Real Haunts

Take a historical ghost tour through San Antonio and revisit the past. Listen to ghost stories that will make your spine tingle. Explore history and legend. Come and experience the paranormal. You will be brought to haunted locations and presented with history, legend, as well as folklore attached to each site. Learn about paranormal investigations, different types of hauntings, and manifestations. Be sure to bring your camera. Book your adventure today. If you dare…

Get ready to get scared for a good cause! If the Mare Island Shoreline Preserve wasn’t scary enough at night this time of year…come out to our annual “NightMARE Island” The last of our fall fundraisers, it’s scheduled for 8 nights, October 21-23 (Friday – Sunday) (Plus Monday, Halloween!), & 27-31  (Thursday – Monday, Halloween!). Open from 5-9pm each evening.

The Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Trust is a 501C3 non-profit, and this is the final fall fundraiser for the Preserve.

Your host again for the event – “The man with one foot in the world of the living and the other foot six feet under…” is THE UNDERTAKER, and he has so much planned for your visit! Attendees are encouraged to bring their own flashlights and come in costume. This is an all-ages event, though some of the attractions may be more suited to the 13 and older crowd, and they will be marked.

TICKETS – Available in advance or by donation at door:

To Pre-purchase tickets: www.app.hauntpay.com/events/nightmare-island

OR at the Door Entry Donation: Age 15 & older, $2-10 sliding scale. Children & under 15, Free.

HIGHLIGHTS:

*This year MOST of our haunted sets will be in one 5,000 sq ft former bomb storage building, built in 1934! Lots of new things for you to explore!

*Shop in our Halloween Marketplace, the ‘Hysterical Emporium’!

*Join The Undertaker on a tour of the Navy’s oldest cemetery in the west, with graves dating back to the 1850’s, nightly at 6:30pm

* Special paranormal investigations with Soulseekers Paranormal Research, nightly at 7:30pm

*Hike to the highest point on Mare Island, on the 1 mile long paved trail to visit the Spirit Ship, and take in the 7-county twinkling view.

*There will also be outdoor displays, a fennel maze, and more than a few zombies to assist you if you happen to get lost.

PLUS THEME NIGHTS! These are free additions to our programming, and INCLUDED with your ticket/donation to NightMARE Island! 

Fri, Oct 21 Paranormal Investigator Meet & Greet www.facebook.com/events/1088397391236244/

Sat, Oct 22 ‘The Hysterical Emporium’ Halloween Market Night www.facebook.com/events/533033470218778/

Fri, Oct 28 Indie Horror Movie Night https://www.facebook.com/events/1654350298210356/

Sat, Oct 29 1st Annual NorCal HearseCon www.facebook.com/events/543761155833258/

Sun, Oct 30 OWLS –  The Raptors Among Us, with Native Bird Connections https://www.facebook.com/events/1002255626550331/

And so much MORE… Keep checking back, you won’t be able to live with yourself if you miss any of it!

Need more information? Contact us at [email protected] or call the event hotline at 707-241-4285.

OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS in PREPARATION for NightMARE Island:

*Volunteer Orientation for NightMARE Island Zombies and Guides, Sunday August 28 , 2-4pm For Information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/237153703350470/

*Volunteer Orientation #2 for NightMARE Island Zombies and Guides, Friday September 30 , 6-8pm  https://www.facebook.com/events/1177366565677117/

*FREE Zombie/Stage Makeup Class, Friday October 7, 6-8pm For Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/575667542636755/

In the sweltering summer heat of 1973, a group of local Austin, Texas filmmakers scraped together a mere $80,000 to produce one of the most terrifying films in American cinema history, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Enduring the brutal late July heat that would regularly have the temperatures at 110 degrees during filming, the crew made up entirely of university film students and local actors ended up creating a film that has terrified generations of moviegoers.

Texas-born film critic and horror historian Joe Bob Briggs claims it is the greatest film (not just horror) ever made, which is precisely why checking out the “Gas Station” is a must on any Texas Chainsaw or horror fan’s list.

