Ghosts and Legends

In Fairfax County, Virginia, urban legends of a hatchet-wielding man in a rabbit mask have persisted for half a century. After interviewing locals and real-life victims, join us as we visit what has been known as Bunnyman Bridge.

Across America, there are hundreds of places named after the lord of the underworld. This episode looks at the Devil's Tower in Wyoming, the Devil's Cave and Devil's Elbow in New York, Devil's Lake in Michigan, and the Devil's Tower in New Jersey. Why did these places earn their moniker? And is there a good reason for it?

Of all the places to be haunted, one would probably not expect churches to be prone to tales of the paranormal, but in the cases of Hickory Grove Chapel and Ebeneezer Church in Virginia, Old Mud Meetinghouse and Stepstone church in Kentucky, Posey Chapel in Indiana and Chapel of Our Lady Guadalupe in New Mexico prove that there may be more than just the holy spirit inside these buildings.

Beginning in 1886 as a place to reform wayward boys, Mansfield would change to become one of the most violent prisons in America before it was ordered closed in 1990. Open today for tours and ghost hunts, Mansfield is said to be one of the most haunted places around, as Kat Tedsen shares evidence of being scratched in solitary confinement.

Explore the legend of Lovers Leaps across America, where numerous cliffs and waterfalls are said to have been where one or both lovers took a deadly plunge to remain with their beloved. What is the true story behind such tales at Custer State Park in South Dakota, Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, Creve Coeur in Missouri, and the Bloomingdale Bridge Bride in Illinois.

Off a dirt road outside Knoxville Tennessee sits a castle built entirely by one man. Learn the story of Floyd Banks Jr., his castle, and why he claims it is the only place on earth where spirits roam freely.

Though not as popular a form of transportation as they once were, stories of haunted railways persist. This episode looks at the tales of Munger Road in Illinois, the Rocheport Tunnel in Missouri, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania's Ghost Line, and the Haunted Train Trestle in Adrian, Michigan.

You don't need to be frightened of water to be scared at these lakes. This episode visits a number of lakes across America that have ghostly tales ascribed to them. Pickthorn and Craighhead Forest Lakes in Arkansas, Summit Lake in Ohio, Lake Linganore in Maryland, the Berkely County Poor Farm in West Virginia, and Bonito City Lake in New Mexico.

Why is the backstory to female ghosts almost always that they died of a broken heart? This episode examines a cross section of locations said to be haunted by women including Ohio's Netherland Plaza Hotel, Florida's Rosemary Cemetery, Pennsylvania's Summit Cut Bridge, and Tennessee's Old Gray Cemeteries Black Aggie. Just because they're the fairer sex doesn't mean these ghosts can't be terrifying.

Known as Uncle Sam's Devil's Island, Alcatraz receives over 1.4 million guests per year, making it one of the most popular tourist spots in the entire United States. Some visitors may find that history is still walking these cell blocks or hiding in the dark damp corners, for Alcatraz is not just a popular tourist destination, it is a paranormal hot spot.

Opening in 1909 for the treatment of tuberculosis, the Indiana State Sanatorium would close to become the Lee Alan Bryant Hospital in the 1970s. Until its closure in 2012, this hospital was plagued with allegations of abuse, patient deaths, and even a murder-suicide. Only recently opened to ghost hunters, many consider this sanatorium to be one of the most haunted undocumented places around.