Spooky Michigan Stories and Legends

Detroiters have arguably been desensitized to all things scary after having endured Kilpatrick's antics, GM's bankruptcy and mass layoffs. Maybe that's why we require ever higher levels of horror to truly get a thrill -- just look at the abundance of haunted attractions in the Metro Detroit area and around the state.

As it turns out, however, a lot of Michigan's haunted and spooky happenings aren't manufactured attractions. For instance, did you know that:

• Michigan was rated the 11th most haunted state in the nation from 2007 to 2009 by Haunted American Tours?
• That the movie The Crow, which was set in Detroit, is rated fifth on Haunted American Tours's list of the top haunted, cursed or scariest horror movies? The distinction is based in part on the curse on the production itself. In addition to several other injury accidents that occurred during production, the film's star, Brandon Lee, was killed when a prop gun misfired on the set.
• Harry Houdini died in Detroit at Grace Hospital on Halloween in 1926?

Want more? Check out Detroit and Michigan's paranormal legends.