Not sure if you’ve heard about this school before, but many other paranormal sites list it and as a current student I’ve experienced a lot of freaky stuff too.

The first place (which many sites list as the only haunting) is Patton Hall. It is the oldest dorm on campus and was built in the 20s. At some point, and I think within the past 50 years or so, a student hung herself from her window and sometimes you can see her shadow swinging in one of the windows. I’ve never been sure which one the shadow is found in, but last year a friend of mine got one of the 4th floor/attic rooms and saw weird shadows outside the window. We’re pretty sure that is the room where this all happened.

Another place occasionally listed that is also very feared is The Hollow. It is a small valley between the two residence hills. Through the years it has been a fruit orchard, manmade river and is currently a small forest with a shallow creek. There re many rumors of murders taking place there as well as students going there to commit suicide. It’s beautiful during the day and many people use the walking path between the university and neighboring high school, but at night things get creepy. No one dares to go in at night except for Halloween events. Once on a dare, my boyfriend and I went in around midnight. We were bout 20 meters in when we heard this bone chilling screech/roar from somewhere in front of us. We turned and ran out. There was also a gloomy, crushing feeling to the place. From the 50s when the second residence hill was built until 2008, there was a path that lead down the west hill, around a small field then back up the east hill and was the only way to cross between hills. A bridge was built in 2008 and is a good 5 stories in the air at the highest point. In the dead center is a light that frequently flickers and burns out. There is also a cold spot there. One morning I saw maintenance workers replacing the light bulb, but that same night, the light was still flickering. None of the other lights on the bridge do that.

Also mentioned on some pages is Finney Hall. It is another residence hall where many people have claimed to see a heavier, blonde figure sitting on their beds or standing near the door while watching them sleep. I believe the room listed is 104, but I was spending the night with my friend in 103 and saw the girl too. My boyfriend also lived in 107 for a few months before transferring to a new, not haunted room. He told me that things would always be strewn about as well and he chalked it up to a bad roommate, but one weekend his roommate went home and the same thing kept happening. Room 104 however is mysteriously kept empty.

One place I have yet to see on other sites is Thomas Hall. I stayed in room 113 last year and believe it to be haunted. I always felt like I was being watched when in the room. Drawers often would open and close on their own or would sometimes stick shut as if someone was holding it closed. One morning as I was getting ready for class, my laptop started making a loud whirring like it does when it turns on. It then started playing music very loudly. I opened the screen and had the log in page up. I logged in and it brought me to my normal desktop. There were no programs open and therefore nothing to produce a sound. I went into task manager and there was nothing running in the background even. The music continued to play until I shut the computer. The light bulbs had to be changed at least 10 times this past year and each time they would flicker, even after being freshly replaced. Apart from the laptop incident, the weirdest thing that happened was one night when my roommate and I were asleep, something was making noise. Both of us had woken up from the sound and in the darkness, something was being thrown around. It stopped shortly after we noticed it, but the next morning it looked like someone had thrown her cereal around like confetti.

On August 27th, 2013, I captured this image by accident in one of the Cedar Point Cabins upon entering. I was taking pics to send to a friend of the cabin layout. I had just entered and asked my family to stand to the side so I could get uncluttered pics.

The television was off as we had just literally walked in – I have had it looked at by a well known Medium and he has validated it and claims it to be a woman with a connection to the property. 

The first two will be of the image that I captured (not knowing at the time), a zooming in of the face.

You can see my reflection snapping the pic in the photos (in the television) and then the spirit in there. Please note when reviewing my pics – the remote is clearly still sitting on top of the TV – as I stated, we had just walked in the door.

The next photos are ones I tried to take after seeing it to validate it and show the TV was off at the time and then with it on, etc. I also have a pic of where I was standing to show all angles and that the face blocked reflections of the futon couch.

[Editor’s note:  Comparison photo of TV off.]

[Editor’s note:  Comparison photo of TV on.]

There was no way of redoing that pic with the image – I tried to debunk it with my follow up photos – which clearly show our belonging having been moved into the upper loft, TV on and off and a shot of the space I stood in – in front of the window. It freaked us out.

