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Des Moines, Iowa

This house is said to be haunted by two men, a woman, and a child — arsonists who killed a total of six people through their blazes. Today, the house is known to randomly burst in to flames, though no damage is sustained. There are also cold spots and strange odors. Some have even been pushed down the stairs while in the house alone.

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robert says:

September 9, 2008, 1:20 pm

House of seven ladders…..this place we have investigated one night and had some good evps on this place ..one evp that was recorded was a response to my question asking is this a good night to be out here and who is out here? I got a resonse and the recorder” Tonight is a good night” and the word night was strectched out

robert says:

September 9, 2008, 1:22 pm

Also does anyone know any good sites that would be good to investigate..We are a team of paranormal researchers here in Des Moines, Iowa..we have had some good hot spots lately and doing another one this weekend..

Clay says:

September 22, 2008, 3:26 pm

If anybody wants to come and check out mars hill and crybaby bridge let me know me and some buddies usually go on haunt trips to see if we can find anything. I have been in the mars hill church at just a shade past midnight and something is definitly going on in that place. We are thinking of playing wigi board lol anyone brave enough to come play? My email is slyclay_68@msn.com if any one wants to check it out sometime let me know.

Sarah says:

September 27, 2008, 4:30 pm

I would really like to know where this place is and get some more info please. My friends and I are wanting to travel all over Iowa to see places that are haunted.

Shas says:

September 29, 2008, 1:42 pm

For a pretty good list w/directions of haunted places to go in IA & IL check out http://www.2dorks.com. The DJ’s post a list along with directions.

Ace Ethridge says:

October 20, 2008, 10:11 pm

where is this haunted house at and when is it open for peole to go

Dee Dee says:

October 23, 2008, 12:45 pm

There was a place located on Grand Ave. in Des Moines…a large white house about 3 or 4 stories high. This place use to be a hair salon on the lower level then it turned into a clothing store called Phase I. Not sure what it is now because I moved out of state about 15 years ago……anyway, when it was a salon it is said that the owner would hear moving furniture and people walking around upstairs after hours when nobody was there except the owner of the salon. One night the owner left and when he came back in the morning all the chairs and most of the furniture had been rearranged and stacked up on each other. Weird. If anyone knows what this place is now I would like to know.

Rachel says:

October 28, 2008, 4:26 pm

The Hickman House is real…. and no…. you can’t have the address. It does not burst into flames, but there is smell of smoke, and the smell is almost constant. The house is haunted, but simply because it is so old. The house is on the American Historical Landmark registry and is about a block off Arlington Rd. where Hickman Rd. begins. The family that lives there does not want people coming there to investigate. They have had our group there and they said that was enough. That was 8 years ago, and to my knowledge, they have not invited another group back. We did get a lot of unexplainable evps and photographs of orbs and lights. The family has had this house in the family for many, many years and they say they are used to the activity, but sometimes do still get a little spooked. Anyone that has been there will tell you that the families request of “Don’t tell anyone about this house” means do not give out the address because of the number of people that have actually tried to break into the home. Respect their wishes and leave it alone. But yes….. the house is REAL! The stories are just exaggerated.

jack says:

October 30, 2008, 12:53 am

rachel-I’m afraid you were prob just smelling the owners cig smoke…..I have never smelled smoke and I’m there all the time. There has been some pretty weird events happen there though. What group are you with?

Sydney says:

October 30, 2008, 9:17 pm

I live in a small town in Iowa where a man killed his wife by smashing her head repeatedly with a hammer. Many people said that it was haunted. People said that you could walk by the house on the sidewalk and sometimes hear the screaming and groaning coming from the house, even though it was vacant. Finally, the house was actually tooken down.

mike says:

January 14, 2009, 8:15 pm

i think its a load of ****. i have a parnormal group. so why haven’t i heard about it. why not give the location

Shawn says:

February 11, 2009, 4:16 am

I have been in the house on 3 occasions. The last being around 2002. At that time only one woman resided their with her pets. Although she was talking about moving. I experienced a few things. Cold rooms, ceiling fan turned on by itself, cats rubbing up against legs that werent visible, loud bangs coming from upstairs, footsteps. I had some really good infa-red shots on my second visit, but they mysteriously vanished. Out of respect for what I assume is still the owner, I will not give out any information as she was very generous with me and my family. The last info that I heard from the house, was that a statue was stolen from the front yard, and a sign was put out as a warning, and the statue was returned shortly thereafter. But I cannot verify this.

