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Leap Castle, Ireland

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022Posted in blogging, paranormal, writingTagged #abandoned, #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, #haunted Iceland, #horror, #legends, #sleep paralysis #reddit #creativewriting #paranormalwriting, Alcatraz, Alton city, ancient Ram's inn, aokigahara, australia, australia haunted, deadman's Island, eastern state penitentiary, Edo period, England hauntings, haunted ireland, Ireland hauntings, leap Castle2 Comments

Leap Castle was built during the 1300s by the O’Bannon clan. The castle has a very grim history of more than 700 years and is the location of countless battles between clans and later family feuds within the clan as well.

O’Carrolls was a violent and supposedly evil clan who battled the O’Bannons for the castle before finally taking control of the castle in the 1500’s. Before the violent disposition of the castle the land was already a place for many deaths because of the battle. However, the history of the castle became even more grim from then on. O’Carrolls were ruthless people who did not show any mercy. When the head died, there was a family feud between the brothers for power. One brother killed the other while the latter was holding a mass for family members in the chapel which is now known as “bloody chapel”.

The ownership was passed again in the later 1600s to the Darby family and the fighting for ownership and power continued on till the 1900s when the castle had already been passed on to many different people. The brutal history of the castle was already well known but the magnitude of the inhumanity brought upon the people was revealed once again when the restoration work was started in the castle in the late 1900s a wall was removed which revealed hundreds and hundreds of human skeletons lying on spikes which belong to guests who were supposedly thrown from upper floors to kill them. From the evidence found on the victims, it is believed that these murders occurred till the 1800s which means not only the O’Carrolls but the families that owned the castle after them also committed the same crimes.

There are many known spirits said to roam the castle and its grounds. The spirit of the murdered brother is said to haunt the bloody chapel. For hundreds of years people have seen light coming out of its windows and the spirit roaming around the chapel.

The spirit of the two little girls that supposedly lived in the castle during the 1600s have been spotted by visitors playing in the main hall of the castle. They are sometimes even spotted along with an old woman referred to as the nanny.

A Red lady is also seen roaming in the halls of the castle holding the dagger in one hand.

The spirit that has frightened people for the longest period of time and some people believe that the spirit existed even before all those families started living there. An evil demonic entity known as the “Elemental”. This malevolent being is said to have been unleashed on the castle through black arts which according to some might have happened during the early days of the castle. But a former resident “Mildred Darby” who had the first known experience with the evil entity describes her terrible encounter. It is said that she started practicing dark arts which led to the release of the elemental spirit. She describes it as being the size of a sheep, an inhuman skeletal face and dark decomposed eyes. The horrible smell that was already present in the castle intensified a hundred times. It was the smell of a decomposing body.

The elemental does not show itself until it is bothered by people but people have reported being pushed, badly scratched and feeling extremely nauseated.

The castle is described by many as the most haunted place in Ireland and definitely one of the most haunted places in the world.

While researching about Leap Castle, i came to know that Sam and Colby visited the castle just recently and as I am a big fan of Sam and Colby i watch all the videos as soon as they are uploaded on YouTube. However, this time i didn’t because i wanted to see how well I have researched.

Nee Soon Rubber Estate, Singapore

August 2, 2022Posted in blogging, paranormal, writingTagged #abandoned, #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, #horror, #legends, #sleep paralysis #reddit #creativewriting #paranormalwriting, Alcatraz, ancient Ram's inn, haunted singaporeLeave a comment

Lim nee soon in the office (Singapore agency)

Nee soon rubber estate was established in the early 19th century in the town of Yishun. Lim Nee Soon, a businessman started the rubber estate before expanding his rubber plantations in the towns of Sembawang and seletar as well. The plantation was so important not only for lim nee soon but also for the other residents of the town. Infact the businessman became so much of an influential figure that the town Yishun is named after him.

The rubber plantation was spread over a massive area with rows and rows of rubber trees that can be seen for several kilometres. According to Malaysian and Indonesian folklore, pontianaks likes to reside on rubber trees. Pontianaks are vengeful female spirits who are said to have died during child birth. They have long hair, long sharp nails and are dressed in white. They lure unsuspecting men, rip through their internal organs and feed on them.

Fast forward to several decades later. The plantation is now gone and new buildings and roads have been built instead. The area is now a residential place. However, pontianaks do not easily move on from a particular location and with the rubber trees now gone, these spirits have now found a way inside the homes of the residents. Residents have claimed to witness the pontianaks on or from their balconies and even heard their names being called when they are alone. People also hear whispers in the darkness. Even people passing by from that area have heard their names being called. It is said that if you hear your name from far away, it means that the pontianak is nearby and if you are your name being called loudly that means that the pontianak is far away.

Napier Prison, New Zealand

June 30, 2022Posted in blogging, paranormal, writingTagged #abandoned, #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, #horror, #legends, Alcatraz, haunted New Zealand, haunted prison2 Comments

Napier Prison is a former prison in New Zealand. It was built in 1862 and housed both male and female prisoners. Although not as violent as other prisons might be, it was still one of the most violent prisons by New Zealand standards. The prison has witnessed a lot of murders, deaths and suicides. The prison had also seen at least four hangings during its operation. Later the prison was also used as an orphanage as well as a psychiatric unit.

