Mysterious ghostly children in the middle of the road, red eyes chasing cars and other ghosts, the roads in Las Hurdes have it all. From a place in Spain that are particularly known for its dark legends and stories, there is especially one stretch of road that people say to avoid.
Spain is renowned for its beautiful landscapes and ancient culture, but there are also some roads that are said to be haunted. These haunted roads can be incredibly dangerous at night, as many people have reported seeing mysterious hitchhikers and other strange phenomena.
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Driving down these haunted roads can be a frightening experience, as the stories of ghosts and spirits on the highway have been passed down from generation to generation. This article will explore some of the most notorious haunted roads in Spain, as well as the dangers they pose at night.
The Dark Legends of Las Hurdes
Because they do not know that there is a God/neither a world beyond this valley – Las Batuecas del Duque de Alba, Lope de Vega
Aceitunilla: Classic architecture of Las Hurdes in Aceitunilla town where many of the ghost legends are from. //Source: Herrero Uceda/Wikimedia
Las Hurdes is a well known historical region in Spain and so are their ghost stories and dark legends of this remote place. Las Hurdes bordered with Sierra de Gata to the west, Sierra de Francia to the north and Trasierra/Tierras de Granadilla to the south. It is a relatively high mountain region with low population density landlocked in the Extremadura region on the border to Portugal.
Las Hurdes is a place filled with mystery and has dark legends surrounding it. It’s steeped in the macabre and dark stories that started circulating about the place as a backward and horrible place when a census about the place was written in the 16th century for the first time.
According to this census, it used to be a remote, poor and isolated place with a horrible stench. The people living there lacked basic hygiene and suffered from birth defects from inbreeding and were barely human far from God in this godforsaken place in the middle of nowhere.
Because of the remoteness there was little schooling and little church presence and it was said that old superstition prevailed in the area.
Even after all these years, the image of this remote area of Spain has stuck and Las Hurdes, and the entire region really has gotten a more haunted and dark reputation than the rest of sunny Spain.
The Haunted Road in Las Hurdes
There is a stretch of road in this landlocked region between the Hurdana farmhouse of Aceitunilla to Nuñomoral at EX-204. These old farmhouses are iconic for the region with their black roof and gray stone.
According to the local stories about the place there are tales about the apparitions of women in period clothes with monstrous babies that are crying in the middle of the road. This baby, or babies, described as an unfinished fetus or an in between thing of a child and a fetus, is the most well known haunting of this place.
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There are also those who claim to have seen the ghost of children coming from the nearby cemeteries close to the road.
The White Child of Las Hurdes
They call this phenomenon the white child of las Hurdes. It is always seen at night, when it is weeping and crying, but no one has figured out what the white child of las hurdes wants, and no one really knows what it is.
The first time this phenomena was recorded was in 1870 when ten witnesses saw the thing on the roads. Since then, there have been at least twelve similar stories over the years.
The child has been described as wearing what looks like an altar boy outfit with a white cloth reaching down to its feet, and there have even been stories where the ghosts have knocked on the nearby farmhouses doors.
The Dangerous Roads of Las Hurdes
The White Child of Las Hurdes is apparently not the only thing haunting the roads around these parts. There are also those believing to have been chased by some red eye animal.
So if you find yourself on these roads, beware, this is a haunted place and has been so for years.
After a faithful employee died at his station, it is said that the ghost of Subhash is said to be haunting his former workplace at the Ludhiana Railway Station.
Ludhiana Railway Station (लुधियाना जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशन) is a stop in the Ludhiana district in the northern Indian state, Punjab. It is known for being one of the busiest stations in Punjab, as well as perhaps the cleanest in India. It is an old station from 1864 with 7 platforms. It is also known to be one of the most haunted railway stations in the country.
Today, the reservation center at the Ludhiana Railway Station where you book your tickets has changed and you can now book train tickets many places because of the notorious long queues.
