[hidnholow]

OK, my roommate, his girl friend and my 3 children wanted to go to the notorious Haunted Springhill Cemetery since we only live about 7 minuted from there. My camera, which is a Hitachi digital DVDCAM that takes still digital and digital video, was on a full charge when we left the house and within 20 minutes of being there and about 15 pictures later the battery was so dead that it would not let the camera turn on. I did not have a flash with my camera tonight so I used the headlights of the my Jeep. The pictures were kind of dark so I lightened them up a little and that is all I did to them. I did not get not one orb in all of the pics (this cemetery is in the middle of the woods so there is a lot of dirt and dust but still no dust orbs either). I got home and uploaded the pics to find this one pic that look odd. Now you will notice a red and a green spot on the right side, that was something on my lense, it was in all the pics. This one picture was taken of a tree, the one that they hung people from eons ago. If you look to the left of the tree on the ground there is am image that I would like opinions on. Right where the image is is where the bodies would fall to when they dropped them from the tree after hanging them. Now to me it looks like someone laying on the ground and has their head turned toward me and I see two eyes and a mouth and a faint nose but the eyes look hollow and so does the mouth. Please tell me what you see if anything and what you think. Thanks in advance.

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[JeepersCreepers]

The place sounds creepy I saw it right off but as much as this looks like a body laying there, I have to wonder if it's your headlight sneaking past the tree and illuminating the ground? I see the light coming from the right hand side of the photo HOWEVER! I find it extremely odd it's in the shape of a body...! I'll have to look longer at this photo and play around a bit. That was just my 10 second gander

[hidnholow]

Thanks Jeepers, I will post the original without being lightened up. It was very dark, my Jeep was actually behind me and no moon shining tonight.

Here is the original:

[hidnholow]

If you go to (I think it is) shadowlands, they have a list of different haunted places in the USA, look up the ones in Brooksville, Florida this cemetery is on the list along with the court house.

[JeepersCreepers]

If you go to (I think it is) shadowlands, they have a list of different haunted places in the USA, look up the ones in Brooksville, Florida this cemetery is on the list along with the court house.

Ah cool! I'll have to do that and read up on this place. I just get the heebie jeebies from this picture...I dunno, call me crazy

Thanks for posting the original. That helped a lot to see the amount of light we are talking about. I can see where your headlights are coming from. From the angle the lights are pointed it would really have to be bouncing off something and bending back to that direction of the "body". I don't see that happening here . It looks like shadowing from the tree and bushes were my sad little arrow is.

I'm pretty intrigued!

[LuvMyWeinerDog]

I'm intrigued too! And it doesn't hurt that I spent a good seventeen years not terribly far from Spring Hill, in the Clearwater area. As a matter of fact, I have an ex-aunt in law who lives in the north part of Spring Hill.
One of my many brothers lives in New Port Richey now, so maybe the next time I go up there, I can take a side trip to the cemetary.
I love historic cemetaries and there aren't a plethora of them here in Ft. Lauderdale! Would you be able to tell me approximately where this graveyard is?
It's an awesome photo! I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone says. I think it's pretty darned good! They used to hang people there?

[hidnholow]

Yes, they use to hang the blacks in the slavery days there then drop them on the ground and bury them there as well. The cemetery is located on Ft. Dade Road about 1 1/2 to 2 miles off of hwy 50. If you go to the Walmart Supercenter on 50 in Springhill and head toward Brooksville you will come up on a place called Pioneer (spelling) camp ground on the left and there will be a turning lane to turn left right there, turn there and go about 1 1/2 to 2 miles and you will see a small green sign that says Springhill Cemetery on the right, turn in there and go down that dirt road through the trees it will open up for the most part into the cemetery (I say for the most part because there are still quite a few trees in the cemetery). From what I understand there are not one white man or woman buried there and that is why it got the nick name "the black cemetery".

I have been there several times during the day at sun down and after dark and every time I go there I get this feeling like I have to (not want to but) have to cry. I hear someone or something walking and when I would stop it would stop then when I start it starts but when I look there is nothing and nobody there. There are actually graves in the woods just outside the edge of the cemetery.

[Ectoplazzum]

What I found to be very creepy is that in the dark photo (the original photo), unless it's my imagination, I can still see the lightened area to the left of the tree even without the headlights of the vehicle being on. Can anyone else see that or is it just my eyes trying to convince myself that I see it?