I only noticed it was there about 20 minutes later when I zoomed into the photo to make sure my daughter had not stuck her tongue or “finger” out at me so I could forward to my friend in Colorado.

I haven’t been back since that trip – but am returning this weekend Oct 9-11, 2015 for Halloweekend. Wish me luck!!!

Gore Orphanage Announces World Premiere

“Some things are worse than losing your family”

April 25, 2015-Sandusky, OH– The world premiere for Horror Society’s most anticipated film of 2015 will be held at Sandusky State Theater in Sandusky, Ohio, just 20 minutes from the location of the most popular urban legend in the state of Ohio, on July 11th with events on the 10th and 11th.

The film stars Maria Olsen (Percy Jackson/Paranormal Activity 3/Starry Eyes), Internet Tycoon Bill Townsend, Keri Maletto (Home Shopping Network) and introduces a trio of amazing child actors Emma Leigh Smith, Nora Hoyle and Brandon Mangin Jr.  It also stars five Cleveland natives Rick Montgomery Jr,  Jeremy Kaluza, Brooke Bellaurdo, Chris Bores and Cari Lynn Pisano.

The premiere will be attended by Maria Olsen, Emma Leigh Smith, Sandusky’s own Miss America Jackie Mayer (whose son Bill Townsend stars in the film) and the film’s stunt coordinator “The Franchise” Shane Douglas.  Also in attendance will be the Director Emily Lapisardi and her husband Executive Producer Cody Knotts.

The film is a female-centered horror story directed by Emily Lapisardi in her directorial debut.  Filmed in 2014 in Scottdale, PA, the story is set in the 1930’s and follows the life of Nellie, an orphan, who is brought to Gore Orphanage and discovers quickly that some things are worse than losing your family.

This is the fifth film produced by veteran independent producer Cody Knotts (Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies) and was filmed in Scottdale, PA with a cast of over 20 local children in addition to the actors listed above.   Knotts has worked with such horror icons as Doug Bradley and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in the past.

The film was a husband and wife collaboration of Mr. Knotts and Ms. Lapisardi.  Mr. Knotts wrote the film to impress his then fiancée, who was inspired by a road sign in Ohio during travel for Knotts’ film Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies.

Here’s the trailer:

I have never went out and did something like this before.  This place was pretty creepy.  This was just a couple of the pictures I took.

Feel free to post. I’m going back to see what I can get in the Sunshine Village and cemetery area tonight.  Will share if I get something good!

I went with two other guys to cry baby bridge in Kirtland. We were teenagers looking for a scare or the truth, the usual teenage stuff.

I brought my camera with me and we stopped on the bridge. It was raining outside so we stayed in the car. We didn’t know exactly what would happen so most of us were nervous just being there at 10:30 at night. It was pitch black and you couldn’t see anything.

I took my camera and had the flash on. I snapped a few pictures all about the bridge from the car. I took one picture of the creek in the woods that were closed off to the public. I happened to catch a strange image in the picture. It was a white orb seemed to be moving even though I had the camera very still. And it had green tint in the middle of this orb.

I showed this to the two guys I was with and they freaked out and we left ASAP.

I wanted to see if anyone could debunk this photo but I cannot come up with any logical answers

My wife took these photos at our stay at the Breakers Inn at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. In the first photo, a young boy is seen in the right side of the picture.  You can also see my wife’s reflection in the left. There was no little boy anywhere near her when she took this picture. 

She then took another photo a few minutes later after she looked at the photo and saw what she captured.

There are other places that are supposed to be haunted on Abbeyville Rd.

The Railroad over pass is another place on Abbeyville road.

There is a church that is supposed to be haunted, too.

The church is just about 500 feet down the road from the bridge with cemetery that is next to the railroad bridge.

Now for the second pictures of the round grave stone.

It is said that it is a witches stone. It’s said it will roll over and if you look close at the picture you can see scratches on the stone indicated that is has moved or rolled over.

Editor’s Note: The round grave stone is more famously known as the Witch’s Ball of Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Plentiful stories can be found at Creepy Cleveland’s site by clicking here.

