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I drove on some of the most haunted roads in the US, and my last stop was straight out of a horror movie

Talia LakritzOct 14, 2021, 03:06 IST

A few years ago, I wrote a story about the most haunted roads to drive in the US. I've been dying to visit them ever since.

Our first stop was Totowa, New Jersey, to explore Riverview Drive (also known as "Annie's Road"), about a 20-minute drive outside New York City.

Motorists have reported hearing screams, seeing mysterious fog, and experiencing interference in their phones and cameras.

Adding to the spookiness, the street borders Totowa's Laurel Grove Cemetery.

Walking along "Annie's Road," we didn't hear any screams or notice any signs of paranormal activity.

I also didn't notice any interference with my electronics.

No unusual fog patterns, either.

I asked a few locals if they were familiar with the legends of "Annie's Road." A woman named Denise said she'd never seen anything there, but she warned us about our next stop, Clinton Road.

As we drove towards Clinton Road, I couldn't help but feel like that character in a horror movie who is warned against visiting a haunted place but decides to go anyway.

After about half an hour of driving, we reached Clinton Road in West Milford, New Jersey.

According to local folklore, "The Ghost Boy of Clinton Road" will return coins people throw into the brook that runs alongside it.

First, we stopped by Clinton Furnace, an abandoned iron furnace from the 19th century.

The woods surrounding the abandoned furnace were full of "no trespassing" signs, so we couldn't get a closer look.

We stopped at a nearby bridge to see if it was home to the haunting spirit.

The bridge had a pentagram spray-painted on it, so it seemed like a good place to start.

I tossed a few coins into the brook to see if the local ghost boy would return them.

I didn't get my change back, nor did I see any signs of a ghost boy.

We continued on to another bridge on Clinton Road, situated on a sharp turn nicknamed "Dead Man's Curve."

I tossed the last of my coins into the brook and waited.

While we didn't see any ghosts (or get our coins back), Clinton Road features several gorgeous hiking trails that I'd visit again.

At last, we began the 50-minute drive to our final destination: Shades of Death Road in Warren County, New Jersey.

As if the name "Shades of Death" wasn't scary enough, some say it's derived from a series of grisly murders that occurred there in the 1920s and '30s.

For such a spooky name, Shades of Death Road is actually pretty quaint.

Like Clinton Road, the surrounding woods warned against trespassing.

We ducked into a store to ask locals about the road. I kid you not, the news playing on the radio inside announced that a body had been found nearby.

While we didn't see any ghosts or experience any paranormal activity on our haunted road trip, the legends remain fascinating bits of folklore.

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