THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Visitors and former residents of the Stephen Crane House have reported phantom footsteps, voices, sudden cold spots, and the sound of unseen children playing. Apparitions described at the house include a woman peering from an attic window and a Victorian-era man appearing in an upstairs bedroom.
Stephen Crane House, which has been explored by TV’s Ghost Hunters. It was the home of author Stephen Crane of “The Red Badge of Courage” fame. Witnesses here have seen apparitions and heard ghostly kids playing or crying. But look out — a rambunctious ghost here has been known to conk visitors on the head with fireplace tools.