5 haunted locations in Canada

 

Fairmont Banff Spring Hotel, Alberta

The Fairmont Banff Springs, formerly and commonly known as the Banff Springs Hotel, is a historic hotel located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The entire town including the hotel, is situated in Banff National Park, a national park managed by Parks Canada. The hotel overlooks a valley towards Mount Rundle, both of which are situated within the Rocky Mountain mountain range. The hotel is located at an altitude of 1,414 metres (4,639 ft).

This hotel was opened in 1888 and is known for its awesome views of the mountains and Banff National Park, but it's also a good place to look for ghosts! Some visitors and staff say they've seen a ghostly bride walking up and down one of the hotel's marble staircases. A couple of the rooms are supposed to have spirits that cause noises and otherwise make it hard for people to get a good sleep.

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Ontario

The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Begun in 1808, it is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes, and one of Toronto's oldest buildings. It’s said to be haunted by its first lighthouse keeper. People have heard moaning noises coming from the lighthouse and seen a light there even though it’s been out of use for decades.

Craigdarroch Castle, British Columbia

Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic, Victorian-era Scottish Baronial mansion. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada due to its landmark status in Victoria.

A huge mansion built by a coal-mining millionaire in the 1890s, this is one of Victoria's top tourist attractions. Visitors to the restored castle have reported hearing a mysterious piano playing as they walk through the halls. A woman in white, supposedly the wife of the first owner, has been spotted several times standing and looking out the castle’s windows.

A huge mansion built by a coal-mining millionaire in the 1890s, this is one of Victoria's top tourist attractions. Visitors to the restored castle have reported hearing a mysterious piano playing as they walk through the halls. A woman in white, supposedly the wife of the first owner, has been spotted several times standing and looking out the castle’s windows.

Fort Garry Hottel, Manitoba

The Fort Garry Hotel is a historic hotel in Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba that opened for the first time on December 11, 1913. It is one of Canada's grand railway hotels and was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981.

There have been many guests staying at the hotel over the years, and some of them have reported strange things like ghostly figures in the halls, rattling silverware, spooky noises and a more vague feeling of a "presence." This hasn't hurt the hotel's business at all — some people actually request to stay in the rooms that are supposed to be the most haunted!

The Algonquin Resort, New Brunswick

The Algonquin Resort is a Canadian coastal resort hotel in the Tudor Revival style, located in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.

Despite its ghostly repertoire, it has not been the site of any disturbing events. Rather the opposite has occurred–the resort has been so beloved by staff and visitors alike that some have refused to pass on to the next world. Among the stubbornly devoted staff is a helpful bellhop who disappears into thin air after offering his services. A former maid sets tables in the dining room and sometimes disembodied noises like footsteps or the jiggling of keys will make you wonder whether you’re hearing things. In Room 473, the spirit of an abandoned bride can be heard sobbing.

The resident ghosts are so famous they have been the stars of Canada’s own ghost show, “Creepy Canada” and many return guests can attest to their own unsettling experiences. Intrigued?

Pluckley Village, Kent - The most haunted village in England

 

Pluckley is in the Guinness Book of records as it is reputed to be the most haunted village in Britain. It is reputed to have twelve (possibly thirteen or fourteen) ghosts. Some of these are:

- The spectre of the highwayman hid in a tree at the Pinnock

- A phantom coach and horses has been seen in several locations around the village

- The ghost of a Gypsy woman who drowned in a stream at the Pinnock

- The miller at Mill Hill

- The hanging body of a schoolmaster in Dicky Buss’s Lane

- A colonel who hanged himself in Park Wood

- A man smothered by a wall of clay who drowned at the brickworks

- The Lady of Rose Court, who is said to have poisoned herself in despair over a love triangle

- The White Lady, a young woman apparently buried inside 7 coffins and an oak sarcophagus who haunts St Nicholas’s Church

- The Red Lady, reputedly a member of the Dering family who haunts the churchyard of St Nicholas’s Church. A small white dog has also been reported in the same location.

