⚠ Charlotte, North Carolina ⚠
A documented investigation into the most disturbed address in Charlotte — where the dead do not rest, and the living do not stay.
Randall Street in Charlotte has long carried a reputation that most locals refuse to discuss after sundown. The road itself follows an unusual path — a crooked artery through a neighborhood that has seen more than its share of tragedy, disappearance, and unexplained phenomena spanning well over a century.
Old Mecklenburg County records indicate that the land beneath several properties on Randall was once used as an informal burial ground in the late 1800s, before zoning laws and formal cemeteries became standard practice. When residential development arrived in the early 1900s, those graves were never properly relocated. They simply built over them.
Former residents describe a persistent unease — a low hum heard only in the walls at 3 AM, shadows that move against the light source, and the unmistakable feeling of being watched from the upstairs windows of houses that have been vacant for years. Local children have reportedly refused to trick-or-treat on Randall for over two decades, citing something they describe only as "the eyes behind the glass."
But no address on Randall has attracted more dread, more unanswered questions, and more unexplained disappearances than 2224. The house at 2224 Randall has changed hands eleven times since 1952. Not one family has stayed longer than fourteen months. Three have left without retrieving their belongings.
Over the decades, residents, neighbors, and investigators have logged an extraordinary number of paranormal incidents at 2224 Randall. What follows is a partial record compiled from police reports, personal testimonies, and investigator field notes.
Multiple residents report waking between 2:50 and 3:10 AM to the sensation of being observed by a figure standing motionless in the corner of their bedroom. The figure is described consistently: tall, featureless, absolutely still.
The basement door at 2224 Randall cannot be kept closed. Regardless of locks, bolts, or barricades, residents report finding it open each morning. One family removed the door entirely. They found it rehung by morning.
In 1987, 1999, and again in 2014, a dark reddish-brown substance was found seeping through the walls of the master bedroom. Laboratory analysis in all three cases returned inconclusive results. The source was never identified.
Neighbors on both sides of 2224 report hearing what sounds like a woman speaking calmly through the walls of the house — even during periods when the property is confirmed vacant. The words have never been clearly understood.
The second bedroom on the upper floor maintains a temperature between 12–15 degrees colder than the rest of the house regardless of season or HVAC settings. Three separate HVAC companies have inspected the room and found no explanation.
A mirror installed in 1961 has been removed from 2224 Randall seven times by seven different owners. It is always found returned to its original position on the upstairs landing — facing the basement door.
The documented history of 2224 Randall reads less like a property record and more like a catalog of dread. These are the key events, as best as can be reconstructed from public records and survivor accounts.
Mecklenburg County surveys note an "informal interment site" on land that will eventually become Randall Street. Estimated 30–40 individuals buried without markers. Families were never notified.
The house at 2224 Randall is built by contractor Elias Murrow. Murrow dies of unspecified causes before the first residents move in. His body is reportedly found in the basement, seated upright in a chair, facing the wall.
The Caldwells become the first post-war occupants. Within six months, two of their four children begin sleepwalking — always to the same spot in the backyard. The family flees in month nine. Their youngest daughter never speaks again.
New owner Harold Vance installs a large ornate mirror on the upstairs landing. He is institutionalized within three months, claiming the reflection "was not his own." The mirror remains to this day.
A team of four paranormal researchers from Chapel Hill spend a weekend at 2224 Randall. Three of the four report severe psychological disturbances within 48 hours. The fourth's recordings contain 22 minutes of audio that the team refuses to publicly release.
The Marsh family witnesses the first documented wall seeping. CMPD is called. The responding officer requests a transfer the following day and never gives an official statement about what he saw inside 2224.
Tenant Marcus Webb goes missing from 2224 Randall. No signs of forced entry or exit. His car remains in the driveway. His phone, wallet, and shoes remain inside. The case is officially listed as unsolved. CMPD does not comment on the investigation.
A couple moves in, citing the low rental price. Neighbors report hearing screaming from the property on their third night. By morning, the couple's vehicle is gone. They are reached by phone two weeks later in Atlanta. They decline all interviews.
2224 Randall sits vacant. The utilities remain active. Lights are occasionally seen in the upstairs windows. The basement door is always open.
Over the decades, investigators and residents have documented the phenomena at 2224 Randall through various means. The evidence below represents a fraction of what has been collected — much of it has since gone missing, been destroyed, or been confiscated by parties unknown.
14 confirmed electronic voice phenomena captured across 3 separate investigations. 3 recordings are classified as Class A — audible without enhancement.
Anomalous forms appear in 23% of photographs taken inside 2224. Most appear in the basement stairwell or in the reflection of the upstairs mirror.
Thermal imaging reveals persistent cold signatures in human shapes in the cold room — even when the room is confirmed to be physically empty.
Over 40 signed and notarized witness statements describe encounters at 2224. Six witnesses have since recanted — all six citing threats they refused to detail.
Three separate lab analyses of the seeping substance have been ordered. All three returned "inconclusive." One laboratory lost all samples before reporting was complete.
Security cameras installed in 2019 captured 11 hours of footage before the system failed. The last 40 minutes of footage cannot be played back on any known device.
These accounts were collected from individuals willing to speak on record. Many more witnesses exist who refuse to be named, citing fear of ridicule — or something worse.
"I watched the lights go on in every room of that house in sequence — top to bottom — at exactly 3 AM every Thursday for six months. The house was empty the entire time. I stopped looking out my window after that."
"I don't talk about that call. I've answered homicides, accidents — all of it. Nothing prepared me for what was in that basement. I put in for a desk assignment the next morning and I've never set foot on Randall again."
"The first week was fine. The second week, we found handprints on the inside of the basement door — from the inside. We tried to convince ourselves it was nothing. By week three, we knew we were not alone in that house."
"I have investigated over 200 properties in my career. 2224 Randall is the only one I left early. I cannot discuss the contents of our audio recordings. I have been advised, legally, not to. Make of that what you will."
"Every disclosure form I filed was clean. The law only requires so much. But every time I showed that house I felt sick from the moment I unlocked the door. One buyer fainted on the basement stairs. We listed it as a medical episode."
"I've blessed homes before. It's a matter of faith. I walked into 2224 Randall, opened my Bible, and every candle I had brought went out at the same moment. I said the Lord's Prayer and I left. I have not returned. I will not return."
This site exists to document and preserve the history of 2224 Randall for research purposes. We are not responsible for what seekers of the paranormal may encounter should they visit the property.
However, in light of the documented history, we strongly advise the following:
We have documented what happens to those who ignore these warnings. We choose not to publish those accounts.