Random Terrifying Haunted Theaters Across America (14 items)

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  (#5) The Leaf Theater

  Everyone knows that Florida is full of crazies high on goofballs (or maybe it's the other way around), but are its theaters haunted? At least one of them is. In Quincy, Florida, The Leaf Theater is reportedly haunted by several former movie operators: one named Charles Gibson, another described as "a gentleman wearing a hat", and their very own "lady ghost."

  These claims have been backed up by the Big Bend Ghost Trackers who checked out the theater in 2006 at the behest of a local news anchor. Not only did BBGT sense general feelings of unease in the theater, but they were also able to make contact with the spirit of Charles who seemed to want to make contact with his son. Is anyone else imagining one of the ghost hunters as an alligator wearing sunglasses? No? Well, you should be. It really enhances the experience. 
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  (#2) The W.E. Scott Theater

  After you stop by the Stock Yards for some buckin' broncos and barbecue, take a trip to Fort Worth's own W.E. Scott Theater, a spot that's been known to host the manifestations of its founder, William Edrington Scott. Scott died of lung cancer before seeing his vision and future namesake brought to life.

  Another entity that haunts the building is that of Kenneth Walker Yandle, an actor who was employed by the theater as a stage hand. Local reports say that Yandle committed suicide by hanging himself in the prop room of the theater in 1970, and that he's been heard laughing beneath the stage. It's good that he kept his sense of humor in the afterlife, at least. 
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  (#7) Orpheum Theatre

  • Memphis, Tennessee, USA

  Built in 1890 (and then rebuilt after a fire 30 years later) this classic Memphis theater is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of a girl named Mary who was killed in a car accident in front of the theater. Not only have patrons heard Mary giggling and running up and down the aisles, but some of them have even seen her sitting in her favorite seat C-5 during a performance.

  In 1977, the traveling cast of Fiddler on the Roof got so freaked out by the little ghost girl that they conducted a séanace to try and contact her. A few years later a parapsychology class visited the theater and deduced that there were at least six more ghosts running around the theater with Mary. So she's got some company, at any rate.  
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  (#11) Mabel Tainter Center For The Arts

  This lovely theater in Wisconsin plays host to a bevy of apparitions, but the main ghost seems to be that of Mabel herself, a young woman who passed away before she could see the final construction of the building. Multiple people have seen a young woman making her way through the halls, and a few women have even mentioned that they've seen something floating near the women's restroom.

  Aside from the female ghost there seems to be an apparition that was either once a stage hand at the theater (or possibly someone that just loves to mess with stage hands), that tries to play with the sound equipment when no one is paying attention. 
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  (#6) The Roseland Theater

  This Portland, Oregon based theater was originally an Apostolic Faith Church that was constructed in 1922, and later turned into a night club called "Starry Night" in the '80s. In 1988, the club's owner murdered their publicity agent, Timothy Moreau, to keep him from dropping dime on a counterfeit ticket scam at the club after a John Lee Hooker concert.

  Moreau's body was never found, but many employees at the venue and people who have been living in Portland for longer than IFC has been advertising the dream of the '90s say that his ghost haunts the venue in search of his decaying bones. 
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  (#14) The Brown Grand Theatre

  Concordia, Kansas' Brown Grand Theatre was constructed in 1907 and plays host to the ghost of the theater owner's son, Earl Brown. Many performers and members of the crew who've spent time in the theater have noted that Earl likes to hang out in the wings during opening season. Even to a ghost there's no business like show business. 

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