The church of St. Nicholas

Located at the top of the first aisle in St Nicholas's Church is the Dering Chapel, where numerous members of the family lie buried. A strange, dancing light has frequently been seen in the upper section of the window to your right. It is often accompanied by the sound of knocking coming from the family vault beneath your feet. In the early 1970's, in the hope of recording supernatural phenomena, a group of psychic researchers persuaded the then rector, the Reverend John Pittock, to allow them to spend a night locked inside the church. Armed with their cameras, tape recorders, thermometers and other apparatus, they settled down to watch and wait. When the vicar came to let them out the next morning they complained of having spent an uneventful night, the boredom of which had been alleviated only by the vicar's dog, who had come to visit them from time to time. "Actually," the vicar commented, "I don't have a dog."

Greystones

Greystones is haunted by a monk who drifts among the surrounding trees. He is said to have lived in Tudor times, and is reputed to have fallen in love with the daughter of a neighbouring property. As we shall see shortly, she died under tragic circumstances and he sank into a state of melancholy and bitterness. His only solace was to walk the green fields and leafy lanes where they had enjoyed so many romantic interludes together. But, as time passed, he sank deeper into depression, pining for his dead lover, and finally died of a broken heart. His ghost, however, continued to wander the neighbourhood, and was last seen in 1989 by an American journalist who glimpsed his unmistakable brown-robed figure drifting behind the house.

 Red lady in the grave yard

Lady Dering was buried in the graveyard of the local church, St Nicholas, in the 1100s in a coffin made of lead with a red rose place on top of her final resting place. There have been sightings of her, now known as the red lady after her rose, wandering the grave yard and wailing while she searches for the grave of her stillborn baby.

Menacing monk

A house named Greystones was always going to be imposing and threatening - and this one has its own ghostly monk for good measure. The house was originally built in 1863 and was called Rectory Cottage as it was the home of the rector of St Nicholas Church nearby. Nowadays its most famous resident is said to be the ghost of a monk. However, since it was remaned Greystones, the monk seems to have hidden himself as there have been no reports of unusual activity.

Rose court

The house is at least 250 years old, and is said to have been built by a member of the Dering family for his mistress; there is no exact date, but the period is generally described as "Tudor times". Whatever the case, the story goes that she fell in love with the monk who lived at Greystones, and found the love triangle so distressing that she drank a fatal cocktail distilled from the juices of ivy and other poisonous berries. When her body was discovered, it was apparent that her final moments had been spent looking across the field to Greystones. The fact that Greystones wasn't built until 1863 should not stand in the way of a perfectly good ghost story, there could have been another house on the site then! Strange things do indeed happen within Rose Court. Articles are moved around in the night, strange groans and sighs disturb the early hours and it is said that a peculiar eerie atmosphere is said to hang over the garden.

Pub ghouls

The atmospheric pub The Blacksmith's Arms boasts not one, but three, ghosts. Previously called both The Spectre's Arms and The Ghost's Arms because there have been so many hauntings, strange things are still going on behind its walls to this day. Among the figures who hve been sighted in the pub there are a Tudor maid, a coachman who gazes longingly at the fire in the public bar and a Cavalier wandering around the upstairs rooms.

Misty Miller

Richard 'Dicky' Buss, who had a lane (which is obviously also haunted) was a well known figure in the village last century. He was a miller and is said to now haunt the village's, now ruined and abandoned, windmill, The Pinnocks. Dicky closed his mill in 1930 and nine years later is was destroyed in a storm when it was struck by lightning. However, it seems Dicky has unfinished business and his spirit is said to still haunt the windmill. He is normally spotted just before a thunderstorm hits.

Thieving spirits

The Blacksmith's Arms isn't the only haunted pub in Pluckley - the Black Horse also has its fair share of ghosts. However, they're a shy set of spirits in this boozer and while they are cheeky, they've never actually been seen. The pub, which used to be a farmhouse belonging to the local bailiff and was surrounded by a moat, is famous for things magically disappearing from right in front of people But it seems these ghosts have a conscience because a few days after items disappear, they turn up again.

Suicidal colonel

The second man who took his own life in Pluckley is a colonel who hanged himself in Park Wood. He has been spotted wandering among the trees, even though much of the area has been cleared, his spirit still seems to remain.

Hunting lodge

If you thought two haunted pubs in one village was enough, you've definitely never visited Pluckley. The Derring Arms used to be a hunting lodge and is said to be home to the ghost of a woman wearing a bonnet. She has been seen by many customers and her figure is so clear, she's even been mistaken for a real drinker.

