There’s this place in West Virginia called Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, and it’s got one of the creepiest backstories I’ve ever heard. It’s been abandoned since the '80s, but people still talk about the weird stuff that happens there.

The land it sits on has a violent past. Back in 1785, a settler named Mitchell Clay lost three of his kids—two were killed by Native Americans, and the third was captured and burned at the stake. Clay and some others retaliated by killing several Native Americans. So yeah, not exactly peaceful ground to build on.

Fast forward to 1926, when a guy named Conley Snidow decided to open an amusement park there. It had all the usual stuff: a ferris wheel, a swing ride, even a swimming pool. But accidents started piling up. Two kids drowned in the pool, and in 1966, a little girl died on the swing ride after a delivery truck backed into it. The park shut down in 1967 after failing a health inspection.

In the '80s, a former employee named Gaylord White bought the land and tried to reopen the park. But after just one season, it closed again—insurance costs were too high. Then things got even weirder. White’s crew started digging for a new attraction and found Native American artifacts and human remains. Archaeologists eventually uncovered 13 skeletons, mostly kids.

Now, people say the place is haunted. Visitors report hearing children's laughter when no one's around, and some have seen apparitions near the old rides. The swing ride where the girl died is still standing, rusted and motionless, but some swear they've seen it move on its own.

The park's been featured on a bunch of ghost-hunting shows. They all say the same thing: there's something not right about that place.

If you're into haunted spots, Lake Shawnee is open for guided tours during Halloween season. Just don’t take anything from the site—people who've pocketed souvenirs have reported bad luck until they return them.

The creepiest part? Some say the spirits of those buried there never left.

This isn’t even the scariest one I posted on Hauntpedia. That says a lot.