Haunted True Stories and Spooky Destinations

The Cavalier House

Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this beautiful hotel is home to many strange happenings. Guests have reported toilets flushing on their own, and towels changing color. The Cavalier House resembles the infamous Stanley Hotel that was featured in “The Shining”, giving its guests a spooky feeling upon entering.

It is said that you feel as though you are being watched, but is this just paranoia brought on by the mere look of the hotel? Or is it something more supernatural? Perhaps the next time you visit Virginia stop by the Cavalier House and find out for yourself.

The Bell Witch Legend

In 1817, John Bell a citizen of Robertson County Tennessee, found a monstrous creature in his cornfield, he described it as having the body of a dog and the head of a rabbit. Although he tried to shoot the animal, it disappeared before he could get a shot. Shortly after this encounter Bell and his family began hearing and experiencing very strange things. The sound of something beating the outside of his house was the first of a series of events. Then his children began hearing gnawing sounds and something puling the covers from them.

The legend eventually ends with John Bell being poisoned by the spirit who is able to communicate with them. The spirit reappears several more times throughout the years, and is still said to haunt descendants of the Bell family. The most recent was in 1990 when one of Bells descendants decided to go rabbit hunting. After shooting the rabbit and chasing it into a bush, there was nothing there but a piece of Joel Egbert Bell’s tomb stone.

The Stanley Hotel

Located in Colorado, this 138-room hotel has held many celebrities as well as many non-living residents. It is famous for many reasons, Stephen Kind wrote “The Shining” while staying there along with his wife. The hotel was later used in filming for the mini series based on the book.

The paranormal activity at this hotel has also made it famous, TAPS from the popular series Ghost Hunters has visited this hotel many times, doing live shows on Halloween. People claim to see F.O. Stanley in the lobby as well as a variety of other ghostly habitants.

Noises are often reported in room 418, as well as room 217. In one extreme case, a woman was even pushed down the stairs after jokingly writing “RED RUM” on a mirror. So if you decide to visit the wonderful Stanley Hotel, you just might see something strange, so be sure to bring your camera.