The 1692 Salem Witch Trials left a lasting psychic imprint on the town, with reports of apparitions, cold spots and disembodied voices at sites tied to the executions and imprisonments. Spirits of the accused, including Giles Corey, Bridget Bishop and Rebecca Nurse are said to haunt locations like Proctor’s Ledge, the Old Burying Point Cemetery and the Witch House. Paranormal investigators have recorded EVPs, EMF spikes and shadow figures, especially near Joshua Ward House, built atop the former home of Sheriff George Corwin.