This Wisconsin road was ranked as the third most haunted in the U.S.

If you're not a big fan of ghosts and haunted spirits, it may be best to avoid this road while driving in Wisconsin.

Sixt.com ranked Bray Road i n Elkhorn as the third most haunted road in the U.S. The website used search trends on TikTok and Google to determine the list, including the words "ghost" and "haunted" alongside the road's name. The Ghosts of America website was also used to determine roadside ghost sightings.

What makes Bray Road haunted?

The Elkhorn road is reportedly where a wolfman-like creature, the Beast of Bray Road, prowls. According to eyewitness accounts, the beast has been seen kneeling over a deer, walking on its hind legs, and reaching to the back of a truck to retrieve a roadkill deer.

The first sighting of the beast was reported in 1936 , when a man saw the beast that was described as over six feet tall, with a canine face and the body of a man. Sightings have been reported in the 1980s and 1990s, with more recent ones in 2018 and 2020 .

The beast has been depicted in a 2005 horror film, "The Beast of Bray Road," as well as a 2018 documentary, "The Bray Road Beast." Stories about the alleged beast can be found in a 2015 book, as well as a 2017 episode of the podcast, Lore .

Only two Midwest roads made the top twenty list, with Archer Avenue in Lemont, Illinois coming in at 18.

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