It’s Halloween Eve, and to kick off the macabre mood, we’re sharing some of the most haunted spots + terrifying tales around the Triangle. Read on… if you dare.
🕷 Mordecai House | 1 Mimosa Street
Did you know Mordecai House was featured on an episode of the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ghost Hunters? When we asked on Instagram about Mary Willis — the 18th century ghost who reportedly haunts this local landmark by playing her piano — readers had this to say:
@rjbochenski — “I was a docent there. Pictures hanging will definitely fall off the wall and the sound of footsteps abounds when you would be closing up the house after the last tour…”
@vitatimberlake — “I lived in this house as a caretaker for five years in the early 70s... My choice of music and Mary’s were not the same but we put up with each other.”
🕷 Death and Taxes | 105 W. Hargett Street
The history of the building that houses Ashley Christensen’s restaurant provided inspiration for its name. Built in 1907, it housed a coffin shop which serviced the families of victims who succumbed to the Spanish flu epidemic. According to the City of Raleigh Museum director Ernest Holmes, guests have heard footsteps and strange noises + seen a young girl converse with persons not in the room.
🕷 Historic Oakwood Cemetery | 701 Oakwood Avenue
Perhaps not surprisingly, the 72-acre cemetery near downtown boasts more than a few stories of eerie sightings and strange experiences. Most notably, the head of a stone angel facing Watauga Street reportedly spins around 12 times at midnight on Halloween. If you go, let us know…
🕷NC State Capitol Building | 1 Edenton Street
Known as the most haunted state capitol building the US, our local seat of government has plenty of spooky activity, according to former night guards and researchers. A phantom cavalryman is said to be holding vigil and visitors have reported hearing unidentified screams.
🕷Xoco Mexican Bar and Grill | 410 Glenwood Avenue
In 2018, researchers from ASAP Paranormal confirmed that the restaurant is haunted. (We’re not kidding.) Employees and patrons alike have reported hearing voices and being pinched by ghosts + radio recordings picked up “sinister giggles” during the night.
Need to see it to believe it? 👀 Check out some of Raleigh’s ghost tours here. Want to know more about our statewide supernatural stories? Click here.
Question
