While creepy critters and hobnobbing ghosts may be on the minds of many US residents, in the DMV, Halloween 2012 is all about Frankenstorm. With the most horrifying thoughts this week being a possible lack of Internet (No 4G network!), this storm is giving adults a real reason to be shaking in their boots. But to take our minds off of scary Sandy, all the Curbed sites are mapping a list of haunted homes that will make you wish you had never entered.
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Haunted Homes Play Second Fiddle To 2012's Frankenstorm
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The Exorcist
This haunted home will always be a classic. Featured in the ever-terrifying film The Exorcist, this Gtown abode houses devilish demons. Be sure you know a good priest. [Zillow]
Frazier's Funeral Home
The idea of having your new crib also be the final resting place of so many souls is a bit...unnerving. So as Frazier's Funeral Home because a less permanent residence for future buyers, be sure any bumps in the night are checked out thoroughly. [PoP]
Overlee Pool
It may be too cold for pool parties, but this place will give anyone the chills no matter how hot the weather is. The Overlee Pool in Arlington is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Margaret A. Febrey. Maybe she just wants to have a good time with everyone else? [WaPo]
Banita Jacks
This WaPo article on the former home of Banita Jacks will make anyone's flesh crawl. "This is the house where Banita Jacks was found living with the decaying corpses of her four young daughters" in the summer of 2007. The article mentions scrawling on the wall of "Yes I do love mom". [WaPo]
Capitol Hill
The nabe that's famous outside the DMV may also be the most haunted. It is one of the oldest spots in the city, so there's plenty of history to spook interested parties. Behind nearly every row house door may be a dark tale to be told. [WTOP]
The Octagon House
Reported to be "the most haunted home in DC", this current home of the American Institute of Architects may also have been a slave market. Built by Colonel John Tayloe III in 1801, two of his daughters have supposedly never left the residence.
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Murder of Robert Eric Wone
An unsolved murder involving sex and intrigue never fails to light up the imagination. Robert Eric Wone was murdered in this U Street row house back in 2006. There are plenty of details surrounding the events, but no word if Wone is still residing in this house. [Wikipedia]
Murder of Brian Betts
Back in 2010, Brian Betts, the principal Shaw Middle School, was may have been murdered by "someone he let in". Betts's former house is haunted with a previous murder: "Erika Smith, 9, and her father, Greg Russell, were brutally murdered there by an intruder in 2002". [WaPo]
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