Mount Baker Theatre in Haunted Washington

Between Seattle and Vancouver, in the town of Bellingham, the Mount Baker theatre still hosts performances and concerts to this day. Decked out with a full-fledged pipe organ and capable of hosting 25 musicians on stage, the interior architecture is breathtaking. Velvet red pews line the floor in the main theatre and ornate arches cover the walls. Seating over 1500 people, the theatre was built in 1927 as an entertainment hub for the developing town of Bellingham, offering live theatre and, later, silent films. The beautiful interior belies a sinister secret, though, for the Mount Baker Theatre is reported to be haunted by a flirtatious specter named Judy. As the legend goes, Judy’s house was bulldozed to make way for the construction of her theatre. Incensed, the ill-treated spirit took residence in the theatre, and, if the stories are to be believed, she’s haunted the staff for decades.

Ghost orbs, cold spots, and unusual noises can all be heard at night, and Judy is reported to take special interest in young male employees of the theatre. She is said to develop crushes on these young men, and terrified employees report hearing her call their name or feeling her cold fingers brush their shoulder. Objects are sometimes found in unusual places, and the cries of a young woman have been heard throughout the theatre. Her ghostly form has been seen lingering on the balcony near the main stage, and some unknowing guests have been alarmed to see the unnatural form of a woman in their photos of the theatre. Whether or not the stories are true, the legend of the Mount Baker Theatre has remained an iconic part of Bellingham’s history, and it continues to entice visitors to the theatre to this day― but perhaps not the young men Judy grows attached to.