Dark, dense forests can often elicit a feeling of dread.
The feeling that something isn’t quite right.
Maybe you feel like someone is watching you, that you’re not alone, or perhaps that the
undead are dwelling there, refusing to move on.
Whatever it is, forests can often be terrifying, and not the best places to explore by yourself
in the dead of night.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Haunted Forest Urban Legends.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments, and with that, let’s jump in.
5 Devil’s Tramping Ground, North Carolina The Devil’s Tramping Ground is a camping
spot located in a forest near the Harper’s Crossroads area in Bear Creek, North Carolina.
Throughout history, it has been the subject of persistent local legends and lora, which
frequently allege that the Devil “tramps” and haunts a barren circle of ground in which
nothing is said to grow.
It has also been listed frequently on lists of unusual place names.
As you would expect.
In North Carolina, tales about the ring are well known -- these include the disappearance
of objects left within the ring overnight, dogs howling, and strange events occurring
to those brave enough to spend the night within its boundaries.
It has been alleged, as I previously mentioned, that nothing has grown within the ring for
a hundred years.
Legend says that this is the very place that the devil himself can rise from the depths
of fiery hell, and thus come to Earth.
Sounds great to me.
It is also said that at this place the devil is supposed to walk in circles on certain
nights and bring his evil into this world.
Journalist John William Harden wrote about the area, stating: “Chatham natives say...that
the Devil goes there to walk in circles as he thinks up new means of causing trouble
for humanity.
There, sometimes during the dark of night, the Majesty of the Underworld of Evil silently
tramps around that bare circle -- thinking, plotting, and planning against good, in behalf
of wrong.”
4 Wychwood Forest, England Wychwood Forest is a biological site of special
scientific interest north of Witney in Oxfordshire.
Now, unlike the rest of our list, there is no historic event that took place that confirms
the forest is in fact haunted.
However, it is said by those who step foot in the area that there is hair-rising stuff
going on amongst the trees.
Some people have reported seeing the apparitions of crying children in a horse-drawn carriage,
to even ghostly hands touching them.
A more notable story is that of the ghost of Amy Robsart, the wife of the Earl of Leicester.
Amy mysteriously died of a broken neck, and one day while hunting in the Wychwood Forest,
her husband was said to have stumbled across her ghost.
According to the legend, her ghost told him that he would be dead in 10 days -- and that
he was.
The legend has lived on, and it is said that if you dwell in the Wychwood Forest, you will
meet the same grisly end as Amy’s husband.
3 The Black Forest, Germany The Black Forest is a large forested mountain
range in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in Southwest Germany.
Historically, the area was known for ore deposits, which led to mining featuring heavily in the
local economy.
However, in more recent years, tourism has become the primary industry, accounting for
around 140,000 jobs.
Now, the forest itself got its name from the conifers that block out most light below,
giving the area a mysterious aura.
The forest is nestled deep within southwestern Germany, with the areas tall evergreens being
as sinister as they are beautiful.
It is also said to be home to paranormal creatures, ranging from witches to even werewolves.
This in turn inspired The Brothers Grimm to write their famous stories, Hansel and Gretel,
Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty.
Some of the many legends that surround the forest goes as follows: a headless huntsman
riding on a white steed, a king who kidnaps women to take them to his underwater lair,
and of course friendly dwarves and frightening werewolves.
It makes sense now why this would be the location of many of the Brothers Grimms’ fairy tales.
2 Hoia Baciu Forest, Romania The Hoia Forest is situated to the west of
the city of Cluj-Napoca, near the open-air section of the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania.
It is a beautiful place that often lurs in bikers and hikers from around the world, however,
according to legend, the forest is the location of paranormal activity.
According to one visitor, I quote: “We are in The Clearing.
The trees stop in a uniform oval where nothing grows and where, since official records began,
nothing has grown.
“Once when I came here,” says Alex, our guide, “I found 60 people from Bucharest
trying to open a gate into another dimension.”
The Clearing is supposedly the creepiest place in the entire forest, and is said to defy
the investigations of soil scientists, and attracts Roman Witches, as well as people
trying to clean the forest of its evil.
Now, the forest first came to international attention in 1968 when a military technician
by the name of Emil Barnea photographed what he believed was a UFO hovering over The Clearing.
Now, at the time the communist government equated the belief in the paranormal as madness
as well as state-sabotage, so in turn Barnea lost his job.
As of today, many people who visit the forest, and specifically The Clearing, report strange
symptoms, including: nausea, anxiety, as well as the feeling of being watched.
Not to mention, as I said before, nothing seems to grow in The Clearing, according to
official records.
Weirder stil, trees in the surrounding area grow in odd patterns -- zig zags and spirals
that no one has been able to explain.
Very creepy indeed.
1 Aokigahara Forest, Japan Also known as the Sea of Trees, or more popularly,
the Suicide Forest, this is a forest on the northwestern flank of Japan’s Mount Fuji,
existing on the hardened lava laid down by the last major eruption of Mountain Fuji in
864 CE.
The forest has a reputation as the home to ghosts of the dead in Japanese mythology.
In more recent years though, it has become known as the Suicide Forest, with it being
one of the world’s most-used suicide sites.
In 2003, 105 bodies were discovered in the forest, exceeding the previous record of around
78 back in 2002.
Jumping forward to 2010, the police recorded more than 200 people having attempted suicide
in the forest, of whom 54 were successful.
Which is absolutely devastating.
Now, some people blame this horrific trend on the forest’s association with demons
in Japanese mythology.
However, others credit it to the tightly packed trees which make it easy to get lost in the
forest and muffle sounds, in turn providing an isolated location.
As you would expect, many spiritualists have visited the forest, who have called the site
a hotbed of paranormal activity.
These people believe that the suicides in the forest have permeated the forest’s trees,
which in turn has generated paranormal activity in the area, preventing anyone who may enter
from leaving the depths of the forest.
Many hikes who decide to make their way through the dense forest will often mark their path
with tape or string to make it easier to find their way out again.
And those who visit say the forest is deeply unsettling, with the sprinkling of clothing
and litter lying around.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any haunted forest urban legends that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos,
Top 5 Scary Demons In The Conjuring Universe.
Aurogan said: “You’re so beautiful when you say La Llorona, I would like to take you
out and speak of sarcasm and how beautiful you look showing your tummy.”
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Peter Quil said: “She’s still saying her words funny, huh” ---
Kapreles Artware said: “Maybe this was asked and answered before, but...why are you in
the studio while Keegan is still in his basement?
Will Keegan stay in his basement until the end
of days?”
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Dani Deval said: “Lucy is the
Top Demon” ---
SarahEmilyyy said: “Big fan.”
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Selec02 said: “I can’t stop watching these videos.
It must be the demon...Your name gives me dominion over you, and I know your name.
It is Lucy...wait, why is it not working, is this not your name or is it some unspeakable
horror I myself cannot withstand and understand.
We’re all doomed, we’re all do...ALL HAIL QUEEN LUCY, ALL HAIL QUEEN LUCY” ---
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