Author: Spooks

The Merchant Ball

Please note: A expanded version of this story appears in our book Haunted Marion, Ohio. For anyone digging up stories about Marion’s spookier side, the Merchant grave is the natural starting point. In fact, it would be hard to find anyone in Marion who hasn’t at least heard of the grave and its mysterious revolving ball. […]

A Haunted House or Just a Rumor?

Please note: A expanded version of this story appears in our book Haunted Marion, Ohio. An article that appeared in the Marion Daily Star on March 25th, 1921, had the titillating headline “Many People Flock to Haunted House.” However, it’s probably a better example of how gossip spreads around small towns than it is a legitimate […]