They say a picture is worth a thousand word and sometimes, often for no particular reason, a picture can be a bit eerie causing our imaginations to run wild. Mississippi is a beautiful place which means it is the perfect backdrop for taking gorgeous pictures but occasionally the result can be a photo that leaves us feeling a bit uneasy. And in case you don’t want to just take our word for it, we’ve put together a list of some of the state’s most spine-tingling photos.

1. Taken in Vaughan, this abandoned town is most known for being the site where Illinois Central Railroad engineer Casey Jones lost his life in a train wreck.
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2. You can’t help but wonder what lurks in the fog.
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3. Sure, at first glance, a hole in the ground may not seem creepy, but when the hole is in a cemetery it’s a whole other story!
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4. This picture of an Oxford steeple looks like it came straight out of a horror movie.
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5. This is Stuckey’s Bridge, which is supposedly haunted, and from the looks of it I’d say that’s believable!
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6. Located in the abandoned town of Rodney, you can’t help but wonder what secrets this dilapidated home holds.
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7. A grave in the woods? Does it get any creepier?!
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8. This foggy scene is the perfect setting for a horror movie.
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9. Could you imagine the uneasy feeling of walking down this street at night…alone?
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10. The final resting place of numerous Civil War soldiers, Brice Cross Roads Cemetery is known for supernatural happenings.
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11. Once a symbol of luxury and opulence, the columns of Windsor have since been reduced to crumbling debris.
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12. If only these walls could talk…
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13. It’s hard to believe this was once a functioning piano at the church on the Mount Helena plantation.
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14. Cross this bridge if you dare...
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15. This looks like a scene straight out of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.”
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16. It’s hard to believe this spooky picture was taken near the campus of Mississippi State University.
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17. This abandoned school bus’ remote location definitely adds to the eerie-factor.
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