For 22 years the volunteers and staff at the Culbertson Mansion have been
scaring folks in the Southern Indiana and Greater Louisville area with



From our humble beginnings back in 1985, when the Haunted House was only a
stop on the Jaycee Spook Run, run by only 10 people and raising a meager $500,
we've evolved into a major production that takes more than 6 months in the
planning, not to mention over 100 volunteers to keep it going during October.

All of this effort raises over $30,000 every season. That $30,000-plus sum 
goes directly into the restoration of the historic Culbertson Mansion. 
Since 1985 we've raised over $600,000!




The Culbertson Mansion’s Carriage House originally served a dual purpose in the 
1800’s: to house the Culbertson’s horse and buggy below and servants in the 
quarters above. One autumn night in 1888 lightning struck the Carriage House, 
causing a fire that torched most of the interior and killed all living things inside.

The new servants refused to live in the Carriage House, claiming the place
was haunted by the souls of those who perished in the fire. The tragic building 
remained an empty shell until the early 1930’s when it was reconstructed and
transformed into a rental property by the McDonalds. The Webb family moved 
into the house in the spring of 1933. Dr. Harold Webb, a well established doctor 
and dentist from out of state wanted to settle down in a smaller town and start 
his own in-house practice, using the Carriage House as his home and office.


Business was great and life had returned to the once unfortunate building. Little 
did they know something dark and sinister lurked below. The Webb children 
started to tell stories of a dark man entering their rooms at night through the walls. 
Noises were heard underneath the house. Sounds of clanging chains, screams and
horrible smells would come up through the floor. Dr. Webb and his wife dismissed 
the children’s stories at first, but they could not dispute the sounds and smells 
coming from the rooms downstairs.

Although Dr. Webb investigated the lower level repeatedly, he claimed to find no evidence of anything unusual, assuring the family everything was as it should be. 
But the children’s stories of a nightly visitor continued, as did the horrible sounds 
and odors. During this time the strange goings-on began to take their toll on the 
good doctor’s mental state. Webb became increasingly agitated and angry, losing 
most of his patients because of the unpleasant experiences they had in the office. 
Several of Dr. Webb’s patients went missing and an investigation of the Webb 
office was initiated by the local police.

On September 29th, 1934, one of Dr. Webb’s few remaining patients arrived
for an appointment but found the doors locked and the place abandoned. After a 
few days of no activity a police warrant was issued to investigate. What the police 
found was horrendous; the Webb family had been slaughtered.

Each room of the house was littered with the remains of victims who suffered unspeakable deaths; a daughter was found repeatedly stabbed, his son was 
skinned, and his wife brutally beaten. Perhaps, the most shocking of all was what 
lied beneath the living quarters. A full search of the house revealed an even more 
macabre and mysterious scene.

The basement level of the house held secret passages and hidden rooms. Webb 
used these areas for his own evil practices, torturing patients and using them for his
twisted experiments. The bones and remains of the patients were everywhere, 
some so disfigured the police began to question if they were even human.

After the investigation the house was boarded up and remained vacant 
for nearly three decades.

During the days of the American Legion ownership from 1946 to 1964, the Carriage house was restored then reopened for parties and musical events. The staff and 
attendees reported several unusual occurrences: electrical problems, missing items,
strange sounds after hours and mysterious figures moving from room to room.

Even current staff and volunteers of the Mansion have reported strange 
happenings in the Carriage House over the years. A few have even refused to 
work in the building.

In 1987 the Friends of the Culbertson Mansion started using the Carriage House for 
an annual haunted attraction. Every year thousands of visitors pass through those 
ill-fated doors. Some never make it to the end. 

Perhaps you’ll find that some memories are better left dead.