Legend has it that a former Computer Reservation System (CRS) officer named Subhash met his untimely demise within the confines of this very room and are said to be haunting the Ludhiana Railway Station.
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Subhash was known for his unwavering dedication to his job at the ticket counter, and was said to have loved his work with a passion that seems to have lasted, even after death itself. It is believed to have bound his spirit to the Reservation Center long after his passing in 2004 according to most sources.
The Haunting of Ludhiana Railway Station
Whispers of Subhash’s ghostly presence have circulated among the employees for years and people that have worked there speak of sudden drops in temperature, flickering lights, and an overwhelming feeling of being watched by unseen eyes.
People trying to book their tickets have also been tricked by seeing something looking like a human shadow at the ticket counter, although there is no one there.
But perhaps the most chilling aspect of Subhash’s haunting is the alleged curse that befalls anyone who dares to sit in the very chair where he once worked. According to local lore, those who have attempted to occupy Subhash’s former seat have been met with a series of misfortunes and setbacks, their lives plagued by difficulties and problems.
Despite attempts to cleanse the room of its spectral inhabitant, Subhash’s ghost remains a permanent fixture of the Reservation Center, his presence a chilling reminder of the dangers that lurk in the shadows of the mundane. For those who dare to tread within its haunted confines, the Reservation Center offers a glimpse into a world where the boundaries between the living and the dead blur, and where the past refuses to be forgotten.
The Howrah Bridge is a city icon in Kolkata, but it is also said the area is haunted by those dying from falling from it as well as drowning in the river below. And on the steps of the ghats along the river, people claim to have seen the ghosts.
The Howrah Bridge, an architectural marvel spanning the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, stands as a timeless symbol of Kolkata’s rich heritage. Commissioned in 1943 to replace a pontoon bridge, it was renamed Rabindra Setu in honor of the renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore in 1965, though it’s still commonly known as the Howrah Bridge.
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This iconic structure in the city of joy, one of four bridges on the Hooghly River, serves as a vital link between the cities of Howrah and Kolkata, bearing witness to the ebb and flow of daily life in the bustling metropolis were people sit under to relax after a day at work at the ghat steps under the bridge
The Kusti Wrestlers Tell about Ghosts
Underneath The Howrah Bridge there are also wrestlers training in the three thousand year old tradition of Kusti. Their Kusti akhara, where they practice, is found on a clay pit by the bridge. The dedicated wrestler comes to practice at 4:30 with prayers and exercises as it is not only a sport, but a lifestyle.
These wrestlers have stories to tell as well about the haunting allegedly going on, both under The Howrah Bridge as well as by the different ghats along the river like by the Mullick Ghat and the Zanana Ghat.
Although a place to relax and enjoy the steady stream of the river popularly called Ganga or Kati-Ganga, the area under The Howrah Bridge is also thought to be haunted by the spirits of the people that lost their lives on the river. Some by accidents, some willing, perhaps even some unwillingly?
The Howrah Bridge of the Drowned
Some people claim to have witnessed phantom arms reaching out from the dark waters under the bridge as if asking for help, still trying to get out from the river they drowned in.
There are also stories passed around in the area about seeing a crying woman wearing white robes as she sobs by the river bank. It is said that those approaching the woman, trying to help her or the ghostly arm out of the water, become traumatized or perhaps worse, drown themselves.
Those wandering around the bridge and along the river below also claim to have heard the voices of women crying out and calling out their names in a ghostly tone, although no one is there.
The Haunted Ghats Along the River
As twilight descends and the cityscape fades into darkness, the bridge’s silent sentinel watches over the Hooghly River, its towering silhouette casting long shadows upon the water below.
Where the Kusti Wrestlers have been training for a long time and where the ghosts keep haunting the river banks under The Howrah Bridge, silently raising their hands just above the dark waters.
After a Japanese fleet in Micronesia were sunk in a lagoon, the shipwreck as well as the soldiers that perished known as the Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon. A popular diving place, this underwater burial ground have also been rumored to be haunted by the once still remaining in their watery graves.
