The Grave Talks Best of 2025š¦| A Home for the Haunted: The Pythian Castle, Part One
Dec 30, 2025, 06:00 AM
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Tucked away in the heart of Springfield, Missouri, stands a towering limestone fortress with a past as layered and mysterious as its walls, the Pythian Castle. Built in 1913 by the secretive Knights of Pythias, it was never meant for rituals or brotherhood meetings. Instead, it was a home for aging members nearing lifeās end and orphaned children left behind by tragedy.
But that was only the beginning. During World War II, the U.S. military took over, transforming the castle into a rehabilitation center and a holding site for prisoners of war. Rumors of confinement, hidden tunnels, and unspoken wartime horrors still linger in the basement shadows. More than a century later, the castle still standsāand, it seems, so do its former residents. Disembodied voices ripple through the marble lobby. Doors slam where no one walks. Childrenās laughter echoes in its halls, as does a woman's greeting, but who, and where, is she?
Today, we step inside the haunted Pythian Castle with Melissa Thuro āwhere history never rests, and it seems, neither do the spirits.
For more information visit their website at pythiancastle.com.
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But that was only the beginning. During World War II, the U.S. military took over, transforming the castle into a rehabilitation center and a holding site for prisoners of war. Rumors of confinement, hidden tunnels, and unspoken wartime horrors still linger in the basement shadows. More than a century later, the castle still standsāand, it seems, so do its former residents. Disembodied voices ripple through the marble lobby. Doors slam where no one walks. Childrenās laughter echoes in its halls, as does a woman's greeting, but who, and where, is she?
Today, we step inside the haunted Pythian Castle with Melissa Thuro āwhere history never rests, and it seems, neither do the spirits.
For more information visit their website at pythiancastle.com.
#PythianCastle #HauntedMissouri #SpringfieldMissouri #ParanormalPodcast #HauntedHistory #RealGhostStories #HistoricHaunting #SpiritsAmongUs #TrueHaunting #GhostEncounters
Love real ghost stories? Donāt just listenājoin us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:
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