I usually spend about five minutes at a rest stop, go to the bathroom, maybe pick up a snack, and I’m out of there but Tuesday night I decided to stick around for a little longer.
I was at a rest stop on I-95 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina when I bumped into Eric Bowers, he’s been an employee there for the past 5 years and filled me in on a little secret about where he works, Eric told me, “It’s haunted.”
Eric says two people have died at this specific location, one hung himself from a tree next to the parking lot and another had a heart attack. Since then, he says they’ve had a ghost problem (I do want to mention I haven’t confirmed those deaths with authorities).
While I do enjoy a good Halloween story I was going to need a few more details from Eric to believe his tale and examples is exactly what he gave me. “Sometimes at night doors open by themselves and there's nobody at the door so it's kind of spooky." Eric also told me about something that happened to him a couple of months ago, "I was standing and gazing out the window and a lady came in and I just kept standing outside, she was in there for about 15 minutes. I didn't see her come out so I went in there to look and she was gone. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me but I knew I saw her go in.”
So maybe I didn’t completely believe him but I was a little convinced especially since this particular rest stop was smack in the middle of a dark wooded area, perfect for any good horror movie so maybe just maybe rest stops can be haunted too…lesson learned.
I was at a rest stop on I-95 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina when I bumped into Eric Bowers, he’s been an employee there for the past 5 years and filled me in on a little secret about where he works, Eric told me, “It’s haunted.”
Eric says two people have died at this specific location, one hung himself from a tree next to the parking lot and another had a heart attack. Since then, he says they’ve had a ghost problem (I do want to mention I haven’t confirmed those deaths with authorities).
While I do enjoy a good Halloween story I was going to need a few more details from Eric to believe his tale and examples is exactly what he gave me. “Sometimes at night doors open by themselves and there's nobody at the door so it's kind of spooky." Eric also told me about something that happened to him a couple of months ago, "I was standing and gazing out the window and a lady came in and I just kept standing outside, she was in there for about 15 minutes. I didn't see her come out so I went in there to look and she was gone. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me but I knew I saw her go in.”
So maybe I didn’t completely believe him but I was a little convinced especially since this particular rest stop was smack in the middle of a dark wooded area, perfect for any good horror movie so maybe just maybe rest stops can be haunted too…lesson learned.
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