Cursed

July 6, 2017

In a rather modernized corner of China sits an old manor house in ruin, Chaonei No.81. The old mansion sits in the Dongcheng district of Bejing and has been empty for almost 50 years. 50 years and no-one dare knock it down? Ask the locals, they’ll tell you the house is not a possession for the living and whoever knocks it down will have to bare its terrible curse.

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This story begins in 1949 after a highly ranked government official fled his home to Taiwan for safety after losing the civil war. He left his wife behind to fend for herself but rather than face the angry mobs and the horrors they would bestow upon her, she hung herself. Hers is the ghost that haunts Chaonei No.81, but that’s not all lingers in this old manor house.

True the historians were never able to validate this story as all of the records from this era were destroyed following the war. However local history sticks for a long time.

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No. 81 lives up to its reputation as China’s most haunted house. The neighbors claim to hear deafening wails coming from the house in the dead of night. Especially during thunderstorms when these shrieks are somehow even louder than the thunder itself.

Any haunted house is bad enough, normally plagued by a past of death and despair. This house, however, has a disturbing past in disappearances. In the very beginning, it was to be a church built for a renowned English missionary. He went missing just before the construction was completed.

Investigators later discovered a secret crypt underneath the foundations of the house, at the end of the crypt, hidden, was the entrance to a tunnel that weaved through the darkness and ended up in the Dashanzi neighborhood to the northeast. Knowledge came to light that the church was to be used as safe haven for orphan children. Although it has never been proven, you can only guess what the purpose of these tunnels could have been.

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Shortly after its construction, the Red Guards took the chapel, they left it as quickly as they commandeered it, thanks to the inexplicable phenomena inside. The curse was too much.

A Mr. Li Yongja told the New York Times ” Even in the 1970’s, people thought the house was haunted, as children, we would play hide and seek in the house, but we didn’t dare enter alone.”

in 2001 a group of construction workers working on the basement of the house next door thought it would be funny to break through the thin wall into the basement of No. 81. Legend tells us they were never seen again.

There are not many stories online of people actually being inside of the house. When passing the house many claim to be overwhelmed with a sense of dread. The house is also said to be icy cold even in the hottest summer months.

” No ghosts here” sign in the entrance of No 81 Chaonei – The Line-Up

No. 81 Chaonei is currently up for sale, but it’s not an easy sell with the renovation alone costing $1.5 million dollars. Its reputation and history dont help either. The current owner is so tired of trying to get rid of this house that he chalked ” 这里没有鬼 ” or ” No Ghosts Here ” on the entrance to the house.

The house is covered in Graffiti telling visitors otherwise and that all who dare enter will have a tough time leaving. There are rumors that the house was recently exercised and now the ghosts are gone. But the only way to know is to check it out for yourself. If you dare.

The Exorcism’s Very Own Haunted Prop : Regan’s Dummy Double

February 5, 2017

So we have all heard of the Exorcist movie, the original horror that scared the shizz out of everyone who dared to buy that cinema ticket. But there is a lot more that happened behind the scenes. So much, that is thought that the movie itself is cursed. But does anyone remember the dummy used in the film?? The scenes where the possessed girl would spin her head 180 degrees? Well, it has surfaced and something seems to have been following it all these years…

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The Latest Haunted Object !!!

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This is easily the world’s freakiest haunted object, even Robert the Doll can’t knock this creepy ass creation. But it has just come to light that it is haunted!

The Dummy used effectively as Regan’s body double during a few of her possession scenes comes with a few crazy features of its own, the most insane being that its head spins 180 degrees! Imagine walking in on that happening.

The Moving Museum NYC now plays host to the cursed dummy, we have not heard anything from them yet. The Instagrammer Profenex had this to say “I swear, lights would go out. Things would fall off the shelf, tools turned on automatically. Weird voices at night with no one there. Seriously weird stuff, no joke.” The Instagrammer played host to the dummy when he was hired to do some restoration work on her, but I’m guessing the attachment that comes with this doll went unmentioned.

The Dummy is one to watch for sure, but this prop was one the least weird parts of the Exorcism phenomena that swept the world…

The Cursed Movie

Ever since Prorenfx took to Instagram to tell the world of the horror that still lingers around the Exorcist movie dummy. A lot of people forward about their experiences with the movie. The Regan Doll is a strong contender for the world’s most haunted object but there are stories circulating the movie itself!! The cast, the first screening, and even the location where it was all filmed! Was creating a movie of this calibre for the first time too risky and did it perhaps invite something evil into the world?? Let’s find out.

