- As children, we are told that the things
that go bump in the night are simply our imagination.
But there are those out there who have discovered
that sometimes it's much more.
Here, are the 10 most haunted places on earth, part two.
Number 10 is the Old Changi Hospital, Singapore.
Founded in 1935 in Changi, Singapore,
this general hospital, referred to as Old Changi Hospital,
was closed in late December of 1997.
Though all of the living patients and staff left,
it's been long-rumored that many of the dead have remained.
Called the most haunted location in all of Singapore,
Old Changi is said to have a large number
of spirits inside its walls,
many of them being soldiers who are understandably angry
over losing their lives during the Japanese occupation
of the country during World War II.
That lasted from 1942 until 1945.
Some of these soldiers are often heard screaming
as if being tortured today.
Other encounters have included hearing please of mercy
spotting dead patients who like they're still suffering
and shadowy figures that lurk in the darker areas,
all of them watching people from the darkness
as if waiting for the opportune moment to strike.
Number nine is Babenhausen, Germany.
Labeled by many as the most haunted area
in all of the country, Babenhausen is a town
located in Hesse, Germany.
A military town, Babenhausen has a World War II barracks
in their backyard.
And it's not uncommon to see German soldiers
in full uniform in the area.
But, of course, those soldiers are very much dead.
People in the town have even claimed
to see large numbers of ghostly soldiers
marching in formation in and around the barracks,
which have been transformed into a war museum.
Inside the building, legend has it
that if a soldier picks up a certain telephone,
a woman can be heard on the other end
eerily speaking backwards.
The region is a place of death,
especially in regards to war,
but the most popular ghost isn't a soldier at all,
it's actually a witch.
An angry spirit who was burned at the stake,
the witch has apparently seduced a number
of German soldiers and ultimately killed them.
Number eight is Jerome, Arizona, USA.
When someone refers to an area as a ghost town,
they usually mean an abandoned group of buildings,
not a place populated by the spirits of the dead.
However, when they're talking about Jerome, Arizona,
they might quite literally mean both.
A town formed in the late 1800s,
around the mining of copper and other ores,
Jerome saw more than its fair share of death
to accidents in the mines, opium overdoses
and even gunfights before the ore source was depleted.
And the population dwindled to less than 100 citizens.
Today, only 44 people, mostly artists,
have made Jerome their home.
However, they share the town with a large number of ghosts.
They include a prostitute who was stabbed to death
by a miner who wanders the roads.
Another, a bordello owner who was also murdered by a client
and likes to throw cooking utensils
that are not put away properly.
And another, a grumpy looking shadowy man
who appears suddenly to startle people.
These, among hundreds of others have yet to find rest.
Number seven is Hotel Macdonald, Alberta, Canada.
Opened on July 5th, 1915 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
this chateau-style hotel was named
after the country's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald,
and is today considered one of the most prominent locations
for paranormal activity.
Unlike many other haunted locations,
the spirits haunting hotel Macdonald are not all human.
One ghostly creature in particular
makes itself known more than any other
at the haunted hotel.
At night, many guests have reported hearing a horse
as well as a carriage clopping along briskly,
but not outside in the parking lot or even in the lobby,
but down the hallways of the eighth and uppermost floor
of the building.
It's said that the horse suddenly fell dead onsite
during the initial pouring
of the hotel's foundation in 1914.
Night managers have also been known
to receive calls from rooms on the sixth floor,
but when they investigate,
the room is completely vacant and undisturbed.
Number six is St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida, USA.
Built in 1874, at the northern tip of Anastasia Island
in Florida, United States, at St. Augustine Lighthouse
is still an active beacon today.
However, there are other much darker and more mysterious
things active at this landmark,
namely the spirits of the dead.
Multiple visitors and staff at the lighthouse
have claimed to smell cigars when there are no smokers
in the vicinity.
This is said to be a sign that the ghost of Peter Rasmussen,
one of the first keepers of St. Augustine, is nearby.
Rasmussen isn't the only late keeper to haunt the premises,
as people have also seen Joseph Andreu
standing at the top of the tower.
Andreu accidentally fell from the lighthouse
while painting it and died over 100 years ago.
But, he, too, is still present,
keeping an eye on the waters.
Also often seen are the ghosts of two young girls,
Eliza and Mary Pity who died in the late 1800s
and can still be heard laughing
in the tower late at night.
