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Saturday, February 8, 2025
My Grandmother's Visitor

My Grandmother’s Visitor

This happened to my grandmother about 10 years ago. My grandma lives in the east end of Charleston in one of the many "hollers" that are found in West Virginia. A long time ago, probably in the late 50's early 60's, my great grandfather had loaned a cousin of...
Sheepsquatch

Sheepsquatch

I grew up in Gallipolis, across the Ohio River from Point Pleasant. In high school I found an old scrapbook of my mother's with several dozen clippings on the Mothman: I was fascinated that something "neat" had happened so close to the sleepy little town I loved, and I...
West Virginia Traveling Ghost?

West Virginia Traveling Ghost?

I am originally from Parkersburg, West Virginia, but in 1958, I married and left home. In 1988, I was living in Meredian, Mississippi and worked at a J. C. Penney's in a small mall there. One day I was returning to the store after my lunch break, when an...
Silver Gap Ghost near Oak Hill

Silver Gap Ghost near Oak Hill

I was walking with friends at night along the tracks that lead west out of Oak Hill toward Dothan. This gap is where the railroad crosses between the valleys of Loup and Paint Creek. On the Oak Hill side of the gap, a lot of people live, but on...
Another Black Panther

Another Black Panther

I can confirm not only by myself but with about half the town of Richwood as well that black panthers do exist in WV. I saw one myself while camping on the south fork of the Cherry River. It was about 2:00 am and my dad and I had...
The Baby

The Baby

My mother-in-law used to live in a house at the junction of Rt. 7 and Rt. 20. Her youngest son was only a few months old and she would push his crib against the wall by the fireplace, so he wouldn't get cold in the wintertime. She would walk into...
Elkins Ghost

Elkins Ghost

In the city of Elkins, home to the forest festival, there are many ghosts around. But this one is in my house. I live across a bridge in the Gilmore area of Elkins. There is a ghost in my house. A young woman that died on the property in 1860....
Ghost Girl Of Harpers Ferry

Ghost Girl Of Harpers Ferry

I am from a small town called Frederick Maryland which is very close to the panhandle of West Virginia. My ghostly story takes place in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, up by the famous " Jefferson Rock" which overlooks the river. A few friends and myself whom we consider ourselves to...
Unidentified Noise

Unidentified Noise

My family, the Clay family, stayed in the Group Camp at Cabwaylingo State Forest for years upon years, but three years ago we stayed in the group camp for the first time since the new building was built. That was a week of horror! First, there's always a deadly...
The Trailer

The Trailer

When I got married, my wife and I purchased a trailer; we put it next door to my parent's house. The master bedroom was at the rear of the trailer. When our son was born, he slept in the room with us, to make it easier for early morning...
The End Of My Doubt - Jackson Co.

The End Of My Doubt – Jackson Co.

I had just turned 16, and I had just started dating a cousin of my friend. We all decided to stay at his grandmother's that night, and all of us were very excited and we were planning a night of fun. Mostly we stayed on the large porch on...
Wayne Town - Fort Gay

Wayne Town – Fort Gay

This incident occurred just north of the town of Fort Gay, on top of a wooded hill approximately 1/4 mile north on Hewlett Branch Rd. from where it connects with the Big Sandy River Rd. about 4 miles west of Rt. 152 (better known as the Tolsia Highway). There...