20 Horrifying Real-Life Haunted Houses

Twice called the most haunted house in America, the Whaley House sits quietly on a small street in San Diego. Its placid exterior masks a terrifying history that affects its present state. READ MORE.

In 1836 New Orleans, a passerby entered the Gardette-LePrete mansion and discovered a scene of unimaginable horror. Peer into the gory legend of this eerie French Quarter estate. READ MORE.

They called it “the most haunted house in England.” In the sleepy Essex parish of Borley stood the Borley Rectory, a dark Victorian manse plagued by reports of the paranormal. READ MORE.

Soon after moving into their stately Stratford mansion in 1848, the Phelps family realized they were not alone. Unearth the eerie mystery of the Phelps Mansion knockings. READ MORE.

In the farm fields of Ohio stood a stately brick mansion with a sinister reputation. Discover the enduring mystery of the Mudhouse Mansion, an abandoned estate in the American heartland that inspired numerous ghastly tales. READ MORE.

They say the widow’s ghost lingers in the tower and sets the house ablaze with phantom fire. Step inside the Drish House, Tuscaloosa’s stately haunted mansion. READ MORE.

Haunting this Cleveland mansion are tales of secret passages, brutal murder, and restless spirits lingering in its halls. Could Franklin Castle be the most haunted house in Ohio? READ MORE.

Pennsylvania’s Baleroy Mansion is known as “The Most Haunted Home in Philadelphia.” The reason? In addition to multiple reports of paranormal activity, this stately abode is home to a cursed chair rumored to bring death upon anyone who sits in it. READ MORE.

The beautiful Beauregard-Keyes House, in New Orleans, boasts cheerful rooms and a lush garden. Just don’t be disturbed if the ghost of a Confederate soldier glides by while you admire the home’s creepy collection of Dixie dolls. READ MORE.

This ruined castle in Sao Paulo was once a luxurious mansion … until it became the site of a grisly murder mystery. READ MORE.

Australia’s Monte Cristo Homestead, located in Junee, New South Wales, has been called “Australia’s Most Haunted House.” Visitors today report glowing lights, strange animal mutilations, and the disembodied cries of a weeping woman. READ MORE.

Though she died in 1865, many say that Eliza Jumel still haunts the halls of her stately Manhattan home, the Morris-Jumel Mansion. And according to those who crossed her path, Eliza’s ghost is far from friendly. READ MORE.

In 1885, construction was completed on Staten Island’s Kreischer Mansion. In 1894, its owner committed suicide. A series of bloody deaths followed, including a gruesome mob hit in 2005. Today, the home is said to be filled with the ghosts of those who died throughout the decades. READ MORE.

Multiple spirits were said to have lingered in the halls of this eerie estate in Alabama, including one spectral figure who may have been caught on camera. READ MORE.

Today, Chanoei No. 81 in Beijing lies in ruin. Locals, however, can attest to terrifying noises emanating from within. The activity is so extreme, in fact, that many know of the creepy structure as “Beijing’s Most Haunted House.” READ MORE.

The Sunshine State has a dark side. Step inside the Riddle House, a former funeral parlor from 1905 where the ghosts of the past still linger in the halls. READ MORE.

Nearly 100 years after the séances ceased and the hammers fell silent in Sarah Winchester’s sprawling Winchester Mystery House, the question remains: Was it a labor of love or madness? Step inside the haunted halls of the Winchester Mystery House, where stairs lead to nowhere and doors open onto dangerous three-story drops. READ MORE.

It all started with a picture. A little girl dressed in her Antebellum best lurked in the background of a tourist’s snapshot. The photo took place on the Myrtles Plantation, an 18th century estate in rural Louisiana haunted by the ghosts of the past. READ MORE.

Don’t be fooled by its inviting name. On a quiet street in Texas sits The Grove, a stately dwelling from 1861 known the most haunted home in the Lone Star State. READ MORE.

It’s known as Manhattan’s House of Death, and for good reason: tragic demises and encounters with an evil presence have haunted this home for decades. READ MORE.