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Number 10: Devil's Pool, Australia The Devil's Pool, a water formation at the
top of Victoria Falls, is a gorgeous spot to swim at the edge of a massive cascade.
It's also the place where more than 15 men have perished over the past 60 years.
Legend says all the deaths are the direct consequence of a woman's broken heart.
Oolana was a beautiful woman married to a tribe elder, who fell in love with a married
man who convinced her to escape with him.
They were captured, yet the lovers managed to break free and threw themselves in the
Devil's Pool, where they're thought to have met a gruesome end after plummeting down the
waterfall.
Those visitors brave enough to swim close to the edge claim they can hear Oolana's screams,
even after all these years.
Number 9: Great Salt Lake, Utah Many years ago, a man by the name of Jean
Baptiste began robbing graves around Salt Lake City, taking the clothes and jewelry
of the dead.
He was incredibly prolific, opening over 300 graves and turning public opinion against
him.
They wanted him hanged, but his crimes weren't terrible enough to merit this punishment.
So justice got creative instead, forcing Jean to carry his crimes on his forehead.
He was marked with the words: "Branded For Robbing The Dead.", and his ears were cut
off.
To add insult to injury, Jean was taken to an abandoned island in the Great Salt Lake
and left there to die alone and miserable.
His ghost is said to haunt the Lake, many decades after his death; a constant reminder
of his gruesome punishment.
Number 8: Lake Ronkonkoma, New York New York appears in our list, as well as a
dangerous Lady of the Lake.
This version, though, is far more deadly than the Texas legend.
Many centuries ago, in the 1600s, a Native American princess by the name of Tuskawanta
and a white man called Hugh Birdsall, fell madly in love.
Her father, though, didn't approve of their relationship and separated them for good.
The lovers were kept apart by the length of the Lake, and Tuskawanta tried sending messages
to her lover by carving love letters on tree barks and throwing them into the Lake.
She hoped they'd reach Hugh, but she never heard from him again.
Heartbroken, she rowed to the middle of the Ronkonkoma Lake and killed herself, swearing
to drown a man every single year.
Through the centuries, many men, women, and even children have drowned in this ominous
location.
Visitors can't swim in the Lake any longer because of algae bloom, so it seems the Lady
of the Lake will have to go without victims for a while
Number 7: Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia Chuuk Lagoon was the site of a massive battlefield
toward the end of World War II, between the Japanese and American forces, in February
1944.
Though it lasted as little as two days, the Lagoon was still dubbed "the biggest graveyard
of ships in the world."
It's estimated that around 250 Japanese planes and 50 ships were destroyed in this area,
littering the Lagoon's waters with corpses.
For over two decades, this terrible spot was mostly forgotten by everyone but the natives
inhabiting the surroundings.
It wasn't until Jack Cousteau's 1969 documentary that people began visiting the Lagoon to scuba
dive in its waters, retrieving bodies that had been long since forgotten.
It's no wonder Chuuk Lagoon's visitors report countless sightings of ghosts over the years,
given the number of soldiers who perished in its dark waters.
Quiz Question: Before we move on, answer this quiz question.
Why are ghosts most commonly detected at night?
Is it because: A. They're easier cloaked by the darkness
B. They can move around more freely when humans are asleep
C. It's quieter & therefore easier to scare people
D. Fewer electronic devices are in use
Number 6: Okiku's Well, Japan Okiku's well is hidden inside a massive, ancient
castle in Japan's city of Himeji.
It's considered one of the Land of the Rising Sun's most haunted bodies of water, even if
it's nowhere near as big as a river or even a pond.
Legend says a young servant girl's beauty caught the eye of a samurai, who happened
to be married.
Not wanting to become his mistress, she refused his advances.
The samurai was furious about the rejection and threw her into the well, killing her horribly
in the process.
The girl's ghost remained on earth, wanting to take revenge on the cruel samurai.
She haunted him every single night until he went mad with fear.
This legend loosely inspired the popular horror film Ringu, which in turn was remade as the
American movie The Ring.
You'll probably never see a well the same way again.
