Wander into Indianapolis's Lazy Daze coffee house and you might get more than a cup of joe. In addition to being one of the city's favorite cafes, it's also the most haunted. "Several customers, employees and visitors have reported the presence of a ghost in the back rooms of Lazy Daze," explains Alan E. Hunter, paranormal expert and author of "Irvington Haunts." "Apparently, this ghost likes to haunt the single restroom in the rear of the establishment."
The homey coffee shop lies on the East side of Indianapolis in a quaint district called Irvington, which is well known for its haunted buildings, homes and streets. "Haunted Irvington" walking tours take participants past the homes of Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon and murderer D.C. Stephenson and past a restaurant reportedly haunted by gangster John Dillinger.
The coffee shop is nestled inside of The Irving Theater, a building established in 1913. Though it no longer operates as a theater, the patrons, baristas and owner of Lazy Daze (and those who live in the above apartments) have plenty ghostly tales to tell, including the apparition's affinity for chess.
According to Hunter, the Lazy Daze ghost has the ability to sound like a man or a woman and often whispers the question, "What are you doing?" Owner Jeff Coppinger has had many strange experiences in the front of the shop as well. "One morning I was opening up the coffee house, getting the place ready and straightened up for business," Coppinger tells Asylum. "I put the chess pieces on to the playing table and then went to the back room for a little bit. I came back to the front office and noticed that all the chess pieces had moved."
Visit the coffee shop today and you'll find that those pieces are no longer sitting out.
"I keep them put up now," said Coppinger. "If anyone wants to play with them, they can ask."
Despite the ghostly spirits, Lazy Daze has regularly been voted the best coffee house in the city since its establishment in 2003. Besides, "Lazy Daze ghosts are friendly and are not known to purposefully frighten anyone who visits or works there," insists Hunter.


























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Wednesday 17 February
By Jutsy
You know another city that's well-known for its haunted buildings? New Orleans. Even though the smart money would be on the Indy chess-playing ghost, I think a New Orleans ghost would win in a mildly shocking Deep Blue upset.
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Wednesday 17 February
By Al Hunter
Irvington, Indianapolis' most haunted community, loves New Orleans. Been on several Big Easy ghost tours in the past, loved 'em all.
We're happy to bask in your refracted ghostly spotlight, just be kind to your step child y'all.
Wednesday 17 February
By Al Hunter
Lazy Daze rules! It's been the headquarters for the ghost tours for 8 years now and the headquarters for the tours will soon open inside the coffee house. Ghost tours, soup, books and curiosities galore. Promises to be fun, fun, fun!
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Wednesday 17 February
By mesaman
Actually, the coffee house is haunted by a bunch of dimwitted moronicas who get their jollies playing "boo" with each other. I guess it is possible they think they can become a show on the Discovery Channel. It's big on boogey men.
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Wednesday 17 February
By bart
The United States of America, easily the most superstitious country on earth. Is there anything you guys won't believe?
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Wednesday 17 February
By Debbie
WHEN YOU SEE SOME THING MORE THAN TWICE. HAVE THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU YOU CANNOT EXPLAIN NOR OTHERS.YOU CANNOT CONDEMN. IT IS ALL OVER THIS WORLD NOT JUST HERE IN USA.
WAKE UP!
THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS WORLD THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED. I HAVE SEEN TO MANY THINGS...
IT IS JUST SO UNREAL
AND NO, I AM NOT A NUT.
Wednesday 17 February
By mesaman
Hey Debbie; BOO! And want a second opinion on whether you are nuts?
Thursday 18 February
By owen
Yeah, right. Uh-huh. Nice way to drum up business.
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Thursday 18 February
By BEEZZER
Im the kind who hasn't seen or heard anything that resembles a
'haunting', so im not TOTALLY sure from what folks are saying,
BUT im really interested in experiencing that kind of thing.
Why don't the Lazy Daze folks get the chess board out, set up
the players and zoom a cam on it for the NET to see, then they
would get more 'believers' if pieces started moving around.
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Thursday 18 February
By wadisplace
Debbie, I know what you are talking about. We all have certain levels of "Clairvoyance": (The power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses.) I, like most men, have a low level of clairvoyance. But my ex-wife has a very high level of Clairvoyance. We were married for 18 years, and I use to joke that the house was a "stop-off" for Ghosts. She use to tell me about her experiences, which I use to say,"OK" and just blow it off. But I did have a few Para-normal experiences in the 18 years we were together. It seems right before a major event such as "911" or "Katrina", the spiritual world goes crazy. Before 911 I felt something was in the bedroom, then I woke up. My wife jumped 2 feet out of the bed when I yelled,"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT !!!" because this thing was in by bedroom. I forced myself not to blink my eyes as they specture moved toward the wall and disappeared. I excitedly told my wife about what I saw. She replied,"Oh, it's been visiting for a while." Then turned over and went back to sleep. FOR CHRIST SAKE !!! I had a few more experiences. But none since we divorced.
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Thursday 18 February
By jo
i used to live next to a house in elyria, ohio that was haunted. it was really weird at times. The dogs actually watched what ever was there. the house was build before the civil war. The house i live in now is haunted by my husband and mother, and a couple others who passed away. we even have a couple of cat ghosts. there have been a half a dozen people who have actually seen them. you can actually smell their scent. my husband liked beer and every once in a while you can smell that. we keep no beer in the house. so the other world does exist but your mind must be open to it.
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Thursday 18 February
By Sis
hey, it would make a very interesting show on Ghosthunter. why not call them in and see if they can prove it. would definately draw a major crowd in for you...:)
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