Elle

[lilclairey2010]

i can see what all of you can see but the first thing that jumped out at me was the figure infront of the tree. i get the feeling it's a little boy for some reason. am i the only one who can see this????

[hidnholow]

WOW Lilclairey, I never noticed that when I first uploaded, I guess I was more in tuned to what my eyes seen first which is the figure to the left of the tree but after you said that I went back and looked again and yes I see a faint figure unless I am only seeing it because my mind knows it was pointed out.

Thanks for the replies, if anyone else sees anything else then let me know. I have other pics of this graveyard from last night but I didn't see anything but if you guys want me to post to see any of you see anything that I might have missed then let me know.

[lilclairey2010]

WOW Lilclairey, I never noticed that when I first uploaded, I guess I was more in tuned to what my eyes seen first which is the figure to the left of the tree but after you said that I went back and looked again and yes I see a faint figure unless I am only seeing it because my mind knows it was pointed out.

Thanks for the replies, if anyone else sees anything else then let me know. I have other pics of this graveyard from last night but I didn't see anything but if you guys want me to post to see any of you see anything that I might have missed then let me know.

i would like to see some more please

[bickolette]

OK first off I see the figure lying down besides the tree really clearly, facial expression and all. Even in the untouched version of the pic this is visable.

secondly - goodness gracious I hadnt seen that little boy until you said lilclairey and when I looked for it he jumped out at me.

I think this is a very interesting pic and until I see something to make me think otherwise I think you have a very good capture there

[hidnholow]

OK, this is really wierd, I had all of the pics on my SD card for my camera, I never deleted them because I knew that I would probably go back a view them again but they are gone, completely gone Where the hell are they and who (or what) did what with them?

Looks like I am going back to the graveyard tonight. And since I am going then I will take more pics of the hanging tree.

[bickolette]

OK, this is really wierd, I had all of the pics on my SD card for my camera, I never deleted them because I knew that I would probably go back a view them again but they are gone, completely gone Where the hell are they and who (or what) did what with them?

Looks like I am going back to the graveyard tonight. And since I am going then I will take more pics of the hanging tree.

I hope you find your pics but I also cant wait to see the new ones you take.

[hidnholow]

Well, I told my roommate that I am going back tonight and he asked why, when I told him that all my pics from last night are gone he said he couldn't understand it as nobody was on this computer after me but him, I told him that they were not on the computer they were on my SD Card, he told me that he doesn't mess with that because he knows I will go off if someone even thinks of messing with my camera and it's accessories. So we are going back tonight.

[lilclairey2010]

maybe they dissapeared so that you go back tonight... hmmm you might get some really interesting pictures tonight. woooo i can't wait to see them

[Mia Camille]

creepy pic nice one though...

[LuvMyWeinerDog]

Awesome! Thanks for the directions. I was just up in NPR last weekend, but now I kinda want to go this weekend too! We'll see. It'll be tough to convince my b/f, since he went up the weekend before last.
I saw the figure in the foreground, but no one else mentioned it, so I kept quiet. But I can't discern a boy, all I see (or think I see) is a rough shape of a torso and arms. Can someone outline the rest of the figure for me?
Hidnholow, do you know any other places in your section of Florida that are considered haunted?
Living in the Clearwater area I always heard of the Don Cesar on Clearwater Beach and the Tampa Theater. I've been to both. The staff at the Don were really good about sharing their experiences! Never got any good pics from either, though.
But I digress....I can't wait to see your pics from your next trip there. And if you have any other sites around you that you would recommend, please let me know. I'd love to have places to check out up there!

[Emorphina]

Yes, they use to hang the blacks in the slavery days there then drop them on the ground and bury them there as well. The cemetery is located on Ft. Dade Road about 1 1/2 to 2 miles off of hwy 50. If you go to the Walmart Supercenter on 50 in Springhill and head toward Brooksville you will come up on a place called Pioneer (spelling) camp ground on the left and there will be a turning lane to turn left right there, turn there and go about 1 1/2 to 2 miles and you will see a small green sign that says Springhill Cemetery on the right, turn in there and go down that dirt road through the trees it will open up for the most part into the cemetery (I say for the most part because there are still quite a few trees in the cemetery). From what I understand there are not one white man or woman buried there and that is why it got the nick name "the black cemetery".

