But according to employees, Cramer still keeps watch because one can hear his footsteps and the sound of his violin. According to legend, the property now belonging to the University of Texas was once owned by a man who threatened to haunt his children if they ever sold it.
Well, after he died, his daughter went ahead and sold the property, which became Ewing Hall. The thing is, right when Ewing Hall was finished, a face appeared on the fourth floor paneling on the side of the building facing the ocean. It allegedly resembles the former owner. The panel was sandblasted and repainted, naturally, but the image came back. Even stranger, it moved down a notch to the third floor panel.
Once again, they removed the face, only to have it reappear one floor down. The face has settled in on the second floor panel and can still be seen there today.
Built in , La Carafe is one of the oldest bars in Houston. Locals and staff like complain that it is haunted. Also, several people have recounted hearing a child bouncing a ball around and seen the ghost of a former manager in the window. While there is some paranormal activity in the bar downstairs, most of the noise and chaos is heard on the second floor. Apparently, they host occasional seances up there, so it should come as no surprise that some unruly undead hang around the bar.
Various spirits stick around the pub, the most famous of which is William. A large stack of beer kegs fell on him, killing him. Now, William hangs around the bar, flushing toilets, messing with the sinks, and even posing for photographs with customers.
One night, William saved the life of a bartender named Cathy from a knife wielding prowler. Cathy was closing down the bar alone when William pulled out a chair and knocked it over in front of her. Cathy jumped back in shock and was suddenly able to see the outline of a man holding a knife lurking just outside the pub's window.
She called the police and they arrested the prowler, but had William not stopped her, she could have been killed. This three-story mansion from the s was the home of James Brown and his oldest daughter, Bettie.
Bettie refused to wed a man and remained in the mansion, throwing parties, puffing on cigars, and obsessing over her possessions. Even after her death in , it seems she couldn't stand the thought of leaving home. Much of her collection is on display in the mansion's Gold Room, where her presence is most often felt. Her old chest of drawers reportedly locks and unlocks itself, despite the fact that its key has been missing for decades.
Her fan turns itself on and her bed refuses to remain made up. Since then, it has experienced tremendous growth as well as heartbreak and loss. Through the years, Houston has seen a Texas-sized share of dramatic stories and possibly a few souls who stayed behind. The Battleship Texas weathered two world wars before being anchored as a floating monument to those who served and died.
Some say that more than the memories of these brave sailors have lingered on its decks. People sometimes hear strange noises from the engine room, and people have reported floating vapor in the halls.
There are many stories of a young redheaded soldier, who is presumed to have died on duty, seen on the second deck. It was once a burial place for plague victims, and it was later used as a cemetery for Confederate soldiers. Through the years, the hospital was also used as a psychiatric ward and a juvenile detention center. If the rumors are true, spirits from all these eras still haunt the building. There have been stories of screaming, moaning, and crying coming from empty rooms, and people have seen the shadowy forms of soldiers, patients, doctors, and nurses.
In , a terrible hurricane decimated the island of Galveston. Between 6, and 12, people died, and the entire island had to be rebuilt. In , to celebrate the restoration of the island, The Hotel Galvez was constructed. Unfortunately, the spot it was built upon is rumored to be the burial ground for many of the victims of the hurricane, including an entire orphanage.
Children have been seen wandering the halls, their laughter echoed in empty rooms, and small hand prints appeared on clean windows. In downtown Houston stands an empty building that once housed the restaurant known as The Spaghetti Warehouse. It has been rumored to be the site of paranormal activity since shortly after it was built in My dad always said that when my son stayed at their house he would wake up to my son standing in the doorway, but it was not my son.
This was during one of the hurricanes, but a couple of hours before it actually hit. Saw a guy that looked familiar in the neighbor's yard smiling and waving at me. I didn't think anything of it. I smiled and waved back. As I walked back into the house, it hit me: It was my Grandpa.
Problem is, he died two years to that exact day. Watching over us, I'm sure. Well, I could smell a cigarette when I stayed those two nights. Yes, I do believe. Miss you mama. I was washing dishes and felt someone was behind me, I turn around and see them. I froze, I couldn't scream or move, they just looked at me said nothing. You could see through them. Both dressed like back in the old days like Bonnie and Clyde clothes.
Then they slowly disappeared. A very weird experience. When I started working there one day the owner called and asked what I needed.
I told him I didn't call him and he said I beeped him but I didn't. The same thing happened with the manager and a few bartenders they called said I called them. One day I told one of the ladies that worked in the main office about the weird things happening and she told me I warned you; you would be hearing weird stuff but it's just the building settling.
Then the name Charlie popped into my head and I told her no, my ghost name is Charlie, they all laughed and one by one left. An hour later she called me and asked if I was sitting down. My daughter and my two-year-old grandson decided to tag along since they had nothing to do.
It was late fall so by 7 pm it was already dark. The house was empty but the lights were on and we proceeded to tour the house. Halfway through the tour the couple told me they were feeling odd in the house and I agreed that I was feeling weird but had waited for them to say something. I gathered everyone up in the living room and turned off all other lights getting ready to exit. We ran out the door and it was all I could do to lock up the house fast enough and leave.
Shadow men. Unexplained phenomena. And possibly the first 3 of four stages of possession. There are even witnesses outside my family that can vouch for the years almost 20? We had a few. Mostly in the back of the house by the bedrooms and lurking in the backyard. One liked to scale the walls and skitter about my room. One had a faint blue tint and rattled windows when confronted. Others just stalked the edges of the house. Did anyone hear voices? Sure did.
My sisters room had that activity in abundance. The quiet was so sudden and harsh she just knew there had to be someone there. We had weird electrical issues too. It was mostly my room. In the span of a year every outlet sparked and lost power.
But the fan still worked. And the scorch marks showed up without fire. It spread down the hall and into the kitchen over the years.
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