The Story Behind Texas' Most Haunted House Will Give You Nightmares

Everyone knows that San Antonio is easily the most haunted city in Texas given its bloody history, but I bet you’ve never heard of this house. It was nicknamed “Midget Mansion” because the wealthy man who purchased the home, as well as his wife, both had dwarfism. Their two daughters, on the other hand, were average size – but the events that went on within these four walls definitely weren’t average. The Gillespie Mansion just might be the most haunted private property in Texas. Here’s why:

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Mr. Gillespie was offended by the mere thought of living in a house made for "regular" people, so he spent his fortune customizing his house to suit his needs. He thought of everything from low ceilings and tiny doorknobs to even miniature toilets.

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He also built tiny houses on the property to serve as servants' quarters - but hired normal sized servants, almost in an effort to spite humanity for his condition.

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There are two possible endings to the story of Midget Mansion, both equally sinister and tragic. In the first version, Mr. Gillespie went crazy and attacked his entire family, slitting their throats and dragging their bodies one by one into an upstairs closet before killing himself with a gun. When authorities discovered the bodies, they also found notes written in blood and scratches on the walls, likely from the dying family members' last-ditch escape efforts.

The second version involves a servant finally reaching his breaking point after years of abuse, murdering the entire family with an ax and dragging their bodies into the same upstairs closet mentioned above before lighting the mansion on fire and burning to death in the flames.

To this day, locals swear they hear scratching coming from inside the walls…the walls right next to the closet where the Gillespies took their last breaths and died gruesomely. Some people claim to have heard screaming as they pass by the house despite the fact that it’s been vacant for many years. Still others say they’ve seen figures moving about in the windows. Is the bitter Mr. Gillespie waiting around for poor, “normal” sized souls to enter his home so he can bring them to the same demise his family met? Or are the apparitions those of the family, warning passersby of the horrors contained within the home?

Have you ever heard of the Gillespie Mansion? Would you like to pay it a visit? What do you think about the story?