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First of all, you have to remember that this insane ass film was all based on true events. William Blatty first wrote the novel in 1971 titled The Exorcist and it was all based on the real exorcism of a boy known as Roland Doe. Multiple Catholic Priests from the Georgetown University Hospital performed actual exorcisms on the young boy but had to stop every time as the young boy would somehow, free himself from the restraints every time, he would then proceed to rip out the bed springs from his mattress and slash at the priests. This happened a few times.

The boy Roland Doe was in fact, an invented persona and the boy was changed to a girl in the film in order to protect his identity. Roland went on to live a happy and normal life with absolutely no memory of this incident. He actually retired from NASA decades later.

William Blatty after he first wrote the novel, image via Den of Geek

Another of the strange incidents that surrounded this movie was when the entire set caught fire. The actual Director William Friedkin, blamed the incident on a large creature with wings and talons. The crew was unharmed and the cause of the fire was never discovered. But, Regan’s room remained the only room unharmed… WTF.

Whilst filming, the actress Ellen bursten, who played Regan’s mother, was injured during the possession when she is thrown to the floor. That scene was actually used in the movie and the scream following is real. The injury still affects her today.

There is a good chance that any movie that takes over a year to film has had some bad luck, The Exorcist had a few deaths instead… The actors Jack Macgowran and Vasiliki Maliaros both died post-production. There characters died in the movie aswell which only makes it stranger. Other actors including Linda Blair and Max Von Sydow’s lost family members on the first day of filming!

During filming the son of Jason miller who played father miller almost lost his son in a motorcycle accident.

Rare and Uncut Tapes from the Possession of Annelise Michelle

Whilst filming one of the possession scenes, Linda was thrown out of bed and a piece of the rigging broke, injuring her back. After the film’s initial release Linda received countless death threats so the studio was forced to hire bodyguards to protect her 24/7.

Before that, however, in 1987, the actress Mercedes McCambridge who played the voice of Pazuzu, was most affected by the film. Her son murdered his wife and son whilst he was on set, before taking his own life…

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All of these horrible things that happened around the movie will never be forgotten. Many still believe the film to be cursed and that playing it was an invitation for demonic possession. When it was released it was quickly banned from every middle eastern country apart from Lebanon, with the re-release also being banned in Lebanon.

During the first showing of the Exorcism in Rome, the audience had to fight their way through thunder and heavy rain to get inside. Then just before the movie was about to start they all claimed to hear a demonic screech come from outside the cinema door.

At a showing in America, a woman passed out and broke her jaw as she fell… Warner bros were sued countless times by the time the movie was eventually taken from cinemas…

There was way too many strange occurrences surrounding this movie to ignore. Was it all just hysteria following the original horror, or did this daring picture truly invite something darker than anything else into the cinema with us…

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Romagnano al Monte : Italy’s Spookiest Ghost Town

January 28, 2017

The world is filled with ghost towns, from the Wild West to the Himalayas. These places were once prosperous and active sites with hundreds, perhaps thousands of people living within them. But what happens when the gold runs dry? Or natural disaster hits? Romagnano al Monte is one of the world’s highest ghost towns and one of the most silent…

Disaster Strikes

The Abandoned town of Romagnano al Monte was not always dormant. For 20 years it has lay silent after a tragedy that those who live close by still remember. An earthquake hit the thriving village in 1980, claiming over 3000 lives at once and leaving the survivors to pick up the pieces.

When the earthquake hit the survivors decided to relocate to another close by village rather than rebuild their homes. Another village was built 20km away and Romagnano al Monte was left abandoned, now it is just an eerily silent mix of ancient ruins with small traces of the people who were left behind.

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The Ghost’s of the Ghost Town

Not much is known about this location as it was forbidden to enter for years, due to dangers around the falling structures. However, many people have been seen wandering around the streets.

This is a bit of a tourist hotspot today, surprise surprise. But, many tourists have reported being guided around the city by a mysterious old women speaking in thick Italian and gesturing for the people to follow. The local government do not acknowledge her existence, there are no licenced tour guides as of yet. Not only that she seems to vanish into thin air when some people have simply blinked or turned around.

There are many others seen walking the streets of this abandoned haven, dressed in traditional clothing but they seem to pay no notice to the modern strangers. Is Romagnano al Monte haunted? Only you can decide, regardless of this, what an incredible place!!!

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January 25, 2017

What happens when your child calls up from beyond the grave and describes how she would like a castle built? Well, you build it! That is exactly what this father did, with rooms designed simply for spiritual contact, corridors leading to nowhere, and even restricted sections rumoured to be home to something a lot more sinister. Romania’s most haunted location?

