Violin Annie is the ghost of a talented young violinist, Harriet Annie Marshall, who died of diphtheria in 1890 at age 11 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Centralia, Illinois. Her grave features a sculpture of her holding a violin, and visitors report hearing violin music and seeing a spotlight on her statue at night, suggesting her spirit continues to play. Some stories claim her music soothes souls, while others warn that hearing the tune will drive you to madness. Harriet Annie Marshall (H. Annie Marshall) died in 1890 at the age of 11 from diphtheria. She was a gifted violinist in the Centralia area. Her parents, Dr. W. Scott and H.H. Eoline Marshall, commissioned a statue of Annie holding her violin, with a music stand, to be placed on her grave. One source notes that the bow of the violin on the statue is missing, possibly due to vandalism. Visitors claim they can hear the sound of a violin playing in the cemetery, particularly around dusk or at night. Some reports mention a glow or spotlight appearing on the statue while the music is heard, almost like she's performing. A darker legend suggests her music soothes the dead, but listening to her "torrid tunes" can drive a person to madness and a tortured death, dragging them to the cemetery to play for eternity.