The West Virginia Penitentiary haunted house is back providing some fun and frights for visitors. The dungeon of horrors continues to bring in 8,000 to 10,000 people from across the region annually.

JOLIET, Ill. (WGN) — Halloween comes early this Friday the 13th at the infamous Old Joliet Haunted Prison. In celebration of the spooky and superstitious day, the Old Joliet Haunted Prison will hold a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images What is it about prisons and jails that makes them so susceptible to a haunting? Perhaps it's the negative energy ...

A woman who married then divorced a ghost has summoned the spirit of an American mass murderer – in a prison’s death row. Spooky singer Brocarde says she conjured the ghost of Carroll Edward “Eddie” ...

1 of 10 — Inmates once were hooded so they would not be recognized by guards or other inmates, allowing for anonymity upon release. Eyeholes were allowed in hoods circa 1890, but prisoners were still ...

Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen its gates this fall for Halloween Nights, the prison’s seasonal haunted festival that runs from Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2025. The event, staged on select ...

Fans of Eastern State Penitentiary's haunted houses will find a new experience this fall that asks them to engage with scary characters as they solve a puzzle that takes them throughout the prison.