Ghost stories terrified many as children. Having matured, some of us lost faith in the existence of the other world, but there are places on Earth that can convince us of this. We offer the top 10 places where you can meet a ghost.
1. Myrtles Plantation, USA
Rumors say the Myrtles plantation is located on the site of an ancient Indian cemetery. It is considered one of the creepiest places in America. According to legend, 10 people were killed in the house. The ghost of a slave in a green turban was seen here, and the enchanted mirror is said to hold the ghosts of Sarah Woodroffe and her children, who previously lived on the plantation. Also occasionally is the ghost of William Winter, who is believed to have been killed by a gun shot on the stairs. His ghost crawls up the stairs, disappearing on the seventeenth step.
2. Tolbooth, Aberdeen, UK
Tolbuth in Aberdeen was once a prison where members of the Jacobin revolution were held in the mid-1700s. Later, children were hid here, whom they intended to sell into slavery in the American colonies. Reports of paranormal activity include the sounds of rumbling chains, a mysterious white mist, and a squeezing sensation on the necks of visitors.
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3. Pluckley Village, Kent, UK
This village in Kent was once considered the most haunted in England and has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records for it. There are 12 to 16 ghosts here. Among them there is a robber, stabbed by a sword and nailed to a tree. Most often, paranormal activity occurs in a place with the appropriate name "Corner of Fear". To get there, follow the ghost of the Red Lady that appears in the cemetery after dark.
4. Alcatraz, USA
This prison once held the famous gangster Al Capone, but is famous for the prison and many supernatural events. Leon "Whitey" Thompson, a former prison inmate who guided tours of the prison in the 1980s, claimed to have seen the ghost of a prisoner he knew personally and was named Johnny House. Visitors to the prison repeatedly heard screams, and also saw a woman's figure in the cell window.
5. Aradale Hospital, Victoria, Australia
Village within a Village, Aradale Hospital is a huge complex that opened in 1867. It is estimated that 13,000 people died here, and not always due to natural causes. The ghost of Nurse Kerry is mentioned, who lives in the women's wing. Visitors share stories of strange sensations, touching, feeling cold, drafts that pass through the entire building and occur for no apparent reason, and loud bangs heard in empty buildings.
6. Devil's Pool, Babinda, Queensland, Australia
Natural pool nestled among the boulders. According to legend, the Devil's Pool was cursed by an Aboriginal woman who drowned herself in it when her lover was taken from her. Since 1959, 17 people have drowned in the pool. Falls or fast currents were the cause.
7. Fort Bhangarh, Rajasthan, India
Also known as Fort of the Ghosts, Fort Bhangarh was a small settlement with temples and palaces at the foot of the mountain. It was completely abandoned by people around 1783. There are two stories about the reasons. According to one, the city was cursed by a holy man who forbade the city to have buildings higher than his own house. When one of the buildings shadowed his house, he cursed the city. According to another version, a certain wizard was in love with the princess Bhangarha. He put a spell on the princess to make her fall in love with him, but the girl managed to resist witchcraft. Then the wizard cursed the city. It is believed that whoever enters the city at night will never leave it.
8. Tavern "Baran", UK
This tavern and inn was built in the 1100s. Their visitors constantly heard heartbreaking screams, and also noticed how the furniture moved. The owners of the property are sure that underneath there is a place where pagans sacrificed children. Caroline Humphries, who has lived in the house for over 30 years, was used to her guests being horrified by the ghost of a little girl, children's screams and strange sensations. Others claimed they had been thrown onto the bed by a male demon.
9. Loang Sueu, Indonesia
Translated from Javanese, Loang Sueu means "thousands of doors", which properly describes this structure. Like the Penang War Museum, it was also turned into a prison by the Japanese during World War II, and executions were carried out in the basement. Many ghosts are seen at the site, including a young Dutch woman who allegedly committed suicide in the building, headless creatures roaming the building. Kuntilanak (a ghost-vampire from local mythology) also appears here.
10. Penang War Museum (Ghost Hill), Penang, Malaysia
According to National Geographic, this museum is one of the most visited places in Asia. It was originally built in the 1930s by the British as a fortress. The Japanese invasion in 1941 turned it into a prison where torture and beheadings were routinely carried out. According to local residents, one particularly brutal Japanese officer still roams the prison as a ghost.
GUSAKOVA IRINA YURIEVNA