Screaming woods

The site has become a real tourist trap with brave souls even choosing to spend the night camping beneath the canopy of trees. There have been numerous reports of the sounds of screaming men and women being heard after dark. They're said to be the sounds of those who died while lost in the misty woods.

Many thanks to https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/ , https://www.kentlive.news/ and https://www.pluckley.net/ for the info regarding Pluckley.

Pendle Hill, Lancashire

Pendle Hill is in the east of Lancashire, England, near the towns of Burnley, Nelson, Colne, Clitheroe and Padiham. Its summit is 557 metres (1,827 ft) above mean sea level. It gives its name to the Borough of Pendle. It is an isolated hill in the Pennines, separated from the South Pennines to the east, the Bowland Fells to the northwest, and the West Pennine Moors to the south. It is included in detached part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The tale of the Pendle witches is a great example of well-documented allegation of witchcraft. Until today, the hill continues to be associated with witchcraft. Every Halloween, a large number of visitors climb up the hill wanting to experience the supernatural.

In the year 1612, there was said to be a family of local peasants which lived in a huge limestone tower. However, the family was no ordinary family. These peasants had enormous powers and they were reported to be in league with the devil. According to reports, the family made clay effigies made of teeth and human hair. Local people died of various mysterious illnesses at that time. Others were said to have died in great pain. The milk in the area turned sour and cattle died mysteriously too. People were afraid to go up the hill. A local magistrate, Roger Norwell, had the courage to arrest two of the people living in the tower. They were brought to Lancaster for trial and two days later, the rest of the “witches” were arrested and taken to Lancaster for trial.

In the year 1612 there stood a huge limestone tower where a family of local peasants dwelt. But not just an ordinary family, these so called peasants had powers far beyond our reach. They were in league with the devil, they made clay effigies and used human hair and teeth to make these effigies.

Various local persons died of mysterious illnesses, some in great pain. Milk was turned blue, cattle died without a mark on their bodies and the locals feared venturing on to the hill. One man determined to make a name for himself was the local magistrate Roger Nowell. In great fear for his life he plucked up the courage to arrest two of the inhabitants of the stone tower known as Malkin tower. They were sent to Lancaster to be tried, two days later all the other witches met at the tower but within weeks all were taken to Lancaster for trial and certain death by hanging.

The ''Pendle Hills Witches''

Six of the Pendle Witches came from one of two families:

Elizabeth Southerns (aka demdike)

Elizabeth Device (daughter of Demdike)

James and Alizon Device (Grandchildren of Demdike)

Anne Whittle (aka Chattox)

Anne Redferne (daughter of Chattox)

The others accused were:

Jane bullock

John Bullock (Son of Jane Bullock)

Alice Nutter

Katherine Hewitt

Alice Gray

Jennet Preston 

The tale of the pendle witch trials of 1612 is real and fully documented. The twelve accused witches all lived in the surrounding Pendle Hill area and were charged with the murders of ten people using witchcraft.  Known as the Lancaster Witch Trials, eight of the witches were tried at Lancaster Castle with the Salmesbury witches and others. Another witch was tried at York and a twelvth witch died in prison prior to her trial. Fewer than 500 witches were executed in total between the early 15th and early 18th centuries. The importance of the Pendle witches is evident in that it accounts for more than 2% of that total. Of the eleven individuals that went to trial, nine women and two men, ten were found guilty and executed by hanging and one was found not guilty, obviously the twelfth witch died in prison.

Under the rule of James I the hunt for witches became almost obsessive. James was convinced that he was being plotted against by witches and insisted that his followers must denounce and prosecute any supporters or practitioners of witchcraft. In 1603 when James acceded to the English throne he imposed the death penalty on anybody who caused harm through the use of magic. Suspicions were high and it was soon realised that favour could be bought from James by those who wished to increase their standing with him. The pendle witches lived in an area which was regarded by the authorities as a lawless region and had a high incidence of violence, thieving and generally low morals. The incidents surrounding the trial and subsequent convictions of the accused pendle witches arose when members of the Demdike and Chattox families began making accusations against each other. This bad blood came from the competitiveness of trying to make a living from healing, begging and extortion.

 

If someone wants to visit Pendle Hill, the first thing to do is to contact https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/ . 

5 of the most haunted places in America

 Antietam National Battlefield (Maryland)

Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. The area, situated on fields among the Appalachian foothills near the Potomac River, features the battlefield site and visitor center, a national military cemetery, stone arch Burnside's Bridge, and a field hospital museum.

