Eventually, the family cut its losses and departed, leaving behind a string of spooky tales oft-chronicled by TV networks, including A&E, The Travel Channel, The Discovery Channel and SyFy. The wife and child were never harmed, however. Fires would randomly break out in the house and soon the husband became the regular target of a sinister attacks that left marks on his chest and abdomen. The room downstairs, where the operating table once stood, would suddenly go cold without any explanation.Īs the story goes, the situation transitioned from curious to ominous. Elizabeth Braddon, and Charlotte Riddell, it is possible to see each author’s attempt to insert her voice into public discourse regarding the precarious social positioning of women. Their dog seemed to bark at nothing in particular, especially in the upstairs nursery. In the early 1990s, a young couple and their child moved into the home and reported strange occurrences throughout the house. Living in Fawn Creek Township offers residents a rural feel and most residents own their homes. Over the years, many have tried to make the house a residence. Fawn Creek Township is in Montgomery County. Sallie required immediate attention, but, as the legend goes, didn’t survive the operation. The young girl came to the house seeking medical care for a stomachache, which was promptly diagnosed as appendicitis.

The house’s most famous patient, however, was a 6-year-old named Sallie, whose spirit is said to have never left. The residence was once occupied by a doctor and his family, with the physician operating his entire practice on the bottom floor of the house, from examination room to operation table.

The charming town of Atchison, Kan., which lies about an hour north of Downtown KC, is home to what is considered by many to be the most haunted house in the Sunflower State.

Haunted Houses by Charlotte Riddell