Paul says:

July 12, 2009, 10:27 am

everyone has got to go to MATSELL BRIDGE! it was the scariest thing in my life. it is near viola iowa and its kinda hard to find but totally worth it. we got there and we had the windows just opened a crack. we stoped on the bridge put it in nuetral, turned off the car and the lights. as soon as we did we heard footsteps on the gravel behind us. my friend looked but no one was there. a few seconds later our car began to move. and it didnt just roll like it was on a slope. it felt like a push and then another push. then there was a big gust of wind and after that if sounded like someone was breathing heavily into the passenger side of the car. we were only able to do it once because as we got to the other side of the bridge we saw headlights so we took off. the car kept following us and it turned out to be the DNR. so just a warning to anyone who goes, the DNR out there are a bit paranoid ha ha. it was just like in the scary movies where there is the one cop that is always like “theres nothing to see here! its all lies!” but it is totally worth it. i swear on my life that that is exactly what happened. a few friends of mine went a few days later and they put baby powder on the back of their car and sure enough they had hand prints on it. creepiest thing in the world. you have to check it out.

Katlyn says:

July 30, 2009, 4:32 pm

Has anyone heard of Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, IA? Anyone heard it’s haunted? I’ve heard so many stories cause my mom works there on the 2nd floor and she’s seen an apparition of a lady in black and the janitor cleans the 2nd floor every night says he’s been touched, seen things, felt things… it just gets better and better.

Alexandra says:

August 19, 2009, 9:47 pm

where is this house?
Street address please. :)

D-Port Paranormal says:

September 12, 2009, 8:21 pm

I was wondering if anyone could give more info on the Old Train Station in West Liberty, Iowa. Someone earlier posted that it’s next to “West Liberty Foods Factory”. Where is this Foods Factory or better yet, where exactly is the Old Train Station?

chinedum njibe says:

September 30, 2009, 8:39 am

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Telephones: 234 80 3055 7345, 234 70 395 28179
Email: soultosoul@live.com
MAKE SEVEN PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS HANDOUT AND GIVE IT TO SEVEN PERSONS AND WITHIN SEVEN DAYS YOU WILL SEE INSTANT MIRACLES,FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND HEALING FROM GOD, BUT DO NOT FORGET TO PAY YOUR TITHE, DONATIONS AND TESTIMONIES TO SOUL TO SOUL CHARISMATIC MINISTRIES.

Ghosts and haunted houses are real,but we have the remedy to send them packing on the spot no matter what it may look like.
If Your house,treasure or land is haunted,terrorized or disturbed by ghosts,evil spirits,marine spirits,vampires,witches or earthbound spirits.We have new spiritual technique and very potent prayers that sends ghosts packing forever and you will never see or experience them in your house,lands or treasures.Call us on the following telephone numbers and send four first class,round trip air tickets with hotel and accommodation for four and we will come and send the ghosts packing on the spot.
Kind regards.
Chinedum Njibe.
Tel. + 234 80 3055 7345, + 234 70 395 28179
Email. soultosoul@live.com
Read our profile below