I have been there several times during the day at sun down and after dark and every time I go there I get this feeling like I have to (not want to but) have to cry. I hear someone or something walking and when I would stop it would stop then when I start it starts but when I look there is nothing and nobody there. There are actually graves in the woods just outside the edge of the cemetery.

WOw and with directions on how to get there too..you rock

It completely looks like a female robed figure with her face staring at the camera, saw it right away!! What an amazing cap!

[hidnholow]

OK, this is cut and copied from Shadowlands so that everyone can see them with their words. Sorry for it being so long but it is alphabetized so you can run through them and this is not all that is listed on Shadowlands either, for Florida alone they have I would say over 100 listings easy. If Ghoststudy says it is OK then I can post the link to Shadowlands haunted places.

Brooksville - OLD Courthouse building - The old court house building is haunted by an escaped criminal that ran from the jail on the second floor, as he ran a bailiff went to scare him with his gun, but he pulled the trigger on accident. so now you can see a large blood spot on the wall and floor where he was shot.

Brooksville - The Brooksville Heritage Museum - People have seen and heard things unexplained things in that mansion that is now a museum. (This one here now, you can go there and set up a time and date to actually have a paranormal investigation there at night for $20 otherwise it is like $5 to get into the museum and the ladies there are more than happy to tell you about the many ghosts they have there and what all they-the ghosts-have done to let their presences known.)

Brooksville - The Brooksville Nursing Manor - Once when one of the patients were badly sick and about to die, one of the nurses reported seeing a woman coming down the hallway going into the patients room but when they got there the patient had died and there was no sign of the woman they had seen in the hallway.

Brooksville - Spring Hill Cemetery - The Spring Hill Cemetery, is located off of Fort Dade Ave. in Brooksville. It is an old black cemetery with the earliest "known" burial starting in the late 1800's. At dusk you can see what seems to be a man hanging from a tree limb. Also, groups of spirits can be seen standing together around the headstones of family plots. One report states that an infant’s cry can be heard during certain times of the night.

Brooksville - The Weeks House - There is a house in Brooksville that has been featured in the Tampa Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times, among others, about this house that is a family home built in the early part of the 1900s. The story goes that if you drive by late at night (before the current owners moved in) you would see a candle passing by the windows on the second floor. Doors being slammed and whispers are also very common.

Clearwater - Eisenhower Elementary School - In 2000 Eisenhower Elementary School was to undergo massive renovations to its interior. Once the plans were announced night custodians would hear strange banging’s and often see a small boy in a baseball uniform run by. The occurrences became worse and many custodians would not work the night shift. A tape recorder was left on all one night. The sounds of a recently deceased teacher talking to a recently deceased student were heard. This is the boy in the baseball uniform who had died after being hit by a car in front of the school while on his way home. The image of the first principal of the school was observed numerous times and her distinctive perfume could be smelled. Once the renovations started the strange occurrences ceased once and for all.

Clearwater - The Royalty Theater - The theater is said to have been haunted by 3 different spirits. The first was an aged man with a goatee dressed is a blue coat and a fisherman's hat. The owner himself reported sightings of "The Captain" as many at the theater refer to him. The second is a previous manager of the old theater. It is said that this spirit, Bill, was robbed and killed in the balcony by drunken tourists because he was believed to be a homosexual. The third is a young girl, believed to be between the ages of 9 and 12. She has been described as a friendly spirit who watches over the theater and all within it. There have been numerous reports of alarms going off in the middle of the night when no one had come near the theater at all, chandeliers swinging during and after performances, and "mists" or "orbs" showing up in random pictures taken at the theater.

Davie - Broward Community College - Central - Two years ago, a guy went psycho and shot his ex-girlfriend in the back of the head between classes. He then killed himself. Both died between Building 5 and another building. Students exiting their night classes report seeing white figures and strange smells from that corner. Also, a permanent blood stain still remains on the ground.

Davie - Waffle House - Last year, two employees were shot and killed in the freezer by a crazed former employee, early in the morning at around 4:00. Since the murders, employees and diners have reported a "creepy feeling around the place" and employees have sensed a presence while there without customers, during opening and closing. Blood stains can still be seen on the floor of the cooler, although covered with boxes.

