Some properties are becoming places of pilgrimage not because of their extraordinary architecture or history, but because of the ghosts that inhabit them. Someone will smile skeptically, someone simply will not believe in the other world, and someone has already experienced the presence of ghosts on themselves. Point.ru has compiled a list of the scariest haunted houses
Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England. The castle was once a monastery, a defense post, an army barrack and a private property. During the time of William Wallace and the Scottish War of Independence, the castle played a decisive role in the defense of the English side. They say that within its walls the enemies of England were terribly tortured. Eyewitnesses say that in the premises of the castle you can still feel the oppressive presence of tortured people and even hear their death cries.
Whaley House Villa, San Diego, California. The villa is considered the most "densely populated" haunted house in the United States. In the last century, the building housed a local court, and in the courtyard, sentences of hanging were carried out, and innocent convicts committed suicide. In 1960, a museum was organized in the villa. Since then, visitors have often seen the ghosts of the "owners" of the house: a hanged man and a woman walking through the walls. Those wishing to visit the historic building and see the ghosts come from all over the United States.
Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado. The Stanley Hotel is familiar to all admirers of the talent of the famous writer Stephen King: it was here that he came up with the plot for the future novel "The Shining" and it was here that the shooting of a mini-series based on the novel took place. In the eyes of ordinary people, the hotel is more interesting not for its "connections" in Hollywood, but for the ghosts that inhabit it. Guests often see the ghosts of the very first innkeeper and his wife. The hotel staff periodically hears strange sounds coming from vacant rooms and see how the piano in the lobby suddenly starts playing by itself.
Villa Crenshaw House, Illinois. This villa, built in 1838, is often called the "House of the Old Slaves". Its former owner, landowner and manufacturer John Crenshaw, needed cheap labor to run the business. Crenshoi solved the problem simply: he and his subordinates captured entire families of former slaves. The unfortunate people were kept in the basement of the villa in tiny cubicles, hammered to the floor. The slaves were constantly bullied, beaten and left hungry. After Crenshaw sold the villa, its new owners witnessed many paranormal activities, and the ghosts that inhabit the house are considered the souls of tortured slaves. None of the guests could spend the night in the attic: long before dawn, they ran away screaming, terrified. The villa was once open to tourists, but now it is state property and no entry is allowed.
Winchester House Villa, San Jose, California. The history of the villa began with ghosts. William Wirth Winchester, an inventor, died in 1881, leaving behind his wife Sarah, who never recovered from the death of her only child 15 years before her husband's death. Soon after Winchester's death, his widow visited the medium with the aim of summoning the soul of the deceased. The session of spiritualism was a success, and the ghost of Winchester told his wife that a terrible curse lay on the whole family. The inventor of the famous Winchester said that his invention claimed so many lives that the dead are about to come for Sarah. The spirit of her husband ordered Sarah to drop everything and move to a new place and start building a house. William warned her that once construction was over, Sarah would die. The widow heeded the advice of her husband's ghost, moved to San Jose and immediately began building a new home. Under her vigilant control, the builders worked every day from 1884 to 1922, until the death of the strange landlady. The result of the protracted construction was a huge house with 160 rooms. The house is more like a labyrinth: in an attempt to prolong construction, Sarah ordered workers to do unnecessary work. As a result, the house has a lot of unnecessary and strange details, for example, a staircase on the first floor, resting against the ceiling. They say that whoever enters the house will not be able to get out. They also say that the ghosts of people killed from the Winchester settled in the labyrinth house and still live there. Sarah ordered workers to do unnecessary work. As a result, the house has a lot of unnecessary and strange details, for example, a staircase on the first floor resting against the ceiling. They say that whoever enters the house will not be able to get out. They also say that the ghosts of people killed from the Winchester settled in the labyrinth house and still live there. Sarah ordered workers to do unnecessary work. As a result, the house has a lot of unnecessary and strange details, for example, a staircase on the first floor resting against the ceiling. They say that whoever enters the house will not be able to get out. They also say that the ghosts of people killed from the Winchester settled in the labyrinth house and still live there.
Loftus Hall Castle, Ireland. This castle has a long and interesting history. Loftus Hall itself was built on the ruins of an older castle in 1350. In 1870, the dilapidated building was demolished and a new one was built. Legend has it that in the middle of the 18th century a traveler knocked on the castle and asked for an overnight stay. The owners of the castle did not refuse the wanderer and accepted him into their home. During dinner, the owner's daughter accidentally bent down and saw that the stranger's legs were transparent. The girl screamed, the stranger immediately disappeared, disappearing into thin air and leaving a hole in the ceiling. The girl soon died, and ghosts settled in the house. The family asked the local priest to drive out the evil spirits, and after the consecration of the castle walls, the invasion of ghosts stopped. However, they say that the ghost of the unfortunate girl still haunts the castle.
Historic Anchorage Hotel, Alaska. Externally, the hotel does not at all look like gloomy castles with ghosts, however, both hotel staff and visitors claim that seeing a ghost is common. The most famous ghost is the spirit of an abandoned bride who hanged herself in a hotel room right in her wedding dress after learning that her fiancé had escaped from the aisle. Visitors talk about paintings falling from the walls, breaking partitions, tearing curtains, etc. The owners of the hotel are so accustomed to "their" ghosts that they even keep a special magazine in which all incidents are described in detail, and regularly report them to the press to attract new visitors.
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Villa Beauregard house, New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is considered the most "haunted" city in the United States: showing tourists attractions in the form of haunted houses is as common for local residents as it is for Muscovites to show the way to Red Square. This house, which belonged to one of the generals of the Confederate army during the Civil War of the North and South, was later acquired by a family of Italian immigrants. In the 40s of the 20th century, paranormal activity began in the house: the sounds of cocked rifles from the Civil War were heard, and voices were heard giving orders.