Paranormal Events Archive

Atlantis

Unknown

Plato wrote of a powerful island civilization that sank beneath the sea in a single day. Is it myth, allegory, or memory of a real disaster? Candidates include Santorini, the Richat Structure, and Antarctica.

Göbekli Tepe

Turkey

A temple complex built before agriculture, before pottery, before the wheel. 11,500 years old—6,000 years older than Stonehenge. Hunter-gatherers built it, then deliberately buried it. Why? The discovery is rewriting human history.

1000+ witnesses

The Goddess of Death: The Lemb Statue Curse

Lemb, Cyprus / Edinburgh, Scotland

An ancient Cypriot statue said to have killed everyone who owned it, claiming entire families before being donated to a museum where staff refuse to handle it.

50+ witnesses

The Mysteries of the Medway Megaliths

Medway Valley, Kent, England

Ancient burial chambers attract modern supernatural experiences.

300+ witnesses

The Mysteries of Newgrange

County Meath, Ireland

An ancient tomb aligns with the winter solstice sun.

5000+ witnesses

Delhi

India

Seven cities built on same site over 5000 years. Invasions, massacres, and partition. Feroz Shah Kotla is home to djinn who grant wishes. The British Residency echoes with 1857 Mutiny victims.

50000+ witnesses

Hellhounds

Worldwide

Supernatural dogs found in folklore around the world. They guard the entrance to the afterlife, hunt the damned, and appear as omens of death. From Cerberus to Church Grims, the black dog crosses all cultures.

50000+ witnesses

Stonehenge

Wiltshire, England

Ancient stones weighing up to 25 tons, some transported 150 miles. Who built it, and why? An astronomical observatory? A healing temple? A place of the dead? The druids adopted it, but didn't build it.

1000000+ witnesses

The Ley Lines of Sussex and Kent

Sussex and Kent, England

Ancient alignments connect sacred sites across the Southeast.

500+ witnesses

The Stonehenge Mystery

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

A prehistoric monument's purpose remains debated after 5,000 years.

1000000+ witnesses

The Ancient Holloways of Hampshire

Hampshire, England

Ancient sunken lanes hold supernatural secrets.

200+ witnesses

Great Pyramid of Giza

Giza, Egypt

2.3 million stone blocks, some weighing 80 tons, assembled with incredible precision. Aligned almost perfectly with true north. Built as a tomb? Or something else? The only ancient wonder still standing.

10000000+ witnesses

Avebury Village Ancient Spirit Hauntings

Avebury, Wiltshire, England

A village built within a Neolithic stone circle, where ancient energies and prehistoric spirits create one of England's most mystically charged locations.

200+ witnesses

Cairo

Egypt

City of the pharaohs and the dead. The pyramids, built by thousands who died in construction. The Valley of the Kings' curse. Mummy unwrappings released something. Cairo never stopped being ancient.

50000+ witnesses

Clearwell Caves

Clearwell, Gloucestershire, England

Ancient iron ore mines dating back 4,500 years where phantom miners from multiple centuries continue their work in the labyrinthine underground passages.

52+ witnesses

Beijing

China

The Forbidden City saw 500 years of imperial intrigue—concubines murdered, eunuchs executed, emperors poisoned. Guards report strange sounds at night. The Empress Dowager still walks.

10000+ witnesses

Old Hag Syndrome

Worldwide

You wake paralyzed. Something sits on your chest. You can't breathe, can't scream. An old woman—or demon—crouches over you. This is sleep paralysis, but the 'hag' appears across every culture in history.

1000000+ witnesses

Vetala

India

Spirits that inhabit corpses and reanimate them. Unlike zombies, vetalas are intelligent and cunning. They hang upside-down from trees in cremation grounds, possessing knowledge of past, present, and future.

10000+ witnesses

The Wild Hunt

Northern Europe

On winter nights, a spectral hunt rides across the sky. Led by gods or the dead, they sweep up anyone in their path. Hearing the horns means death or madness. The tradition spans all of Northern Europe.

10000+ witnesses

Tarr Steps - The Devil's Bridge of Exmoor

Exmoor, Somerset, England

An ancient clapper bridge of uncertain origin, protected by the Devil himself according to local legend, where supernatural occurrences have been reported for centuries.

50+ witnesses

The Draugr

Scandinavia

Norse undead that guard their burial mounds with superhuman strength. They can swell to giant size, drive men mad, and curse entire bloodlines. Vikings feared them so much they built special graves.

1000+ witnesses

Rome

Italy

The Eternal City has nearly 3000 years of death. Gladiators, martyrs, emperors poisoned. The Colosseum where 400,000 died. Nero's ghost returns to his burning city.

50000+ witnesses

Aswang

Capiz Province, Philippines

The most feared creature in Filipino folklore. By day, an ordinary person. By night, a monster that devours the unborn from the womb with an impossibly long tongue. Entire villages have panicked from aswang sightings.

100000+ witnesses

Baba Yaga

Russia and Slavic Countries

The witch of Slavic folklore lives in a hut that walks on chicken legs. She flies in a mortar and pestle. She may help you or eat you—her nature is unknowable. Children still fear her name.

1000000+ witnesses

Banshee

Ireland and Scotland

Her wail pierces the night—someone in your family will die before dawn. This spirit has followed certain Irish families for centuries. To hear her cry is to know death is imminent. No one escapes her warning.

10000+ witnesses

Black Annis

Leicestershire, England

A blue-faced hag who lives in a cave she clawed from the rock with her iron fingernails. She eats children and hangs their skins on a tree to dry. Mothers warned children not to go out after dark.

500+ witnesses

Churel

South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)

The vengeful spirit of a woman who died in childbirth or was mistreated by her family. She appears beautiful from the front but has backward-facing feet. She seduces young men and drains their life force.

50000+ witnesses

Cŵn Annwn

Wales

The spectral hounds of Annwn, the Welsh Otherworld. Pure white with red ears, they hunt souls for the Wild Hunt. Their baying sounds louder as they get farther away—when they sound close, they're actually distant.

2000+ witnesses

The Dullahan

Ireland

Ireland's headless horseman carries his own rotting head under his arm. His eyes scan for the dying. When he stops and speaks a name, that person dies instantly. No gate or lock can keep him out.

500+ witnesses

Fetch (Doppelgänger)

Ireland and Northern Europe

To see your own double is to see your death. The fetch appears as an exact copy of a living person. Seen in the morning, it means long life. Seen at night, death will come swiftly.

5000+ witnesses

Gashadokuro

Japan

Giant skeletons made from the bones of those who died from starvation or in battle without proper burial. They roam at midnight, catching lone travelers, biting off their heads, and drinking their blood.

1000+ witnesses

Jiangshi

China

Chinese hopping vampires cannot walk—rigor mortis locks their joints. They hop toward victims with arms outstretched, draining life force. Taoist priests must be called to stop them with spells and yellow paper.

50000+ witnesses

Kappa

Japan

River imps with a water-filled dish on their heads—their source of power. They drag children underwater and eat their souls through their anuses. But bow to them, and they must bow back, spilling their power.

10000+ witnesses

Krampus

Alpine Regions, Central Europe

While Saint Nicholas rewards good children, Krampus punishes the bad. Half-goat, half-demon, he carries chains and birch switches. On Krampusnacht, he roams the streets. Some say he's not just legend.

100000+ witnesses

Nazca Lines

Nazca Desert, Peru

Giant geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert—a spider, hummingbird, monkey—only visible from above. Who made them, and why? Some say they're landing strips for ancient astronauts.

10000+ witnesses

Nazca Lines

Nazca Desert, Peru

Giant drawings in the desert—a hummingbird, spider, monkey—visible only from the air. Created 2,000 years ago by a civilization without flight. How did they design them? Why? Are they messages to gods—or something else?

1000000+ witnesses

Noppera-bō

Japan

Japanese faceless ghosts that appear normal at first, then turn to reveal smooth, featureless skin where a face should be. They delight in terrifying people but rarely cause harm. The original jump scare.

5000+ witnesses

Onryō

Japan

Japanese vengeful spirits who died with such powerful grudges that they return to torment the living. They cause natural disasters, kill those who wronged them, and inspire the most terrifying horror films ever made.

100000+ witnesses

Penanggalan

Malaysia and Southeast Asia

A woman's head that detaches at night, trailing its entrails behind as it flies. It hovers outside homes of pregnant women, using its long tongue to suck the blood of the unborn. By day, she seems normal.

10000+ witnesses

Preta (Hungry Ghosts)

Asia (Buddhist/Hindu regions)

Beings with huge, bloated bellies and needle-thin necks. They are tormented by insatiable hunger and thirst but can never satisfy it. Their suffering results from greed in past lives.

100000+ witnesses

Strigoi

Romania

Romanian vampires come in two forms: the living strigoi (cursed from birth) and the dead (those who return). They drain life from villages, killing livestock and family members. Special rituals are needed to stop them.

5000+ witnesses

Tengu

Japan

Mountain goblins with long red noses or bird-like beaks. Master martial artists and swordsmen who have taught legendary warriors. They can possess people and cause chaos, but also protect sacred mountains.

5000+ witnesses

Vienna

Austria

City of music and death. Mozart in a pauper's grave. The Hapsburg curse. Empress Sisi assassinated. Plague victims in mass graves beneath beautiful streets. Vienna's ghosts waltz through history.

10000+ witnesses

The Nazca Lines

Nazca Desert, Peru

Massive geoglyphs carved into the Peruvian desert can only be fully seen from the air, inspiring theories about their purpose.

The Nazca Lines

Nazca Desert, Peru

Enormous ancient drawings visible only from the air raise questions about their creators.

1000000+ witnesses

The Nazca Lines Mystery

Nazca Desert, Peru

Giant drawings visible only from the air were created by an ancient civilization.

1000000+ witnesses

Paris

France

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.

50000+ witnesses

The Shennongjia Yeren (Chinese Wildman)

Shennongjia, Hubei Province, China

China's Bigfoot has been reported for over 2,000 years. In the remote Shennongjia mountains, something large and ape-like still roams. Scientific expeditions continue searching.

400+ witnesses

Raining Animals Phenomenon

Worldwide

Fish, frogs, and birds fall from the sky. It happens more than you'd think—documented for millennia. Waterspouts lift them, tornados carry them miles. The rain of creatures is real.

10000+ witnesses

Antikythera Mechanism

Antikythera, Greece

An ancient Greek computer found in a shipwreck. It predicted eclipses and tracked celestial bodies with 30+ bronze gears. Nothing this sophisticated would be built for another 1,500 years.

100+ witnesses

Antikythera Mechanism

Antikythera, Greece

An ancient Greek computer found in a shipwreck. It predicted eclipses and tracked Olympics. Its complexity wasn't matched for 1,000 years. How did ancient Greeks create technology this advanced?

1000+ witnesses

Almas (Mongolian Wildman)

Mongolia

Across Central Asia, nomads have reported a wild hairy humanoid for centuries. Soviet scientists took it seriously. A skull was found and lost. Some researchers believe it's a surviving Neanderthal population.

200+ witnesses

Altamaha-ha

Altamaha River, Georgia, USA

Georgia's river monster. Native Americans knew it. Timbermen reported it in the 1800s. A long-necked creature in a tidal river. Recent sightings continue. The South's answer to Nessie.

100+ witnesses

Barghest

Yorkshire, England

Yorkshire's spectral hound has eyes of fire and drags rattling chains. It appears before death in the family. Some say it's a shapeshifter that can appear as a headless man or white rabbit. Cross its path and your fate is sealed.

200+ witnesses

Bloody Mary

Worldwide

Say her name three times in a dark mirror. She appears covered in blood. She scratches your face. Or drags you through the glass. Every child knows. Every adult remembers trying.

1000000+ witnesses

Congo Living Dinosaur

Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Congo swamps, pygmies describe a dinosaur-like creature. Long neck, small head, massive body. When shown pictures, they consistently identify the sauropod. Multiple expeditions have searched. The jungle keeps its secrets.

200+ witnesses

Devil's Sea (Dragon's Triangle)

Pacific Ocean, Japan

Japan's Bermuda Triangle has swallowed ships for centuries. The Japanese government declared it a danger zone in 1950. A research vessel sent to investigate vanished with all 31 crew. The Pacific keeps its secrets.

500+ witnesses

Doppelgänger Phenomenon

Worldwide

Your exact double exists and to see it means death. Abraham Lincoln saw his before assassination. Emilie Sagée's double taught class while she gardened. Percy Shelley saw his pointing at the sea—he drowned weeks later. Your other self waits.

1000+ witnesses

Each-Uisge (Water Horse)

Scottish Highlands

Deadlier than the kelpie, the each-uisge haunts the sea and lochs. It appears as a fine horse or handsome man. Mount it and your flesh fuses to its body. It gallops into the deepest water. Only your liver floats to shore.

200+ witnesses

Fetch (Irish Doppelgänger)

Ireland

In Ireland, seeing your fetch—your spirit double—means death approaches. If seen in the morning, you'll live a long life. If seen at night, death is imminent. Lord Castlereagh saw his fetch the night before his suicide.

500+ witnesses

The Hat Man

Worldwide

A shadow figure in a wide-brimmed hat. He watches from doorways. He stands at bedsides. He never speaks. Sleep paralysis victims report him independently across cultures. Too consistent to dismiss.

100000+ witnesses

Irish Banshee

Ireland

The Irish death spirit wails before someone dies. Families have their own banshee. Hear her keening and a family member will die. She appears as an old woman or beautiful maiden, washing burial clothes or combing her hair.

10000+ witnesses

Kelpie

Scotland

A shapeshifting water horse haunts Scottish lochs and rivers. It appears as a beautiful horse to lure riders. Once mounted, its skin becomes adhesive—the rider cannot dismount. The kelpie drags them underwater to drown and devour them.

500+ witnesses

Krampus

Alpine Region

While Santa rewards good children, Krampus punishes the bad. A horned demon with chains and birch switches, he beats naughty children and drags the worst to Hell in his basket. December 5th, he roams. Sleep well.

100000+ witnesses

Lusca

Blue Holes, Bahamas

A half-shark, half-octopus monster inhabiting underwater caves. It creates whirlpools to suck down swimmers. Divers have disappeared in the blue holes. The Bahamian colossal squid or something worse?

50+ witnesses

Mapinguari of the Amazon

Amazon Basin, Brazil

Deep in the Amazon, natives report a massive ground sloth-like creature. It has reddish hair, a terrible smell, and a second mouth on its belly. Some scientists think it's a surviving giant sloth. The jungle is large enough to hide anything.

100+ witnesses

Mari Lwyd

Wales

A horse skull draped in white cloth demands entry to your home during Christmas. You must defeat it in a poetry battle or let it in to consume your food and drink. The Grey Mare still visits Welsh villages. Some doors still open.

10000+ witnesses

Nuckelavee

Orkney Islands, Scotland

Scotland's most horrifying monster rises from the sea. A skinless horse-man hybrid with one giant eye and toxic breath that kills crops and causes disease. So feared that speaking its name was forbidden. The sea witch keeps it imprisoned.

100+ witnesses

Old Hag Syndrome

Worldwide

You wake paralyzed. Something sits on your chest. An old woman's face hovers above. You can't breathe, can't scream. Every culture has this story. 8% of people experience it. Science calls it sleep paralysis.

500000000+ witnesses

Orang Pendek of Kerinci

Sumatra, Indonesia

The 'short person' of Sumatra walks upright like a human but is covered in orange-brown hair. Villagers have reported it for centuries. Western expeditions have found footprints and hair samples. Something undiscovered lives in these jungles.

500+ witnesses

Orang Pendek

Sumatra, Indonesia

The 'short person' of the Sumatran jungle. Bipedal, 3-5 feet tall, covered in gray or ginger hair. Seen by scientists. Hair samples analyzed as unknown primate. Could be an undiscovered ape.

200+ witnesses

Pontianak Spirit

Malaysia

The spirit of a woman who died in childbirth returns as a vampiric ghost. She appears as beautiful, then reveals her true form with a hole in her back. The smell of frangipani signals her approach. Still feared and reported across Southeast Asia.

5000+ witnesses

Raining Animals

Worldwide

Fish fall from the sky in Honduras annually. Frogs rained on Serbia. Spiders fell in Australia. Waterspouts lift creatures miles away and drop them. It happens more than you think. The sky is stranger than we know.

10000+ witnesses

Shadow People

Worldwide

Dark humanoid figures seen in peripheral vision. They vanish when looked at directly. Often seen upon waking. The Hat Man is their leader. Millions report them. Sleep paralysis or something else?

1000000+ witnesses

Star Jelly (Pwdre Ser)

Worldwide

Mysterious gelatinous blobs found after meteor showers. They evaporate within hours. Welsh legends call it 'rot from the stars.' Scientists can't identify it. After thousands of years, we still don't know what falls from the sky.

500+ witnesses

Thunderbird

North America

Native Americans knew of giant birds. Cowboys allegedly shot one in 1890 and posed with its 36-foot wingspan. The photo existed, people remember seeing it, but it can't be found. The ultimate lost evidence.

500+ witnesses

Vardøger (Norwegian Spirit Double)

Norway

In Norway, your spirit arrives before you do. People hear you come home—footsteps, door opening, chair pulling. Then you actually arrive minutes later. The vardøger is not malevolent. It's just punctual. Your soul is eager to be home.

5000+ witnesses

Yeren (Chinese Wildman)

Hubei, China

China's Bigfoot has been reported in the Shennongjia mountains for millennia. Over 400 witnesses since 1924. The Chinese government investigated. Hair samples showed primate DNA that didn't match any known species.

400+ witnesses

The Banshee of Ireland

Ireland

An ancient Irish spirit whose wail foretells death has been reported for centuries by certain families.

5000+ witnesses

Doppelganger Encounters

Worldwide

Seeing one's own double is an omen of death in folklore, and reports of such encounters persist today.

1000+ witnesses

London

England

Two thousand years of history. Plague pits, executions, the Blitz, Jack the Ripper. London's ghosts span Roman legions to WWII air raid victims. The Tower alone has dozens of spirits.

100000+ witnesses

Canterbury Roman Museum Underground Ghosts

Canterbury, Kent, England

Underground Roman ruins beneath Canterbury host paranormal activity including phantom Roman soldiers, mysterious footsteps, and the ghost of a monk in medieval tunnels.

30+ witnesses

London Bridge Hauntings

London, England

Nearly 2,000 years of history, executions, and tragedy have made London Bridge and its surroundings one of the most haunted spots in Britain.

500+ witnesses

The Roman Ghosts of Treasurer's House

York, Yorkshire, England

Roman soldiers march through the cellar of a medieval mansion.

50+ witnesses

Dolaucothi Gold Mines

Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ancient Roman gold mines where phantom legionaries and enslaved miners continue their brutal labor in tunnels carved 2,000 years ago.

38+ witnesses

Treasurer's House

York, England

Roman soldiers march through the cellar, visible only from the knees up—because they walk on the original Roman road, two feet below the current floor.

50+ witnesses

Phantom Armies in the Sky

Worldwide

Throughout history, people have reported witnessing battles in the sky, with armies of phantoms clashing above famous battlefields.

50000+ witnesses

The Phenomenon of Raining Animals

Worldwide

Throughout recorded history, people have witnessed fish, frogs, and other animals falling from the sky in quantities that defy explanation.

10000+ witnesses

Portchester Castle - The Roman Soldiers

Portchester, Hampshire, England

The best-preserved Roman fort in Northern Europe is haunted by phantom Roman soldiers still marching their eternal patrols along the ancient walls.

90+ witnesses

The Roman Ghosts of Pevensey Castle

Pevensey, East Sussex, England

Roman soldiers still patrol this ancient coastal fortress.

150+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Portchester Castle

Portchester, Hampshire, England

Roman, Norman, and Napoleonic ghosts share this ancient fortress.

400+ witnesses

Weeping and Bleeding Statues

Worldwide

Religious statues that appear to weep tears, bleed, or produce oil have been reported worldwide, inspiring both devotion and skeptical investigation.

100000+ witnesses

Bamburgh Castle: The Pink Lady of Northumbria

Bamburgh, Northumberland, England

Rising from a volcanic outcrop above the Northumberland coast, Bamburgh Castle has been occupied since the Iron Age. Its most famous ghost, the Pink Lady, has walked these halls for centuries.

350+ witnesses

Afanc

Wales

A monstrous lake creature from Welsh mythology. Part beaver, part crocodile, part demon. It causes devastating floods and drowns the unwary. King Arthur himself once chained it beneath Llyn Barfog.

200+ witnesses

Aokigahara - The Suicide Forest

Mount Fuji, Japan

Japan's 'Sea of Trees' is one of the world's most popular suicide locations. Yurei spirits of the dead wander among the silent trees, calling to the living.

100+ witnesses

Aswang

Philippines

The most feared creature in Filipino folklore. By day, they appear human. By night, they transform—hunting pregnant women, eating the unborn, and replacing corpses with banana trunks. Oil and garlic repel them.

10000+ witnesses

Bhoot

South Asia

The ghosts of those who died violently or with unfinished business in South Asian tradition. They cast no shadow, speak with a nasal voice, and their feet hover above the ground or face backwards.

10000+ witnesses

Bunyip

Australia

A fearsome creature from Aboriginal Australian mythology that lurks in swamps, billabongs, and waterholes. Its roar echoes at night. It drags the unwary underwater to devour them. Many different forms are described.

2000+ witnesses

Bwbach

Wales

Welsh household spirits who help with chores if treated well. Leave them cream and they'll work all night. Offend them and they'll become poltergeists, ruining your home and driving you mad.

300+ witnesses

Camazotz - Death Bat

Mesoamerica

A giant bat god of death and darkness. The Maya feared Camazotz, who dwelt in the underworld's Bat House. He decapitated one of the Hero Twins. Some say giant bats still exist.

100+ witnesses

Changelings

Europe

Fairies steal human babies, leaving sickly fairy children in their place. The changeling cries constantly, eats voraciously, and never thrives. Ancient methods to reveal or expel them were often terrible.

1000+ witnesses

Churel

South Asia

The ghost of a woman who died during pregnancy or childbirth—especially if mistreated by her in-laws. She appears beautiful from the front but her feet face backwards. She drains the life from young men.

5000+ witnesses

Corpse Candles

Wales

Welsh death omens—mysterious lights that travel from a house to the graveyard, marking the exact path a funeral procession will take. The color reveals who will die: blue for children, larger for adults.

500+ witnesses

Cyhyraeth

Wales

The Welsh harbinger of death. A disembodied moaning voice heard before someone dies—especially before multiple deaths or disasters. Heard along the coast before shipwrecks, warning of the drowned.

300+ witnesses

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Where Avalon meets the mortal world. King Arthur, faeries, ley lines, and UFOs converge at this ancient hill. One of Britain's most powerful mystical sites.

10000+ witnesses

Gwrach-y-Rhibyn

Wales

The Welsh witch-hag who appears at crossroads and stream crossings. She shrieks warnings before death, invisible to all but the doomed. Her leathery wings beat at windows of the dying.

200+ witnesses

Hantu Raya

Malaysia

The Great Ghost—a powerful demon that serves a master in exchange for offerings. It can make you rich, protect you, or destroy your enemies. But the pact passes to your children, and it demands increasingly more.

2000+ witnesses

Kapre

Philippines

A giant, tree-dwelling creature that smokes an enormous cigar. Its glowing ember reveals its presence in balete trees at night. It may confuse travelers, making them walk in circles, but rarely causes harm.

5000+ witnesses

Krasue

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos

A floating woman's head trailing glowing entrails. By day she's a normal woman; at night her head detaches to hunt. She feeds on blood, feces, and raw flesh. She cannot reattach if her body is destroyed.

5000+ witnesses

Leyak

Bali, Indonesia

Balinese witches who transform at night. Their heads detach with dangling entrails to hunt for pregnant women and newborns. By day, they seem like ordinary villagers. Only a powerful priest can stop them.

3000+ witnesses

Manananggal

Philippines

A vampire-like creature that separates its torso from its legs, sprouting bat wings to fly. It uses a long tongue to feed on sleeping pregnant women. To kill it, find its lower half and pour salt on it.

5000+ witnesses

Menehune

Hawaii

A race of small people who live in Hawaii's deep forests and hidden valleys. Master builders, they work only at night, completing massive projects in a single evening. Their stonework still stands today.

2000+ witnesses

Nang Tani

Thailand

A female ghost who lives in banana trees. She appears as a beautiful woman in traditional Thai dress. On full moon nights, she emerges to punish men who wrong women. Young banana trees are wrapped in colored cloth to honor her.

3000+ witnesses

Night Marchers

Hawaii

The ghosts of ancient Hawaiian warriors march on sacred nights. Torches blaze, drums pound, and chanting fills the air. If you see them, lie face down and don't look—or you will die unless an ancestor claims you.

3000+ witnesses

Obake

Japan and Hawaii

Japanese shapeshifting ghosts that followed immigrants to Hawaii. They can transform into anything—beautiful women, animals, or terrifying monsters. Some are harmless pranksters; others are deadly.

