Massachusetts is one of the oldest states in the nation and has a Native history that stretches back thousands of years into the past. Naturally, we also have some pretty creepy urban legends.
These folktales, urban legends and ghost stories of Massachusetts are not for the faint of heart.
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The Hoosac Tunnel
Nicknamed "The Bloody Pit," this railroad tunnel runs between North Adams and Florida. Over 200 people died during its construction in the mid-19th-century. Tales of spooky sounds and sightings in and around this tunnel have been circulating for over 150 years.
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The Black Flash of Provincetown
In the late 1930s, Provincetown was haunted by a figure known as "The Black Flash." At least two adult men reported being assaulted by a figure they described as over eight feet tall, clothed in black, and unusually thin. Other sightings of the mysterious man included accounts that he could leap over high fences. The sightings stopped abruptly in December of 1945.
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The Bridgewater Triangle
The Bridgewater Triangle refers to an area of about 200 square miles around the Freetown-Fall River State Forest in southeastern Massachusetts. It said to be one of the most haunted forests in the world. Supernatural occurrences such as floating orbs of light, giant snakes and UFOs have been reported. There were also several documented instances of animal mutilations in 1998, and the area has been the site of multiple gang-style murders and suicides.
