Haunted Texas Cemetery

It was 2005 and I was stationed at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas during my first year of enlistment with the Air Force. During this time I was very interested in learning about techniques for locating spirits or other-worldly presences with the use of simple electronic devices, in this instance - my digital camera. Of course during October and the Halloween festivities exploding all around us I was greatly inspired to try and find some real spirit activity. With my friend nervously in tow we set out at dusk to find some cemeteries to photograph in the area.

There was a decent stretch of interstate that had cemeteries spotted alongside it every few miles. We would see the signs indicating a cemetery was nearing and see the road was just a dirt path winding away into the distance. Every cemetery on this strip of interstate could be reached by traveling down a twisting, rocky Texas side road. We found some beautiful cemeteries, mounted atop hills with cattle grazing in the distance. There were other cemeteries that were decrepit and abandoned, unmaintained and seemingly forgotten. Most of them seemed like the usual, but there was one in particular that we found in Nocona, Texas that really struck us. We saw the signs for Starkey Cemetery, and just like all the other times - decided to turn down the dirt road to reach the graves and take some photographs. Traveling down the road itself was an adventure, with cows racing alongside the car and the sun setting ahead of us. Purple and orange clouds hung low in the sky as we approached a very tall, shadowy church, almost leaning into the soil on the right side of the road. The building appeared tired and dark. Directly across from the church on the opposite side of the dirt path was the cemetery, with a large arching gateway and a small plot of gravestones. We took pictures quickly because it was getting dark, and rushed back home to upload them onto the computer.