Previously, readers have already got acquainted with the ghostly inhabitants of Moscow and St. Petersburg, but now it is time to pay a visit to guests from other worlds who live in other countries. Why the white witch of Jamaica, the brides from Marvel Hall and the Greenwood cemetery cannot find peace for themselves, and also why the spirit of the crypt victim still scares people - you can learn more about this later.
Exotic Jamaica immediately transports guests to the time of pirates, as 1500 adventurers settled here in Port Royal, raiding Spanish settlements, but after the earthquake and tsunami, the surviving people were forced to move to other places, but now you will visit Montego Bay, striking tourists with its colonial architecture. It was in it that the White Witch lived, famous for her unusual beauty and cruelty. When wealthy planter John Palmer acquired the land in the 18th century, he built a magnificent Rose Hall, named after his wife, only for a short time the couple enjoyed such luxury. The sudden death of his beloved woman affected the health of the owner, but at the age of 72 he decided to marry a young lady, about whom bad fame was already circulating.
Annie Patterson was Irish, but her parents, after a sudden departure to Haiti, died under unexplained circumstances, and an old dark-skinned nanny who knew all the secrets of voodoo took up the upbringing of the 10-year-old girl. Her pupil, already at the age of 16, was stronger than local sorcerers, after which she decided to start looking for a worthy spouse. The first groom was her compatriot and baron, but only two years later he died, leaving the widow, in addition to the state, the love of his younger brother. A similar situation was repeated with the next chosen ones of a 25-year-old lady, who, due to rumors, decided to move to Jamaica, where she met our hero.
He also did not stay in this world, like his predecessors, after which the young lady was not going to tie the knot, having wealth and unlimited power over numerous slaves. No one even suspected that the fragile lady tortured her servants who did not please her in bed, and also quickly sent damage to their families, sacrificing babies to their black gods. The servants were afraid to walk through the rooms of the palace, as ghostly shadows often appeared here, but only thanks to the occasion of the victim's mistresses were able to find peace. In 1831, a young Englishman came here, on whom the witch immediately laid eyes, but he fell in love with a dark-skinned housekeeper and was going to marry her. After another witchcraft, the girl died in torment, and then her fiancé was struck by an incurable disease.
Only the victim's father did not tolerate the atrocities of the white lady and, together with his accomplices, burst into her bedroom, and then they gagged her and began to beat her until they saw a lifeless body. He was thrown from the balcony where Annie had admired the execution before, and the slaves flatly refused to bury the corpse, despite threats from the authorities. After the arrival of the old nanny, the remains were transferred to the crypt, but then a ritual was performed so that the spirit of the deceased could never get back. In the process of the ceremony, something did not work out, so the ghost was free and settled in the ruins of a building destroyed during the uprising. Then in the 60s it was bought by an American who did not know anything about the events of those times. His wife was in charge of the engineering work, but suddenly an invisible force threw a woman from the balcony, breaking her neck in a fall. Having learned the story of the witch,the widower rhinestone sold the property to the local authorities, who turned it into a museum of culture, where exhibits of a terrible person were preserved.
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Now employees are trying to leave this place before sunset, because a ghostly figure often appears in the house and even descends into the basements, from where the terrible screams of its prisoners continue to be heard. Also, the face of the White Witch appears in the mirrors, leaving blood stains on the walls and floors, and many fatal accidents have also been recorded.
Now fast forward to the UK, which has the most ghosts. The beautiful Marvel Hall in Hampshire also has a sad story about a bride, whose ghostly silhouette in a white dress is often seen by guests of the mansion. The charming building was built in the 30s and delighted the owners with its surroundings, but the lawyer's personal life was unsuccessful. After the birth of his daughters, his wife died in an accident, after which he himself raised the heiresses, and then remarried. At this time, the eldest daughter agreed to marry a young American doctor, despite the fact that family members were not happy with the union of a rich bride with an orphan.
The couple's wedding took place magnificently and solemnly, and then everyone decided to play hide and seek, only the main hero of the occasion disappeared without a trace. A long search had no result, the groom suspected that his beloved had simply run away from home, and then the family left the mansion in which the new owners made a hotel. The guests began to complain about the ghost of a young girl in an old dress who wandered around the rooms and cried loudly. Only after a while the servant, while walking to the attic, accidentally opened an old chest, where the skeleton of an unfortunate person lay, who could not get out of a heavy trap and suffocated. The bride's remains were buried, and visitors found peace, although sometimes strange sounds and invisible shadows of the past disturb their peace.
American Cemetery Greenwood is an anomalous zone teeming with various phantoms, so many researchers claim that there are portals to other worlds in this place. The ghost of his future wife has been looking for his chosen one for a hundred years and wanders among the graves, frightening people with his appearance. The girl lived in the 30s, when a law banning alcohol came into force in the country, but her beloved continued to smuggle and supply drinks to city establishments. The parents were against their marriage, but then they resigned themselves to the choice of their daughter, only the groom decided to earn even more money the night before the wedding, but the competitors killed the man by throwing his body into the river. The bride lost her mind from grief and drowned herself, and after the funeral she began to appear on the streets in such an outfit and was noticed by many people.
South Carolina will be another corner where in the 19th century a little girl was buried alive in a family crypt by mistake. She fell ill with a fever and the doctors delivered their verdict after the little girl stopped breathing. Then the funeral took place quickly due to the heat and humid climate, and then for 15 years no one came down here until the need to bury a new family member arose. Then people in horror looked at the skeleton of a child near the door, which, having regained consciousness, tried to get out of the dark room. After the reburial, the doors of the crypt suddenly opened, and the cry of the victim began to be heard often in the vicinity.
Nothing helped brick up this passage, so the ghost of Julia Edisto still frightens lovers of mysticism. Several years ago, a team of young researchers decided to check the reality of the story themselves, and one guy was locked up in the place where the girl was buried earlier. He could not open the doors, and then began to feel gaps in time and an incomprehensible sense of anxiety, after which he heard a strange rustling nearby. The sound did not stop and only intensified, but suddenly an eerie scream pierced the silence, replaced by a quiet cry, after which everything stopped. The witness to the meeting with the ghost fell asleep, but a strong blow from the open door made him surprised and went outside. The friends were peacefully resting in the tent, and no one thought to release him before sunrise, after which everyone quickly left this place.
Author: Irina Reshetnikova
