This week on hometown ghost stories.

Baltimore.

Gritty, historic, and just the right amount of haunted.

Tonight we'll dive into the history of Fort McHenry, the birthplace of the National Anthem,

which also has its share of spectral soldiers still standing watch.

Edgar Allan Poe, the city's most famous literary ghost, is said to roam near his grave site,

perhaps still brooding over his mysterious death.

And if you're looking for a real-life horror story, check into the Lord Baltimore Hotel,

where guests have reported eerie encounters with a ghostly little girl and shadow figures lurking in the

hallways. Charm City? Sure, but Baltimore's got a dark side and it's very much alive. This is

hometown ghost stories, Baltimore, Maryland.

Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences

viewer discretion is advised october 31st eighteen forty nine Al and Anne's Tavern.

It was a bleak October evening as the fire roared in its hearth, tiny embers burning out,

leaving their ashy ghosts floating around the wooden tavern floor.

There was a heavy gloom in the tavern the past month or so.

Regulars still came in, but hardly spoke to one

another, and new faces hadn't been seen in weeks. Lenny stood behind the bar as usual,

polishing a beer glass with a dishrag. It was Halloween, but he didn't expect a big crowd.

For one, it was a Wednesday, but also the mood in the tavern had been solemn. The reason,

one of their bar's regulars had passed away earlier in the month. That might seem like a negligible

reason for such a dramatic response, but the regular was somewhat of a local celebrity and beloved

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