Frightmare Manor…Walk in the Footsteps of Evil

Frightmare Manor…Walk in the Footsteps of Evil

Late in the 1800s there was a quiet town in Tennessee called Hamblen County. Here is where the Lexer family called home. Jeremiah Lexer was a quiet man, a pillar of the community who had no issue with any of his neighbors or the law enforcement of the town. At least, this is what everyone thought until the day in 1902 when they stepped into his home to find it splattered with blood, his family slaughtered, and Jeremiah dead by his own hand. The town chose to keep the morbid affair quiet, but as the years passed, the grounds were gradually excavated. Bits and pieces of at least 30 bodies were discovered scattered among the buildings and across the grounds. Now, 111 years later, the estate of Jeremiah Lexer has been transformed into Frightmare Manor. This is unlike any haunted house we have added to our list. Here the victims are still being found and visitors are literally walking on the blood of the dozens cut down in the horror house. Four real-life haunts await modern day victims brave enough to step into the dark reality of a serial killer's home.

Frightmare Manor looks like a quaint farmhouse, but the moment you approach the door you realize you are not coming for a cordial visit. All around you are reminders of the Lexer family. Many of the items in the home have remained untouched since 1902, including the burned-out fireplaces and axe marks in the walls. Look closely and you just may notice scribbles along the walls—reminders of the grandchildren who once played in those cursed hallways. Step carefully as you climb the stairs Jeremiah did on the way to his demise. Remind yourself as you go that the house is filled with secret chutes he designed for the purpose of sending his victims into the basement. Once out of the house, move on to Frightmare Chaos. The original structure was destroyed, but this recreation was built to the exacting specifications of Jeremiah's original blueprints. You will notice the walls are stark white, a bold contrast to the splatters of blood. This was Jeremiah's own plan. He loved the look of blood against the white and craved the patterns it created as he tortured and experimented on his victims. If you can bear any more, follow the final path of Jeremiah's victims to find yourself in Frightmre Necropolis. This valley of death in the back corner of the farm land is where the majority of the victims were discovered. Cut to pieces, the victims were scattered among buildings and left to confound and confuse those who are still uncovering them. A final attraction awaits you if you have the strength. This challenge forces you to come face to face with your fears and gives you the opportunity to show your courage in front of friends and other victims.

This victim's choice haunt is so much more than a haunted house. Rare is the opportunity to roam amongst the belongings of a real serial killer and walk in the footsteps of those whose blood soaks the ground. Frightmare Manor earned its place on our list for pure terror and eerie reality.