24 of the most haunted places in metro Detroit to scare your pants off

By Metro Times editorial staff on Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 10:01 am

Here in metro Detroit, something sinister looms. Ghosts, anyone? We're talking music venues, bars, museums, old asylums, and even statues that are said to be haunted. We're talking creaking stairs; doors and windows opening without human intervention; moaning, crying, and howling coming from all directions; foul odors, and old ghost cops pelting visitors with rocks.

In other words, some seriously spooky shit. While not everyone believes in ghosts, who some believe are spirits that have unfinished business on this plane of existence, but stick a non-believer alone in Westland's former Eloise Psychiatric Asylum with nothing but a flashlight and we bet they'll change their tune... to a scream. These are but a few of the Detroit area's most haunted spots. Happy haunting?

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Detroit Public Library

5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-481-1300; detroitpubliclibrary.org
Though the librarians don't like to talk about it much, local occultists say they've reported some odd things happening in the archives in the library main branch's basement, like books flying off the shelf and things rearranging themselves.

Photo via GoogleMaps

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Detroit "Cole House"

5508 Martin St., Detroit
According to WeirdLectures.com, coupled with local folklore, Detroit's "Cole House" is allegedly haunted by an evil entity that produces foul odors and gives the home's dwellers terrible dreams. These hostile encounters have been reported since the early '60s, but no one is quite sure why a woman in a blue dress and fur jacket refuses to leave. The home's current owners don't allow paranormal investigations, nor do they speak of any abnormal experiences.

Photo via Detroit "Cole House"/Google Maps

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Cadieux Cafe

4300 Cadieux Rd., Detroit; 313-882-8560; cadieuxcafe.com
Feather bowling doesn’t seem scary, but add some ghost activity and we’re rolling toward the door. Allegedly, the Cadieux Cafe owner's mother, Yvonne Devos, is the known ghost of the cafe, with her spirit said to bee seen sitting at tables or close to the bar area. Her husband, Robert, has also allegedly been seen in the basement of the cafe, and objects have been known to move on their own.

Photo via Cadieux Cafe/Google Maps

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The Majestic Theater

4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-9700; majesticdetroit.com
Detroit's 100-plus-year-old music venue, the Majestic Theatre, is said to be a hotbed for paranormal activity, where mployees say that they have encountered ghosts. One concertgoer, Robyn Ussery, believes she caught an entity in a photograph that was stirred up by Prince's backing band, the Revolution, as they played a tribute to him last year at the Majestic Theatre.

Photo via The Majestic Theater/Facebook

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