the 15 most haunted places in the world
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it's Halloween
okay maybe not it's more like Christmas
but it'll definitely feel like Halloween
with our topic today scary stories never
go out of style or out of season
most of these spooky stories are set in
haunted places found all around the
world these haunted locations vary from
seemingly normal houses to hotels
plantations and even islands in this
video we're taking a look at the 15 most
bone-chilling places around the world
these haunted locales have long
histories of paranormal activity
hauntings possessions and demonic
presences get ready to scream with us as
we take you on this spooky ride number
15 the Amityville house Amityville New
York The Amityville house at 112 Ocean
Avenue has been covered by a shroud of
horror since the brutal family murder
that took place in the home on November
14 1974 at 3:15 a.m. 23 year old Ronald
DeFeo jr. shot and killed his whole
family on that day but despite this
horrendous event that made the house
famous were the horror stories
experienced by the Lutz family while
living there for only 28 days the
stories include waking up at 3:15 every
morning the same time of the murder
levitating from their beds hearing
strange banging noises and seeing green
slime oozes from the walls and keyholes
number 14 Winchester house San Jose
California can you imagine a house with
no blueprints this is essentially the
story of Winchester house it was built
by Sarah Winchester the heiress of
Winchester firearms
what made Sarah different from everyone
else was the death of her husband and
child according to rumors Sarah
consulted a seer after her family's
death the seer told Sarah that
family was killed by angry spirits and
she had to build a house in California
to appease them this strange horror
house has staircases that lead to
nowhere doors that open to brick walls
or to nothing and corners which only
lead to dead ends but the strangest
aspect of the home was probably Sarah
herself she slept in different rooms
every night and used secret passageways
to go from room to room in order to
avoid the presence of angry spirits
number 13 Chateau de Brissac Brissac
quince a friends one of the tallest
castles and France is Chateau de Brissac
according to lore the ghost of laDawn
vert or the green lady haunts the castle
story has it that King Charles the
seventh illegitimate daughter Charlotte
is said to be the green lady she was
brutally murdered by her husband for
having a relationship with another man
at the time of her murder she was
wearing a green dress thus the name
green lady she's often seen roaming the
halls and the rooms of the castles
scaring plenty of guests but according
to accounts what terrified them the most
was her face they said her eye sockets
were empty and only a gaping hole could
be seen where her nose should be number
12
Bhangarh fort rajasthan india Bhangarh
fort is a stretch of abandoned land in
India according to legend the land was
cursed by an evil sorcerer after being
rejected by a local princess princess
rotten avi he proclaimed that all souls
that dared enter the land would be
trapped there forever and nowadays it
said that eerie voices can be heard from
the fort even animals don't dare enter
the site at night as for the souls who
dared to do so they reportedly never
seen again as a result even the Indian
government prohibits anyone to enter the
premises after sunset
number 11 White House Washington DC the
most prominent house in all of America
ironically is also one of the most
haunted houses in America
since 1800 the White House has been home
to the most powerful individual in all
of the country the President of the
United States because of this legends
say that many did not want to cut ties
with that huge amount of power and chose
to linger inside the house past
presidents their families and other
notable individuals have told chilling
stories about the building in one of its
rooms the Lincoln Bedroom the spirit of
Abraham Lincoln still lingers
he's been cited by Winston Churchill
Teddy Roosevelt and many more
he's also been seen standing over the
rooms fireplace it's also said that
sudden cold spots and eerie noises can
also be experienced inside the White
House number 10
ancient RAM Inn Gloucestershire England
a pagan burial ground child sacrifices
and devil worship this is the tale of
the ancient RAM Inn apparitions of
children witches and an incubus have
been haunting this place when the inn
opened up as a bed-and-breakfast people
would often flee in the middle of the
night because of unwanted apparitions
and the feeling of cold hands suddenly
touching or grabbing them some guests
were so scared they even jumped out of
the windows number 9 Poveglia island
italy Poveglia island located between
venice and Lido in italy has a dark
history during the Dark Ages the island
became the burial ground of victims of
the Black Plague people who died and
people who were dying from the disease
were burned buried or left to rot on the
island in addition to this horrific
story a mental asylum was built on the
island in 1922 their patients were
tortured and experimented on by doctors
to this day the screams and moans of the
dead can still be heard across the
island so much so that locals refused to
visit it and fishermen dare not fish
around the island number 8 the myrtles
plantation st. Francisville Louisiana
blood stains the walls of myrtles
plantation in Louisiana according to
lore the plantation witnessed 10 murders
in toto the most famous of which was the
murder of chloe a slave of the Woodruff
family her ear was chopped off for
