09/06/2026
Near the Lake of the Ozarks in Brumley, Missouri, this house rises with a history far quieter—and far stranger—than many of the legends that cling to it. The land can be traced to 1812, when Sarah Lee became the first recorded owner, though she never lived there. The present house was built between 1890 and 1910, its distinctive staircase crafted by local builders James Hickman and Lemuel Payne. Over the decades the property passed through families and physicians: Reverend Jacob Shaw McComb Sr. owned it from 1836 to 1875, losing his wife Emily and infant son John G. there; Dr. John L. Conner held it while serving as county coroner; Dr. Walter Duncan Dickson lived in the finished house from 1928 to 1930 and died of a heart attack inside; and Dr. Myron Jones practiced medicine there from 1935 to 1947, treating scarlet fever and polio outbreaks.
Later chapters grew darker. William “Burt” Sullivan died inside the house in 1963, his wife Norma “Cecil” Conner Sullivan in 1984, and Emerson Allee of a heart attack in 1988. Reported pioneer and possible mass graves lie behind the house, still under research. Between 2013 and 2016, Nick Sacco and Marcy Hootner restored the residence. Unusual occurrences began almost at once—unexplained noises, knocks, voices, and one especially unsettling moment when Marcy reportedly saw what appeared to be Nick’s doppelgänger inside while he was elsewhere. Apparitions, cold spots, and other phenomena followed, transforming the house into a haunted bed-and-breakfast and paranormal venue.
Today the house fully embraces its reputation, hosting investigations and tours and appearing on programs including The Dead Files, Hotel Paranormal, and HGTV’s Scariest House in America. What makes the place truly unsettling is the tension between documented fact and layered legend: physicians once practiced here, people genuinely died within these walls, and generations of families passed through its rooms—while modern visitors report voices, apparitions, knocks, and inexplicable encounters. The facts alone give this house a dark history; the paranormal claims turn that history into something far more cinematic. When the lights go out in Brumley and the old staircase disappears into the darkness, the question is no longer simply who once lived there—but whether something from that long history is still waiting upstairs.
Can you name this haunted location ?
1.) Castle House
2.) The Lehmann House
3.) Epperson House
4.) Oliver Anderson House
The historical information presented in this document is compiled from a combination of public records, local histories, newspaper archives, property research, and contemporary accounts. In some cases, sources differ or provide conflicting details—particularly regarding construction dates, property usage, and early ownership.