VIDEO: Investigating the Screaming Tunnel

There’s no way you haven’t heard of the Screaming Tunnel – even if you don’t know what exactly is up with it.

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The Screaming Tunnel is probably nothing more than an urban legend, but it’s entertaining and can give you quite the chills.

One courageous YouTuber took a walk inside the famous tunnel and vlogged it all, for your entertainment. You can watch her journey in the video below.

According to Niagara Falls Canada Attraction Nightmares Fear Factory, the Screaming Tunnel is the result of a devastating tragedy over 100 years ago involving a young girl and a raging fire.

There exists many variations of the legend, but not one which prevails.

One local lore recounts a young girl who escaped a burning barn near the tunnel. Her clothing ablaze, she sought the water which ran through it. She managed to reach the tunnel; but it was too late, and she died from severe burns within.

Another tells of an enraged and jealous father who dragged his daughter down to the tunnel and set her on fire over a lost custody battle.

And some say she was attacked by an old drunkard who did terrible things to her. He killed her, and then set her body ablaze to destroy any evidence of the assault.

Although each story is different, the outcome is always the same: she screams to death.

They say if you stand in the middle of the tunnel at night and strike a wooden match, the spirit of the girl will become so frightened she’ll penetrate the void between our world and the dead with her screams.

A gust a wind will then blow through the tunnel and extinguish the flame. This is what draws droves of thrill-seekers to the Screaming Tunnel every year.

Local historians tell a different tale. There was once a small group of houses which surrounded the tunnel. It was a very isolated community, and all the neighbors within grew to know each other very well; they even knew each other’s secrets.

There was one particularly odd couple who fought fiercely almost every night. The woman was disliked by the neighbors, and was known to be a little unhinged.

After each fight, she would walk out into the darkness to the tunnel. Through the veil of black, she moved blindly to where she perceived the middle-point of the tunnel was and screamed at the top of her lungs.

Legend says she wanted all to hear her and feel her pain.

If you’re into dark, terrifying tunnels, The Screaming Tunnel is not the only haunted tunnel is Niagara. The Blue Ghost Tunnel is another that’s the result of a terrible tragedy long ago.

The Screaming Tunnel was used as a backdrop location in David Cronenberg’s 1983 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dead Zone.

An independent film to be released in 2015 entitled Limestone Burning is a “Blair Witch Project”-style film in which five friends travel to the northwest corner of Niagara Falls to document their search for a local urban legend.