Dark Destinations
This prison on an island near San Francisco was said to be impossible to escape from and is now rumored to be haunted.
What is Alcatraz?
This device, often depicted in ghost-hunting shows, is used to detect fluctuations in electromagnetic fields.
What is an EMF meter?
This large, mythological primate is said to inhabit the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
What is Bigfoot?
This legendary vampire from Romania is often associated with Vlad the Impaler.
Who is Dracula?
This massive ancient burial ground in Paris holds the remains of over six million people.
What are the Paris Catacombs?
This haunted forest in Japan is infamously known as a place where people go to end their lives.
What is Aokigahara?
Believed to communicate with spirits, this board has letters, numbers, and a movable pointer for answering questions.
What is a Ouija board?
This parasitic plant, associated with folklore, wraps around trees and was believed to have protective properties.
What is mistletoe?
This shape-shifting trickster spirit from Native American folklore can transform into a coyote or wolf.
What is a skinwalker?
Known for its bone-covered walls, this eerie Portuguese chapel is inscribed with a reminder of mortality: “We bones...”
What is the Chapel of Bones?
This Scottish castle, known for sightings of the “Green Lady,” is rumored to have an eternal curse.
What is Crathes Castle?
This simple paranormal tool uses a light source to observe spirit communication through flickering.
What is a candle or candle flame?
This terrifying storm phenomenon, a spinning, localized wind tunnel, is often called a “dirt devil” in folklore.
What is a dust devil?
In Norse mythology, this giant wolf is destined to consume the sun during Ragnarok.
Who is Fenrir?
This island near Venice was once used as a quarantine site and mass burial ground during plague outbreaks.
What is Poveglia Island?
This abandoned town near Chernobyl has become infamous for ghost stories following the nuclear disaster.
What is Pripyat?
This ancient Egyptian artifact, an amulet placed on the chest, was believed to protect the dead in the afterlife.
What is a scarab?
Known as "corpse flowers," these plants release a foul odor to attract pollinators.
What is a Rafflesia or Titan arum?
This feared spirit from Brazilian folklore resembles a vengeful river ghost who drowns its victims.
What is the Ipupiara?
This sprawling cemetery in New Orleans is known for its above-ground crypts and voodoo lore.
What is St. Louis Cemetery No. 1?
This English mansion, built on cursed land, is one of the most haunted places in Britain and inspired The Haunting of Hill House.
What is Borley Rectory?
This camera technique uses prolonged exposure to capture the “ghost” or “spirit” of the person moving in the frame.
What is long-exposure photography?
This real-life fungus takes over ants’ bodies, making them "zombies" controlled by the fungus itself.
What is Cordyceps?
Known in Hindu mythology, this demon-king attempted to kidnap the goddess Sita, leading to his downfall.
Who is Ravana?
A cemetery in London where famous authors and poets are buried, this site is also said to be haunted.
What is Highgate Cemetery?