New Orleans is a city located in the state of Louisiana and it is full of culture and
a rich history.
However, its also a city that is infamous for being dark, mysterious and haunted.
There are legends about evil murders, voodoo spirits and creepy creatures that haunt this
city.
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Alright, enough of all of that, let’s jump right into our list of the top 10 scary New
Orleans urban legends.
The Grunch Road Monster digs his teeth in at number 10.
This scary looking creature has been apparently spotted all over New Orleans.
People say that it looks like a goat creature with leather or scaly green skin and sharp
spines.
He has long horns running down his back and he stands at about 3-4 feet high.
The Grunch is very intelligent and he can even open doors, use tools and he has a piercing
scream.
His name was derived from a road that is located in eastern New Orleans.
People who were seen as misfits were forced to live in this area as a way to try to clean
up the city.
Well shortly after, people started to report a bunch of disappearances.
It was believed that this monster was responsible for killing all of these missing people and
a lot of people have even claimed that they’ve seen the Grunch road monster feasting on animals
and eating out of dumpsters.
La Feu Follet or The Cajun Fairy burns onto our list in at Number 9.
According to the legend, these fairies are souls of dead people who appear as balls of
fire in the swampy areas surrounding New Orleans.
But they can also be extremely evil in order to mislead people.
These balls of light seem harmless but they are really malicious.
They can cause people to wander into the swamps where they eventually drown.
Even to this day, locals still warn people not to follow any fiery balls of light or
they risk the possibility of dying.
Lafitte’s Blacksmith shop bar brings us to number 8.
This is a small tavern that is located on the corner of Bourbon and St. Phillip.
It was built in the early 1700s and it is one of the oldest surviving building in New
Orleans.
According to the legend, a French-American pirate robbed ships on the Gulf of Mexico
and he buried his treasure in the building’s bricks.
So now, there is a fireplace grate in the downstairs bar and it is rumored to be the
resting place of his fortune.
Some people say that you can see ghostly red eyes staring from the grate and other legends
say that his ghost guards the treasure and he haunted the bar.
Some people have even claimed to see his ghost.
St. Louis Cemetery #1 haunts us in at number 7.
This creepy cemetery is probably the most haunted and historic cemetery in New Orleans.
There are hundreds of ghost stories about this cemetery that date back over 200 years.
But the most infamous ghost that haunts this site is Maire Laveau the Queen of Voodoo.
When she was alive, she was very interested in blending Catholicism with Voodoo in order
to make a new religion.
She practiced black magic and she even taught her daughter how to perform voodoo rituals
and spells.
She died in 1881 but according to the legend, she returns to life once every year on St.
Johns eve to convert people to worship her.
If you disrespect her spirit, it is believed that she will physically punish you.
So, if you want to see if this is only an urban legend, there are tours that will take
you to her grave but do you really want to find out if this is more than just a legend?
I know I wouldn’t step foot on her grave.
La Prete House takes us into number 6.
This was the site of one of the most gruesome mass slaying in New Orleans history.
In the late 1830s, a wealthy man from Turkey moved into the mansion but he also brought
in a lot of people to live there with him.
Over the years, the mansion was known for its mysterious parties but one morning, a
neighbor noticed blood trickling from beneath the gates.
Once the police entered the mansion, they would the Turkish man was buried alive in
the yard and all of his servants were mutilated, assaulted and murdered.
To this day, the ghosts of his servants can be found wandering and haunting the home screaming
in terror.
Scaring us in at Number 5 we have a haunted hotel.
Hotel Monteleone was built in 1886 and it was a very luxurious hotel in New Orleans.
Over the years, hotel staff and guests have experienced unexplainable and scary encounters
with the paranormal.
Locked doors would mysterious open and close themselves every night, elevators would stop
on the wrong floor and lead people into dark hallways.
Sometimes you can even see ghostly images of children playing in abandoned hallways.
The legend says that a former employee who died in this hotel still roams the halls and
the spirt of a little boy haunts the halls as well.
I don’t know about you guys, but I definitely wouldn’t spend one night in this creepy
hotel.
And now in at number 4 we have The LaLaurie Mansion.
This very expensive mansion was situation on Royal Street and it was occupied in 1832
by the LaLaurie family.
Delphine LaLaurie was a very rich and successful woman but she also had a dark and evil side
to her.
It was rumored that she tortured the slaves and servants that lived in her home.
One day, a fire started in the kitchen by one of her servants because they were tired
of being abused.
When the fire was finally put out, the authorities were shocked by what they discovered.
They saw the remains of tortured and chained slaves and their bodies were severely mutilated.
However, Delphine managed to escape and she fled to France but the horrors that happened
in the mansion weren’t over.
People still report that they can hear loud screams of the victims whenever someone new
moves in and strange things happen all the time here.
A scary looking werewolf nibbles his way into number 3.
The Rougarou (ROO GA ROO) is an urban legend that parents tell their children in order
to prevent them from misbehaving.
This scary looking creature is believed to be a human that is able to transform into
a werewolf.
One legend says that the creature will hunt down and kill Catholics who do not follow
Lent but According to another legend, the ROO GA ROO causes a lot of mischief in the
streets until someone can kill it.
But just before it dies, it becomes human again and warns its killer not to tell anyone
about his death for one year.
If you don’t listen to his instructions, you will become the next ROO GA ROO.
The devil man sinks his teeth in at number 2.
In 1938 a devilish man was believed to roam the streets of Algiers and he loved to harass
couples.
People described him as having long black horns, bright pink ears that were shaped like
stars and he also had huge cartoon eyes.
Although he never killed anyone permanently, he was said to induce temporary deaths onto
his victims.
So, a lot of people who came into contact with the devil man have reported that their
lives flash before their eyes.
They would also be cursed with terrible nightmares long after their encounter with the devil
which could haunt them for the rest of their lives.
The Vampires of New Orleans bite into number 1.
Rumors about vampires living in New Orleans has been going on for years.
However, maybe this next urban legend isn’t just a story.
Locals believe that New Orleans is home to a ton of real vampires.
During the 1930s two brothers named John and Wayne Carter were executed for committing
multiple murders.
There was about a dozen bodies that were drained of their blood and they were discovered after
one woman managed to escape from their apartment.
However, even after their death – lots of people reported that they have seen the brothers
roaming the streets, looking for their next victim.
And this is really strange because their bodies have mysteriously disappeared from the family’s
funeral vault.
Well there you guys have it…