Mount Misery in Melville, NY is an area steeped in paranormal lore, with reported phenomena including spectral figures such as a woman in distress, shadowy children, and a hellhound-like beast with red eyes. Many accounts center around incidents on Sweet Hollow Road, including legends of a car being pushed uphill by a spectral woman near an overpass, a possible police officer's ghost, and a bridge where spectral figures are said to appear. Other stories describe unexplained growling, blood-like odors, and inexplicable cold spots, with theories attributing the hauntings to a mythical cursed place or a forgotten mental hospital, though concrete evidence for the hospital's existence is lacking. Visitors report seeing shadowy figures, a crying woman, and spectral children, as well as a large, black hellhound-like creature with glowing red eyes that is considered an omen of death. Sweet Hollow Road: This road is a central location for many legends, including the famous "Ghost of Sweet Hollow". Under the Northern State Parkway overpass on Sweet Hollow Road, a phantom force is said to push cars uphill, attributed to the ghost of a woman hit by a car or spectral school children. Accounts include unexplained growling and the distinct odor of blood or burning flesh. One local legend describes a police officer whose ghost appears with his head missing, where he was shot.