Lady in Red (ghost)
type of female ghost
A Lady in Red or Red Lady is a type of female ghost, similar to the White Lady, but according to legend is more specifically attributed to a jilted lover, killed in a fit of passion, or a woman of vanity. In all cases, the Lady in Red is wearing a scarlet or blood red dress. She is said to typically be friendly in disposition, with a story attached to historic hotels, theatres or other public places, with a higher frequency of reports.
United States
Northeast
Accounts of a Lady in Red have been told by actors and guests at the Ghostlight Theatre in Amherst, New York.
At Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Weckesser building is reportedly haunted by a Lady in Red that according to one witness appears real until vanishing.
South
A Lady in Red has been reported haunting Wrexham Hall in Chesterfield, Virginia where it is believed Susannah Walthall, daughter of the original proprietor, died. The book Chesterfield County Chronicles relates that the woman is seen sitting on the porch and that her footsteps can be heard. Rocking chairs move on their own and doors open and close.
The Red Lady of Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama was a former student that mainly wore red. Her ghost is said to linger in the corridors and further inspired an annual run by students called The Red Lady Run.
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