Just in time for Halloween, here it is: the Halloween Alliance 10 MOST haunted cemeteries in the U.S list. Visit them, if you dare, but be warned: some guests say these ghostly graveyards are never fully at rest.
Here are ten terrifying tales that will have you turning over in your own grave – and leave you scared to death.
No. 10: St. Louis Cemetery – New Orleans, LA
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is set in the historic French Quarter and houses the remains of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Image: Flickr.com/JoanDragonfly
Dozens of different ghosts have been reported here over the years, but voodoo priestess Marie Laveaux is by far the most commonly spotted spook at this historic locale.
Called “the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans,” Ms. Laveaux is said to have left more than just her memory at this hauntingly beautiful graveyard: her presence, and even some of her voodoo magic, are said to live on (guests frequently leave offerings at her tombstone in hopes that some of her abilities will rub off).
When spotted, Ms. Laveaux’s ghostly image wears a red and white turban tied with seven knots and shrieks a chilling curse at passersby.
No. 9: Stull Cemetery – Stull, KS
Legend states that Stull Cemetery is cursed and that a set of hidden steps there leads directly to hell. Image: toypyaps.com
Stull Cemetery is legendary due to the claim that it hides a set of steps to the netherworld, giving the site the eerie nickname “the Gateway to Hell.”
According to the tale, the steps are nearly impossible to find and are only visible on Halloween Night. Other phenomena – including bone-chilling screams – are reported all year long.
The cemetery’s reputation for being cursed is supported by claims that a man accidentally burned his son to death near the area, and another poor soul hanged himself from one of the cemetery’s trees.
No. 8: Resurrection Cemetery – Justice, IL
Resurrection Mary haunts cars, statues and male partygoers, witnesses say. Image: prairieghosts.com
This mammoth 540-acre graveyard is the burial site of the famous Resurrection Mary, a blonde, blue-eyed figure who was killed walking up a nearby road following a fight with her beau.
Appearing in the ball gown and party shoes she was buried in by her grieving parents, Mary’s ghost is said to appear in front of cars and disappear just before they strike her. She also looks to hitchhike and then vanishes as the car approaches. She is even rumored to dance with men at parties before fading from view.
Witnesses claim they have seen Mary hovering near a statue at Resurrection Cemetery (where she is said to have been buried).
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The picture that you have for #8, Resurrection Cemetery is not from that cemetery, it is from Graceland cemetery in Chicago. The name of the monument is ‘Eternal Silence’ at it is the marker for Dexter Graves. I am from Chicago and I know this monument well.
Thank you so very much for the correction, Kim.