15 Paranormal Small Towns That Will Freak You The Fuck Out

In 1962, local firefighters did not properly extinguish a landfill fire that then extended into a coal mine. As a result, the population of the town has dwindled over the years from over 1,000 residents to only eight. There is estimated to be enough coal in the mines to keep the fire going for another 250 years. Much like Hawkins, Centralia is basically positioned directly over hell itself.

The Boggy Creek Monster, also known as the Fouke Monster, is said to have been killing livestock and terrorizing residents since the early 1970s. The town was even the basis for the 1972 movie The Legend of Boggy Creek. Bigfoot is not friendly, sorry.

The town was founded in 1924 as a small necropolis and has evolved into a true city of the dead. The town is now home to over 1.5 million corpses, but has fewer than 1,700 living residents. Honestly, this is a zombie apocalypse waiting to happen.

Hundreds of residents all across the town reported the same tremors, shakes, and booms, describing them as "thunder or firecrackers." With no explanation given, the residents began coming up with their own explanations, including one man stating that it was "mole men launching their attack on the surface dwellers." To be frank he's probably right.

A number of locals have confessed to having a profound fear of doctors' visits and medical examinations due to recurring dreams of alien abductions. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and apparently so does a constant fear of alien invasions.

Despite having a population of only 200, Lily Dale attracts many spiritualists, mediums, shamans, and psychics who take part in paranormal demonstrations. Lily Dale also has classes where you can study paranormal arts, meaning it's basically Hogwarts.

Shades of Death Road has seen dozens of murders over the years and it is believed that the ghosts of those victims still haunt the road. Imagine taking your morning jog down SHADES. OF. DEATH. ROAD! No, thanks.

The Bell Witch began haunting local farmer John Bell after he built his farm upon her burial ground. The tale has since become one of the most famous ghost stories in Southern folklore.

The asylum was open for over 120 years before finally closing in 1972 and was well-known for its lobotomy practices. Many claim to still hear the disembodied screams of the former patients. So if you thought creepy laboratories performing human experimentation existed only in Hawkins, Indiana, THINK AGAIN!

Local residents have embraced these paranormal events and even host the annual UFO Days festival every July. Because the best way to celebrate multiple alien abductions is to hold a barbecue — everyone knows that.

It's said that after a traveling circus train crashed in 1963, a chimpanzee escaped and bred with alligators in Honey Island Swamp, which led to the creation of the monster. And you thought Dartanian's origin story was strange.

People have been claiming that ghosts walk the halls of this hotel since the early 1900s. Guests have said they feel drafts, see lights flicker, and hear laughter and footsteps echo off the walls of the hotel. So, maybe it's a good idea to ban Jack Nicholson from ever visiting.

Many say that the the town is filled with lingering souls from the storm of 1900, which remains the worst natural disaster in US history, killing between 6,000 and 10,000 people. But once a Texan, always a Texan, so I get why those spirits stayed.

Chris Altherr, the general manager of the hotel, said that, after starting work at the hotel, he "immediately began receiving reports from guests hearing voices and the sounds of a squeaky hospital gurney." The real mystery is why anyone stayed longer than one night because NOPE!

Paranormal and supernatural occurrences are so frequent in this town that the chief of police called in professional ghost hunters to help resolve the frights throughout the town. That's right, the chief of police LITERALLY called the ghostbusters.