We asked, “What Hudson Valley location makes your skin crawl? Whose book have your read over and over again?” We wanted to know who is truly the best of the best in our local paranormal circle. We asked and you told us. Congratulations to all our winners!
2010 Best of the Haunted Hudson Valley Awards
Favorite Local [...]
Wingdale, NY—As is seen all too often, what was once a thriving, independent metropolis now stands in ruins. A community of buildings crumbles before our eyes, a startling metaphor for the patients previously held within these walls. Before the modern age of psychiatric treatment, patients were not expected to be assimilated back into everyday society. [...]
Goshen, NY—As employees of Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies began their demolition work on the Salesian School property in Goshen, NY they probably thought it was going to be just like any other day. Little did they know they would be tearing down a literal haunted house. Two workers reported seeing apparitions as well as [...]
There is a close connection between searching for the paranormal truth and urban exploring. This could be because they both include a heavy dose of historical research, or maybe it is the just the term “ghost town” that gets us excited. Either way, quite often we find that both hobbies can co-exist creating a Mecca [...]
Napanoch, NY—Crossing over the Shawangunk Mountains is like driving backwards through time. The western valley is a landscape dotted with old farmhouses, trailer homes and empty motels. As you take the turn off Route 209 into the tiny village of Napanoch, you transcend even further. What was once a bustling mill town is now practically [...]
Poughkeepsie, NY—There are countless famous and infamous people that have called the Hudson Valley home; Gavin Degraw, Ed Wood, Michael Williams, Ric Ocasek, Kendall Francios and Albert Fentress just to name a few. But only one person [...]
Mt. Holly, NJ—It was a dark, dreary morning as we hit the road and left our Hudson Valley homes, perfect weather for a full day of ghost investigation tips and techniques. Three hours later, the sun was up behind the misting clouds as we left the hustle and bustle of the New Jersey [...]
Albany, NY—I’ve never been one to really get into politics. I have a few public issues that I support or I am highly against, but the overall political scene was never really my thing. When I heard about the haunted tour of the New York State Capitol Building, I was instantly intrigued, probably more [...]
Staatsburg, NY— We often discuss “ghost stories” on our Facebook page. Urban myths run wild, especially in such a historic area as the Hudson Valley. While at first glace we quickly want to believe in these tall tales, upon closer inspection we can weed out those that are truly just stories and those that require [...]
Tarrytown, NY—Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, NY is the theatrical setting for Collinwood, the mythical estate in the Dark Shadow movies. And while Dark Shadows had its fair share of spooky elements and unearthly events that Lyndhurst can’t quite hold a candle too, there are a few instances that make Lyndhurst a little out of the [...]