5000+ witnesses

Pele

Hawaii

The goddess of volcanoes who appears as an old woman or beautiful maiden on Hawaiian roads. Offer her a ride and you're blessed. Ignore her and face misfortune. Never remove lava rocks—or face Pele's curse.

5000+ witnesses

Penanggalan

Malaysia

A floating head with dangling entrails. By day, she appears as a beautiful woman or midwife. At night, her head detaches and flies with organs trailing behind, seeking pregnant women and newborns to feed upon.

5000+ witnesses

Phi Am

Thailand

A Thai sleep paralysis demon that sits on your chest at night, crushing you and preventing movement. It attacks people who sleep on their backs. Many have died from 'phi am attacks'—the basis of Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome studies.

5000+ witnesses

Phi Pop

Thailand, Laos

A malevolent spirit that possesses people and eats their internal organs from the inside. Phi Pop possession is hereditary, passed from mother to daughter. Villages have driven out entire families suspected of harboring it.

3000+ witnesses

Pishacha

India

Flesh-eating demons that haunt cremation grounds and dark places. They feed on human corpses, drive people insane, and cause diseases. Among the most feared beings in Hindu demonology.

2000+ witnesses

Pontianak

Malaysia, Indonesia

The vengeful spirit of a woman who died in childbirth. She appears beautiful until close—then reveals her hideous true form. Her fragrance announces her: floral means she's near, rotting means she's close.

10000+ witnesses

Puma Punku

Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Perfectly cut stone blocks at 12,800 feet elevation. H-shaped blocks fit together like Lego. Precision cuts that baffle engineers. How did a Bronze Age civilization achieve this? Some say alien technology.

10000+ witnesses

Thunderbird

North America

A colossal bird from Native American legend whose wings create thunder and whose eyes flash lightning. Sightings of massive birds continue today—the Tombstone Thunderbird photograph allegedly showed one killed in 1890.

2000+ witnesses

Thunderbird Sightings Across North America

North America

Giant birds with wingspans of fifteen feet or more have been reported across North America for centuries, echoing Native American legends of enormous flying creatures.

2000+ witnesses

Tiyanak

Philippines

A vampiric creature disguised as an abandoned baby. It cries in the forest to lure victims, then transforms into a fanged monster and attacks. Said to be the spirits of unbaptized babies or aborted fetuses.

3000+ witnesses

Tokoloshe

South Africa

A small, hairy water sprite from Zulu mythology summoned by malicious witches. It makes itself invisible by drinking water. Many South Africans raise their beds on bricks to stay above its reach.

5000+ witnesses

Toyol

Malaysia, Indonesia

A child-like spirit kept by practitioners of black magic. The toyol is summoned to steal money and valuables from others. It must be fed blood and treated like a child. If neglected, it turns on its master.

3000+ witnesses

Vetala

India

Spirits that inhabit corpses and hang upside-down from trees in cremation grounds. They can tell the future and possess the living. The famous 'Baital Pachisi' tells of a king who must capture one 25 times.

2000+ witnesses

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Worldwide

Mysterious ghost lights that float over marshes and bogs at night. Follow them and you'll be led to your doom—into swamps, off cliffs, or into fairy realms. The spirits of the dead, luring the living.

5000+ witnesses

Yaksha

South and Southeast Asia

Nature spirits that guard treasures, forests, and villages. They can be benevolent protectors or fearsome demons. In Buddhist and Hindu tradition, they serve as guardians and are worshipped for prosperity.

5000+ witnesses

Yowie

Australia

Australia's Bigfoot—a large, hairy, ape-like creature reported in the bush for centuries. Aboriginal Australians have legends of wild, hairy men long before European contact. Modern sightings continue in remote areas.

3000+ witnesses

Kitsunetsuki: Fox Possession in Japan

Japan

For over a millennium, the Japanese have recognized a form of possession by fox spirits that produces distinctive symptoms and requires specific treatment.

10000+ witnesses

The Spirits of Chanctonbury Ring

Chanctonbury Ring, West Sussex, England

An ancient hill fort attracts supernatural phenomena and strange rituals.

400+ witnesses

The Devil's Dyke Legends

Devil's Dyke, West Sussex, England

The Devil himself is said to have carved this dramatic valley.

300+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Highdown Hill

Highdown Hill, West Sussex, England

An ancient burial ground produces sightings of Saxon warriors.

100+ witnesses

The Mystery of the Long Man of Wilmington

Wilmington, East Sussex, England

An ancient hill figure attracts supernatural legends and sightings.

200+ witnesses

The Fairy Rings of the Sussex Downs

South Downs, Sussex, England

Mysterious circles on the downs have attracted fairy legends for centuries.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Tintagel Castle

Tintagel, Cornwall, England

King Arthur's legendary birthplace hosts royal and mystical spirits.

500+ witnesses

The Mysteries of Dozmary Pool

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

The legendary resting place of Excalibur attracts strange phenomena.

300+ witnesses

The Afanc: Welsh Lake Monster

Various lakes, Wales

A legendary water creature has been reported in Welsh lakes for centuries.

100+ witnesses

The Each-Uisge: Water Horse of Scotland

Scottish Highlands

A deadly shapeshifter haunts Scottish lochs and coastlines.

200+ witnesses

The Pooka: Ireland's Shapeshifter

Ireland

A mischievous spirit takes many forms across the Irish countryside.

300+ witnesses

Iona Abbey

Isle of Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Scotland's most sacred island experiences phenomena connected to St Columba, Viking raids, and 1,400 years of Celtic Christianity.

130+ witnesses

Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness, Scotland, UK

The world's most famous lake monster has been reported since 565 AD when St. Columba confronted it. Since 1933, thousands have claimed sightings. Sonar contacts, photographs, and eyewitness accounts have made Nessie an icon—and the loch keeps its secrets.

10000+ witnesses

The Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness, Scotland

For 1,500 years, something has been seen in Scotland's deepest lake. The Surgeon's Photo, sonar contacts, and hundreds of eyewitnesses suggest a large, unknown creature inhabits Loch Ness.

5000+ witnesses

The Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands

The world's most famous cryptid has been reported for 1,500 years. The 'Surgeon's Photo' captivated millions before being exposed as a hoax. Yet sightings continue. Is Nessie real?

1000+ witnesses

The Loch Ness Monster: A Complete History

Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

From a 6th-century saint's encounter to modern sonar searches, the Loch Ness Monster remains the world's most famous cryptid, drawing millions of curious visitors to its dark waters.

10000+ witnesses

The Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

The world's most famous lake monster has been spotted for over 1,500 years.

10000+ witnesses

The Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands

The world's most famous lake monster continues to elude proof of its existence.

10000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of St. David's Cathedral

St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Wales's holiest site hosts the patron saint and other spirits.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury, Kent, England

England's mother church hosts Thomas Becket and other spectral residents.

500+ witnesses

Djinn Encounters in the Middle East

Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Jordan)

Reports of supernatural djinn encounters across the Islamic world, from desert manifestations to household hauntings, representing an ancient tradition of spirit belief.

100000+ witnesses

Edinburgh

Scotland

Built on volcanic rock with underground cities, plague victims, and torture chambers. Edinburgh may be the world's most haunted city. The vaults, the closes, the castle—ghosts everywhere.

100000+ witnesses

The Dragons of Sussex

Sussex, England

Medieval Sussex was terrorized by dragons according to local legend.

100+ witnesses

The Ghosts of York Minster

York, Yorkshire, England

England's greatest medieval cathedral hosts centuries of spirits.

500+ witnesses

York Minster: The Cathedral of Ghosts

York, England

England's largest Gothic cathedral stands on Roman foundations in Britain's most haunted city. Dean Gale still walks the library he loved; Roman legions march beneath the floor.

800+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Winchester Cathedral

Winchester, Hampshire, England

England's ancient capital harbors ghostly kings and monks.

500+ witnesses

Whitby Abbey

Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

The clifftop ruin that inspired Dracula. Constance De Beverly, a nun bricked up alive, haunts the 199 steps. The Barguest Coach collects souls of the dead.

400+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Whitby Abbey

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

A dramatic clifftop ruin hosts medieval monks and inspired Dracula.

1000+ witnesses

All Hallows by the Tower

Byward Street, London, England

London's oldest church, with Roman foundations and Saxon arches, hosts Crusader ghosts, plague spirits, and victims of the nearby Tower.

100+ witnesses

All Hallows Barking

London, England, United Kingdom

The oldest church in the City of London, founded in 675 AD, is haunted by Roman ghosts and victims of Tower of London executions.

89+ witnesses

Tsuchinoko

Japan

Japan's most sought-after cryptid: a fat snake that squeaks, jumps, and may speak. Towns offer million-yen bounties. Ancient texts describe it. Hunters search forests yearly. No one has caught one.

500+ witnesses

The Banshee: Ireland's Death Messenger

Ireland

The keening woman foretells death for Irish families.

1000+ witnesses

Dunnottar Castle: Scotland's Cliff-Edge Fortress

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Perched on a cliff above the North Sea, Dunnottar Castle is one of Scotland's most dramatic ruins. It protected the Scottish Crown Jewels and imprisoned Covenanters, leaving behind tormented spirits.

400+ witnesses

Tsuchinoko Japanese Snake

Japan

Japan's legendary snake has a body thicker than its head—the opposite of normal snakes. The Tsuchinoko can jump, roll, and some say even speak. First documented in 712 AD, sightings continue today. Multiple villages offer million-yen bounties for capture.

500+ witnesses

Holy Island (Lindisfarne)

Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

The tidal island is haunted by the ghosts of monks slaughtered during the first Viking raid on Britain in 793 AD.

56+ witnesses

The Irish Banshee: Death's Messenger

Ireland

For over a thousand years, the keening wail of the banshee has heralded death in Irish families, a supernatural warning that a loved one's time has come.

5000+ witnesses

Baobhan Sith

Scotland

Scottish vampire fairies disguised as beautiful women in green dresses. They dance with travelers, then drain their blood through talons hidden in their sleeves. Only iron can save you.

150+ witnesses

Barghest

Yorkshire, England

A monstrous black dog with huge teeth and claws that haunts the snickelways of York. Seeing it presages death or disaster. Some say it drags chains, others that it has horns. All agree it brings doom.

300+ witnesses

Black Annis of the Dane Hills

Leicestershire, England

A blue-faced hag with iron claws who dwells in a cave she scratched from the rock. She snatches children and lambs, eats them raw, and hangs their skins on her cave walls to dry.

200+ witnesses

Blue Men of the Minch

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Blue-skinned men who swim the strait between Lewis and the Shiant Isles. They challenge passing ships to rhyming contests. Fail the contest, and they capsize your boat and drown the crew.

100+ witnesses

Boggart

Northern England

A malevolent household spirit that causes things to disappear, milk to sour, and dogs to go lame. Once it attaches to a family, it follows them if they move. There is no escape from a boggart.

500+ witnesses

Cù-Sìth

Scotland

The fairy hound of Scotland. A massive dark green dog, the size of a bull, with a coiled tail. It barks three times—if you hear the third bark before reaching safety, you die of terror.

150+ witnesses

Draugr

Scandinavia

The undead of Norse mythology. They guard their burial mounds with supernatural strength. They can grow in size. They smell of decay. The draugr were greatly feared by the Vikings.

500+ witnesses

Each-Uisge

Scotland

The most dangerous water horse. Unlike the Kelpie, the Each-Uisge drags victims into the deepest lochs. Its skin becomes adhesive—once you touch it, you cannot escape. It devours all but the liver.

200+ witnesses

Gancanagh

Ireland

The Love Talker—a handsome fairy who seduces women with his enchanting voice. One kiss from the Gancanagh, and you're addicted. When he leaves, you waste away from longing until death.

100+ witnesses

Jenny Greenteeth

Lancashire, England

A river hag with green skin and sharp teeth who lurks beneath the surface of stagnant pools. She drags down children who wander too close to the water's edge. Her hair is like duckweed.

300+ witnesses

Leanan Sídhe

Ireland

The Fairy Lover who inspires artists to brilliance—at a terrible cost. She grants genius and creativity, but drains your life force. Her lovers burn bright, create masterpieces, then die young.

100+ witnesses

Nuckelavee

Orkney Islands, Scotland

Scotland's most horrifying monster. A skinless horse-rider fusion rising from the sea. Its breath wilts crops, causes plague, and its single giant eye sees all. Only fresh water stops it.

100+ witnesses

Púca

Ireland

Ireland's shapeshifting trickster. The Púca appears as a dark horse, a goblin, or a monstrous creature. It can speak human language and offers wild midnight rides—but you may never return the same.

500+ witnesses

Rawhead and Bloody Bones

Britain and America

A bogeyman who lives in dark cupboards and under stairs. He's a skull or skinless creature dripping blood. He punishes naughty children. 'Rawhead and Bloody Bones, steals naughty children from their homes.'

500+ witnesses

Selkie

Scotland, Ireland, Iceland

Seal people who shed their skins to become human. If you steal a selkie's skin, they must stay with you. But they always long for the sea, and if they find their skin, they return forever.

300+ witnesses

The Dragons of Wales

Wales

The national symbol of Wales may have roots in real sightings.

100+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle, Kent, England

The loveliest castle in the world harbors spectral queens and their dogs.

400+ witnesses

Prague

Czech Republic

The City of a Hundred Spires is also a city of a hundred ghosts. The Golem legend, the Defenestrations, alchemists seeking immortality. Prague's spirits walk cobblestone streets unchanged for centuries.

20000+ witnesses

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scotland's most haunted castle, built on an ancient volcanic plug. The drumming ghost heralds disaster. A headless drummer, spectral piper, and the ghosts of prisoners haunt its dungeons and battlements.

5000+ witnesses

The Skirrid Mountain Inn

Abergavenny, Wales

Wales' oldest pub where 180 people were hanged. The original beam still bears rope marks, and guests feel nooses tightening around their necks.

400+ witnesses

St Mary's Church, Prestbury: England's Most Haunted Village

Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England

Prestbury rivals Pluckley for the title of England's most haunted village. Its ancient church, with Saxon origins, is haunted by monks, a woman in white, and the famous Black Abbot.

450+ witnesses

Tamworth Castle: The Black Lady and White Lady

Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Three distinct spirits haunt this Saxon fortress, including the mysterious Black Lady, a mourning White Lady, and the ghost of St Editha herself.

200+ witnesses

The George Hotel, Stamford

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

One of England's oldest coaching inns is haunted by a spectral highwayman and other ghosts from its thousand-year history on the Great North Road.

110+ witnesses

The Devil at St. Dunstan's Church

Mayfield, East Sussex, England

St. Dunstan fought the Devil at this ancient church site.

200+ witnesses

Corfe Castle: The Treacherous Ruin

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Rising from the Isle of Purbeck like a broken crown, Corfe Castle witnessed the murder of a Saxon king and the treachery of the Civil War. Its dramatic ruins are among England's most haunted.

400+ witnesses

Adze

West Africa (Ghana, Togo)

A vampire that takes the form of a firefly. It enters huts at night to drink blood. If caught, it transforms into a human—but then possesses its captor. The Adze cannot be stopped.

500+ witnesses

Aokigahara Forest

Mount Fuji, Japan

Japan's 'Suicide Forest' at the base of Mount Fuji. The dense trees muffle all sound. Compasses fail. Over 100 bodies are found each year. The yurei of the dead are said to wander, pulling others to join them.

1000+ witnesses

Atmospheric Beasts

Worldwide

Strange creatures float in our atmosphere—translucent, jellyfish-like beings that drift on air currents. Pilots report them. UFOs might actually be living organisms. Could life exist in our skies?

500+ witnesses

Bunyip

Australia

Aboriginal people warned early settlers: stay away from the billabongs at night. Something lurks in Australian waters—something that bellows, something that drags people under. The Bunyip still waits.

500+ witnesses

Baba Yaga

Russia and Slavic Countries

The witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs, surrounded by a fence of bones. She helps some who seek her. She eats others. Slavic mythology's most complex supernatural figure.

1000+ witnesses

Baku - Dream Eater

Japan and China

A creature that devours nightmares. Call upon the Baku after a bad dream, and it will eat the nightmare. But be careful—it might eat all your dreams, leaving you empty.

1000+ witnesses

Ball Lightning

Worldwide

A glowing sphere appears during thunderstorms—floating through walls, hovering indoors, sometimes exploding. Scientists couldn't reproduce it for centuries. Now we know it's real, but we still don't fully understand it.

10000+ witnesses

The Banshee

Ireland and Scotland

Her wail pierces the night—a keening cry that means death is coming. Irish families have their own banshees, passed down through generations. To hear her is to know someone will die.

10000+ witnesses

Basan - Fire Rooster

Japan

A giant fire-breathing rooster that haunts the mountains of Japan. Its flames cast no heat and burn nothing. The Basan appears at night, breathing its cold ghostly fire.

100+ witnesses

Bean Nighe

Scotland

The Washer at the Ford. She washes the bloodied clothes of those about to die. If you see her washing your clothes, your death is near. But approach correctly, and she might grant wishes.

200+ witnesses

The Banshee - Irish Death Omen

Ireland

Her wail pierces the night—a keening cry that means death is coming. Irish families have their own banshees. To hear her is to know someone will die.

10000+ witnesses

Black Annis

Leicestershire, England

A blue-faced hag with iron claws. She lives in a cave she dug with her nails. She catches children, eats their flesh, and hangs their skins on her tree. Black Annis waits in the Dane Hills.

100+ witnesses

Black Shuck

East Anglia, England

A monstrous black dog with flaming eyes that haunts the coastline and country lanes of East Anglia. In 1577, it burst into a church during a storm, killed two people, and left scorch marks still visible today.

5000+ witnesses

El Cadejo

Central America

Two spirit dogs—one white, one black. The white protects travelers. The black hunts sinners. In Central America, you pray to meet the white Cadejo before the black one finds you.

500+ witnesses

Cat Sìth

Scotland and Ireland

A fairy cat, black with a white spot on its chest. It can steal souls from the dead. Or it might be a witch who transformed. The Cat Sìth haunts the Scottish Highlands.

500+ witnesses

Churel

South Asia

A woman who dies in childbirth returns as a vengeful ghost. Her feet are backwards. She seduces men, draining their life. The Churel of South Asian folklore is not easily escaped.

1000+ witnesses

Crisis Apparitions

Worldwide

At the moment of death, people appear to loved ones far away. Soldiers appear to mothers. Husbands to wives. The Society for Psychical Research documented hundreds of cases. Coincidence, or something more?

10000+ witnesses

Deathbed Visions

Worldwide

The dying see deceased relatives waiting for them. They reach toward invisible presences. They describe beautiful places. Nurses report this constantly. Is it brain chemistry, or a glimpse of what's next?

1000000+ witnesses

Dearg Due

Ireland

Ireland's most beautiful woman, forced to marry a cruel lord. She died of a broken heart—then rose from the grave. The Dearg Due rises once a year to drain the blood of men.

100+ witnesses

Devil's Sea (Dragon's Triangle)

Pacific Ocean, Japan

Japan's Bermuda Triangle. Ships disappear without distress calls. The Japanese government declared it a danger zone. Ancient legends speak of dragons pulling ships under.

500+ witnesses

Dokkaebi

Korea

Korean goblins born from old, discarded objects. They love to wrestle, play tricks, and can grant wishes with their magic clubs. Befriend a Dokkaebi, and fortune follows. Anger one at your peril.

1000+ witnesses

Domovoi

Russia and Slavic Countries

A household spirit that lives behind the stove. Treat it well, and it protects your family. Neglect it, and misfortune follows. Every Russian home once had its Domovoi.

10000+ witnesses

Doppelgänger Phenomenon

Worldwide

Your exact double appears—sometimes seen by others, sometimes only by you. Abraham Lincoln saw his in a mirror. Goethe met his on a road. Seeing your doppelgänger supposedly foretells death.

10000+ witnesses

Duende

Latin America and Spain

Small, goblin-like creatures that live in houses. Some are helpful. Others steal children. The Duende have haunted Spanish-speaking lands for centuries. They never truly leave.

5000+ witnesses

Dullahan

Ireland

A headless horseman carrying his own head. When he stops riding and speaks a name, that person dies instantly. Gold is the only protection—the Dullahan fears it. The Irish grim reaper.

500+ witnesses

Each-uisge - Water Horse

Scotland

The deadliest water spirit of Scotland. It appears as a beautiful horse. Mount it, and its skin becomes adhesive. It drags you into the loch and devours you—only your liver floats to shore.

200+ witnesses

El Cuco - The Boogeyman

Spain and Latin America

The shapeless horror that takes children who won't sleep. 'Duérmete niño, o viene el Cuco.' Sleep, child, or the Cuco comes. The Hispanic world's universal bogeyman.

10000+ witnesses

Encantado

Brazil

River dolphins that transform into handsome men at night. They seduce women at parties, wearing hats to hide their blowholes. The Encantado's children are never acknowledged by their fathers.

1000+ witnesses

Fear Gorta

Ireland

The Hungry Man—an emaciated phantom who walks the roads during famine. Give him food or coin, and you receive good fortune. Refuse him, and you'll know hunger yourself.

200+ witnesses

The Fetch

Ireland and Britain

Your own doppelgänger—seeing it means death is near. The Fetch appears to warn you. Sometimes others see your Fetch walking while you sleep. Ireland's death omen walks in your form.

500+ witnesses

Gashadokuro - Starving Skeleton

Japan

A giant skeleton, 15 times human size, formed from the bones of those who died of starvation. It roams at midnight, biting off heads. You can only hear its teeth chattering before it strikes.

200+ witnesses

Ghost Lights (Spook Lights)

Worldwide

Mysterious lights appear in remote locations—floating, bobbing, changing colors. The Brown Mountain Lights. The Paulding Light. Will-o'-the-wisps. Some have been explained. Others remain mysterious.

100000+ witnesses

Ghost Ships Throughout History

Worldwide Oceans

Ships found adrift, crews vanished. The Mary Celeste. The Ourang Medan's crew found frozen in terror. The Carroll A. Deering's dinner still on the stove. The ocean keeps its secrets.

1000+ witnesses

Hantu Raya

Malaysia

The Great Ghost—a powerful spirit bound to serve a master through generations. It brings wealth and power. But the price is steep: feed it blood, find it a new master, or face terrible consequences.

500+ witnesses

The Hat Man

Worldwide

A specific shadow figure reported globally: a tall man in a fedora or wide-brimmed hat. He watches from doorways and corners. Those who see him feel overwhelming dread. He appears across all cultures.

50000+ witnesses

The Hat Man

Worldwide

A tall shadow figure in a wide-brimmed hat. Seen worldwide, across cultures, for centuries. He appears at night, watching. Thousands report the same figure. Who—or what—is the Hat Man?

10000+ witnesses

Hellhounds and Black Dogs

Worldwide

Massive black dogs with glowing eyes roam the night. Black Shuck of England. The Barghest of Yorkshire. The Grim. Seeing one often means death. These phantom hounds have terrorized humanity for millennia.

10000+ witnesses

Herne the Hunter

Windsor Forest, England

A ghostly huntsman with antlers growing from his head. He leads a spectral hunt through Windsor Forest on winter nights. Shakespeare wrote of him. Some say he's an ancient god; others, a hanged gamekeeper.

500+ witnesses

Hoia Baciu Forest

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The 'Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania.' Trees grow in bizarre spirals. People disappear and return with no memory. UFOs appear regularly. Electronics fail. The locals avoid it completely.

1000+ witnesses

Ijiraq

Canadian Arctic

Shape-shifters of the Arctic who kidnap children and abandon them in the wilderness. The Ijiraq can never be seen directly—look away, and they vanish. Inuit hunters know to fear them.

100+ witnesses

Jiangshi - Chinese Hopping Vampire

China

Reanimated corpses that hop with arms outstretched. They drain life force from the living. Paper talismans on their foreheads control them. The Jiangshi cannot rest.

1000+ witnesses

Jinn - The Hidden Ones

Middle East and Islamic World

Beings of smokeless fire, created before humanity. Some good, some evil. The Jinn exist in a world parallel to ours. They can see us. We cannot see them. Islam teaches they are real.

100000+ witnesses

Jorōgumo - Spider Woman

Japan

A spider that has lived 400 years gains magical powers. It takes the form of a beautiful woman to lure men. Then it wraps them in silk and devours them. The Jorōgumo awaits.

500+ witnesses

Kallikantzaroi

Greece and Balkans

Goblins who live underground, sawing at the World Tree. At Christmas, they emerge for 12 days to cause havoc. Leave your fire burning and mark your doors—the Kallikantzaroi are coming.

1000+ witnesses

Kappa

Japan

A water demon with a bowl on its head. The bowl holds water—its life force. Trick it into bowing, and the water spills out. The Kappa has drowned countless victims in Japanese rivers.

1000+ witnesses

The Kraken

North Atlantic Ocean

A beast so large it was mistaken for an island. Tentacles that could drag ships to their doom. Norwegian sailors feared the Kraken for centuries. Now we know—giant squid are real. But are they the whole story?