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Romanian Intellectual Bogdan Pétriceicu Hasdue’s daughter died at 18 in the year 1888. He was heart broken.

Iulia Hasdue’s early death would change his life forever. After she passed he chose to spend the majority of his time, wealth and brainpower into remembering his beloved daughter until he eventually found spiritualism. After years of practice, he made contact.

Iulia, his daughter, was named after his wife and born in November 1869. From birth she was special, Iulia was gifted in music and languages, by 11 she had graduated from St. Sava Gymnasium and the Music Academy of Bucharest with honours in both piano and voice.

Portrait of Iulia. Image Via True Romania

By her early teens, Iulia had already become fluent in seven languages and continued her secondary education at the Sévigné College of Paris. her peers and professors considered her to be a child genius, she excelled in all of her academic subjects as well as drawing, piano, painting and singing. A collection of her poems was published shortly following her death.

At 16, Iulia began studies in the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at La Sorbonne in Paris where she was a dedicated pupil and pride of her pops life. Then a month before her 19th birthday Iulia died from a severe and sudden case of Tuberculosis. Her father grew mad, he proceeded to build a temple for her in the family vault in Bucharest. But a simple Monument was not enough…

Iulia’s Father ; Bogdan Hasdue. Image Via Wikipedia

Bogdan decided to build a grander temple to honour his daughter, which turned into a castle, located in the country town of Campina. Bogdan and his wife found the dormant land and decided it would be perfect, so they bought it immediately and began to build. Bogdan claimed that he was in direct contact with his daughter who told him the designs for every room.

She would communicate through short bursts of speech, giving him the designs for the castle. He paid particular attention to the magical numbers 3 and 7. Magical because Iulia claimed so. There are three towers, three rooms underground and each staircase consists of exactly 7 steps. The castle also holds a giant stone door entrance, hung on a diamond bearing. On either side f the door are the stone thrones, and sitting on each throne are two female sphinxes and above the door is ” the eye of the world “. The eye of the world was a symbolic representation of Bogdan’s two Iulias, his wife and daughter.

The eye of the world. Image Via Dolphin Wisdom

Of course, a castle such as this has rumours of a much darker past and purpose. It is described as the spookiest castle in the world as well as the most haunted. Is it possible than Bogdan contacted something else instead of Iulia? It could easily be that thing lurking the corridors that visitors are seeing, perhaps Iulia never even visited from above…

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The Haunting of Iulia Mansion

Whatever Bogdan did in his hours of solitude in this castle appears to have worked. A lot of people have seen a young girl in a white dress wandering through the castle at all hours and it is thought to be the intelligent spirit of Iulia herself. She is mainly seen wandering through the palace gardens, wearing a white dress and holding daisies.

Many guests passing the castle at night have also reported hearing the sound of the piano coming from in the castle, even when at night it is empty. Others have even seen Iulia’s father Bogdan. He is seen frequently in corners of the building in deep conversation and talking with his daughter. It is nice to think that he was reunited with his daughter and all his plans actually worked in life.

Inside Iulia Castle, Image Via Flickr

Heart-warming as it is, there is something else happening here… many guests or passers-by have claimed to see Bogdan in the window, look dishevelled and half rotten. He is said to stand and to look out the window with a malicious intent in his face then he howls like a wolf…

people have also been hurt in the castle, some report bite marks whilst other complain of a sudden sickness and have to leave. The darker side of the castle is almost unheard of, perhaps it would affect the steady stream of tourists paying the admission fee, however, it is here.

Who knows what Bogdan tried to summon his daughter back from the dead, perhaps some kind of ritual he knew was wrong. Is there something else within Iulia Castle? Perhaps we will never know, but you can agree there is something just not sane about this castle of necromancy.

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5 of the Strangest Skulls Ever Discovered

January 7, 2017

Human history on earth is beneath our feet. Everyday archaeologists are discovering amazing new things that are changing the way we are looking at the past. Some of the strange skulls dug up over the years are doing just that. From Peru to Venice here is our list of the world’s most mysterious skulls.

The Paracas

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The Paracas Skulls were discovered in 1928 by Julio Tello. In total, the archaeologist found just over 300 of these elongated skulls in a massive and elaborate graveyard in the Pico province of Peru. The skulls caught the media’s attention again in 2014 when a geneticist carried out DNA testing, stating that the Paracas Skulls have DNA ” with mutations unknown to any human, primate, or known animal so far”.

