Creeks from old wood floors echo down the halls of one of Georgia’s most luxurious and historic resorts.
Paired with Spanish Moss brushing against old glass windows and sea breezes swirling through the rooms, the Jekyll Island Club Resort seems like a hotel ripe with history and dedication to preserving its heritage.
However, the sights and sounds that often accompany the renowned resort may just be the presence of paranormal activity and haunting spirits.
Host Abby Hornacek experienced the ghostly happenings firsthand after checking in and staying the night in one of the resort’s most haunted buildings.
On FOX Nation’s “Fright Night: America’s Scariest Hotels,” Hornacek travels to some of the nation’s most haunted accommodations and checks in for a night of spooks. Her stay at the Jekyll Island Resort Club brings her up-close-and-personal with spooky frights.
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“We hear from guests that, yes, there are some friendly people here,” resort general manager Douglas Rucker told Hornacek.
Located within the Golden Isles along the Georgia coast, the Jekyll Island Club Resort has been a picturesque escape for visitors since the late 1800s when it was founded by the nation’s elite.
Officially opening in 1888, the resort became a retreat for wealthy families including the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers and Morgans. The families represented accounted for one-sixth of the world’s wealth.
Along with its long heritage comes ghost stories and creepy legends.
In the FOX Nation episode, Jekyll Island historian Tom Alexander detailed some of the creepy tales that have been passed along and experienced by visitors overs the resorts haunted history.
One spirit rumored to still haunt the halls is railroad magnate Samuel Spencer.
“In the room that he stayed in, guests that visit the resort will go in there and they’ll find drinks they poured for themselves have been mysteriously drunk. They’ll…
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