This specific clash was one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War (23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing). Visitors have reported seeing the ghosts of soldiers and hearing the sounds of gunfire.

Fort William Henry (Maine)

Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid (1696). A reconstruction was built in 1908. The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1969. Fort William Henry is now operated as a museum about the fort's history.

Locals claim the fort is haunted by the ghost of Native American Chief Taukolexis, who was hanged and killed at the site in 1696. Witnesses say they've spotted his spirit by the tree where he died.

Sloss Furnaces (Alabama)

Sloss Furnaces is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971. After closing, it became one of the first industrial sites (and the only blast furnace) in the U.S. to be preserved and restored for public use. In 1981, the furnaces were designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.

Workers at this furnace were pushed to work long hours under dangerous conditions. Some were injured and others lost their lives. For decades, there have been reports of suspected supernatural activity, including loud noises and alleged assaults by restless spirits. 

The Shanghai Tunnels (Oregon)

The Old Portland Underground, better known locally as the Shanghai Tunnels, is a group of passages in Portland, Oregon, United States, mainly underneath the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood and connecting to the main business section. 

Today the Shanghai Tunnels are used mainly as a tourist attraction for people to explore. During the height of its operation, an estimated 2,000 people a year were shanghaied through Portland’s underground tunnels. According to experts, many unfortunate souls never made it out alive. Many were beaten, starved, and left for dead deep within the tunnels. Gangs used the tunnels for their hideout and would often drag their victims down into the tunnels to keep them from talking to the police. There is evidence that the gangs even kept disobedient members in the tunnels as a form of punishment. Oftentimes, the disobedient gangster would be left by themselves with no light. Sometimes the gangs would retrieve their man after a certain period of time and other times they wouldn’t. Some parts of the tunnels go on for miles and miles. It would be easy to get lost in the dark, especially without a light to see where you were going.

It will come as no surprise to learn that the Shanghai tunnels are reportedly one of the most haunted places on the planet! Deep within the tunnels, travelers report feeling goosebumps as if someone is watching them from the shadows. Many people report seeing an Asian man walking past them in the tunnels. Explorers named the spirit “Sam” and say that he is responsible for turning off the lights in bar basements. Sam also likes to move things around in the tunnels as explorers walk by. One tour guide reported hearing a voice calling out the name “Sam” over and over again. It echoed through the tunnel and scared his guests. Because his entire group was behind him he knew that it was not one of them. He says it was one of the scariest experiences of his life! Others report seeing quick movements of shadows and feeling ghostly fingers on their shoulders when no one else is around. Most tunnel tourists say that Sam is a good ghost and look forward to feeling his presence. Other tunnel spirits are known as “tricksters” who just love to have a good time. They will often pull at your shirt tail, or gently tug at the ends of your hair. One guest reported feeling a small tug on her shirt before she tripped. She was not injured but it was an experience she says she will never forget. While most of the ghosts down in the Shanghai tunnels are reportedly friendly it is still better to remain cautious. Some people recall feeling unwelcome like someone or something is watching them. One man remembers hearing the sounds of childlike whistling just before he was thrown to the ground. After standing up, he turned to see who had knocked him down. Lifting his flashlight he saw that no one was behind him. The man reported that it was the last time he would be visiting the Shanghai tunnels...

Fort Delaware State Park (Delaware)

Fort Delaware State Park is a 288-acre Delaware state park on Pea Patch Island in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The historic site, which has been investigated on series such as "Ghost Hunters Academy" and "Most Haunted," was once a prison for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Conditions were horrid with some prisoners fighting over rats to eat. Since then, witnesses have claimed to hear soldiers' footsteps and voices and have spotted ghostly apparitions. 

The magnificent New Jersey Pine Barrens and the folklore surrounding the region

 

The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Millions of years ago, southern New Jersey was washed by ocean waves. The sand they deposited indelibly shaped the human culture of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Today, just as the ocean left an inland shore, the land is marked by the remains of human industry, remains that carry myths and legends of the past.