Number five is Mary King's Close, Scotland.
Back in the 16th and 17th centuries,
the city of Edinburgh, Scotland,
was made up of the Royal Mile,
the largest and busiest street.
It was also made up of a number of closes,
which were alleyways.
Named after Mary King, a local merchant burgess,
Mary King's Close is one such alleyway,
but has long been partially demolished
and buried as the city modernized.
Much of the area can still be accessed today and often is,
especially by those looking for a paranormal experience.
A number of ghosts haunt the alley,
including Annie, a girl around 12-years-old,
who likes to tug at people's legs while they walk
and a spirit who makes people feel disoriented
and sick to their stomachs.
While some try to simply explain away
the odd visual and audible experiences
that people have while walking along Mary King's Close
as the result of gas-induced hallucinations,
others know that what has happened to them
was purely paranormal.
Number four is Lawang Sewu, Indonesia.
Completed in 1919, Lawang Sewu, or A Thousand Doors,
was the headquarters
for the Dutch East Indies Railway Company
in the city of Semarang East Java, Indonesia.
As it stands today, it is one of the most famous
haunted houses in the world.
In addition to the more commonly encountered spirits
of a Dutch woman who took her own life
and a number of headless ghouls,
the most terrifying creature said to lurk
in the shadows of the B Building's basement,
is the Pontianak, a pale-skinned,
red-eyed, vampiric looking woman with long black hair
who wears a blood-soaked white dress.
She's most often encountered during a full moon.
And over the last several years, the Indonesian government
has put a great of deal of time and effort
into rebranding the building
in an attempt to change the eerie feelings
that it gives people.
But to their dismay it's still regarded
as a huge paranormal hotspot.
Number three is the Queen Mary Hotel,
California, United States.
Though this hotel currently sits in Long Beach Harbor
in California, United States,
before it was retired, the RMS Queen Mary,
a 305 meter long ocean liner
was a legendary vessel.
Christened on September 26th, 1934,
this ship was a luxurious passenger liner,
but became a military transport during World War II,
even participating in the world-changing events of D-Day.
Today, while many people call the Queen Mary
their temporary home away from home,
there are a large number of spirits
that permanently reside there.
These include an 18-year-old bearded man
in blue overalls,
who walks along the hallway in the Engine Room,
always disappearing when he reaches the spot of his death.
It also includes a number of female swimmers
near the now-closed pools, a woman in white
who dances in the shadows, and a drowned girl
who seems to like talking to people.
Over 150 apparitions have been seen,
though that number continues to grow.
Number two is Bhangarh Fort, India.
Located in the Rajasthan state of India in the 1600s,
Bhangarh Fort is world famous
for being the most haunted place in all of India.
In fact, this well-preserved fort is so haunted
that the Archeological Survey of India
has posted a notice at the site's entrance
that declares no one is allowed to be inside after sunset.
This is due to the amount of paranormal occurrences
escalating sharply at night,
and the fact that authorities have no interest
in going into the cursed area in order to save someone
unlucky enough to be inside.
With the wails and cries coming out of the fort,
it's likely people wouldn't be able to tell the difference
between those coming from the living and those coming
from the dead.
It's difficult to pinpoint if the ghosts
are those of royalty, soldiers, or an infamous wizard,
as nobody who spends the night in Bhangarh Fort
is found the next day to describe it.
And number one is Enfield Haunting, England.
While some apparitions seem to be content
simply being seen or heard,
others, in particular poltergeists,
prefer to make their presence known in physical,
horrifying ways.
Such appears to have been the case
for one such paranormal creature
in the council house of Brimsdown, Enfield, England.
The rental home in the North London neighborhood
was the site of one of the most physical hauntings
to ever hit the UK.
A poltergeist tormented two pre-teen sisters,
Margaret and Janet Hodgson,
by moving furniture, knocking suddenly and loudly,
yelling at them in a demonic voice,
and at times, attacking them by hurling toys
and smaller items at them.
(demonic growling)
The ghost was very angry and very powerful,
sometimes even expressing it by throwing the sisters
around the room.
A series of photos captured of Janet
shows the then-11-year-old
being tossed right up out of bed
while she screamed for it to stop.
Perhaps these stories will make you think twice
next time you hear a bump in the night.
But that's all for this episode, I hope you enjoyed it.
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Sweet dreams.