If the attic of a seaside mansion gives you chills, it might not just be the draft. Visitors to the House of the Seven Gables have reported footsteps in empty hallways, icy gusts in closed rooms, and glimpses of a shadowy figure watching from the upper windows.

Beneath the refined ambiance of Rockafellas Restaurant, where wine glasses clink and laughter drifts from the bar, lies the old foundation of Salem’s first church. Staff and guests alike have spotted a pale woman in Victorian mourning dress who roams between the tables before vanishing through solid walls.

Deep within the historic Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, said to be the inspiration for The House of the Seven Gables, strange happenings are as common as creaky stairs. Workers have reported books thrown from shelves and voices whispering throughout.

While the old Essex County Jail officially closed its doors in the 1990s, some say its former inmates never left. Paranormal investigators report cold spots, aggressive EVPs, and slamming doors echoing through the abandoned cell blocks.

Though now beloved as a filming location for Hocus Pocus, the charming façade of the Ropes Mansion hides tragedy. After one of its residents perished in a mysterious fire, locals began noticing flickering lights, phantom crying, and a woman’s face appearing in the second-story windows. Always after dusk, always watching.