The Whipple Company Store in Whipple, West Virginia, is said to be haunted, with reported paranormal activities including voices from a spirit box, an elevator that moves on its own, unexplained handprints appearing on people's backs, and dried blood transforming back to its original state. These occurrences are part of the lore surrounding the historic building, which was once a central part of the coal mining community and now serves as a historical museum. Visitors and locals have reported hearing disembodied voices and other sounds when using a spirit box, a device often used to detect paranormal activity, according to WVNS. One of the most prominent reported phenomena is the elevator in the store moving by itself, suggesting unseen forces at work. Some people have described feeling a hand press onto their back, only to look and see a handprint that wasn't there before. Another unusual occurrence is reported dried blood stains on the store's surfaces that seem to reappear or return to their original liquid state.