Daytona - Daytona Playhouse - Two people haunt the playhouse. Their names are unknown but we know it is a man and woman. The man died fighting a war in Spain and when the woman could wait no longer for him to return, she committed suicide. She was pregnant. She dove into the Halifax River killing her and her unborn child.

Daytona / Orlando - Highway between Daytona-Orlando - Main highway that links Daytona with Orlando. A phantom car has been spotted, driving erratically and without lights, along a lonely stretch of this road.

Daytona Beach - Auditorium Blvd - near Ocean Center & Pinewood Cemetery - Several pictures have been taken in the area. One is at a house on Hollywood of a woman. Another is of a man seen standing near a fence on Auditorium. There used to be houses there until the 1970's, and his girlfriend murdered a man while she collected his checks.

Daytona Beach - Northeast side of the Orange Avenue Bridge - at the bridge approach. A dark-haired woman in a night robe has been reported. There have been reports of flying objects such as chairs in the area, even when there is no wind. There is reputable documentation of occurrences.

Dunnellon - Tiger Trl./High School Rd. - Reports of seeing 3 kids that had died at the intersection around 3 in the morning.

Floral City - Cabin Clutter Antiques - Collectibles - For many years, through multiple ownerships, there have been reports of the ghost of an old woman who makes her residence on the third floor (the attic) of this antique and collectible shop. Most appearances have located her in the attic, but on at least one occasion there was a report of someone seeing the apparition on the first floor. Most sightings describe her sitting in an old rocking chair in the attic. The most recent paranormal experience in this shop took place on December 12, 2003.

Gainesville - 13th street Plaza Theater - orbs. a hobo wrote "Monter Bad" and an arrow leading to a room. Blood covered walls and floor.

Gainesville - 13th Street Wal-Mart - A woman has been seen and felt by those of developed psychic sense. She is harmless and from observations made she was employed here up until three days before her passing. Roughly a month after, employees have seen and felt her presence, in particular, Infants and Girls wear. In other parts of the store, Jewelry, Crafts and Domestics, conversations and cold spots have been experienced when no one is around. Best times have been between the hours of 3:00 AM - 7:00 AM.

Gainesville - Archer Rd. - Goodys - Sounds of change being counted in cash office without anyone being in the room. Leaving the store neat at night and returning with it still neat and turning around and clothes being half off hangers with no shoppers in the store. Also alarm has sounded at 3:00am and security cameras shut off at the same time for no reason.

Gainesville - The Purple Porpoise - The Purple Porpoise has been a Gainesville institution for years and is about the close it's doors but the problem will probably go to the new owners. This is a college town and in the '60s a female student was brutally attacked and killed in the upstairs bathroom. To this day her ghost AND the violent ghost (more like an imprint) of her killer haunt the cramped hallway and restroom. She emits a feeling of hopelessness and fear while he is pure evil. Men are usually safe but numerous females have been attacked.

Gainesville - The University of Florida - Beatty Towers - A girl committed suicide here by jumping off Beatty Towers into the street. People who have lived in the towers have often seen a ghostly figure walking through the halls and in some of the rooms. Strange noises have also been heard throughout Beatty Towers, along with things being moved around in the rooms. This girl's dorm has been around for years, and it is rumored that she was pregnant at the time of her suicide. Tom Petty, who is from Gainesville, sings about her in his song "American Girl."

Gainesville - The University of Florida - Thomas Hall Dormitory - with its red brick surface and gothic gargoyles at the entrances, is one of the oldest buildings on campus, dating back to the early 1900s. The building used to be used for classrooms and residents have been known to hear ceaseless banging coming from the radiators/heaters during the months when they aren't in use. The presence of an old employee is thought to haunt the building.

Gainesville - Steak and Shake on 13th Street - Five people were murdered in the wee hours of the morning inside the walk-in freezer by a disgruntled employee. Current employees will not stay in there alone anytime of day or night. - March 2007 update: this location was closed late 2006 for re-building. The new building is almost finished and expected to open soon.

