Hell's Church
Location: Batavia OH
Physical Description: Fully Erect Chimney/Fireplace
Spookiness Rating: 4/5

The Legend: You will find this chimney standing by itself in the field this is where the church used to be 20 years ago it stood painted red with stained glass windows. It stands no more because of a bolt of lightning burned it to the ground one night during a blood ritual on all hallows eve. This was at one time a heavy party spot to hang around until strange and unusual things happened like floating orbs and shrill screams. Vehicles driving up behind you that aren’t really there. Today all that stands is the chimney of the old church and grass will not grow on the old areas of the altar.

Our Findings: We've made two trips to the Hell's Church. The first trip, we weren't sure that we were in the right spot. It turned out that it was the right spot when we returned the second time. The first trip however, we were having really bad vibes. We were about halfway down the trail to the chimney when we were seeing smoke and hearing noises, so we decided to split. The next night, we returned. We were a little anxious because at the beginning of the trail, there is a posted "private property" sign. At this point, we still weren't sure if we were heading in the right direction. There was a concrete stump which I thought might be the chimney, but it was apparent that it wasn't a chimney. That concrete stump however showed something very strange in our video. I'll get into later. So we continued down the trail. Almost out of nowhere, there it was. Standing about thirty feet high, there stood the chimney. It was very eerie, even at first glance. It was red on the outside (the side that faces the trail), but it was white on the inside (facing where the interior to the church once was). There are still remnants of what used to be the church. We decided to check out the fireplace/altar. As soon as we approach the fireplace there was a weird noise which sounded like either a vehicle or a tornado. Very weird, considering the legend says that you hear vehicles that aren't really there. The sound can be heard on the video footage that we got which is on the NKY Most Haunted DVD. Back to concrete stump I mentioned earlier. Upon close inspection of the video footage of the stump, there appears to be some sort of apparition that flies by in only a few short frames of the video. In one frame in particular, there is what seems to be an image of a dead chef. There also seems to be a baby, possibly an angel (due to what looks like wings) looking over the chef. It's shocking how clearly this image appears in the footage. Below is a screen capture of this image. Note: this was not altered in any way. What you see is how it was. Also if you look at the "chef's hat" upside down, it appears to be another head with a bowtie. This is a very tense trip through the woods, so be prepared to walk about a half mile through some very creepy woods and the tension in the air is so thick, you can cut it with a knife.

Sample Image: This is the screenshot of the "chef" and the "angel".

Small Video Clip: Click image below to download this file, unzip, then view the video. Note: you must have DiVX 5 or later installed on your computer.




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