The Spookiest, Creepiest Stories From Lake Of The Ozarks
Halloween weekend is here, and we've got a few stories to get you in the spooky spirit!
Every place has its skeletons in the closet, and the Ozarks of central Missouri are no exception. Here's a peek through the creaky door of Lake of the Ozarks' (and Missouri Ozarks) history at stories from LakeExpo.com ranging from strange to creepy to gross to downright goosebumps-inducing.
Happy Halloween!
(Note: we dug deep in the archives for some of these stories, so the information or individuals presented may not be currently applicable: just take note of the date at the top!)
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There is an air of mystery when the subject turns to what is under the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks. After 85 years there are few folks ar…
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Don’t read this if you are squeamish about cemeteries. Especially don’t read this if you dread the thought that there might be burial sites un…
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Boaters at Lake of the Ozarks are buzzing about a mysterious blob in the water, with one even saying it clogged their boat lift intake!
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Guards and prisons have long told tales of the haunting of the Missouri State Penitentiary, known simply as “The Walls” and home to Death Row.…
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On the east side of the Lake, between mile markers 27 and 28, there stands a rather magnificent stone bluff that towers some 240 feet above th…
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A newspaper from the 1930s reports a landowner unearthed the bones of an eight-foot man. But there's one problem...