For those who have viewed this cult classic film, know that the Gas Station is one of the earliest stops in the film. A group of young people came from visiting a local cemetery to check on loved ones remains after news reports of vicious grave robberies surface. After picking up and tossing out a psychopathic hitchhiker, the van-load of teens stumbles upon a dusty and nearly abandoned gas station. Unbeknownst to the teens, it’s actually a front that’s operated by Leatherface’s family of deranged, cannibalistic savages. To be fair, the gas station plays more than one pivotal part in the film. But for the cinematically curious, we here at FrightFind have some good news for you…..you can spend the night there!

Can you stay at the Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre Gas Station?

Owners Roy and Lisa Row totally restored and brought back from the dead this iconic film location in the form of, part barbecue restaurant and part overnight cabin stay. They have 4 unique cabin locations to choose from which of course come with all the latest furnishings and amenities, even free wi-fi. Reservations for this overnight spot fill up fast so reservations are always a must if you are wanting to stay here.

Then, of course, there is the meatier side of the surprisingly large gas station area that operates as a highly rated barbecue restaurant. Chomp down on some finely smoked brisket or homemade sausage as you dine on some true Texas Chainsaw-era picnic tables, where even takeout barbecue is big business here. The owners even included a Texas Chainsaw themed gift shop on this historic filming site where you can not only purchase official autographs from the actors in the various Texas Chainsaw franchise films over the years but where you can also buy actual wooded boards from the station itself.

Authentic Texas barbecue at the Gas Station of the famous Texas Chainsaw Massacre, coupled with a night’s stay and a Leatherface autograph to boot, what more could a horror fan want in life?

The official gas station from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is alive! Roy Rose of Texas, has turned the Bastrop, Texas horror gem into what she calls a “horror barbecue resort.” The gas station from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been rebuilt and is a must see for fans of recently deceased Gunnar Hansen and the masterful film that has horrified us all for years.

The Haunted May-Stringer House in Brooksville, Florida

The May-Stringer House was built in 1855. It’s said to be haunted by the ghost a 3-year-old girl named Jessie Mae who died in the house. The house has seen many deaths over the years and several bodies have been buried on the property. Jessie Mae is not the only specter who haunts this historic landmark. There are many other ghosts said to walk the halls making the May-Stringer House one of the most haunted places in the country.

Death and Sadness at the May-Stringer House

John L. May was the original owner who built the four-room home for his wife Marena and 2 daughters in the 1850s. He succumbed to tuberculosis 3 years after moving in. His wife and family remained in the home through the Civil War. Marena married a Confederate soldier named Frank Saxon after the war. Marena died while giving birth to the new couple’s daughter Jessie Mae.

Sadly, 3 years later, Jessie Mae passed away from unknown causes. There are several graves on the property. John May, Marena and Jessie Mae, as well as the infant son of Frank and Marena, are all buried on the property.

Frank Saxon sold the home to Doctor Sheldon Stringer who expanded the home dramatically into what’s regarded as a mansion today. The good doctor served patients and it’s been said used the home as something of a sanatorium to patients suffering yellow fever and smallpox.

Ghosts of the May-Stringer Home

With so many deaths and an abundance of sorrow, the home has the perfect making for a horror story. It’s said that ghostly happenings began very early after the deaths of the children. During the expansion of the home, children’s giggles and laughter were heard when no child was around. Reports of mists, ghostly shapes and cold spots have been reported and the crying of a baby is heard from time to time.

Florida’s most haunted place?

This is said to be one of Florida’s most haunted homes. Investigators have set up camp often. An angry spirit called “Mr. Nasty” was apparently a shooting victim of Doctor Stringer’s and he can be quite active now and then. He supposedly hung himself in the attic after his wife cheated on him years ago and now he does not tolerate women in the house.

With many spirits, a great sadness, and a sordid history, the May-Stringer House is definitely a top haunt spot, to say the least.

The Haunted Lizzie Borden House

Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.

The History of the Haunted Lizzie Borden House

While many establishments boast of housing spirits of a bygone era, few can claim to host the ghostly victims one of the most famous murders in our history. The ghosts of Abby and Andrew Borden, father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden, are said to haunt the home in which they were brutally murdered over 100 years ago.

