By: Kathy Murray
W is for…
Waardenburg Castle
It has been said that once upon a time, bodies were found in the basement here. That might explain the ghosts that haunt this dilapidated castle in the Netherlands. An invisible spirit climbs the stairs, while the sound of toilets flushing can be heard, even in locations where there never were toilets to begin with.
Winooski High School
The story goes that five students died in a car crash on their way back from Canada to Vermont. The Winooski funeral home didn’t have enough room to hold all the bodies, so the rest were put in the school’s gym. Ever since, lockers near the gym slam on their own and lights flicker. Once in a while, the sounds of coffins rolling across the gym floor can be heard.
Western State Lunatic Asylum
No matter how many times janitors try to clean it, the blood on the wall of this Washington state asylum keeps coming back. Whether it’s the handprint or the word “JOE” scrawled in capital letters, the stains just keep returning.
Wickham House
The man and woman of this farmhouse in New York were murdered by a man with an axe in the 1850s. Now, the killer’s footsteps can be heard coming up the stairs and his ghost is sometimes seen in the rooms on the second floor.
Wind River Indian Reservation
This reservation in Wyoming is home to floating ghosts. They follow you around and have no feet or faces.
Woodhaven Dairy
Some say that half a century ago, two children were thrown into a well and died here. Since then, many strange sightings have been noted at this diary in Alabama, including a dark figure with glowing red eyes that haunts the area. The smell of blood also permeates the air and fires break out with no reasonable cause or explanation.