However, secondary testing showed us that the skulls were about 2000 years old and were from the European and Middle Eastern areas. These results change the known history about how the Americas were originally populated. It is believed that the shape of the skull was part of an indigenous ritual, where the tribes would tie a rope around an infant’s head as well as strapped a wooden plank to the back of the head. This caused the head to grow up, instead of out. But why were they doing this !? Experts stated that ” They were trying to replicate the shape of the head of their gods”. Men from the sky with long skulls? That’s definitely got nothing to do with an alien species then.

The Vampire of Venice

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During medieval times, the cure for suspected vampirism was to shove a large break into the cursed one’s mouth, thus breaking the jaw and leaving the vampire unable to bite again and then, of course, bury them alive. It is not clear exactly what this woman did to deserve her sentence. After extensive research, it is thought that this woman was between 61 and 71 and was most likely sentenced to death after being accused of witchcraft and the brick was just a safeguard.

Commonly women of the 16th century did not live past 60, so if she was closer to the 70-year benchmark, then the men of that time must have concluded that she was a vampire, and like her predecessors had most obviously cheated death. Not sure if this deserved death by brick-to-face…

The Rhodope Skull

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The Skull of Rhodope, found in Bulgaria is amongst the strangest remains found to date. It weighs only 250 grammes and has six cavities, it would have had up to 6 eyes or another set of unknown organs. It also has no mouth. Unfortunately, this skull was quickly hidden from the public view, today it is unknown where it is located, but we have heard too many times how quickly these types of objects can disappear. Alien or mutation? Perhaps it is just an undiscovered species… Only time will tell unless this particular skull fades from living memory.

The Horned Skulls of PA

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These creepy skulls were dug up from a burial mound in Pennslyvania in the late 1800’s. The excavators were actually following up on leads of this mound once belonging to Native American’s, but they found what look like demon’s skulls. It is a well-known fact that spiritual leaders or priests of this culture would wear horn’s on their head as a sign of wisdom. However, these horns are growing from the skull itself. Not to mention the skulls belonged to creatures that would have been 7ft tall.

There have been trickles of evidence that have been found over time that support a theory that a race of giant humanoids ruled over the America’s as part of an ancient civilisation. The remains of these skulls were sent to Philadelphia Museum for further research, but prepare yourself for a surprise… They were stolen and never seen again…

The Starchild

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This skull was found near a mine in Chihuahua, Mexico during the 1930’s. It was fully examined by a paranormalist, Lloyd Pye who claimed that this was evidence of human and alien interbreeding. He thought that the mother was human and his father an alien. It was originally believed that this 1000-year-old skull simply belonged to a child with a condition called hydrocephalus. However, the DNA showed no evidenced of this affliction. It also showed many genetic differences between the

However, the DNA showed no evidenced of this affliction. It also showed many genetic differences between the Starchild and a regular human, enough to prove that this thing was not human at all. His cranial cavity for one was 30% bigger than that of a normal child, its bone was also much thinner but actually stronger than that found in a normal human skull, this was thanks to microscopic fibres found in the in its structure, a feature never before seen in human skulls.

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Olde English Folklore : The Hand of Glory

December 8, 2016

According to legend, the dried and pickled hand of a hanged man possesses supernatural powers. These hands are said to possess the power to manipulate the movement of a room or house full of people… But what is it !?

The Magic Behind The Hand

Im sure all you Harry Potter fans out there will be going nuts over Mr Malfoys Hand of Glory. This cursed item, in particular, is surrounded by mystery, black magic and death. It has a much darker purpose than most objects of a similar nature.

The hand made it’s first appearance during the 1600’s, it was mentioned in the grimoires similar to Petit Albert and the Compendium Maleficarum, It was also published in some manuals for witch hunting. The creation of this sinister object varies, as do its magical uses. They all involve a rather obvious hand but sometimes it is the severed hand of an executed criminal or a dead child’s hand, but the latter not so often.

(The Last Hand of Glory on Display)

The exact instructions are : Take the right or left hand of a felon who is hanging from a gibbet beside a highway; wrap it in part of a funeral pall and so wrapped squeeze it well. Then put it into an earthenware vessel with zimat, nitre, salt, and long peppers, the whole well powdered. Leave it in this vessel for a fortnight, then take it out and expose it to full sunlight during the dog days until it becomes quite dry. If the sun is not strong enough, put it in an oven with fern and vervain. Next make a kind of candle from the fat of a gibbeted felon, virgin wax, sesame, and phone and use the Hand of Glory as a candlestick to hold this candle when lighted …

None of this sounds too difficult and this item could come in handy to any local thieves! The most common suggestion of the hands uses where the use of the dead man’s fat to fuel the flame, in doing so the user would be able to paralyse anyone in a house or building, anyone but the user.
Other theories vary. Including the candle having the power to open any lock, the flame burning brighter in the presence of treasure, or only provides light to the wielder ( Potterheads ).
This does all sound incredibly useful ! But I can guarantee that your local store does not sell Zimbat or Ponie. Although the word ‘ Ponie ‘ is thought to mean horse poop ! So you have a little bit of a head start there.

