Aahat to Supernatural to The Wailing… I’ve watched them all.
Yes readers, today’s feature is on ‘Hauntings’. It is a general understanding
that horror as a genre is pure fiction. A writer’s imaginary ghost killing
non-existent humans in a place that’s usually a house, mental institution or a
remote cottage in the woods. However, the receptive audience might absorb the
content as per their subjective beliefs.
Do I believe in ghost or to put it more descriptively, souls
of dead people impended between death and afterlife only to be stuck on Earth?
As if life wasn’t hell already (Laughing). My beliefs are of little importance
but my reader’s beliefs matter. As that would decide whether you will show any
interest on reading further or not. Here are some of the places that are tagged
as haunted with the scariest backdrop.
Are you ready with Holy water and prayer of deliverance?
1. Bhangarh fort (Rajasthan, India)
Bhangarh fort tells the tale of a black magic practitioner who
fell in love with the princess who lived in this fort. He tried to win her
heart using black magic. The princess came to know of his dishonorable ways
and got him killed. Before dying, he cursed the villagers to die and also said
that the houses will stay roofless. It is said that if you build a roof in this
village, it will end up collapsing.
When you truly love someone, losing them would break you.
Mrs. Crawley, who once owned this house, is said to have locked herself in the
house for 23 years after her husband’s death. Later when she died, people say
that they have seen her ghost wandering in the house and there are also
incidents of strange voices and flickering lights inside the house.
3. Highgate Cemetery (North London, England)
If you think vampires are nice after watching Twilight, this
might change your mind. Highgate cemetery, the resting place for over 1,50,000
people, is said to be haunted by a vampire. Rumour has it that the vampire is 7
feet tall and has the ability to freeze time and hypnotise with big red eyes.
He is often spotted wearing a black long robe. This place caught the attention
of people when a woman was found decapitated and burnt. Cold hearted!
4. Ancient Ram Inn (Gloucestershire, England)
Its high time we introduced sacrifices and cult stuff in to
this conversation. Ancient Ram Inn was established in 1145. This inn is said to
have a history of satanic sacrifices and is built on pagan burial ground. The
customers of this inn have even jumped out of the windows at the sight of
flying furniture and sounds of children screaming. Such facilities after paying
25-30 Euro, sucks!
5. Greyfriars Kirkyard (Edinburgh, Scotland)
A poltergeist, finally! Greyfriars Kirkyard is a cemetery
haunted by Sir George Mackenzie’s ghost. All thanks to a homeless man who broke
in the Mackenzie’s mausoleum. It is said that people are often physically
attacked and left with bruises and scratch marks. Also, visitors have
experienced black outs. Sir Mackenzie sounds like a bad boy.
6. Paris Catacombs (Paris, France)
We all have seen human bones or replicas of the same in our
school science lab. But how many of us have seen hundreds of human bones kept
artistically in a tunnel. Voila! You don’t need to fret much. In your next trip
to Paris, a visit to this tunnel could be an add on. Visitors are not just
bewildered by this jaw-dropping sight but there have been reports of people
disappearing altogether. If you are lucky you’ll just see apparition. Yikes!
7. Island of Dolls (Mexico)
This one had featured in my ‘20 Strangest Islands on Map’
article (http://bsoccergirl92.blogspot.com/2018/12/top-20-strangest-islands-on-map.html).
It is called as Isla De Las Mulecas, the literal translation being “Island of
Dolls”. In 1950’s, the island keeper found a dead body floating in the water.
It was a young girl. However, he could not save her. A few days later, a doll
came floating in the water. He thought that it was the young girl’s doll and
hung it up on a tree. The island keep felt that the girl was haunting the
island, hence, he hung all the dolls that came floating in the water. There are
thousands of grotesques dolls hung throughout the island.
8. Screaming Tunnel (Ontario, Canada)
A 100 years ago, a young girl died inside the tunnel when
her house caught on fire. Her house was on the other end of the tunnel. She ran
into the tunnel for help but died before she could find anyone. This tunnel now
lies below the railway tracks connecting Toronto to New York. It is said that
if you light a match or lighter inside the tunnel, you can hear the screams of
a girl and the fire goes off on its own.
9. Aokigahara Forest (Mount Fuji, Japan)
This 30 square kilometers spread of forest is renown as
“Suicide Forest” as it has the second highest rate of suicides in the world. It
is said that the souls of the people who died in the forest, haunt the place.
Though the forest looks majestic, it has its demons.
10. Changi Hospital and beach (Singapore)
War leaves scars on the soul. Changi Hospital was used by
the Japanese soldiers to torture Chinese soldiers during World War II. Many
Chinese soldiers were killed by the Japanese soldiers in at the Changi Beach
and Hospital. Both locations are now said to be haunted by the spirit of the
deceased soldiers. There have been sightings of headless soldiers walking on
the beach.
11. The Langham Hotel (London, England)
If you feel that you could never meet a Royalty in real
life, don’t be disappointed. This 153- year old hotel houses Royal spirits
including Emperor Louis Napoleon III and a German Prince, who jumped to his
death. This place came into news in 2014 when players of England National
Cricket team ran out of the hotel due to sudden flickering of lights and other
paranormal activities.
12. Hoia-Baciu Forest, (Transylvania, Romania)
Forests are supposed to be beautiful with lush greenery and
wonderful creatures. But what is a UFO doing here? Yes. This forest has found
its place on the haunted list, when a military technician photographed an UFO
hovering over the forest in 1968. It is believed to be an other-world portal as
many visitors have disappeared in the forest and for those of who have
survived, they suffer from rashes and nausea. Some call it the Bermuda Triangle
of Transylvania. If there are disappearances, then I agree!
13. Poveglia Island (Venice, Italy)
The last and the creepiest place is half a mile away from
Venice, the Poveglia Island. This island also featured in my ‘20 Strangest
Islands on Map’ article (http://bsoccergirl92.blogspot.com/2018/12/top-20-strangest-islands-on-map.html).
Its history has a combination of worst death. Plague, armory and mental asylum-
the magic portion for haunting created. This island was used by Napoleon for
the storage of his arms and ammunitions, later as a quarantine in 1776 at the
outbreak of bubonic plague, and as a mental asylum. The soil of the land has
traces of human skeleton. It is cited that people can hear the bell of the bell
tower ring, even though the bell was taken down decades ago. There is a ban on
human visit on this island.
So I’m ending the list on the ominous number and putting it
out on a ominous date. If today was Friday, then the circle of
superstition would have been complete. As for whether these places are in
reality haunted or not is purely dependent on what you experience when you are
at this place. But who so ever plans on visiting such places, I would ask you
to carry your ghost repellent weapons and a brave heart. May the God have mercy
on you soul!
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