their former home.

The Agnews Insane Asylum

The Agnews Insane Asylum

The Agnews Insane Asylum, located in San Jose California, is now owned by Sun Microsystems and known as “Sun Microsystems/Agnews Developmental Center”. The State of California built the Agnews Residential Facility in 1885 as a place for treating mentally ill patients, instead of housing them with criminals or in hospitals with sick and dying patients as was the practice prior to 1885.

In 1906, a terrible tragedy struck the area as a tremendous earthquake shook the ground all around the local area. This terrible event marked one of California’s greatest loss of life in a single incident when the main treatment building, including the clock tower, collapsed and killed the 112 residents and staff who were inside.

Even today after the buildings have been torn down and new ones built people report screams on foggy nights and strange things happening in the new dorm rooms just built there. Doors open , lights are turned on and off and horrible smells just seem to come up out of the floors of the new buildings. The smell has been described as smelling like horrible rotting meat and rooms will fill with smoke for no reason. A old lady known as the lady in yellow because of the yellow dress she is wearing begs people to help her find her children. When you look close or start to question her she simply vanishes. So it seems that even though the old buildings were torn down to make room for new ones the ghosts are refusing to move and may even be angry because of the destruction of their former home.

ByBerry Mental Hospital- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ByBerry Mental Hospital- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Byberry was first constructed in 1906 and opened its doors to its first patient in 1907. It began its humble beginnings as a work farm for the mentally ill but between 1910 and 1920 construction of a large asylum was begun and completed.

There are a multitude of horror stories surrounding Byberry. After it closed it became a magnet for all sorts of unwelcome visitors– thieves, vagrants, gangs, satanic cults, and possibly former inmates in search of shelter (less mentally ill patients were tossed to the street after Byberry closed). The miles of catacombs beneath the abandoned asylum have also given rise to some very creepy stories. One freakishly scary urban legend concerns a former mentally, violent patient who reportedly still lurks the tunnel below, hiding in wait, wielding a large knife, to slice the throats of any unsuspecting explorer that should cross his path. It is also said that a gang of satanic occultists have taken refuge in the dilapidated building. The satanic rituals that are said to take place here have possibly opened up a door to hell within these walls as growling sounds and bodily welts and scratches have been reported.So take caution should you adventure in at night , ghosts are not the only thing lying in wait.

 

(Source: http://www.hauntednorthamerica.com/philadelphia.htm)