In 1892, Lizzie Borden maliciously murdered her father and stepmother with an ax… Allegedly. Lizzie Borden was 32 years old when she was accused of gruesomely murdering her father and stepmother with an ax. Lizzie Borden’s actions after the murder were highly suspect and her stories were wildly inconsistent. All signs pointed to Lizzie as the culprit, yet Lizzie was acquitted of the murders in 1893. The crime has never officially been solved and many believe she got away with murder.

You can sit in this very couch at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast

Lizzie Borden’s Mother’s Body

Ghosts of the Lizzie Borden House

At the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum, guests can take a ghostly tour of the historic haunt where the murders took place. Though Ms. Borden was acquitted of the murders and released from prison, she spent the remainder of her years being ostracized by members of her community who believed her guilty.

While questions remain about who was responsible for the murders, many guests maintain that the spirits of Mr. and Mrs. Borden have visited them during their stay at the Bed & Breakfast.

Born in Fall River, MA on July 19, 1860. Died in Fall River, MA on June 1, 1927. Lizzie lived free in Fall River for 35 years after the murders took place.

“I acquired a strange scratch on my arm from an unknown source – I found out later the same thing had happened to another guest. I’m convinced it came from a spirit in the house,” one guest claimed.

While most visitors enjoy recounting the haunting and gory details of the Borden murders, there is debate about the “paranormality” of the legendary landmark.
“The case is fascinating because of the family dynamics, Victorian-era history, and judicial aspects.” a guest said. “There is NOTHING supernatural going on; “natural” family hatred is scary enough.”

Where is the Lizzie Borden House

The Lizzie Borden House still stands at 230 2nd St, Fall River, Massachusetts and it is now a “haunted” bed and breakfast. The house is located about 50 miles south of Boston, near Providence Rhode Island. They offer daily tours, as well as overnight stays, but beware, your rooms are not private; not only will your guestroom share a bathroom with adjoining guest suites, but during tour hours, visitors will view your room as part of their ghostly edification.

Stay in the Haunted Lizzie Borden Ax Murder House if You Dare

Lizzie enthusiasts can choose to spend a night in her Lizzie Borden’s very own bedroom, and the whole house can be rented for larger parties such as weddings.

While skeptics abound, curiosity wins out for many Lizzie Borden fans who would pay for the chance of an encounter with a spectral soul. One hotel patron asked:
“Curious to know which rooms the murders actually took place in. Me and my fiancé would like to stay in the exact room one of the murders happened in for his birthday.”
Bring your imagination and your Ouija board, and you might just find yourself face to face with Mr. or Mrs. Borden… or perhaps, even Lizzie herself.

This is the ax that Lizzie allegedly used to murder her victims.

join us on your frightful tour of the infamous and haunted Deadnberry Manor. Housed in a historic and truly haunted castle outside Rutland, Vermont, Deadnberry Manor is a destination haunt you won’t want to miss!

The Haunted Mansion of Melville

Started on 1 October 1994 The F&W Schmitt Family Farm’s Haunted Mansion of Melville is back for its 21st fall season. Get spooked by the ghouls and goblins at the Haunted Mansion and the Haunted Nighttime Corn Trail.  History of the farm has a dark and troubling history surrounding a particular doctor who resides there to this day. After a patient gave him a book of ancient texts, strange things began to happen. Murders, otherworldly creatures and bodies in the cornfields are just some of the oddities his “guests” will see. Worse still, the doctor has a new toy, a strange little box with a strong obsession to kill.

Nevada’s notorious Clown Motel sits between Reno and Las Vegas on highway 95 in the small town of Tonopah. The town of Tonopah was once a booming mining town with nearly 50,000 residents. It now sits at population of 2,500 and much of the town appears deserted. Most of Tonopah’s residents work for the military test range, which is just one of the things that makes this place so eerie. And then of course, there are the clowns!

