You'll find the nearly-abandoned town of Jazirat Al Hamra about 14 miles southwest of Ras Al Khaimah in northern UAE—located between a huge mall and a huge waterpark. From ancient castles to haunted hills and spooky inns, our guide takes a look at the history behind each myth and legend. According to legend, the Devil himself sleeps below the church, under a broken tombstone known as the Devil’s grave.

Several tragic events that occurred at the now-historic site have contributed to the alleged paranormal activity. The gray wooden structure now serves as a bed and breakfast in a rural area in northern Sweden with snowmobiling, fishing, and. Some say you can still see his lantern bobbing around in the darkness of the churchyard… What do we make of these haunted churches?So real did she appear that one of the boys walked over and placed a chair for her to sit on, the woman nodded her thanks and sat down. Largely forgotten about, the Old Parish Church crumbled into ruins over the years but was thrown into the spotlight in the 1960s when evidence of satanic rituals was discovered on the grounds.

The ship graveyard is immensely popular with scuba divers, with PADI dubbing it “one of the best wreck diving destinations on the planet. A huge black hellhound, known as the Old Shuck of Suffolk with burning red eyes prowls the lanes of Suffolk, he is particularly associated with thunderstorms, rivers and fen. As he wrote, “I believe neither in ghostly manifestations, nor in the efficacy of any number of lighted candles to lay a ghost” (1919: 3).Guests at Borgvattnet have claimed to hear footsteps, music, and the sound of three crying ladies coming from the inn—and the proprietors will reward you with a certificate that says you stayed through the night. Often referred to as Europe’s Alcatraz, the jail contained some 25,000 inmates (men, women, and children) during its 150 years of operation, publicly hung many prisoners, and buried their bodies within the prison walls. People have reported hearing the cries of child victims that died at the hands of the pastor even though the building remains locked and empty. At the entrance of the crypt there is a plaque stating: “That which you are is what we were; that which we are is what you will be”.