The Harper Hill Church Cemetery near Dadeville, Alabama, is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a pastor's family. The legend states that the pastor, in a fit of madness, murdered his family on the grounds of the former church and cemetery. According to local folklore, a pastor who served the church at this site became deranged and killed his entire family. The paranormal activity is attributed to their unsettled spirits. The cemetery is located on a former church site. Teenagers have long frequented the site to try and scare one another. People who have visited the grounds have reported having paranormal experiences. Legends tell that over a century ago the minister who lived in the church went insane and murdered his entire family, then killed himself. Ever since then there have been reports of strange apparitions in the small church's windows, or even the sound of the old minister preaching to his congregation.