Susan Sheppard's Haunted Parkersburg Tours

03/03/2024

We've set the dates for our 2024 season! And this year, tours start TWO WEEKS EARLY 👻 Online ticketing now open: https://www.hauntedparkersburgtours.com

03/03/2024

We've set the dates for our 2024 season! And this year, tours start TWO WEEKS EARLY 👻 That means a longer season and more chances to experience the local magic of Susan Sheppard's Haunted Parkersburg Tours.

Online ticketing now open: https://www.hauntedparkersburgtours.com

11/17/2023

Learn more on our website: https://www.hauntedparkersburgtours.com/copy-of-contact

11/11/2023

For those interested in learning more about Susan's books or even buying them, we've added this comprehensive book shopping page to the website!

Haunted Parkersburg's founder, Susan Sheppard, was a writer by trade. She has half a dozen books and card decks currently in publication. To order them online, click the covers below! For MOV locals, Susan's books can be found for sale at The Blennerhassett Hotel, The Parkersburg Art Center and Wi...

10/29/2023

As of last night, our 2023 season has come to a close. Thank you to our tour leaders, guides and the over 350 of you who joined us this year! It was an especially active season and we've loved seeing all your photo captures (keep sending them in if you're okay with us sharing!) We really enjoyed meeting you all and seeing your enthusiasm for Haunted Parkersburg.

We have some exciting plans for next year! Stay tuned for announcements here and on our instagram 👻

10/20/2023

☁️ Tonight’s tour may see some cloudy skies. Here’s our rain protocol:

1) If you’ve bought your ticket(s) online already and want to play it safe, you can easily switch your booking to another night by emailing us at [email protected]

2) For those who want to give it a go even if weather is threatening, we’ll meet at The Blennerhassett at 7:30pm as usual and play it by ear. However, in this case, we cannot guarantee any refunds or how much of the tour you’ll get to walk. We reserve the right to end the tour early if conditions get dangerous. Bring your umbrellas!

See you soon,
Haunted Parkersburg Team ☁️

10/18/2023

Tickets are still available for the rest of the 2023 season! We only lead tours on Fri/Sat nights through the end of October…don’t miss it 🖤 Book online at hauntedparkersburgtours.com or buy at the door.

🎥 : Chad Lockard

10/08/2023

⚰️We were honored to welcome Riverview Cemetery superfan, Fallon, on one of our tours last weekend! She created this *incredible* diorama of the cemetery for a school project and presented it dressed as a Cemeterian. She knew a lot about our founder, Susan, and had also done her research on the colorful collection of characters buried in Riverview. We loved meeting you and your family, Fallon! ⚰️

10/06/2023

☁️ This weekend of tours may see some cloudy skies. Here’s our rain protocol:

1) If you’ve bought your ticket(s) online already and want to play it safe, you can easily switch your booking to another night by emailing us at [email protected]

2) For those who want to give it a go even if weather is threatening, we’ll meet at The Blennerhassett at 7:30pm tonight/tomorrow as usual and play it by ear. However, in this case, we cannot guarantee any refunds or how much of the tour you’ll get to walk. We reserve the right to end the tour early if conditions get dangerous. Bring your umbrellas!

See you soon,
Haunted Parkersburg Team ☁️

10/01/2023

What a perfect first weekend of tours! We’ve welcomed over fifty of you to Haunted Parkersburg so far. And tickets are selling fast! Don’t miss out, book your tour before the season ends. 🖤

Tickets here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hauntedparkersburgghosttours/items/323548/calendar/2023/10/?full-items=yes

09/08/2023

The timing of our tour season makes it a perfect opportunity to see fall foliage in Parkersburg!

🍂 In case you missed it! 🍂 Our fall foliage predictions are here, and a cozy adventure is calling your name... ✨ Plan your leaf-peeping trip at wvtourism.com/fall.

09/05/2023

We're hiring! Haunted Parkersburg is seeking "guides" to help light the way, assist with ticketing and crowd organization. These are paid positions. Comment here or email us if you'd like more info: [email protected]

04/07/2023

We've added a second Tour Leader! Help us welcome Ashley Fluharty!💜

We are thrilled to add Parkersburg native Ashley Fluharty to our team of Tour Leaders! A lover of all things supernatural, she walked her first Haunted Parkersburg Tour while in elementary school and fell in love with the lore. Ashley memorized stories from the tour as a child and is excited to honor Susan by sharing her stories with others. Ashley is also a cosmetologist, frequent starring performer at the Actors Guild and The Company at the Valley Gem, Twitch streamer, and founder of Live Your Dream Princess Events.