1000+ witnesses

Krampus

Alps Region, Europe

The dark companion of St. Nicholas. While Santa rewards good children, Krampus punishes the bad. With chains, birch branches, and a basket to carry them to Hell. December 5th is Krampusnacht.

10000+ witnesses

Krasue

Thailand and Southeast Asia

A floating head trails its dangling organs behind it. The Krasue hunts at night, feeding on blood and flesh. By day, she returns to her hidden body. Thailand's most terrifying ghost.

1000+ witnesses

Kumiho - Nine-Tailed Fox

Korea

A fox that lived 1000 years gains nine tails and the ability to become human. The Kumiho seduces men and eats their livers or hearts. Some seek to become truly human. Most just hunger.

500+ witnesses

La Siguanaba

Central America

A beautiful woman by a river at night. She calls to unfaithful men. When they approach, her face transforms into a horse's skull. La Siguanaba drives them to madness or death.

1000+ witnesses

Leshy

Russia and Slavic Countries

The lord of the forest. He can appear as a peasant, a bear, or a towering giant. The Leshy leads travelers astray and protects the woods. Enter the forest without his permission at your peril.

1000+ witnesses

Leyak

Bali, Indonesia

A Balinese witch whose head detaches at night, flying through the darkness with dangling organs. The Leyak seeks pregnant women and newborns. Powerful black magic keeps it alive.

500+ witnesses

Lusca

Blue Holes, Bahamas

A monster lurks in the blue holes of the Bahamas. Part octopus, part shark, all terror. The Lusca drags swimmers to their death in underwater caves. Locals know to stay away.

50+ witnesses

Manananggal

Philippines

At night, she detaches her upper body and flies off on bat wings, trailing her organs. The Manananggal hunts pregnant women. Find her hidden lower half and destroy it—before she returns.

1000+ witnesses

Mapinguari

Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

A giant, foul-smelling, one-eyed creature of the Amazon. The indigenous people fear it. Some say it's a surviving giant ground sloth. The Mapinguari may be the Amazon's greatest mystery.

200+ witnesses

Mapinguari

Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

In the Amazon, indigenous people describe a creature with backward feet, impenetrable skin, and a terrifying scream. Some believe it's a surviving giant ground sloth. Sightings continue in remote regions.

200+ witnesses

Mari Lwyd

Wales

A horse skull on a pole, draped in white, with glowing eyes. It comes to your door at Christmas and challenges you to a battle of wits. Lose, and you must let it in and give it drink.

5000+ witnesses

Min Min Lights

Outback Australia

Strange lights follow travelers through the Australian Outback. Aboriginal peoples have known them for millennia. They appear, hover, follow vehicles, then vanish. Are they atmospheric phenomena, ghosts, or something else?

10000+ witnesses

Mogwai - Demon

China

Chinese demons that reproduce in rain. Vengeful spirits that harm the living. The word means 'monster' or 'demon.' The Mogwai are ancient terrors of Chinese folklore.

1000+ witnesses

Mokele-mbembe

Congo River Basin, Africa

A living dinosaur in the Congo jungle? The pygmy people describe a creature that matches a sauropod perfectly. Multiple expeditions have searched for Mokele-mbembe. The jungle keeps its secrets.

200+ witnesses

Mongolian Death Worm

Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Nomads describe a blood-red worm that kills at a distance—spitting acid, emitting electric shocks, and bringing instant death. Scientists have searched. The Allghoi Khorkhoi remains elusive.

100+ witnesses

Naga Fireballs

Mekong River, Thailand/Laos

Glowing balls rise from the Mekong River every October during the full moon. Locals say they're breath from the Naga serpent god. Thousands gather to watch.

100000+ witnesses

Naga Fireballs

Mekong River, Thailand

Every year on the full moon, glowing balls rise from the Mekong River. The Naga—a mythical serpent—spits them from the depths. Science has explanations. Believers say it's the Naga.

10000+ witnesses

Namazu - Earthquake Catfish

Japan

Beneath Japan lies a giant catfish. When it thrashes, earthquakes devastate the islands. Only the god Kashima can restrain it. When Kashima sleeps, Namazu awakens.

1000+ witnesses

Near-Death Experiences

Worldwide

People who clinically die and return describe tunnels of light, life reviews, meeting deceased relatives, and overwhelming peace. Millions have had them. Science can't fully explain them. What do the dying see?

10000000+ witnesses

Ninki Nanka: West Africa's Dragon

The Gambia, Senegal, West Africa

A dragon-like creature dwelling in West African swamps, feared by locals who believe even seeing it brings death within weeks.

200+ witnesses

Nuckelavee

Orkney Islands, Scotland

The most horrifying creature of Scottish folklore. A skinless horse-demon from the sea. Its breath wilts crops and kills livestock. Only fresh water can stop the Nuckelavee.

100+ witnesses

Ogopogo

Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Canada's Loch Ness Monster. The First Nations called it N'ha-a-itk and made offerings before crossing the lake. Ogopogo has been spotted for over a century. Something lives in Okanagan Lake.

1000+ witnesses

Out-of-Body Experiences

Worldwide

Floating above your body, looking down at yourself. Traveling through walls. Visiting distant locations. OBEs have been reported throughout history. Science can now induce them artificially. What are they?

1000000+ witnesses

Pelesit and Polong

Malaysia

Spirits created from murdered men, bound to serve a witch. The Pelesit enters first, then the Polong drinks blood. Malaysian black magic at its darkest.

500+ witnesses

Penanggalan

Malaysia

A woman's head detaches, trailing organs, and flies through the night seeking pregnant women. The Penanggalan soaks her entrails in vinegar to shrink them back into her body. Malaysia's most feared vampire.

500+ witnesses

Perchta

Austria and Bavaria

She checks if children have been good and if women have finished their spinning. Those who fail her test have their bellies slit open and stuffed with straw. Perchta knows if you've been bad.

1000+ witnesses

Phantom Hitchhikers - Global Phenomenon

Worldwide

A stranger requests a ride, sits in your car, and vanishes during the journey. The vanishing hitchhiker appears in every culture—always young, always silent, always gone.

10000+ witnesses

Phantom Ship Sightings

Worldwide Oceans

Ghost ships sail across the horizon—vessels long sunk appearing again. The Flying Dutchman. The Palatine Light. Ships from centuries ago still haunt the seas. Sailors have reported them for millennia.

10000+ witnesses

Púca

Ireland

A shape-shifting Irish spirit. It might appear as a horse, a goblin, or a rabbit. The Púca can help or harm. After November 1st, all crops belong to it. Beware the wild ride of the Púca.

1000+ witnesses

Pontianak

Malaysia & Indonesia

A beautiful woman in white appears at night—the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth. Her sweet perfume turns to rotting flesh as she approaches. She tears out organs with her claws. Southeast Asia's most feared spirit.

50000+ witnesses

Qareen - Spirit Double

Islamic World

Every human has a Qareen—a jinn assigned to them at birth. It knows your thoughts, whispers temptations, and will testify against you on Judgment Day. You cannot escape your Qareen.

100000+ witnesses

Redcap

Scotland and Northern England

A murderous goblin who haunts ruined castles. It kills travelers and dyes its cap in their blood. If the blood dries, the Redcap dies—so it must keep killing. Run if you see one.

100+ witnesses

Rusalka

Russia and Slavic Countries

The spirits of young women who died violently near water. They lure men with their beauty and song, then drag them to watery graves. The Rusalka cannot rest until avenged.

1000+ witnesses

Selkie

Scotland and Ireland

Seals that shed their skin to become human. They take human lovers. Hide a selkie's skin, and they must stay with you. But they always long for the sea, and one day, they will find their skin and return.

500+ witnesses

Shadow People

Worldwide

Dark humanoid figures at the edge of vision. They watch from corners. The Hat Man wears a fedora. Millions have seen them—during sleep paralysis, in haunted locations, or for no apparent reason. What are they?

1000000+ witnesses

Skinwalker: The Navajo Shape-Shifter

Navajo Nation, Southwestern USA

In Navajo tradition, skinwalkers are powerful witches who can transform into animals. Witnesses describe creatures that mimic loved ones, run at impossible speeds, and bring terror to those who encounter them.

500+ witnesses

Spectral Armies and Phantom Battles

Worldwide

Ghostly armies march across battlefields. The Battle of Edge Hill replays in the sky. Roman legions walk through cellars. Phantom soldiers fight eternal wars. Do the dead still battle?

5000+ witnesses

Stingy Jack

Ireland

The man who tricked the Devil twice and was denied both Heaven and Hell. Now he wanders Earth forever with only a carved turnip to light his way. The origin of the Jack-o'-lantern.

1000+ witnesses

Stingy Jack

Ireland

The man who tricked the Devil—twice. Now he wanders forever with only a turnip lantern. Jack was too evil for Heaven and too clever for Hell. The origin of the Jack-o'-lantern.

1000+ witnesses

The Strigoi: Romania's True Vampires

Romania

Long before Bram Stoker's Dracula, Romanian villages lived in fear of strigoi - corpses that rise from graves to drink blood, spread disease, and torment the living.

50000+ witnesses

Strigoi

Romania

The troubled dead of Romania. Strigoi rise from their graves, returning to their families to drain their life. The original vampires—older than Dracula, and still feared in Romanian villages.

1000+ witnesses

Thunderbird

North America

A bird so large it creates thunder with its wings. Native American legends speak of it. Modern witnesses describe wingspans of 20 feet or more. Are there giant unknown birds in North America?

500+ witnesses

Tikbalang

Philippines

A horse-headed giant lurks in the Philippine forests. It leads travelers astray, trapping them in endless loops. The Tikbalang can be tamed—if you can grab three golden hairs from its mane.

500+ witnesses

Time Slips (Temporal Anomalies)

Worldwide

People report stepping into the past—Victorian scenes, Roman soldiers, buildings that no longer exist. The Versailles time slip of 1901 is famous. Are these hallucinations, parallel dimensions, or glitches in time itself?

500+ witnesses

Tiyanak

Philippines

The spirit of an aborted or unbaptized baby. It cries in the forest to lure travelers. When they pick it up, it transforms into a fanged monster and attacks. The Philippine jungle hides the Tiyanak.

500+ witnesses

Tokoloshe

South Africa

South Africans raise their beds on bricks to escape the Tokoloshe—a malevolent dwarf creature that attacks at night. It can be sent by witches to harm enemies. Millions believe. Strange attacks continue.

100000+ witnesses

Toyol

Southeast Asia

The spirit of a dead infant, bound to serve a master. The Toyol steals money and small objects. It must be fed blood and kept happy—or it turns on its owner.

500+ witnesses

Vodyanoy

Russia and Slavic Countries

The master of the waters. An old man covered in slime and algae who rules rivers and lakes. He drowns swimmers and demands respect from fishermen. The Vodyanoy takes what he wants.

500+ witnesses

Wampus Cat

Appalachian Mountains, USA

A Cherokee woman cursed to become a six-legged panther. She howls through the Appalachian nights. Her scream drives men mad. The Wampus Cat is Appalachia's most feared creature.

500+ witnesses

Windsor Castle

Windsor, Berkshire, England

The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world is haunted by multiple monarchs including Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and Charles I.

200+ witnesses

Zmeu

Romania

A dragon-man of Romanian legend. He kidnaps maidens, guards treasures, and battles heroes. Part human, part dragon, pure evil. The Zmeu appears in countless Romanian folktales.

500+ witnesses

Zar Spirit Possession

Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Middle East

For centuries, people in Northeast Africa and the Middle East have been possessed by zar spirits, treated through ritual ceremonies rather than exorcism.

100000+ witnesses

The Wendigo

Great Lakes and Northern Forests, North America

A cannibal spirit of the frozen north that possesses and transforms humans.

200+ witnesses

Seoul Shaman Possession Traditions

Seoul, South Korea

Korean shamans deliberately invoke spirit possession for healing and divination.

100000+ witnesses

Will-o'-the-Wisps

Worldwide

Ghostly lights that lure travelers into danger are reported worldwide.

100000+ witnesses

The Goodwin Sands: Ship Swallower of the English Channel

English Channel, off Kent Coast

The Goodwin Sands have claimed over 2,000 ships and countless lives. Ghost ships appear in the mist; the screams of drowning sailors echo across the water; the dead rise from the sands.

400+ witnesses

Christ Church Cathedral Crypt

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin's oldest building holds a crypt where a mummified cat and rat are trapped together in an organ pipe. The undercroft whispers with a thousand years of ghosts.

500+ witnesses

Glamis Castle

Angus, Scotland

Shakespeare set Macbeth here. A monster was born to the family and hidden for generations. A secret room holds terrible things. The Grey Lady walks the chapel. This castle has more ghosts than any in Scotland.

1000+ witnesses

Glamis Castle

Angus, Scotland

Scotland's oldest castle hides dark secrets. A monster was born to the family and kept hidden for generations. Lady Macbeth's ghost walks the halls. A secret room holds something terrible. Every earl knows the secret. None will tell.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Glamis Castle

Glamis, Angus, Scotland

Scotland's most haunted castle guards terrible secrets.

500+ witnesses

Dover Castle Ghosts

Dover, Kent, England

The 'Key to England' has guarded the coast for nearly a thousand years. Its tunnels, battlements, and dungeons are home to Roman soldiers, medieval prisoners, and WWII spirits.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Battle Abbey

Battle, East Sussex, England

The site of the Norman Conquest's decisive battle remains haunted by the fallen.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Dover Castle

Dover, Kent, England

The Key to England guards spirits from centuries of military history.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Guildford Castle

Guildford, Surrey, England

A Norman castle's keep hosts medieval spirits in the heart of Surrey.

200+ witnesses

The Haunting of Berry Pomeroy Castle

Totnes, Devon, England

One of England's most haunted castles hosts murderous spirits.

1000+ witnesses

Westminster Abbey

Westminster, London, England

Britain's coronation church hosts royal ghosts including Edward I, Henry VII, and the spirit of the Unknown Warrior.

150+ witnesses

Battle of Hastings Battlefield

Battle, East Sussex, England

The site where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold in 1066. Phantom armies clash in the sky, and the dying king's cries echo across the centuries.

450+ witnesses

Battle of Stamford Bridge Battlefield

Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire, England

Harold Godwinson's last victory before Hastings. Viking ghosts still defend the bridge, and the berserker who held back an army fights on eternally.

210+ witnesses

Arundel Castle: The Duke's Haunted Stronghold

Arundel, West Sussex, England

Home to the Dukes of Norfolk for centuries, Arundel Castle rises dramatically above the River Arun. Multiple ghosts roam its halls, from a Blue Man in the library to a phantom kitchen boy.

350+ witnesses

Berkeley Castle: The Murder of a King

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Berkeley Castle is infamous as the place where King Edward II was horrifically murdered in 1327. His agonized screams, it is said, can still be heard on the anniversary of his death.

500+ witnesses

Nottingham Caves Phantom Monks

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

A vast network of over 800 man-made caves beneath Nottingham is haunted by phantom monks, mysterious chanting, and the spirits of those who lived and died underground.

65+ witnesses

Warwick Castle

Warwickshire, England

A thousand years of history have left numerous ghosts, including Sir Fulke Greville, murdered by his servant in a dispute over a will.

400+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Lewes Castle

Lewes, East Sussex, England

A Norman castle overlooks a town with a dark history of religious martyrdom.

300+ witnesses

Pontefract Castle: The Place of Kings' Deaths

Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England

Richard II was murdered here. Thomas of Lancaster was executed here. Three brutal Civil War sieges left it a ruin. Pontefract Castle is drenched in royal blood and haunted by its victims.

400+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Chichester Cathedral

Chichester, West Sussex, England

Nearly a millennium of worship has left spiritual impressions on this ancient cathedral.

300+ witnesses

Ludlow Castle: The Welsh Marches' Haunted Fortress

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Once home to the Council of the Marches and briefly residence of Prince Arthur Tudor, Ludlow Castle has witnessed royal tragedy and centuries of border warfare. Its ruins echo with spectral inhabitants.

350+ witnesses

Devil's Bridge Wales - Phantom Monk

Ceredigion, Wales

Three bridges stacked upon each other, the oldest built by monks in medieval times, now haunted by a hooded figure who watches over the gorge.

150+ witnesses

The Tower of London: 1000 Years of Ghosts

London, England

Nearly a millennium of executions, torture, and imprisonment have made the Tower of London the most haunted fortress in England. Anne Boleyn, the Princes in the Tower, and countless others still walk its corridors.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of the Tower of London

Tower of London, England

Nearly a thousand years of executions, murders, and imprisonments have left the Tower of London with a ghostly population to match its bloody history.

5000+ witnesses

Holy Trinity Church, York

York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

This ancient church hidden in York's Goodramgate is haunted by a phantom nun who kneels in eternal prayer near the altar.

43+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Rochester Castle

Rochester, Kent, England

One of England's finest Norman keeps harbors medieval spirits.

400+ witnesses

Haddon Hall: The Sleeping Beauty's Escape

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

England's finest medieval manor house was abandoned for 200 years, preserving it perfectly. The ghost of Dorothy Vernon, who eloped during a family wedding, still flees down her famous steps.

350+ witnesses

Rochester Castle: The Tower of Terror

Rochester, Kent, England

One of the finest Norman keeps in England, Rochester Castle endured a legendary siege in 1215 when King John mined its towers with pig fat. The spirits of starving defenders still walk its hollow shell.

300+ witnesses

Skipton Castle: The Shepherd's Ghost

Skipton, North Yorkshire, England

One of the most complete medieval castles in England, Skipton endured a three-year Civil War siege. Its intact towers and chambers house spirits from a thousand years of Yorkshire history.

200+ witnesses

Carlisle Castle: Nine Centuries of Border Ghosts

Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Standing guard over England's Scottish border for over 900 years, Carlisle Castle has seen more sieges than any other in Britain. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here, and countless others died in its dungeons.

600+ witnesses

Pembroke Castle: Birthplace of Tudor Ghosts

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

The birthplace of Henry VII and the seat of the powerful Earls of Pembroke, this mighty Welsh fortress has witnessed sieges, births, and deaths that echo through its massive towers.

400+ witnesses

Durham Cathedral

Durham, County Durham, England

The shrine of St Cuthbert generates mysterious phenomena, while Norman foundations echo with phantom monks and medieval pilgrims.

90+ witnesses

Carew Castle: The Phantom Ape and Celtic Princess

Carew, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A ghostly ape and the spirit of a murdered Celtic princess haunt this Norman fortress in one of Wales's strangest supernatural pairings.

110+ witnesses

Battle Abbey

Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Built on the site of the Battle of Hastings, this abbey is haunted by phantom battle sounds, ghostly soldiers, and the spirits of those who died in 1066.

97+ witnesses

Alnwick Castle: The Lion of the North's Spirits

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

The second-largest inhabited castle in England, Alnwick has been home to the Percy family for over 700 years. Its dungeons and towers echo with the spirits of the turbulent Border wars.

400+ witnesses

Oxford University: The Haunted Colleges

Oxford, England

The world's oldest English-speaking university has accumulated nearly a millennium of ghosts. From Archbishop Laud's headless shade to spectral scholars in the Bodleian, Oxford's dead still study here.

600+ witnesses

Chillingham Castle

Northumberland, England

With over 100 documented ghosts, torture chamber spirits, and the famous Blue Boy, Chillingham may be England's most haunted castle.

1000+ witnesses

Edinburgh Castle Ghosts

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scotland's most visited castle sits on an ancient volcanic rock. Centuries of bloodshed, plague victims, and prisoners of war haunt its tunnels. A headless drummer appears before disaster. A spectral piper was lost in the tunnels and never returned. He still plays.

5000+ witnesses

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scotland's most iconic fortress harbors a headless drummer, a lone piper lost in tunnels, and a phantom dog in the pet cemetery.

500+ witnesses

Pluckley Village

Kent, England

Britain's most haunted village with 12-16 documented ghosts. The Screaming Man burns eternally. The Red Lady searches for her baby. A highwayman haunts the crossroads where he was pinned to a tree.

25000+ witnesses

Pluckley - Most Haunted Village in Britain

Pluckley, Kent, England

This small Kent village holds the Guinness record for most ghosts—16 spirits haunt its lanes and buildings. A screaming man burns in the brickworks. A highwayman is pinned to a tree. A coach still runs at midnight.

1000+ witnesses

Stirling Castle

Stirling, Scotland

The Green Lady, who saved Mary Queen of Scots from fire, still patrols the castle. A Highland ghost in full tartan appears on the battlements.

300+ witnesses

The Ghosts of the Tower of London

Tower of London, England

England's most famous fortress, site of centuries of executions and imprisonments, is home to dozens of reported ghosts.

10000+ witnesses

Black Dog Apparitions

British Isles and Europe

Phantom black dogs have been reported across the British Isles for centuries, often as omens of death.

1000+ witnesses

The Green Children of Woolpit

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

Two children with green skin appeared from nowhere in medieval England.

100+ witnesses

The Haunting of Arundel Castle

Arundel, West Sussex, England

A thousand years of history fills this castle with restless spirits.

1000+ witnesses

The Haunting of Bramber Castle

Bramber, West Sussex, England

The ruins of a Norman castle echo with the cries of starving children.

300+ witnesses

The Most Haunted Village in England

Pluckley, Kent, England

This Kent village hosts at least twelve documented ghosts.

2000+ witnesses

The Ghost at the Rufus Stone

Rufus Stone, New Forest, Hampshire

The site of a king's mysterious death attracts supernatural phenomena.

150+ witnesses

The Dorking Cockerel Legend

Dorking, Surrey, England

A legendary giant fowl gave its name to a Surrey town.

50+ witnesses

The Phantom Ponies of the New Forest

New Forest, Hampshire, England

Spectral ponies roam William the Conqueror's ancient hunting ground.

200+ witnesses

The Barghest of Yorkshire

Yorkshire, England

A monstrous black dog with glowing eyes presages death across Yorkshire.

300+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield

Cuckfield, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

A medieval church near Haywards Heath hosts centuries of spirits.

100+ witnesses

Borley Church: The Rectory's Surviving Haunt

Borley, Essex, England

Long overshadowed by the 'most haunted house in England' that once stood nearby, Borley Church has witnessed supernatural activity for nearly a millennium. The nun still walks.

400+ witnesses

St Nicholas Church, Pluckley: Heart of the Ghost Village

Pluckley, Kent, England

Pluckley is often called Britain's most haunted village, with at least 12 documented ghosts. St Nicholas Church lies at its heart, haunted by the Red Lady who rose from her own grave.

500+ witnesses

Littledean Hall: England's Oldest Inhabited House

Littledean, Gloucestershire, England

Claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited house in England, this ancient manor hosts multiple ghosts including a Saxon lady, Civil War soldiers, and the spirit of a former owner who never left.

300+ witnesses

Carisbrooke Castle - The Grey Lady

Newport, Isle of Wight, England

The castle where King Charles I was imprisoned is haunted by a Grey Lady who walks the battlements and passes through locked doors.

70+ witnesses

Pickering Castle - The Phantom Garrison

Pickering, North Yorkshire, England

A motte-and-bailey castle haunted by phantom soldiers who appear as a full garrison manning the walls and towers, visible only in twilight.

60+ witnesses

Traquair House: Scotland's Oldest Inhabited House

Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Scotland's oldest continuously inhabited house, where Mary Queen of Scots once slept, haunted by a White Lady on the main staircase, a Green Lady in the tower, and the Bear Gates that shall not open until a Stuart king is restored.

280+ witnesses

St Mary's Church, Whitby

Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The clifftop church that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula is haunted by spectral monks, ghostly sailors, and the mysterious Whitby vampires.

112+ witnesses

Leeds Castle: The Lady of the Lake

Maidstone, Kent, England

A drowned woman's spirit haunts the beautiful moated castle, forever seeking peace beneath the waters of the Lady's Lake.

150+ witnesses

Kenilworth Castle: The Earl and the Queen

Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

Scene of Elizabeth I's legendary visits to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Kenilworth Castle witnessed some of the most extravagant entertainments in English history—and perhaps a secret royal love affair.

250+ witnesses

Caldicot Castle: Medieval Soldiers in the Mist

Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales

Phantom medieval soldiers and mysterious figures haunt this restored Norman castle, replaying ancient battles and patrols through the centuries.

140+ witnesses

St Bartholomew the Great

Smithfield, London, England

London's oldest parish church hosts the ghost of founder Rahere and echoes with 900 years of worship, plague, and execution.

85+ witnesses

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London, England

England's oldest hospital harbors multiple ghosts from its 900-year history of healing and suffering.

150+ witnesses

The Black Dogs of Britain

United Kingdom

Phantom black dogs have been reported across Britain for nearly a millennium, appearing as omens of death, guardians of ancient paths, or terrifying supernatural beasts.

5000+ witnesses

Scarborough Castle: The Headland of Ghosts

Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Overlooking the North Sea from a dramatic headland, Scarborough Castle has witnessed sieges, executions, and even World War I bombardment. Its 3,000 years of human occupation have left numerous spirits behind.

300+ witnesses

Tintern Abbey

Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales

The Romantic ruins immortalized by Wordsworth echo with ghostly chanting and robed figures maintaining eternal vigils.

