Have you ever wanted to try ghost hunting or every wondered if ghosts were real? You can find out right in your backward. Dayton has a hand full of spirits taking over popular places in the Dayton area that you might even see every day. Try checking some of these places out for a different twist on your Halloween schedule this year!
Frankenstein’s Castle: This place is located in Kettering at Hills & Dales Metropark. Frankenstein’s Castle is actually the Patterson Tower. It looks like a piece of a castle when you see it up close, but there is a haunting past that a lot of people don’t know about. Back in the 1960s a group of teens turned the tower into a dramatic party scene. The party shortly ended when all the teens were discovered dead from drug overdose, but it wasn’t only the drugs that may have killed these teens. It has been reported that on that same night the Patterson Tower was struck by lightning. Every now and then it is said that you can hear voices throughout the park and by the monument. Although the tower is now closed and you can’t go inside, there is still enough space to have fun and thrills with this group of teens.
Dayton’s Old Courthouse: Placed right off of North Main St. the old courthouse has reportedly been a haunted place for many souls. Back in the day prisoners also stayed in the courthouse which is where a good majority of them committed suicide or were executed. It is believed to this day you can still hear the prisoners wandering around.
The Veteran Medical Center: This hospital houses a lot of vets that need medical attention by day, however, if you venture there after dark, things will become creepy. The lights flicker in the hospital sending off the perfect horror movie feel, but that’s not the only thing giving visitors and patients the chills. It has been reported that you can see a gray fog like figure passing by rooms on the third floor of the hospital. Many people have also heard numerous voices and concluded that they were from past vets still roaming the halls looking for their loved ones.
Blair Hall: That’s right, located right here on our campus we have a ghost living. He or she has the name of Hamlet and supposedly it has been haunting the school for over thirty years. Interesting fact about the school, it was built on an old hanging ground where they used to kill thieves. It has been told by many students that you can feel someone past you when no one is around and even here whispering voices. Have you noticed any of these signs while at school?
The Victoria Theater: This has a very tragic story behind its hauntings. Did you know that the Victoria Theater actually used to be an opera house? In fact, a long time ago the opera house was burnt down killing an actress named Victoria. This is how the name came about for the theater today. A lot of actors have reported that they have heard Victoria’s voice and even noticed her leaving one dressing room to the next with doors opening and closing themselves. It’s not only Victoria haunting the theater though, she has two others accompanying her. In the 1900s, a young women that played a show was believed to be raped and murdered there along with a man a few years later that committed suicide after a show. All three souls supposedly still live in the theater today.
Emily Culbertson
Reporter