Haunted New York

A little history of Van Horn Mansion: Built in 1823 by Judge James Van Horn. This Georgian-style home known as the Van Horn Mansion was the first brick home built Newfane.

In 1996 a student of the Niagara County Community College created a haunted house in the mansion. Psychics have long called the building haunted. During renovations roofers witnessed seeing faces in the windows of the vacant mansion and saw lights flicker for no reason.

The grave of Malinda wife of James Van Horn, Jr. is located in the rose garden on the north side of the grounds. It is said that cars have skidded to avoid hitting a girl who was seen running from the mansion and later vanishes. There have also been séances and other paranormal occurrences in the mansion.

As I was writing this last paragraph my computer flickered, that is NO LIE!

This psychiatric center was established in 1885. It was opened until 1996 when the New York State closed it down and released its few remaining patients or transferred them to Pilgrim Psychiatric Center.

KPPC use to be a Farm Colony which was a form of therapy for the mental illness at the time. The patients would work in a variety of farm related activities. It is said that there are claims of abuse and even today within the walls of the center you can hear the screams of the patients.
A paranormal group who investigated KPPC claimed that doors would open and strange knocking sounds could be heard. There were also many different orbs captured on film and one of the members seen a face in the window who was thought to believe was a former patient.

According to Wiki:

KPPC closed its door in 1996 and enthusiasts of the paranormal, amateur writes and photographers visit the grounds. It has gained a reputation on Long Island as a haunted location, which draws curious individuals from across the area.

The focus for heavy vandalism has seemed to have increased mainly focusing around Building 93. Since entering the abandoned buildings is illegal, private security vehicles do patrol the area and trespassers will be prosecuted. So explore at your own risk.