At Baltimore’s historic Lord Baltimore Hotel, guests have reported seeing a little girl wandering the 19th floor, sometimes bouncing a red ball and sometimes crying for her parents. She’s known as Molly, and she’s only one of several ghosts said to haunt the building. There’s also a woman dressed in gray, a mysterious man smoking … Read more
Evan had spent nearly eight years investigating haunted buildings. He’d heard unexplained footsteps, recorded strange voices, and spent countless nights sitting in dark rooms waiting for something to happen. But during an investigation at an old boarding house, something grabbed his arm hard enough to send him running from an upstairs room. Several days later, … Read more
The man was wearing an old Army uniform, standing near the barracks at Fort Scott in Kansas. When a woman approached him, he answered her questions, chatted with her, and even shared a few jokes. She assumed he was a historical reenactor, one of the people who dress as soldiers to show visitors what life … Read more
The man installing an elevator at a new museum in Manila was having a strange problem. Every time he put his tools down and turned back to work, they seemed to move somewhere else. At first, he probably thought he was forgetting where he’d left them. But it kept happening, and eventually he became so … Read more
Grae Burton was at the hospital with his wife, who was about to give birth to their second son, when his phone suddenly buzzed. It was a security alert from the Lake House Arts Centre in Takapuna, New Zealand, where Burton worked as operations manager. He had recently installed cameras around the old building, and … Read more
Véronique Geffroy was clearing out an old French castle when she heard a woman’s voice right beside her ear. The voice sounded angry, almost as though somebody was demanding to know what she was doing. She turned around, expecting to find someone standing behind her. But the room was empty, and she couldn’t understand where … Read more
Vanessa Mitchell had barely moved into her new house when she saw a tall, dark figure standing inside. She didn’t recognize the man, and she was certain he wasn’t supposed to be there. It was an unsettling welcome to a home she had been excited about buying. But the strange visitor was only the beginning. … Read more
Harry Martindale was working alone in a cellar in York, England, when he heard what sounded like a trumpet. He assumed someone had a radio playing nearby and carried on with his work. The sound came again, louder this time. When he heard it a third time, it seemed to be coming from inside the … Read more
The fire doors were standing wide open, but nobody was there. Security staff at Hampton Court Palace had hurried to a restricted part of the building after an alarm went off. There was no sign of anyone entering or leaving. It was October 6, 2003, and the officers decided to check the security cameras. What … Read more
Frank Wood and his 15-year-old brother were delivering chaff near Harewood, outside Christchurch, New Zealand, when curiosity pulled them into a deserted house. It was around ten o’clock, the building was empty, and almost immediately they heard something that did not sound empty at all.