1. Hunedoara (Hunyad) Castle – Transylvania
Some say Hunedoara is the most frightening castle in Europe. Not just
now, but also before the legend of Vlad the Impaler was born. Most
castles in the area were destroyed, not Castle Hunedoara though.
Invaders through history never came near it.
Some believe this is because of the castle imposing size, but others
believe there was a dark presence emanating from the castle, an evil
that nobody wanted to come face to face with. This is the reason why
Hunyad castle is still in such a good shape. With good shape, I mean
relatively speaking as the castle is long due for a renovation.
Renovations did start, but none were ever finished. The last workgroup
to try, packed up and ran like screaming schoolgirls after seeing
bloodstains appear which couldn’t be removed…
Over 13 storeys high, Hunedorea Castle is not just an intimidating
construction, it’s also a place were some very disturbing events took
place. When entering the castle yard you will immediately notice a well
that is over 30 meter deep. According to the legend, this fountain was
dug by twelve Turkish prisoners to whom liberty was promised if they
reached water. After 15 years they completed the well, but their captors
did not keep their promise and chopped of their heads instead. It is
said that the inscription on a wall of the well means “you have water,
but no soul”.
It is also the place were the legendary warlord Vladimir the Impaler
learned his sadistic hobby. Thousands of people were impaled in the
castle and after being imprisoned by János Hunyadi, the crazed warlord
couldn’t stop his sadistic urge, as he started impaling the rats in his
prison cell instead. Yes Vladimir was pure evil incarnated and by
drinking the blood of his victims he sought to harness the power of the
devil itself. Did that work out for him? Some believe so…
2. Trees of the Sea – suicide fores
The Blair Witch Project Forest is like Disneyland compared to this place…
Aokigahara, also known as the Trees of the
Sea is a 35-square-kilometre forest that lies at the northwest base of
Mount Fuji in Japan. The density of the trees is so intense that you can
wander in pitch black darkness during the day. Due to the wind-blocking
density of the trees and an absence of wildlife, the forest is also
known for being extremely quiet. That’s it? I can hear you thinking.
Just a dark forest were you can hear a pin drop? Give me my iPod and a
flashlight and it doesn’t sound that bad. But wait there is more…
The forest has a historic association with demons in Japanese
mythology and is the second most popular place for suicides in the world
(right after the Golden Gate Bridge). Almost 100 people a year wander
in the forest never to return again. If you ever plan on visiting, then
don’t be surprised to run into a few as Japanese authorities have a hard
time finding and removing all those bodies. For years the corpses just
stayed there and rotted away, meaning the forest is scattered with human
skulls and bones. Nowadays they do a yearly sweep through the forest
and in 2010 they again discovered 54 bodies. You can see some of them here. WARNING, not ment for children!!
It is said that this macabre suicidal trend started after Seicho Matsumoto published his novel
Kuroi Kaiju (Black
Sea of Trees) where two of his characters commit suicide there.
However Japanese spiritualists also believe that the suicides committed
in the forest have generated paranormal activity in Aokigahara that
prevents many who enter from escaping the forest’s depths.
Complicating matters further is compasses going apeshit by high
concentrations of magnetic iron in the area’s volcanic soil! Unless this
forest has a pot of Leprechaun gold and I have GPS coordinates, I
wouldn’t go near this place!
3. Abandoned Takakanonuma Amusement Park - Japan
What makes this abandoned amusement park so frightening is the amount
of mystery that surrounds it. It’s literally surrounded in a thick
cloud of mist that swallows the park entirely, making it the ideal
location for anyone with a Halloween mask to scare the living crap out
of anyone foolish enough to set foot in that place.
Built in 1973, the park’s first attempt at bringing fun family
entertainment lasted only two years. While never officially confirmed,
it was rumoured to be closed due to a number of mysterious death’s
inside the park. Perhaps the park was repaired, or maybe it was long
enough for people to forget the bizarre freak accidents, but the park
reopened in 1986. This time it only stayed open for a single year, again
mysterious death’s were rumoured to be the cause.
