Idaho
Pocatello was stricken with famine in 1875 and, legend goes, mothers resorted to drowning their babies in nearby rivers rather than letting them starve to death. Today those same infants are now imp-like fish monsters who lurk beneath the surface of the water, intent on killing unaware travelers who wander too close.
Illinois
Locals near Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery in Illinois say it’s a haunted graveyard. People have said they’ve seen a ghostly farmhouse, a shimmering “White Lady” in the distance, and other unexplainable visions. While skeptics say these are just brought on by poor lighting and overactive imaginations, believers know what they saw.
Indiana
The town of Brazil, Indiana is home to 100 Steps Cemetery. Legend has it that if you climb the hundred steps on a moonless night, when you reach the top you’ll meet the phantom of the departed caretaker of the cemetery who will offer you a glimpse of your eventual death.
Iowa
Burlington, Iowa is the site of an urban legend regarding “Lucinda,” a scorned woman who went to meet her fiancé but was stood up. She threw herself off the cliffs along Stony Hollow Road after her lover abandoned her, and her ghost is said to appear to people and leave a rose at their feet if they’re destined to die in the next 24 hours.
Kansas
Many older urban legends from the US are tragically linked to the country’s racist history. That’s the case with Molly’s Hollow, a location in Kansas where a black woman was murdered by townspeople for having a relationship with a white man. The legend holds that her spirit haunts the hollow, screaming at the injustice she faced.