Deep beneath the crystal-clear waters of Truk Lagoon lies a haunting secret that has captivated divers and history buffs for decades. The Ghost Fleet, a collection of Japanese naval vessels that were sunk during World War II, has been resting on the ocean floor for over 75 years in the Federated States of Micronesia.
The eerie silence surrounding the rusted hulls of these once-mighty warships has given rise to a sense of mystery and intrigue that draws adventurers from around the world. For decades it was mostly forgotten in this isolated area and wasn’t really talked about until the 60s. It especially gained popularity as a diving place after the French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau released a film about the place in 1969.
Some divers have claimed that there is no difference between the dive down to the ghost ships and the soldiers watery grave and walking through a cemetery. The place has also been said to be haunted and is often featured on the most haunted places in the world lists. But what is really the story about these haunted rumors?
Sunken Relics: You can find everything as it was when it first sunk. Whole ships, airplanes, gas masks and even human remains are still at the bottom of the lagoon. Here is a photograph of a gas mask found on the Fujikawa Maru in Chuuk Lagoon in 2011.
The History of Truk Lagoon and the Ghost Fleet
Haunted Lagoon: Now a popular place for diving, the Ghost Fleet in the lagoon is also thought to be haunted by the many souls left at the bottom of the sea during the battle. // Source
Truk Lagoon, also known as Chuuk Lagoon after the 1990s, is a large body of water located in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles east of the Philippines. During World War II, Truk Lagoon served as an important Japanese naval base, providing protection for their fleet and serving as a strategic location for launching attacks on Allied forces.
However, on February 17, 1944, the US launched a surprise attack on the Truk Lagoon, code-named Operation Hailstone that lasted for days. This attack was one of the largest naval assaults of World War II, resulting in the destruction of many Japanese ships and planes, often called the Japan’s Pearl Harbor, and the attack was in partial retaliation for this. The Ghost Fleet, a collection of 32 Japanese naval vessels, as well as 275 aircraft, was sunk during this attack and has remained underwater ever since.
In addition to the many planes and ships that went under, it is thought that more than 3 000 people went down with them as well. Some of the bodies are still there.
The Ghost Fleet is a unique piece of history, frozen in time on the ocean floor. The rusted hulls of these ships provide a glimpse into the past, serving as a reminder of the bravery and sacrifice of the men who served on them. The Ghost Fleet has become a popular destination for divers and history buffs alike, who come to explore the wrecks and learn more about the events that took place during World War II.
The Underwater World of Truk Lagoon
The underwater world of Truk Lagoon is a breathtaking sight to behold. Crystal-clear waters reveal a colorful array of marine life, ranging from small fish to larger species such as sharks and rays. The coral reefs that surround the lagoon are home to a variety of sea creatures, including clownfish, angelfish, and eels.
However, it is the Ghost Fleet that draws many divers to Truk Lagoon. The wrecks of these once-mighty warships have become a haven for marine life, providing a unique and fascinating diving experience. Divers can explore the rusted hulls of these ships, swimming through narrow passageways and peering into the dark corners of the vessels. The Ghost Fleet offers a glimpse into a bygone era, providing a unique opportunity to experience history firsthand.
But there is also the case of this being a literal burial ground, and there are still many bodies still in their watery graves here. Although Japan has done recovery efforts, there are still a few remaining.
Diving Truk Lagoon and the Haunted Rumors
Diving in Truk Lagoon is a unique and unforgettable experience. The crystal-clear waters provide excellent visibility, allowing divers to see the wrecks of the Ghost Fleet in all their glory. The lagoon is relatively calm, with mild currents and warm temperatures year-round.
Diving in Truk Lagoon requires a certain level of skill and experience, as the wrecks are located at varying depths. Some of the wrecks are shallow, with depths of just 10-20 feet, while others are much deeper, with depths of up to 200 feet. Divers must be certified and have experience with deep diving and wreck diving to explore the Ghost Fleet.
