Ghostly Happenings in Ohio

Ghostly Apparitions

Situated in Akron, the Civic Theater was designed by Viennese architect John Eberson. Among his most famous features is a rotating ceiling designed to look like the night sky.

One of the ghostly spirits here is that of a young woman who committed suicide by jumping into the canal behind the theater. She has been seen standing at the edge, weeping.

The ghost of a janitor named Fred will attack anyone who makes a mess in the bathrooms he once cleaned.

The third ghostly spirit is a male entity who likes to sit in the balcony. He is usually well-dressed and must enjoy the theater.

A House of Tragedy

Situated in Cleveland, the Franklin Mansion has ghostly spirits haunting it.

People have heard a baby crying, and it is believed the skeleton of a baby was discovered in the walls in a small room at the back of the house.

The shadowy figure of a man has been seen in the windows of the mansion. He is supposedly the victim of an ax murder that took place in the tower room.

There is also the ghostly spirit of a young girl named Karen who was apparently hanged by her father. It is believed that she is behind most of the paranormal activity, and her ghostly apparition has appeared in black with a tall, thin stature.

Paranormal Activity

In Marietta, the Lafayette Hotel was built on the ruins of another hotel. It opened its doors in 1918. The hotel was managed by Reno G. Hoag, who died in 1944 and passed the job over to his son S. Durward Hoag.

The paranormal activity began after Durward passed away. Mostly, his ghost haunts the third floor. Lights flicker on their own, bulbs shatter, and the elevator takes a ride to the roof with no one in it.

There is also a female apparition who enjoys sitting in the Riverview Lounge wearing Edwardian attire.

Blood Alley

Located in Chillicothe, the Majestic Theater was built in 1852 and is one of the most haunted locations in Ohio. Originally, it was the Masonic Opera House, where during the 1918 influenza epidemic, corpses were stored, and supposedly the blood and vital fluids from the bodies were pumped into the alley at the rear of the building, earning it the nickname “Blood Alley”.

Among the spirits haunting the theater is a woman named Elizabeth, and at one time she inquired, “How do I get out of here?”

Shadowy figures and strange mists appear in the auditorium. On the second floor in the Knights’ Room, strange orbs of light appear.

The Ghost of Old Man Staley

Located in New Carlisle, Staley Road is haunted and scary.

The story tells that in the early 1800s, pioneer John Wrench contracted the services of three Staley Brothers to build a flour mill. It became the first double-wheeled mill in Ohio. After Wrench had made his money, he sold the mill to Elias Staley and later passed it down to his brother Andrew. The mill continued to produce flour until 1905.

To this day, the mill stands in this location, with Staley Road, named for the brothers, passing by and through the woods. This road is haunted by Old Man Staley, who went on a murderous rampage and now haunts the road. Motorists have experienced car troubles, and others have seen the ghostly apparition of Staley standing by the road or lying in the road.

Paranormal Activity

Situated in Millersburg, the Terrace View is a spooky haunted place. At one time it was a nursing and psychiatric facility.

Former staff remembers the “locked ward”, the strange south wing, and the so-called “dungeon” in the basement.

Today, investigators report the ghostly spirits of nurses and patients. Doors like to slam by themselves, the empty corridors echo with heavy footsteps, and disembodied voices have answered questions through spirit boxes.

Visitors have captured ghostly apparitions on camera, heard phantom dog collars jingle, and have seen equipment that refuses to work in the basement until they leave. Whatever is haunting this facility, it is there and awaiting the next visitor.