Nightmarks in Arkansas
4 nightmarks documented
Ghosts & Hauntings
The Gurdon Light — phantom lantern on the Arkansas railroad tracks
Gurdon Light, near Gurdon, Arkansas
A murdered railroad worker's lantern still bobs along the tracks near Gurdon — the floating light has been seen by thousands since the 1930s.
Cryptids
The Fouke Monster Attacks — Fouke, Arkansas (1971)
Fouke, Arkansas·1971
A creature reached through a window and attacked a family in Fouke, Arkansas. The ensuing hysteria inspired the iconic 1972 film 'The Legend of Boggy Creek.'
Cryptids
The Fouke Monster — First Modern Sighting near Boggy Creek, Arkansas (1971)
Fouke, Arkansas·1971
Multiple witnesses reported a foul-smelling, hair-covered biped in the swamps near Boggy Creek. The sheriff's office organized searches but found only tracks.
Ghosts & Hauntings
Crescent Hotel — 'the most haunted hotel in America,' Eureka Springs, Arkansas
1886 Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
A charlatan's cancer patients died here, a stonemason fell from the roof, and a spectral nurse pushes a gurney — the Crescent Hotel earns its haunted title.