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Fort Peck Theatre ranks #8 among Montana's most haunted places

A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, Fort Peck Theatre in Fort Peck ranks #8 among Montana's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 61 Montana sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Fort Peck Theatre ranks #8, and it's the index's most family-friendly pick in the state. The Army Corps of Engineers built the 1,209-seat theater in 1934 for the roughly 50,000 workers building Fort Peck Dam, and it opened that November with a screening of "The Richest Girl in the World." One firsthand published account describes activity there.

Staff and volunteers tell two different stories about who haunts the theater: a 2018 Glasgow Courier feature named the presence "Floyd," while national haunted-places roundups call him "Red," a supposed former projectionist. Both describe footsteps in an empty theater and doors and lights operating on their own. No formal paranormal investigation of the building is on record.

Statewide, Virginia City ranks #1, and Bannack State Park, the state's most famous haunted site, misses the top ten.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Fort Peck Theatre, 201 Missouri Ave., Fort Peck, hosts a live summer stage season, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/montana/The fact sheet, with cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/montana/Photo: Fort Peck Theatre, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: fortpecktheatre.orgA short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Fort Peck Theatre ranks #8 among Montana's most haunted places
A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, Fort Peck Theatre in Fort Peck ranks #8 among Montana's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 61 Montana sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Fort Peck Theatre ranks #8, and it's the index's most family-friendly pick in the state. The Army Corps of Engineers built the 1,209-seat theater in 1934 for the roughly 50,000 workers building Fort Peck Dam, and it opened that November with a screening of "The Richest Girl in the World." One firsthand published account describes activity there.

Staff and volunteers tell two different stories about who haunts the theater: a 2018 Glasgow Courier feature named the presence "Floyd," while national haunted-places roundups call him "Red," a supposed former projectionist. Both describe footsteps in an empty theater and doors and lights operating on their own. No formal paranormal investigation of the building is on record.

Statewide, Virginia City ranks #1, and Bannack State Park, the state's most famous haunted site, misses the top ten.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:
Fort Peck Theatre, 201 Missouri Ave., Fort Peck, hosts a live summer stage season, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

For media:
The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/montana/
The fact sheet, with cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/montana/
Photo: Fort Peck Theatre, on the fact sheet.
Venue contact: fortpecktheatre.org
A short version follows.

About HauntBound: HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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SHORT VERSION

Fort Peck Theatre ranks #8 among Montana's most haunted places

Fort Peck Theatre in Fort Peck ranks #8 among Montana's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. The Army Corps of Engineers built the 1,209-seat theater in 1934 for workers building Fort Peck Dam. Staff and volunteers describe a presence some call "Floyd" and others call "Red," with footsteps and doors and lights operating on their own. The theater hosts a summer stage season, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/montana/

SHORT VERSION
Fort Peck Theatre ranks #8 among Montana's most haunted places
Fort Peck Theatre in Fort Peck ranks #8 among Montana's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. The Army Corps of Engineers built the 1,209-seat theater in 1934 for workers building Fort Peck Dam. Staff and volunteers describe a presence some call "Floyd" and others call "Red," with footsteps and doors and lights operating on their own. The theater hosts a summer stage season, Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/montana/