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- your go to guide for all things horrifying, terrifying - and perplexingly paranormal.
What’s going on guys - as per usual, I’ll be your spirit guide Jack Finch - as we trudge
through the haunted mire, see a light shimmering wistfully in the distance, knock on the door
- and realise that there’s nobody home, and once again take a look at The Top 5 Scary
Houses You Need To Pray Before Entering - Part 2.
Now whether it’s the emotional resonance of Hill House or the psychological goings
on of The Overlook Hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining, but our society has always had
a fascination with the image of the haunted house, a place that slowly, over time and
history - has become the antithesis of what a home represents, comfort - family - and
most importantly, safety.
We’re obsessed with the creaks and murmurs of a dusty old house, out in the loneliness
of the woods - because it represents the exact opposite of what we demand from shelter.
Fear.
Well, let’s take a look shall we?
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Kicking off at Number 5 - The Castle of Good Hope - Cape Town, South Africa.
Built in the 17th century by the Dutch East India Company, the Castle of Good Hope is
the country’s oldest colonial building, that was originally constructed as a replenishment
station for ships passing throughout the unforgiving and treacherous waters of the Cape of Good
Hope, a key strategic point throughout the colonial era.
Yeah - although technically not a house as we know it, but the castle was home to hundreds
of people throughout it’s time of use - and as we know, more people equals more ghosts.
The first paranormal occurrence was reported in 1915 alongside one of the castle’s ramparts,
who was regularly seen by staff jumping off the side of the castle walls between the bastions
Leerdam and Oranje, which perplexed workers there - as of course, there was never any
body found.
Now this place is jam packed with ghastly tales, but one of the most disturbing is that
of a soldier found hanging from the bell rope in the bastion’s bell tower sometime in
the 1700s.
After his death - the bell tower was completely sealed off - however, still to this day - there
are numerous reports of the same bell ringing morbidly and striking on it’s own accord.
Next up at Number 4 - Banff Springs Hotel - Alberta, Canada
Now - I know that The Overlook Hotel is based off of the Stanley Hotel in Chicago - but
I mean, just look at this place - seriously.
The Banff Springs Hotel was built in 1886 by the Canadian Pacific Railway in Alberta,
Canada - as a Chateauesque luxury stop off point for railway travelers.
King George the VI and his wife Elizabeth even stayed there.
However - all of this is mainly a ruse - because it’s rumoured to be one of the most haunted
locations in the whole of Canada.
The most horrific story surrounding the hotel is that of a bride to be who fell down a staircase
on her wedding day, in panic after her dress had caught fire - breaking her neck.
Residents of the hotel report seeing the bridge both on the staircase and in the ballroom
dancing, with many people seeing flames dancing across the back of her dress.
Perhaps the most popular of all reports is that of the former bellman, Sam Mccauley - who
served at the hotel through the 60s and 70s, yet still is seen by guests to this day.
Allegedly, hundreds of people have been helped to their rooms by the ghostly bellman, often
turning on lights and opening locked doors.
Of course though, when they try to tip him - he vanishes.
Ghosts don’t need money, right?
Coming in at Number 3 - The Ancient Ram Inn - Gloucestershire, England.
And oh boy is this a good one.
England is an old, old place - and there’s some ridiculously ancient buildings still
knocking around that are used as taverns and pubs, still open to the public.
This particular rickety old place was built in 1145, the Ancient Ram Inn that is believed
to be the most haunted house in the entire British Isles - some have even claimed in
the entire world.
The reason?
Well - of course, this place is built on the intersection of 2 ley lines - and if that’s
not enough - it’s said to be built on top of an ancient Pagan burial ground that resided
on the property over 5000 years ago.
Yeah, who approved that, eh?
Over 800 years, this place has seen a lot of stuff.
Patrons have reported full bodied apparitions in their rooms and the overwhelming presence
of evil entities.
John, the current owner - reported that on his first night in the property in 1968 - he
was grabbed out of bed by his arm, dragged across the room and flung against the wall.
After he did a bit of digging, he found evidence of ritualistic sacrifice and occult worship
- finding two child skeletons beneath the basement staircase and numerous broken daggers.
Of course, things are still pretty grim over there - and the tale of The Ancient Ram Inn
being a hotspot for the paranormal still holds up to this day.
Next up at Number 2 - St Augustine Lighthouse - Florida, USA.
Built in 1974 - the St Augustine Lighthouse is still in active use to this day, as well
as serving as a museum to the weird and paranormal goings on around the Floridian area - and
trust me, there’s a lot of them.
Now, although the current tower was built in 1974, the property and first few lighthouses
were actually first built in the 1870s.
As the tale goes, the man in charge of construction, Hezekiah Pitte - had two daughters that tragically
died in an accident involving the Lighthouse catwalk while it was being built - and the
apparitions of two girls have been widely reported by both visitors and staff - often
seeing them walking up the upper sections along the winding inner staircase.
On top of that, the apparition of a woman has also been witnessed standing on the staircase
- crying out for help.
Now, there’s been quite a lot of paranormal study at this place, often being claimed to
be the Mona Lisa of paranormal sites - with people claiming to have hard, recorded audio
evidence of a ghostly entity.
Spooky stuff.
And finally - at our Number 1 spot - The Haunted Vicarage - Borgvattnet, Northern Sweden.
And this.
Place.
Is.
Spooky.
Seriously.
Now, Borgvattnet - a tiny, tiny village in Jamtland County, Northern Sweden - may as
well only be known for it’s Vicarage, renowned to be the most haunted property in Sweden.
The Old Vicarage, built in 1876 - has so many haunting tales that it’s hard to know when
to begin - but when pretty much all of those tales feature priests - it’s pretty telling
to the severity of their ghost infestation.
The first ghost ever documented there came in 1927 - when the chaplain at the time, Nils
Hedlund - reported a violent, unseen presence that would follow him around the house, paranormally
hurtling objects through the air and taunting him in his sleep.
The next priest, Rudolf Tangden - who lived there throughout the 1930s, would often see
an old woman dress in grey appear in his room, who would try and get him to follow her before
vanishing before his eyes.
Literally every priest and chaplain that has stayed there has reported ghostly occurrences.
On one occasion, a woman was staying in the guestroom, when she awoke in the middle of
the night to see 3 old women sitting by her beside, staring at her.
The woman quickly turned on the light - yet the three women were still there, before fading
away through a blurry visage.
Spooky stuff, right?
Well - unfortunately folks that’s all we’ve got time for in today’s video - cheers for
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