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Today is the day for witches and goblins….the day we celebrate Halloween with candy and eggs (even though they may be expensive it is still a good ‘trick’ on this day)….

In my youth about 20 miles away was a party site for us teenagers….a great make out spot…..it was an old cemetery with large oaks, Spanish moss and seem to always have mist about it…..it was very eerie…..we started calling it the ‘Rock and Roll Graveyard”.

In honor of the day I will post this video of that spot from my teen years….

There was also a haunted house not half a mile from my house….it was on the beach and it was called the Merry Mansion….another short video about the house….

Sadly the structure was destroyed by Hurricane Camille in 1969….gone but not forgotten.

This was a story that ran in the local newspaper….

The Mississippi Coast is full of creepy tales and haunted estates, but Cahill Mansion, once in Gulfport, still sends chills down the spines of those who were around prior to the 1970s.

Cahill Mansion, once situated on Kimball Drive overlooking Bayou Bernard in Gulfport, was constructed around 1915 by William Stewart.

During World War II, Keesler Air Force Base took possession of the mansion, converting it into a Non-Commissioned Officer’s club. In a disturbing turn, a certain sadistic sergeant introduced gambling and prostitution to the premises. According to local legend, the sergeant presided over a torturous, dungeon-like system where many women were coerced into prostitution and even subjected to forced abortions. After his superiors learned of these horrific activities, the NCO club was closed down.

Read more at: https://www.sunherald.com/news/weird/article280736155.html#storylink=cpy

I am sure that others will have similar stories of eerie places in their neighborhoods….If so then please share with my readers.

I hope everyone has a great spook night and a great weekend…..as always….Be Well and Be Safe…..

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