Zombie Road / Lawler Ford Road
Wildwood, Missouri, United States
Road or bridge · local-legend
The Story
Lawler Ford Road's folklore combines phantom travelers with a sinister character nicknamed the Zombie, said to have waited for people along the wooded route. HauntedPlaces.org records stories of a train victim and a child lost near the bluffs. The lurking-murderer tale is presented as legend, without endorsing claims of disappearances. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
The Hauntings
Lawler Ford Road's folklore combines phantom travelers with a sinister character nicknamed the Zombie, said to have waited for people along the wooded route. HauntedPlaces.org records stories of a train victim and a child lost near the bluffs. The lurking-murderer tale is presented as legend, without endorsing claims of disappearances. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
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Plan Your Visit
Today Rock Hollow Trail. Follow posted trail hours and restrictions; the folklore is not permission to enter adjoining land or travel after closure.