Gainseville - Sweet Water Bed and Breakfast Inn - There are two parts of this Bed and Breakfast. The pink house and the blue house. It used to be an old plantation of the family. Many people claim that the old blue house attic rooms have a spirit. Many claimed to be sleeping and have a heavy feeling on their chest. Also, the maids that clean the rooms experienced an old bureau having its door open and close. There is a scary feeling in those rooms. Even the owners claim to have seen an image in the window of the third floor.

Gainesville - University of Florida - Norman Hall - Norman Hall, now the College of Education, used to be the P.K. Young School. It is haunted by children who died in an elevator accident many years ago. People have heard the children running and laughing on the third floor during all times but mostly at night. The elevator that they died in is still there.

Gainesville - Wayside Antiques - South On I-75 - Employees have reported to hear a voice from the back of the huge antique store call them by name, usually when they're opening or closing the store. Also, in one of the upstairs showrooms (right corner of the building facing I-75) is a antique dresser. A little girl, in period clothing, has been seen playing in the room around the dresser. She is usually only seen by psychics or those with honed psychic senses but others have reported a coldness or presence in the room. - December 2003 Update: The store is closing it's doors in the new year, 2004, right after the holidays. Whether it will open under new owners, remains to be seen.

Holiday - Lakeview Rodeo - Ever since the Lakeview rodeo burned down in may of this year there have been sights of a young man standing in the middle of the sight.

Hudson - Pasco County - Hudson Hills Manor - In one apartment there was a little girl who was haunting the place and when we left she continued haunting the people who moved in. She would open and close the cabinets and turn on the television sets, and talk to little kids. - May 2005 update / additional information: the first several one bedroom apartments are also haunted. Everything from Red Orbs to black shadow people have been seen in the first few apartments as you enter the building complex. There is rumored that the property was once a burial ground and the county took it over to use as a dumpsite. Much uproar from residents arose when plans to move the bodies were brought to light.

Inverness - Old Movie Theater Downtown - Long ago, When the Jail use to be across from the Old Courthouse, the Prisoners were aloud to be escorted to the upstairs balcony at the theater to see a movie for good behavior. The prisoners have haunted the theater ever since it's closure in the 1980's.

Marco Island - Olde Marco Inn - It is said that there is a ghost that inhabits the original building, now the lobby & dinning room. The ghost can be heard at night walking up the stairs and opening and closing doors. It has even been said it moves chairs.

Marco Island - Vandys With An Edge - This restaurant is haunted by a spirit in the kitchen. Late at night after closing the spirit will turn lights on and off and also the appliances. No one has actually seen the ghost but plenty have experienced different encounters.

Oldsmar - Suncoast allstar gym - In the year of 2000 employees heard sounds of gym equipment being used. No one was in the gym but employees. When one of the employees went to look who was there he could find no one. but there was signs of trampoline being used recently.

Orlando - Walt Disney World - EPCOT - Spaceship earth - a small girl with long blonde hair has been seen riding in a car & a boy run in front of her and vanish at the same location (outside during the day).

Orlando - Walt Disney World - Tower of Terror - There has been a story among employees of a ghost walking around the "Tower of Terror" at off hours; he's usually found walking the wrong way, does not respond to calls and then disappears.

Pine Island - Capt n' Cons - There is a lot of strange occurrences, such as, the dumpster lid slamming up and down, as well as sightings, voices, and loss of breath.

Safety Harbor - The Safety Harbor Spa Resort - Several housekeepers tell of hearing their name called from the woman's bath area of the spa-and nobody is there. During a renovation in the mid-90's, the front desk would receive phone calls from empty guestrooms in the dead of night. When security would investigate, they could hear voices in the totally empty building.

Spring Hill - Hungry Howies - formerly 7-11 - In the early 1980's in the town of Spring Hill which is outside the city of Brooksville there was a 7-11 convenience store which took in most of this towns business. And since it sat along the towns main road it was easy to access Highway 19 to the west about 3 miles away, or the longer haul 7 miles to the east. At one point during the night in the late 80's a drunk male came into the store to buy a case of beer. But the clerk decided out of his own good will to not sell the case feeling the man was drunk enough already and did not want him to drive back to the store later on. The man became angry yelling and cursing so on and so fourth. So instead of buying beer he decided he wanted a pack of cigarette’s. After the purchase the clerk turned his back toward the man to grab some cleaning stuff from under the counter. At this point the man revealed a .357 revolver and shot the clerk in the back of the head killing him instantly. Now the 7-11 has since moved and now it is a Hungry Howies pizzeria, and as the night moves further on more this will happen. The saloon doors to the kitchen will swing open, cups and utensils will fall off the tables and onto the ground. The hanging lights will start swinging back and fourth and the lights and arcade games will suddenly shut off. The strangest occurrence happened one night when one worker left the store one night after setting up for a new promotion and came back a few hours later to help the owner for the early shift and found all the pictures and posters laying on the ground or on the counters directly under where they were placed and the security camera tape was blank but yet still recording.