Now there are ways to protect yourself from the creepy ass reach of a Hand of Glory. You can render it ineffective by running the threshold of all the windows and doors of your home with a mixture of screech owl blood, fat of a white hen and the gall of a black cat.

In these modern times, researchers do now think that the idea of a Hand of Glory is a kind of ” lost in translation ” moment. The theory first arrived when the word ” Mandragora “, or the mandrake root ( Potterheads ) was mistranslated from the french word main de gloie. However, this did not stop the Hands of Glory appearing time and time again throughout English Folklore and in actual homes !

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One story involving the Hand of Glory comes out of the Spital Inn in North Stainmore 1797, where a burglar was found in the dead of night and in possession of one of these rather useless severed hands. There is also an actual Hand of Glory in England’s Whitby Museum. The magic relic was found sealed up in the walls of an old cottage in Castleton in 1935. It is apparently the last genuine Hand of Glory in existence.

Today the Hand of Glory has been used in a few movies like Hellboy and Harry Potter. There are even a few songs about the hand. It will remain in English Folklore and hopefully, the last remaining hand stays in good condition for hundreds of years. An awesome example of the madness of the 1600’s. http://www.the-line-up.com/hand-of-glory/

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The Mysterious Moving Coffins of the Chase Family

October 21, 2016

The Chase Family Vault is located in the seemingly harmless and beautiful Barbados. A tropical paradise with nothing but sunshine and good vibes. However, the locals are aware of a deeper and more frightening energy resides beneath one of the islands most treasured historical sites. The Christ Church Parish cemetery is home to one of the most mysteriously disturbing occurrences in Carribean history. To this day there is still no explanation for the moving coffins of the Chase family…

The Chase Family

The Chase family where an eccentric and wealthy family where known and despised by the local community for their vile, brutal treatment of their slaves.

The Chase Vault was originally constructed for Mr James Elliot in 1724. By the time the Chase family bought the vault in 1808, it was already pretty time-worn, but it was sealed with a huge slab of pristine blue marble that took eight men to move . It had only been used once previously as the final resting place for Ms. Thomasina Goddard in 1807. The family thought it best to leave her body even though it was, by law, their property. Ms Goddard got to share the tomb before long.

Some of the chase slaves.

In 1808 the same year the tomb was purchased, the Chase family saw the death of their most senior member, quickly followed by the death of a newborn who had been named Mary-Anne Chase. Both members were buried in heavy iron caskets. These caskets took three men to lift. Another death struck the Chase family shortly after, the death of another young member of the family. Dorcas Chase. The cause of her death is still unknown. It is known, however, that she endured endless torment and beatings from her father. It is rumoured that he eventually starved her to death…

Death was not done with the Chase family just yet. The abusive father, Thomas Chase committed suicide just two months after the accused murder of his daughter. He too was buried within the vault and he had the largest coffin of them all. The coffin weighed 240 pounds and took eight men to move.

The Chase Family Vault Mystery

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Following the death of Thomas Chase, they moved him into the tomb. This is when the paranormal occurrences begin.The labourers moved the marble slab and found that two of the coffins had moved… Not just a little either, the coffins of Dorcas Chase and the stillborn baby were standing against the wall. The men moving Thomas Chase’s coffin were astonished as it would have taken several grave robbers to move the marble slab blocking entrance and then move the heavy iron coffins. However, the seals on the coffins had not been disturbed.

The family forgot about it and attributed it to vandals. They rearranged the coffins back to the way they originally were and resealed the family tomb.

1816, yet another family member died. The 11-year-old Charles Brewster Ames. His body was taken down to the vault, but when they once again opened the tomb, they realised that something surreal was going on here. The coffins, including the 240-pound coffin, were scattered across the tomb. Some were open, the coffin of Thomas was on top of that of Dorcas Chase and the others were slung around. Again the seals on the coffins remained, perfect and untouched. Once again they put them back in place and resealed the vault.

The Stories Spread Around Town

After the second discovery, it didn’t take long for the news to spread around town. People began to guess at what was going on down there. The stories ranged from tales of black magic, voodoo, ghosts and a family curse. Some claimed that at night when passing they would hear moans and shrieks slipping through the cracks around the marble seal.

