13 creepiest female ghost stories
It's not easy for women in this world. And sometimes their suffering continues even after death. And while these creepy stories about female ghosts may make you fear the fair sex, most of these stories are not about the weaker sex in general, but rather about individual sad lives, dramatic deaths and terrible losses. Women must be treated with respect... otherwise they may come back for us after death.
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1. Headless nun.
This story is from the 1700s. tells about a French aristocrat who was sent to a Canadian monastery, but along the way she lost her head ... in the truest sense of the word. Whether it was an overzealous fur trader or a pair of assassins and treasure hunters, her ghost is said to be roaming the woods of French Fort Bay in search of her head.
2. Lady in white.
One of the most popular ghosts that has been "seen" for several centuries. Believed to be the ghost of a girl who committed suicide, she now appears as an omen of death.
3. Olive Thomas.
This silent film actress has died at the age of 25. She accidentally drank mercuric chloride, which was intended to treat her husband's chronic syphilis. Her ghost is said to sometimes appear in New Amsterdam, New York, flirt with men, and then disappear. Her legend is so ingrained in the theater that the stage crew always say, "Bye, Olive," when they leave for the night.
4. Lady in gray.
Stories about the lady in gray are all over the UK. She even appears in the Harry Potter films. Recently appeared here is this picture from Dudley Castle in England.
5. Dame Ryanam Hall.
Lady Dorothy Walpole lived a terrible life with an incredibly evil husband. When he found out that she was having an affair, he locked her in the house, where she died of smallpox. The guests of the house have repeatedly said that they saw her ghost. One even claimed to have photographed her as she walked down the stairs in 1936, although many claim it is a fake.
6. Screaming Jenny.
Jenny was a poor woman who lived in a cabin next to the railroad in a West Virginia town. Once she was warming herself by a fire, the skirt of her dress caught fire, and she could not put out the fire. Then she ran down the rails screaming and was hit by a train. Allegedly, she appears as a fireball on every anniversary of her death.
7. Anne Boleyn.
Like many wives of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn ended her life on the guillotine when she was unable to give birth to a son to the king. Immediately after her death in 1536, many began to claim that they saw her ghost roaming the Tower.
8. Witch Bell.
This tourist attraction in Tennessee is named after a family who allegedly died at the hands of a ghost named Keith Batts. In life, Batts and John Bell Sr. argued over land, but after her death, she apparently wasn't done with it yet. The parents claimed that at night someone invisible attacked their children, and then the ghost poisoned John. At his funeral, drunken singing was heard, but they never found where it came from.
9. Madame Delphine Lalaurie.
LaLaurie is considered one of America's first serial killers. She fled from an angry mob when a fire in her house revealed her terrible deeds: she tortured slaves locked in the attic. She managed to escape to Paris, but many believe that her spirit is doomed to wander the earth in the area of her former home. They say that her ghost was seen hovering over the children, and often in her hands was a whip.
10. Bloody Mary.
According to legend, if you stand in front of a mirror in the dark, holding just one candle, and say "Bloody Mary" three times, the face of a ghost will appear. It is not known exactly what kind of ghost it is, but some claim that it is the ghost of a woman who was executed in Salem for witchcraft, the ghost of Queen Mary I as punishment for her persecution of Protestants, or the ghost of an unknown victim of a brutal murder.
11. Lady in blue.
The Moss Beach Distillery Café in California is said to have been haunted by the ghost of a lady in blue since Prohibition. Allegedly, this is a married woman who was killed when she was walking along the beach with her lover, a pianist from this cafe. An employee and guests have long claimed to have seen her looking for her lover by picking up objects and making mysterious phone calls.
12. Kuchisake-onna.
The name of this legend, translated from Japanese, means "a woman with a torn mouth." The story originated in the 1970s and is about the ghost of a woman with her face torn from ear to ear. According to legend, she waits until the child is left unattended to take off her medical mask and ask: “Am I beautiful?” If you answer no, she will kill you. If you answer yes, she will make you look like her.
13. Black Aggie.
This eerie statue sits on the grave of General Felix Angus and his wife at the Druid Cemetery in Maryland. Numerous legends about ghosts, spirits and eyes shining in the dark have led many people to break into the grave to verify these rumors. She ended up being moved to Dolly Madison's mansion in Washington, D.C.