eavesdropping on her master's
conversation with his wife thirsty for
revenge chloe poisoned the food of
Woodruff's wife and his two children
resulting in the children's deaths
afraid of their masters wrath the other
slaves hanged Chloe for her crime to
this day chloe Woodruff's two children
and other ghosts killed on the
plantation still haunt the estate as a
result when the plantation was turned
into a bed-and-breakfast in the 1970s
guests experienced horrific sightings
and sensations number seven raynham hall
norfolk england raynham hall established
by the Townshend family who was home to
one of the most recognized ghosts in
history the brown lady a 1936 photo of
her descending the stairs on the manor
has gone viral the brown lady is known
to be Dorothy Walpole
the wife of Charles Townshend she was
accused by her husband of infidelity to
punish her he locked the lady inside the
manor and did not allow her to see
anyone not even their children she
stayed locked inside that house for the
rest of her life and now even after her
death number six
Whaley House San Diego California
according to the US Commerce Department
the Whaley House is the most haunted
house in all of America its first ever
ghost is James Robinson or Yankee Jim a
thief that was hanged to death four
years before the house was built the
past owners of the house the Whaley
family reportedly heard Yankee Jim's
loud footsteps echo all over the place
soon after upon the death of the Whaley
family they too haunted the estate
announcing their presence with a sense
of cigar smoke and perfume
number five the Queen Mary Long Beach
California the Queen Mary was a luxury
ocean liner that sailed the seas for 30
years despite its luxurious exterior the
ship has seen over 50 deaths from
children drowning in its pools to a
sailor being crushed by an engine room
door to other deaths during World War
two today Queen Mary serves as a hotel
many guests experience paranormal
activity in every room of the ship from
the ghostly sightings of the children
too frightening apparitions of men and
women wearing clothing from the 1930s
and 1960s but according to guests the
most chilling sightings can be found in
the ship's engine room and if a haunted
ship isn't your idea of an ideal place
to stay maybe check out our list of the
15 most expensive hotels in the world
for some other ideas just click on the
top right corner to check it out
number 4 Gettysburg battlefield
Gettysburg Pennsylvania one of the
world's bloodiest battles took place at
the Gettysburg battlefield during the
American Civil War over 50,000 young men
shed their blood as a result of this
three-day conflict it's no wonder why so
many paranormal sightings have taken
place in this area many of these young
soldiers can still be seen haunting the
area some were seen looking for their
weapons and others for their comrades
unaware the battle ended long long ago
number 3 Tower of London London England
hundreds of years of terror and murder
depict the history of the Tower of
London
it has witnessed the death and torture
of thousands of political prisoners
since its establishment in 1078 some of
the most famous sightings involved that
of Anne Boleyn the wife of Henry the
eighth she was beheaded in the tower and
can now be seen walking around the area
carrying her head another is that of the
Countess of Salisbury tower visitors
reportedly saw a ghostly reenactment of
the countess's death with the
executioner chasing her around the
grounds and eventually beheading her
number two edinburgh castle edinburgh
scotland edinburgh castle has over 900
years of history much of which involves
death execution and murder visitors to
this castle reported sightings of
paranormal apparitions ranging from
colonial prisoners to children and
animals
one such sighting is that of lady janet
douglas of Glamis who was brutally
murdered for being a witch another is
that of Alexander Stewart who stabbed
and burned his men to death
number 1 Eastern State Penitentiary
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
well Alexis we've reached number 1 on
our list the most haunted place in the
world solitary confinement this is what
Eastern State Penitentiary was all about
it was a prison built in 1829 that was
famous for its Iron Fist policies
imagine living alone for years
no one to talk to no one to see no one
to listen to this is what prisoners
experienced in this penitentiary no
personal contact whatsoever
prisoners were even forced to wear sacks
when they strolled outside their cells
it was enough to drive many to insanity
with that you could only imagine the
out-of-this-world sightings in this
place evil and endless laughter in cell
12
the sound of pacing in cells the
appearance of shadowy figures and the
banging of cell doors it's the scariest
place in the world enough to drive you
insane and that's it a Luxor's 15 of the
scariest places on this planet we hope
you got a good scare while watching this
video and while we have you here we're
curious do you believe in these
paranormal sorts of things would you
ever visit any of these haunted places
and confirm these bone-chilling stories
for yourself let us know in the comments
and of course for sticking with us until
the end of this spooky video here's your
bonus
the idea of ghosts goes back to ancient
Egypt when people believed that death
was a time of transition from one form
to another Albert Einstein also had a
theory about ghosts
he believed that since energy cannot be
created or destroyed but only change
form the energy of people could manifest
as a ghost after death thank you for
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