| 10 Famous Haunted Houses |
 Haunted houses are a topic of fascination for many people. There’s something about a haunted house that can be deliciously scary and very intriguing. These spook houses exist all across the planet with many being in the United States. Let's examine the 10 most famous haunted houses in America! Old Slave HouseThis house in Illinois was used to house slaves, some of whom were kidnapped and forced into servitude and abuse. Eventually closed down, the house reopened as a tourist attraction and it was then that visitors could hear moaning, crying as well as feeling cold spots on their necks and bodies. |
The Lemp Mansion
Several members of the Lemp family committed suicide in the house. The Mansion is now a restaurant, where sightings of ghostly apparitions and other uncanny happenings are now commonplace.
The Winchester Mansion
Located in Northern California, The Winchester Mansion was built by Sarah Winchester who was told that the way to communicate with her dead husband and children would be to build a house that would house their spirits. There have been reports of slamming sounds, organ music, and smoky visions of human forms.
The Whaley House
The Whaley House, located in California, has been subject to many mysterious phenomena including doors and windows opening, strange lights appearing, and even apparitions of the Whaley family themselves.
The Myrtles Plantation
The Myrtles Plantation is considered to be one of the most actively haunted places in America! With a history of murder, no less than ten people have died tragically. Ghosts have been captured in photographs, seen playing in the hallways and on the veranda.
The Amityville House
This house of Hollywood fame was haunted as a result of a family's brutal slaughter. Future tenants of the house have said that they suffered from various paranormal phenomena. The Amityville Horror movies still rack up rentals and sales all across the world everyday.
Congelier Mansion
The Congelier Mansion was the home of a husband, wife, and their maid. The wife discovered one day that the husband was having an affair with the maid and proceeded to chop the maid’s head off. Subsequently, noises of the headless maid wailing and crying were heard and eventually an explosion caused the whole structure to be decimated.
Viscilla Ax Murder House
This house was the site of a horrific crime. A family was murdered in their beds and the murders were never solved. They were hacked and chopped by an ax. There have been reports of children’s laughter, falling lamps, odd sounds and other supernatural activities.
John Stone’s Inn
John Stone’s Inn is actually a 164 year old pub that was a hiding place for runaway slaves. People claim to see an apparition of a ten year old girl there regularly. She is believed by some to be the victim of sexual abuse and ultimately murder.
Fall River House
The house in Fall River, Massachusetts is claimed to be haunted by the disgruntled spirits of Lizzy Borden's parents. She killed them there. There are claims of ghostly apparitions seen as well as horribly-painful wailings.
There are many attempts by paranormal researchers to uncover the truths that are hidden in America's haunted houses. The spirits of the dead are with us, and sometimes they need to communicate
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