So where do the haunted rumors come in? There are not a ton of reports and evidence supporting these claims, and most of them are by divers just mentioning it in passing. One diver even had a staff member quit his job because of the “ghosts in the sea”. Several of the divers have claimed to have seen or heard stuff they couldn’t explain under the water close to the ghost fleet. Could the watery grave contain actual ghosts?
Have a look at some of the strange sounds the divers have claimed to have heard and thought had to be something paranormal.
As with this clip, it shows what many divers claim to have heard underwater. Like the sound of machine that is running from the shipwreck of Fiji Kawamaru in the engine room where there are still human remains in.
Or even the sound of engines starting up on the sunken Hoki Maru ship that has a lot of trucks onboard. Some claim to have heard human voices that should not be heard so far under water.
Haunted Vehicles: One of the many stories told about this place is how it sounds like the engines are going from the cars on the bottom of the sea. Here is a Toyota KB (designated Type 1 in military service) truck in the hold of the Hoki Maru wreck, Truk Lagoon, Micronesia. // Source: Image taken by Clark Anderson/Aquaimages
It is not only the ghost fleet said to be haunted though, as rumor has it, the whole island is. There is especially a cave close to the lagoon area that is said to emit a strange light and where people claim to have been touched on the shoulder, even though no one was there.
According to some, there are not only tourists claiming to have seen these specters haunting the sea. When you talk to the local dive guides in Chuuk, there is an eerie certainty in their words. They speak of sea ghosts haunting the wrecks – souls of the departed. These spectral beings are even sometimes said to bring illness that the victims need an exorcism for purification. It is said that under the sea by the wreckage exists both malevolent and benevolent spirits, casting a chilling presence over these waters.
Truk Lagoon and the Ghost Fleet
Truk Lagoon and the Ghost Fleet offer a unique and unforgettable diving experience descending through shark infested waters by the reefs down to the underwater burial ground of shipwrecks.
The wrecks of these once-mighty warships provide a haunting backdrop for underwater exploration, offering a glimpse into a bygone era. But look and listen closely, as it is said that the wrecks are more alive than they should be, as the popular tourist area is also someones final resting place, and for just how many is unknown.
Inside of the strange Lisheen House, there was once almost a museum of strange artifacts from abroad. When strange things started to happen, they became convinced there was a haunted or even cursed artifact that was behind the poltergeist activity.
On the Coolera Peninsula of Sligo in Ireland stands the Lisheen House, also known as Seafield Mansion from the 1840s. The peninsula is characterized by a vast network of ancient Megalithic and Neolithic tombs, cairns and ringforts spread out across its landscape.
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The house was constructed by William Phibbs during the Great Famine. In gaelic, Lisheen means “the little fort.” The full place name Lisheenacooravan means “the little fort on the white level plain.” Phibbs was a landlord known for his cruelty and indifference, making his legacy a shadowy one.
Egyptian Artifacts A Curious Collection
By the early 20th century, Owen Phibbs, a descendant of William, transformed Lisheen House into a repository of Egyptian artifacts, including mummies. He was an archeologist as many of the richer men at the time traveled all around the world in search of rare relics.
Some even claim that he was also a grave robber and treated his tenants cruelly and had them salute him when he drove by in his luxurious carriage. There are even stories that one of the tenants cast a curse on him and his family.
He was known for kicking out those that couldn’t pay his unfairly high rent and once a widow cast a curse and swore that day would come when the birds of the air would build their nests in the ruins of Seafield House. She also cursed the Phibbs to walk its halls forever after, in this life or the next, until the end of time.
Lisheen House: Today, the house is almost taken back by nature and only its shell remains. The house was thought to be haunted, possible even cursed by poltergeist like activity. There could be because of an alleged curse put on the family there, or something from the strange and foreign artifacts that were brought back. //Source
He came back in 1855 from traveling through Egypt, Syria and further east. When he came back, he returned with many ancient and foreign treasures he put on display in a room he called the museum on the first floor of his house. Exactly what type of relics and their meaning is not known today. Little did he know that this endeavor would awaken malevolent forces within the mansion’s walls.
