El Paso isn\u2019t just about tacos, desert sunsets, and accidentally driving into Ju\u00e1rez when you miss your exit. It\u2019s also crawling with ghost stories that locals swear by. Whether you\u2019re a believer, a skeptic, or just someone who likes laughing at people who scream at flickering lights, these are the city\u2019s most infamous haunted legends.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0El Paso High School: The Hogwarts of the Southwest, But With More Dead People<\/p>\n
They don\u2019t call it \u201cThe Lady on the Hill\u201d for nothing. El Paso High is basically the Beyonc\u00e9 of haunted buildings. A creepy basement that may or may not have been a morgue? Check. A yearbook photo with a random ghost girl no one remembers taking? Double check. Sealed-off classrooms with abandoned desks and notebooks like some kind of horror movie set designer forgot to clean up? Yep. If you went to EPHS and survived four years without bumping into a ghost, congrats…you beat the odds.<\/p>\n
Fun Fright:\u00a0Though unconfirmed, it is speculated that the tunnels beneath El Paso High were actually made to be a fallout shelter during the Cold War.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: ARE THERE FALLOUT SHELTERS IN THE SUN CITY?<\/a><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0Concordia Cemetery: 60,000 Roommates You Didn\u2019t Ask For<\/p>\n Courtesy: Concordia Cemetery<\/p>\n Courtesy: Concordia Cemetery<\/p>\n Home to outlaws, Freemasons, and a lady in white who just won\u2019t quit, Concordia Cemetery is El Paso\u2019s ultimate paranormal playground. People report children\u2019s laughter (which is always 10 times scarier than adult laughter), ghostly footsteps, and even phantom pain for women with C-section scars. John Wesley Hardin\u2019s grave is here too, locked up like a bad boy of the Old West still grounded 100 years later.<\/p>\n Fun Fright:\u00a0Some locals believe there is actually a portal to hell somewhere in Concordia.<\/a><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0Plaza Theatre: Because Even Ghosts Want Front Row Seats<\/p>\n Imagine paying top dollar for Hamilton tickets, only to have a shadowy figure sit behind you for free. The Plaza Theatre is said to house a whole cast of spooks, including a giggling little girl with a ball, a \u201csmoking man\u201d who sometimes plummets from the balcony (not ideal dinner theatre), and random flickering lights. Honestly, if you can\u2019t get tickets, just bring a Ouija board.<\/p>\n Fun Fright:\u00a0One time while I was attending the Plaza Classic Film Festival, the lights suddenly came on during La Bamba, RIGHT as the La Bamba scene came on. Some members of the audience danced like the spirit of Richie Valens was compelling them to take to their feet and boogie once more!!<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0De Soto Hotel: Where Even the Walls Judge You<\/p>\n This old downtown hotel has the classic ghost package deal: disembodied footsteps, unexplained noises, and the uncanny sense that someone\u2019s watching you. Paranormal investigators love the basement, which is exactly the place normal people avoid because basements are creepy without ghosts, thanks.<\/p>\n Fun Fright:\u00a0Both the De Soto Hotel and Concordia Cemetery have been on the show Ghost Adventures!<\/p>\n