Everyone’s favorite holiday is right around the corner! Halloween is just weeks away, and it’s time for bags of candy, over-the-top costumes, and spooky stories. Believe it or not, there are real haunted legends waiting to be told around the campfire and kick in the Halloween spirit!

Kingsgate Village: There are stories told following a ghost of a young girl who haunts the apartment complex. Many people say she glides around the apartments in search for her unfaithful boyfriend and seeking revenge on his death. It is said that this ghost brings bad luck on couples who live or visit this haunted place.

Bump and Rob: In 2004, three young men embarked on a crime spree in hopes of robbing people for money and objects of value. This new band of thieves would purposely bump their cars into others on the road. The victims would pull over to get their insurance information to give to the robbers, but the robbers would get out of their cars and hold the victims at gunpoint while they claim whatever money and valuables they have in the car. These men are still lurking in the shadows whenever in need of easy, fast cash.

Old Imperial Prison Farm Cemetery: There’s a spooky site that has an important historical background and history west of Highway 6 on Easton Avenue. During the time of slavery in the 1800’s, many workers and slaves would die from sickness or spoiled food rations, and suffered from cruel working conditions on the plantations. For example, if a servant or slave failed to make the quota or broke a rule, they would be starved or whipped for their behavior. After the 13th Amendment was established, there was thought to be hope for a better life for all. Although, the plantations were turned to prison farms. Which is where the owners put convicts into labor with the same poor conditions and treatment. This place is still around today and acts as a constant reminder of this country’s history.

UTMB: On a concrete wall on the dockside of Edwing Building at the University of Texas Medical Branch, there’s a face of some who claim is the pirate Jean Lafitte or the face of the previous landowner of the land. Apparently, this face moves to different places on the wall whenever someone tries to cover it or paint over it. It is also said that many people have drowned trying to get a good look at the picture.