The prison was decommissioned in 1992 but was opened 10 years later as a backpackers hostel offering cheap stays to people. Although it acted as a hostel for a short period of time, it was during that time when people started experiencing paranormal activities inside the oldest prison.

People staying there would hear footsteps, disembodied voices, doors opening and closing on their own and a supposedly evil entity of a former prisoner and a serial killer Roland Edwards. It is reported that the paranormal activity intensifies on the day of his death. Places that witness deaths and psychologically tormented people often develop a sort of negative atmosphere.

The prison now acts as a tourist attraction providing guided and unguided tours to the people interested. People can also see the path of the 1931 Hawkes bay earthquake which is one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country. The prison also hosts escape room experiences.

The apparition at newby church(the Spectre of newby church) –

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022Posted in blogging, paranormal, writingTagged #abandoned, #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, Alcatraz, graveyard, haunted island, haunted theatre, paranormal, phantomofopera, poltergiest2 Comments

The church of Christ the Consoler on the grounds of newby Hall, New Yorkshire, UK has never had any history of the paranormal. In 1963 Reverend Kenneth F lord took a photograph in the church, a figure appeared on the photograph resembling a man but somehow distorted. Kenneth Lord claimed that there was no one with him when he took the photograph. He also swore about its legitimacy and grew extremely frustrated when people accused him of faking it somehow.
People who believed the photograph to be legit evidence of the paranormal conclude that it resembles a 16th century monk with white shroud around its face. Some say it could be above 9 feet tall while others think that as we can’t see it’s feet, it must be standing on something.

A lot of people believe this to be a hoax and suggest it to be a clever use of double exposure, however it has been checked several times by photography experts and they all agree that there is no double exposure on the photograph. Some people still suggest that this apparition might be a trick of light or it might be an accomplice in a costume as the figure looks too clear.
More than 55 years have passed since the photograph was taken but it still turns out to be one of the most mysterious and controversial pieces of evidence of the existence of the paranormal.

Redditors describe real life instances of still working booby traps that have been set off at historical sites that may have killed or seriously injured archaeologists or their workers.

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022Posted in blogging, paranormal, writingTagged #abandoned, #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, Alcatraz, boobytraps, boy scouts, chasevaults, indianajones, paranormal, poltergiest, themummyLeave a comment

r/more_beans_mrtaggar

There was an Egyptian tomb where a corridor went downhill by about 60 feet, and then uphill again.

The engineers put dead animals and fresh plants etc in there before they sealed it up. And so the decline/ depression filled with CO2. It stayed like that for centuries. In modern times, when they unearthed the tomb, they found human skeletons centuries younger than the tomb, where people had died trying to get in.

r/power-cube

Found this post by u/KnightIT in an old r/history archived thread:

The answer is, shockingly enough, yes; archaelogist have found booby traps in tombs all over the world meaning that they were not limited to a single culture either and with a little bit of researching you may find countless examples of traps set into tombs. Obviously we’re not talking of the “giant boulder of death that rolls along the path narrowly avoiding killing you” type of traps but according to certain professor Qin Shi Huang fitted his tomb with automatic crossbow very similar to the one we see in “The Mummy tomb of the Dragon Emperor”

Here’s an article to begin your research, have fun discovering how clever (and cruel) our ancestors were http://amidtheruins.com/top-10-real-life-trapped-tombs -temples-and-treasures/

r/hedgster

Valley of the kings has a stair well in one of the tombs where they purposely made the stairwell steep and purposely made steps at odd heights to throw someone’s balance off allowing them to tumble down the stair well and at the bottom is a deep put so they break a limb and are stuck with no way out.

r/Hoof_Hearted

I saw a YouTube video many years ago that I haven’t been able to find since and the details are murky, but I remember the gist of it was that there was a tunnel system under a German city that the Nazis used to stash some of their gold (allegedly). It was mentioned that these tunnels were likely boobytrapped and the German government didn’t want archaeologists messing with a site that was likely wired with bombs in an actual city. I’ve tried to find it again, but all that comes up is the Nazi gold train craze that wound up yielding nothing.

r/No-Bewt

not a booby trap but, in Tutankhamun’s tomb, when it was first actually opened and Howard Carter put his head inside, the entire place had vases with perfectly dried and preserved flowers and reeds… that, as soon as the relatively hot and moist air outside blew in, completely disintegrated.

r/OXD153A53 –

While not likely intentionally a booby trap, the use of mercury in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China would’ve been particularly toxic.

r/SirSureSire

Sort of similar but not really, a lot of “cursed objects” that have been uncovered throughout history we’re really just carrying deadly mold or bacteria that killed the people who took possession of the objects.

r/alexlongfur

Off the top of my head, know some tombs in South America have cinnabar sprinkled in them. No clue anyone has died from it though

Edit: TIL y’all are reading this as Cinnabon and not mercury sulfide crystals

r/WhichSpirit

I can’t think of any traps but archaeologists getting killed or injured on site is not as uncommon as it should be. Personally, I was temporarily blinded on my last dig before leaving the field.

