Woman Hollering Creek Many say this creek located between San Antonio and Seguin is named based on a loose translation of La Llorona, the “Weeping Woman.” People say that you can hear the ghastly shrieking of a woman there at night. According to the traditional myth, La Llorona is the ghost of a woman who drowned her children in a fit of jealous rage after finding her husband with another woman, then drowning herself out of regret. However, some say that the screams heard at Woman Hollering Creek were just from a lady who’d go there to vent her anger when she was upset at her husband. Either way, we don’t recommend getting too close, in case La Llorona pulls you in. Credit: Photo via Wikimedia Commons / Dicklyon

Drivers in a new survey named Woman Hollering Creek the “scariest road in Texas.”

Located between San Antonio and Seguin, Woman Hollering Creek is said to be haunted by the ghost of La Llorona, one of the Alamo City’s most infamous urban legends.

The survey, conducted by Gunther Volkswagen Delray Beach, asked 3,000 drivers what roads they avoid after dark.

The results include “spooky streets” throughout the United States. Though it was No. 1 in Texas, Woman Hollering Creek landed at No. 63 nationally.

Taking the top spot on the national list is Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, where the ghost of the Headless Horseman is said to prowl.

In a description of Woman Hollering Creek, the survey results spoke of La Llorona, who “is said to wander the area at night, crying for her lost children. Many have reported hearing her wails near the water. The haunting echoes of her cries leave travelers feeling a mix of empathy and dread as they navigate the road, aware of the tragic legend that surrounds it.”

La Llorona is a figure of Mexican folklore who drowned her children in a fit of jealous rage after discovering her husband with another woman. She then drowned herself in regret, or so the story goes.

Though San Antonio’s Woman Hollering Creek is said to be based on a loose translation of La Llorona or “the weeping woman,” the earliest documentation of this folkloric legend dates back to 1550 in Mexico City. The legend of La Llorona later spread throughout Mexico, Central America, South America and into the United States.

Other Texas roads that landed on the national list of “spooky streets” include Bragg Road — aka “Ghost Road” — in Saratoga, Texas. This dirt road in the swamps of Southeast Texas is the site where the strange phenomenon of the “Saratoga Light” is said to appear. Depending on who you ask, it could be swamp gas, or it could be the ghost of a decapitated railroad worker.

Another Texas road that landed on the list is El Camino Real in Nacogdoches. Also known as Nacogdoches Road, El Camino Real follows Native American trails, where much bloodshed occurred. Travelers report seeing the ghostly apparitions of pioneers wandering aimlessly in the middle of this road in the self-described “oldest town in Texas.”

  

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This article appears in Oct 16-29, 2024.

Stephanie Koithan is the Digital Content Editor of the San Antonio Current. In her role, she writes about politics, music, art, culture and food. Send her a tip at skoithan@sacurrent.com.