Whether you believe in the paranormal or not, some stories are enough to send a chill down your spine.
Here are 13 places that are said to be some of the most haunted in and around Preston, Chorley and South Ribble…
5. St Anne's Church, Woodplumpton
Home to Meg Shelton - a local witch in the late seventeenth century Photo: Lancashire Post
6. Heskin Hall, Chorley
Heskin Hall is a haunted old manor house that now houses some amazing artefacts. If you are afraid of Annabelle dolls and clowns then these are the rooms to avoid. Two ghosts are also believed to date from the English Civil War, which took place in the local area, with several battles taking place near to the hall Photo: Lancashire Post
7. Mount Street Hospital / St Joseph's Orphanage, Preston
This Victorian Gothic building in Preston city centre was built as an orphanage for Preston's destitute girls. The orphanage closed in 1954 and later became a convalescent home, but has now been empty for over a decade Photo: Lancashire Post
8. Chorley and South Ribble Hospital
Phantom footsteps and the sounds of doors opening and slamming brought staff running in the maternity wing, just in time to discover and save a baby from suffocation Photo: Lancashire Post