Susan Sheppard's Haunted Parkersburg Tours

11/13/2024

Today only, GoFundMe is matching donations to celebrate World Kindness Day! If you'd love to see the Susan Sheppard Memorial Statue proudly displayed in downtown Parkersburg, this is a great day to donate because it would automatically be doubled. We're trying to raise at least enough to pay for the first installment of material fees 🖤

I am raising funds to commission a memorial statue of my late mother: Appa… Scarlet Sheppard needs your support for Honoring Susan Sheppard: A Memorial Statue

11/05/2024

Adelaide Sophia Claxton, 1841-1927, The Party on the Stairs 🎃

10/31/2024

10/31/2024

🐈‍⬛✨🎃 REACH OUT to us if you need help covering an adoption fee! 🎃✨🐈‍⬛

Haunted Parkersburg loves the HSOP. Things are tight over there at the moment after a massive rescue mission where they saved nearly 150 animals 🥺🙏🏻 If you’d like to adopt but you’re not sure you can afford to cover the adoption fee, reach out to us! We’d love to help.

Still searching for a nice treat this Halloween? 🎃

Join us with our Purrfectly Spooky adoption fees! Treat this as your sign to add a cat or dog to your family! The special begins today and will last until Saturday November 2.

🎃Adult dogs $50

🎃Adult cats $10

🐾Adoption fee includes the spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines and flea meds!

10/27/2024

We've closed the chapter on a magical 28th season! Between our public tours and multiple private outings for schools and community groups (photo below courtesy of the MOV Sign Language Club!) we led over 450 of you through Parkersburg's most haunted history.

We're sad to see it end...but never fear! It's spooky season here all year round. If you missed out and would like to book a private tour, send us an email at [email protected] 👻

10/25/2024

The leaves have finally changed to our favorite colors as we prepare for the final weekend of Susan Sheppard's Haunted Parkersburg Tours 🍂 This picture of Susan was taken almost exactly four years ago. A few months later, it became the inspiration for our new logo as we entered a new (unimaginable) chapter without her...but here we are. Our team is dedicated to keeping this local legacy alive. And we've led nearly 300 of you so far on this: our 28th season!

Don't miss your last chance, join us this Friday or Saturday: https://tinyurl.com/yzwezcdm

10/16/2024

Riverview Cemetery's crown jewel, a statue lovingly dubbed "The Weeping Woman," was made famous by our late founder Susan Sheppard. She graces the cover of Susan’s WV folklore book: “Cry of The Banshee” which contains first hand accounts of the statue's magical wish-granting powers (a phenomenon that began on our tours.) The statue was tucked away and mostly ignored until she became the star of Haunted Parkersburg!

Join us on the tours every Friday and Saturday night through the end of October to hear more about both of these magical ladies. Tickets are available at the door with a credit card, or you can skip the hassle and reserve your spots here: https://tinyurl.com/yzwezcdm

10/14/2024

Lots of fun to do in Greater Parkersburg this weekend! Enjoy family-fun downtown, spooky tours and more! Visit greaterparkersburg.com/events for more info!

The next Parkersburg Art Center's Art on the Island event is also this Sunday! Make sure to register before this Friday! Details can be found at https://www.parkersburgartcenter.org/art-on-the-island-1/art-on-the-island-candy-corn-pumpkin-and-crow

10/13/2024

Nearly a hundred brave souls joined us this weekend! Will you be next? Reserve your tickets at hauntedparkersburgtours.com 🖤

10/09/2024

Downtown PKB will be buzzing with history enthusiasts this weekend as the magical Mansion by Candlelight tours take place on Blennerhassett Island. Meanwhile, land lubbers are invited to join us in celebrating another part of Harmon & Margaret Blennerhassett's legacy: the stunning Queen Anne-style hotel named in their honor.

The Blennerhassett Hotel and Haunted Parkersburg have been linked since we began in 1996. Initially, there was some concern that revealing the hotel's haunted past might discourage patrons from visiting...but of course, the opposite has proven true. Always ahead of her time, our founder Susan Sheppard had an inkling that she was on the front lines of a paranormal boom, so to speak. Since then, the hotel has become major draw for haunted tourism. Multiple television shows have visited, filming ghost hunts and featuring stories that Susan brought to light. And so it goes for *many* of the landmarks we include on our tour.

Join us this Friday and Saturday nights on the iconic ghost tour that started it all! For ticket info, visit hauntedparkersburgtours.com

10/06/2024

We're officially past the halfway mark for our 28th season! Our storytellers and guides have loved welcoming over 120 patrons so far. And the spookiest, darkest nights are yet to come...👻

10/02/2024

We're ready for another weekend of gorgeous weather and ghoulish tales! The iconic Julia-Ann Square Historic District is the backdrop for half of our tour stops, boasting over a hundred turn-of-the-century homes that will transport you back in time (or straight into a horror movie!) Meet us at 7:30pm this Friday and Saturday outside The Blennerhassett Hotel and Spa to partake...

Tickets are available at the door with a credit card, or you can skip the hassle and reserve your spots here: https://tinyurl.com/yzwezcdm

09/27/2024

The skies may be rainy this afternoon, but our forecast is clear and warm for this evening's tour! Come with us to see some of Parkersburg's most haunted and historic locales up close. Including the beautifully restored Kaltenecker home at the base of Quincy Hill: backdrop to many Civil War horrors. You can buy your tix in person with a credit card or reserve your spot here: https://tinyurl.com/yzwezcdm

09/25/2024

Our last raffle was so popular...we're doing another one! 👻✨🎟 Everyone who books a ticket for THIS WEEKEND of tours (Sept 27th & 28th) will be entered to win these amazing Halloween Greeting Cards featuring original art work by Susan Sheppard. These cards will be made available to buy next month ...but our raffle winner will be the *first* to get them! Book your tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/yzwezcdm

09/22/2024

Wow! We are SO happy to see so many of you in these new, earlier weeks of the tour 🍁🐈‍⬛💛 Who’s joining us next weekend? Book online so we know you’re coming!

09/15/2024

🔮 We had absolutely perfect, warm weather for our first weekend of tours! Thanks to everyone who helped us kick off haunting season a little early this year 🔮