Lubbock’s Most Haunted Places, From Underground Tunnels To Historic Buildings Downtown

Are you ready to get spooky? I've got a few places around Lubbock that just might raise the hair on the back of your neck.

Before we get started, I'm not saying ghosts are real, and I'm certainly not telling you to trespass anywhere. Some of these places are dangerous, some are private property, and some of the stories are just good old-fashioned Lubbock folklore.

With that said, let's get creepy.

Under The Winchester Building

Let me start by saying DO NOT GO DOWN THERE.

There is a subterranean area underneath part of the Lone Star Amphitheater property that is beyond spooky, and it's also very dangerous.

I've been down there, and the closest thing I can compare it to is the ruined house at the end of The Blair Witch Project.

It's dark. There's rot. There's debris. There are old passageways and spaces that feel like they should have been sealed up decades ago.

I don't know if anything supernatural is down there, but I know I have absolutely no desire to spend a night finding out.

Again, this is not an invitation. Stay out.

The Historic Baker Building

The Historic Baker Building downtown has a much more public ghost story.

The owners have said they've experienced things they can't explain, including the smell of cigarette smoke, light touches and even what they described as full-body apparitions. According to KCBD, paranormal investigators have also spent time inside the building trying to find out what's going on.

I've visited the location before and didn't find it particularly spooky myself.

Maybe no ghost thought I was attractive enough to touch.

Either way, the building has enough stories surrounding it to make it one of the more interesting supposedly haunted locations in Lubbock.

The Lubbock Cemetery

The Lubbock Cemetery has at least two great local legends.

One surrounds an angel statue in the cemetery. The story is that the angel cries at night and that visitors have heard sobbing around it after dark.

Then there's Buddy Holly.

Holly is buried at the Lubbock Cemetery, and another long-running story says nighttime visitors have heard what sounds like his music near his grave.

Do I believe Buddy is playing an eternal encore out there?

I don't know, but it's a heck of a Lubbock ghost story.

Nightmare On 19th Street

Here's one I obviously know pretty well.

The property where Nightmare On 19th Street and the Lone Star Amphitheater sit has some genuinely creepy history.

Before monsters started roaming the property, the area was home to meat-processing operations. Imagine the sheer number of animals that passed through the property over the years, along with all of the people who worked there.

Over the years, we've had a couple of experiences that we jokingly attribute to mischievous spirits.

We've also lost a few members of our haunt family over the years, and there have been moments when we've felt like maybe somebody came back to check on us.

That's not proof of anything.

It's just one of those things that feels a little different when you're standing on the property alone at night.

Lubbock High School

If any building in Lubbock looks like it should be haunted, it's Lubbock High.

The old building, with its long hallways, upper floors and bell tower, has collected plenty of ghost stories over the years.

Many of those stories center around the bell tower, but there have also been reports of doors shutting on their own, things mysteriously moving, strange noises and unexplained hot and cold spots around the building.

Of course, none of that proves anything paranormal is happening.

Still, if somebody told me they saw a ghost wandering around Lubbock High late at night, I'd probably at least hear them out.

Hell's Gates

Hell's Gates is probably mentioned more than any other supposedly haunted place in Lubbock.

Generations of teenagers have visited the old railroad trestle to creep each other out, and the location has collected all kinds of ghost stories, urban legends and tales of shadowy figures over the years.

Sadly, one life was lost there not long ago, and everyone is advised to stay away from this dangerous area.

Whatever you believe about ghosts, the danger around the trestle itself is very real.

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Enjoy the legends. Enjoy the creepy stories. Enjoy telling your friends that some shadowy figure is coming after them.

Just don't turn a spooky night into a real-life emergency.