10 Terrifying Ghost Stories That Are Uniquely Maine

Since we are right in the middle of Spooky Season, it only makes sense that we should highlight some of the most common Maine ghost stories.

Considering the state has been inhabited by European settlers for about 400 years, and by Native Americans for thousands of years longer than that, it should not be a surprise that there are a few ghostly hotspots throughout the Pine Tree State.

We've put together a list of some of the wildest, most Maine, ghost stories.  These stories take place in a variety of locations including a lighthouse (shocker!), a hotel, a college dorm, and even in an old movie theater.

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As you saw from the list, Maine has several spooky legends involving tragic deaths, unexplained disappearances, and spirits that supposedly still haunt the places where these events occurred. One tale involves a lighthouse on a 35-acre island about a mile offshore, where a young man reportedly shot and killed his landlord during a confrontation involving a rifle.  Overcome with grief and remorse, the young man took his own life later that night, and legend says his spirit still haunts the lighthouse.  In Randolph, near Gardiner, the Old Narrow Gauge trail is rumored to be haunted by a man who disappeared while riding his bicycle.  Neither his body nor his bike was ever found, and visitors reportedly experience strange orbs, see spirits, and hear frightening screams telling them to leave. Another famous legend comes from Bucksport, where town founder Colonel Jonathan Buck allegedly had a woman burned as a witch after refusing to provide financial support for their son.  Before her death, the woman's son reportedly retrieved one of her legs and buried it as a memorial. After Buck died, a stain resembling a leg supposedly appeared on his tombstone and remained even after the stone was replaced. Each story blends Maine history with tragedy, mystery, and supernatural folklore, keeping these eerie legends alive for locals and paranormal enthusiasts.