Today, the sprawling hills and trees of the surrounding forests seem
to have taken over the park, and its grounds are littered with the
remnants of a failed run as a theme park. Roller coasters are still in
place and their tracks sweep through the evergreens, but no one has been
here for over a decade. Although adventurous travellers or Horror movie
directors- may be tempted to seek out this Disney Land from hell, the
recent nuclear meltdown at Fukushima keeps a prohibitive level of
radiation in the area.
Of course the lethal freak accidents are just rumours, but think
about what that park must have cost? There has to be a pretty damn good
reason to just pack up and leave it totally abandoned like that, right?
What’s also very creepy is that there is no official information about
the place… at all. It’s not on any map…almost like it never existed. A
whole amusement park vanishing, without David Copperfiel around, now
that is plenty of reason for concern…
La isla de la Muñecas” or “The Island of Dolls”
If you ever watched “The River”, then you know where they got their inspiration from for the creepy baby tree scene.
This bizarre- and frightening place is located within an extensive
group of canals, south of Mexico City. That sounds like a beautiful
holiday destination right? It’s not… this strange place is actually the
opposite of beautiful. The island is totally abandoned and the few
people who travelled there descibe it as dark, silent with a feeling of
chill.
What doesn’t help this place becoming a popular travel destination is
the fact that almost every single tree is decorated with deformed and
mutilated dolls. The dolls almost seem evil and I seriously wonder where
one would buy such creepy dolls, other than the Miachael Jackson estate auction. As you walk the island, it supposedly feels like you are being watched at all times
Scared yet? Well of course creepy toys aren’t enough to make this a
candidate for scariest place in the world. You guessed it, the island is
supposedly haunted!
Even though the island is totally abandoned, over 50 years ago, a man
named Don Julian Santana left his wife and kids and moved there to live
the rest of his life alone. When he was living there, the body of a
dead little girl came floating up in one of the canals. Don Julian
thought he had become haunted by her spirit. He began to collect dolls
and decorate the island with them. He would trade vegetables and fruits
in exchange for any dolls. The dolls were believed to be used by Don
Julian as a shrine for the spirit that haunted him. Over the 50 years
that he lived there, he continuously collected dolls and decorated them
all over the island, until he died.
Some natives of Mexico believe that Don Julian went crazy. They think
that Don Julian would throw the dolls into the canals and save them as
if they were real babies. His family said this was not true. They say it
was his way of coping with the haunting of the little girl.
In 2001, Don Julian was found dead by his nephew. He found him in the
same canal that Don Julian supposedly found the little girl. After his
death, tourists have said that they heard dolls whispering as they
passed them. People have become so superstitious with this island that
they believe you must bring a gift to the island for the dolls in order
to ease the spirits.
This was an easy pick for one of the most scary places in the world.
If you ever go here- you better pray on a stack of bibles that the guy
operating the boat doesn’t leave.
5. The Sedlec Ossuary
The
Sedlec Ossuary is a Roman Catholic Chapel,
located in a small Czech Republic village called Sedlec. This bizarre
chapel does not have any ghost stories to help with the scare factor (as
far I am aware of). However it makes up for it with some serious creepy
interior decorating. The Ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons
of over 60.000 people, whose bones have been used decorate this entire
place.and sprinkled it over the Sedlec cemetery. After word spread of this
divine act- the cemetery became a desirable burial site throughout
Central Europe.
It became so popular in fact that the bodies stacked up and something
had to be done about the surplus of skeletons lying around… something
bizarre! In 1870, František Rint, a wood-carver, was employed to put the
bone heaps into order. The man was obviously brimming with creativity-
and this is the macabre end result.
6. The Winchester Mystery House
In San Jose you can find this victorian mention
that has 160-rooms and is constructed pretty much like a maze, filled
with mile-long hallways and secret passages. The house was build by
Sarah Winchester, the widow of William Wirt Winchester, who was the son
of the manufacturer of the famous Winchester repeating rifle. Sarah
lived a wealthy but extremely cursed life, losing both her daughter and
husband to illness. These tragic turn of events made Mrs. Winchester
fell into a deep depression from which she never fully recovered. It is
said, she ultimately sought help from a spiritualist.
source : bizarbin.com