Others swore that their horses would rear up and panic, or run away when coming towards the tomb, some even went as far to say that their horses would be driven insane. This attracted the attention of Governor Lord Combermere, who was a paranormal fanatic and he vowed to solve this mystery himself.

The Ghost of Lord Combermere

After the Ames’s death, the vault would be opened two more times. 1816 to bury Samuel Brewster and again in 1819. Both times, the vault was found in chaos with the coffins scattered. However, the most curious oddity amongst the disarray was the fact that the coffin on Thomasina Goddard was never moved… despite the fact that it was made up of cheap, light wood.

Lord Combermere ordered an inspection of the tomb and found the only entrance to the tomb was through the enormous blue marble slab. So he set a trap.

He rearranged the caskets into a special order and covered the vault floor with fine sand, in order to record footprints of any intruders. He also sealed the vault with mortar in which, he and a few other important members of society placed their seals in the wet cement all around the entrance.

Lord Combermere.

8 months passed until Lord Combermere responded to countless reports of noises coming from within the tomb. He and a crew of soldiers inspected the entrance and found it had not been tampered with at all, all the seals still remained intact.

However, what they found inside was repulsive. The huge coffin of Thomas Chase and been pushed right up to the door to bar the entrance. It took twelve men to get it open. All of the coffins had been violently thrown around the room, the babies casket, in particular, had been thrown so hard that it had cracked the iron. The coffin of Thomasina Goddard remained undisturbed and the sand was as undisturbed as the day they laid it.

Lord Combermere was so disturbed that he ordered the coffins to be removed and each buried separately in their own plots.

The Chase Vault Today

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Lord Combermere following that day, made an official statement that all of the activity had ceased but had it ? There have been ghost stories revolving around these mysterious tombs from hundreds of years since. Stories of poltergeist activity down there, bangs, screams, as well as people being pushed or nudged.

Today the tombs remain open to the public, although it is advised that you stay away or risk being affected by the Chase Family Curse.

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October 14, 2016

Paris, the capital of France, is often called La Ville Lumière (meaning ‘The City of Light’), however, beneath this bustling European city of 12 million people, lies a dark subterranean world holding the remains of 6 million of its former inhabitants. These are the Paris Catacombs: a network of old caves, quarries and tunnels stretching hundreds of miles, and seemingly lined with the bones of the dead. It has more recently been plagued with disappearances, demonic hauntings and the odd satanic cult. I bet there are even a couple of clowns lurking down there at the moment. But is this one of the world´s most haunted locations…

Origins

The Parisian Catacombs began life as limestone quarries on the outskirts of town, during the Roman era. They used this natural resource to built many of the structures in all of the surrounding area. However, their population began to grow and with it so did their demands. They ended up mining over 300km of tunnels under Paris itself.

However 600 years later and Paris is a new city, a city riddled with disease and death. So much in fact that the graveyards began to overflow. The Parisian’s began to dispose of their dead using open graves and digging up other corpses to place the body they possessed in… leaving the unearthed corpse to rot in the sun.

The Beginnings of the catacombs.

The stench became unbearable and the rapid spread of disease led to even more death and a greater amount of overpopulated burial sites. In 1780 a long period of heavy rain broke down the wall of the largest graveyard in Paris, Les Innocents. King Louis VX took notice and demanded that all corpses and bones from the city be taken down into the mining tunnels beneath the city to prevent further spread of the disease.

It took no less than two decades to move the human remains into the mines and an estimated 2 – 3 million corpses. Some of the remains dated back to the 12th century. But today, millions of bones are stacked up in an elaborate fashion and the people who once belonged to the bones don’t seem to happy about it. But there is also rumors that there are more than human spirits down there, something that has been terrorizing the Parisians for countless generations…

Interactive Map of the Paris Catacombs

The Legend’s & Hauntings of the Parisian Catacombs

The Paris Catacomb’s are a historical site that has played its part during the French Revolution and many other important times. However today it is a place of fear, legend, inspiration and exploration. The first thing you will see above the main entrance are the words ” Stop! This is the empire of the dead”, etched into a great stone slab. If that isn’t warning enough I don’t know what is…

Most of the stories come from the “Cataphiles” , daredevils who devote their life to exploring the tunnels in depth, even into the sections of the catacombs that are off limits.

The Cataphiles have been collecting stories for generations and some of the are horrific. They surface from the tunnels with tales of, Nazi gatherings, satanic cults, murder, corpses, ghosts and it is even believed that there is a werewolf down there !? Funny enough the footage captured down there always seems to go missing or it is online for a few days and after that, it’s impossible to find. Seems like the French government would like to keep the income from the tours down to the tunnels alive… However, there was one piece of footage captured by a lost french student found in one of the deepest corridors of the catacombs, for more info on that real down below.

