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11 terrifying, real haunted houses in America
Working under a pseudonym, photographer Seph Lawless is known for his dark and foreboding pictures of abandoned buildings.
![11 terrifying, real haunted houses in America](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticbiassets.in%2Fthumb%2Fmsid-55144611%2Cwidth-700%2Cheight-525%2Cimgsize-1491014%2Fworking-under-a-pseudonym-photographer-seph-lawless-is-known-for-his-dark-and-foreboding-pictures-of-abandoned-buildings-.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The images he captures have an eerie, surreal quality.
![The images he captures have an eerie, surreal quality.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144610,width-700,height-525,imgsize-890346/the-images-he-captures-have-an-eerie-surreal-quality-.jpg)
In support of his new photo book, "Autopsy of America," Lawless has provided us with photos of real haunted houses across America.
![In support of his new photo book, "Autopsy of America," Lawless has provided us with photos of real haunted houses across America.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144609,width-700,height-525,imgsize-81269/in-support-of-his-new-photo-book-autopsy-of-america-lawless-has-provided-us-with-photos-of-real-haunted-houses-across-america-.jpg)
Some of the homes, like this one in Arkansas, are creepy from the outside.
![Some of the homes, like this one in Arkansas, are creepy from the outside.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144608,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1013157/some-of-the-homes-like-this-one-in-arkansas-are-creepy-from-the-outside-.jpg)
Lawless also shows us inside the houses to reveal the creepy rot within.
![Lawless also shows us inside the houses to reveal the creepy rot within.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144607,width-700,height-525,imgsize-322701/lawless-also-shows-us-inside-the-houses-to-reveal-the-creepy-rot-within-.jpg)
They allow the imagination to run wild with thoughts of what might have happened before in the very same place.
![They allow the imagination to run wild with thoughts of what might have happened before in the very same place.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144606,width-700,height-525,imgsize-261385/they-allow-the-imagination-to-run-wild-with-thoughts-of-what-might-have-happened-before-in-the-very-same-place-.jpg)
Franklin's Castle in Cleveland, Ohio, has been rumored to be haunted ever since neighbors noticed that the family living there in the late 1800s seemed to be burying a lot of their children.
![Franklin](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144605,width-700,height-525,imgsize-177633/franklins-castle-in-cleveland-ohio-has-been-rumored-to-be-haunted-ever-since-neighbors-noticed-that-the-family-living-there-in-the-late-1800s-seemed-to-be-burying-a-lot-of-their-children-.jpg)
Source: Cleveland Historical Society
This Texarkana, Arkansas, house sits in front of the road where the "Phantom Killer" took his victims, Lawless said. The crimes are often called the "Moonlight Killings."
![This Texarkana, Arkansas, house sits in front of the road where the "Phantom Killer" took his victims, Lawless said. The crimes are often called the "Moonlight Killings."](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144604,width-700,height-525,imgsize-351212/this-texarkana-arkansas-house-sits-in-front-of-the-road-where-the-phantom-killer-took-his-victims-lawless-said-the-crimes-are-often-called-the-moonlight-killings-.jpg)
According to Lawless, this abandoned home is one of three surrounding a garage where a serial killer dumped his victims' bodies, which were found in 2013.
![According to Lawless, this abandoned home is one of three surrounding a garage where a serial killer dumped his victims](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144603,width-700,height-525,imgsize-406962/according-to-lawless-this-abandoned-home-is-one-of-three-surrounding-a-garage-where-a-serial-killer-dumped-his-victims-bodies-which-were-found-in-2013-.jpg)
Source: ABC News
Three female victims were found in the house. The killer had put one of the women in the fetal position and wrapped her in plastic bags.
![Three female victims were found in the house. The killer had put one of the women in the fetal position and wrapped her in plastic bags.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144602,width-700,height-525,imgsize-769323/three-female-victims-were-found-in-the-house-the-killer-had-put-one-of-the-women-in-the-fetal-position-and-wrapped-her-in-plastic-bags-.jpg)
Many of the mansions Lawless captured have a certain Old-World, yet dilapidated, charm to them.
![Many of the mansions Lawless captured have a certain Old-World, yet dilapidated, charm to them.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144601,width-700,height-525,imgsize-664541/many-of-the-mansions-lawless-captured-have-a-certain-old-world-yet-dilapidated-charm-to-them-.jpg)
Looking at how dark and ominous the photos appear, it's easy to understand how urban legends spread.
![Looking at how dark and ominous the photos appear, it](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144600,width-700,height-525,imgsize-377664/looking-at-how-dark-and-ominous-the-photos-appear-its-easy-to-understand-how-urban-legends-spread-.jpg)
It's a race against time to photograph these structures before they collapse.
![It](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144599,width-700,height-525,imgsize-54912/its-a-race-against-time-to-photograph-these-structures-before-they-collapse-.jpg)
This house in Ruggles Township, Ohio, is known as the Nova House. Local legend claims the house was the sight of a murder-suicide, when a father accidentally killed his son with a gun in 1958. There are no official records to support this, however.
![This house in Ruggles Township, Ohio, is known as the Nova House. Local legend claims the house was the sight of a murder-suicide, when a father accidentally killed his son with a gun in 1958. There are no official records to support this, however.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144598,width-700,height-525,imgsize-614576/this-house-in-ruggles-township-ohio-is-known-as-the-nova-house-local-legend-claims-the-house-was-the-sight-of-a-murder-suicide-when-a-father-accidentally-killed-his-son-with-a-gun-in-1958-there-are-no-official-records-to-support-this-however-.jpg)
Source: Mansfield News Journal
A fire destroyed the house in December of last year. It was ruled arson by authorities.
![A fire destroyed the house in December of last year. It was ruled arson by authorities.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-55144597,width-700,height-525,imgsize-685328/a-fire-destroyed-the-house-in-december-of-last-year-it-was-ruled-arson-by-authorities-.jpg)
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