The Poltergeist Reign
Servants within the mansion bore witness to harrowing occurrences as strange things started to happen from then on. Lisheen House quaked ominously, and objects seemed to hurl themselves against walls. They could hear loud banding on the walls, doors and ceilings and dark figures would wander around.
The presence of a violent poltergeist was undeniable, and fear permeated the once-luxurious abode. People were sure it was something to do with the foreign artifacts.
Haunting Phantoms and Mysterious Coaches
Among the spectral phenomena reported was the ghostly appearance of a horse-drawn coach, its eerie rumble echoing through the night. The phantom vehicle would approach the mansion’s entrance only to vanish into thin air. Despite multiple attempts at exorcism, the paranormal activity persisted.
The haunting became so bad that the family called upon the local Jesuit priest that came to exorcise the place. Every day for several weeks the priest would try to hold masses to rid the house of the poltergeist, but nothing seemed to work.
The Phibbs Exodus from Lisheen House
The Phibbs family, while living in denial of the haunting, could not retain servants due to the mansion’s sinister reputation and the staff quit one by one and no one stayed for long. It was at this point they also changed the name to Lisheen House to try to save what was left of the reputation. But it was already too late.
In 1938, a sudden decision was made by the family to abandon Lisheen House entirely. Their departure marked the end of an era for the once-stately mansion.
It is often said that it was because of an incident when the haunting became so intense the whole house was shaking, making them believe it was an earthquake and forcing them outside. After this night both the family and the remaining staff fled to never return.
A Mansion in Ruins
Lisheen House, its history veiled in the supernatural, was left to crumble into ruins after the family left in 1938. No one wanted to go back to the house to claim the house or the things inside it. Most of the content was sold. Were it ended up and what happened to the hauntings after remains a mystery.
Today, it stands cloaked in wild Atlantic ivy, a silent testament to its eerie past on the green field. It looks peaceful today, but is it really? Many have claimed to have seen a coach with four horses, making the claim that the widow’s curse really came true and that the house is haunted until the end of time.
In the Yosemite National Park in Fresno County, there is a legend about a creature known as Watts Valley Wolf Ape. What is this creature that the locals claim to have seen in the wild as well as close to the urban areas?
At the Sierra Nevada foothills, amidst the rugged terrain of Fresno County, whispers linger of a creature seen over the years—the Watts Valley Wolf Ape. The legend has also called it the Devil Ape or Devil Fang in the past and the legend has been around for at least a century. But according to this legend, it is said that this mysterious creature predates humans on the continent.
Described as a bizarre amalgamation of ape and wolf, with humanoid features and an eerie countenance, the Watts Valley Wolf Ape prowls the shadows of Yosemite’s outskirts.
Watts Valley: The legend of seeing the Watts Valley Wolf Ape mostly comes from Fresno County at the foot of the Sierra Nevada.
The Legend of Watts Valley Wolf Ape
The legend of the Watts Valley Wolf Ape finds its roots in the landscape surrounding the Watts Valley Cemetery especially, where sightings of this enigmatic creature have been reported for generations. Eyewitness accounts describe a creature with the body of a wolf, the face of an ape or baboon, and eerily human-like hands and feet.
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According to the stories told about Watts Valley Wolf Ape, it looks unwell or with some kind of sickness. Its sickly demeanor and haunting presence have sparked fear and fascination among those who dare to venture into the wilderness. It is said that the Watts Valley Wolf Ape is always coughing and foaming from its mouth.
Native American Lore
But where is the Watts Valley Wolf Ape from? Many speculations exist, and some claim that the Wolf Ape used to co-exist with the Native Americans when they first crossed over to the continent by boat or via the Bering Strait around 30 000 years ago. This was at a time when giant animals still roamed the continent.