When I was in high school, myself & 2 friends drove out to the Abbeyville Rd. Cry Baby Bridge. We turned around in the Church lot & went & parked under the train trestl.  We waited quietly & all of a sudden it sounded like there were 2-3 people scrambling down the hill at our right. I started the car & took off! We were all freaking out!

I stopped about 500 ft away to look back & there was nothing, it was quiet. Since then I have wondered if it was a dear or other animal. Maybe some other kids were sitting there waiting to give someone a real scare, I don’t know. That was 1992.

Saturday August 2, 2008, myself, my boyfriend & another couple went out there. We parked behind the church in the cemetery & walked back to the train tracks. We followed the tracks to the bridge over the street. Now that is where I thought “Cry Baby Bridge” was. Dave, a member of our group said it wasn’t, that we had to cross this trestle and go onto the next, which is over a creek and where the lady dropped her baby to its death. We had a camera and a tape recorder. Nothing scary happened to us, the scariest thing was crossing that trestle over the street.

When we got to the 2nd bridge/trestle Dave & his girlfriend Jeanine walked out to the middle of that one. I didn’t because it had no sides and it was pitch black. They said it was really eerie out there.  They thought they heard whispers. We left & crossed the trestle again over the street.  That was scarier because we had to freeze.  Four cars came and passed under us as we were up on that trestle!

So we got back to the car and started to listed to the tape recorder my boyfriend had. We heard a strange bark type sound that we never heard at the time. We also heard a train in the background!!!! The whole time we were out there!!! We never heard that, we would never have crossed those trestles if we had heard that. We were all listening carefully & we all even commented on how quiet it was. We even all noticed this really loud cricket who is on the tape. Here are some pics from that site:

Looking down tracks from 1st trestle we crossed. I think that light is a far off intersection.

 

Church, taken from on the tracks, there are orbs.

Tree on left side of tracks, orbs

 

Off left side of tracks, orbs.

Trestle over creek, what Dave said was the true Cry Baby Bridge. Nothing I saw.

I was reading your bit on the bridge on Egypt road and the hair on the back of my neck stood up. When I was 14, 3 friends and I went to the bridge on Egypt road.  We then made our way down the dirt path and came to a field. My friends dared me and another friend to walk through the creepy meadow, which I was more than willing to do until about 40 ft away I saw a large shadowy figure off in the clearing.  Iit was larger than a person and one of my other friends saw it, too.

We saw the dark man of the forest.  No doubt.  It was bright day light and he stood out like a sore thumb. When we saw the dark man of the forest a over whelming sence of fear came over us and we ran all the way back to the car. And ever since I’ve wanted to try and find this shadowy figure and find out what exactly it is.

10/5/2009:  The power of Egypt Road bridge is felt equally by unsuspecting visitors, as photo journalist Queen Macoomeh discovered during what was supposed to be an uneventful photo shoot:

It’s a creepy place in a beautiful setting. I knew nothing of its history when I went there. But even as I stepped off Egypt Road and walked towards the guardrail, I felt enveloped in strangeness, I felt suddenly cold on an otherwise comfortable day. And while there photographing the spot, I was skittish and unnerved. I didn’t stay long – usually you have to pry me away from a photo op.

I am not a ghost hunter nor do I visit creepy places. I’m just a photo/journalist. But I was not surprised to come across your site and the suggestions and legends surrounding the place.

3/31/2008:  Linda H. offers her own photo tour:

We went to visit Cry Baby Bridge on Egypt Road and almost got arrested for trespassing !!!!!! Needless to say, I mentioned finding the place on the internet and the cop let us go, lol………. Anyway, I have some other pictures that I managed to take of the bridge and weird trees beyond the bridge before the cop stopped us.  I got some pics around the area, also.

Tree growing through bridge

Writing on bridge

I think this is supposed to be the names of the kids who were killed or something.

Writing on the pavement

Weird, Dead Trees

The Muddy Field.

Up this hill is supposed to be where the cults were.  I’m not sure, we only went to the bottom of the hill.

