Hotel El Rancho, Gallup
The El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, NM is reportedly haunted by full-bodied apparitions, disembodied sounds, and experiences of objects moving on their own, with some claims of dark energy and satanic markings linked to the hotel's shadowy past and associated activities like gambling. While no specific ghost is named, the reported phenomena are often connected to the hotel's history as a Hollywood filming base and the underground tunnels beneath the property, which were used for illegal activities during the Prohibition era. Some visitors report seeing full-bodied apparitions in the hotel's lobby and on the balconies. Disembodied laughter, talking, footsteps, and banging pots and pans have been heard, particularly in the kitchen area. There are reports of objects moving without any assistance. Some staff and visitors have experienced a dark energy, especially in the adjacent bunk house. Unsettling, satanic-like markings have been reported in the underground tunnels.