Saturday 26 February 2011

5 Places I'd Never Spend the Night In

1. Isla de las Munecas


 There's something about dolls that scares the hell out of me. I'm not sure of whether its got something to do with Chucky or the fact that something plastic resembling us, human beings, seems kind of abnormal. I have a similar fear of Clowns.
Anyway, so this is the Island near Mexico City filled with odd looking dolls apparently collected by some old hermit who was said to be nuts. The Island is  haunted by the spirit of a young girl who drowned nearby.



2. Bhangarh Ruins


This was once a beautiful kingdom located in the state of Rajasthan in India. The myth regarding the place is that there lived a charming princess by the name of Ratnavati who was the most sought after because of her tremendous beauty. A tantrik by the name of Singhia fell desperately in love with her but wasn't allowed to even speak to her because of his dark practices. He tried to seduce her with magical scented oil but she saw through this plan and threw the bottle on a wall which crushed the tantrik. His dying wish was that the whole place be cursed and that not a single being left alive. The following day, a huge battle took place killing everyone including the princess. Till this day it's been impossible to build anything there but for temples. The Indian government has taken strict measures prohibiting anyone from entering it in the night. There has got to be some truth in the story for the goverment to have taken things to such an extreme or maybe I'm just plain gullible.


3. Aokigahara Forest


Also known as 'Suicide Forest' this place is located in Japan, at the north west base of Mount Fuji.
The queer thing about this forest is that it has a history of suicides commited by people for no apparent reason. It's associated with demons in japanese mythology.
The high rate of suicide has even led officials to place signs in the forest, urging those who have gone there in order to commit suicide to seek help and not kill themselves. Hmm... seems like the grim reaper  decided to make it his permanent base.



4.Essex Mountain Sanatorium


This facility was established with the aim of curing people of tuberculosis in New Jersey in 1907. There were increasing complaints of  patient mistreatment scandals, funding problems and horrible experiments resulting in its closure. The abandoned place soon became a popular hideout for escaped lunatics and weird rituals.

A run down building seemingly haunted by the spirits of  people with a
history of mental disorders and full of satanic graffitti drawn by vandals. What could possibly be worse?




5. The Tower of London
This structure constructed by William the Conqueror in 1078, has the reputation for being  the most haunted building in the whole of England.
Its a popular haunt for the White Lady who has been sighted a number of times by random passers by.
Its infamous for the death of Henry VI who was murdered by the Duke of Gloucestor. Lady Jane Grey, Anne Boleyn as well as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, were also executed in a gruesome manner in the same place. The whimpering of children can be heard and the strong presence of unearthly souls is very evident.