The Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera building was first built in 1824 with a capacity of around 700 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. With its long history it’s no surprise many claim ghostly figures still perform there.

Today a ghost haunts the Old City Jail in Charleston, South Carolina, one said to be in a white wedding dress looking for more victims to add to her list. Her name is Lavinia Fisher and she's often called America's first female serial killer. But is there any truth to the legends?

In 1905 Katie DeWitt James met Franny Norton on a train before getting off at Weatherford, Oklahoma. The following day Katie DeWitt was murdered but her spirit is said to still haunt the area, today known as Dead Woman’s Crossing

In 1972 artist Bill Stoneham painted “The Hands Resist Him”, decades later it appeared on Ebay by a seller claiming it to be haunted. But why do we believe in these ghost stories?

In 1856 a mansion was constructed, later becoming the Hull House settlement home. But just a few years after tragedy would strike the home. Many deaths and rumors of ghosts plagued it's history including one of a demon child locked away in the attic

The statue of the woman in grief was said to come alive at night at Druid Ridge Cemetery looking for victims that lost their way. Known as the Black Aggie Statue many legends quickly spread instilling fear in all those who looked too closely at her.

On August 4th, 1892 the bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden were found in their homes hacked to death. Andrew received 11 bloody blows while Abby received 19 to the face. Within days Andrew's 32-year-old daughter Lizzie Borden was arrested for the crimes.

But did Lizzie Borden truly kill her father and stepmother?

In 1849 famous author and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe was found disheveled and barely conscious in a street in Baltimore. Days later he was dead. Why was he in Baltimore and what happened in the day's leading up to his death?

Before it’s construction began in 1851, The Hoosac Tunnel was nicknamed “The Great Bore” by its critics but by the time it was completed in 1873, it had earned a new nickname, “The Bloody Pit”

In the early 1870's travelers making their way westward started disappearing along the Osage Trail. Tracking the last known whereabouts of those missing led investigators to the home of The Bender Family and soon the area they owned became known as "Hell's Half-Acre".

In San Jose, California a mansion stands as the memory of it's eccentric owner, Sarah Winchester. Having inherited her millions from tragedies, Sarah began building the home in 1886… rumors said she was cursed to never stop or else death would come for her.

Myths of witches and magic users throughout history using mirrors as a way to peer into the future are commonplace. But there is an incantation that allows you to summon spirits for your own bidding. This is exactly what Steven Zellner did and soon after he would pay the price.

In 1982 Santa Fe, New Mexico local respected reverend, Reynaldo Rivera, left to deliver last rites to a dying man. That was the last time Father Rivera was seen alive. Two years later in Montana, another priest went missing under similar circumstances.

In 1895, 26 year old Bridget Cleary was accused of being a monster by her own husband. Days later, she was missing. Find out what events transpired, why her own family refused to help her, and learn about the monster she was accused of being.

Called the most haunted road in the U.S, Riverdale Road sits between Thornton and Brighton and is home to a phantom Camaro, a vengeful spirit, witches, and even the gates of Hell. But which of these stories actually have a basis in truth?

On January 12th, 1979 Athens Asylum patient Margaret Shilling’s body was finally found after missing for 6 weeks. According to legend her grief and fear of impending death left a curse where her body once laid.

On August 8th, 1973, 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley reported the murder of 33-year-old Dean Corll. Elmer had pulled the trigger and what seemed like an open and shut case, revealed one of the worst serial killers in U.S history.

Legends say in the late morning along the Platte River a strange mist might appear bringing a ghost ship with an undead crew and a deadly premonition.

In 1948 a horrific murder shocked Sao Paulo, known as "The Crime of the Pit". The neighborhood became known as "The Home of the Devil" and decades later another terrible tragedy would be blamed on the curse.

During the height of the spiritualism movement, a reverend Eliakim Phelps moved his family to a new home in Stratford, Connecticut. Intrigued by the idea of talking to the dead with seances, Phelps decided to give it a try. The act opened the door to the other side, allowing spirits to inhabit his home and target his children.