The Ghost Adventures team recently ventured down there. They spent a lot of time going over some of the rumors and legends of the catacombs but they did capture something that looks like the back of a person tripping over, as well as having a lot of equipment disappear.

The Lost Man Footage

The Lost Man Footage is one of the only tapes recovered from down in the catacombs. The Cataphiles go down at their own risk, there is a story of one man who went down in search of a stash of alcohol, with nothing but a single candle. He returned 11 years later with a bottle of booze and absolutley out of his mind. He serves as an example and everyone now knows that two flash lights are vital. This footage really shook up the world, it shows a man who was later identified as a young french student, running for his life through the Devils maze. He follows arrows on the painting on the walls and strange drawings. Then his breathing gets heavier and he drops his camera and only light source… All you see from then is his feet and the sound of him running further in. Was he hallucinating ? Or was someone or something chasing him. ABC filmed a whole documentary about the lost footage. Check it out below

October 9, 2016

10th October 2016

The abandoned Barton Mansion is considered one the most haunted houses in America. Built on an ancient Indian burial ground, and with mortar for this house being made up from the very same earth these ancient American’s were buried in. It is Surrounded by mystery and death, this is the perfect example of a haunted house. The Barton Mansion has also produced one of the most famous ghost videos out there ↓

The Barton Mansion Ghost Video

In 2001 a small group of four teenagers decided they would explore the shell of the Barton Mansion to see if it was really haunted. Their first visit, they found a piece of raw meat lying on the floor on the basement floor… in the center of a circle of stone. Funny enough this wasn’t enough to make them leave, just yet anyway. They eventually left, after realizing that the higher they went, the hotter the house was getting, freaked out by this they left, until the next day…

The next night, two of the teenagers returned and decided to go upstairs bringing a camera with them and they see what looks like a body lying through the crack of the door, but then what happens next is unbelievably creepy… They react to a shuffling sound directly to their left and see a large figure standing in the door looking directly at them. You can see all of this in the Barton Mansion Ghost video above.

A more recent image of the Barton Mansion – Image via – Style Weekly

The figure looks to have a skeleton white face, tall and thin in the body but his bottom half is fuzzy. The scream but in the split second of terror, you can actually see the figure move back into the room. Needless to say, they run for it… However, is this a ghost? Is this video just another hoax? Whatever it is, various true experts have had a look at the scene and confirm that this is indeed paranormal.

The History of Barton Mansion

The history of the Barton mansion is a dark one… It began Dr. Ben Barton in 1859 when the doctor bought a piece of land at a massive discount because it was an ancient Indian burial ground. But being a man of science he simply laughed this off and couldn’t believe his luck. He was warned by all of the locals not to build there…. but he event so far as to dig up the burial ground and use the clay in the bricks that actually built the house!

Shortly after the Barton Mansion was finished his family moved in. Just weeks afterward the doctors two young girls died… still nobody can figure out how they died… his wife was soon to follow.

A look inside the Barton Mansion – Image via, Freakshow

Maddened with grief the doctor turned insane. He spent all of his time locked up in the house and became deeply involved with free masonry and satanic worship. After Dr. Barton’s death, which was under the same inexplicable circumstance, the house was left abandoned for decades.

Of course, stories started to arise of the mad doctor and his haunted house, which led daring teens to break in and explore. Countless dead bodies where found thought to be victims of the doctor in all his insanity.

*The video above is the full investigation

The Legend Confirmed

The Barton Mansion Ghost Video has had a lot of attention from the media since 2001… and as you can imagine a lot of blogs and websites writing about it being nothing but a hoax to sell the DVD they produced following the tape. But after a lot of research and phone calls, turns out the rumors are true… About the doctor and the land it was built on and the materials used to build the Barton Mansion.

Over the years since the mansion’s desertionm, people have reported seeing strange groups entering the property in the night, robed figures coming in and out. But when the police arrive they are gone but only find strange symbols and often altars scattered around the place.

Another look inside the Barton Mansion – Image Via Freakly

Indian burial grounds, normally come with a curse to those who disturb it, as was part of the customs. We see it all over the world, some of the most haunted locations with what seems to be demonic activity can be traced back to have some relation with these pagan burial sites. In England, we see witchcraft or pagan worshiping sites. In America, the native Americans aswell as witches have their own sites of death.

Not to mention the fact that the doctor himself preformed satanic rituals and possibly used this house to murder and then store bodies of unwary victims. All of this in itself would be more than enough to attract the attention of something/somethings demonic…. this followed by years of the occult preforming their rituals inside.

