Hope-Moonville Road Zaleski, Ohio

Moonville Tunnel: The small community of Moonville has disappeared, but its ghosts linger along the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad. The spirit of an engineer haunts the tracks just outside the town and near the tunnel, where it disappears. Additionally, the ghost of a woman who was struck by a train has been seen within the town’s remnants. There is also the ghost of a town bully, who met his end near Zaleski but enjoys following hikers along the old railbed.

Union Cemetery Chillicothe, Ohio

Elizabeth’s Grave: The oldest accounts of the haunting reveal that a family buried a woman’s corpse by the church, near an old oak tree, over a century ago. After a storm uprooted the tree or vandals toppled the gravestone, a caretaker mistakenly returned the tombstone to the wrong spot. Eventually, it ended up discarded in a distant area. Strangely, whenever the headstone was removed, it reappeared under the tree where the ghost was seen before fading away. Those who moved it, whether for fun or malicious intent, faced terrible misfortune until their deaths.

Groveport Road, Grove City Columbus, OH

Wooly Burger Cemetery: Some have spotted a Bigfoot-like creature known as the Woolly Booger in the shadows near Little Pennsylvania Cemetery and Big Darby Creek. Local lore tells of a man who butchered his family before killing himself, returning as a vengeful spirit trying to harm those who enter his family plot. There might have been a boogeyman nearby. In 1957, the body of a young woman was discovered near Darbydale, wrapped in a bedspread and stuffed in a feed sack. The murder remained unsolved, leading parents to caution their children about a boogeyman lurking nearby. Some believe he could still be out there.

West Branch State Park, Ravenna, OH

Witch’s Grave: There is an abandoned cemetery deep in the woods of West Branch State Park. It can be reached by hiking, but only for those who dare, as it is home to the grave of a witch with a ghastly legend nearby. According to folklore, a young woman was falsely accused of witchcraft years ago. The townspeople captured her and forced her deep into the woods, where they laid her down, covered her with boards, and buried her beneath massive stone slabs to ensure she could not rise again. Today, it is said that the ghostly form of the witch roams the dark forest. If you peer into the depths of one of those stone slabs, you might find dead-red eyes staring back at you.

Hills and Dales Metropark Kettering, OH

Frankenstein’s Castle: One of Kettering’s most beloved legends is that of a tower dubbed Frankenstein’s Castle, where a freak accident occurred with two teens. This local legend that came after, deeply ingrained in the community, is a part of the town’s history and mystery. Nowadays, some say on quiet days at the Hills and Dales MetroPark, where this stone tower is located along a trail, hikers passing by the old stone tower can hear whispers and even muffled screams, leftover from two young friends struck by lightning.

Beaver Creek State Park East Liverpool, OH

Gretchen’s Lock: This Ohio State Park is home to the ghost of a young girl haunting an old canal lock and a long-dead bank robber evading the law. It is a place steeped in haunting tales

Swift Mansion – (Gore Orphanage)
Light and Hope Orphanage Amherst, OH

Gore Orphanage: Also known as Light and Hope Orphanage, was operated by a cruel man who pretended to care for children in need. In truth, he exploited them as forced, enslaved laborers. The children were victims of Sprunger’s greed, masked by a false facade of evangelism and charity. Although the orphanage has since been closed down, some of these children return in ghostly form to relive the tragedies of their past.

Mary Stocum’s Grave St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery
Coshocton, OH

Mary Stocum’s Grave: A headless ghost walks the area around an old abandoned cemetery in the woods. Hundreds of Coshocton teens have grown up hearing the story of the headless woman who walked the isolated cemetery, and they have taken the muddy-road trek to see her search for her head.

West State Street Cemetery Athens OH

West State Street Cemetery: At the entrance of West State Street Cemetery in Athens stands a statue of an angel that watches over those whose markers have long since disappeared. She holds a book, and it is believed that she writes the names of the unknown within its pages, ensuring that the living do not forget them. Passersby have reported seeing her weeping, moving, and even fluttering her wings. Orbs of light hover and dance around the angel, and some believe these lights make their way to each lost grave.

Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, OH

Ohio State Reformatory: The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield operated from 1896 to 1990 and housed over 154,000 inmates. It accepted offenders who were too old for juvenile corrections or who committed less severe crimes than those sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. The reformatory aimed to reform inmates through education, religious guidance, and vocational training. Unfortunately, this approach was not always successful. Over two hundred individuals died within its walls, including guards who were killed during escape attempts. Some of these bad souls are rumored to return as ghosts. Enough said.