04/07/2023

10/28/2022

🎩 ✨Tonight kicks off our last weekend of public tours this year! It’s been a huge season, with nearly 300 of you joining us so far. Here are some great photos taken by tour-goers in 2022! Tours on Halloween weekend tend to feature some heightened spiritual activity, so meet us outside The Blennerhassett Hotel at 7:30 tonight or tomorrow to experience it for yourself. Or reserve your tickets online at: hauntedparkersburgtours.com

10/24/2022

👻 It’s a family affair at Haunted Parkersburg! We’re proud of our reputation for being an educational, kid-friendly ghost tour. The real paranormal activity in the Mid-Ohio Valley is enough...no need for scare actors or gore. We even paid a visit to two local schools earlier this month to share some stories. In fact, our dedicated volunteer guide Casey is a high school sophomore! Remember, kids 5-13 get a special tour ticket rate. So, why not bring them along for remaining tours? Only one weekend left! 👻

10/16/2022

SUSAN SHEPPARD'S HAUNTED PARKERSBURG PACKAGES
Come take a stroll through Parkersburg and hear stories that will chill your bones! Stay at The Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa, packaging your tour with two tickets of a tour full of historied stories and creepy happenings!
When you package today, we'll include two flashlights so you can have your path illuminated on the tour!
THAT'S NOT ALL!
When you call to book a Haunted Parkersburg Package, we'll make sure you also get cookies!
Call 304.422.3131 to book today!
https://theblennerhassett.com/packages/haunted-parkersgburg-ghost-tour/

10/16/2022

These creepy hotels, resorts, and Airbnbs are super haunted—and perfect for Halloween.

10/12/2022

✨ Riverview Cemetery, and it’s unbelievably rich history, hold a special place in Haunted Parkersburg’s origin story...

In the 1990’s, when the cemetery was open to visitors even at night, our annual tour groups made their way up the winding paths under it’s signature hemlock trees. We whispered and held fast to each for warmth as we stood by the (now world famous) Weeping Woman statue at the Jackson family plot. All while tour founder Susan Sheppard regaled us with her research.

But on Halloween night, the cemetery was locked to protect it’s nearly 200-year-old graves from vandalism. So, on those nights, Susan was entrusted with the cemetery key so that she could lead her tours into Riverview as usual. And the next day, when the key was returned to its trustee, it was returned with a donation from Haunted Parkersburg to the Riverview Cemetery Trust. This was both a ‘thank you’ donation and a symbol of Susan’s reverence and respect for this meaningful 2.5 acres.

In the early 2000’s, the cemetery hours changed. No visitors are permitted to enter after dusk. But Riverview has only grown in notoriety, thanks in part to the tours and to Susan’s book “Cry of the Banshee” that features the Weeping Woman. Visitors come from far and wide to photograph the statue, see the other graves and pay their respects. The cemetery recently got an upgrade to its gate with these stunning new archways! But, to Susan’s dismay, many of the trees were removed in recent years. Including those sheltering the Weeping Woman from the rain and wind that will ultimately deteriorate her. While we can’t take you in, we highly recommend you visit Riverview during the day so that you can see her in her remaining glory.

Thank you to last week’s tour-goer Jamie Elaine for taking this great photo and sharing it 🙏🏻

10/09/2022

Over a hundred tour goers have joined us so far this season!

It is always so exciting to see tour groups streaming up and down the streets of , led by our guides with their bobbing flashlights and swinging black capes. It’s become an annual Parkersburg tradition, over the last 26 years! Have you spotted us yet? 👋

10/08/2022

We had a wonderful turnout for tonight’s tour! Grab your tickets for tomorrow night here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hauntedparkersburgghosttours/items/323548/calendar/2022/10/?full-items=yes&back=https://www.hauntedparkersburgtours.com/faq

10/07/2022

🎃 One of last week’s tour goers captured this fiery autumn sky above our beautiful courthouse! Join us this weekend to catch the last few late sunsets of the season, before we plunge into the inky darkness of mid-October. Tickets are selling WICKED fast, get yours here before we sell out: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hauntedparkersburgghosttours/items/?full-items=yes&back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hauntedparkersburgtours.com%2Ffaq

10/02/2022

🧡 Haunted Parkersburg is woman-owned, operated and founded...and so is ! Come meet the good witches on both sides of the river, this month. There are *more* than enough ghost stories to go around! 🧡

10/02/2022

We had a fantastic first weekend of the season, despite some ominous weather! Thank you to our enthusiastic tour-goers and volunteers for making it so enchanting ♥️

Are you joining us next weekend? The weather forecast is looking perfect! Grab your tickets here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hauntedparkersburgghosttours/items/?full-items=yes&back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hauntedparkersburgtours.com%2Ffaq