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Haunted McPike Mansion Alton, IL

The McPike Mansion in Alton, IL is considered one of the scariest and most haunted houses in the World. The Travel Channel has featured the McPike Mansion as one of the scariest locations on Earth! Built in 1869 the McPike Mansion has not been occupied since the 1950's. Henry McPike and 3 women (all wives of Henry McPike) are said to haunt the house. 2 Children haunt the backyard of the Mansion where their broken weathered cript still stands. On Saturday, Karl Lund and I documented all three floors of the haunted mansion. We experienced a few minor things, like temp changes and light touching of our heads. We used dousing rods to speak with Henry and I did my best to not manipulate the rods and they were very active when we asked Henry questions. I feel I have met Henry and he would welcome us back......
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Looking down the hallway to the back of the house.  The kitchen is at the end of this hallway.
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Looking down the hallway to the back of the house. The kitchen is at the end of this hallway.

  • Looking down the hallway to the back of the house.  The kitchen is at the end of this hallway.
  • The kitchen of the old McPike Mansion.
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  • An old rusty school desk sits in the kitchen of the McPike Mansion.
  • The South end of the mansion.
  • The cellar door that leads to the old cellar where Henry McPike and others often show themselves in some way.
  • The cellar where the house is most active.  Henry McPike and others often communicate by lightly touching people or extreme temperature changes.  This is a very active room.
  • The old furnace.  This room was totally dark so I used a flashlight to paint light onto the furnace.
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  • The cript of two children buried in the backyard of the old McPike Mansion.  The children are often heard playing in the yard and have been know to grab people as they pass by.
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