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 Bloody pentagram found inside Horn Creek Baptist Church web posted March 25, 2008  EDGEFIELD – Historic
Horn Creek Baptist
Church continues to be a place widely regarded as haunted and that
draws many thrill seekers, mainly teens, and some self-proclaimed ghost
hunters to the 218 year-old rural church. However, some of those drawn
to the grounds have repugnant intentions. Edgefield County Deputies
encountered several carloads of teens in the area on Saturday night
during the full moon. After telling one group of ghost seekers to stay
away, the deputy went to the church and found a pentagram drawn in
blood inside the sanctuary and what appeared to be parts of a dead
animal scattered about inside.The scene was photographed for evidence and the deputy noted the blood appeared to be fresh. It is unknown what type of dismembered animal was found around in side the church. Alerted to a report from local paranormal group of the same incident on March 17 one of the deputies later checked the report and said the photographs from the earlier incident looked like the ones he processed at the scene. The “weird” part, he said, was the blood still appeared fresh a week later. EdgefieldDaily.com went to the church on Monday and also observed the pentagram and the parts of some sort of animal. The blood, by the naked eye, appeared still wet but was not very red until photographed. The consistency seems to be a syrupy type substance. The animal parts resembled that of flank or other similar steak that could be purchased at any local grocery store and no bones were present. It is this writer’s opinion it is very unlikely that any animal was killed to create the scene and the blood is either a combination of blood and syrup or fake blood. Though the historic site can be legally visited, anyone found vandalizing the church will be arrested.  The church,
incorporated in 1790, was placed on the Historical Register
in 1971. It is currently owned by the Edgefield County Historical
Society. In a November 17, 2006 report on the run-down condition
of the church by EdgefieldDaily.com, Mr. Bettis Rainsford said a
caretaker’s cabin was about to be built on the property to safeguard
the structure and that a restoration project would immediately follow.
That never came to fruition and the structure continues to be
vandalized along with the historical graveyard.Some locals have taken it upon themselves to begin removing the weeds, small trees, and vines that were overtaking the graveyard. It is hoped that they can raise money to repair the broken headstones. One local woman said anyone caught vandalizing the property should have to do community service to restore the building. The Sheriff’s Office continues to patrol the area and two arrests were made near the church this weekend, though neither was associated with vandalism of the church. The church is also significant due to a 1781 Revolutionary War skirmish nearby in which patriot Captain Thomas Key of Colonel Leroy Hammond’s regiment, attacked a Tory party under Captain Clark. Clark was killed and the entire company was taken prisoner. Related stories: Historic Church suffers from vandalism A Horn's Creek Church Ghost in the mirror? ©
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