The Clown Motel Neighbors a Century Old Cemetery

If a hotel sharing a parking lot with a cemetery that dates back to 1901 scares you, then a Clown Motel might be what puts you over the edge. The Clown Motel literally sits adjacent to a cemetery that stopped operating in 1911. The cemetery holds just over 300 plots and includes the grave marker of Sheriff Thomas Logan who was killed in a shoot-out in a town bordello. The souls of early settlers who fell victim to the unsolved “Tonopah Plague” of 1902 and the 14 miners who died in the Belmont Mine fire of 1911 are also laid to rest right next to one of the spookiest hotels you’ll set your eyes on.

Stay in the Clown Motel if you Dare

It’s a cheap stay and one you’ll remember. People hear screams in the night and there are many stories told about the creepy feeling you get when you’re sitting between the Clown Motel and the cemetery. The Motel was good enough for Ghost Adventures to take a look. They took a look at Room 204 when they visited.

Haunted Rooms of The Clown Motel

Do you have what it takes? Fans of Stephen King’s IT are sure to love this hotel. If you dare, feel free to share your stories and pictures with us. In the meantime, here are a few tips for your stay.

• Request a room upstairs if you want a view of the cemetery.
• Want a postcard? Call and they’ll send you one.
• Zak Bagans and Ghost Adventures took a look at room 204 if you have a crush on Zak.
• There is no online booking so call ahead if you want to reserve a room.
• There may be actual clowns at the motel or in the parking lot. They may or may not work for the hotel.
• Don’t speed in town. It’s a trap!

Photo credits: Ghost Adventures, Wayne Stadler

One guest is no longer a skeptic after staying at this hotel. A couple was asleep when the woman woke to something like a dog, walking back and forth on her pillow. She tried to wake her partner who was in a deep sleep.

The next morning when she started telling him what happened, he stared at her. She thought he didn’t believe her until he said the same thing happened to him, and he was so terrified he didn’t move or try to wake her.

Surfing. Roasted pigs. Coconuts. Ghosts? There are if you stay at this haunted tropical paradise. Pay close attention to where you leave your luggage, it has a tendency to move while staying here. Guests also say that they have heard whispering in the halls and have witnessed strange lights moving throughout the hotel. At least you can escape to the beach if this haunted hotel is too much for you.

Ghost Talk Ghost Walk℠
It Started With Us!

Ghost Talk Ghost Walk is a fun and enlightening walking ghost tour that explores the legends that lie beneath the haunting tales of Savannah, GA. This is a tour that even the skeptic will enjoy. While leisurely walking through the enchanting squares of historic Savannah, your experienced host will share stories based on Margaret DeBolt’s book Savannah Spectres and Other Strange Tales. The tour also includes investigations and studies from Duke University, and recent interviews with Savannahians. This acclaimed walking tour is an original to Savannah and includes a lighthearted yet educational look at one of the South’s most beautiful cities. The Ghost Talk Ghost Walk tour is highly recommended by Fodor’s, Frommer’s and Birnbaum’s guidebooks as well as featured in the New York Times Travel & Leisure magazine.

Explore the darker side of Seattle on Ghost & True Crime Tours by vehicle.

Private Eye Tours has specialized in offering unique tours of Seattle since 1997. This is an opportunity to see the “real” Seattle in a different way. The tours are scenic, historical & entertaining. Four different tours are currently available: two true crime tours and two different Seattle Ghost Tours.

Our original true crime tour covers Queen Anne Hill, Downtown Seattle, Pioneer Square & the Chinatown ID. We visit the scenes of the crimes covering infamous murders, burglaries, arsons, speakeasies & more.

The Capitol Hill True Crime Tour vists the Capitol Hill neighborhood & some of the surrounding areas. Famous people covered include Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix & Ted Bundy. We end the tour along Lake Union’s famous houseboats.

Our Haunted Happenings Seattle Ghost Tour covers a wide area of Seattle. It is a guided tour of Seattle’s most haunted locations including an infamous massacre site in the Chinatown ID and a forgotten cemetery.

