Forget the Movies: These 4 Arkansas Locations Are Truly Haunted (And You Can Visit Them)

October is all about things that go bump in the night, and that is not just in the movies. There are plenty of creepy stories that take place in Arkansas, from haunted bridges to lost loves. These stories have been told for generations and they took place in real places. Have you ever dared to visit one of these haunted spots yourself?

The Haunting of Cotter Bridge in Arkansas

In Cotter, Arkansas, locals say a laughing lady or witch that floats and tries to lure children to her. There are other reports of people hearing a woman scream, and it sounds like it is coming from the river. The locals also warn visitors not to go to the bridge at night.

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The Ghost of the Old Malco Theater in Hot Springs, Arkansas

A lot of people in Texarkana spend their weekends in Hot Springs, but did you know there is a creepy story about the Old Malco Theater? It's now called the Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic & Comedy, located on Central in the downtown area. The story is that during a magic show in the theater back in the 1880s, a woman vanished and was never seen again. Ever since then, people have seen glowing figures in the basement and a woman's scream that echoes through the halls after dark.

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The Gurdon Lights

If you live in Arkansas, then you have heard of this tale near Gurdon. People have reported seeing an eerie light floating along an abandoned railroad track. Legend says the lantern belonged to a railroad worker who was hit by a train and lost his head.  Now, on dark nights with little moonlight, there are reports of a light floating through the trees. Is it the man looking for his head?

The Lady in Black in Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Lost loves can cause heartache for eternity. A young woman jumped to her death at Ouachita Baptist University after her boyfriend, who went to the rival university, Henderson, succumbed to peer pressure and asked a girl from his school to homecoming in the 1920s. Every year around Homecoming, she returns. She is dressed in black and she drifts through the OBU campus searching for the boy who broke her heart.