The Dark History Of Earth's 7th Gateway To Hell

Im a small, fairly innocuous area of the heartland, rests a cemetery that has piqued the imaginations of fans of hauntings, the supernatural, and evil. The place has developed such a reputation that its name is known to fans and the cult like followers of such bizarre and spooky tales. It's allegedly one of the locations of a gate, an Earthly gate, leading to hell. That's right, a gateway to hell.

As legend has it, the Stull Cemetery is believed to be so haunted it enters into the realm of evil. It's one of those places, if one believes such a thing, that the Devil himself holds court there with his worshippers. It's said tht Satan comes to the Cemetery twice a year. Once on Halloween, and the other during the spring equinox, and pays tribute to a buried witch, laid to rest in Stull; a witch whom the devil had a child with.

Stull Cemetery, and an old abandoned church that rests next to it, are in an area that's the epicenter of stories about witchcraft, ghost, and supernatural happenings. The old church is believed by some to have been the place where there were satanic rituals performed. So, is an overgrown cemetery near Stull's Emmanuel Hill the place the devil frequents twice a year? These legends and stories have been told for over a hundred years. But few, if any, made it to print until the 70s.

One interesting story, if you're to believe it, is that in the 1800s, there was a murder on the grounds that now are the Stull Cemetery grounds. The old church, once a stable on a farm, was the scene of a gruesome murder as a stable hand stabbed the mayor of stull in the old stone barn. Years went by, and the barn was converted to serve as a church. But, it was gutted by a fire.

It's said that a decaying, wooden crucifix, still hanging from a wall in Stull, is believed to turn upside down, from time to time. But it only happens when passersby enter the structure at midnight.

While that in itself is scary enough to raise suspicion and paranoia, there is the legend of the devil, lucifer, or Satan as he's called, coming to the cemetery twice a year. It's said that he comes and pays tribute to one grave in particular. According to legend, the grave is where a witch and concubine of the devil was buried. Allegedly, the headstone is close to where the old church stands, and, on the headstone, is the one word carved into the stone that lends credance to the lore. WITTICH.

The word Wittich, a word with origins in German, means "ruler of the woods," or "powerful in the forest."

Looking at the origins of Wicca, and paganism, where most of the witchcraft legeds come from, the definition and interpretation of Wittich would fit with that of early practices, as Wiccans, or witches, were believed to have worshipped the Earth and its natural powers.

Legends Grow

By the late 80s, the legend of Stull Cemetery had grown so popular that on Halloween night, crowds of people appeared and hoped to get a peak the devil as he appeared. It become so out of control, that the Douglas County Sheriff's Department put Deputies on the cemetery to send people packing, and issued tickets for criminal tresspass if you were caught on the property.

This was due to the turnout from the year before, when allegedly, over 500 people came to Stull to get a glimpse of Satan, and things got out of hand, leading to damaged headstones, damages to the church, and to the grounds.

Since the old church was mysteriously demolished, without knowledge or the permission of the property owners, the legend of Stull has persisted.