St. Leo - St. Leo's College - A young lady has been witnessed walking through walls.

St. Petersburg - Ft. Desato State Park - Voices can be heard around the old fort at night. Also footsteps can be heard in the southern most powder room.

St. Petersburg - Boatyard Village - One couple report visiting the museum to old warplanes sit. “One day, we went to see the planes and there was a B52 bomber with a man sitting inside it. He smiled at me and waved and I told my fiancée to take a picture. We thought it was great they put on a show with men dressed the part like soldiers of the war. As we left, we told the keeper what a great idea that was. He didn't know what we were talking about; telling us no one sits in any of the planes. We ran back to look again but there was no one there. When the pictures were developed, there was only a bright light where the man was sitting, as if the sun reflected off the window.” - May 2004 Additional information: this area is no longer accessible to the public. The area is completely blocked off. The buildings are no longer there either.

St. Petersburg - Don Cesar Resort - Reported sightings of the now deceased owner.

St. Petersburg - Haslam's Book Store 2025 Central Ave. - A book-store since 1933. Apparition seen, books moved, employees feeling someone else is there after closing.

St. Petersburg - The Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa - The Don CeSar Resort was once the private residence of Thomas Rowe. He had studied in London during his youth and fell in love with a girl named Lucinda. Her parents sent her away however, so when Thomas returned home, he never saw her again. He built the castle to look like the one where they met. His ghost can be seen walking hand-in-hand with a beautiful dark-haired woman along the shore.

St. Petersburg - Florida Sunshine Skyway Bridge - This bridge was the scene of a tragic accident during the early 1980's. The bridge was struck by a boat and collapsed, killing a great deal of people. The ghost that haunts the bridge seems to be unrelated to the accident. He is a hitchhiker that will climb into peoples' cars at the bottom of the bridge. By the time the unlucky individual gets to the other side, the hitchhiker is gone. Also, There is a woman dressed in a nightgown that appears usually around 12am at the top of the bridge and hitches a ride with oncoming cars. One semi truck had his story printed in the paper where he said he picked up a young woman, dripping wet and she told him to drop her off on other side of bridge but as soon as he got there, she was gone. There were many sightings of this woman on the bridge who locals believe was a suicide victim, one of many jumpers on the bridge. The Skyway Bridge is 200 feet tall and connects St. Petersburg to Sarasota. - May 2004 Correction: This is a correction to the story already listed. a long time resident of St. Petersburg and knows for a fact that the spectral hitchhiker of the Skyway is not male, but instead female. She is a young blonde woman who has been seen wearing a tight t-shirt and jeans. I have never heard of a male hitchhiker who disappears after being picked up. In addition, they have never heard of the woman in a nightgown, only of the woman in the t-shirt/jeans.

St. Petersburg - Royal Palms Apartments - Residents have reported feeling a tugging on their pillow, a very hard tugging. Felt like the pillow would come out from underneath their head. Seeing a man standing by their beds, being paralyzed, as well as strange incidents with water coming from no where.

St. Petersburg - Rutland Manor - October 2004 UPDATE: This is now private property. NO TRESPASSING - around the 1950s a servant was taking a bath when her radio fell in and killed her. also, prior to that event, a murder was committed inside the estate. footsteps can be heard inside house, along with lights and faces in the windows on several accounts during the late evening to early morning.

St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg High School - This school is said to be haunted by students that have had some tragic death while attending the school. Teachers and students have said to hear strange noises and sightings of strange movements on the third floor of the main buildings. Some of the late night workers have even said to have seen hauntings in the auditorium where the old gym use to be.