Watch the Barton Mansion Ghost video and decide for yourself, or look on Reddit for some of the stories of teens who have entered. An unparalleled amount of activity inside, dogs howling only when people enter and people being followed home. Here is a close up of the ghost caught on the first tape, see for yourself if it resembles anything living.

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The Barton Mansion Ghost Video

A more recent image of the Barton Mansion – Image via – Style Weekly

The History of Barton Mansion

Shortly after the Barton Mansion was finished his family moved in. Just weeks afterward the doctors two young girls died… still nobody can figure out how they died… his wife was soon to follow.

A look inside the Barton Mansion – Image via, Freakshow

*The video above is the full investigation

The Legend Confirmed

Another look inside the Barton Mansion – Image Via Freakly

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The Tommyknocker Legend, The Fear of All Miners

September 30, 2016

1st October 2016

Mining is one the oldest professions out there as well as being one of the most dangerous. No doubt that countless miners have been buried alive in the mines. Such an ancient practice will always have its superstitions, such as our dear little friend the Tommyknocker.

The Tommyknocker has been held responsible for both the deaths and near death experiences of the miners. These Impish little creatures have been seen in the deepest parts of mines all over the world for centuries.

The Ghost Adventures crew investigating the Colorado Gold Mine recently and possibly capturing the first ever documented evidence of tommyknockers, this has brought up a lot of questions, questions on whether these devious little creatures, do they really exist? And just what are they capable of?

Tommyknocker is a term that sends terror into the heart of ancient miners. Today Tommyknocker is an untold truth, that we as the most curious of our generation, we hunt for.

What is a TommyKnocker

The TommyKnocker legend, so folklore tells us, is a little imp like creature that inhabits old mining shafts. The further back you dig the more chance you have of waking up a Tommyknocker.

They earned their names from the miners. Too often to be coincidence, the miners would hear a knocking coming from deep within the mines. Always in a pattern. Then the entire thing would cave in..

A typical gold rush mining Village – Travelmag

The Cornish believed these wee little men were the souls of the Crusaders who crucified Jesus Christ. They also believed they were sent by the Roman’s to work in the tin mines

The Tommyknocker was never heard on a Saturday or during any time of Jewish festivities. Ranging in size from 2ft tall to just inches from the ground, and most often seen as tiny little men wearing miners clothing. Kind of like grizzly little Gnomes.

The Nature of a TommyKnocker, Good or Evil?

There is a lot of theory around these little guys, some say they are the spirits of dead miners. Some miners believed their former workmates were tapping and knocking on the walls of the mines as a warning of danger, telling them to get out.

You do not ignore a Tommyknocker, not if you want to live. However, nowhere else in the paranormal world have we heard of the ordinary ghost turning into anything but a human spirit after death. So it makes more sense that these things were never human, to begin with.

An Ancient Depiction of Tommyknockers, Tommyknocker

The one thing everyone does seem to agree on is that the Tommyknocker is mischievous. Experiences of miners in old shafts report that they eat your lunch, hide your tools, knock your hard hat off, pinch you, and they can appear as the spirit of a dead miner.

They are said to, first, manifest as little glowing lights and then a strange mist will take the form of a fallen miner and then, but very rarely, show their true form.

Funny enough this is exactly what happens in a recent episode of Ghost Adventures. If you are experienced in the paranormal you will know that inhuman entities can mimic or copy the appearance of people in order to gain the trust of those affected. If you are not then in-human spirits not something you might want to stay away from.

Miners for generations have been leaving out food for the Tommyknockers in order to gain their favor. However, there are those who have mocked them as well. A written story from miners in the hills of Smokeshire almost 200 years ago, tells us of a group of seven miners were at work when they heard a faint sequenced tapping from deep back in the mine.

Three of seven laughed and joked, claiming the Tommyknockers did not exist and began provoking them. ” Cmon then Tommyknockers show us what you can do.” The remaining 4 miners fled. They see they actually saw the impish like creatures running ahead of them whilst the mine collapsed. The three who mocked the Tommyknockers died.

The remaining 4 miners fled. They see they actually saw the impish like creatures running ahead of them whilst the mine collapsed. The three who mocked the superstition died.

Another theory is that they little monsters lure people deep into the shafts, you can sometimes hear them calling you by name. Also, a terrifying theory will tell us that the knocking sounds are the Tommyknockers chipping away at the support beams.

Whatever these incredible little creatures may be, they are elusive. If you wish to find them yourself a took a look where they have been seen, grab a torch and head into the mine. But, if you hear a knocking, by now, you should know what to do. RUN.