Haunted Cemeteries
A collection of the ghost stories in haunted cemeteries.
A collection of the ghost stories in haunted cemeteries.
The Restless Dead Buried Inside of Basel’s Double Cloister
The two adjoining cloisters by Basel Cathedral are said to be haunted by a couple of spectres entombed within the building. In the darkness of Basel’s Double Cloister, it is said you can hear the moaning of a man slowly suffocating and feel the unsuspected slap from a man, as mean in death as he…
Glasnevin Cemetery and the Faithful Ghost Dog still Waiting for his Master
After his master died at sea, the faithful dog was by his master’s grave, day in and day out. After dying of hunger and grief it is said that the Newfoundland dog is still seen, slipping between the graves at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
The Restless Gatekeeper of the Rhine Gate in Basel
After the gatekeeper’s young daughter died in the Rhine, his only wish was to be buried next to her in the cemetery. As they all believed his own death was a suicide he was denied a burial in a consecrated ground. Now, he is forced to linger in the shadows, his only way to visit…
The Haunting of Nes Church Ruins in Norway
The mysterious Nes Church Ruins in Norway has attracted ghost hunters and legends for centuries by now. But what is really lurking among the old stones after dark?
The Gorbals Vampire: Glasgow’s Night of Terror
One night, the Southern Necropolis Cemetery in Glasgow is filled with children. In their mind they are not playing, they are hunting the horrible vampire that is said to have taken the life of more than one child. The absolute mania of the Gorbals Vampire ended up passing several new laws.
The Ghost of a Misunderstood Girl: Nellie Vaughn and the Vampire That Never Was
Long after the vampire manic swept through New England, a grave of a young girl with a curious epitaph became accused of being the grave of a vampire. Now it is said that Nellie Vaughn is haunting her grave now removed because of vandalism, trying to clear her name.
Hell on Earth and the Haunting in Port Arthur, Australia
In one of the biggest penal settlements in the British Empire, many thousand convicts served their time here, and some never made it out. Ever since then, Port Arthur has been one of the most haunted places in Australia.
Shadows in the Sand: The Restless Spirits of Playa Grande Beach, Costa Rica
Was the popular surfing spot at Playa Grande Beach in Costa Rica an ancient burial place? Do the spirits of those buried here come back the same way the turtles return to this beach to lay eggs?
The Haunted Legacy of Kawaiʻahao Church Cemetery: Spirits of the Past
In one of the oldest churches in Hawai’i, the Kawaiʻahao Church Cemetery in Honolulu is said to be haunted. People from ancient Hawai’i before the cemetery opened as well as those buried here, seems to linger in the Hawaiian Westminster Abbey of the Pacific.
The Haunting Enigma of Pu’uiki Cemetery: A Forgotten Burial Ground in Waialua
Forgotten by time and the people, the abandoned burial ground in Waialua seems to hide hidden and unmarked graves, as well as the ghosts of those buried here.
The Haunted Secrets of Manoa Chinese Cemetery
The Manoa Chinese Cemetery houses many of the Chinese immigrants who went looking for work and a new life on the Hawaiian islands. But what happens when the ghosts of these people want to go home? Sitting on a knoll of the slopes of the Manoa Valley, the Manoa Chinese Cemetery was established in the…
The Haunting of ʻIolani Palace: Echoes of Royal Spirits
The last royal palace of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu is believed to be haunted by its former royalty, still dreaming of an independent Hawaii.
The Haunting Mystery of Boot Hill Cemetery Ghost
In 1996 a picture was taken in Boot Hill Cemetery allegedly showing a ghost in the background. But what was the truth behind this wild west mystery?
The Haunting of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery: Chicago’s Most Infamous Graveyard
Blue lights twinkling between the graves, ghostly figures and even phantom houses appearing and disappearing are only some of the ghost stories from Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery. What really happened to this abandoned cemetery?
The Haunted Post Cemetery on Mackinac Island
The cemeteries on Mackinac Island are said to be haunted, some more than others. After her children died from illness, a grieving mother is said to be haunting the Post Cemetery on the island.
Mary’s Ghostly Lament in Dagshai Cemetery
A grave in Dagshai Cemetery is said to be haunted by Mary, a woman haunting the place after people started to chip away at her tombstone for good luck.
The Haunting of Lincoln Park Zoo from Six Feet Under
Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago offers one of the more haunted places in the city as this is the place where thousands of people were buried in the old cemetery. The park and the zoo were built on top of it and it is said ghosts from the remaining bodies are haunting at night.
Pegue’s Ghost in the Abandoned Antebellum Cahawba Town
The ghost town of Cahawba is a remnant of southern antebellum life that died with the Civil War. It is said that the former state capital still has some ghosts living in Cahawba Town the rest of the world abandoned.
The Haunting of Bodie Ghost Town Frozen in Time
Frozen in time, the Bodie Ghost Town, once a big mining town in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the Gold Rush, now only sand, dust and ghost lives. It is also said to be cursed.
Haunting Tales of The Lower Circular Road Cemetery
After the mutilated body of Sir William Hay MacNaghten was brought back to Kolkata from Kabul, he was buried in the Lower Circular Road Cemetery. After his death it is said that he is haunting the place and the nearby tree shivers every time someone tells the tale.
