13 Nights 9: Octagon Hall Ghost Stories

Host James York welcomes Fay to share stories from Octagon Hall, a historic house in Simpson County, Kentucky, near Bowling Green. Against its Civil War history, Alix recounts reports of a ghost girl, a black mist, a shadow figure, a closet that seemed to latch by itself, and a wounded soldier apparition. keywordsOctagon Hall, Kentucky ghosts, Simpson County, Civil War hauntings, paranormal stories, Mary Elizabeth ghost key topics • Fay sets the scene at Octagon Hall, an octagonal house in Simpson County near Bowling Green, built during the Civil War era. • The region shifted between Union and Confederate control, and the house was reportedly used as a hospital during the war. • Caretaker Billy Bird shared stories of Mary Elizabeth, a ghost girl he said he saw and heard around the property. • Fay recalls hearing EVPs at the house, including one that Billy described as Spanish-language audio. • On a later visit, she saw a swirling black mist on the stairs and felt it seemed to notice her; she later saw a photograph of a similar shape in the same room. • During a candlelit tour, Fay saw a solid-black, man-shaped figure beside a visitor, who appeared to react to it too. • A woman working a Halloween haunted-house event said an unseen force shut and latched her closet door for roughly 30 seconds to a minute. • A costumed state trooper portraying a wounded soldier said he saw and heard another soldier appear and ask him for help. • Fay and host James York consider whether the reported activity suggests conscious spirits or a replay of past events. takeaways • “as soon as you pull onto the property, you feel it.” • “it felt like it saw me.” • “it felt like making eye contact with somebody.” • “They locked me in the closet.” • “He said it was everything he could do to stand there.” • “I was like, Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.” key frameworks James York considers the idea that ghost activity could be “a dent in time” or a “memory of a place,” contrasting that with spirits acting consciously. Sound Bites • "I see something standing next to him." • "Some it looked like a man, but it wasn't." • "They locked me in the closet." Chapters 00:00 Fay introduces Octagon Hall and its Civil War setting 03:17Meeting caretaker Billy Bird and hearing the house’s stories 05:26Mary Elizabeth, reported EVPs, and everyday ghost lore 09:30Octagon Hall’s history as a Civil War hospital 11:15 The black mist on the stairs 13:24 A photograph of a similar mist in the same room 15:08 Three unsettling events during a candlelit Halloween tour 17:06 The closet door that reportedly latched from outside 19:26 A wounded soldier encounters another soldier 20:57 A medium’s visit and the pull of Octagon Hall