it's that time of the year! C'mon, fess up! i know ya'll have some stories about your home areas (or places you've lived/visited in the past.)
doesn't have to be morbid, but the stranger/spookier the better! ghost stories, local legends, personal experiences, etc.....all are welcome!
I'll start with a few......
1) Joplin Spook Light-(Joplin, Missouri) The oldest legend is the story of a Quapaw Indian maiden who fell in love with a young brave. However, her father would not allow her to marry the man as he did not have a large enough dowry. The pair eloped but were soon pursued by a party of warriors. According to the legend, when the couple was close to being apprehended, they joined hands above the Spring River and leaped to their deaths. It was shortly after this event that the light began to appear and was attributed to the spirits of the young lovers. The lights are the spirits trying to find each other.
I've seen it myself, twice......age 13 and again at 40-something
2) I live 30 miles from the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed in 1934. been there many times, and have followed some of their routes around ARK/LA/MO/OK/TX.
3) my BFF and I take "time rift" trips. when we go out of town for concerts, shopping, road trip, whatever......we surprise each other by going to an unannounced spot, and surprising the other with...."by the way.....on this spot on this date, THIS happened".......and we watch the other person react to the info. one of the best ones was when we went to St. Louis for a concert and we went to a cemetery. I made him close his eyes and led him to a particular gravestone. then I told him to OPEN!.....and he was staring at the gravestone of William S. Burroughs (1960s Beat generation author). best reaction ever. (we were Art majors in school, and love art/music/travel)
Your turn!
doesn't have to be morbid, but the stranger/spookier the better! ghost stories, local legends, personal experiences, etc.....all are welcome!
I'll start with a few......
1) Joplin Spook Light-(Joplin, Missouri) The oldest legend is the story of a Quapaw Indian maiden who fell in love with a young brave. However, her father would not allow her to marry the man as he did not have a large enough dowry. The pair eloped but were soon pursued by a party of warriors. According to the legend, when the couple was close to being apprehended, they joined hands above the Spring River and leaped to their deaths. It was shortly after this event that the light began to appear and was attributed to the spirits of the young lovers. The lights are the spirits trying to find each other.
I've seen it myself, twice......age 13 and again at 40-something
2) I live 30 miles from the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed in 1934. been there many times, and have followed some of their routes around ARK/LA/MO/OK/TX.
3) my BFF and I take "time rift" trips. when we go out of town for concerts, shopping, road trip, whatever......we surprise each other by going to an unannounced spot, and surprising the other with...."by the way.....on this spot on this date, THIS happened".......and we watch the other person react to the info. one of the best ones was when we went to St. Louis for a concert and we went to a cemetery. I made him close his eyes and led him to a particular gravestone. then I told him to OPEN!.....and he was staring at the gravestone of William S. Burroughs (1960s Beat generation author). best reaction ever. (we were Art majors in school, and love art/music/travel)
Your turn!
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