Many think of the American West when they hear of outlaws and ghost towns, but the Pine Barrens were just as wild. Take the story of John Bacon, for example: a Loyalist guerrilla who massacred 19 men of the Continental Army in their sleep and was then captured in the Pine Barrens in what is considered the last battle of the Revolutionary War. John Bacon was a leader of the Pine Robbers, a band of Loyalist guerrilla fighters who hid out in the Pine Barrens of south-central New Jersey and preyed upon Patriots toward the end of the American Revolutionary War. The group was responsible for the October 1782 Long Beach Island Massacre, which occurred after hostilities between the United States and Great Britain had been put on hold pending treaty negotiations. He and his band were relentlessly pursued thereafter. Bacon was killed the following March while resisting capture (considered by several historians to be the last casualty of the war).

The most famous story of the region is that of the Jersey Devil, a mythical beast born to a woman living in the Pine Barrens, which has reportedly haunted the region for hundreds of years. This creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. The common description is that of a bipedal kangaroo-like or wyvern-like creature with a horse- or goat-like head, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small arms with clawed hands, legs with cloven hooves, and a forked tail. It has been reported to move quickly and is often described as emitting a high-pitched "blood-curdling scream". 

By 1869, the iron industry in the Pine Barrens had disappeared, and the once-bustling towns there fell into decay. The forest soon began to reclaim the land that was once an engine of productivity. The buildings and railroad slowly disappeared over the decades, but the stories have lived on.

The Cedar Bridge Tavern

The Cedar Bridge Tavern is a historic building located in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in Barnegat Township. It was built around 1740 and is believed to be the oldest intact bar in the United States. It is located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolutionary War. It is on the National Register of Historical Places.

Excerpts from ''More Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey'' by Hanry Charlton Beck. 1936. Rutgers University Press, claim the following:

''..."I ain't never seen the ghost," Sweeney told us, when we asked him. "But old Sam Traux used to tell me about it." "He used to say that no matter how many times he made sure to put the light out, he would wake up and find it lit - bright and early, some mornings."

Although the ghost was never identified, he could be one of many who figured in sudden death at the Cedar Bridge Hotel.

John Wildermith fell downstairs and died of a broken neck. "Shorty" Loveless came in one night, complained of not feeling well, and died within the hour. And it was to the hotel that they brought a renowned country auctioneer when he died of wounds suffereed when somebody's gun was mysteriously discharged on a gunning trip...''

It is believed that this is the oldest, intact bar in the United States.

The White Horse Inn

Built ca. 1860, the White Horse Inn/Shamong Hotel is the one of the oldest surviving inns in the Pine Barrens. When first constructed, the inn served stagecoach, and later, railroad, passengers en route to Southern New Jersey iron furnaces. At the turn of the twentieth century, Prince Ruspoli created a resort club in the area called the Chatsworth Club, which boasted Astors, Duponts, Goulds, Pulitzers, Morgans, and Vanderbilts as members. Overflow guests from the resort were housed at the inn.

The White Horse Inn served many purposes over the years, but it was left to vandalism and decay until a group of community members dedicated themselves to restoring it. Once, the window at the top of the building was inexplicably dislodged. Another time, a police officer, alone in the building, heard footsteps even though the building’s alarm system was never set off. He refuses to return to this day.

Emilio Carranza

Half an hour drive down a desolate, dirt road stands a monument to a seemingly unlikely figure: Emilio Carranza, a Mexican aviator who flew around the world championing peace. 

Carranza was about to begin a tour from New York City to Mexico City, stopping at American cities along the way, but a fierce storm delayed his voyage. A commanding Air Force officer messaged him that if he didn't begin the journey immediately, his manhood would be in question. While looking for a place to land in the storm with only a flashlight to guide him, he crashed in the Pine Barrens and died. Legend holds that if you flash your car lights at the statue, you will hear the plane and see Carranza's flashlight searching for a place to land.

The Blue Hole

The Blue Hole, in addition to reportedly being a favored spot of the Jersey Devil, is said to be bottomless and occasionally drag unsuspecting bathers into its depths.

The area was once accessible by a bridge that was washed away in the 1960s. Combined with the stories of beasts and drowned swimmers, few people travel to the Blue Hole for fear of what might be found there.

Epilogue

There are many more stories to be told about this specific place, as well as any other region of the United States of America and the rest of the world. All the legends, myths, and history of the Pine Barrens live on because of the hard work of local historians. Stories are already being lost as the older generation passes on, but for now, the lore awaits, if you dare!

