Oh, sure, the actual cemetery here is creepy and all, but it’s the playground that’ll really get you. In 1985, somebody decided to open a playground adjacent to Huntsville’s oldest cemetery, presumably to give the children of mourning parents some respite. Instead, it appears that the resident ghosts are the ones enjoying it most: people report seeing orbs of light going down the slide and unoccupied swings moving, accompanied by disembodied giggles. Adding to the eeriness, some locals believe the victims of a rash of child murders in the ’60s were buried nearby, their spirits now having eternal playdates with the cemetery’s official residents. —Andy Kryza
science to the paranormal
