With Halloween fast approaching, people around the world are getting ready for the spookiest
night of the year.
Some people go trick or treating whilst some visit haunted houses designed to give you
a good fright.
The question is, are you brave enough to visit a real haunted house where demons and rogue
spirits roam the halls?
5 - Bramall Hall, Stockport Located 11 miles outside of Manchester, Stockport,
an up and coming market town is the last place you’d expect to be home to one of the most
haunted places in the world.
Stockport is a town steeped in rich history and throughout the centuries, it was home
to textile mills and hat factories that supplied not just the UK but the world with their products.
Built in the 14th century, Bramhall Hall has been called home by some of the most important
people in Stockport and the surrounding areas of Greater Manchester.
The Tudor hall sits on over 70 acres of land, complete with lakes, gardens and some woods.
One legend amongst the locals is that the Hall was intended to be built elsewhere, but
when the builders returned one morning they found that the foundations had been moved
to its current location.
The legend goes that fairies moved the foundations and since then, it has stuck.
If you visit Bramhall Hall on New Year's Eve, you might just catch a glimpse of the infamous
‘Red Rider’.
A ghostly apparition who wears a red cape and rides in on horseback, only to mysteriously
disappear into the fog.
The Red Rider is the ghost of a real horseback rider who came across the hall by chance in
1630 whilst out on his travels.
The rider approached the hall and asked William Davenport, the current owner for a place to
stay for the night to which Davenport agreed.
By morning, the mysterious man had disappeared and William Davenport was found deceased in
his room.
Other visitors have reported seeing the ghost of Alice The Maid who haunts the rooms of
Bramall Hall, looking for vengeance.
The story goes that Alice was waiting for her husband to return from Spain, only to
find his horse without a rider.
She passed soon after of a broken heart and vowed to avenge her husband.
She now roams Bramhall Hall, looking for her beloved.
This isn’t the only paranormal activity occurring at Bramhall Hall, others have described
odd sensations and feelings with one person saying that it felt as if someone had thrown
ice cold water over them.
Other visitors have reported strange smells with no origin, shadowy figures watching them
and even an organ playing by itself.
4 - Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania Hoia Baciu (ho ee yah bye chew)Forest is home
to ‘The Clearing’ a place that has been called one of the scariest and creepiest places
on earth for its creepy goings-on and its portal into another dimension.
Hoia Baciu Forest is located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania deep into the area known as “Transylvania.”
Whilst the name Transylvania might conjure up images of vampires and Dracula, locals
have assured us that running into a vampire in Hoia Baciu Forest would be the least of
your worries.
The Forest encompasses over 617 acres of forests, complete with winding trees and a disturbing
silence.
Due to its size, it’s easy to see why so many people get lost in the Forest but some
people believe that there is much more to it than just someone wandering off into the
woods and getting lost.
The first has been the home of so many unsolved and unexplainable events that it has been
dubbed “The Bermuda Triangle of Romania” and some Romania’s warn tourists to avoid
it completely.
Deep into the forest is an area known as “The Clearing” is part of the forest most well
known to those outside of Romania.
In 1968 Emil Barnea photographed what he claimed was a UFO, hovering over “The Clearing”.
Years later, other people photographed and reported the same thing, only to be heavily
discredited by the Romanian government and outcast from society.
Visitors to the forest have reported leaving with burns, rashes, headaches, fevers and
other extreme symptoms that they did not arrive with.
There is even a story of a shepherd who walked into the forest with 200 sheep, only for him
and his flock of sheep to mysteriously vanish without a trace.
Some people have claimed that they entered “The Clearing” only to be transported
through a portal to another dimension.
Other visitors have reported seeing dark shadowy figures amongst the trees watching them and
also reported seeing the ghost of a man dressed in traditional Romanian clothing, wandering
aimlessly throughout the forest as if he is looking for someone or something.
Locals who go against the advice to enter the forest reported seeing ‘ectoplasms’
throughout their visit and stated that their phones and other devices failed.
Most people are too afraid to visit the forest but for those who are brave enough, there
are tour companies who will show you around and even let you camp in the forest dubbed
one of the scariest places on earth.
3 - Dragsholm Slot, Denmark Dragsholm Slot in Zealand, Denmark has fortified
itself as one of Denmark’s most haunted buildings.
Built in 1215 by the Bishop of Roskilde, the castle has been the centre of some of the
most important yet darkest parts of Danish history Between 1534 and 1536, Danish Catholics
and Danish Protestants were involved in a power struggle.
Both sides took over towns, villages and buildings such as castles to fortify their position.
Dragsholm Slot remained the only castle in the region to not be captured or destroyed
and became an important place.
This conflict brought about reformation in the country and Dragsholm Slot Castle was
seized and controlled by the Danish Government and this is where the darker history begins.
