| HAUNTED LOCATIONS IN HORNET GHOSTS & HAUNTS IN MISSOURI |
| Hornet Spook Light, located southwest of Joplin. From Hwy 44, exit onto SR 43 and travel south on SR43 for 4.1 miles to CR6 (also called West Hymer Road). Turn right or west on West Hymer Road and drive 3.5 miles to the very end of this road, where it will dead end on to a north-south road called S700 or N4703. Turn left or south on S700 and drive for 1 mile to a road called E50. It will be on your right hand side (in the summer the sign can be harder to see because of the foliage); this is Spook Light Road. Best views are down this road between .5 to 1.5 miles. The light travels from west to east and is most often seen between 10pm and midnight; it's orange-red in color and between the size of a baseball and basketball. Below are letters from people who have visited this site. If you have experienced paranormal activity at any of these haunted sites, please e-mail us with your photos or stories to add to the database. I currently had a strange experience at the Hornet Spooklight outside Joplin, Mo. I went out with two friends on a nice warm night to get a good view of the light. I was surprised to see that it appeared about 30 to 40 feet away. My friends had never seen it before and were in awe of what it was doing. I have been out at the road many times before but this night was the strangest of all. One of my friends became really scared and wanted to leave. As soon as we were getting ready to check out for the night, there was a strange sound that seemed to be coming from all directions. It had a sound that reminded me of about 30 or 40 dogs and humans screaming in terror. If anyone has had a similar experience I would be curious to know what their views might be on this strange sound. I don't feel that this sound was good. I think that there might have been some evil presence behind it. If anyone has any thoughts I would be glad and thankful to hear their views. TP I use to go out there during the summer every few weekends with friends, sadly enough though we never saw anything. Just a lot of people. Although I did have a friend once that was out there and saw it, it moved through the glass in his car and through his back seat,it left burn marks in the middle of the back seat. Not exactly sure what it is, but there is definitely something there. Kind of miss hanging out on the weekends, and visiting with friends while we waited for the spook light that never came. I've since moved, Way up in Montana and don't get back to the area as much as i'd like. But there were a few times when we were there that we noticed odd sounds coming from different directions, not all at once, but would just bounce around. Although when we went to investigate and walked around in the woods we found nothing. No one has been hurt from it yet, or at least not that I know of so I would not worry to much. Definitely would not let it stop me from going out there. There are many theories as to what it is. Ghost, Gas, etc. Many studies but so far none have really been proven. Kurt The reason you didn't see it is because it very rarely comes out. I have went about ten times and have only seen it maybe three of those ten. I have noticed that on nights there are many people there it seems to lay low and shy away. It is almost like this light projects some form of intellect. It seems to shy away from people that are loud and don't have a good discipline towards light pollution. Whatever it is there have been many studies even one that was done by the Army Corp of Engineers back in the 40's. All these studies have formed a possible theory or hypothesis about what it might be. But, still very few clues even with the latest technology. One theory that I had going was reflections from the nearby interstate. But, I was quickly proven wrong when I researched the history of the place. The light was first documented being seen in 1866. That definitely disproves the reflective hypothesis. But I will continue to research the surrounding area for clues. I think my next step is to find the history of the place and separate fact from fiction. P |
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