Monday, February 8, 2010

10 Haunted Places From Around the World

Changi Beach


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Location: Changi beach is located in Singapore

Legend behind this: Thousands of Chinese were tortured and killed during the Sook Ching Operation as they were suspected of being anti-Japanese.

The experience: Strange crying and screaming are reported by people. The heads of the Chinese dead bodies are sometimes seen flying everywhere and headless bodies walk around the beach. The scariest thing is that the ghosts leave blood stains. During nights people observed dug holes that appear as if they were used for burying bodies.

Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery


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Location: Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery is located at Midlothian, Illinois.

Legend behind this: According to a legend only men were buried here and hence the name. Many officers have reported that black magic and occult rituals have been occurring in and around the graveyard. Hence it is believed that the ghostly powers are severe here.

The experience: Ghost lights and voices, apparitions, strange recordings and sightings of unbelievable creatures are commonly reported by people.

Monte Cristo


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Location: Monte Cristo, Australia’s most haunted mansion is located in Junee, New South Wales.

Legend behind this: Mrs Crawley, the owner of the house never came out of her home after the death of her husband in 23 years of her remaining life except for two times. After her death her ghost haunts the place particularly her former room.

The experience: Bodiless ghost, phantom face in the window, floating apparition, strange and ghostly voices, automatic turning on and off lights are some haunting experiences of the people. Some people reported that when they entered the boy’s bed room they were breathless and turned purple and almost died, they became normal after coming out from the room.

Bhangarh Fort


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Location: Bhangarh Fort is on way from Jaipur to Alwar in Rajasthan, India.

Legend behind this: According to a legend, Singhia, a black magic tantrik cursed the palace that everybody would die in the palace and their souls will stay there for centuries without rebirth. Another interesting point is, all the houses in this area are without roofs because whenever a house is built with roof, the roof collapses.

The experience: This is the most haunting place in India. People who visit this place experience anxiety and restlessness. It is said that nobody returns from this place that stays there after dark. Government prohibited this area from staying after sunset. You will find a board installed by Archaeological Survey of India displaying “Staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in this area”.

The Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road


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Location: The Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road is located in Liberty Township, Ohio.
Legend behind this: According to the legend, a man and woman were held up on top of the bridge while travelling on a car. At first the man got out to get help to save the woman but she died, later the man also died. Another story says a woman threw her baby off the bridge and then hanged herself.

The experience: Many people reported that they heard the conversations of ghosts, then a woman’s scream followed by a man’s scream. Some claimed that they saw ghostly figures, mists, lights and a ghost train.

The George Stickney House


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Location: The George Stickney House is located in McHenry County, Illinois, USA.
Legend behind this: George Stickney had twelve children out of which only three survived. He and his wife wanted to talk to the spirits of their children. For this he built this house with round corners to enable free roaming of spirits.

The experience: Now it is the Police House. The police claimed that they heard strange sounds and footsteps, the objects moving around, sudden turning off the lights, doors opening by themselves and door knobs turning suddenly.

50 Berkeley Square


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Location: 50 Berkeley Square is located in the UK.
Legend behind this: According to one legend, a little girl was killed by a sadistic servant in the nursery. Another one says that a young woman lived in the house with her evil uncle. She fell down dead when she tried to escape from a window. Since then the top floor is said to be haunted.

The experience: This is the most haunted house in the UK. Many people claimed that they heard strange noises. Ghosts and mists are seen and many mysterious things are happened. Now this is occupied by Maggs Bookshop and the employees are not allowed to go up to the top floor.

Babenhausen


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Location: Babenhausen Barracks is now a museum located in Germany.

Legend behind this: It is said that the ghosts of German soldiers that died in World War II haunt this place. According to a legend, if a soldier visits this museum and picks up a telephone, a woman will talk backwards in neither German nor English. It is the ghost of a witch who was burned at the stake and since then her ghost was killing many German soldiers.

The experience: Ghostly voices, turning on and off lights without physical cause, sounds of footsteps and strange commands are reported by people.

Screaming Tunnel


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Location: Screaming tunnel is located in the northwest corner of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Legend behind this: A little girl was burnt alive by her father and since then her spirit haunts the place.

The experience: If anyone lights a match in the middle of the tunnel, a high-pitched screaming voice can be heard.

Dominican Hill


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Location: Dominican Hill is located in the Baguio City, Philippines.

Legend behind this: According to some people the ghosts of people who were killed during the war haunt this place. Some say the patients who died here despite having the hope to be alive turned into ghosts.

The experience: Hearing the banging of doors, windows

, clattering of dishes and screaming voices during night are reported by people.
Are you ready for the horrifying experience?


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