The castle was stripped of its former glory and turned into a prison to hold high ranking
members of society such as noblemen.
These prisoners were held in less than ideal conditions, with the worst offenders being
given the worst punishments.
Today, visitors report hearing the shouts and cries of those who were once held in the
castle.
One of the most infamous ghosts to roam the halls is ‘The White Lady’ who many believe
to be Celina Bolves who came from a noble family.
Her ghostly apparition is said to roam the halls looking for revenge after her father
imprisoned her in the castle’s dungeon for falling in love with a commoner.
In the 1930s, workmen reported finding remains in one of the dungeon’s walls and said that
the skeleton was wearing a white dress.
Not all of those who roam the halls are sad though, ‘The Grey Lady’ of Dragsholm Slot
Castle is said to be a happy spirit who performs good deeds to those she encounters.
It is said that in life, The Grey Lady passed accidentally after being given a remedy to
cure her toothache by her master.
Instead of being angry, the spirit of the lady lived on, thankful that her master tried
to save her life and wanting to do good deeds for him to repay her debt.
2 - Ancient Ram Inn, Gloucestershire Tucked away in an idyllic country lane in
Wotton-Under-Edge, The Cotswolds,, The Ancient Ram Inn looks unassuming and peaceful from
the outside.
To innocent tourists, the house might look like just another B&B, waiting to host guests
as they go about their adventures in the English countryside.
But make no mistake, The Ancient Ram Inn is unlike any other inn you’ll see in the quiet
town, there are very few brave souls who have stayed the night and residents are too afraid
to step foot onto its grounds.
The owner even claims that an incubus and a succubus call the Inn home.
The Inn was built in 1145 and used as living quarters for those who worked on the St Mary’s
Church, with a large percentage of these workers being there involuntarily.
To add to the mysterious history, the Ancient Ram Inn is rumoured to have been built on
the top of a 5,000-year-old Pagan burial ground which only adds to the ghostly presences seen
at night.
The house is filled with religious items, complete with a bible in every room.
One bible has an eerie sign next to it that reads “careful here” without further explanation.
This isn’t the only creepy message that visitors are met with, by the main staircase
reads a sign that says “YOU ENTER HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK?”.
Visitors to the home report that it is cold and there is a constant feeling that someone
is watching you.
On the first floor of the inn sits the Bishop’s room, the current owner John Humphries describes
this room as “the most haunted room in the world” and told the BBC that he doesn’t
sleep very well at night.
According to John, a monk slept in the Bishop’s room but ended up fleeing in the middle of
the night, jumping out of a window.
Ever since then, his ghost has haunted the Bishop’s room, along with the ghosts of
those contacted through seances and other magic rituals.
John also told the BBC “Eight people who’ve slept here have had to be exorcised.”
John’s daughter, Caroline added “I did [spend the night] once and won’t ever again.
People get a strong presence on their chest and can’t get out of bed.
I experience furniture being dragged around me - a really heavy, loud laborious, dragging
noise.”
There is also the “Witches Room” which is filled with Pagan and Witchcraft items.
The popular belief is that a Witch was tried at the Ancient Ram Inn and that her spirit
is trapped there, seeking revenge on the townspeople who turned on her.”
John also invited a clergyman to visit and bless the house, to which the clergyman replied
“I’m not going in there, what you’ve got in there is very, very evil.”
John regularly welcomes visitors and paranormal investigators, the question is, would you
be brave enough to stay the night?
1 - The Buxton Inn, Ohio The Buxton Inn in Ohio has long been a hotspot
for paranormal activity that has left locals and curious tourists alike coming back for
more.
The Inn was built in 1812 and over the years has been the host to many famous guests such
as Abraham Lincoln and Henry Ford.
Whilst the Inn has a rich and vibrant history of famous and important guests, there is a
darker side to the inn that gives it the reputation of being one of the most haunted places in
Ohio.
Guests at the Buxton Inn have reported seeing the ghost of Ethel Houston, a previous owner
of the Inn roaming from room to room.
Ethel owned the inn for over 25 years and lovingly cared for every inch of it.
Ethel was regularly seen around the hotel in her fancy blue dress doused in gardenia
perfume that could be smelt as she walked past.
Ethel has now been dubbed “The Blue Lady” by both staff and guests at the inn after
her ghost, complete with blue dress, is often spotted.
Ethel isn’t the only one seen around the inn and the ghost of her cat, Major Buxton
can also often be spotted at the inn.
Guests who stay in Room 9 report being visited by the ghost of a cat in the middle of the
night and also report that Major Buxton will oftentimes get on the bed and snuggle up to
whoever is staying there.
Visitors at the Buxton Inn have reported hearing their names being called out to them along
with loud footsteps or doors opening by themselves.