Ghost Hunting Near Houston

August 2005
part three

by Fiona Broome and the Hollow Hill staff ©2005


My favorite grave at this second cemetery belonged to an older woman. I had the definite impression that she wasn't very impressed with us, but she was just vain enough (in a cute, good way) to want some attention anyway. I was reminded of the nurse in the movie, Doc Hollywood.

multiple ghost orbs over graves near houston, tx

Out of respect for her privacy, I'm showing just the top of her gravestone... with dozens of orbs nearby. I expect that she was part of a large family--and she was a grandmother--so many of her relatives are in nearby graves.

Her grave seemed to be guarded by one of the largest banana spiders I've ever seen, in a web that easily spanned a four-foot square area. It wasn't easy to get past that web to take photos.

The area around her grave is also the most active with congenial spirits.

(There is another part of the cemetery, to the far left as you approach it from the street, that has a more derelict feeling to it. It's as if those people died without much hope, and little color in their lives.)

The photo above also reveals a blue area to the right of the frame. It's the only one with that kind of coloring, and I have no explanation for it. I wish that I'd taken more pictures, because this reminds me of the blue figure I photographed at Fort Worden, in Port Townsend, Washington.

I'm not sure if we'll have another opportunity to visit this private cemetery near Houston, Texas. However, if we do, I'll probably bring flowers for the grave of this charmingly eccentric woman, and hope that she reveals more of her life to me, and presents even more vivid images for my photos.

This is not a cemetery to visit on your own. While we were there, we could hear gunfire less than a mile away. Our escort was armed, too.

But, most importantly, this is one of the many private cemeteries in Texas. They're often provided for people who couldn't afford plots in the city cemeteries. The oeople who rest in these private cemeteries probably didn't want to be gawked at in life, and it's unkind to trample their graves--marked or unmarked--in pursuit of ghosts.

We visited with permission and tread carefully around the cemetery. We cannot provide further information about the location, the landowner, or how we were able to visit this site.

Nevertheless, it was a memorable visit, and far richer than many ghost hunts we've conducted at more popular, traditional cemeteries.

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