Finding Something Spooky - The Search for the Ozark Spook Light
Dear Henry, About an hour away, there is a strange phenomenon called the Ozark or Hornet Spook Light, and I really wanted to check it out because I am always up for something ghostly. This mysterious light is supposed to hover in the forest and fields on Oklahoma East Road 50, just west of the Missouri border. No one knows what causes it, and theories about its origins range from luminous swamp gas vapor to the soul of a Confederate soldier who is still looking for his missing head. A couple of Native American ghost stories are also included. The light itself was first documented around 1888 before there were traffic or electric lights. The area was always isolated, and even now, it's a rural area, so I don't suppose the light is caused by traffic. Who knows, though? I didn't see it. Who really knows what causes these types of things? I don't know that there has ever been a conclusive answer to the will-o-the-wisp phenomenon. Although I don't have the best luck c...