From Kennebunk to Damariscotta, Skowhegan to Harpswell, and even into the woods of Randolph and on the roads of Maine, stories of haunted happenings can be found in every corner of the Pine Tree State.
“I think a lot of the stories started with some fact. But it gets changed through the ages,” said Tony Lewis, one of the co-founders of the Maine Ghost Hunters paranormal investigations group.
Here are some of the spookiest Maine ghost stories to tell your friends in the dark this Halloween.
Ghostly happenings in the woods of Randolph
There are stories about a ghost riding a bicycle, who some believe is the spirit of Bicycle Larry, a Randolph man who disappeared from the town and was never found.
A mysterious death in Damariscotta
Mary Howe of Damariscotta allegedly was buried alive by town officials, and to this day no one knows where her grave is.
Hair-raising happenings at Skowhegan theater
Legend has it a woman who used to live above the Strand Cinema died years ago in her apartment and now her spirit reportedly wanders the carpeted halls. Some say she is angry.
Hauntings of an inn in Kennebunk
Some believe the Room 17 at the Kennebunk Inn is haunted by the ghost of former night watchman and poet Silas Perkins, who died in the room in 1952.