Various world wide haunted locations

flowe3rs · Various world wide haunted locations

Various world wide haunted locations

The Whaley House, San Diego
One of only two Certified Haunted Houses in the State of California, the Whaley House has long been known to be one of the most haunted homes in America and dates from 1856. From 1868 to 1871, the Whaley House was not only the family home, but also San Diego's first theater, the county courthouse, and the Whaley and Crosthwaite General Store. The suicide of Violet Whaley in 1885 deeply affected Thomas and Anna Whaley and that same year, Thomas Whaley moved his family to a new home. These events, as well as the numerous hangings which occurred on the property before the Whaley house existed, have filled the house with an atmosphere of mystery, darkness and the paranormal. In 1852, a man known as "Yankee Jim" Robinson was accused of attempting to steal a boat in the harbour. He was sentenced to die by hanging and as the executioners didn’t take into account his tall stature, it took him 45 minutes to slowly strangle to death. He has often been heard trudging around in his heavy boots upstairs. It is said he walks to the top of the stairs and then stops, dead. Both Thomas and Anna Whaley are regularly seen and Violet is said to appear in her bedroom, one of the most haunted rooms in the house. Visitors also describe cold spots, cigar smoke, flowery perfume, creaking sounds and strange light anomalies appearing. Occasionally the ghost of the Whaley dog, Dolly, makes an appearance.

Venice, Italy
One of the most haunted cities in Europe. Not the Venice that tourists know, but the dark and mysterious alleyways and side streets only known to the locals. After the sun goes down, if you are not careful, it is possible to get trapped in a time loop. There are numerous locations where you can see the ghostly figures in the shadows of the old buildings, which usually vanish into thin air when they realize that they have been spotted. The Island of No Return is a place that locals are reluctant to venture to – either at day or night. An overwhelming sense of negativity surrounds the area and ghostly voices and footsteps are often heard in the mist. Poyeglia is another Venetian island which housed bodies of those who had died of the Black Plague and also those who were still alive , but dying. In later years, a hospital was built on the site, where mental patients were housed and supposedly experimented on. This location is closed to the public, although psychics who were granted permission to investigate are said to have been frightened to death by what they found. Very disturbing.

St. Michan's Church, Dublin, Ireland
Named after a Danish Bishop, for over five hundred years St. Michan’s was the only parish church in Dublin north of the River Liffey. Founded around 1095 by a Danish colony, the current building dates from about 1685 and is definitely one of Dublin's most haunted locations. The organ in St. Michan's is one of the oldest in Ireland still in use and it’s believed that George F. Handel played it when composing The Messiah. The vaults under this church contain thirty mummified bodies. Reached by a dark stone stairway, long narrow galleries containing coffins stretch before the visitor. Some are private and locked, others are open to view. Some of the coffins are seen scattered in a haphazard fashion, bursting at the seams with an arm or leg sticking up. The most notorious open gallery contains the gruesome remains of two women and two men, coffin lids flung off and the mummified bodies covered with dust and dirt. Three of the coffins lie in a row: a woman, a man with a hand and both feet cut off – two schools of thought for this mutilation, some say because he was a thief, others say it was done so the body would fit into the coffin, and a nun. The coffin along the rear wall is known as that of the Crusader. Once again, in order to fit into the coffin, his body has been cut in half. Also, one of his hands is lifted in the air. Voices, whispering and sounds of things being dragged across the floor have been heard.

St. James' Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
The St. James' Theatre is a stage theatre located in the centre of New Zealand’s capital, Wellington. The present building was built in 1912. There have been numerous reports of several ghosts in the theatre. One of the more regular sightings is the ghost of Yuri, a Russian performer who supposedly fell to his death from above the stage. Another story tells that he was pushed by a fellow Russian female performer. Yuri has been encountered playing with the lights, in particular switching them all back on again once the theatre has been locked up for the night. There is also the 'Wailing Woman', a frequent apparition who is said to wail and moan throughout the theatre. She is supposed to have been poorly received on stage, later killing herself in the dressing room. A boy's choir is said to haunt the theatre also. The choir played their last song at the St. James during the Second World War before beginning a tour. The ship they sailed on was never seen again and patrons and workers alike often hear their music in the seating area. The excellent Ghost Hunt group of New Zealand held a night investigation here which resulted in some incredible paranormal evidence, including a picture of Yuri. This has to be one of the most haunted theatres in the world.

Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita
An old disused airport and museum combined together - and haunted! This is my kind of place to visit! This wonderful building was one of the busiest airports in the 1940's in the US with airplanes taking off and landing every 90 seconds. Eventually it was closed down and changed to an aviation museum. Paranormal activity is regularly reported, in particular the sounds of crowds walking, talking and laughing, residual tannoy announcements and also an apparition of a man wearing a fedora hat. Doors slam, music from the 40's and 50's can definitely be heard and there is a feeling of people all around the building.

Thunderbird Lodge, Nevada
The Lodge was built by George Whittell in 1936. The haunted Card House is one of a few still existing card houses where the "boys of summer" would come to play cards, smoke cigars and enjoy the fine company of women. A very spooky tunnel connects the main house with the Card House. The Lodge has an incredibly haunted air about it, with a feeling almost of being in a time warp. Ghosts of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Marilyn Monroe are just a few of the spooky visitors believed to still be wandering around

Leap Castle, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Up to 20 spirits are known to roam this most haunted 14th century Irish castle. A rather malevolent Irish elemental is resident in the hidden dungeon, and is known to attack most viciously if provoked. It is also seen throughout the castle and outside. The dungeon, which was discovered around 1900 by workmen, was filled with skeletons piled on top of one another. Prisoners were thought to have been pushed into it through a drop floor onto a spike below. The castle is also home to the ‘Bloody Chapel’, where a warrior is reported to have killed his brother over the alter and a ghostly priest who is also seen running past the chapel door.