Our newest Ghost Tour, The Spirits of Seattle Ghost Tour, covers the historical Capitol Hill neighborhood, Belltown, the Market area & downtown Seattle. It is available Spring 2011. Locations include several former funeral homes and former cemeteries in old Seattle.

New Orlean’s Tours Done Right

About Us – But it’s Not – About Us Is It?

Welcome to French Quarter Phantoms. Want to get a chill up your spine, have a good laugh, be interested, and learn some really cool and creepy things about New Orleans? Great! That is exactly what we will do for you. Our guests come in all shapes and sizes, and they all have one thing in common. They want the best tour in New Orleans.

So – everybody claims to have the best tour guides:

But they stop at that and don’t tell you why.  That’s because anybody can put on a costume, hand you a gadget to play with, and recite a script.
That’s Not Us!

One former guest described our Master Storytellers as:

“The strangest bunch of real historians you will ever have the pleasure of spending time with,” and we think that’s perfect!

Haunted New Orleans Most Educated Guides

Your tour is led by not just a guide, but a Master Storyteller! French Quarter Phantoms guides are very well educated, having earned Masters degrees in History, Forensic Anthropology, Music, Education, Literature and Theater. Their tours are based on historical documentation. Ask them a question – they love to show off their knowledge. They have researched books, archived newspapers, police and fire department records; they have talked to librarians, “old timers”, past residents and employees of the sites where the stories are told. What they found were murders, accidental suicides, fire victims – we uncovered their stories, how they lived, how they died and WHY they come back!

Our frightening, freaky and friendly group of Ghost & Vampire Tour guides all has their own special way of making you laugh while sending a chill up your spine! They will make sure you know what’s creeping around in the dark and live to tell about it! Each guide’s tour is a little different. They have personally crafted your tour from recorded history and folklore to tell the stories they are the most passionate about – our tours are never scripted. Join us for tales of vampires in New Orleans and Ghosts in the French Quarter. You will be surprised what some “Nice” Ladies and Gentlemen are capable of doing!

French Quarter Phantoms is locally owned and operated. Owner Cindi Richardson or Office Manager Erin Murphy are available to personally answer your questions and take your reservation seven days a week, 8 am – 10 pm. We love our city and we love to share it with you. We’ve been walking the streets of New Orleans for money for the past 16 years (doing tours of course)!

French Quarter Phantoms Tours

• • • Ghost & Vampire Tour – Small Group – Adults Only 8 pm nightly
    • Ghost & Vampire Tour, all ages – 6 pm and 8 pm nightly
    • Saints and Sinners – Adults Only “A Dirty little French Quarter History Tour” – 1:30 daily
    • French Quarter History and Voodoo Tour (all ages) – 11 am daily
    • Tour Treme / Music of New Orleans (all ages) – 10:30 am Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings
    • Garden District – Celebrity Homes and Lafayette Cemetery – 10 am Daily

    All of our Tours come with BOGO Hurricanes in a Free Souvenir Cup at the Voodoo Lounge (Adults Only)
    Participants are welcome to bring their adult beverages along on tour.

Do you want to have a more genuine ghostly experience? If so, then our Hearse Ride Tour or Total Paranormal St. Augustine Tour is your best choice. If you want to have a spirited evening in double meaning, then the walking Haunted Pub Tour or Pub Hearse Ride will make your night a night you wish you would have remembered… Daytime you can enjoy our Historic Cemetery Ride. Whichever ghost tour of St. Augustine you pick with us will be conducted by a licensed tour guide of the oldest and most haunted city in America. Your ghost host is very well versed in the paranormal and will guide you through the dark haunted history. Yes, for extra tips they will hold your hand if you need comforting or on our haunted pub crawls, all you will need is another drink and you’ll see even more spirits. So if you are ready to face the spirits, come with us and GIVE IT A TRY BEFORE YOU DIE!℠

Authentic Ghost Tours of St. Augustine, FL ~ America’s oldest and most haunted city. We also are the company that saved the K-II meter from being put out of production and introduced it for paranormal use. We sell ghost hunters equipment through our site www.ghosthuntersequipment.com ~ Best Deals on the Planet!