St. Petersburg - Vinoy Hotel - A Major league ball player stated that he was visited at night by a spirit that; While asleep in his room, someone pressed on his back and awakened him. At which time he looked at a man in a top hat and long coat standing beside his bed. When he refocused his vision, the man was still there. He rolled over to turn on the over head light, and when he turned around, the man was gone. He stated this actually happened and has several major league ballplayers say the same thing happened to them while staying at the Vinoy hotel.

St. Petersburg - Weeden Island - Reported 4 men in a vehicle where driving on a road, the driver almost hit a woman in the road, swerved and got killed, the 3 other passengers witnessed the event coming out of the wreck unscathed, the woman was never found.

Tampa - Britton Cinema - Doors in the ladies room are reported to shut and lock and toilets flush when no one is in the restroom is in there (except for the frightened customer). Also, multiple ghosts have been reported by managers past in the upstairs theaters that used to be one large balcony. Voices have been heard in the hall near auditorium #5 late at night when no one was in the building. An usher once heard someone call his name in auditorium #3 late at night when no one was around. And, last, an assistant manager once told me she had been followed up the hall by a shadow figure on the wall that was not hers.

Tampa - Howard W. Blake High School - The site of Blake High school was a hospital many years ago. When walking in hallways, it will be normal temperature. Once in a classroom, especially in the E building(theater) or B building, temperature will drop drastically, even if the air conditioning is broken, giving you hospital conditions. It is believed by the students that the B building was where the mortuary was.

Tampa - Howard W. Blake High School - Auditorium - Years ago a teacher died in the auditorium (area 1) of a heart attack during a pep rally. A cold spot can be felt while walking into the auditorium for every pep rally.

Tampa - Howard W. Blake High School - Library - the library where another teacher died. Near the tables in the back of the library you can feel a strange chill rise up your spine.

Tampa - Howard W. Blake High School - Main Theatre - To roll with the typical "all theatres have their ghosts" you can see strange lights in the wings, music, and occasional whistling. Things seem to go wrong during every show staged in that theatre.

Tampa - Falk Theatre - Believed to be haunted by Bessie Snavely. In her time, it was the Park Theatre. Bessie Snavely was an actress whose dressing room was on the third floor of this theatre. She hung herself there.

Tampa Hillsbrough - Haynes services - Reports of seeing a child ghost.

Tampa - Old Tampa Theater - It is an old theater that is very intricately detailed inside and has a particularly haunted look to it anyway. A young man in the 1940's started working there, his job running the projector. He loved his job and continued to work there until his death. Now employees have said that they occasionally hear footsteps and chains in deserted hallways behind the stage and have spotted someone in the projecting room even though there was no one up there at the time. Also reports of smell rancid smells, such as vomit and garbage, drafts of icy air, reports of something grabbing workers by the neck.

Tampa - University of Tampa - This place used to be a hotel over a hundred years ago. Theodore Roosevelt even stayed in it once. The second floor is blocked off and said to be unsafe because of age. Tour guides report seeing apparitions from the windows outside.

Tampa - University of Tampa - Frank Theater - A building owned by the University, actually off campus called the Falk theater is said to be haunted by a women who used to be an actress there. For some reason she hung herself and her apparition has been seen as well as strange voices.

Tarpon Springs - Brooker Creek Elementary - There has been ghosts looking like he is jumping off the balcony.

Tarpon Springs - Former winter home of Al Capone- The "Manors"-Known for hundreds of sightings. Screams in the dead of night. Faces appearing in windows. Also known for women in white, on roof looking over the edge. - December 2003 update/addition: this building has been torn down. about a month ago only the bottom floor of the entire building was left now it appears to be cleared ground.

Tarpon Springs - Rose Cemetery - Rose Cemetery dates back to the early 1900's and, during the days of segregation, was available for African Americans from New Port Richey to Clearwater. Today, it still remains a final resting place for hundreds of black residents. There are many graves here that have never been identified.

Treasure Island - The bridge at John's Pass - reported to be haunted by the spirits of two farmers who were pro-union during the Civil War. They were murdered by local rebel militiamen and buried on the south end at the mouth of the pass. On nights of the new moon, some have seen the two walking near the bridge or even silently sailing by in their boat trying to return home, some say the rotten stench of decaying flesh accompanies the apparitions.