Scott Hall - Western Carolina University

Students pose outside of Scott Hall

Scott hall has long been listed as a haunted location on Western Carolina University's campus. Residents of this, one of the university's oldest dorms, have reported auditory haunts on the 8th floor of the building, often in the form of footsteps being heard at all hours moving up and down the hall. Upon investigation, the halls are always empty. This could potentially be the ghost of a girl who reportedly hung herself on the East Wing of the 8th Floor in the 1990s. The floor was closed for many years afterwards, with multiple students reporting sightings of the girl's spirit.The 4th floor of the building is also said to be haunted. Freshmen beware!

Scotts Creek Bridge - Sylva, NC

Scotts Creek Bridge

Scotts Creek Bridge connects Bridge Park to Poteet Park in downtown Sylva, NC. Children playing in Poteet Park have often reported a shadowy figure standing on the other side of the bridge, often to the dismay of their parents who apparently are never able to see the apparition. Children describe the figure as a tall man in dark clothing, wearing a dark brimmed hat, much like the Shadow Man of other lore. He never moves, nor does he take any other sort of action other than to stand menacingly across the bridge. Ghost hunters investigating the bridge can often find strange EMF readings that tend to spike on the Bridge Park side of the crossway.

Comfort Inn Sylva - Cullowhee

Comfort Inn Sylva

The Comfort Inn Sylva was under construction for several years, at one point having been abandoned mid-construction and sitting half-complete and idle for years. The contractors stated that it was due to sudden bankruptcy from the funding company, but there were rumors at the time (circa 2003) that a brutal murder had taken place on the premises one night which the construction crew discovered in the morning. Following several strange events, such as falling beams and machinery malfunctions, the contractors pulled out and the construction was abandoned until several years later when Comfort Inn bought up the land. Guests report strange activity in rooms 307 and 412, such as the shower curtain opening/closing and the temperature staying cold, despite the thermostat reading.

Old Sylva Courthouse

Jackson County Courthouse, Sylva, NC

Constructed during the early 1900s, the Jackson County Courthouse (now used as a Public Library as well), is said to be haunted by the ghost of one of the workers who died under mysterious circumstances during the building of the imposing hilltop structure. It is alleged that a dispute between an unnamed construction worker and the rest of the construction company led to his death, which was covered up by the company, the victims remains being buried somewhere on (or in) the premises. Visitors report seeing a haunting glow circling the building at night. Library workers report finding piles of books on the floor, as well as flickering lights.

Balsam Mountain Inn

Balsam Mountain Inn

This early-1900s inn has two haunted rooms: 205 and 207. There are logs in the room where guests can write about anything strange that occurs during their stay. Folks have reported footsteps, jiggling doorknobs, unexplained noises, and other sounds of someone making a racket in the hallway.

The Moore Building - Western Carolina University

Moore Building

As rumor has it, in the mid-1960s a student was murdered after she refused a man’s amorous advances. She now is said to haunt the third floor, crying, screaming and pacing. The man was caught and served a few years in a mental hospital, but then was released. He passed away in the 1980s, and folks say the hauntings in the dorm, now turned into classrooms, has all but stopped. Students still claim to get the willies in the building, however.