95+ witnesses

Fountains Abbey

Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

England's largest monastery ruins echo with phantom monks, including the restless spirit of Abbot Marmaduke Huby and Cistercian brothers.

110+ witnesses

Rievaulx Abbey

Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England

Spectacular Cistercian ruins in a remote valley host processions of phantom monks following their medieval routines across centuries.

75+ witnesses

The Haunting of Farnham Castle

Farnham, Surrey, England

A bishop's palace and castle hosts ecclesiastical ghosts.

200+ witnesses

The Clink Prison

Southwark, London, England

One of England's oldest and most notorious prisons left behind a legacy of suffering that visitors still experience today.

200+ witnesses

Ancient Ram Inn

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Built on a pagan burial ground at the intersection of ley lines. Child sacrifices were performed here. The Bishop's Room is so terrifying that guests flee in the night. The current owner sleeps with a Bible.

2000+ witnesses

Ancient Ram Inn

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Built on a pagan burial ground and ley line intersection, this 12th-century inn experiences demonic activity, child sacrifices, and violent attacks.

200+ witnesses

Ancient Ram Inn

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Built on a pagan burial ground and ley lines intersection, this 12th-century inn has witnessed devil worship, child sacrifice, and murder. Considered England's most haunted building, the Ancient Ram Inn terrifies even veteran investigators.

1000+ witnesses

Ancient Ram Inn Spirits

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Child sacrifice, demonic possession, and 900 years of paranormal terror. The Ancient Ram Inn sits on ley lines over a pagan burial ground. Bones of sacrificed children were found in the walls. The incubus attacks sleepers. Most investigators don't return.

10000+ witnesses

Ancient Ram Inn Haunting

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Built on a pagan burial ground and former site of devil worship, this 12th-century inn is one of England's most haunted. Child sacrifices were allegedly performed here, and the spirits of the victims still cry out.

2000+ witnesses

The Ancient Ram Inn

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

One of England's oldest and most haunted buildings sits on a pagan burial ground and harbors dark secrets including alleged child sacrifice.

500+ witnesses

The Ancient Ram Inn

Wotton-under-Edge, England

A medieval inn on a pagan burial ground is considered England's most haunted building.

10000+ witnesses

The Ancient Ram Inn

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

A former inn built on an ancient pagan burial site is considered one of England's most haunted buildings.

1000+ witnesses

Woburn Abbey: The Russell Family Phantoms

Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Built on the site of a Cistercian monastery, Woburn Abbey is home to the Dukes of Bedford. The ghosts of monks, murdered servants, and tragic duchesses roam its corridors.

300+ witnesses

Green Children of Woolpit

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

In the 12th century, two children with green-tinged skin appeared in the village of Woolpit, speaking an unknown language. They would only eat raw beans at first. The boy died, but the girl survived, learned English, and said they came from 'St. Martin's Land' where it was always twilight.

100+ witnesses

Green Children of Woolpit

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

Two children emerged from a pit. Their skin was green. They spoke an unknown language. They would eat nothing but raw beans. Medieval mystery—or early alien encounter?

50+ witnesses

Green Children of Woolpit

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

Two children with green skin emerged from wolf pits in medieval England. They spoke no known language and would only eat raw beans. The girl survived and said they came from 'St. Martin's Land.'

100+ witnesses

The Green Children of Woolpit

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

Two children with green skin appeared in a medieval English village, claiming to come from a land without sun.

100+ witnesses

The Werewolf of Yorkshire

Yorkshire, England

Medieval chronicles and modern sightings describe a man-wolf in Yorkshire.

50+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Bolton Abbey

Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, England

Medieval monks still walk this beautiful Wharfedale ruin.

300+ witnesses

The Ghosts of the Mermaid Inn

Rye, East Sussex, England

One of England's most haunted inns hosts smugglers and more.

1000+ witnesses

Derby School: The Ghostly Scholars of St. Peter's

Derby, England

One of England's oldest schools, Derby School's original site near St. Peter's Church is haunted by medieval scholars who studied there for over 800 years.

100+ witnesses

Lord Crewe Arms

Blanchland, Northumberland, England

Dorothy Forster haunts this medieval monastery-turned-inn, eternally waiting in the Bamburgh Room for her brother who was executed after the Jacobite Rebellion.

140+ witnesses

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury, Kent, England

The site of Thomas Becket's brutal murder remains spiritually charged, with pilgrims and clergy encountering the martyred archbishop's ghost.

200+ witnesses

The Hoop and Grapes

Aldgate, London, England

One of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire of 1666, haunted by plague victims and spirits of those who perished in London's darkest days.

130+ witnesses

Kraken Giant Squid

Norwegian Sea

Norse sailors told of a monster so large it was mistaken for an island. Ships that anchored on its back never returned. For centuries, the Kraken was myth—until science proved giant squid exist. Some specimens reach 43 feet. Were the Vikings right all along?

1000+ witnesses

The Kraken

Norwegian Sea, North Atlantic

Giant squid were myth until they weren't. The legendary sea monster that dragged ships to their doom was dismissed—until science proved enormous cephalopods exist.

500+ witnesses

The Haunting of the Lamb Inn

Old Town, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England

One of England's oldest pubs hosts centuries of spectral regulars.

200+ witnesses

Temple Church

London, England, United Kingdom

The famous round church of the Knights Templar is haunted by ghostly warrior monks and mysterious robed figures guarding ancient secrets.

94+ witnesses

Newgate Prison: London's Gateway to Hell

City of London, England

For over 700 years, Newgate was London's most notorious prison. Thousands were executed here; many more died of disease. The Central Criminal Court now stands on its site—but the dead remain.

600+ witnesses

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem: England's Most Haunted Pub

Nottingham, England

Built into caves beneath Nottingham Castle and claiming to date from 1189, this ancient inn has served Crusaders, outlaws, and ghosts. Its supernatural residents are as legendary as its age.

500+ witnesses

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Legendary burial site of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, where phantom monks process among ruins steeped in Christian and pagan mythology.

140+ witnesses

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

The three-spired cathedral dedicated to St Chad hosts phantom monks, medieval clergy, and unexplained processional chanting.

65+ witnesses

The Mass Hauntings of Tyburn

Marble Arch (Former Tyburn), London, England

An estimated 50,000 people were executed at Tyburn over 600 years, creating one of the most psychically charged locations in London where mass hauntings still occur.

500+ witnesses

Brown Mountain Lights

Morganton, North Carolina, USA

Cherokee legends speak of maiden spirits searching for warriors killed in battle. The lights have appeared for 800 years. Scientific expeditions have failed to explain them. They rise, move, and vanish over the mountain. Congress investigated. Mystery remains.

100000+ witnesses

Chillingham Castle

Northumberland, England

England's most haunted castle witnessed centuries of torture in its dungeons. The Blue Boy appears, glowing blue, with cries that wake the sleeping. Lady Mary Berkeley searches for her husband's mistress. Torturer John Sage's victims never left.

2000+ witnesses

Chillingham Castle: England's Most Haunted Castle

Northumberland, England

This medieval fortress near the Scottish border is said to harbor countless ghosts including the Blue Boy, a spectral child whose cries echoed through the Pink Room for centuries.

1000+ witnesses

Chillingham Castle

Northumberland, England

The torture chamber still contains original implements. John Sage killed 50 Scots in one night. The Blue Boy's cries woke guests for centuries. Bones were found in the walls.

50000+ witnesses

Fyvie Castle

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

The Green Lady Lilias Drummond, starved by her cruel husband, had her name mysteriously carved into stone after death. Phantom trumpets herald misfortune.

200+ witnesses

Houska Castle

Czech Republic

Built not to keep enemies out, but to seal a bottomless pit believed to be a gateway to Hell. Demons and strange creatures emerge from below.

100+ witnesses

Leap Castle

County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle houses 'The Elemental,' a horrifying creature, the Bloody Chapel, and an oubliette filled with bones.

200+ witnesses

Phi Pop: Thailand's Liver-Eating Ghost

Northeast Thailand (Isaan Region)

A malevolent spirit that possesses people and compels them to eat raw meat and internal organs, causing accused individuals to be violently expelled from Thai villages.

10000+ witnesses

Redcap

Anglo-Scottish Border

Murderous goblins that inhabit ruined castles on the Scottish border. They dye their caps in human blood—if the blood dries, they die. They push boulders onto travelers and are impossibly fast despite iron boots.

200+ witnesses

Chillingham Castle

Northumberland, England

A medieval castle with a torture chamber is considered one of the most haunted buildings in Britain.

10000+ witnesses

Leap Castle

County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle is home to a terrifying elemental spirit.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Leap Castle

Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle is home to the terrifying Elemental.

2000+ witnesses

Dunvegan Castle: The Fairy Flag's Magic

Isle of Skye, Scotland

The ancestral home of Clan MacLeod for over 800 years, Dunvegan Castle houses the legendary Fairy Flag and echoes with supernatural encounters stretching back to the Norse era.

350+ witnesses

Dunwich - The Sunken City with Phantom Bells

Dunwich, Suffolk, England

Once a thriving medieval port, now a tiny village - the drowned city beneath the waves rings phantom church bells that echo from the depths.

500+ witnesses

Levens Hall: The Grey Lady and Pink Lady

Kendal, Cumbria, England

An Elizabethan mansion famous for its topiary gardens, haunted by two distinct spectral ladies and the ghost of a gypsy who cursed the estate with a prophecy that came hauntingly true.

200+ witnesses

London Bridge Hauntings

London, England

The old London Bridge, which stood for over 600 years, was home to multiple tragic deaths and executions, leaving behind numerous ghostly inhabitants.

100+ witnesses

Powis Castle: Ghosts of the State Bedroom

Welshpool, Powys, Wales

Multiple ghostly figures haunt the opulent State Bedroom of this Welsh castle, appearing to startled guests and staff throughout the centuries.

130+ witnesses

Hay-on-Wye Book Town Phantoms

Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales

The famous book town on the Welsh-English border, where literary ghosts haunt ancient bookshops and the ruins of a medieval castle.

40+ witnesses

Helmsley Castle - The Grey Lady of the Keep

Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England

The impressive ruins are haunted by a Grey Lady who appears in the shattered keep, believed to be searching for a lover lost during the castle's Civil War siege.

50+ witnesses

Wharram Percy Deserted Village Hauntings

Wharram Percy, North Yorkshire, England

One of England's best-preserved deserted medieval villages, where ghostly villagers and phantom sounds echo through the abandoned ruins.

50+ witnesses

York Castle Prison: Dick Turpin and the Condemned

York, Yorkshire, England

York Castle's prison held criminals for centuries and executed hundreds, including the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin. The Debtor's Prison and execution sites remain intensely haunted.

380+ witnesses

The Codex Gigas: The Devil's Bible

Bohemia (Czech Republic)

The largest medieval manuscript in existence contains a full-page portrait of the Devil and is surrounded by legends of supernatural creation.

The Haunting of Beaulieu Abbey

Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

Cistercian monks continue their devotions in this New Forest abbey.

400+ witnesses

Muncaster Castle: Tom Fool and the White Lady

Ravenglass, Cumbria, England

A murdered court jester and a tragic White Lady roam the halls of this ancient Cumbrian fortress overlooking the Lake District.

220+ witnesses

Cambridge University: The Other Ancient Haunt

Cambridge, England

Cambridge rivals Oxford in age and scholarship—and in ghosts. From Corpus Christi's Grey Lady to the spectral choir of King's College Chapel, the ancient university teems with spirits.

500+ witnesses

Dover Castle Underground Tunnels

Dover, Kent, England

Beneath Dover Castle, miles of tunnels served as WWII command centers and hospitals. Nurses who died during bombing raids still walk the corridors. Phantom soldiers are heard marching. Churchill's war rooms echo with ghostly voices.

5000+ witnesses

Eilean Donan Castle: Scotland's Iconic Phantom

Dornie, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland

Scotland's most photographed castle rises from a tidal island at the meeting of three lochs. Destroyed by British warships in 1719 and rebuilt in the 20th century, it harbors ghosts from centuries of clan warfare.

300+ witnesses

The Haunting of Michelham Priory

Upper Dicker, East Sussex, England

A medieval priory hosts monks who never left their monastery.

400+ witnesses

The Haunting of Groombridge Place

Groombridge, Kent, England

A moated manor house on the Kent-Sussex border hosts multiple spirits.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Netley Abbey

Netley, Hampshire, England

A ruined Cistercian abbey attracts seekers of treasure and spirits.

300+ witnesses

Hermitage Castle

Scottish Borders, Scotland

Scotland's most evil castle. Lord Soulis practiced dark magic here until villagers boiled him alive in lead. His ghost walks the ruins. The castle radiates such malevolence that even Mary, Queen of Scots nearly died visiting.

500+ witnesses

Bristol Docks

Bristol, England

Historic port with connections to the slave trade where tortured spirits, executed sailors, and victims of maritime violence haunt the waterfront.

55+ witnesses

Hermitage Castle: Lord Soulis the Evil Sorcerer

Newcastleton, Scottish Borders, Scotland

The spirit of an evil sorcerer lord, boiled alive by furious subjects, haunts this grim border fortress known as Scotland's most sinister castle.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of the Tower of London

Tower of London, England

Nearly a thousand years of executions, murders, and imprisonment have made the Tower of London one of the most haunted places on Earth. Royal ghosts walk these ancient stones.

1000+ witnesses

Chillingham Castle

Northumberland, England

England's most haunted castle has torture chambers still stained with blood. The Blue Boy appears in the Pink Room—a child's bones were found bricked up in the wall. The torturer John Sage haunts the dungeons.

2000+ witnesses

Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam)

London, England (multiple locations)

Britain's infamous asylum for the insane, where centuries of tormented souls left behind screams that echo through time.

200+ witnesses

Easter Island Moai

Easter Island, Chile

Nearly 900 massive stone statues on a remote Pacific island. The heaviest weighs 82 tons. How did the Rapa Nui people move them without wheels or beasts of burden? The statues face inland, watching over the villages.

10000+ witnesses

Leap Castle: Ireland's Castle of Horrors

County Offaly, Ireland

Built on ancient druid grounds, Leap Castle has witnessed clan massacres and family betrayal. An inhuman entity called 'the Elemental'—smelling of rotting flesh—prowls its halls to this day.

500+ witnesses

Leap Castle

County Offaly, Ireland

A priest was murdered at the altar by his own brother. An oubliette filled with skeletons was discovered. And something called 'the Elemental' roams the halls—not a ghost, but something older and more malevolent.

1000+ witnesses

Leap Castle

County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle has a Bloody Chapel where a priest murdered his brother during mass. An oubliette filled with spikes held rotting victims. The Elemental—a creature that smells of rotting flesh—guards the castle. Something evil lives here.

500+ witnesses

The Elemental of Leap Castle

County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle harbors not just ghosts but an ancient creature that may predate human occupation.

300+ witnesses

Leap Castle

County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle is home to a malevolent elemental spirit and the ghosts of its bloody past.

150+ witnesses

Ye Olde Man and Scythe

Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

One of Britain's oldest pubs haunted by the ghost of the executed Earl of Derby and centuries of restless spirits.

60+ witnesses

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

England's tallest spire towers over a cathedral haunted by the Grey Lady, spectral choristers, and medieval bishops.

85+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Chingle Hall

Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

This medieval manor house, with its priest holes and recusant history, is considered one of England's most haunted buildings.

300+ witnesses

Brodick Castle: The Grey Lady and Phantom Deer

Brodick, Isle of Arran, Scotland

A Grey Lady ghost and supernatural white deer haunt this island fortress, site of centuries of clan warfare and plague deaths.

145+ witnesses

The White Lady of Rochester Castle

Rochester, Kent, England

A spectral woman in white has haunted the medieval English castle for centuries, believed to be a noblewoman who died during a siege in 1264.

200+ witnesses

Battle of Lewes Battlefield

Lewes, East Sussex, England

Simon de Montfort's greatest victory over King Henry III. Phantom medieval armies clash on the Sussex Downs, and the captive king's ghost laments his defeat.

205+ witnesses

Battle of Evesham Battlefield

Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Simon de Montfort's brutal last stand in the Second Barons' War. The rebel baron's mutilated ghost still wanders the field where he was hacked to pieces.

180+ witnesses

Caerphilly Castle: The Leaning Tower's Ghosts

Caerphilly, South Wales

The largest castle in Wales and second largest in Britain, Caerphilly's massive water defenses and famous leaning tower harbor the spirits of medieval warfare and dark secrets.

350+ witnesses

Castell Coch: The White Lady of the Red Castle

Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales

A ghostly White Lady haunts this fairy-tale castle, appearing on the battlements and in the towers of this Victorian Gothic masterpiece.

95+ witnesses

Craco Ghost Town

Basilicata, Italy

Perched on a cliff in southern Italy, this medieval town was abandoned after earthquakes and landslides. Now it's a crumbling labyrinth of stone. Film crews use it. Tourists hear bells ring from the empty church.

5000+ witnesses

Ruthin Castle

Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales

Lady Grey haunts this medieval Welsh castle, executed during the English Civil War and now wandering the rooms where she once lived and loved.

105+ witnesses

Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church)

Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

A church decorated with the bones of 40,000 people. Chandeliers of skulls. Coats of arms made from femurs. A plague and war provided the materials. Some say the dead resent being used as decoration.

5000+ witnesses

Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church)

Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

40,000 human skeletons decorate a church in the Czech Republic. Chandeliers of bones. Pyramids of skulls. A coat of arms made from human remains. The Black Death and Hussite Wars provided the materials. The dead became art. They say some still move.

500000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Conwy Castle

Conwy, Wales

Another of Edward's castles hosts medieval spirits in its towers.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales

Edward I's mighty fortress hosts spectral soldiers and a phantom queen.

400+ witnesses

Caernarfon Castle: Ghosts of the Welsh Conquest

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales

Edward I's mighty fortress, built to subjugate Wales, remains a monument to conquest and resistance. Welsh spirits still walk these walls, never accepting English dominion.

300+ witnesses

Conwy Castle: The Fortress of Welsh Shadows

Conwy, North Wales

Another of Edward I's iron ring of fortresses, Conwy Castle remains one of Britain's finest medieval military structures. Its eight massive towers harbor centuries of spectral activity.

250+ witnesses

Harlech Castle: Fortress of the Men of Stone

Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales

Clinging to a clifftop above the Irish Sea, Harlech Castle inspired the famous song 'Men of Harlech.' The spirits of those who endured its legendary sieges still march these walls.

200+ witnesses

Dunwich

Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

The sunken medieval city lost to coastal erosion is haunted by phantom church bells ringing from beneath the waves.

103+ witnesses

Beaumaris Castle: The Perfect Fortress, Imperfect Peace

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

The last and most technically perfect of Edward I's Welsh castles was never completed. Its unfinished walls harbor the ghosts of a conquest that was itself never truly complete.

150+ witnesses

Stirling Bridge - Wallace's Battle Ghosts

Stirling, Scotland

Site of William Wallace's greatest victory where Scottish patriots ambushed English forces, now haunted by phantom warriors who still fight for Scotland's freedom.

90+ witnesses

Bran Castle - Dracula's Castle

Bran, Transylvania, Romania

The castle that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula is shrouded in vampire legends, mysterious phenomena, and centuries of dark history.

200+ witnesses

Glamis Castle

Angus, Scotland

Home to the Monster of Glamis, the Grey Lady, and a secret room, this Scottish castle holds dark secrets and countless spirits.

300+ witnesses

The Grey Lady of Winchelsea

Winchelsea, East Sussex, England

A spectral woman walks the streets of this medieval planned town.

100+ witnesses

Lavenham - Suffolk's Most Haunted Village

Lavenham, Suffolk, England

A perfectly preserved medieval wool town where timber-framed houses tilt at impossible angles and ghosts from six centuries walk the crooked streets.

300+ witnesses

Stopham Bridge Phantom Rider

Stopham, West Sussex, England

A medieval stone bridge over the River Arun where a phantom horseman gallops across on stormy nights, his hoofbeats echoing through the centuries.

55+ witnesses

Akershus Fortress

Oslo, Norway

Norway's medieval fortress has witnessed centuries of imprisonment, execution, and Nazi occupation. A demon dog named Malcanisen, a ghostly woman, and executed prisoners haunt this Oslo landmark.

500+ witnesses

Dunstanburgh Castle: The Haunted Ruin on the Sea

Dunstanburgh, Northumberland, England

Standing on a dramatic basalt headland, Dunstanburgh's romantic ruins have inspired artists for centuries. But the castle harbors a darker legend—the ghostly knight who failed to save the Lady of the Lake.

300+ witnesses

Edinburgh Castle Haunting

Edinburgh, Scotland

Perched on an ancient volcanic rock, Edinburgh Castle has witnessed over 900 years of sieges, executions, and imprisonment. A phantom piper, headless drummer, and countless other spirits haunt Scotland's most famous fortress.

10000+ witnesses

Battle of Bannockburn Battlefield

Stirling, Scotland

Robert the Bruce's greatest victory over the English. Spectral Scottish warriors still defend their homeland, and the clash of medieval armies echoes through the centuries.

320+ witnesses

The Haunting of Akershus Fortress

Oslo, Norway

Norway's medieval fortress, site of executions, imprisonments, and Nazi occupation, harbors multiple ghosts including a demon dog and a faceless woman.

200+ witnesses

The Haunting of Ightham Mote

Ightham, Kent, England

A perfectly preserved medieval manor holds centuries of secrets.

300+ witnesses

The Haunting of Marwell Hall

Owslebury, Hampshire, England

A medieval manor hosts a jilted bride and other spirits.

150+ witnesses

Beeston Castle - The Treasure Guardian

Beeston, Cheshire, England

A clifftop castle haunted by a phantom knight guarding Richard II's lost treasure, believed to be hidden in the castle's bottomless well.

40+ witnesses

Mexico City

Mexico

Built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan where Aztecs sacrificed thousands. The conquistadors massacred more. La Llorona wails by the canals. Day of the Dead keeps the spirits appeased.

100000+ witnesses

Falkland Palace: The White Lady and Murdered Duke

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

A Renaissance palace where Mary Queen of Scots played, haunted by the White Lady who walks the battlements and the restless spirit of the Duke of Rothesay, starved to death in the palace dungeon.

260+ witnesses

Penshurst Place: The Sidney Legacy

Penshurst, Kent, England

One of England's finest medieval houses, Penshurst Place was home to Sir Philip Sidney, the paragon of Elizabethan chivalry. His ghost, and others from centuries of history, walk its ancient halls.

200+ witnesses

The Haunting of the Mint House

Pevensey, East Sussex, England

One of England's oldest inhabited houses holds centuries of ghosts.

200+ witnesses

Poveglia Island

Venice, Italy

This small island in the Venetian lagoon served as a plague quarantine station where over 100,000 people died, then as a mental asylum where a mad doctor experimented on patients. Now abandoned, Poveglia is considered so haunted that Italy refuses to allow visitors.

500+ witnesses

Poveglia Island

Venetian Lagoon, Italy

Plague victims were burned here by the thousands. Later, a mental asylum where a doctor tortured patients before jumping from the bell tower. Italy won't let anyone visit. The soil is 50% human ash.

500+ witnesses

The Haunting of Poveglia Island

Poveglia Island, Venice, Italy

An island where 100,000 plague victims died is considered the most haunted place in Italy.

1000+ witnesses

The Plague Island of Venice

Poveglia Island, Venice, Italy

An island used for plague victims and an insane asylum is intensely haunted.

1000+ witnesses

The Haunting of Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla

Delhi, India

A ruined fortress where djinns are said to grant wishes and answer prayers.

10000+ witnesses

Tantallon Castle: Phantom Soldiers on the Battlements

North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Ghostly soldiers from a 17th-century siege patrol the battlements of this dramatic clifftop fortress overlooking the Firth of Forth.

165+ witnesses

Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale

Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, England

A medieval bridge built according to legend by the Devil himself, who was outwitted by a clever old woman in a classic tale of supernatural trickery.

30+ witnesses

Melrose Abbey

Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Scottish Borders abbey housing Robert the Bruce's heart generates phenomena connected to the warrior king and medieval monks.

70+ witnesses

Cawdor Castle: The Daughter Walled Up Alive

Nairn, Highland, Scotland

The spirit of a young woman walled up alive for forbidden love haunts this famous Scottish castle associated with Shakespeare's Macbeth.

190+ witnesses

Bran Castle

Bran, Transylvania, Romania

Known as 'Dracula's Castle,' though Vlad Tepes likely never lived here. Queen Marie of Romania loved it. Strange phenomena occur in the secret passages. Tourists report feeling watched by something ancient.

10000+ witnesses

The Knavesmire: York's Tyburn and Dick Turpin's End

Knavesmire, York, Yorkshire, England

For over 400 years, the Knavesmire served as York's execution ground. Dick Turpin and hundreds of others met their end here. Now a racecourse, the gallows ghosts still manifest.

250+ witnesses

The Banshee of Ireland

Ireland

A wailing spirit warns of death in Irish families.

10000+ witnesses

The Irish Banshee Tradition

Ireland

A wailing female spirit heralds death in old Irish families.

