AFTER DARK
Story by Paije Maas | Design & Illustration by Makayla Zayic
Washington State is known to most as the “Starbucks state” full of caffeine addicts, or the “Evergreen State” full of trees as far as the eye can see in specific vampire movies. What some may not know is Washington State is also home to a few urban legends aside from the iconic Bigfoot.
MALTBY’S 13 STEPS TO HELL Located in Bothell is a cemetery of secrets. It is said that within this cemetery sits a set of stairs leading to an underground tomb home to a very wealthy family. These stairs became labeled as the “13 Steps To Hell” after many teenagers dared each other to walk down them until they caught a glimpse of what lies beneath. It has been passed along that if you were to
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SOURCE: Only In Your State website
Old buildings always have an urban legend or a story that has been passed around about it. The Cecil Dryden Hall located at Eastern Washington University is no different. This building was first opened in 1965 and is a co-ed dorm. It is said that on the “outer-wall of the north wing” a screaming face can be seen. The maintenance workers have tried to debunk this by changing the
