Much is unknown about the Belton Opera House, located at 222 N. Main Street in Belton, South Carolina, which once entertained crowds on the town square as it is known today. It is believed that the actor and bullwhip master Lash LaRue played here when he toured America with his Great Western Show. LaRue may…
The Haunted Children’s Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina
Tucked away in the rolling hills of the South Carolina Upcountry, in Greenville County, is a cemetery with a reputation for being haunted. If you decide to visit, you may be surprised to find that the grounds are now situated in the same parking lot as a Walmart Neighborhood Market, located right behind a dental…
The 5 Most Terrifying Places in Upstate South Carolina
The Upstate of South Carolina is home to some of the most terrifying places in the United States. Tales range from a witch laughing in the moonlight to a hostile, ghostly lady in white who haunts students with the sound of organ music, and from patients from an old TB hospital that still roam the…
The Legend of Ghost Creek Road
“Beautiful Faces, Spooky Places” should be South Carolina’s new motto. The Palmetto State is loaded with paranormal hotspots, with most information readily available with a quick Google search. Roads and bridges are fascinating, ghostly attractions due to their availability for visitors looking for a scare. The sheer thought of encountering a specter in the middle…
Are the Grounds of This Old Tuberculosis Hospital in Upstate South Carolina Haunted
Between 1930 and the early 1950s, the Greenville County Tuberculosis Hospital treated hundreds of patients suffering from tuberculosis. Several patients succumbed to the deadly disease while housed at the hospital, but the exact number who met their untimely demise is unknown. A fire ravaged the old building in 2002, and today the site serves as…
This Spirit Follows You in This Upstate South Carolina Cemetery
One cemetery in Iva has a reputation for being haunted by a resident specter that allegedly follows visitors. It is alleged that a male figure can be spotted around sunset walking among the graves at the Iva City Cemetery. Legend says the apparition walks behind you until you glance over your shoulder, and then it…
Are The Grounds at This Old S.C. Church the Most Haunted in the State
Salem Black River Church and the graveyard associated with it in Mayesville near Sumter, built just 15 years before the start of the Civil War in 1846, are alleged to be home to several specters and are considered by many sources to be one of the most haunted places in South Carolina because of their…
The Ghostly Woman of 312 Main
Greenwood, South Carolina, has many haunted locations, but most tales are confined to those who are aware of them. Author Marjorie Lanelle did a fantastic job in her book Ghost Stories of Uptown Greenwood. You can purchase a copy on Amazon if you’d like one. On pages 43 to 46, Lanelle recounts the story of…
The Ghostly Woman of U.S. Route 1
The Lantern continues to march across the state, and who doesn’t love a good haunted road thrown into the mix that will make your soul check out from fear? One road, US. 1, between Bethune and Cassatt, South Carolina, in Kershaw County, is rumored to be the home to a ghostly woman seen walking with…
Is the Ghost of Willie Earle at this Pickens County Building
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History, on the corner of Johnson Street and Highway 178, used to be the Pickens County Jail, which opened in 1903 and closed in 1975, housing the last lynching victim in South Carolina history, Willie Earle. In 1947, Earle was accused of assaulting a white cab driver. A…