Halloween is upon us, and with it a chance to tell stories of ghosts and other inhabitants from beyond the veil. We've already looked at some of the best haunted locations that you could road trip to in the state. Today we take a brief glance at some of the most famous ghosts as well.

Emily The Austin Tavern in Austin is home to a famous and very active specter known as Emily. Like many of the ghosts of Austin, she is rumored to have originated in the days of speakeasies and Prohibition, when times were loose and violence was commonplace.

Legend has it that Emily was a waitress at the bar during this period, and that she was killed in a bar fight that turned riotous. Now servers and patrons say that she pinches them, knocks over glasses, and just all and all creates a ruckus.

During some renovations a pair of ladies shoes were found under the floorboards. The shoes are now kept in a display case on the second floor, and people believe they must have belonged to Emily.

Anna and Joshua The Ott Hotel in Liberty was built to accommodate the oil boom, and ended up being one of the most haunted sites in Texas thanks to the many people that have come through and stayed in the turbulent time. Countless guests have reported slamming doors, mysterious footsteps, and figures at the end of their beds.

The most famous of all these are Anna and Joshua, an arguing set of geists that have a nasty reputation. In 1930 Anna was having an affair in the hotel when Joshua came and began knocking on doors looking for her. Finding Anna, he argued with her until shots rang out and they both fell dead from one single bullet. No one knows the identity of the shooter. Now the two endlessly bicker in the halls of the Ott.

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