Spooky Season in Mississippi

For fans of folklore and the supernatural, the town of Clarksdale, Mississippi offers some fascinating stories. The recent Oscar-nominated supernatural horror movie Sinners (2025) is set in 1930s Clarksdale. The film’s story is rooted in Delta culture, with the plot involving twin brothers returning home to open a juke joint. Clarksdale is the location where legendary musician Robert Johnson encountered the devil at The Crossroads.

Longwood Mansion, in Natchez featured as the fictional Jackson mansion in the hit series True Blood, due to its distinctive exterior. It is America’s largest octagonal house, built over six floors and left eerily unfinished since 1861. The Ghost Tour of Longwood takes visitors by lantern light into the mansion’s richly furnished basement, sharing tales of sorrow, loss and lingering spirits. The small town of Rocky Springs, located just off the Natchez Trace Parkway, has been abandoned since the 1930’s and all that remains is a church and cemetery, where some say ghosts still roam.

The Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, once the seat of Mississippi’s government, is said to be haunted by former legislators and staff. Visitors have reported unexplained footsteps, cold spots, and ghostly figures in the museum’s historic chambers. Natchez City Cemetery is steeped in history and ghostly legends. Established in 1822, this historic cemetery is known for its elaborate tombstones and the stories of spirits that are said to linger among them.