MAKE SEVEN PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS HANDOUT AND GIVE IT TO SEVEN PERSONS AND WITHIN SEVEN DAYS YOU WILL SEE INSTANT MIRACLES,FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND HEALING FROM GOD, BUT DO NOT FORGET TO PAY YOUR TITHE, DONATIONS AND TESTIMONIES TO SOUL TO SOUL CHARISMATIC MINISTRIES.
SOUL TO SOUL
CHARISMATIC MINISTRIES
MOTTO: EVERY LIVING SOUL PRAISES THE LORD.
Soul To Soul Charismatic Ministries is a new and modern Charismatic Christian adventure where all the secrets of the power of the miracles performed by Jesus Christ, The Spiritual Giants, the Angels of God and all the Great Souls are revealed and exposed to the public. Money, prosperity, fortunes, treasures, riches, success and wealth must bow to you and become your servants. When you attend our church programs, prayers, counseling and activities, you will become a magnetic field where miracles happen every second. We also give and provide authentic trade forecasts for traders who trade in stocks all over the world. Soul To Soul will give you absolute spiritual protection against all principalities and powers.
Barren women, impotent men, poverty, divorce, broken homes, broken hearts, broken friendships, loneliness, suicide spirits, People possessed by alcohol and drugs, Ancestral and general curses, haunted treasures, houses and lands, men and women in prison or jail, girls and women looking for husbands of their choice, men and women possessed by marine spirits, evil spirits and witches, People suffering from Hypertension, cancer, ulcer, stroke, psychological and mental problems, madness, HIV/AIDS, leukemia, sickle cell anemia, fibroids, and all forms of incurable diseases and deformities etc are healed, redeemed, and released on the spot. Also your good health and long life is guaranteed.
The United nations, Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, The United States, Russia, China and all the Countries located near the Great Oceans and Seas must consult Soul To Soul now for immediate and urgent prayers that will avert the impending destruction and catastrophe caused by the disappearance of the Ozone Layer and the Artic and the Antarctic oceans of ice that will continue to increase the density and the size of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans and destroy two third of the world with flood before the year 2020
The Israelis and all the Jewish community around the world and their neighbors the Arab league must consult Soul To Soul now for prayers that will break all the Ancestral and general curses, deaths, strife, hatred, war, sorrow and distress that they inherited from their forefathers and to restore permanent peace, security and prosperity to the region
Our prayers are not free because you cannot get anything from the spirit free.
Send your Charity, donations, tithes, offerings, gifts, tributes and testimonies to
Soul-To-Soul Charismatic Ministries, No. 59 beach road, Etegbin, after shibiri last bus-stop,Ojo local government area,Lagos,Nigeria and Suite 215 Administration Main Office Block, Trade Fair Complex, Aspanda, Lagos State Nigeria. For more information
Contact The Great Soul,The Man Of God,Pastor Njibe Augustine Chinedum.
Telephones: 234 80 3055 7345, 234 70 395 28179
Email: soultosoul@live.com
MAKE SEVEN PHOTOCOPIES OF THIS HANDOUT AND GIVE IT TO SEVEN PERSONS AND WITHIN SEVEN DAYS YOU WILL SEE INSTANT MIRACLES,FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND HEALING FROM GOD, BUT DO NOT FORGET TO PAY YOUR TITHE, DONATIONS AND TESTIMONIES TO SOUL TO SOUL CHARISMATIC MINISTRIES.

Matt Vieth says:

October 26, 2009, 3:43 pm

where is this house located.. i do this type of thing for my job if any one has any info on where this house is please let me know.. call me at 641-483-2184 or email me

nicole hanson says:

October 30, 2009, 2:19 am

The house that’s haunted in Vilsillica Iowa is true and it is very haunted, I have been there and you do feel some type of presents there.Also the cemetary in Clarion, Iowa is haunted, as well. Mapquest for directions to the cemetary in Clarion Iowa and for the house in Vilsilica Iowa

goodolsami says:

November 1, 2009, 9:31 pm

I’ve been to the house.. Or at least people say it is the house but I’ve been there with different groups of friends so it sounds legit. Its by Skate South. If you pass Skate South going West, take your first right (it’s been a while, so I’ll do my best). After you take your first right take your first left and go down the road. There should be small houses on both sides of the road. Keep going down that road all the way (only about a mile, if that) til you reach the end. Its the house on the Right (north), its about 2-3 stories and is big and if I remember right, its more of a stone grey color.

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