Carey, Ohio

"Welcome to SCarey, Horror in the Heartland" ― Graffiti'd town sign

Carey
Attractions	Halloween Horror Nights
Location information
Type	Township
Location	Wyandot County, Ohio, USA
Inhabitants	Aldridge Kesterson Alice Dodgson The Caretaker George Von Stebler Jeremiah Kubsch Jim Deedle Louise Hatfield Lydia Wyandot Malcolm Wyandot Mary Worthington Sam Meetz Sculders Shawn McPherson
Visitors	Fear

Carey, Ohio is a real-world village in Wyandot County, Ohio. The town is a recurring setting for Halloween Horror Nights.

Description

Carey is a township in Wyandot County, Ohio.

Features

• 19 Hemmingway Lane:
• Carey Drive-In:
• Carey Elementary:
• Carey's Women's Correctional Facility:
• Hartford Mansion:
• Meetz Meats:
• Sewers:
• Shady Oaks Cemetery & Funeral Home:
• WKNB Station: The TV station for Carey Ohio's Channel 21.
• Wyandot County Hospital:
• Wyandot County Water Treatment:
• The Wyandot Estate:

History

Background

Origins

Carey was founded in 1843.

Around 1888, George Chapman (1865-1903) moved to Carey under the name of George Kubsch. George did this to avoid suspicion of involvement in the Whitechapel murders of, "Jack the Ripper", where he conducted an autopsy on two of the victims and falsified death certificates.

In 1892, George Kubsch's former accomplice Aldridge Kesterson moved to Carey with his son Thornton M. Kesterson due to suspicions of him transporting bodies for George. Aldridge then became the handyman of the Carey Elementary school. Also in that year, George Kubsch had a son named Jeremiah Kubsch.

Disappearance of Mary Worthington

On the August 27th of 1908, Carey Elementary school handyman Aldridge Kesterson and students Louise Hatfield, George Von Stebler, Shawn McPherson, Jim Deedle, Alice Dodgson, and Jeremiah Kubsch pulled a prank on teacher, Mary Worthington. Aldridge's own son Thornton Kesterson was not present due to having been goaded by his father.

The prank seemed to have killed Mary, and her body was never recovered though schoolmaster Mr. Renshaw found shattered glass where it should have been. Mary left behind a daughter, Marie W. Agana, and her spirit may have become the ghost, "Bloody Mary" in folklore.

Development history

One of Halloween Horror Nights' creators originates from Carey, Ohio.

Appearances

Halloween Horror Nights

Carey has appeared in several Halloween Horror Nights events and haunted houses.

Trivia

• Several descendants of those involved in Mary Worthington's death are shown to be inhabitants of Universal Orlando's New York. Many of them were victims of Mary Worthington's granddaughter, Dr. Mary Agana.
• George Chapman/Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski is a historic criminal though his relationship with the town of Carey is fictional.