The Haunted South Park Street Cemetery in Kolkata
The old Christian cemetery sits as a gothic reminder from colonial times. Over the years, the South Park Street Cemetery has been reclaimed by weather and time, and rumors of it being haunted sits as a veil over the place.
The Haunted and Forgotten Ground of Kasauli Graveyard
From colonial times, there are only graves left behind in Kasauli Graveyard, and they are slowly disappearing with no one to attend to them. Over time, the rumors of the graveyard being haunted also grew together with the wild grass taking over the headstones.
The Haunted Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona
Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona’s most hauntingly beautiful burial ground is believed to be haunted. Both famous spiritualists, serial killers and the cemetery’s own ghost reside on this hill in their afterlife.
The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania and the Ghosts Washed Ashore
In 1915 the RMS Lusitania was heading to Liverpool, but only reached the Irish coast as it was torpedoed by German forces. On the shore where the dead were washed ashore, their ghosts seem to linger in the cemetery and the hotel where the injured were brought. In the annals of maritime history, few stories…
The Haunted Morgan-Monroe State Forest and Stepp Cemetery
There is not only one ghost story from Morgan-Monroe State forest and the Stepp Cemetery in the middle of it, there are many. Legends about creatures and ghosts keep the silent forest and burial ground alive.
Haunting of the Native Burial Ground in Robinson Woods
After the Native Burial Ground was disturbed in Robinson Woods in Illinois, people have started to notice strange things happening in the woods. Shadow figures and mysterious lights are accompanied by the Tom-tom drum. In Robinson Woods, Illinois, lies a forest preserve with a haunting past that stretches back to the era of the Fort…
The Haunting of Mumbai’s Tower of Silence
The sky burial method by the Tower of Silence for the Zoroastrian in Mumbai has been up for debate after the vulture population started to decline. There has also been a rise of haunted horror stories in later years circulating online, but just what is supposed to haunt the ancient burial place? Right by the…
The Ghostly Duel with Seath More in Rothiemurchus Forest
Up in the wild Scottish Highlands, inside the dark Rothiemurchus Forest it is said that the ghost of the Great Shaw warrior, Seath Mor is ready to challenge everyone passing for a final duel to show your bravery. In the Scottish Highlands close to Aviemore in Inverness-shire, the dark Forest of Rothiemurchus stands as a…
The Tragic Tale of Miklabæjar-Solveig
Probably the closest thing Iceland has to a gothic romance tale, the ghost story of Miklabæjar-Solveig was the story of a real woman that was said to haunt the village she killed herself in after an unrequited love for a priest.
The Bizarre Story of the Highgate Cemetery Vampire
The supposed haunted Highgate Cemetery in London left to decay suddenly became the hotspot for paranormal and occult phenomenon in the 1970s, when reports about the Highgate Vampire became a sensation and the hunt for it began.
The Lady in White in Bernkastel-Kues Cemetery
In a cute medieval town in Germany, there is a dark and haunted cemetery. The cemetery in Bernkastel-Kues is said to be haunted by a woman in white. And this particular woman in white is also said to be deadly dangerous.
Paris’ Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery
Visit the mysterious grounds of Père Lachaise Cemetery, and see for yourself the strange graves and haunted tales of the ghosts of famous people throughout the ages.
Ghosts Amongst the Graves: A Visit to Bonaventure Cemetery
Visit Savannah’s legendary Bonaventure Cemetery and take a chance to explore its haunted history – with stories of lost loves, war casualties, and ghosts among the graves!
The Poltergeist of Greyfriars Kirkyard
Tucked away in the Old Town of Edinburgh, the Greyfriars Kirkyard houses even the restless spirits of the locals. Even a poltergeist known as George Mackenzie.
The Colonial Ghosts in Caldwell Cemetery
In the bright summer village of Lake George you find the old Caldwell Cemetery. It holds the tombstones and the ghosts of the place’s bloody and disease ridden past.
The Ghost on the Moor
In a time when suicide was a sin, a man took his own life when he couldn’t have the woman he loved. His tormented soul is said to haunt the moors in Dartmoor in Devon, England were he was buried.
The Witches of the Black Diamond Mines
Guarding the old mining community, these ghosts of these two women have been dubbed witches by the locals, feared as well as revered in their lives. Who were The White Witches of the Black Diamond Mines?
The Cemetery for the Nameless
In an old cemetery in Vienna for the victims of the Donau river, these nameless dead ones rest in one of the most haunted places in Friedhof der Namenlosen.
Ghosts of Canyon Hill Cemetery
The haunted rumors of the haunted cemetery in Caldwell, Idaho includes everything from a female jogger to an old lady. So much so that it even draws paranormal investigators inside the graveyard.
The Joelma Building and the Ghosts of the 13 Souls
In the 70s, a deadly fire broke out at the Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brasil, killing many people. Later, the building is reported haunted, and the ghosts of the victims are crying for help from beyond the grave.
The Mausoleum of Rufina Cambacérès at Recoleta Cemetery — Buried Alive
Marble mausoleums, famous people and haunted graves with excellent architecture. The city of Buenos Aires got more to offer than tango and good food.
The Anson Lights Highway Ghost
In the quiet Texan town of Anson, a local legend has taken form after small lights no one could explain appeared. Is it the lantern of a ghost or is the Anson lights simply the lights from the cars on the highway?
