Ghost Children Push Cars On Haunted Hill

Visitors to Gravity Hill see something strange. Even when they put their vehicle in neutral facing uphill, it starts moving forward by itself.

A writer on the blog...Haunted Los Angeles.A writer decided to test this spooky story: "I got in my truck and put it in neutral and sure enough, it was moving. What's interesting is it seems the higher it gets up the hill, the more speed picks up."

This happens on both sides of the road. It also works on rolling water bottles.

Experiencing your vehicle move alone is creepy. The legend of Gravity Hill becomes creepier. One idea suggests ghosts worried about your safety...ghosts control a vehicle's movementup the hill—they try to push you away from danger.

Want proof of ghost interference? Sprinkle baby powder on your car's bumper before going up the hill. Small hand prints supposedly appear.

Numerous stories exist...about the ghosts' origins.Gravity Hill's ghosts have several stories connected to dead school children.

One version claims a school bus broke down. Children waited for a tow truck in the shade. A car came around the corner too fast, missed the kids, and hit them all. Another story says the children died when their bus crashed on the hill. A third legend involves a joyriding teen losing control and crashing fatally in the same spot.

Another story emerged about Gravity Hill's haunting, involving an old Native American man.A woman who grew up in the areaIt remembers:

"This road used to be used back in the day by people who'd travel in their horse-drawn carriages and such. An old Indian man was crossing the bridge and cornered too fast, causing him to crash into the side of the bridge and plummet to his death in the shallow riverbed below."

Legend says his restless spirit stays. It stops such an untimely death from happening to anyone else crossing this bridge. His spirit pulls you up the hill to stop you from going too fast around the curve and crashing to your death.

A blogger at Haunted Los Angeles took paranormal recording gear to Gravity Hill and...made a few interesting discoveries.The blogger used an EMF detector to ask spirits basic questions and saw several spikes on the K-II meter. They also tried talking to ghosts with an SB7 Spirit Box, which sends white noise through radio frequencies for spirits to talk.

When ghosts asked if they pushed the car, one replied, "I drove." Another ghost said "nothing" happened there and suggested evil spirits might be hiding somewhere on the hill.

Neivy B.She wrote about her experience.She visited Whittier Gravity Hill, just southeast of Los Angeles.

"Three friends and I decided to do something unforgettable. We decided not to stay home, watch a movie, or go to a fun place. Nancy suggested we all go to Gravity Hill. We agreed without hesitation. The time was 2:30 a.m."

Driving there, we felt excited. We had heard many stories about this place. But at the turn point, I felt uneasy. The other girls felt it too. We were four people in the car.

Arriving at this place, you first see a cemetery and a large, white building. It looks like an asylum in a graveyard. I swear I saw someone or something walk across the cemetery in front of us, like a shadow or a figure.

We stopped near the cemetery. We turned off the car—leaving it in neutral—and waited in the dark. Five minutes after sitting there, the car started moving uphill by itself!

We stared at each other, shocked and scared. I kept my eyes straight ahead; I feared looking outside the window, thinking I might see someone. Nancy, driving, panicked. She wanted to get out immediately.

She tried to speed up, but the car only went 20 mph! This is a new car; this should not happen. We were terrified; she freaked out. She pushed the pedal down, but the car would not move.

Our bodies felt heavy, like gravity pulled us back. We were far from where the car moved on its own. I prayed silently because I could not handle the heaviness of my body, and we were going nowhere at that speed. The car went no further than 20 mph for about a mile.

Cathy, sitting behind me, said that as we passed the last turn, she saw a figure standing by a tree. She closed her eyes and prayed until we left the hill.

Stories about ghosts pushing vehicles happen across the United States. In San Antonio, TX, a group ofghost children protect a railroad crossing.They are said to push cars out of danger. At the Tucker Cemetery in Austin, TX, people believe spirits willgive you a push if you flash your vehicle's lights showing distress.Other stories feature grown-up spirits, such as those that haunt Soldier's Delight, a Maryland hill where a Civil War battle occurred. These ghostly soldiers are rumored to

Other stories feature grown-up spirits. These spirits supposedly haunt Soldier's Delight, a Maryland hill where a Civil War battle occurred. These ghostly soldiers are rumored to push it.There are actually gravity hills all over the world.A friendly priest ghost in Moreno Valley, California, pushes you up Priest Hill. These stories give great reasons to carry baby powder in your trunk.

Gravity hills exist.Gravity hills appear all over the world.Gravity Hills exist all over the world, with at least 20 in California alone. People call these mystery spots. Many of these strange locations now draw tourists. Others sit on suburban streets. Most of these odd hills have a paranormal story.

Gravity Hill sits in Altadena, CA, north of Pasadena. It is located at1054 E. Loma Alta DriveAccording toWeird California, you should see evergreen trees to your left. Something like a flood control channel appears past them. A wall of rock and dirt sits to your right. If you cross a bridge after turning left, you go too far.

This gravity hill is a residential street. You need no admission. You can visit any time. Want a scarier trip? Go at night when the ghosts play.

The idea of a hill where gravity works backward is exciting and creepy. Science saysthere is a logical explanation. Gravity hills seem to work backward because of an optical illusion. Surrounding colors, light source direction, objects on and around the hill, and a tilted horizon line fool your eyes. For gravity hills, what looks like the bottom is actually the top.

That explanation lacks the fun of ghostly activity. Still, it does not erase the spooky stories drivers share over the years.