10000+ witnesses

Winchester College: The Wykehamist Ghosts

Winchester, Hampshire, England

England's oldest continuously-running school is haunted by its founder William of Wykeham and centuries of scholars who walked its medieval cloisters.

250+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Bodiam Castle

Bodiam, East Sussex, England

A picture-perfect medieval castle harbors restless spirits.

300+ witnesses

Bodiam Castle: The Moated Fortress of Spirits

Bodiam, East Sussex, England

Rising from its lily-covered moat like a fairy-tale fortress, Bodiam Castle presents a perfect medieval silhouette. But beneath its picturesque exterior lurk darker secrets and restless spirits.

200+ witnesses

St Giles' Cathedral

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh's High Kirk is haunted by phantom congregation members, a ghostly piper, and the spirits of those executed on the Royal Mile.

67+ witnesses

Battle of Otterburn Battlefield

Otterburn, Northumberland, England

The moonlit border battle where the Douglas fell. Phantom armies clash by night, and the sounds of medieval combat echo across the Northumberland hills.

230+ witnesses

Tower Hill: The Scaffold of the Nobility

Tower Hill, London, England

For over 400 years, Tower Hill was London's primary execution site for nobility and high-ranking traitors. Over 125 people were beheaded here, and their ghosts still walk the scaffold site.

340+ witnesses

Lumley Castle: The Lily of Lumley

Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England

The murdered Lady Lumley, thrown to her death by zealous priests, haunts her former home seeking justice for her brutal murder.

180+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Powderham Castle

Kenton, Devon, England

The Courtenay family's ancient seat hosts ancestral spirits.

200+ witnesses

Pevensey Castle - Lady Pelham's Vigil

Pevensey, East Sussex, England

The Roman fortress and Norman castle where William the Conqueror landed is haunted by Lady Pelham, who defended the castle during her husband's absence.

55+ witnesses

The Almas (Mongolian Wildman)

Mongolia and Central Asia

In the mountains of Central Asia, nomads tell of wild people—human-like but covered in hair, living apart from civilization. Soviet scientists took the reports seriously.

300+ witnesses

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Devon, England

The White Lady starved by her jealous sister and the Blue Lady who murdered her own child haunt these atmospheric ruins. Cameras mysteriously malfunction.

300+ witnesses

Meowing Nuns of Medieval France

France

Nuns in a French convent began meowing like cats. The meowing spread. Eventually, all the nuns meowed together for hours each day. Only the threat of soldiers with rods finally stopped them.

100+ witnesses

The Voynich Manuscript

Unknown Origin (possibly Italy)

A mysterious illustrated manuscript written in an undeciphered script has baffled cryptographers for over a century.

The Voynich Manuscript

Unknown Origin

A mysterious medieval book written in an unknown language and script has defied decipherment for centuries.

The Barghest of Yorkshire

Yorkshire, England

A monstrous black dog with flaming eyes guards the paths and ginnels of Northern England.

500+ witnesses

The Hanged Pirates of Execution Dock

Execution Dock, Wapping, London, England

For over 400 years, pirates were hanged at Execution Dock and left to be washed by three tides. Their ghosts still walk the Thames foreshore, seeking the sea they once sailed.

220+ witnesses

Dunrobin Castle: The Daughter Imprisoned in the Attic

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

The ghost of a nobleman's daughter, imprisoned in the attic for falling in love below her station, haunts Scotland's most northerly great house.

160+ witnesses

Battle of Shrewsbury Battlefield

Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Henry IV defeated Harry Hotspur's rebellion in England's first battle to use longbows en masse. The ghost of Hotspur still leads his doomed charge, and arrows rain from phantom bows.

265+ witnesses

The Voynich Manuscript

Unknown Origin (Currently at Yale)

A medieval manuscript written in an unknown script and language, filled with strange illustrations of plants, astronomy, and nude women. Despite a century of cryptanalysis, no one has decoded it.

Voynich Manuscript

Unknown Origin

A medieval book written in an unknown language with bizarre illustrations. Codebreakers who cracked Enigma failed with it. AI has tried. It depicts plants that don't exist. No one knows what it says or who wrote it.

1000+ witnesses

The Voynich Manuscript

Unknown origin, now at Yale University, USA

A medieval manuscript written in an unknown script and language has defied all attempts at decipherment for over a century.

St Andrews University: The White Lady and Academic Ghosts

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Scotland's oldest university is haunted by the White Lady of St Andrews, tortured Cardinal Beaton, and generations of scholars from over 600 years of learning.

400+ witnesses

The Cittie of Yorke

Holborn, London, England

A medieval pub with vast wine cellars and vaults where the Grey Lady walks and the spirits of lawyers from centuries past still debate unseen cases.

150+ witnesses

Raglan Castle: The Royalist Ruin

Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales

The last great medieval castle built in Wales, Raglan was a symbol of Royalist defiance during the Civil War. Its deliberate destruction left spirits as broken as its towers.

200+ witnesses

Eton College: The King's Ghostly Foundation

Eton, Berkshire, England

Britain's most prestigious school is haunted by its pious founder King Henry VI and numerous other spirits from six centuries of scholarship and suffering.

300+ witnesses

The Haunting of Herstmonceux Castle

Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England

A fairy-tale castle hosts a White Lady and other restless spirits.

400+ witnesses

Corvin Castle

Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania

Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned here for seven years. The dungeons held thousands. Turkish prisoners were promised freedom if they dug a well—after 15 years they completed it, but were killed anyway.

5000+ witnesses

The Mysteries of Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

A medieval chapel filled with mysterious symbolism attracts supernatural phenomena.

300+ witnesses

Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

The enigmatic chapel made famous by The Da Vinci Code is haunted by ghostly knights, mysterious robed figures, and the guardian spirits of ancient secrets.

103+ witnesses

Brig o' Doon - Tam o' Shanter's Escape

Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland

An ancient bridge immortalized in Robert Burns' poem, where Tam o' Shanter escaped from pursuing witches who could not cross running water.

35+ witnesses

Dalhousie Castle

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Lady Catherine of Dalhousie haunts her ancestral castle, a grey lady who appears in rooms and corridors searching for her lost love.

110+ witnesses

Comlongon Castle Hotel

Clarencefield, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion Carruthers, who threw herself from the castle tower rather than marry against her will, haunts Comlongon Castle as a green-clad phantom.

140+ witnesses

Glasgow University: The Spectral Academics

Glasgow, Scotland

Scotland's second-oldest university is haunted by generations of spectral academics, students, and the ghosts from its medieval foundation still pursuing eternal scholarship.

300+ witnesses

Battle of St Albans Battlefield

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

The first battle of the Wars of the Roses fought in the streets of St Albans. Phantom soldiers still clash in medieval alleys, and the Duke of Somerset dies again and again.

195+ witnesses

Knole House

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

This vast medieval palace harbors multiple ghosts including tragic ladies, phantom servants, and spirits connected to the Sackville-West family's long and turbulent history.

105+ witnesses

Gainsborough Old Hall: The Grey Lady and Ghostly Soldiers

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

One of England's finest medieval manor houses, where the Grey Lady walks the Great Hall and phantom soldiers from the War of the Roses still battle in the shadows.

250+ witnesses

Battle of Towton Battlefield

Towton, North Yorkshire, England

The bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil. 28,000 men died in a blizzard on Palm Sunday 1461, and their ghosts still cry out in the snow.

275+ witnesses

Tulloch Castle

Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

The Green Lady of Tulloch Castle haunts the Pink Tower, a tragic spirit from the 16th century who continues to walk the corridors of her ancestral home.

130+ witnesses

Battle of Barnet Battlefield

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

The fog-shrouded Wars of the Roses battle where Warwick the Kingmaker fell. Phantom soldiers still fight in the mist, confused and lost, killing their own allies.

220+ witnesses

Battle of Tewkesbury Battlefield

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

The decisive Wars of the Roses battle where Lancastrian hopes died. Prince Edward was murdered after the fight, and his blood-soaked ghost haunts the abbey where he fell.

240+ witnesses

Oxburgh Hall

Oxborough, Norfolk, England

Ghostly priests from the hidden priest holes and a spectral nun haunt this moated manor, echoes of the Catholic Bedingfeld family's dangerous resistance during Protestant persecution.

85+ witnesses

Tower of London Haunting

London, England

Nearly 1,000 years of execution, torture, and imprisonment have made the Tower of London one of the world's most haunted sites. The ghosts of Anne Boleyn, the Princes in the Tower, and many others still walk its corridors.

10000+ witnesses

The Princes in the Tower

Tower of London, England

The ghosts of two murdered princes have haunted the Tower of London for over five centuries.

500+ witnesses

The Ghosts of the Tower of London

Tower of London, England

Executed royals and prisoners haunt Britain's most famous fortress.

10000+ witnesses

Battle of Bosworth Field: Richard III's Restless Spirit

Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

The battle that ended the Wars of the Roses and began the Tudor dynasty still haunts Leicestershire. Richard III's ghost rides across the field where he lost his crown and his life.

300+ witnesses

Mother Shipton's Cave

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

England's most famous prophetess was born in a cave that still draws visitors.

1000+ witnesses

Knebworth House: The Gothic Fantasy's Ghosts

Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England

Home of the Lytton family and birthplace of Gothic revivalism in architecture, Knebworth House's deliberately spooky exterior conceals genuine supernatural activity stretching back five centuries.

250+ witnesses

The Strasbourg Convent Possession

Strasbourg, Alsace (France/Germany)

Nuns at a medieval convent experienced mass possession and convulsions.

100+ witnesses

The Aswang

Philippines

The Philippines' most feared supernatural creature. By day, a normal person. By night, a monster that feeds on the unborn, the dying, and the dead. Belief remains widespread.

10000+ witnesses

Hampton Court Palace

London, England

Henry VIII's great palace, haunted by his wives. Catherine Howard's screams echo in the Haunted Gallery. Jane Seymour drifts through Clock Court. CCTV captured a figure opening fire doors in 2003.

5000+ witnesses

Hampton Court Palace

Richmond upon Thames, England

Henry VIII's palace echoes with Catherine Howard's screaming ghost, Jane Seymour's candlelit walks, and a mysterious figure caught on CCTV.

500+ witnesses

La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)

Mexico and Latin America

She drowned her children to be with a man who rejected her. Now she wanders waterways crying 'Ay, mis hijos!' (Oh, my children!). Hearing her means death. Children who stray near water disappear.

10000+ witnesses

La Llorona

Mexico and American Southwest

The Weeping Woman who drowned her children and now wanders waterways crying for them. She's dressed in white, wailing 'Ay, mis hijos!' If she catches you, she may drown you—mistaking you for her lost children.

10000+ witnesses

Mapinguari: The Amazon's Ground Sloth Cryptid

Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

A massive, foul-smelling creature reported throughout the Amazon, possibly representing a surviving giant ground sloth thought to have gone extinct 10,000 years ago.

500+ witnesses

Mongolian Death Worm

Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Nomads call it 'olgoi-khorkhoi'—the intestine worm. A bright red creature that can kill from a distance, either by venom or electric shock. It lives under the sand and emerges in June and July.

500+ witnesses

Rawhead and Bloody Bones

England and American South

A bogeyman used to frighten children. Part skeleton, part beast. He lurks in dark places—under stairs, in cupboards, in ponds. Be good, or Rawhead and Bloody Bones will get you.

100+ witnesses

Rolling Calf

Jamaica

A monstrous creature of Jamaican folklore. Chain-dragging, fire-breathing, blocking roads at night. The Rolling Calf is the ghost of a wicked person doomed to walk the earth.

1000+ witnesses

Screaming Skulls of England

England

Remove the skull, and the screaming begins. Crops fail. Cattle die. Disaster strikes. Several English houses guard skulls that must never leave. The skulls of Bettiscombe, Wardley, and Burton Agnes.

500+ witnesses

The Weeping Woman

Mexico City, Mexico

The Weeping Woman drowned her children and now wanders waterways crying for them. Hear her wailing and death follows. She appears in white near rivers and streams. Five centuries of sightings. Parents warn children: Stay away from the water at night.

10000+ witnesses

La Llorona: The Weeping Woman

Mexico and Southwestern United States

The ghost of a woman who drowned her children in a fit of madness has been reported along waterways throughout Latin America for five centuries, her wails still heard on dark nights.

10000+ witnesses

The Wendigo

Northern United States and Canada

Indigenous peoples of the northern forests speak of a cannibalistic spirit that possesses humans during times of starvation.

500+ witnesses

La Llorona: The Weeping Woman

Mexico and Southwestern United States

The ghost of a woman who drowned her children has been reported along waterways throughout Latin America for five centuries.

10000+ witnesses

The Bunyip

Australia

Aboriginal tradition speaks of dangerous creatures in Australia's waterways, and European settlers added their own terrifying encounters.

300+ witnesses

The Black Dog of Britain

Various Locations, England

A spectral black hound has been reported across Britain for centuries, sometimes as a harbinger of death and sometimes as a protective spirit.

5000+ witnesses

La Llorona: The Weeping Woman

Mexico and Southwestern United States

The ghost of a woman who drowned her children cries along waterways, seeking her lost babies.

10000+ witnesses

The Giant Squid: From Cryptid to Reality

Worldwide Oceans

For centuries, the giant squid was considered a myth, until science confirmed its existence.

500+ witnesses

The Grey Lady of Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace, England

The ghost of Dame Sybil Penn, nurse to Edward VI, was awakened when her tomb was disturbed.

100+ witnesses

La Llorona: The Weeping Woman

Mexico and Southwestern USA

The ghost of a woman who drowned her children wanders waterways throughout Latin America.

10000+ witnesses

La Llorona of the Rio Grande

Texas-Mexico Border, USA

The Weeping Woman roams the riverbanks searching for her drowned children.

10000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Anne of Cleves House

Lewes, East Sussex, England

Henry VIII's fourth wife never lived here, but ghosts certainly do.

100+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Firle Place

Firle, East Sussex, England

The Gage family's ancestral home hosts centuries of spectral residents.

100+ witnesses

The Haunting of the Lewes Arms

Lewes, East Sussex, England

An ancient Lewes pub hosts several centuries of ghostly regulars.

150+ witnesses

Aldeburgh - Domain of Black Shuck

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

A coastal town terrorized by Black Shuck, the phantom hell-hound with blazing eyes whose appearance heralds death.

200+ witnesses

Clovelly - Village of Phantom Fishermen

Clovelly, Devon, England

A impossibly steep fishing village frozen in time, where ghostly fishermen return from the sea and phantom children play in cobbled streets.

100+ witnesses

Culross - The Town That Time Forgot

Culross, Fife, Scotland

A perfectly preserved 17th-century town where the past is so present that ghosts walk openly, seemingly unaware the centuries have passed.

150+ witnesses

The Ostrich Inn

Colnbrook, Berkshire, England

England's third-oldest pub where over 60 wealthy travelers were murdered through a trap door, their spirits now haunting the scene of their brutal deaths.

200+ witnesses

Boscastle Village Witchcraft Hauntings

Boscastle, Cornwall, England

A mystical Cornish village home to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, where witches' spirits and occult energies pervade the ancient streets.

60+ witnesses

Château de Brissac

Brissac-Quincé, France

The Green Lady of Brissac was murdered by her husband for adultery in the 15th century. Guests at France's tallest château still see her—face hollow with empty eye sockets, wearing her green dress. Her moaning fills the tower room where she died.

500+ witnesses

The Golden Fleece

York, England

York's most haunted pub with 15+ ghosts including a Canadian airman's suicide, Lady Peckett's phantom footsteps, and One-Eyed Jack with his phantom pistol.

300+ witnesses

Nostradamus

France

The French seer wrote 942 cryptic quatrains that believers say predicted Hitler, 9/11, Napoleon, and more. Critics say the verses are so vague anything can be retrofitted. Yet people have studied them for 500 years.

10000+ witnesses

Althorp House: The Spencer Ancestral Spirits

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

The ancestral home of the Spencer family and final resting place of Princess Diana, Althorp House has witnessed five centuries of history. Multiple ghosts walk its corridors, including several Spencer ancestors.

200+ witnesses

Battle of Flodden Battlefield

Branxton, Northumberland, England

Scotland's most catastrophic defeat. King James IV and 10,000 Scots died in a single afternoon, and their phantom army still marches to its doom.

290+ witnesses

Hampton Court Palace Ghosts

Richmond, England

Henry VIII's palace is haunted by his wives. Catherine Howard runs screaming through the Haunted Gallery, still trying to reach Henry to beg for her life. Jane Seymour carries a candle. CCTV captured a robed figure opening doors. The wives never left.

5000+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court, Surrey, England

Henry VIII's great palace is haunted by his queens and others.

2000+ witnesses

Dancing Plague of 1518

Strasbourg, Alsace

People danced until they dropped dead. It started with one woman. Soon hundreds were dancing uncontrollably. They couldn't stop. Some died of exhaustion, strokes, heart attacks. What caused the Dancing Plague?

400+ witnesses

Dancing Plague of 1518

Strasbourg, Holy Roman Empire

One woman began dancing in the street. Within a month, 400 people joined her—dancing day and night until they collapsed from exhaustion. Some danced to death. No one could stop. No one knows why it happened.

400+ witnesses

Dancing Plague of 1518

Strasbourg, Alsace

A woman began dancing in the street and couldn't stop. Within a month, 400 people were dancing uncontrollably. Authorities built a stage and hired musicians, thinking they'd dance it out. Dozens danced to death.

400+ witnesses

The Dancing Plague of 1518

Strasbourg, Alsace (modern France)

Hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, some dancing until they collapsed and died, in a mass hysteria event that has never been explained.

1000+ witnesses

The Prospect of Whitby

Wapping, London, England

London's oldest riverside pub where the Hanging Judge presided and executed pirates were displayed, their tortured spirits still haunting the ancient tavern.

200+ witnesses

Sedbergh School

Sedbergh, Cumbria, England

Remote Yorkshire Dales school haunted by phantom students, mysterious lights, and the ghost of a headmaster who never left.

41+ witnesses

The Ghost of Grace O'Malley

Clare Island, County Mayo, Ireland

The Pirate Queen of Ireland still sails her native waters.

100+ witnesses

Llancaiach Fawr: The Civil War Manor of Many Ghosts

Nelson, Caerphilly, Wales

A Tudor manor house that served as a Civil War headquarters, haunted by Parliamentarian soldiers, a murdered child, the spectral housekeeper Mattie, and the restless spirit of Colonel Prichard who changed sides in England's bloodiest conflict.

350+ witnesses

Rufford Old Hall: The Grey Lady and Elizabeth I

Rufford, Lancashire, England

A magnificent Tudor hall where Shakespeare may have performed, haunted by a Grey Lady in the Great Hall and the spirit of Queen Elizabeth I who visited this architectural masterpiece.

220+ witnesses

Speke Hall: The Tapestry Room Ghost and Priest Holes

Speke, Liverpool, England

A magnificent Tudor manor house with priest holes and secret chambers, haunted by a woman in the Tapestry Room who died waiting for her lover to return from the sea.

180+ witnesses

The Bishop Fish of Poland

Baltic Sea, Poland

A fish resembling a Catholic bishop was captured and granted an audience with the King.

100+ witnesses

Leap Castle Haunting

Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland

This Irish castle has centuries of violence including a massacre of prisoners thrown into a pit. The 'Elemental'—a decaying creature with the smell of rotting flesh—is among its most terrifying spirits.

500+ witnesses

Leap Castle Oubliette

Leap Castle, County Offaly, Ireland

Ireland's most haunted castle holds an oubliette—a pit of death—containing the bones of hundreds of victims. When cleaned in the 1900s, three cartloads of human remains were removed. The Elemental—a creature with a rotting face—guards the castle still.

10000+ witnesses

Lygon Arms

Broadway, Worcestershire, England

This historic Cotswolds coaching inn is haunted by Civil War soldiers, including ghostly Cavaliers and Roundheads who continue their eternal conflict.

125+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Basing House

Old Basing, Hampshire, England

The ruins of a great Tudor mansion hide Civil War atrocities.

300+ witnesses

Sutton House: The Tudor Dogs and White Lady

Hackney, London, England

A rare Tudor house in East London haunted by a White Lady, phantom dogs that bark in empty rooms, and the ghostly sounds of Georgian revelry in its former music room.

200+ witnesses

Tower of London Hauntings

London, England, UK

Nearly 1,000 years of executions, imprisonment, and torture have made the Tower of London one of the world's most haunted places. Anne Boleyn, the Princes in the Tower, and many others allegedly walk its corridors.

100000+ witnesses

Anne Boleyn's Ghost

Tower of London, England

Henry VIII's second wife was beheaded here in 1536. Now she walks the Tower, sometimes carrying her severed head under her arm. Guards have challenged her at bayonet point—their bayonets passed through her.

500+ witnesses

Buenos Aires

Argentina

The Dirty War disappeared 30,000 people. Recoleta Cemetery's elaborate tombs hold restless aristocrats. Evita's ghost guards her grave. The Palermo woods hide something darker.

20000+ witnesses

Tower of London Ghosts

London, England, UK

Nearly 1,000 years of executions, torture, and imprisonment have made the Tower of London the most haunted fortress in the world. Anne Boleyn walks without her head. The Princes in the Tower still appear. Guards have fainted from terror.

10000+ witnesses

Tower of London Ghosts

London, England

For 900 years, the Tower of London has been a place of imprisonment, torture, and execution. Anne Boleyn, the Princes in the Tower, and countless others still walk its corridors—reported by guards, visitors, and even royalty.

5000+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn at Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace, London, England

The executed queen of Henry VIII has been seen at multiple royal palaces, but Hampton Court remains her most frequent haunt, where she walks in white seeking the king who killed her.

500+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn

Tower of London and Various Locations, England

The executed queen appears at multiple locations across England, carrying her head or walking complete through places of her life and death.

500+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn

Tower of London and Various Locations, England

The most famous ghost in England, the executed queen has been seen at multiple locations associated with her life and death.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn

Tower of London, England

Henry VIII's executed queen is said to haunt both the Tower of London and her childhood home.

100+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn

Tower of London and Blickling Hall, England

Henry VIII's executed queen appears carrying her severed head at multiple locations.

500+ witnesses

Queen Anne's Ghost

Tower of London and Hever Castle, England

Henry VIII's executed queen haunts multiple locations connected to her tragic life.

1000+ witnesses

Hampton Court's Tudor Ghosts

Hampton Court Palace, London, England

The spirits of Henry VIII's court still walk the corridors of his favorite palace.

5000+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Boleyn at Hever

Hever Castle, Kent, England

The executed queen returns to her childhood home each Christmas.

400+ witnesses

Hever Castle - Anne Boleyn's Return

Hever, Kent, England

The childhood home of Anne Boleyn is haunted by the ghost of Henry VIII's ill-fated queen, seen crossing the bridge over the River Eden on the anniversary of her execution.

100+ witnesses

Grey Lady of Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace, England

Jane Seymour died giving Henry VIII his only legitimate son. Now she walks Hampton Court's corridors, holding a candle, on the anniversary of Edward's birth. CCTV cameras have captured unexplained figures.

1000+ witnesses

The Ghost Monks of Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Phantom monks still walk the ruins of England's most sacred medieval abbey.

1000+ witnesses

The Phantom Monks of Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England

Cistercian monks still chant in the ruins of their dissolved monastery.

1000+ witnesses

The Grey Lady of Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace, England

The ghost of Dame Sybil Penn, nurse to King Edward VI, has walked the halls of Hampton Court since her tomb was disturbed in 1829.

50+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, England

Henry VIII's palace is haunted by his wives and other figures from its bloody past.

5000+ witnesses

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Devon, England

Two ghostly ladies haunt one of England's most romantic ruins.

500+ witnesses

Pendennis Castle: The Cornish Fortress of Phantoms

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Built by Henry VIII to guard against invasion, Pendennis Castle endured one of the Civil War's longest sieges. The spirits of starving soldiers and executed prisoners still walk its walls.

250+ witnesses

The Black Prince of Hall Place

Hall Place, Bexley, London, England

Hall Place is haunted by the ghost of a figure in black armor, believed to be connected to Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince, whose presence still guards this historic manor.

95+ witnesses

Catherine Howard's Haunted Gallery

Hampton Court Palace, England

The ghost of Henry VIII's fifth wife runs screaming through the Haunted Gallery, forever trying to reach her husband to plead for her life.

200+ witnesses

Catherine Howard's Ghost

Hampton Court Palace, England

Henry VIII's fifth wife was dragged screaming to her execution. She tried to reach the King to plead for her life but was caught in what is now the Haunted Gallery. Her screams still echo there.

500+ witnesses

The George Inn, Southwark

Southwark, London, England

London's last remaining galleried coaching inn where multiple ghosts from different eras haunt the rooms, galleries, and courtyards.

170+ witnesses

The Possession of Theobald Bruner

Basel, Switzerland

A well-documented Swiss possession case during the Reformation produced a detailed account of demonic manifestations and Protestant exorcism practices.

