![]() ![]() Maine, population 1.341 million, also has the most ghost sightings per 100,000 residents of all the states, tied with North Dakota. ![]() 2 on IMDb’s list, it takes place in Colorado, not Maine. Those who wonder why King’s “The Shining” doesn’t count, are reminded that while the movie based on his book is No. It’s not clear which movie that is, because three of the IMDb Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time are set in Maine – “Pet Sematary,” “Salem’s Lot,” and “It,” all thanks to Maine favorite son, Stephen King, whose novels the movies are based on. While neither New Hampshire or Vermont has been the setting for any horror movies used to tabulate the rankings, Maine is listed by Cycling Frog as having one. ![]() With a population of less than 625,000, it has 90 UFO sightings per 100,000 people, 37 ghost sightings, four haunted places and two serial killers. New Hampshire, with a population of 1.355 million, also has 20 ghost sightings per 100,000 people, three haunted places and two serial killers.Ĭompare that to Vermont, positively spunky in its spookiness. Image/ UNH Betty and Barney Hill Collection Image depicting an alien spaceship, at 200 feet and 100 feet above the Earth’s surface, drawn by alleged alien abductee Betty Hill and regarded as one of the first examples of the Flying Saucer alien spaceship archetype, September 20, 1961. To refresh your memory, the Hills, under hypnosis, said they were abducted by bald-headed aliens in a cigar-shaped craft and medically examined, then freed. The most well-known New Hampshire UFO encounter was by Betty and Barney Hill on Route 3 in Lancaster in 1961, which is commemorated with a plaque along the highway. The Granite State boasts, – if that’s the right word – 81 UFO sightings per 100,000 people, fifth in the nation behind Vermont (90), Washington, D.C. UFO sightings are what gives New Hampshire its scary position. Betty and Barney Hill put NH on the UFO map. UFO sightings are based on the National UFO Reporting Center Index, ghost sightings are based on information compiled by, horror films set in states are from the Internet Movie Database Top 100 Horror Films of All Time list, haunted places from information compiled from, and serial killers from Murdpedia’s serial killer indexes. ‘Scary’ also means different things to different people,” he said, explaining the five categories as an attempt “to cover all the bases.” “From Maine to Alaska, each state has its own horror stories. “As we’re approaching the spookiest time of the year, we wanted to find out which state in America is well and truly the spookiest, creepiest, and all-around most chilling,” Jason Peterson, head of brand at Cycling Frog, said. For the full index, methodology and more, visit /blogs/news/americas-scariest-states-revealed. America’s Scariest States index by Seattle-based Cycling Frog puts New Hampshire at No. New Hampshire was 13th in the U.S., with nothing but the Connecticut River between it and the No. The index used the number of reported ghost and UFO sightings, horror movies set in each state, haunted places and known serial killers to determine the top scariest states in America. New Hampshire may be among the scariest, spookiest and downright creepiest states in the U.S., but it’s got nothing on its neighbors Maine and Vermont.Īt least that’s according to an America’s Scariest States index compiled by Cycling Frog, a Seattle-based THC and CBD company. But it’s got nothing on its neighbors Vermont and Maine, ranked 1 and 2, respectively. in an index using ghost and UFO sightings, reported hauntings, and more. New Hampshire is ranked 13th as the scariest state in the U.S. ![]()
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