So we all know that there's not too
many fabulous things going on in DC on a Monday night (and if there are, please
send them over my way), so having the huge facination with the paranormal that
I've had my entire life, thought Halloween served as the perfect season to
share some of my favorite stories of things that go bump in DC! So go into a
room alone, turn off all of the lights, and play some creepy music on YouTube,
and read if you dare...
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| Look at Abe in back of the hott Victorian woman! |
- The Stephen Decatur House- Stephen Decatur, the house's owner, died tragically in
a duel in the mid nineteenth century. Since the tragic event took place,
there have been cloudy, white figures seen throughout the historic manor.
Many ghostly apparitions have been sighted by staff. There is a heavy
feeling of sadness in the room on the first floor where Stephen Decatur
died, and it has been sensed by those tourists who aren't even familiar
with the haunting.
- The White House:
The Lincoln bedroom is reportedly haunted by honest Abe himself; he's even
had phantom images appear in White House photographs! The White House is
supposedly haunted by Colonial Dolly Madison, wife of President Madison,
who was caught in a fire trying to save presidential portraits. Her
screams can be heard throughout the halls of the White House.
- The Supreme Court Building: The area that is now the Supreme Court
has a sordid history long before the nation's highest court took residence
there. That corner was the home of a large brick building that was well
known to be haunted. The Building was known as the Old Capitol Building,
because it temporarily housed the employees of the Capitol while the
current building was being repaired from a fire. When the workers moved
out of the old building it was used as a prison for Confederate soldiers.
These soldiers would scream, swear, bang and plead their innocence while
awaiting trial. The most famous of these prisoners was the well known
female confederate spy Belle Boyd. The building was taken over by pioneers
of the Woman's Suffrage Movement, and meetings were held here while women
were fighting for the right to vote. Many of these women heard screams,
swearing and banging while they were holding their meetings, some were
terrified. The building was demolished in the 1920s to make way for the
Supreme Court. Although the Old Capitol Building is gone, many a
Washingtonian will tell you on some early mornings before the sun rises
and the feds arrive to work... the sceams, rattles and pleads for justice
can be heard. (www.dchauntings.com)
- The Demon Cat at the Capitol Building: This mysterious beast is
known for being the most popular, unusual and dangerous
"creature" in the city. Scenario: a police officer is walking
his rounds in the basement of the Capitol, he sees a small black cat. The
policeman is puzzled. As the cat approaches him it grows, and has glowing
eyes. The man is frozen in fear, and as the growing cat approaches him it
lunges at him, and the victim passes out in fright. The next day a
president gets assassinated. This is a SCENARIO of what happens with the
demon cat. No event happened EXACTLY this way, but there are some common
traits of this beast: It chooses its victims wisely, often late workers
and night watchmen, but not always...
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