200+ witnesses

The Mary Rose - Henry VIII's Warship and 500 Drowned Souls

Portsmouth, England

King Henry VIII's flagship sank in 1545 with 500 crew members drowning before his eyes; the raised wreck and its museum host the tortured spirits of men who died screaming in the ship's flooded hull.

80+ witnesses

The Grey Lady of Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, England

Multiple ghosts haunt Henry VIII's palace—Jane Seymour carrying a candle, Catherine Howard screaming in the gallery, and Sybil Penn's spinning wheel heard through walls.

500+ witnesses

Battle of Pinkie Cleugh Battlefield

Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

Scotland's worst military defeat saw 10,000 killed by English artillery and cavalry. Phantom armies clash where medieval warfare met gunpowder, and the slaughter never ends.

185+ witnesses

Dragsholm Castle Haunting

Dragsholm, Denmark

Denmark's most haunted castle hosts over 100 ghosts. The most famous is the 'White Lady'—a noblewoman whose skeleton was found walled up in the 1930s, still wearing her white gown.

1000+ witnesses

La Llorona: The Weeping Woman

Mexico and Latin America

For five centuries, the ghost of a woman who drowned her children has haunted waterways throughout Latin America, her wailing cries warning of death to come.

10000+ witnesses

La Llorona - The Weeping Woman

Mexico and Latin America

She drowned her children in a river and now wanders eternally, weeping and searching. Her cry means death is near. Latin America's most enduring ghost—and a genuine cultural phenomenon.

10000+ witnesses

The Black Lady of Wawel Castle

Kraków, Poland

The ghost of a woman in black has been seen in Poland's royal castle for centuries, appearing before national tragedies and disasters.

500+ witnesses

The Legend of La Llorona

Mexico and American Southwest

A woman who drowned her children weeps by waterways for eternity.

100000+ witnesses

Christ's Hospital School: The Blue Coat Boys

Horsham, West Sussex, England

Christ's Hospital, founded by Edward VI, is haunted by Blue Coat boys in their distinctive Tudor uniform, children who died in the school's care over five centuries.

150+ witnesses

Crathes Castle: The Green Lady with the Baby

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

A ghostly Green Lady carrying an infant haunts this Scottish tower house, her tragic secret confirmed by grim discoveries beneath the hearthstone.

175+ witnesses

Smithills Hall: The Bloody Footprint of George Marsh

Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

A medieval manor house bearing an indelible bloody footprint from Protestant martyr George Marsh, who stamped his foot declaring it would remain as witness to his innocence before being burned at the stake.

300+ witnesses

Oundle School

Oundle, Northamptonshire, England

Ancient market town school plagued by the ghost of a phantom drummer whose beats herald tragedy and death.

38+ witnesses

Repton School

Repton, Derbyshire, England

Ancient school built on Saxon monastery ruins haunted by medieval monks and priory ghosts from centuries past.

52+ witnesses

Hatfield House

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Queen Elizabeth I, who learned of her accession here, returns to the scene of her transformation from princess to queen, walking the gardens and halls of her childhood.

120+ witnesses

Chatsworth House: The Duchess's Eternal Garden

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

One of England's grandest stately homes, Chatsworth House was prison to Mary Queen of Scots and home to the formidable Duchess of Devonshire. Both women, and others, still walk its magnificent halls.

300+ witnesses

Westminster School

Westminster, London, England

One of England's great public schools, haunted by royal ghosts from the adjacent Westminster Abbey and palace.

58+ witnesses

Nuremberg Celestial Phenomenon

Nuremberg, Germany

Citizens witnessed an aerial battle between spheres, cylinders, and crosses in the sky. Hans Glaser's famous woodcut documented one of history's most spectacular mass UFO sightings.

1000+ witnesses

Nuremberg Celestial Phenomenon

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire

Citizens of Nuremberg witnessed a mass aerial phenomenon involving spheres, cylinders, and crosses appearing to battle in the sky. A contemporary woodcut documents this extraordinary event.

1000+ witnesses

Nuremberg 1561 UFO Event

Nuremberg, Germany

Citizens witnessed an aerial battle between spheres, cylinders, and crosses in the sky at dawn. Hans Glaser's famous woodcut documents one of history's most spectacular mass sightings.

1000+ witnesses

Nuremberg Sky Battle 1561

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Thousands of Nuremberg citizens witnessed a mass aerial display of spheres, cylinders, crosses, and a black spear. Hans Glaser's woodcut preserved this 16th-century mystery for posterity.

1000+ witnesses

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Mackenzie Poltergeist attacks visitors with scratches, bruises, and burns. Over 500 documented attacks near the tomb of 'Bloody' George Mackenzie.

500+ witnesses

Greyfriars Kirkyard & Mackenzie Poltergeist

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Mackenzie Poltergeist has attacked hundreds of visitors. 'Bloody' George Mackenzie imprisoned 1,200 Covenanters here. A homeless man opened his tomb in 1998. The violence began.

5000+ witnesses

The 1561 Celestial Phenomenon Over Nuremberg

Nuremberg, Germany

Citizens of Nuremberg witnessed a mass aerial battle involving spheres, cylinders, and crosses in the dawn sky.

1000+ witnesses

The 1561 Nuremberg Celestial Phenomenon

Nuremberg, Germany

Hundreds of citizens witnessed a mass aerial phenomenon of spheres, cylinders, and crosses battling in the sky.

1000+ witnesses

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Mackenzie Poltergeist attacks visitors in Edinburgh's most haunted cemetery. Scratches, bruises, burns appear on skin. People collapse unconscious. A homeless man opened the tomb in 1999—something escaped. Over 500 documented attacks since.

500+ witnesses

The Greyfriars Kirkyard Haunting

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh's most famous cemetery hosts a malevolent poltergeist.

500+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Loseley House

Guildford, Surrey, England

An Elizabethan mansion hosts royal connections and spectral residents.

150+ witnesses

The Possession of Nicole Aubrey

Laon, France

A French woman's dramatic possession and public exorcism became a propaganda tool in the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants.

1000+ witnesses

St. Augustine

Florida, United States

America's oldest city is also one of its most haunted. 450 years of history—Spanish conquest, pirate attacks, Civil War, and yellow fever epidemics. The ghosts of St. Augustine span centuries.

20000+ witnesses

The Possession of Nicole Aubrey

Laon, France

A French woman's public exorcism became a spectacle of Counter-Reformation propaganda.

10000+ witnesses

Basel Celestial Phenomenon

Basel, Switzerland

Citizens of Basel witnessed black spheres appearing in the sky and moving toward the sun. Like the Nuremberg event, it was documented in a contemporary woodcut.

500+ witnesses

Basel Celestial Phenomenon

Basel, Switzerland

Five years after Nuremberg, citizens of Basel witnessed black spheres filling the sky and appearing to battle. Another woodcut documents this mass sighting of unknown aerial objects.

500+ witnesses

Basel Switzerland Spheres

Basel, Switzerland

Five years after Nuremberg, Basel residents witnessed black and red spheres in conflict across the sky. A contemporary broadsheet preserved this companion event to the 1561 phenomenon.

1000+ witnesses

The Possession of Nicole Obry

Laon, France

A young woman's public exorcism became a weapon in France's religious wars, with demons testifying to Catholic doctrine before huge crowds.

10000+ witnesses

The 1566 Basel Celestial Phenomenon

Basel, Switzerland

Citizens witnessed black spheres filling the sky and moving toward the sun in a mass sighting similar to Nuremberg.

500+ witnesses

The Possession of Nicole Aubrey

Laon, France

A young woman's public exorcism became a propaganda tool during the religious wars of France.

10000+ witnesses

The Luranç Possession

Laon, France

A French noblewoman's exorcism was witnessed by King Charles IX.

1000+ witnesses

Rugby School: The Spectral Monks

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

The school that invented rugby football is haunted by monks from the medieval monastery that preceded it, as well as scholars from five centuries of education.

180+ witnesses

Harrow School: Byron's Ghost and the Druries

Harrow on the Hill, London, England

Perched on its famous hill, Harrow School is haunted by the poet Byron, the tragic Drury family, and generations of scholars from five centuries of education.

200+ witnesses

Bhangarh Fort

Rajasthan, India

India's most haunted place is legally off-limits after sunset. The Archaeological Survey forbids entry at night. Legends speak of a sorcerer's curse that doomed the entire city.

1000+ witnesses

The Mysteries of Cuckfield Park

Cuckfield, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

An Elizabethan mansion hides secrets spanning four centuries.

80+ witnesses

Littlecote House

Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Wild Darrell, who murdered his own illegitimate child, is doomed to ride eternally through the grounds, pursued by his terrible crime and spectral hounds.

90+ witnesses

Black Shuck of East Anglia

Norfolk, England

A spectral black dog the size of a calf with flaming eyes haunts the roads of East Anglia. In 1577, it burst into a church during a storm and killed two worshippers. Claw marks remain on the door. See it and death follows within a year.

500+ witnesses

Black Shuck: The Demon Dog of East Anglia

East Anglia, England

A massive spectral hound with glowing eyes has haunted the roads and churchyards of eastern England for centuries, most famously appearing during a church service in 1577 and killing multiple parishioners.

1000+ witnesses

Black Shuck

East Anglia, England

A massive black dog with one glowing eye burst into two churches during a storm. It killed worshippers and left claw marks still visible today. The spectral hound of East Anglia stalks moors and churchyards.

1000+ witnesses

Black Shuck

East Anglia, England

A spectral black dog with glowing eyes has haunted East Anglia for centuries. In 1577, it burst into two churches during a storm and killed worshippers. It still roams the lanes at night.

1000+ witnesses

Black Shuck of East Anglia

East Anglia, England

A monstrous black dog has haunted the English countryside for centuries, foretelling death.

1000+ witnesses

The Haunting of Castle Menzies

Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

A Scottish castle haunted by clan ghosts and historical figures.

500+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Parham House

Parham, West Sussex, England

An Elizabethan manor holds ghosts from four centuries.

200+ witnesses

The Golden Hinde - Sir Francis Drake's Ghostly Galleon

Southwark, London, England

A full-scale replica of Drake's famous circumnavigation ship hosts Tudor-era spirits and phantom sailors, with witnesses reporting Elizabethan apparitions and the sounds of 16th-century seafaring life echoing through the vessel.

40+ witnesses

Blythburgh Church - Black Shuck Attack

Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

The Cathedral of the Marshes bears scorch marks from the legendary 1577 Black Shuck attack, and the demonic hound's presence still haunts the area.

54+ witnesses

The Golem of Prague

Prague, Czech Republic

A man of clay, animated by sacred words. Rabbi Loew created the Golem to protect Prague's Jews. When it grew too powerful, it was deactivated. It still lies in the attic of the Old New Synagogue.

100+ witnesses

Longleat House: The Corridors of Betrayal

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

The first great Elizabethan prodigy house hides dark secrets—including a murdered lover allegedly buried beneath its floors. The tragic Louisa Carteret still walks the Green Lady corridor.

400+ witnesses

Scone Palace: Ghosts Near the Stone of Destiny

Perth, Scotland

The ancient crowning place of Scottish kings, built near where the Stone of Destiny once resided, haunted by spectral figures in the Long Gallery, mysterious footsteps in empty corridors, and the weight of Scotland's royal history.

190+ witnesses

Edinburgh University: The Burke and Hare Anatomy Ghosts

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh's ancient university is haunted by the victims of Burke and Hare, dissected anatomy subjects, and generations of scholars in Scotland's most intellectually distinguished institution.

350+ witnesses

The Possession of Jeanne Fery

Mons, Belgium

A Dominican nun's detailed memoirs of her possession and exorcism provide one of the most personal first-hand accounts of alleged demonic experience in history.

50+ witnesses

The Spaniards Inn

Hampstead, London, England

A 16th-century highwayman's haunt where Dick Turpin's ghost rides and a murdered landlord seeks eternal vengeance.

200+ witnesses

The John Darrell Exorcism Controversy

Various locations, England

A Puritan exorcist's cases sparked religious and legal controversy.

500+ witnesses

Ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots

Multiple locations, UK

Beheaded by Elizabeth I in 1587, Mary Stuart haunts numerous locations: Fotheringhay, Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace. The executioner needed three blows—her lips moved for fifteen minutes after.

500+ witnesses

Roanoke Colony

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

Over 100 English colonists vanished from America's first settlement. When the supply ship returned after three years, only one word remained carved in a post: CROATOAN. No bodies. No graves. No struggle. America's oldest mystery.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

117 English colonists vanished without a trace. The only clue: 'CROATOAN' carved into a post. Despite centuries of searching, their fate remains unknown.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

115 English colonists vanished, leaving only 'CROATOAN' carved into a post. No bodies were ever found. Their fate remains America's oldest unsolved mystery.

Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

Over 100 colonists vanished. The only clue: 'CROATOAN' carved on a post. No bodies. No graves. America's oldest mystery—what happened to the Lost Colony?

Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

117 colonists vanished. The only clue: 'CROATOAN' carved into a post. The governor returned after three years to find everyone gone. No bodies, no struggle, just silence. America's oldest unsolved mystery.

1+ witnesses

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

Over 100 English colonists vanished from Roanoke Island, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved into a post—America's oldest unsolved mystery.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

Over one hundred English colonists vanished from the New World, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved into a post.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

Over 100 English colonists vanished without trace, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved on a post.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, USA

An entire English colony vanished, leaving only a single word carved in a tree.

Burghley House

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Spectral servants continue their eternal duties in this grand Elizabethan mansion, while mysterious Grey Ladies and phantom monks walk its corridors.

95+ witnesses

Land's End

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Britain's westernmost point is haunted by phantom ships, including vessels from the Spanish Armada and the legendary Sunken Land of Lyonesse.

82+ witnesses

The Vilvoorde Possession

Vilvoorde, Belgium

A young woman's possession and exorcism in the Spanish Netherlands attracted crowds and became a propaganda tool.

500+ witnesses

The Werewolf of Bedburg

Bedburg, Germany

A German farmer confessed under torture to being a werewolf who killed dozens, one of history's most notorious lycanthropy cases.

100+ witnesses

Okiku and the Nine Plates

Himeji, Japan

A servant girl was thrown down a well after being falsely accused of losing a precious plate. Each night, her ghost emerges and counts: 'One... two... three...' up to nine. Then she screams in despair. Her well is still there.

10000+ witnesses

Lost Colony of Roanoke

Roanoke Island, North Carolina

117 English colonists vanished without a trace. The only clue: 'CROATOAN' carved on a post. The mystery endures 400+ years.

The North Berwick Witch Trials

North Berwick, Scotland

Confessions of demonic pacts and sabbaths led to Scotland's most notorious witch trials.

200+ witnesses

Spontaneous Teleportation Cases

Worldwide

Throughout history, people have claimed to be transported instantly from one location to another.

50+ witnesses

Stonyhurst College

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Ancient Jesuit college haunted by phantom priests, a headless horseman, and the tragic ghost of St. Peter's boy.

71+ witnesses

Hardwick Hall

Doe Lea, Derbyshire, England

Bess of Hardwick, the formidable Elizabethan matriarch known as the Blue Lady, still patrols her magnificent hall, refusing to relinquish her earthly domain.

100+ witnesses

The Marthe Brossier Fraud Case

Paris, France

A young French woman's alleged possession became a religious and political controversy when physicians declared her a fraud, challenging the Church's authority to diagnose demonic activity.

1000+ witnesses

The Possession of Marthe Brossier

Romorantin, France

A peasant girl's alleged possession became a controversy that reached the King of France.

5000+ witnesses

The Werewolf of Châlons

Paris, France

A tailor confessed to luring children to his shop and murdering them in werewolf form.

50+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Borde Hill

Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

An Elizabethan manor and its famous gardens host spectral visitors.

100+ witnesses

Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

8,000 mummified corpses line the walls—dressed, posed, some still recognizable. The last addition was in 1920: two-year-old Rosalia Lombardo, so perfectly preserved she seems to blink.

10000+ witnesses

Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

8,000 mummified corpses line the walls, dressed in their finest clothes. Rosalia Lombardo, dead since 1920, appears to blink. The monks who embalmed them still walk the corridors.

50000+ witnesses

Mary King's Close

Edinburgh, Scotland

A buried street beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile where plague victims were sealed in to die. Ghost girl Annie is the most famous resident.

500+ witnesses

San Luis Valley Phenomena

Colorado, USA

Colorado's most haunted valley sees more UFO reports than almost anywhere on Earth. Cattle mutilations epidemic here. Shadow figures roam. Underground humming heard. Native Americans called it the 'Bloodless Valley.'

10000+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

People burst into flames with no apparent source. The body burns intensely but surroundings remain untouched. Legs often survive. 200+ cases documented. Science says wick effect. But what ignites them?

200+ witnesses

The Wendigo

Northern United States and Canada

The cannibal spirit of Algonquian peoples still haunts the northern forests. Those who taste human flesh risk becoming Wendigo themselves—forever hungry, forever hunting.

200+ witnesses

The Screaming Skulls of England

Various locations, England

Human skulls kept in old English houses are said to scream, cause disasters, and refuse to leave, returning no matter how many times they are removed or buried.

500+ witnesses

The Flying Dutchman

Worldwide (Oceans)

The most famous ghost ship in history has been spotted for centuries, a glowing vessel that appears before storms and signals doom.

1000+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

Rare cases of people apparently burning from within, leaving only ashes, remain scientifically unexplained.

100+ witnesses

The Flying Dutchman

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

The most famous ghost ship in history appears off the Cape of Good Hope, doomed to sail forever.

200+ witnesses

The Caleuche: Chile's Ghost Ship

Chiloé Island, Chile

A phantom ship crewed by the drowned sails the waters around Chiloé Island, carrying the spirits of the dead.

500+ witnesses

The Screaming Skulls of England

Various Locations, England

Several English manor houses keep human skulls that allegedly cause supernatural disturbances if removed.

500+ witnesses

The White Lady of Kinsale

Charles Fort, Kinsale, Ireland

A bride who threw herself from the walls walks the ramparts of a 17th-century Irish fort.

200+ witnesses

The Tatzelwurm

Alps (Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria)

A venomous lizard-like creature with only front legs has been reported in the Alpine regions for centuries.

100+ witnesses

The Phantom Piper of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

A ghostly piper who disappeared in the castle tunnels is still heard playing beneath the streets.

500+ witnesses

The Phantom Coach of Wales

Various locations, Wales

Ghostly coaches drawn by headless horses race through the Welsh countryside.

500+ witnesses

The Hockomock Triangle

Southeastern Massachusetts, USA

A swamp called 'place where spirits dwell' anchors a paranormal hotspot.

10000+ witnesses

The Alpine Tatzelwurm

The Alps, Europe

A two-legged dragon-like creature haunts the high mountains of central Europe.

300+ witnesses

The Luminous Child of Chillingham

Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England

A glowing child's skeleton was found walled up in this medieval castle.

500+ witnesses

The Phantom Coach of Dartmoor

Dartmoor, Devon, England

A black coach drawn by headless horses races across the moor.

200+ witnesses

The Black Dogs of Kent

Kent, England

Phantom black dogs have been encountered across the county for centuries.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Petworth House

Petworth, West Sussex, England

One of England's great houses hosts spectral aristocrats.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Preston Manor

Brighton, East Sussex, England

A historic manor house hosts multiple spirits from across the centuries.

600+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Seaford's Old Manor

Seaford, East Sussex, England

An ancient house in this coastal town hosts centuries of spirits.

80+ witnesses

The Black Boy Inn: Nottingham's Haunted Hideaway

Nottingham, England

Dating from the Tudor era and connected to Nottingham's famous caves, the Black Boy Inn has accumulated centuries of ghosts. Charles I drank here before the Civil War began.

250+ witnesses

The Red Lion: Avebury's Ancient Spirits

Avebury, Wiltshire, England

The only pub in the world located inside a prehistoric stone circle, the Red Lion at Avebury is surrounded by ancient magic. Its ghosts range from a murdered Civil War wife to Druids in white robes.

500+ witnesses

Samlesbury Hall: The White Lady of Dorothy Southworth

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

A medieval manor house haunted by Dorothy Southworth, the White Lady who wanders eternally searching for her murdered lover, killed by her own brothers in a forbidden romance.

250+ witnesses

St Ives - Ghost Ships and Drowned Fishermen

St Ives, Cornwall, England

A picturesque Cornish fishing town where phantom vessels sail into harbor and the drowned return to walk the shore.

250+ witnesses

The Black Swan

York, North Yorkshire, England

Medieval York pub haunted by the ghosts of phantom children and mysterious figures from its centuries of history.

40+ witnesses

Burford Village Civil War Hauntings

Burford, Oxfordshire, England

A beautiful Cotswold town haunted by the tragic spirits of Civil War soldiers executed after the Levellers' Rebellion of 1649.

55+ witnesses

Gallows Corner: The Highwayman's Haunted Crossroads

Gallows Corner, Romford, Essex, England

Named for the gibbet that stood at this crossroads, Gallows Corner executed and displayed highwaymen for centuries. Their ghosts still haunt the modern roundabout and surrounding roads.

160+ witnesses

Burton Agnes Hall: The Skull That Would Not Leave

Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Burton Agnes Hall is haunted by Anne Griffith, whose dying wish was to never leave the house she loved. Her skull was bricked into the walls, and whenever it is disturbed, terror follows.

400+ witnesses

Tokyo

Japan

From samurai executions to WWII firebombing. The 1923 earthquake killed 140,000. Countless yurei haunt modern Tokyo. Sunshine 60 is built on Sugamo Prison where war criminals were executed.

50000+ witnesses

The Leopard Inn: Staffordshire's Spectral Coaching House

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

This ancient coaching inn near Tutbury Castle has served travelers for four centuries. Its proximity to Mary Queen of Scots' prison may explain some of its many ghosts.

300+ witnesses

Audley End

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Phantom riders thunder through the grounds of this Jacobean palace, while ghostly servants and cavaliers haunt the magnificent rooms that once rivaled royal palaces.

80+ witnesses

Ampleforth College

Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England

Benedictine monastery and school haunted by centuries of monk spirits who continue their prayers in the afterlife.

54+ witnesses

Lake Champlain Monster Sightings

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

Sandra Mansi photographed what appears to be a long-necked creature in Lake Champlain. The photo and hundreds of other sightings have made 'Champ' one of America's most famous lake monsters.

600+ witnesses

The Aix-en-Provence Possessions

Aix-en-Provence, France

The first case where testimony from demons during exorcism was used as evidence in a witch trial, leading to a priest's execution and setting a dangerous legal precedent.

200+ witnesses

Champ - Lake Champlain Monster

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, United States

Samuel de Champlain may have seen it in 1609. Since then, over 600 reported sightings of a serpentine creature in the lake. The famous 'Mansi photograph' of 1977 remains controversial but compelling.

600+ witnesses

Champ

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

Samuel de Champlain may have seen it in 1609. Hundreds have seen it since. Long neck, humped back, serpentine body in the lake between Vermont and New York. The Mansi photo of 1977 shows something. Both states protect Champ by law.

600+ witnesses

Champ (Lake Champlain Monster)

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

Samuel de Champlain may have seen it first. The 1977 Mansi photograph shows something unexplained. Over 300 sightings documented. Protected by law in both Vermont and New York.

300+ witnesses

Champ Lake Monster

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

Lake Champlain's monster predates European contact. Samuel de Champlain may have seen it in 1609. Since then, 600+ sightings have been reported. The famous Mansi photograph captured something rising from the water that scientists still can't explain.

600+ witnesses

Lake Champlain Monster (Champ)

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Since Samuel de Champlain's 1609 sighting, hundreds have reported a large serpentine creature in Lake Champlain. The famous 1977 Mansi photograph and sonar contacts keep Champ in the scientific spotlight.

600+ witnesses

Lake Champlain's Champ

Vermont/New York, USA

Lake Champlain's monster has been reported since Samuel de Champlain. Over 300 sightings documented. The famous Mansi photo shows a plesiosaur-like creature. Both Vermont and New York have passed resolutions protecting it.

300+ witnesses

Champ - Lake Champlain Monster

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

America's Loch Ness Monster. Samuel de Champlain may have seen it in 1609. Over 300 sightings since. Photos and videos exist. Something lives in Lake Champlain.

600+ witnesses

Champ of Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

America's answer to Nessie has been reported since colonial times, with hundreds of sightings and one famous photograph that has never been debunked.

600+ witnesses

The Aix-en-Provence Possessions

Aix-en-Provence, France

The first major possession case to result in a priest's execution for witchcraft set a dangerous precedent for centuries of similar trials.

500+ witnesses

Champ: The Lake Champlain Monster

Lake Champlain, Vermont/New York, USA

America's answer to the Loch Ness Monster has been reported in a large lake on the Vermont-New York border for over 400 years.

600+ witnesses

The Aix-en-Provence Possession

Aix-en-Provence, France

A nun's possession led to the first witch burning based on a demon's testimony.

500+ witnesses

The Gaufridi Possession Trial

Aix-en-Provence, France

A priest was burned as a witch based on testimony from a possessed nun.

