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Haunting

Paris

The City of Light has darkness beneath. The catacombs hold 6 million dead. The Guillotine executed 17,000 during the Terror. Père Lachaise Cemetery's spirits include Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde.

3rd century BC - Present
France
50000+ witnesses

Paris conceals darkness beneath its beauty.

The Catacombs

Underground ossuary:

  • 6 million bones
  • Transferred from cemeteries
  • Miles of tunnels
  • Lost explorers
  • Separate entry

The Revolution

The Terror:

  • 17,000 guillotined
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Mass executions
  • Place de la Concorde
  • Blood soaked ground

Père Lachaise

Famous cemetery:

  • Oscar Wilde
  • Jim Morrison
  • Chopin, Proust
  • Spirit activity
  • Visitors feel presence

The Louvre

Haunted museum:

  • Ancient artifacts
  • Egyptian mummies
  • Belphegor legend
  • Night guards report
  • After-hours activity

Notre-Dame

The cathedral:

  • Before the fire
  • Gargoyle legends
  • Quasimodo (fiction)
  • Real spirits within
  • Centuries of worship

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