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Before choosing a salon for your next hair makeover, it’s crucial to ensure the location isn’t haunted. If it is, you might encounter lingering spirits. Hair salons, oddly enough, are often hotspots for supernatural activity. Here are 10 eerie encounters at haunted salons guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.
10. Michael’s Hair Design
Michael’s Hair Design in Nailsea, UK, has been the site of numerous paranormal occurrences since Michael Pearce assumed ownership. Located in a centuries-old cottage, the salon has witnessed unexplained phenomena such as objects vanishing or shifting on their own, along with an inexplicable cold spot in one room. The persistent ghostly activity eventually led to the involvement of a medium to investigate the strange happenings.
The medium verified the long-held suspicions of locals, confirming the presence of a ghost in the salon. She identified the spirit as a sorrowful young boy. Michael retired and shut down the salon in 2022 without ever encountering the ghost. It remains unclear whether the boy continues to haunt the new residents.
9. Nokes’z Hair
Nokes’z Hair, a salon located in Northfield, UK, has gained notoriety for its frequent supernatural occurrences. In 2017, paranormal investigators Dale Makin and Justin Cowell featured the salon on their YouTube channel, capturing footage of a mysterious black mist that appeared to shift and morph within the premises.
This incident is just one among many reports of eerie happenings at the salon. A customer reportedly witnessed the same mist years prior. Staff members have also recounted seeing a spectral face observing them in the dark, vases and mirrors being mysteriously rearranged, objects being hurled across the room, unexplained voices, and appliances turning on autonomously. While the ghost’s identity remains unknown, the sudden appearance of an 18th-century coin on the doorstep has sparked speculation that it might be linked to the haunting.
8. Halo Salon
Amanda Kist, owner of Halo Salon in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, has encountered anything but heavenly experiences during her time running the business. A suspected poltergeist has been causing chaos, flinging pictures off walls and tossing baskets out of the washing machine. Despite electricians confirming the salon’s systems are functioning properly, Amanda’s stereo inexplicably shuts off at the same time every day.
Amanda eventually sought the help of a psychic during a Christmas party held at the salon. The psychic detected the presence of an elderly man named Charlie, who was believed to have run a watch repair shop in the vicinity. Upon consulting local historians, Amanda learned that a dilapidated watchmaker’s shop once stood near her building, adding credibility to the psychic’s claims.
7. The Barbers
Charlotte YD Hale, proprietor of The Barbers in Frodsham, UK, is convinced her salon is haunted by the spirit of her late mother. Her mother passed away from illness four years prior to Charlotte purchasing the salon, yet her presence remains. Charlotte believes her mother’s ghost is drawn to the business, perhaps seeking a connection she never had in life.
Charlotte first encountered the apparition while reviewing security footage. She spotted the image of a spectral woman reflected in one of the mirrors and instantly recognized her mother by her distinctive posture. Additionally, Charlotte occasionally detects the aroma of burnt buttered toast, a scent she associates with her mother.
Paranormal investigators from Paranormal Investigations UK confirmed the salon’s haunting and found no alternative explanation for the phenomena, leading them to conclude it could indeed be Charlotte’s mother. Unfazed by the ghostly presence, Charlotte feels fortunate to have her mother’s spirit nearby and eagerly anticipates more visits.
6. Sally Montague
While one might assume ghosts would deter customers, Sally Montague has proudly embraced her salon’s reputation as Derby’s most haunted. Over her 40-year career as a hairdresser, both salons she has operated in the English town have been plagued by paranormal activity. Reports include sightings of a small dog and a group of marching soldiers. Local lore suggests the soldiers are connected to underground tunnels beneath the historic city, possibly dug or utilized by the military.
The ghostly dog, believed to have passed away after falling ill, is said to have returned to visit its owner, a loyal customer of the salon. Sally once heard what sounded like a dog’s bark, and the customer claimed to see the spectral animal near another patron’s feet. Although Sally couldn’t see it herself, the customer, who had a history of supernatural experiences, explained that not everyone is able to perceive spirits.
5. A Touch of Claas
Linda Claas, a salon owner in Missouri, runs her business from her 92-year-old home. While the exterior appears unremarkable, the interior tells a different story. Claas and her staff are convinced the house is haunted. Beyond the typical signs of paranormal activity, such as objects moving on their own and appliances turning on inexplicably, Claas has reported encountering orbs.
These luminous circles of light are believed by paranormal investigator Hector Lugo to serve as vessels for spirits, akin to the bubble used by the good witch in The Wizard of Oz. He described the spirits as playful and childlike, though their identities and intentions remain unknown. Claas speculates they could be former visitors to the house. Interestingly, a realtor once captured images of these spirits in Claas’s kitchen.
4. Thomas Hardy Salon
In 1903, a barroom brawl led to a man being thrown through a glass window. Years later, the owner of the Thomas Hardy Salon in Ogden, Utah, and her son would hear the sound of shattering glass simultaneously. Each believed the noise originated from different floors—the owner in the basement and her son upstairs—yet neither could determine its source. This is just one of many eerie stories associated with the salon.
Other accounts include sightings of a ghostly girl in the mirror and the sound of footsteps ascending the stairs when no one is present. In 1903, the same staircase was the scene of a fatal accident where a drunken man fell and broke his neck. Could his spirit be returning to seek vengeance on the building that caused his demise? Or is he cautioning others to avoid the treacherous stairs? Regardless, the staff are reportedly too frightened to venture into the basement.
3. The Ghost Barbershop
This story stands out because the salon itself wasn’t the site of paranormal activity—its very existence was the mystery. Aaron Levinson was exploring San Francisco with a friend when he noticed an unusual shop window on a steep, dimly lit street. Inside was a small barbershop featuring red leather chairs, illuminated lights, and a barber at work. A sign advertised $5 haircuts, which Aaron found oddly affordable.
The next day, Aaron returned for a haircut but couldn’t locate the shop. After asking an elderly man for directions, he learned that the last barbershop on that street had shut down decades earlier. The man accompanied Aaron to the spot where he had seen the shop, only to find a house standing there instead.
What makes this story even more fascinating is Aaron’s skepticism. As the son of an architect and a host of scientific discussions, he identified as a “scientific agnostic.” While he values evidence, this experience has made him more open to the possibility of inexplicable phenomena, like a barbershop from the past vanishing without a trace.
2. Total Bliss Salon and Spa
Massage therapists often speak of removing negative energy, but where does it go? Nancy Carroll, an Arizona salon owner, believes it lingers in her storage room. She often senses another presence in the hallway, even when no one is there, and sometimes catches a fleeting glimpse of someone out of the corner of her eye.
One of the spirits she named Lola, who was notably friendly and left those who encountered her feeling uplifted rather than frightened. An employee named Jim also witnessed the paranormal activity, spotting a woman in a long white gown passing between him and Nancy during a conversation.
1. Exquisite Styles
Exquisite Styles, located in a 175-year-old Pennsylvania farmhouse, has enough eerie occurrences to sway even the most skeptical. The owner’s 18-year-old son, who initially mocked his mother and her staff’s claims, was stunned when he and his friends felt an unexplained chill while sitting outside the farmhouse. Moments later, lights and a fan turned on by themselves. Owner Melissa Schafer has experienced numerous such events and suspects the spirit might be John Cooper, a former soldier and possible past owner of the property.
Descendants of the Cooper family reported seeing the ghost of a man in a Civil War uniform in the basement. Historians confirmed that a local man named Cooper served in the military, though it’s unclear if he owned the farmhouse. Adding to the mystery, video footage has captured strange, spiny white rods appearing in the air and swirling around the room over the years.