P.S. Many thanks to www.wikipedia.com and insider.com for providing me with the necessary information to put this article together.

5 Haunted Locations in California, USA

 Lincoln Heights Jail

Lincoln Heights Jail is a former jail building complex in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located adjacent to the Los Angeles River and situated about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) southwest of the Lincoln/Cypress station. The original building built in the late 1920s is noted for its Art Deco style. The jail was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument on November 30, 1993.

The Lincoln Heights Jail in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is allegedly haunted by the seven inmates who were beaten by guards on what is known today as Bloody Christmas. The former jail has long been rumored to be haunted. Various film and TV crew members as well as building staff and visitors have reported experiencing unexplained or paranormal activity.

The Winchester Mystery House

The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester.

Tragedy befell Sarah – her infant daughter died of a childhood illness and a few years later her husband was taken from her by tuberculosis. Shortly after her husband’s death, Sarah left their home in New Haven, CT and moved out west to San Jose, CA.  There, she bought an eight-room farmhouse and began what could only be described as the world’s longest home renovation, stopping only when Sarah passed on September 5, 1922.  Even before her passing, rumors of a “mystery house” being built by an eccentric and wealthy woman swirled.    Was she instructed to build this home by a psychic? Was she haunted by the ghosts of those felled by the “Gun that Won the West”?  Did construction truly never stop?  What motivated a well-educated socialite to cut herself off from the rest of the world and focus almost solely on building the world’s most beautiful, yet bizarre mansion?

Today the home is owned by Winchester Investments LLC, a privately held company representing the descendants of John and Mayme Brown. The home retains unique touches that reflect Mrs. Winchester's beliefs and her reported preoccupation with warding off malevolent spirits. These spirits are said to have directly inspired her as to the way the house should be built. The number thirteen and spider web motifs, which carried spiritual significance for her, occur throughout the house. Tour guides at the house often make claims of Sarah Winchester having patented various architectural features of the house, but a simple search of the US Patent and Trademark Database produces zero patents assigned to her.

Preston Castle, Ione

The Preston School of Industry, also known as Preston Castle, was a reform school located in Ione, California, in Amador County. Construction was finished in 1890, and the institution was opened in June 1894 when seven wards, were transferred there from San Quentin State Prison.

The castle’s foreboding facade looks straight out of a horror film. Once a reform school for unruly youth and abandoned children, the structure’s sinister history includes corporal punishment, toxic dunking baths, and a housekeeper’s murder. Open for tours year-round, the Amador County castle turns into a full-fledged haunted house come October.

Point Sur Lighthouse, Big Sur

Pt. Sur lighthouse and its supporting lightstation buildings, now a California State Historic Park, stand atop a dramatic volcanic rock just off-shore in Big Sur, California. This historic aid-to-navigation has a modern aero-beacon which still guides ships along the treacherous Central California Coast.

It offers limited visiting hours and tours, often led by docents like Julie Nunes. She drives two hours each way from San Jose to volunteer here. Nunes is not scared of ghosts. She’s intrigued by them. She brings her tape recorder when she volunteers here and says she often picks up the sounds of ghosts. She plays me one of an eerie female voice whispering “Now she wants you to go home.” In another, a woman says, “Pokey, go to bed.”. Nunes says that last recording captured the voice of Catherine Ingersoll, a Danish immigrant who was married to a lighthouse keeper. She’s apparently telling her daughter, nicknamed Pokey, to go up to bed. You can hear the faint sound of a little girl’s voice responding.

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles

The glamorous Roosevelt opened in 1927 right in the thick of Hollywood and, as such, has a star-studded history. It was often used for movie premiere after-parties, and it hosted the first Oscars. The Roosevelt's clientele and striking Spanish Colonial Revival-style architecture “helped shape the image and myth of Hollywood as a place of glamour and luxury,” argues a 2010 survey of Hollywood-area historic resources.

Not even death can keep many of those stars away now. Marilyn Monroe, the busiest ghost in the biz, supposedly haunts her old room (1200), where she lived as her fame grew; it’s rumored that her first ad was shot at the Roosevelt’s pool.

