The Villisca Axe Murder Haunted House
When it comes time to explain why some homes are priced below $50,000, OHU50K often sees comments like, “Look at those orbs in the photos,” or “It must be haunted.” Whether one believes in ghosts or not, most everyone loves a good haunted house story.…
The Sallie House – The Most Haunted House in Kansas?
Atchison’s Sallie House may be considered the most famous haunted house in Kansas. We delve into it in this, the second in our Halloween series of haunted houses. (This house is NOT for sale). Finney History Built between 1867 and 1871, the brick…
Ohio’s Most Famous Haunted House ~ Franklin Castle
This is the first in our weekly Haunted House series for the month of October – Halloween month. Note: This house is NOT for sale. Considered to be the “most haunted house in Ohio,” Franklin Castle in Cleveland, Ohio, may well deserve that label …..…
The Haunted House Known As Skene Castle
At the end of a narrow, winding road, standing as sentry overlooking the harbor and village of Whitehall, New York, stands the haunted house known as Skene Castle. Information value only. The castle is not for sale. Built in the mid-1860s as the personal residence…
The Ghosts of Christmas Past and “Presents” – Haunted Winterwood
This is a story about the ghosts of past and “presents” in haunted Winterwood Gift and Christmas Shoppe. Back in the day when I was a correspondent for the Cape May County Herald, South Jersey’s weekly newspaper, I wrote an article about…
A Vanished Gilded Age Mansion – The Saga of Pepperidge Hall
Since it is Halloween Month, and this is a sad tale of opulence, suicide and hauntings, I thought I’d share my experience with Pepperidge Hall. I grew up in the neighborhood known as Idle Hour in Oakdale, New York. It was called that as the…
The Savannah Georgia Haunted House of Poet Conrad Aiken
The Haunted House of Conrad Aiken Forty-two percent of Americans believe in ghosts, according to a Harris Poll. As this is Halloween month, this story is for them. (Note: This home is not for sale.) Family Background Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Conrad Aiken was born in…
Sold – c.1875 Eddie Munster Haunted House in Macon Missouri with 1.47 Acres & Carriage House Under $100K
411 N Wentz St, Macon, MO 63552 $99,500 SOLD for $100,ooo OHU50K NOTES In our Halloween tradition, here is a haunted house that sold for $100,000 not too long ago. History Talk about irony. Eddie Munster, played by Butch Patrick in the 1960’s TV series, “The Munsters,” owned…
The Amityville Horror House – Haunted or Hoax?
The Amityville Horror House is part of our Haunted House House series for Halloween month. This house is NOT currently for sale and certainly never cost under $50K. Ronald DeFeo Sr. purchased the beautiful Dutch Colonial on the canal for $75,000 when the address was…