500+ witnesses

Plas Teg: The Most Haunted House in Wales

Pontblyddyn, Flintshire, Wales

A Jacobean mansion claiming to be the most haunted house in Wales, with at least twelve distinct ghosts including Judge Jeffreys, a White Lady, phantom children, and a spectral dog.

400+ witnesses

Charterhouse School

Godalming, Surrey, England

Historic boarding school haunted by victims of the Great Plague who died when the site served as a burial ground.

45+ witnesses

The Pendle Witches

Pendle Hill, Lancashire, England

Twelve accused witches were tried and ten hanged in England's most famous witch trial. The bleak Lancashire moors still echo with their memory. Some say they never left.

100+ witnesses

The Pendle Witch Trials

Pendle Hill, Lancashire, England

Twenty people were accused of witchcraft in one of the most famous witch trials in English history, resulting in ten executions and leaving a legacy of folklore that persists to this day.

100+ witnesses

Bolsover Castle: The Cavalier's Delight

Bolsover, Derbyshire, England

Built for pleasure rather than defense, Bolsover Castle was a Jacobean fantasy of romance and chivalry. Its architect never left, and ghostly figures still dance in its elaborate halls.

250+ witnesses

Lancaster Castle - The Spectral Prisoners

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

A castle that served as a prison and site of witch trials is haunted by condemned prisoners, including the ghosts of the Pendle Witches awaiting execution.

95+ witnesses

The Cambrai Convent Possession

Cambrai, France

An entire convent of nuns fell victim to mass possession and hysteria.

100+ witnesses

The Cuckfield Serpent

Cuckfield, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

A monstrous serpent was reported in the Sussex countryside.

20+ witnesses

Belsay Hall

Belsay, Northumberland, England

The White Lady glides through this neoclassical mansion and its medieval castle ruins, while phantom figures from centuries of Middleton family history haunt the grounds.

75+ witnesses

The Anchor, Bankside

Bankside, Southwark, London, England

A riverside pub from Shakespeare's era where theatrical ghosts, plague victims, and the spirits of riverside workers haunt the ancient building.

140+ witnesses

Blickling Hall

Norfolk, England

On May 19th each year, Anne Boleyn arrives in a phantom coach, holding her severed head in her lap. Her father Sir Thomas, who helped condemn her, is also damned.

200+ witnesses

Lizard Point

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Britain's most southerly point is haunted by phantom ships and the ghosts of countless sailors who perished on its treacherous rocks.

71+ witnesses

The Skull of Anne Griffith

Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire, England

A young woman's dying wish to remain at her beloved home manifested in terrifying hauntings until her skull was bricked into the walls.

50+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Lanhydrock House

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

A Victorian mansion rebuilt after tragedy hosts spectral servants.

200+ witnesses

The Lamb and Flag

Covent Garden, London, England

A historic Covent Garden pub known as the Bucket of Blood where bare-knuckle boxing ghosts and the spirit of a murdered poet haunt the narrow building.

110+ witnesses

New York City

New York, United States

400 years of history in the city that never sleeps—and neither do its ghosts. Revolutionary battles, Triangle Shirtwaist fire, 9/11. The Morris-Jumel Mansion's Eliza still waits for Aaron Burr.

100000+ witnesses

Shepton Mallet Prison: Military Executions and Ancient Cells

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Britain's oldest prison held convicts for nearly 400 years and executed American and British military personnel during WWII. The execution room and ancient cells are intensely haunted.

450+ witnesses

Salem

Massachusetts, United States

The 1692 witch trials executed 20 innocent people. Pressed to death, hanged, died in prison. Their restless spirits haunt the locations of their suffering. 'More weight,' said Giles Corey as he was crushed.

50000+ witnesses

Boston

Massachusetts, United States

Birthplace of the American Revolution—and home to countless revolutionary ghosts. The Boston Massacre, hanging of witches, prisoners on spectral island. Paul Revere still rides.

20000+ witnesses

Capuchin Crypt

Rome, Italy

Beneath a Roman church, 4,000 monks' bones create macabre art. Entire skeletons posed. Vertebrae chandeliers. Skulls arranged in flowers. A plaque reads: 'What you are now, we once were. What we are now, you shall be.' The monks still pray.

100000+ witnesses

The Ghost of Anne Walker

County Durham, England

A ghost appeared to a miller to reveal her murderer.

10+ witnesses

The Loudun Possessions

Loudun, France

A group of Ursuline nuns became possessed by demons, leading to the torture and execution of a priest and one of the most documented mass possession cases in history.

500+ witnesses

The Loudun Possessions

Loudun, France

An entire convent of Ursuline nuns became possessed by demons in one of history's most famous mass possession cases, leading to the execution of a priest and years of public exorcisms.

1000+ witnesses

The Loudun Possessions

Loudun, France

A mass possession at an Ursuline convent led to the execution of a priest, in a case mixing politics, sexual hysteria, and religious fervor.

1000+ witnesses

The Demons of Loudun

Loudun, France

A mass possession at an Ursuline convent led to the torture and execution of a priest in one of history's most infamous witch trials.

1000+ witnesses

The Possessions of Loudun

Loudun, France

An entire convent of nuns claimed demonic possession, leading to the execution of an innocent priest.

500+ witnesses

The Loudun Possessions

Loudun, France

An entire convent of nuns claimed possession, leading to a priest's execution.

1000+ witnesses

Llangoed Hall

Llyswen, Powys, Wales

A spectral lady in white glides through this Welsh country house hotel, one of several ghosts haunting the elegant rooms and gardens.

90+ witnesses

Oiwa - Yotsuya Kaidan

Tokyo, Japan

Japan's most famous ghost story. Oiwa was poisoned by her husband, disfigured, and murdered. Her vengeance was so complete that productions of the play are still cursed. Actors must visit her shrine or suffer accidents.

50000+ witnesses

The Ball Lightning Phenomenon

Worldwide

Glowing spheres of light have been reported during thunderstorms for centuries, passing through solid walls and exploding or disappearing silently.

5000+ witnesses

Dunluce Castle: Victims of the Kitchen Collapse

Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The spirits of servants who plunged into the sea when the castle kitchen collapsed haunt this dramatic clifftop ruin.

170+ witnesses

The Flying Dutchman: The Legendary Ghost Ship

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa / Worldwide

For nearly 400 years, sailors have reported seeing a phantom ship glowing with ghostly light near the Cape of Good Hope - an omen of doom for those who witness it.

1000+ witnesses

The Flying Dutchman

Cape of Good Hope and Global Waters

The most famous ghost ship in history, cursed to sail forever. Sightings by credible witnesses, including royalty, continue to this day.

200+ witnesses

The Flying Dutchman

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa and Global Seas

The world's most famous ghost ship has been reported by sailors for nearly four centuries, a spectral vessel doomed to sail the oceans forever, an omen of disaster for those who see it.

1000+ witnesses

The Flying Dutchman

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

A phantom ship has appeared to sailors off Africa's southern tip for four centuries.

2000+ witnesses

Phantom Battles in the Sky

Worldwide

Reports of ghostly armies fighting spectral battles in the sky have been documented throughout history.

5000+ witnesses

The Phantom Army of Edge Hill

Edge Hill, Warwickshire, England

The Battle of Edge Hill was seen reenacted in the sky months after it occurred.

1000+ witnesses

The Civil War Ghosts of Forty Hall

Forty Hall, Enfield, London, England

Forty Hall is haunted by soldiers from the English Civil War, still fighting battles that ended nearly 400 years ago in the grounds of this elegant manor house.

140+ witnesses

Battle of Edgehill Battlefield

Edge Hill, Warwickshire, England

The first major battle of the English Civil War witnessed one of history's most famous phantom army sightings. The battle re-enacts itself in the sky above the ridge.

380+ witnesses

Powick Bridge Civil War Ghosts

Powick, Worcestershire, England

Site of the first major cavalry battle of the English Civil War, where the ghosts of Roundheads and Cavaliers still clash on the anniversary of the conflict.

75+ witnesses

The Louviers Possessions

Louviers, France

Nuns at a French convent became possessed by demons who accused deceased and living priests of sorcery, leading to the exhumation and burning of a corpse alongside a living victim.

300+ witnesses

The Louviers Possessions

Louviers, Normandy, France

Eighteen nuns at a French convent became possessed, leading to exorcisms, scandals, and the execution of both a living priest and a corpse.

500+ witnesses

The Possessions of Louviers

Louviers, France

A convent of nuns became possessed, leading to exhumation of a dead priest and his burning at the stake.

300+ witnesses

The Louviers Convent Possession

Louviers, Normandy, France

An outbreak of demonic possession led to exorcism, execution, and the desecration of a corpse.

500+ witnesses

Matthew Hopkins: The Witch Finder General

East Anglia, England

England's most notorious witch hunter was responsible for the execution of over 300 alleged witches in just three years, more than all other English witch hunters combined.

1000+ witnesses

Battle of Marston Moor: The Largest Civil War Battle

Long Marston, North Yorkshire, England

The largest battle of the English Civil War left 4,000 dead on a Yorkshire moor. Cromwell's Ironsides shattered Prince Rupert's cavalry, and the dead of both armies still ride across the heath.

350+ witnesses

Ye Olde Starre Inne

York, North Yorkshire, England

York's oldest licensed pub haunted by Civil War soldiers and mysterious figures from its 17th-century past.

50+ witnesses

Restormel Castle - The Phantom Soldiers

Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England

A perfectly circular Norman castle haunted by phantom soldiers from the English Civil War, seen reenacting their final battle in the misty Cornish landscape.

40+ witnesses

Mary King's Close

Edinburgh, Scotland

An entire street was sealed off during the plague, trapping residents inside to die. The city built over it. Now, beneath the Royal Mile, the Close remains frozen in time. Annie the ghost girl waits there.

5000+ witnesses

Edinburgh's Underground City

Edinburgh, Scotland

Plague victims sealed beneath the city streets continue their restless existence.

50000+ witnesses

Battle of Naseby: The Ghosts of Civil War

Naseby, Northamptonshire, England

The decisive battle of the English Civil War left thousands dead on a Northamptonshire hillside. On misty mornings, the clash of cavalry and cries of dying men still echo across the fields.

400+ witnesses

The Phantom Ship of New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

A spectral ship appeared in the sky, re-enacting the final moments of a vessel lost at sea.

500+ witnesses

The Hamstead Marshall Possession

Hamstead Marshall, Berkshire, England

A young girl's possession occurred during the chaos of the English Civil War.

50+ witnesses

The White Lady of Kinsale

Charles Fort, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

The tragic ghost of a young bride who died on her wedding night has haunted the walls of a 17th-century Irish fortress for nearly four hundred years.

1000+ witnesses

The Hammelburg Possession

Hammelburg, Bavaria, Germany

Nuns at a Bavarian convent experienced mass possession after the Thirty Years' War.

100+ witnesses

Edinburgh Castle Ghosts

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scotland's most iconic fortress has witnessed sieges, executions, and imprisonment for 900 years. The castle's dungeons, vaults, and battlements are home to dozens of spirits—documented in one of history's largest paranormal studies.

5000+ witnesses

White Lady of Kinsale

Charles Fort, Kinsale, Ireland

A bride shot her husband on their wedding night. She threw herself from the battlements. The White Lady of Charles Fort still walks the ramparts, searching for her lost love.

200+ witnesses

The Headless Drummer of Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland

A phantom drummer without a head has been heard and occasionally seen at Edinburgh Castle since the 1650s, his drumming said to presage disaster for Scotland.

500+ witnesses

The Phantom Drummer of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

A headless drummer has haunted Edinburgh Castle since the 17th century, his drumming a harbinger of doom.

1000+ witnesses

The Bankes Arms

Studland, Dorset, England

A historic Dorset pub haunted by a phantom coach and horses that thunders through the building before vanishing into the night.

80+ witnesses

Packhorse Bridge Hebden - The Witch's Ghost

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England

An ancient packhorse bridge in Yorkshire is haunted by the ghost of a woman accused of witchcraft who drowned in the river below during trial by water.

65+ witnesses

Nenthead Mines

Nenthead, Cumbria, England

Britain's highest village and its extensive lead mine workings where phantom miners and the victims of the brutal 'truck system' haunt the underground galleries.

46+ witnesses

Ye Olde Bell Hotel

Barnby Moor, Nottinghamshire, England

One of England's oldest coaching inns is haunted by former guests, including a cavalier and mysterious figures from its centuries serving travelers on the Great North Road.

95+ witnesses

Cape Town

South Africa

The Castle of Good Hope is Africa's most haunted building. Slaves suffered and died here. Apartheid's victims haunt Robben Island where Mandela was imprisoned. The Flying Dutchman sails offshore.

10000+ witnesses

Hope Diamond Curse

Worldwide

The Hope Diamond, a 45.52-carat blue gem, allegedly brings misfortune to its owners. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier supposedly was torn apart by wolves. Marie Antoinette wore it before her beheading. Evalyn McLean's family suffered tragedies. Now at the Smithsonian, it attracts 6 million visitors yearly.

1000000+ witnesses

The Wilsbach Possession

Wilsbach, Germany

A German woman's possession led to accusations of witchcraft.

100+ witnesses

The Auxonne Nuns Possession

Auxonne, France

Eight nuns at a French convent exhibited possession symptoms for five years, but unusually, no one was executed as authorities grew skeptical of convent possession cases.

150+ witnesses

Drummer of Tedworth

Tedworth, Wiltshire, England

After magistrate John Mompesson confiscated a vagrant drummer's drum, his house was plagued by drumming sounds, objects moving, and children levitating from their beds. The case was investigated by the Royal Society and became the first extensively documented poltergeist case in English history.

20+ witnesses

The Tedworth Drummer: England's First Famous Poltergeist

Tedworth (now Tidworth), Wiltshire, England

When a magistrate confiscated a vagabond's drum, his household was plagued by two years of phantom drumming and poltergeist activity, investigated by the Royal Society and debated for centuries.

50+ witnesses

The Drummer of Tedworth

Tedworth (Tidworth), Wiltshire, England

One of England's earliest well-documented poltergeist cases involved mysterious drumming that plagued a magistrate who had confiscated a vagrant's drum.

100+ witnesses

The Drummer of Tedworth

Tedworth, Wiltshire, England

A phantom drummer terrorized an English magistrate's household for two years.

100+ witnesses

The Drummer of Tedworth

Tedworth (North Tidworth), Wiltshire, England

A magistrate's confiscation of a drum triggered England's most famous early poltergeist case.

50+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

Bodies reduced to ash while the room remains unburned. Legs intact. A pile of ash where a person sat. Spontaneous Human Combustion has been documented for centuries.

200+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

Throughout history, people have allegedly burst into flames without external ignition, leaving only ashes while surroundings remain undamaged. The 'wick effect' offers explanation, but mystery persists.

200+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

Throughout history, people have allegedly burst into flames without external ignition. Victims are often found reduced to ash while surroundings remain unburned. Famous cases include Mary Reeser (1951) and Dr. John Bentley (1966). Scientists remain skeptical, but the phenomenon persists in reports.

100+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

People bursting into flames with no external source. The body is reduced to ash, but a foot in a slipper remains. Furniture nearby is untouched. Over 200 documented cases. Science has no definitive explanation.

500+ witnesses

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

London, England

London's oldest theater is haunted by the Man in Grey—an 18th century nobleman who appears during rehearsals. His skeleton was found in a walled-up passage, dagger in his ribs. When he appears, the show succeeds. Actors pray for his presence.

500+ witnesses

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

London, England

The world's most haunted theatre. The Man in Grey brings luck if seen, and the ghost of Joseph Grimaldi's severed head watches from the wings.

500+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Worldwide

For centuries, people have apparently burst into flames without external ignition, leaving behind bizarre burn patterns and questions science has struggled to answer.

200+ witnesses

The Flask, Highgate

Highgate, London, England

A historic Highgate pub with connections to Dick Turpin and numerous ghost sightings in one of London's most supernaturally active neighborhoods.

90+ witnesses

Eyam - The Plague Village

Eyam, Derbyshire, England

The self-sacrificing plague village where the dead still walk among the living, and phantom moans echo through the streets.

100+ witnesses

Portland Bill

Portland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

The treacherous headland is haunted by countless shipwreck victims, including smugglers and the crew of a plague ship.

58+ witnesses

St Olave's Church

London, England, United Kingdom

Known as 'St Ghastly Grim' by Charles Dickens, this church is haunted by the spirits of Great Plague victims buried in its graveyard.

62+ witnesses

Great Fire of London Prophecies

London, England, UK

Multiple prophets allegedly predicted the Great Fire of London. Mother Shipton's prophecy and Nostradamus's verses are cited, though their authenticity and interpretation remain disputed.

Castle of Good Hope

Cape Town, South Africa

Africa's oldest colonial building houses the Lady in Grey, a phantom black dog, and the ghost of a brutal governor.

200+ witnesses

Castle of Good Hope Ghosts

Cape Town, South Africa

South Africa's oldest colonial building holds centuries of death. Governor van Noodt still walks after cursing prisoners to die. A tall figure strides the battlements. A black dog leaps at visitors then vanishes. The Donker Gat dungeon holds the worst.

1000+ witnesses

Castle of Good Hope

Cape Town, South Africa

Africa's oldest colonial building has witnessed centuries of slavery, torture, and execution. The ghosts of Governor van Noodt, the Lady in Grey, and executed prisoners make this Cape Town fortress one of the continent's most haunted.

500+ witnesses

St Dunstan-in-the-East

London, England, United Kingdom

The ruins of this Wren church destroyed in the Blitz are said to be haunted by ghostly parishioners and victims of the Great Fire of London.

45+ witnesses

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Fleet Street, London, England

A literary landmark where the ghost of Dr. Samuel Johnson haunts the chair where he once sat, along with spirits from centuries of Fleet Street history.

160+ witnesses

The Man in the Iron Mask

France

From 1669 until his death in 1703, a prisoner was held in French prisons with his face always covered by a mask (probably velvet, not iron). His identity was kept secret even from jailers. Theories include Louis XIV's twin brother, a disgraced general, or a man who knew too much.

10+ witnesses

Charleston

South Carolina, United States

The Holy City is anything but holy after dark. Slave trade, dueling, pirate executions, and earthquakes created countless ghosts. The Dock Street Theatre is home to Nettie and the Man in Grey.

20000+ witnesses

Beachy Head

Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

The notorious chalk headland is haunted by shipwreck victims and suicide victims from Britain's most famous cliff.

89+ witnesses

The Possession of Elizabeth Knapp

Groton, Massachusetts, USA

A servant girl's possession in colonial Massachusetts foreshadowed the Salem witch trials two decades later.

50+ witnesses

The Elizabeth Knapp Possession

Groton, Massachusetts, USA

A servant girl's possession was documented by her minister before Salem.

50+ witnesses

Okehampton Castle - Lady Howard's Ride

Okehampton, Devon, England

The ruins are haunted by Lady Howard who rides in a coach made of bones, pulled by headless horses, as punishment for her four marriages and alleged murders.

55+ witnesses

Ham House

Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England

The formidable Duchess of Lauderdale haunts the grand rooms and corridors of this Stuart mansion, where her presence is felt through cold spots and mysterious footsteps.

150+ witnesses

St Magnus the Martyr

Lower Thames Street, London, England

Church at the foot of Old London Bridge hosts ghosts of Thames watermen, plague victims, and echoes of medieval river commerce.

60+ witnesses

Liverpool Street Station Bedlam Ghosts

Liverpool Street, London, England

Built on the site of the infamous Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam) and a plague pit, Liverpool Street Station is haunted by the tormented spirits of asylum inmates and plague victims.

80+ witnesses

Crop Circles Phenomenon

Worldwide

Geometric patterns appear overnight in fields—impossible to create secretly, believers say. Are they alien messages, plasma vortices, or human artists? Two men claimed to create many, but the phenomenon continues.

100000+ witnesses

The Mowing-Devil

Hertfordshire, England

A 1678 pamphlet describes a farmer's field mowed in a perfect circle overnight. He'd refused to pay his mower, who said 'the Devil himself should mow it.' That night, the field glowed, and circles appeared. The first crop circle?

10+ witnesses

Castle of Good Hope

Cape Town, South Africa

Africa's oldest colonial building. Governor Pieter van Noodt cursed those who hanged him and died that night. The Lady in Grey runs through corridors. A tall dark figure haunts the bell tower.

25000+ witnesses

Castle of Good Hope Haunting

Cape Town, South Africa

South Africa's oldest colonial building has been haunted since the 1600s. A tall figure paces the ramparts, a ghostly black dog roams the grounds, and the tortured cry of a slave murdered in the dungeon still echoes.

1000+ witnesses

The Andover Poltergeist

Andover, Massachusetts, USA

One of colonial America's earliest documented poltergeist cases foreshadowed the Salem hysteria.

20+ witnesses

Highclere Castle: Downton Abbey's Real Ghosts

Newbury, Berkshire, England

Known worldwide as Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle harbors real supernatural secrets—including the curse of Tutankhamun and the ghost of the Earl who discovered the tomb.

300+ witnesses

The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe

Bettiscombe Manor, Dorset, England

A human skull kept at a Dorset manor house has allegedly caused supernatural disturbances whenever removed from the property.

30+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Stansted House

Rowlands Castle, West Sussex, England

An Edwardian mansion built on an ancient site hosts multiple spirits.

150+ witnesses

Lady Coleraine's Leap at Bruce Castle

Bruce Castle, Tottenham, London, England

The ghost of Lady Constantia Coleraine, who leapt to her death from the castle tower with her baby in her arms, returns every November 3rd to repeat her tragic final moments.

120+ witnesses

Wanlockhead Lead Mines

Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Scotland's highest village and its labyrinthine lead mine workings haunted by generations of miners who died in the harsh Lowther Hills.

41+ witnesses

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, United States

Where independence was born—and countless ghosts were made. Yellow fever killed 5,000 in 1793. Revolutionary spirits walk the streets. Benjamin Franklin appears at the American Philosophical Society.

20000+ witnesses

The Drummer of Tedworth Precursor

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Months before the famous Drummer of Tedworth case, a similar poltergeist plagued a Newcastle family with drumming sounds and flying objects.

30+ witnesses

The Lithobolia of New Castle

New Castle (Portsmouth), New Hampshire, USA

Stones rained on a tavern for months, witnessed by prominent citizens and never explained.

100+ witnesses

The Stone-Throwing Devil of New Hampshire

New Castle, New Hampshire, USA

A colonial American household was bombarded with stones from an invisible attacker.

100+ witnesses

Dobhar-chú - Irish Lake Monster

Glenade Lake, Ireland

Half dog, half otter, all terror. The Dobhar-chú dragged a woman to her death in an Irish lake. Her husband killed it—then its mate came. A tombstone in Conwall Cemetery depicts the creature.

50+ witnesses

Battle of Sedgemoor Battlefield

Westonzoyland, Somerset, England

The last pitched battle fought on English soil. The Duke of Monmouth's rebel army was slaughtered, and the screams of dying men still echo across the Somerset marshes.

245+ witnesses

Raynham Hall

Norfolk, England

One of the world's most famous ghost photographs was taken here in 1936. The Brown Lady descends the staircase, wearing a brown brocade dress. She's been seen by royalty and photographers.

100+ witnesses

Felbrigg Hall

Felbrigg, Norfolk, England

A phantom librarian eternally catalogs books in the magnificent library, while other spirits from the Windham family's tragic history walk these Georgian halls.

70+ witnesses

Petworth House

Petworth, West Sussex, England

The Percy family's magnificent mansion harbors numerous ghosts from its aristocratic past, including spectral servants, grey ladies, and the famous artist Turner's lingering presence.

90+ witnesses

Battle of Killiecrankie Battlefield

Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland

The Jacobite Highland Charge shattered a government army in minutes. The ghost of a fleeing soldier still leaps the impossible gap at Soldier's Leap, forever escaping.

215+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Uppark House

South Harting, West Sussex, England

A grand house restored after fire retains its spectral residents.

100+ witnesses

The Gansfort Possession

Arnhem, Netherlands

A Dutch family was plagued by demonic possession and poltergeist phenomena.

50+ witnesses

The Hollow Earth

Earth (Theoretical)

For centuries, some have believed the Earth is hollow, containing advanced civilizations, inner suns, and entrance points at the poles. While scientifically disproven, Hollow Earth theories persist in fringe communities, inspiring expeditions, novels, and claims of government coverups.

The Salem Witch Trial Possessions

Salem Village, Massachusetts, USA

Young girls in colonial Massachusetts exhibited possession symptoms that sparked one of history's most infamous witch trials, resulting in twenty executions and the imprisonment of hundreds.

500+ witnesses

The Salem Witch Trials

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Mass hysteria gripped colonial Massachusetts as accusations of witchcraft led to the execution of 20 people and the deaths of five more in prison. The Salem trials remain a dark warning about fear, accusation, and injustice.

150+ witnesses

The Salem Witch Trials

Salem Village, Massachusetts, USA

The most infamous witch trial in American history saw over 200 people accused, twenty executed, and set a lasting precedent for moral panic and judicial overreach.

500+ witnesses

The Salem Witch Trials

Salem Village, Massachusetts, USA

The most famous witch trial in American history began when young girls exhibited symptoms of possession and accused their neighbors of witchcraft.