Guests have also reported mysterious trumpet music believed to be the spirit of Montgomery Clift who liked to practice in suite 928. The apparition of Montgomery Clift has been blamed for patting guests’ shoulders and watching maids in Room 928, where he stayed for three months while filming From Here to Eternity. Moreover, the ghost of Carole Lombard has also been spotted floating around the upper floors. In the Blossom Room—where the first Oscars were held—two ghosts have been documented: a presence of a tuxedoed man, and a presence of a man in a white suit.

Dunnottar Castle, Scotland

 

Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. Dunnottar has played a prominent role in the history of Scotland through to the 18th-century Jacobite risings because of its strategic location and defensive strength.

The ruined fortress is often described as one of the most haunted castles in Scotland and there’s definitely an eerie, otherworldly sense about the place. Magnificently perched on a rocky headland jutting into the North Sea and surrounded by steep cliffs, Dunnottar was the home of the Earls Marischal, once one of the most powerful families in Scotland.

Many visitors report having seen a young woman in a green plaid (a traditional dress) in the Bakery looking for her lost children before vanishing in a doorway by the Brewery. Other sightings include a young deer hound and a tall man dressed in military regalia starring out to sea. Some have even heard sounds of a meeting taking place in Benholm’s Lodges, but no one is there…

Some facts about the castle:

• ‘Dùn Fhoithear’ is the Scottish-Gaelic for Dunnottar Castle, and means ‘fort on the shelving slope’.

• The date the first castle was built on the Dunnottar Castle site is uncertain, although it, or a fort, was possibly erected before the 7th century, as there is reference to a siege in the area in the late 600s.

• Dunnottar Castle was a significant administration location in the county, under the rule of King William the Lion who reigned from 1165 to 1214.

5 haunted places in Arizona, USA

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, Jerome is located more than 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level.

Today, Jerome is known more for its liquid spirits, in particular, its award-winning wine; however, it remains one of Arizona's most famous ghost towns, and hauntings come with the territory. During the annual October Jerome Ghost Walk, for one weekend only you can wander the narrow passageways and steep streets to find costumed performers reenacting the shootings, mysteries and love triangles that marked this former mining town.

Guests of the 25-room Jerome Grand Hotel have reported strange occurrences and occasional sightings, including those of a bearded miner and a specter since dubbed "Claude" who met his demise in the elevator shaft.

Want dinner and drinks with more of the Jerome ghost town flavor? Enjoy a meal at the Haunted Hamburger, followed by a nightcap and live music at the Spirit Room, a favorite watering hole where all the spirits are friendly.

                                               Northern Arizona University's Morton Hall

The near-century-old women's dormitory on the forested grounds of Northern Arizona University is said to be haunted by the forlorn spirit of a heartbroken student named Kathy, who supposedly hanged herself in a stairwell during a winter break back in the early 1950s. Depending on who's telling the tale, she was either abandoned by her family or had a boyfriend in the armed forces who died in combat. Over the decades, the alleged apparition has been blamed for a litany of phenomena, including lights flickering, radios and televisions malfunctioning, posters flying off the walls, and blankets being pulled off beds.

Birdcage Theatre

The Bird Cage Theatre was a theater in Tombstone, Arizona. It operated intermittently from December 1881 to 1894. When the silver mines closed, the theatre was also closed in 1892. It was leased as a coffee shop starting in 1934.

The Birdcage Theatre – a former saloon, gambling den, and brothel – saw plenty of bloodshed in its day, as 16 different deadly gunfights took place on the historic property. As such, this former house of ill repute is a hot spot for alleged ghost sightings and encounters with otherworldly beings.

Arizona State Prison Complex

Arizona State Prison Complex – Phoenix is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC).

Death sentences have been carried out at the Florence Prison since 1910. According to the Arizona Department of Corrections website, roughly 100 inmates have been executed during the past century inside the confines of the state’s first hoosegow in Florence, either by hanging, lethal injection, or a trip to the gas chamber. So it shouldn't really come as much of a surprise that there have been more than a few (possibly apocryphal) yarns spun over the years about both inmates and guards witnessing several instances of "mists that looked in human form" or having their ears assaulted with "screams and other strange sounds" in the building that houses the prison's death chamber or the adjacent cell blocks.

309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG), often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in Tucson, Arizona, located on Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. The 309th AMARG was previously Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, and the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center, and its predecessor was established after World War II as the 3040th Aircraft Storage Group.

A few ghost stories have been spun about the place over the decades, such as phantom World War II fighter pilots roaming the grounds.