Lemp Mansion — the cursed brewing dynasty of St. Louis, Missouri

The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the most haunted houses in America, and its ghost stories are grounded in an unusually well-documented history of family tragedy. The Lemp family built a beer empire in the 19th century, but the dynasty unraveled spectacularly: four members of the family committed suicide in the mansion between 1904 and 1949. William Lemp Sr. shot himself in 1904 after the death of his favorite son, Frederick. Elsa Lemp shot herself in 1920. William Lemp Jr. shot himself in the mansion in 1922. And Charles Lemp shot himself and his dog in 1949, the last Lemp to live in the house. The mansion, now a restaurant and inn, is rife with paranormal activity. Staff and guests report hearing footsteps and doors slamming, seeing the apparition of a woman in a lavender dress (believed to be Lillian Lemp, known as the 'Lavender Lady'), and experiencing glass shattering without explanation. The basement, which connected to the Lemp brewery's cave system, produces reports of growling sounds and an oppressive, angry presence. The attic is associated with the ghost of a hidden illegitimate son of the Lemp family, allegedly confined there due to Down syndrome. The Lemp Mansion has been investigated by numerous paranormal teams and consistently ranks among the top haunted locations in the United States.