5/5/2007: So what’s it like living on Egypt Road for 23+ years? Mini Manglah offers her views and enlightening explanations and shares some local legends:

Hello, I am a person that lives on Egypt Rd. Some of the stories I’ve heard people talk about are about as bogus as they are. If there is a rope hanging from the bridge someone put it there.

I’ve been living on Egypt Rd for 23 years and I’ve been down to Cry Baby Bridge 20 times or more. I haven’t been down there recently due to the fact police travel down there to make sure people are not exploring the bridge.

There are some true horrifying ghost stories about Egypt Rd. I can’t tell them very good because they were my friends telling them to me so you know how that goes. One is about a ghost car that will follow you at a specific time of night and only if there are 2 people in the car. These people were known to have died on what used to be “dead man’s curve.” Fairly recently Egypt Rd was changed and “dead man’s curve” is no longer there but I’m sure the ghost car would more than likely still be out there.

Another story is about a young man who died from burning to death, but I don’t know the whole story about that. I do know the young man who died burning to death is true, I just don’t know the details on where he died, why he died, and how people can see him. I do know he died in the 60s or 70s.  He used to go to Salem High School.

The reason the road is closed is because the hill that people see used to be TOO dangerous for people to drive down. I once knew someone that used to sled ride down that hill when they were little but they passed away. The person that told me this was 65 when I was 14. So probably about 60 years ago people used to sled ride down the hill. The road that it leads to is called East Pine Lake Rd. The hill is called Reed’s Hill because of the people who own all that land. I’ve walked from the road all the way to the top of that hill. The night I went down there nothing happened. There was a cat in the woods but that was it.

Yeah the bridge is extremely creepy and I know there are spirits down there. The one night that the baby supposedly cries on is Halloween. I’ve never been down there to see if the baby really cries but the cops also ride down there all night long around Halloween.

There is a creepy guy that lives across from the bridge now. If anyone says they’ve been down there they are probably lying, too many cops plus like I said, someone lives across from the bridge now. The guy has been down there since i was about 17 years of age and I’m 24 now.

Oh and about the cults, I’m not totally sure if that’s true but I do believe people were doing something down there because when I was 12 years old we saw a butchered dead animal. I’m not really sure what it was but it was gross and me and friends seen it from about 20 feet away during the day. Also there are dirt bike and 4-wheeler paths around there.

4/29/2006:  Michelle, another local resident, shares more juicy tidbits:

In the 1960’s and early 1970’s our camp counselors at Red Raider Camp in Novelty/Russell Township on the western edge of Geauga County would horrify us with campfire tales of the Melon Heads when we’d camp on land owned by the Metallurgy Society. (By the geodetic dome on Rt 87 about 2 or 3 miles east of 306.) 

Their stories usually had the Melon Heads trawling for victims in an old woodie station wagon.  Their principal form of attack was to sneak up on sleeping campers, tie open their tent flaps, and then eviscerate them.  They’d claim this had been going on for years. 

The next morning one or more of the pup tent flaps were inevitably tied back.  The counselors would mention at breakfast that they’d heard people walking around the campsite at night and ask if any of us were afoot in the wee hours of the preceding night.  Of course the campers whose flaps were tied open would say how they found their tent flaps open.  The counselors would reply that they’d gone out to go to the bathroom or check the fire and heard a couple people scamper off into the woods.  They’d say they assumed it was deer.  We’d all shudder and beg to leave the forest for the safety of a cabin on the camp proper.

6/16/07: Nurse K touches a nerve with the locals who know more about the Melon Heads than they let on.

I live in Northeast Ohio. Although I have never seen a Melon Head, I do have a story that makes me think that they exist. I am an RN and use to work in Warrensville Heights.
I live about 50 minutes SE so I had a bit of a drive.

On Dec. 17th, 2005 I got off work at midnight and went for drinks with some coworkers. ( I know the date because it was my 28th birthday. ) After a few I hit the road. The only way for me to get home was to go down ST 422 which runs through a small town called Troy, Ohio. Troy is basically a 4 way stop and a bar.

