Poveglia: the “cursed” Venetian island between history and legend.
If we think about the islands of the Venetian lagoon, immediately come to mind Burano, Murano, Torcello and maybe some other less known, such as the beautiful Sant’Erasmo, or the […]
A visit in Lawang Sewu, The Indonesian “House Of Thousand Doors”
Wars, suffering and blood shed fills the world’s history, and this is one of the reasons why many of the our planet’s older buildings have tragic histories that still mark […]
Humberstone: A Chilean ghost town with an english name
Once a bustling mining and progressive town in the Atacama Desert, a few hundred kilometres from Chile’s borders with Peru and Bolivia, Humberstone has now become a disturbingly silent ghost […]
St. Ignatius Hospital: abandoned but not forgotten
St. Ignatius Hospital is a former manor hospital located in Colfax, Washington, United States, established in 1892 by the Sisters of Providence from Montreal, a religious institute of Roman Catholic […]
Suicides at Bloomfield Hills – Michigan
Bloomfield Hills is a quiet city located in Metro Detroit’s northern suburbs in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, about 32.5 km northwest of downtown Detroit. As of […]
Cairndhu House – a piece of history in Northern Ireland
We are in Northern Ireland, off the Coast road in Carnfunnock Country park, near Larne, County Antrim. Originally built as a grand summer residence around 1875 for Mr Stewart Clark […]
God, Science and Philanthropy: the strange story of Sir John Templeton and his library
Sir John Templeton was a bright, vigorous guy, born in Winchester, TN, with no indication that he would be someday become the sort of man to stumble out of a […]
The curse of Milner Field – England ~
Nestled in a wood, reached only by a small country lane popular with walkers and cyclists, the ruins of Milner Field have lain hidden from view since the 1950s, when […]
The almost forgotten story of Timber Ridge Road, Illinois and its murders~
If many people have heard the stories of the ghost at the curve in Timber Ridge Road, most are unaware of the details about what happened there. As usual, every […]
St. Jacob’s Well – Kansas, between sightless fish and a ghostly cowboy~
St. Jacob’s Well is a water-filled sinkhole in the Big Basin Prairie Reserve just south of Minneola, Kansas. The Big Basin Prairie Preserve is 1,818 acres of native mixed grass […]
Vampires, pirates and ghosts from Panteón de Belen (Santa Paula Cemetery) in Mexico
We are in Guadalajara, the capital and center of commerce of Mexico’s state of Jalisco. Panteón de Belen, known also as Santa Paula Cemetery, is located north of the Metropolitan […]
La Casa del Diablo – The Devil’s House of San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico
We are in San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico, and despite the Cholula government has tried to eliminate the reputation surrounding the Amoxcalli Library and its dark past, the entire town still […]
An evening at the theater in Vancouver: Vogue and Orpheum, and the resident ghosts!
Vancouver is a stunning mountain set city, but in addition it have a lively cultural scene fostered within ornate and historic theaters. Granville Street lies in the heart of Vancouver’s […]
Georgetown Castle: an allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.
Victorian house in Georgetown looked like a dream home to me at first. But after the stories I heard, I probably wouldn’t even spend a night alone in the “Georgetown […]
The mysteries of Colonel Jonathan Tyng House in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
If you’re looking for ghosts near Nashua, New Hampshire, or Tyngsboro, Massachuset (just south of Nashua), you can visit the haunted Tyng Mansion site. It’s just next to a haunted […]
Amber Beacon Tower in Singapore: an unsolved murder and a restless ghost
We are in Singapore. It is May 15, 1990. A young couple venture to the Singapore shoreline. James Soh, 22, and Kelly Tan Ah Hong, 21, had just started dating […]