1000+ witnesses

The Salem Witch Trials

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

America's most infamous witch hunt began when young girls claimed to be possessed, leading to the execution of twenty people.

500+ witnesses

The Salem Witch Trials Afflictions

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Young girls' fits and accusations launched America's most infamous witch hunt.

500+ witnesses

The Possession of Mercy Short

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

A young servant's possession attracted the attention of Cotton Mather.

100+ witnesses

The Andover Poltergeist

Andover, Massachusetts, USA

Poltergeist activity in colonial Massachusetts contributed to the witchcraft hysteria.

50+ witnesses

The Possession of Mercy Short

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Cotton Mather documented the possession of a former Indian captive in Boston.

50+ witnesses

The Afflicted Girls of Salem

Salem Village, Massachusetts, USA

Young girls' afflictions sparked America's most infamous witch trial.

500+ witnesses

The Rerrick Parish Poltergeist (Mackie Poltergeist)

Rerrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

A Scottish farmhouse was terrorized by an entity that threw stones, started fires, and spoke in different voices. Ministers investigated. It's one of the earliest well-documented poltergeist cases.

30+ witnesses

The Rerrick Parish Poltergeist

Ringcroft of Stocking, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

One of Scotland's most documented early poltergeist cases involved a farmhouse tormented by stone-throwing, fires, and physical attacks witnessed by ministers and community leaders.

50+ witnesses

The Mackie Poltergeist

Ringcroft of Stocking, Scotland

One of Scotland's earliest documented poltergeist cases terrorized a farming family for months.

30+ witnesses

The Mackie Farm Poltergeist

Ringcroft of Stocking, Scotland

A Scottish farmhouse was terrorized by an entity that threw stones and set fires.

100+ witnesses

The Rerrick Parish Poltergeist

Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

A Scottish farmhouse was plagued by a stone-throwing spirit documented by a minister.

50+ witnesses

The Bargarran Witch Trial

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

A child's alleged possession led to Scotland's last major witch trial.

100+ witnesses

St Paul's Cathedral

Ludgate Hill, London, England

London's iconic cathedral experiences ghostly choristers, the spirit of Lord Kitchener, and spectral figures in its vast crypts.

120+ witnesses

The Ghost of Captain Kidd

Gardiner's Island, New York, USA

The executed pirate's ghost guards the treasure he buried before his arrest.

100+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Castle Howard

Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England

One of England's greatest houses hosts spectral residents.

200+ witnesses

Albatwitch

Pennsylvania, USA

Small, hairy, apple-throwing creatures of the Susquehanna Valley. The Native Americans knew of them. Early settlers reported them. Pennsylvania's own ape-men—the Albatwitch.

100+ witnesses

Boo Hag

South Carolina, USA

A skinless witch from Gullah folklore. At night, she sheds her skin and rides sleepers, stealing their breath. In the morning, she returns to her skin. Salt on the skin traps her forever.

500+ witnesses

The Devil's Tramping Ground

Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

In a North Carolina forest lies a perfect 40-foot circle where nothing has grown for centuries. Local legend says the Devil walks here each night, tramping down any plants that dare to grow. Scientists have tested the soil. Nothing they've found explains why this circle remains perpetually barren.

5000+ witnesses

Rougarou

Louisiana, USA

The werewolf of the Louisiana bayou. French settlers brought the legend. The Rougarou prowls the swamps, hunting sinners and those who break Lent. Cajun country's most feared monster.

500+ witnesses

Snallygaster

Maryland, USA

German immigrants brought tales of a dragon-like beast to Maryland. In 1909, it terrorized the area—newspapers reported it daily. Teddy Roosevelt almost canceled a safari to hunt it. Part dragon, part bird, all terror.

100+ witnesses

Snallygaster

Maryland, USA

A dragon-like beast with tentacles that swoops down on victims. German settlers in Maryland feared it. The Snallygaster terrorized the region in 1909. Is it still out there?

100+ witnesses

Soucouyant

Caribbean

By day, an old woman. By night, she sheds her skin, becomes a ball of fire, and flies seeking blood. The Soucouyant enters through keyholes. Find her skin and salt it—she can never return.

500+ witnesses

The Tatzelwurm

Alps (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy)

For centuries, Alpine farmers have reported encounters with a venomous, two-legged serpent that dwells in mountain caves.

200+ witnesses

The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA

The ghost of a Hessian soldier rides through the night seeking his lost head in America's most famous ghost legend.

500+ witnesses

Ball Lightning

Worldwide

Glowing spheres that float through the air during thunderstorms have been reported for centuries but remain poorly understood.

10000+ witnesses

The Tatzelwurm

Alps, Central Europe

A lizard-like creature with only two front legs has been reported in the Alps for centuries.

100+ witnesses

The Bunyip

Australia

An Aboriginal water monster that terrified European settlers lurks in Australia's billabongs and swamps.

500+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Goodwood House

Goodwood, West Sussex, England

The seat of the Dukes of Richmond harbors ancestral spirits.

150+ witnesses

The Ghosts of The Elms, Rottingdean

Rottingdean, East Sussex, England

Rudyard Kipling's former home hosts literary and other spirits.

80+ witnesses

The Smugglers' Ghosts of Rottingdean

Rottingdean, East Sussex, England

The spirits of 18th-century smugglers still haunt their old territory.

150+ witnesses

The Wild Man of St. Leonard's Forest

St. Leonard's Forest, West Sussex, England

A mysterious figure has been reported in the ancient forest for centuries.

50+ witnesses

The Fairy Tree of Poynings

Poynings, West Sussex, England

An ancient tree at the foot of the Downs attracts fairy legends.

100+ witnesses

Blakeney - Smugglers and Phantom Vessels

Blakeney, Norfolk, England

A picturesque harbor village where smuggling ships that sank centuries ago still sail into port, and the ghosts of contraband runners walk the quayside.

120+ witnesses

Geevor Tin Mine

Pendeen, Cornwall, England

Cornwall's historic tin mine where miners reported encounters with the mysterious 'knockers' - protective mine spirits from ancient folklore.

50+ witnesses

Inveraray - The Phantom Pipers of Argyll

Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland

A Highland town where ghostly bagpipers play laments across the hills and the spirits of executed clansmen seek eternal justice.

200+ witnesses

Robin Hood's Bay - The Smugglers' Spirits

Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England

A picturesque coastal village with a dark smuggling past, where phantom smugglers still run contraband through secret tunnels.

150+ witnesses

The Old Nag's Head

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Historic Manchester pub haunted by a spectral barmaid and unexplained paranormal activity from its long history.

45+ witnesses

Port Isaac Smuggler Hauntings

Port Isaac, Cornwall, England

A picturesque Cornish fishing village haunted by the ghosts of smugglers who used its secret tunnels and caves for illicit trade.

45+ witnesses

The Ship

Wandsworth, London, England

Historic riverside pub haunted by ghostly figures connected to its long history beside the River Thames.

30+ witnesses

Busby's Stoop Chair

Thirsk, England

Thomas Busby was hanged for murder in 1702. He cursed his favorite chair: anyone who sits in it will die. Over the centuries, dozens have. RAF pilots in WWII. Deliverymen. Tourists. The chair now hangs from a museum ceiling. No one can sit in it again.

50+ witnesses

La Jara Inquisition Encounter

Ciudad Real, Spain

In 1703, a street vendor in La Jara, Spain reported seeing a luminous sphere descend from the sky. He was brought before the Holy Inquisition for questioning about his sighting. This may be one of the earliest documented UFO reports investigated by authorities.

1+ witnesses

Eddystone Lighthouse

Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

The ghost of Henry Winstanley, designer of the first lighthouse, haunts the reef where he perished during the Great Storm of 1703.

38+ witnesses

Blenheim Palace: Churchill's Ancestral Spirits

Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Birthplace of Winston Churchill and monument to the Duke of Marlborough's victories, Blenheim Palace echoes with martial spirits. The ghosts of soldiers, servants, and Churchill himself have been reported.

250+ witnesses

Her Majesty's Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera House

Haymarket, Westminster, London, England

Her Majesty's Theatre, long home to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, has its own real phantom presence that predates the famous musical.

250+ witnesses

Bluecoat School, Liverpool: The Charity Children

Liverpool, England

Liverpool's oldest building is haunted by Blue Coat charity children who died in the school's care during three centuries of educating the city's poor.

120+ witnesses

Ironbridge Gorge Industrial Heritage Site

Ironbridge, Shropshire, England

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution where phantom furnace workers and ironworkers haunt the forges, blast furnaces, and the iconic iron bridge itself.

81+ witnesses

Count of Saint Germain

Europe

The Count of Saint Germain was a mysterious 18th-century figure who claimed to be centuries old, spoke many languages, and never aged. He appeared at European courts for decades looking the same age. Some believe he discovered immortality. Reported sightings continued long after his 'death' in 1784.

100+ witnesses

Count of Saint Germain

Europe

A man who never aged. Who appeared across centuries. Who claimed to be 500 years old. Who knew impossible secrets. The Count of Saint Germain—immortal, time traveler, or the greatest charlatan in history?

1000+ witnesses

The Almshouse Spirits of the Geffrye Museum

Museum of the Home (former Geffrye Museum), Shoreditch, London, England

The former almshouses that now house the Museum of the Home are haunted by the elderly poor who lived out their final years in these rooms, some of whom never truly left.

110+ witnesses

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Preserved 18th-century scythe works where phantom smiths continue forging blades, their hammers ringing and furnaces glowing in the darkness.

39+ witnesses

Sir William Langhorne's Ghost at Charlton House

Charlton House, Greenwich, London, England

The ghost of Sir William Langhorne haunts the Jacobean mansion he built, desperately seeking the son and heir he never had during his lonely life.

180+ witnesses

The Epworth Rectory Poltergeist

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

The boyhood home of John Wesley was haunted by a persistent knocking spirit.

10+ witnesses

New Orleans

Louisiana, United States

The most haunted city in America. Voodoo, yellow fever, slavery, and murder created a city where the dead outnumber the living. The French Quarter is a supernatural hotspot. Marie Laveau still walks.

100000+ witnesses

Seaton Delaval Hall

Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England

Phantom flames from the devastating 1822 fire still flicker through this baroque masterpiece, while ghostly revelers from the dissolute Delaval family continue their eternal party.

95+ witnesses

Bhangarh Fort: India's Most Haunted Place

Bhangarh, Rajasthan, India

An abandoned 17th-century fort where the Indian government prohibits entry after sunset, said to be cursed by a dark magician whose spell doomed the entire town.

5000+ witnesses

Bhangarh Fort Haunting

Bhangarh, Rajasthan, India

Officially declared haunted by the Indian government, Bhangarh Fort is forbidden to enter after sunset. Legend says a sorcerer's curse doomed the city—anyone who stays overnight dies. Even the Archaeological Survey warns visitors.

5000+ witnesses

Bhangarh Cursed Fort

Alwar, Rajasthan, India

By law, no one may enter after sunset. India's Archaeological Survey officially recognizes Bhangarh Fort as haunted—the only such designation in the country. A wizard's curse doomed this once-thriving city.

500+ witnesses

The Haunting of Raynham Hall

Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England

The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is England's most famous ghost photograph, captured in 1936 by two photographers for Country Life magazine.

50+ witnesses

The Devil at Milner

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

A young woman was possessed by a devil who identified itself and was formally exorcised.

30+ witnesses

The Grenadier: London's Most Haunted Pub

Wilton Row, Belgravia, London, England

Hidden in a Belgravia mews, The Grenadier was once officers' mess for the Duke of Wellington's regiment. A soldier beaten to death for cheating at cards haunts it still, especially in September.

600+ witnesses

Theatre Royal Haymarket: John Buckstone's Eternal Stage

Haymarket, Westminster, London, England

The Theatre Royal Haymarket is haunted by John Buckstone, the beloved actor-manager who ran the theatre for 25 years and promised never to leave.

300+ witnesses

Guy's Hospital - Thomas Guy's Ghost

London, England

The benevolent ghost of founder Thomas Guy watches over the hospital he created for London's poor.

60+ witnesses

Dobhar-Chú

Glenade Lake, County Leitrim, Ireland

Irish legend tells of a fearsome water hound—part otter, part dog—that has killed humans. A 1722 gravestone depicts a woman killed by the creature, showing it being speared by her husband.

50+ witnesses

Dobhar-chú

Ireland

Ireland's water hound is half-dog, half-otter, and entirely deadly. A 1722 gravestone shows a man killing one—after it murdered his wife. The creature's mate pursued him for twenty miles before he killed it too.

100+ witnesses

The Haunting of Lamb House

Rye, East Sussex, England

Henry James's former home hosts literary ghosts.

100+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Stanmer House

Stanmer, Brighton, East Sussex, England

A Georgian mansion in a downland park hosts the Pelham family ghosts.

100+ witnesses

Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England

In 1936, photographers captured one of the most famous ghost photos ever—a luminous figure descending the staircase. The 'Brown Lady' is believed to be Lady Dorothy Walpole, confined to the house until her death in 1726.

200+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Clandon Park

West Clandon, Surrey, England

A Palladian mansion destroyed by fire still hosts its former occupants.

100+ witnesses

Houghton Hall: The Brown Lady's Original Home

Houghton, Norfolk, England

The magnificent Palladian mansion where the famous Brown Lady of Raynham Hall may have spent her unhappy final years, before her ghost began appearing at her sister's nearby estate.

150+ witnesses

St Nicholas Church, Pluckley - White Lady

Pluckley, Kent, England, United Kingdom

The White Lady haunts St Nicholas Church and the surrounding area, a spectral figure in white believed to be searching for a lost lover or child.

68+ witnesses

San Fernando Cathedral Ghosts

San Antonio, Texas, USA

The oldest cathedral in Texas holds the ashes of the Alamo defenders. A phantom monk walks the aisles. Glowing figures appear near the altar. Visitors photograph spirits they didn't see. The dead of Texas history worship here still.

3000+ witnesses

Spontaneous Human Combustion - Complete Analysis

Worldwide

Since the 18th century, approximately 200 cases have been recorded of people allegedly bursting into flames with no external source of ignition. Victims are often found reduced to ash while their surroundings remain largely undamaged. Science offers explanations, but the phenomenon continues to mystify.

200+ witnesses

Tan Hill Inn: Britain's Highest Haunted Pub

Tan Hill, North Yorkshire, England

At 1,732 feet above sea level, the Tan Hill Inn is Britain's highest pub. Its isolation on the bleak Pennine moors has attracted smugglers, coal miners, and ghosts for nearly three centuries.

300+ witnesses

Savannah

Georgia, United States

America's most haunted city. Built on a network of tunnels used for smuggling and yellow fever victims. Multiple cemeteries paved over. Revolution, Civil War, and plague created layers of ghosts.

50000+ witnesses

Jersey Devil

Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA

Born to Mother Leeds as her cursed 13th child, the Jersey Devil has terrorized the Pine Barrens for nearly 300 years. The 1909 mass sighting week saw hundreds of witnesses across multiple states.

1000+ witnesses

The Jersey Devil

Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA

A winged creature with hooves, a forked tail, and a blood-curdling scream has haunted New Jersey's Pine Barrens for nearly 300 years. The 1909 sighting wave caused mass panic and school closures.

2000+ witnesses

The Jersey Devil

Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA

Born as the 13th child of a cursed woman, this winged demon has terrorized New Jersey for nearly 300 years. The 1909 flap saw thousands of witnesses.

1000+ witnesses

The Jersey Devil

Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA

For nearly three centuries, residents of New Jersey's Pine Barrens have reported encounters with a winged, hooved creature born from a colonial curse.

2000+ witnesses

The Jersey Devil

Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA

A winged creature born of colonial legend has terrorized New Jersey for nearly three centuries.

2000+ witnesses

The Birth of the Jersey Devil

Leeds Point, New Jersey, USA

A cursed thirteenth child transformed into a demon that has haunted New Jersey for centuries.

1+ witnesses

The Leeds Point Devil

Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA

Mother Leeds' cursed thirteenth child has terrorized New Jersey for three centuries.

2000+ witnesses

The Palatine Light

Block Island, Rhode Island, USA

A burning ghost ship is seen off Block Island, marking a colonial tragedy.

500+ witnesses

The Ghost of Dick Turpin

York, Yorkshire, England

England's famous highwayman haunts his place of execution.

100+ witnesses

The Dudleytown Curse

Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

A colonial village in the Connecticut woods where every family met tragedy. Madness, suicide, and mysterious deaths plagued residents until the town was abandoned. The forest reclaimed it.

500+ witnesses

Dudleytown: Connecticut's Village of the Damned

Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

A ruined village in Connecticut has gained a reputation as one of America's most cursed places, with claims of demonic activity, madness, and supernatural phenomena spanning centuries.

200+ witnesses

The Royal London Hospital - Elephant Man Ghost

Whitechapel, London, England

Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, is said to still walk the corridors of the hospital where he spent his final years.

85+ witnesses

Steller's Sea Ape

Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA

A famous naturalist observed an unknown marine creature in Alaskan waters.

5+ witnesses

York Theatre Royal: The Grey Lady of the Pit

St Leonard's Place, York, North Yorkshire, England

One of Britain's oldest theatres is haunted by a Grey Lady who appears near the orchestra pit and in the backstage areas, possibly connected to a tragic death in the theatre's long history.

150+ witnesses

Culloden Battlefield

Inverness, Scotland

The site of the last battle on British soil, where 1,500 Jacobites died in under an hour. Ghostly Highlanders still fight, and an eerie silence falls on the anniversary.

300+ witnesses

The Ghosts of Culloden

Culloden Moor, Inverness-shire, Scotland

The slaughtered Highland army still marches on the field of their destruction.

1000+ witnesses

Kennington Common: The Jacobite Execution Ground

Kennington, London, England

After the failed 1745 Jacobite rebellion, Scottish prisoners were executed at Kennington Common in brutal fashion. Their ghosts still gather where they were hanged, drawn, and quartered.

180+ witnesses

Hell Fire Caves

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Sir Francis Dashwood created these caves for his Hell Fire Club. Aristocrats performed mock satanic rituals. Benjamin Franklin may have attended. Now tourists report ghostly figures and unexplained sounds.

5000+ witnesses

The Phantom Ship Lady Lovibond

Goodwin Sands, Kent, England

A three-masted schooner that sank on the Goodwin Sands on February 13, 1748, is said to reappear every fifty years on the anniversary of its doom.

200+ witnesses

The Lady Lovibond

Goodwin Sands, English Channel

Every fifty years on February 13, a phantom schooner appears at the site where jealousy drove a first mate to doom an entire wedding party.

100+ witnesses

The Phantom Ship Lady Lovibond

Goodwin Sands, Kent, England

A wedding ship that sank appears every fifty years at the site of its doom.

100+ witnesses

The Hellfire Caves - Temple of Debauchery

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Chalk caves excavated by Sir Francis Dashwood for his notorious Hellfire Club, where aristocrats engaged in mock satanic rituals, orgies, and occult practices that left supernatural residue.

200+ witnesses

Levant Mine

Trewellard, Cornwall, England

Cornish tin mine haunted by the 31 men killed in the catastrophic man-engine disaster of 1919, their screams still echoing from the depths.

52+ witnesses

The Würzburg Convent Possessions

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

A mass possession outbreak at a German convent led to one of history's last major witch trials before the Enlightenment ended such prosecutions.

200+ witnesses

The Vienna Convent Possessions

Vienna, Austria

Mass possession at an Austrian convent required imperial intervention.

200+ witnesses

The Würzburg Convent Possession

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

A mass possession at a Bavarian convent was investigated with unusual skepticism.

100+ witnesses

Jamaica Inn

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

The smugglers' haunt that inspired Daphne du Maurier's novel. Conversations in foreign tongues, footsteps on stairs, and phantom horses in the courtyard.

250+ witnesses

Selma (Lake Monster)

Norway

Norway's most famous lake monster lives in Lake Seljord. Hundreds of sightings since 1750. Videos show a serpentine creature. Local government funded research. Sonar detected large moving objects in the deep.

500+ witnesses

The Ghost of Drury Lane Theatre

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England

The Man in Grey haunts London's oldest working theatre, bringing good luck to productions.

1000+ witnesses

The Haunting of Jamaica Inn

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England

The notorious smugglers' inn hosts spectral guests who never leave.

1000+ witnesses

Whitby Harbour

Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The historic whaling port is haunted by phantom whalers and the spirits of sailors lost in the treacherous waters of the North Sea.

94+ witnesses

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Elsecar, South Yorkshire, England

Former industrial complex and colliery where ghostly workers from multiple industrial eras haunt the workshops, engine houses, and underground workings.

48+ witnesses

Hellfire Caves

West Wycombe, England

The Hellfire Club held secret meetings in these chalk caves, allegedly conducting satanic rituals. Now tourists report ghostly figures, phantom footsteps, and an overwhelming sense of evil in the underground chambers.

1000+ witnesses

Brown's Hotel: Dylan Thomas's Eternal Drinking Partner

Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales

The favorite pub of poet Dylan Thomas, Brown's Hotel in Laugharne is haunted by Victorian ghosts and perhaps by the spirit of the poet himself, still seeking 'one more for the road.'

200+ witnesses

The Ten Bells

Spitalfields, London, England

The notorious pub where Jack the Ripper's victims drank before their murders, now haunted by their restless spirits and the presence of evil.

250+ witnesses

The Bridgewater Triangle

Southeastern Massachusetts, USA

A 200-square-mile paranormal hotspot. UFOs, Bigfoot, thunderbirds, giant snakes, ghosts, cult activity, and poltergeists all converge in this cursed Massachusetts region.

5000+ witnesses

The Bridgewater Triangle

Southeastern Massachusetts, USA

A 200-square-mile area of Massachusetts has been a hotbed of paranormal activity for centuries, including UFOs, cryptids, and ghostly encounters.

5000+ witnesses

The Royal Ghosts of Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace, London, England

Multiple royal ghosts haunt this historic palace, including King George II searching for the wind and courtiers from centuries past still walking the elegant halls.

150+ witnesses

Cock Lane Ghost

Cock Lane, London, England, UK

The ghost of Fanny Kent allegedly communicated through a young girl via mysterious knocking sounds. Samuel Johnson investigated. The case was exposed as a fraud but captivated Georgian England.

1000+ witnesses

Cock Lane Ghost

London, England

London went mad for the Cock Lane Ghost in 1762. Scratching sounds came from the walls. A murdered woman was communicating. Dr. Samuel Johnson investigated. Eventually exposed as fraud—but was it entirely?

1000+ witnesses

The Cock Lane Ghost

London, England

A ghost communicated through knocking in a London house, accusing a man of murder. Samuel Johnson investigated. The case became a sensation—and ultimately a scandal when fraud was discovered.

1000+ witnesses

The Cock Lane Ghost

Cock Lane, London, England

A poltergeist that communicated through knockings gripped Georgian London, attracting investigators including Samuel Johnson before being exposed as a fraud.

500+ witnesses

The Cock Lane Ghost

Cock Lane, London, England

Scratching and knocking from a London house drew crowds, divided public opinion, and produced one of history's first organized ghost investigations.

500+ witnesses

Scratching Fanny of Cock Lane

Cock Lane, London, England

A ghost that accused a man of murder was exposed as an elaborate fraud.

1000+ witnesses

Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

Between 100-300 people were killed and partially eaten in 18th century France. The creature shrugged off bullets. The King sent soldiers. It took years to kill whatever it was.

500+ witnesses

The Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

A mysterious creature killed over 100 people in rural France. It was described as wolf-like but much larger, with unusual coloring. The attacks terrorized the nation.

500+ witnesses

Gévaudan Beast Attacks

Gévaudan Province, France

For three years, a creature terrorized rural France, killing over 100 people. The King sent his best hunters. Survivors described a massive wolf-like beast with unprecedented aggression. Two animals were eventually killed. Questions remain about what really stalked Gévaudan.

1000+ witnesses

Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

From 1764 to 1767, a mysterious creature killed between 100 and 300 people in rural France. The beast was described as wolf-like but enormous, and resisted musket fire. The king himself sent hunters.

500+ witnesses

Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

For three years, a creature terrorized rural France, killing up to 300 people. Victims were decapitated. The King sent soldiers. Thousands hunted it. Whatever it was, it killed with intelligence and purpose.

1000+ witnesses

Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

A monster terrorized the French countryside. Over 100 people killed, many decapitated. The King sent his best hunters. What was the Beast of Gévaudan—wolf, hyena, werewolf, or serial killer with a trained animal?

500+ witnesses

The Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

A creature terrorized the French countryside for three years, killing over 100 people before being destroyed in a mystery that has never been fully solved.

500+ witnesses

The Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, Southern France

For three years, a mysterious beast terrorized the French countryside, killing over 100 people before being shot by a local hunter—but questions about its identity persist.

500+ witnesses

The Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

A mysterious creature killed over 100 people in rural France, prompting hunts by the king's own soldiers before being finally slain.

300+ witnesses

The Beast of Gévaudan

Gévaudan, France

A monstrous creature killed over 100 people in rural France before being mysteriously stopped.

200+ witnesses