Spook Road in Brandon, South Dakota, is rumored to be haunted by ghost stories and tied to occult practices, including reports of ritualistic cattle killings and the sighting of a dark spirit near a graveyard. Driving the road, particularly at night, was considered a local teen rite of passage, and today it is blocked off from the west by a barrier at its halfway point. The road is a well-known local legend, with numerous stories about its eerie nature. Reports of cattle carcasses found in a ritualistic manner have been linked to the road. There are claims of a dark, disembodied spirit that follows west from the graveyard on the road. For a long time, driving Spook Road at night was a common activity for local teenagers looking for a thrill or a way to scare their friends. The western approach to the road is now blocked off at its midpoint, preventing further access.