We also have a lot of fun stories too. If you find an archaeologist, buy them a drink and you’ll have a lot of fun.

Wayside inn, longfellow

May 25, 2022Posted in blogging, paranormal, writingTagged #abandoned, #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, Alcatraz, boy scouts, boyscoutlane, chasevaults, haunted island, hauntedhouse, paranormal, poltergiest, wayside inn, witches2 Comments

Wayside inn was built in 1707 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It was originally built as a house but in 1716 it was partially converted into an inn by the owner. It is one of the oldest inn’s in the United States, so naturally it is considered extremely haunted. The inn was passed down for four generations within the family who made several additions and the name was changed several times.

The inn was sold to Henry Ford in 1923 who did several notable renovations which you can see up to this day.

Those who have stayed there, have reported numerous paranormal occurrences. The rooms 9 and 4 are said to be the ones where most of the activity takes place. The spirit of Jerusha Howe (sister of one of the owners) or as people believe it to be, has been sighted by many people. Sometimes inside their rooms, people would feel a strong presence and would see mysterious glows as soon as they would wake up from their sleep. People staying there would sometimes smell a faint perfume smell near the stairway. Sometimes they would feel the touch of an invisible force.

The spirit is an active presence at the inn and since 1900s a ‘secret drawer society’ has been formed by the people. Plain notes are left by the staff members in drawers and several other places so that whenever someone experiences some kind of paranormal activity within the inn, they can write their experience immediately and add it to the inn’s collections. It is believed that Jerusha lived her whole life and died waiting for her beloved, so now even her spirit lingers around the hotel waiting for her love. The inn is now a part of charitable Trust and works both as an inn and a museum.

Alcatraz Island

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022Posted in paranormalTagged #creepy, #creepypasta, #cryptids, #folklore, #ghost, #haunted, Alcatraz, haunted island, hauntedhouse, paranormal, poltergiest, witchesLeave a comment

Alcatraz island is located near the san fransisco bay, San Fransisco, California. The island was named “La Isla de los Alcatraces” ( island of the pelicans) by a Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775.

In the 1950s the island was reserved for military use due to its safe location and the army built a fortress and installed cannons to protect the San Fransisco bay, several weapons were kept there for safe keeping. By the late 1950s the island started housing war criminals or military prisoners. As the island was isolated from the mainland by the strong cold waters of the bay, it was an ideal location to hold the prisoners as nobody would dare run away from the prison and if the prisoners would try to run away it’s very unlikely that they can swim through the cold and strong currents of the bay.

It was converted to federal prison in 1934 and during its operation housed some of the most dangerous inmates most notably “Al Capone” and “Robert Stroud”. A maximum security facility was opened and the prisoners were subjected to adverse living conditions with little to no benefits. The cells were really small and the inmates were sometimes not even let out of prison for more than a week. Many prisoners committed suicide or were killed by other inmates. People who tried to run away would either be captured, shot dead or would drown. Inmates were subjected to a lot of torture.

Alcatraz was shut down in 1963 after 29 years of operating as a federal prison because of the high operating costs and the buildings were deteriorating faster because of the salty sea water. It now operates as one of the most famous tourist attractions in San Fransisco and a lot of tourists visit the island. Due to its brutal history the island is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in the world.

Tourists have seen or heard things on the island that can only be attributed to the supernatural. Even when the prison was in operation the guards would often witness paranormal activity. The inmates who were not able to flee the island during their life were doomed on the island even after their deaths and the island became a hub of tortured and broken souls. People visiting there have heard unexplainable sounds, cell doors closing or crashing, footsteps and even unearthly screams. There is always an intense feeling of being watched and as there is a lot of negative energy people can sometimes feel this energy and will sometimes have to leave a certain area as they are not able to withstand that energy and they would feel that it’s choking them. Paranormal investigators often visit the island and they are overwhelmed by the mysterious activity and energy on the island.

Some of the most haunted locations are the hospital, the laundry room and cell block c, however the most haunted among these haunted locations is the D cell block also known as the solitary confinement. People who go there can often feel the air becoming thick around them and can feel the vibrations in their body. It is as if they are not alone and surrounded by a group that they cannot see. Rangers who have to look after the island refuse to go inside the solitary confinement alone.

According to one guard who was at the prison during its operation, one inmate was sent to solitary confinement, within a few minutes the man started screaming that a tall figure with ghostly eyes was attacking him. The guards thought of these as desperate cries in order to get out of solitary confinement. However, the Screaming carried on throughout the night and suddenly there was a complete silence. In the morning he was found strangled to death. People believed that he was killed by an evil spirit and the mystery continued to the next day when the guards counting the inmates counted more people than the total number of inmates present. Everyone was stunned but the figure that the guard had counted vanished in thin air.

People who visited the island have heard constant whispering, footsteps, foul smell, moaning and even saw a figure with glowing eyes from far away. Some people have even reported being touched when they have trying to sit inside a cell alone. The island is shrouded with mystery but it still remains one of the most visited public attractions around San Fransisco.