The arrival of humans also marked what has been called a ‘catastrophic decline’ in now-extinct large animals, including camels, horses and mammoths. By the time the Europeans arrived, they found no Ape or large animals, only strange drawings of it. Or if we are to believe some of the witness accounts, some remained.
The Photographer’s Encounter with the Creature
Even esteemed photographer Ansel Adams, renowned for his breathtaking images of Yosemite’s natural beauty, found himself face to face with the Watts Valley Wolf Ape during his visits to the region. According to this story, it seems like there was not only a lonesome animal though, but a whole pack.
According to this story he had to hide in his tent as a pack of them came running. His encounters with packs of these mysterious creatures added fuel to the already blazing fires of speculation surrounding their existence.
Ansel Adams: Born in 1902 in San Francisco, California, Adams developed a deep love for nature from a young age. He was particularly drawn to the rugged landscapes of the Sierra Nevada mountains, which would become a central focus of his work. Adams created iconic images such as “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico” and “The Tetons and the Snake River,” which have become enduring symbols of the American wilderness. Adams was also an advocate for conservation, using his photography to raise awareness about the importance of preserving the environment for future generations.
Although a renowned photographer with a lot of media presence, this story has not come from the original source though, but through local blogs. So who know what Adams really saw out there?
The Watts Valley Wolf Ape Trashing a School
One of the more unhinged legends about this creature is from that time the Watts Valley Wolf Ape was said to have broken into a school. This was way back in time when the school houses only had one room. It terrorized the students as well as the teacher. The children escaped by climbing onto their desks and into the rafters of the building. The teacher is said to have hidden in a closet.
The Watts Valley Wolf Ape is said to have trashed the school completely, destroying their stuff and eating their lunches before he disappeared into the wild once more.
The Preacher and Satan’s Pet
Another strange story concerning the Wolf Ape comes from the 1950s. It is said that a preacher shot one that measured at least ten feet long. The preacher then hung it on the walls of his church and claimed that the creature was Satan’s pet. It was hanging there for many weeks until the stench of it became so unbearable he had to rid himself of it.
He sold it to a traveling freak show and used the money he made to start his own church in San Francisco. His luck ran out fast though and was killed soon after he moved. People started to talk about that there might be a curse of the Wolf Ape as his body was so mutilated after he was killed that it took many months to identify his body.
Modern Sightings of the Watts Valley Wolf Ape
Even today, people keep reporting about seeing strange things lurking around Fresno County. It is usually in the area of Watts Valley and the cemetery there as well as even closer to the urban area.
On a local Fresno radio station, a chilling tale emerged from two witnesses hunting near Watts Valley Cemetery. They encountered a Wolf Ape emerging from the bushes: a six-foot-long, gray-haired creature with a baboon-like face and uncanny human eyes.
Its moans and strange cough sent them fleeing, chased relentlessly over hills and pastures. Seeking refuge in the cemetery, they hid behind tombstones as the creature closed in. In a stroke of luck, the uncle tossed cinnamon-flavored gum, distracting the beast long enough for a caretaker to offer them safety. From the sanctuary of the caretaker’s truck, they watched as the creature eventually faded into the night.
Skepticism about its Existence
Despite the allure of these tales, skeptics remain skeptical, dismissing the sightings as nothing more than folklore and superstition. As dusk settles over the foothills of Fresno County and the eerie silence of the wilderness descends, one can’t help but wonder: what secrets lie hidden within the depths of Yosemite’s forests?
There is a dangerous curve in the middle of a steep slope in Spain said to be haunted called Cuesta de las Doblas. Several drivers have reported about seeing what appears to be a stranded girl without her car on the roads. But as soon as they see her, she disappears into thin air like a ghost.
The Haunted road in Spain is a place that is known for its chilling history and unnerving atmosphere. It has become a place where drivers have reported strange occurrences and encounters with the supernatural. This road has a reputation for being one of the most haunted in Spain. It is considered to be so scary that many drivers will avoid it altogether.