Number 5: Saco River, Maine Maine is the home state of renowned horror
novelist Stephen King, so it's no wonder it's also home to one of the world's most haunted
rivers.
The cursing of these waters dates back to 1675 when three white men abandoned their
ship and boarded a small rowing boat.
Being drunk and foolish, or perhaps even plain cruel, they noticed a native American woman
with her baby son riding a canoe.
They stole the baby from his mother's arms and threw it in the water, believing he'd
be able to swim.
Though the woman jumped into the river to save her son, the baby ended up dying a week
later as a consequence of the sailor's horrible actions.
The dead boy's father, chief of the local tribe, cursed the river in retaliation, beaconing
water spirits to steal the lives of three white men every year.
Number 4: White Rock Lake, Texas The White Rock Lake became a tourist attraction
back in 1911, an idyllic location for people to hike, enjoy a picnic by the water, go fishing,
or even host an event in the park surrounding it.
Though it's a beautiful place, visitors should be cautious not to run into the Lady of the
Lake.
She’s said to be a young woman who was either involved in a fatal accident, a murder victim,
or who took her own life.
The Lady sometimes appears clad in a nightgown, though she's also been seen wearing a wedding
dress.
She always asks for a ride near the White Rock Lake, soaking wet and looking sad and
desperate.
This ghost sobs silently during the ride, usually sitting on the backseat of those foolish
enough to offer her a ride.
By the time the driver arrives at the destination she asked to be taken to, the young woman
is nowhere to be seen, having disappeared into thin air.
So far, it seems the Lady isn't dangerous, just plain creepy… but would you really
want to risk it?
Number 3: Blackwater River, Florida Florida might be the sunshine state, but there’s
nothing bright and shiny about the Blackwater River.
Even its name's ominous!
Residents in the area warn visitors to think twice before dipping into its dark waters.
They've regularly noticed a pale woman with long black hair lurking around the riverside.
The woman smells of rotting flesh and will try to drown unsuspecting victims, dragging
them toward the depths of the river with evil intentions.
Locals have tried to explain the reason behind this ghost's cruel ways.
Apparently, the state park the river runs through was the location of a brutal ritual,
which resulted in the death of a young woman dressed in a white gown.
If you ever choose to visit the Blackwater River and notice a pale-looking young lady
clad all in white, don't get in the water or look her in the eyes.
Just run the other way, and you should be safe.
So why are ghosts most commonly detected at night?
If you guessed D, you're right!
Since fewer electronic devices are in use in the middle of the night, it's easier for
EMF meters to pick up on fluctuations in electromagnetic fields.
Number 2: Queen Mary Hotel's Swimming Pool, California
Once an ocean liner, it was transformed into a hotel back in the 60s, the Queen Mary might
be among the most haunted inns in America.
Its First Class Swimming Pool may very well be completely ghosted-infected.
It's said that two women drowned in the pool while the ship was still sailing across the
North Atlantic between 1930 and 1960.
Most guests seem to agree there are a couple of frequent spirits roaming the poolside:
An older woman and a kid named Jackie.
Jackie loves to play hide and seek with the guests, but only at night.
Some people even claim they've noticed wet footprints appearing out of nowhere at the
edge of the pool!
Number 1: Hessian Lake, New York
It's no wonder Hessian Lake is thought to be haunted.
It might look like a beautiful body of water resting at the base of a grand mountain, but
there's much more to it than meets the eye.
During the revolutionary war, this was the site of a great battle, where British and
German armies joined efforts to defeat the American revolutionaries.
Hessian was the name given to the soldiers who aided the British forces in their war
against the new nation.
Over 250 Hessians died during this battle, and their bloody bodies rolled onto the lake,
tainting its water red.
This led the area to be dubbed the "Bloody Lake."
Another curious detail about the Hessian Lake is that it's located not far from the town
of Sleepy Hollow, where the author Washington Irving wrote the horror story centered around
Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.
People who frequent the lake claim they've often seen Hessian soldiers walking around
the shore in the dead of night, sometimes missing several limbs and staring at them
with glowing red eyes.
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Would you rather encounter a ghost while canoeing in the middle of a lake at night or wake up
next to a tarantula crawling on your bed?