According to the most famous legend, anyone who drives through all seven gates in the correct order and passes through the seventh gate at midnight will open a portal to Hell. 

Haunted Acid Bridge in Collinsville, Illinois, is a chilling St. Louis ghost story known for paranormal activity, ghost sightings, unexplained experiences, and Seven Gates of Hell legends.

Paranormal investigators report unexplained activity throughout the Alton YWCA. The basement is said to be particularly active, with reports of shadow figures, cold spots and alleged electronic voice phenomena. 

A jogger made a horrifying discovery on the Belleville East High School campus. Audrey's decomposed body was found hidden in an overgrown creek bed.  She had suffered a massive throat laceration.

According to long-standing Bissell Mansion ghost stories, the spirit of Captain Lewis Bissell has been seen outside the house, particularly in the parking area, apparently watching over the property.

The Calbreath Witch of Lebanon, Illinois, is one of the darker legends associated with the small historic community just east of St. Louis. 

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According to local legend, drivers traveling the road at night sometimes encounter a young woman dressed in white.

The basic premise is that a lady, for some reason, was accused of witchcraft and subsequently murdered/executed due to the fear generated by her supposed practice of witchcraft. ​

A single marker identifies the burial place of enslaved people. The individual graves are believed to be unmarked, leaving the identities and exact number of people buried there largely unknown.

The site became the scene of one of the bloodiest Civil War battles in Missouri, when 8,000 Confederate troops attacked 1,500 Union defenders.

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Over the years, employees, performers and visitors have reported strange noises, unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and an unsettling feeling of being watched inside the historic theater.

Today, the ghost town of Allenton is remembered for the eerie traces it left behind—abandoned streets, old street signs and the stories of the people who once called the community home.

Hernando's Bridge one of the more chilling haunted places in Southern Illinois. Today, the bridge is best known for an eerie urban legend about the infamous Saxtown Witch.

Built between 1807 and 1810 by French immigrant Nicholas Jarrot, the mansion is one of the oldest surviving brick buildings in Illinois and a National Historic Landmark.

The Lemp Mansion is one of St. Louis’ most famous haunted locations—and its terrifying reputation is rooted in a very real family history of wealth, tragedy and death.

For decades, the house remained a private residence. In 1980, it narrowly escaped demolition when workers removing modern siding discovered the remarkably preserved vertical-log structure underneath.

The building began as McDowell Medical College, operated by Dr. Joseph McDowell, before being seized by Union authorities and converted into a military prison in December 1861.

    Nearly forgotten on the outskirts of Granite City, Illinois, is the Haunted Odd Fellows Cemetery.  For decades, this cemetery lay in ruin, with many of its beautiful monuments toppled and overgrown.

One of the most fascinating figures connected to the cave's history is Artressia “Aunt Trissy” Davis, who became involved in the bitter property dispute. 

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One of the most frequently reported spirits associated with the haunted Stifel Theatre is a woman known as Mary. Paranormal accounts describe Mary as a friendly but mysterious ghost