Coming up to the town I had to use the ladies room, so I decided to stop at the bar. I had driven by this bar 100’s of times and it looked really nice from the outside. Even had an Irish name to make it look friendly. When I walked in, there were about 7 people in there, 5 of which were loaded. All were local. And one restroom, which was in use. So I sat at the bar and waited. Needless to say I got the know everyone name within 5 minutes, and when they found out it was my birthday, even got me a drink.

Now I have heard that the Melon heads lived in the Chardon Woods. Ive also heard Troy. Being that the two towns are close I guess both are right. Everyone was laughing and the bar mood was swinging, then I said out loud, ” Hey, don’t the Melon Heads live around here?”. Everyone….I mean EVERYONE stopped talking. I remember the barmaid looking at me with this expression of pure terror on her face. The silence lasted for a good 30 secs but in a bar at 130am it might as well been an hour. Finally someone said ” No, that’s all made up.” Everyone else nodded their head and repeated ” Yea, made up.” Then the subject was changed and it was back to business. I left shortly after that, and had never went back to that bar. I am a believer of a lot of things, but I’m not sure about the Melon Heads. But I know 100% that the people in that bar are believers. I’ll never forget that night as long as I live.

4/26/07:  From Randy:

Here is a picture of a stone marker that use to be on Wisner Rd. in front of Dr. Crowe’s driveway in Kirtland Ohio. It is in Mentor on the Lake Ohio now.

2/6/07:  At least the babies weren’t real:

Ok, well me and one of my friend’s, Dominique, live on the same road.  For school, we got electronic babies that cry.  Me, Dominique, and our other friend Nikki got the babies on the weekend, and slept over Dominque’s.

Well we were outside with our babies since it started snowing.  Dominqiue’s little brother also had a friend over, Patrick, and they were having a snowball fight at like 8 o clock at night, but they later ran in side saying they heard moaning, and it was scaring them (they were around 10 yeards old, and still believed in ghost stories).

Then later at around 10 o’clock, the 2 boys went outside again to have another snowball fight, but came in AGAIN saying that something was moving in the bushes and the bushes were flashing.

Now, me,  Dominique and Nikki juts thought they were being stupid.  But when we went over to the windows, we saw these little lights flashing at us, and i could see something moving. Dominique got her gun, and shot at the bushes, but nothing happened.  Patrick suggested that they were melon heads, as my dad also told them the story about them when i was little.

All 5 of us went on the computer and started researching melon heads, and we found out that other people said they saw little lights flashing…….. but I’m just wondering if it really was melon heads, or just our mind playing a trick on us?

9/11/06:  Stacey’s experience raises the possibility that the Melon Heads have evolved to operating heavy machinery:

When I was growing up, the legend of the Melonheads was that it was a hospital or asylum that conducted experimental type things on children or a school for “different” children. I actually heard that it was a combination of both…children with psychiatric/physical issues that were taken there for experimental reasons. The one thing that is different is the location. It has been about 24 years since my experience there, but the location I was taken to was, I believe, on or at the end of Munn Road in Newbury.

One night, my friend’s boyfriend, who was born and raised in Newbury and had never explored the location before,  took us there. We approached the site, which had a tall ( as I remember) chain link fence, and in the far distance you could see a large, brick/cement building similar to a prison or school. It was long, but not tall, like an elementary school. The building appeared to be gray in color, or at least looked that way at dark.  The driveway/road leading to the building was not paved and was very long.

As we began heading down the driveway towards the building,  but still quite a ways away from it,  headlights suddenly appeared in front of us from near the building.  They suddenly started heading directly towards us at a high rate of speed. Needless to say he quickly stopped the car, turned it around, and floored it to get us out of there. We could still see the vehicle approaching us, still at a high rate of speed, in the rear view mirror and back windshield. ( I was in the back seat). Once we passed the opening in the fence, the vehicle stopped, sat for a minute, then either disappeared or turned off it’s lights.

Needless to say, we NEVER went there again, although in recent years I have given it thought. This was truly an experience I will never forget.