Pensacola Ghosts: What You Need to Know About Its Haunted History and Ghostly Cinema

Nestled along the Gulf Coast, Pensacola, Florida, is known for its sugar-white beaches, rich colonial history, and military heritage. But beyond the postcard-perfect scenery lies a darker, more mysterious layer—one filled with haunted buildings, lingering spirits, and chilling tales. Pensacola isn’t just a beach town; it’s one of America’s oldest settlements and a city steeped in paranormal legend. Thanks to filmmakers and paranormal investigators like Ericka Boussarhane and her team at Second Sight Paranormal, Pensacola’s ghost stories are now leaping off the sidewalks and onto the screen in a growing lineup of paranormal documentaries and films.

🕯️ Pensacola’s Haunted Legacy: Ghosts of the Gulf

With roots dating back to the 1500s, Pensacola has centuries of layered history under the rule of five different flags—Spain, France, Britain, the Confederacy, and the United States. That much history means a whole lot of unfinished business from the dead.

From haunted lighthouses and colonial graveyards to eerie old hospitals and houses with a cursed past, Pensacola has earned a reputation for being one of Florida’s most haunted cities. Paranormal tours, ghost hunts, and psychic investigations have uncovered compelling evidence of hauntings in spots like:

• The Pensacola Lighthouse – haunted by former keepers and sailors

• Seville Quarter – where spirits still toast alongside the living

• Historic Belmont-Devilliers – once the red-light district, now a hotbed of ghost sightings

• The Bell House (Dead Side Manor) – a haunted house made infamous through film

🎬 Pensacola on the Paranormal Screen: Ghost Movies You Can’t Miss

Over the years, the city’s haunted past has inspired a wave of paranormal films and documentaries, many led by Second Sight Paranormal and psychic medium Ericka Boussarhane, who has turned Pensacola’s most haunted tales into spine-chilling stories on screen.

👻 Dead Side Manor: Prescription for Fear

Trailer: Watch HereAfter Dr. John Bell’s sudden suicide, paranormal disturbances plague his historic Pensacola home. Second Sight Paranormal investigates strange bloodstains, ghostly voices, and hidden secrets in this eerie dive into a real-life haunted mansion.

💡 Ghost Keepers of the Light

Trailer: Watch HereThe Pensacola Lighthouse takes center stage in this exploration of spectral sailors and lost souls who may have mistaken the beacon for their afterlife light. The team also visits the National Naval Aviation Museum, where spirits may still take flight.

🍽️ Ghost Brunch

Trailer: Watch HereWho says hauntings only happen at night? This Seville Quarter investigation happens over mimosas and breakfast fare, where spirits are just as active as during moonlit hours.

🛼 Phantoms of the Rink

Trailer: Watch HereSet inside the abandoned Landmark Skate & Fun Center, this film explores the haunting of a ghost child who may still roll through the rink after hours.

🛁 Tub of Sorrow

Trailer: Watch HereThis film investigates the home of Wallis Warfield Simpson, once destined to become royalty. But it’s the bathtub where the most supernatural encounters happen.

🌊 Cursed Cliffs

Trailer: Watch HereSet in Chimney Park and Bay Bluffs Park, this haunting tale uncovers supernatural consequences tied to natural beauty.

☕ Caskets to Café

Trailer: Watch HereInside a former family home turned café, spirits of the Levy family may still linger, serving up paranormal energy instead of lattes.

🔮 Beyond Pensacola: Regional Paranormal Films by Second Sight

Second Sight’s cinematic universe of hauntings expands beyond Pensacola to include:

• The Haunting of Oakleigh House (Mobile, AL)

• Haunted Real Estate: The Uninvited (Victorian horror with a twist)

• Fear No Weevil (Enterprise, AL’s ghostly roots)

• The Myrtles Plantation (St. Francisville, LA — one of America’s most haunted)

• Echoes of War (Fort Morgan & Fort Blakeley)

• Eternal Playtime (DAR House, haunted by children’s laughter)

• Bon Secour: Spirits of the River (Swift-Coles House, where spirits call investigators by name)

• The Haunting of Malaga Inn (Mobile hotel hauntings that won’t check out)

• Beyond the Grave: Unforgotten Voices (A moving look into loss and the afterlife)

• Murder and Mayhem (The dark and deadly red-light history of Pensacola)

🏆 Acclaimed and Award-Winning Work

Second Sight’s films have not only scared and thrilled viewers but have also gained international recognition:

• London International Monthly Film Festival

• Orlando International Film Festival

• Tri-Cities International Film Festival

• Anatolia International Film Festival

• Fortean Film Festival…and more.

👁️‍🗨️ Why Pensacola’s Ghost Scene is So Unique

What makes Pensacola’s hauntings so gripping? It's not just the ghost sightings or the haunted buildings—it's the city’s brutal and beautiful history. From Civil War battles to natural disasters, racial injustice to epidemics, Pensacola has endured much. The spiritual residue of that past lingers in whispers, shadows, and cold spots felt by those brave enough to listen.

Thanks to teams like Second Sight Paranormal, these voices from beyond are being documented, honored, and shared with the world.

🎥 Watch the Hauntings Unfold

Ready to experience these supernatural stories? You can view most of the trailers and full videos directly on YouTube or Vimeo (some videos are password-protected). Whether you're a paranormal enthusiast, history lover, or horror buff, Pensacola’s ghostly cinema offers a deeper dive into the stories that still haunt the Gulf Coast.

So the next time you're strolling through downtown Pensacola, take a closer look—you might be walking with the dead.