29 dossiers

Shadow Figure

A dark, human-shaped silhouette reported without features — one of the most repeated forms in the modern record and one of the least substantiated. The files log where and when, not what it was.

By jurisdiction:Alabama3

High confidence

West Virginia Penitentiary

Moundsville, West Virginia

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

4 claims · 2 legends→

Former Hospital

Old South Pittsburg Hospital

South Pittsburg, Tennessee

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

High confidence

Farrar Schoolhouse

School associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Berlin Tannery

Berlin, Wisconsin

Factory associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Regent Theatre

Allegan, Michigan

Theater associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Bellaire House

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 1 legend→

High confidence

Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

World’s first true penitentiary, designed for solitary penitence; now a museum and haunted attraction.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Courthouse Jail Museum

Lake George Historical Association Museum

Lake George, New York

Former county courthouse and jail interpreting local history and hosting ghost tours.

Zombie Road (Lawler Ford Road)

Wildwood, Missouri

Forest road famous for shadow-figure reports and "Zombie" legend.

Historic Roads Hotel

Atlanta, Indiana

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Ellis Railroad Museum

Museum associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Beattie Mansion

St. Joseph, Missouri

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Felt Mansion

Saugatuck, Michigan

Mansion associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Liberty Memorial Building

Bismarck, North Dakota

Library associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Rikard’s Mill Historical Park

Beatrice, Alabama

Mill in Beatrice; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge

Livingston, Alabama

Covered bridge in Livingston; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Former Hospital

Old Jefferson Davis Hospital

Former hospital in Houston; research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Overland Hotel & Saloon

Hotel associated with reported shadow figures.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Orpheum Theater

Flagstaff, Arizona

Theatre associated with balcony folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Amador Hotel

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Historic hotel with Annie ghost folklore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Former Meatpacking Plant

The Slaughterhouse

Tucson, Arizona

Former meatpacking plant with ghost stories and staged horror events.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Capitol Theatre

Yakima, Washington

Historic theater with a longstanding Shorty ghost tradition.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Dolly’s House

Ketchikan, Alaska

Former Dolly Arthur house with reported shadows and sounds.

Bellair Cemetery

Bellair, Illinois

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

Newport Opera House

Newport, New Hampshire

Theater with reported experiences and documented paranormal-film investigations.

1890 House Museum

Cortland, New York

Chester Wickwire’s house museum with visitor reports and authorized investigation programs.

Scotia

State College, Pennsylvania

Former iron-mining town with industrial remains and a reported shadow-figure legend.

Archaeological Site

Moundville Archaeological Park

Moundville, Alabama

Archaeological site in Moundville; research record.

Gulley’s Butcher Shop

Astoria, Oregon

Butcher-shop basement associated with owner-reported unusual experiences.