It's October, which means everyone's getting into the Halloween spirit. And there's nothing better to prepare for All Hallow's Eve than some spooky ghost stories.
Mental Floss collected the scariest ghost story from all 50 states, so now you can compare and contrast whether your state is truly the most frightening.
Obviously telling 50 ghost stories would take quite a while, so instead we'll simply write down the title or main thrust of each state's spookiest ghost story, and you can head over to Mental Floss or do your own internet sleuthing to find out the full story.
Alabama – The Eliza Battle Steamboat
Alaska – Klondike Ike
Arizona – Hotel Monte Vista
Arkansas – John Chidester
California – Cell 14D at Alcatraz
Colorado – Buffalo Rose Saloon
Connecticut – The Conjuring (Yes, the story the movie is based on)
Delaware – Lorenzo Dow
Florida – Thomas Rowe and the Don CeSar Hotel
Georgia – Lake Lanier
Hawaii – Pele and Kamapua'a
Idaho – Raymond Allen Snowden and the Old Idaho Penitentiary
Illinois – Resurrection Mary
Indiana – The Big Tunnel
Iowa – Helen Esther Roberts and Coe College
Kansas – Hamburger Man
Kentucky – Octavia Hatcher
Louisiana – Cauchemar
Maine – Seguin Island Lighthouse
Maryland – Pocomoke Forest
Massachusetts – Minots Ledge
Michigan – The Melon Heads
Minnesota – Lucy and Palmer House Hotel
Mississippi – Glenwood Cemetery and the Chain Link Grave
Missouri – Overton and the Black Carriage
Montana – The Phantom Hitchhiker of Black Horse Lake
Nebraska – Blackbird Hill and the Murderous Husband
Nevada – Timber Kate, Bella Rawhide and Tug Daniels
New Hampshire – Portsmouth Music Hall
New Jersey – Manuel and Harriet Rionda
New Mexico – Johnny and Celia
New York – Gulielma Sands and the Manhattan Well
North Carolina – Blackbeard and Ocracoke Island
North Dakota – Gray Lady of Sims
Ohio – Moonville Tunnel
Oklahoma – Skirvin Hilton Hotel
Oregon – Kuhn Cinema
Pennsylvania – Devil's Den and the Battle of Gettysburg
Rhode Island – Exeter and Mercy Lena Brown
South Carolina – Lavinia Fisher and the Six Mile House
South Dakota – The Fairmont Hotel
Tennessee – Old Green Eyes
Texas – Elm Creek and Mule Attack
Utah – Jean Baptiste and the Great Salt Lake
Vermont – Boots Berry and the Green Mountain Inn
Virginia – The Wythe House
Washington – Kell's Pub
West Virginia – Tailypo
Wisconsin – Kate Blood
Wyoming – Sweetwater County Library
There aren't many Casper the Friendly Ghosts in those stories.
(h/t Mental Floss)
