Ghostly Happenings in Indiana

Vision of Impending Death

The 100 Step Cemetery is a local mythology among the people of Brazil, Indiana, and its surrounding area. It is officially known as Carpenter Cemetery. There are 100 stone steps on a walkway leading up a hill. The legend says that as you walk up the steps, you should count the steps out loud, and this should be done in the night. When you reach the top, an apparition appears and shows you a horrible vision of how you will die. Walking back down the path, again count each step. The prophecy will be fulfilled if you reach the bottom and your returning step count differs from the initial count. You’re safe if the number of steps varies.

Legends of Restless Spirits

The Avon Haunted Railroad Bridge in Avon can be driven across or you can walk under the bridge. When driving, if you honk your horn you won’t hear the eerie sounds of restless spirits.

Legends say that a rail worker died drunkenly stumbling into wet cement during the construction of the bridge.

A young mother and her sick baby slipped off the tracks and fell to their death.

Several workers fell off the track into White Lick Creek.

Locals say that you can experience supernatural happenings during the night.

Supernatural Happenings in an Abandoned Hospital

Central State Hospital in Indianapolis was originally the Indiana Hospital for the Insane, opening in 1848. At one time the hospital had 13,000 patients, many of whom were institutionalized for doing little more than defying social norms. Early methods of treating mental illness included insulin shock, electroshock, and torture. A wide variety of inexplicable phenomena such as shifting shadows, strange noises, cries, groans, and sounds of electrical gadgets can be heard. Even disembodied voices sound in the empty hospital.

An Evil House

In New Albany, the Culbertson Mansion has 25 rooms and was built in 1867 by William Culbertson, at the time the richest man in Indiana. After his passing, his wife sold the house in 1899, and in the early 1900s a man named Dr. Webb lived in the home with his family and also ran his medical practice from there. Inexplicably one day Dr. Webb murdered his entire family. Police discovered a torture chamber in the basement. Visitors to this house feel cold spots, see lights flickering, and hear mysterious footsteps. The smell of cigar smoke on the air belongs to a deceased family member.

Meet the Blue Lady

Launched in 1851, the Story Inn in Nashville is a great place for dining and lodging. However, this place also has residents of the ghostly kind. The most well-known is the Blue Lady, who might have been the wife of Dr. George Story, a physician connected to the local timber crew. Supposedly if someone screams out this ghost’s name and ignites a blue light, she will appear. The restaurant is on the first floor and the guest rooms on the second. If you want to meet the Blue Lady, you can reserve the Blue Lady Room.

Meet Rachel

The dramatic and often violent paranormal experiences that visitors to the Whispers Estate near Mitchell claim to have had are well-known. These eerie encounters revolve around the ghostly spirit of the former resident Rachel, who is believed to jealously defend her old home. Witnesses report feeling scratches, shoves, and even suffocation from unseen forces.

The Gray Lady in the Library

The oldest library in Indiana is the Willard Library in Evansville, established in 1881. It is also regarded as one of the most haunted. Ghost encounters have been reported since the 1930s by both staff and patrons. The Gray Lady is the most well-known ghostly resident. She can be encountered among the stacks of books, in underground passages, and inside an elevator. Besides this ghostly lady, there are a number of other eerie phenomena associated with the library, like the feel of cold spots, furniture moving on its own, and odd smells like perfume wafting in the air.