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This is the case with a particular bend in Spain that got extra attention in 2022 when the newspaper made a case for the haunted rumors going on there and let the people tell about their experiences, and they came flooding in.
The Sharp Bend of Cuesta de las Doblas
The 2.3 kilometer long road of A-472 in Andalucia is said to be the road where some of the most serious traffic accidents happened in Spain as well as being one of the most haunted roads in the country.
The road is down some slopes and suddenly there is a sharp curve that comes too abruptly on many drivers, especially if their speed is too high.
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There are more than hundreds of deaths that have occurred at the Cuesta de las Doblas between the 568 and 570 kilometers point. The old highway was made in 1937 and has a deadly and bad design on one of the curves and has claimed the lives of more than 100 victims in over 70 accidents.
The Most Deadliest Collisions on the Road
On April 9, 1937, 16 people died on the Cuesta de las Doblas and in 1961 22 people died when the truck they were all crammed in drove off the curve because of the high speed and ended up in the bottom of the ravine.
One of the big accidents that happened was in 1973 when a bus carrying 49 passengers on June 10th was going to Almonte for Pentecost Monday. It didn’t make the turn and plunged down the ravine, falling over 40 meters that killed 8 of the women.
After this, the point where the bus went off and into the ravine has been known as the Black Point. Because of the many deaths and accidents the place has become a well known place for hauntings and apparitions.
The Girl on the Curve
But who is it that is haunting the road where so many died? There are more than one ghost story about this stretch of road, but most popular is the story about seeing the ghost girl on the curve.
A cold and rainy night on November 3rd in 1976, a taxi driver was going towards Sanlucar up the slopes of Cuesta de las Doblas when he saw a girl in a long white dress and blonde hair. The man in the taxi stopped and asked her what she was doing out in the bad weather. She said that she had trouble with her car and asked if she could get a lift. The taxi driver agreed and started driving.
After they had been driving for a few moments they approached the infamous curve. She asked him if he knew of the curve? The taxi driver said yes. The girl said: That is where I died and disappeared into thin air.
This is how the urban legend about the ghost most seen on the bend is told. A classical vanishing hitchhiker story as we know it. She is sometimes said to be wearing a white dress, sometimes a red jacket. Sometimes her hair is dark, then it’s blonde. The story has spun several stories and what the original one used to be is now unknown.
Mostly the reports talk about seeing a little girl dressed in a red jacket that looks like she is hitchhiking in the late hours right before the dangerous curve. Her age is unsure, but many claim her to be everything from a girl to a woman in her mid 20s.
According to some of the darkest versions of the stories about her, she is said to be one that causes new accidents to make people join her like she died. Some say that she acts as a warning about the dangerous curve ahead.
A man working for the Guardia Civil was once stationed in Sanclúar la Mayor and was driving down the slopes of Cuesta de las Doblas one night. He suddenly saw a little girl walking along the road barefoot. Both he and his partner looked at each other and had both seen it.
They turned around the car to check if something had happened, but when they backtracked they saw no one. Even though there are not many places to go but along the curve. When they returned to the barracks they told the sergeant what had happened and he asked at what place it had happened.
When they told him it was on the curve of the Cuesta de las Doblas, he smiled and said it was a ghost there, but they shouldn’t talk about it out loud.
The fact that the girl on the curve disappears when the car is passing seems to be a common denominator for this ghost story. After the Guardia Civil officer told his story to the newspaper, another man called Alfonso Castro chimed in and told of a similar incident.
He was also driving late at night and there were also two in the car when it happened. When they passed the mysterious girl on the Cuesta de las Doblas, the woman in the passenger seat followed the girl with her eyes and shouted that the girl had just disappeared into thin air when they passed her.
They also stopped and backed up, not 10 seconds had gone by since they saw her. With a flashlight they tried to see her, but found no one.
Cuesta de las Doblas Today
Even though there are new security measures they didn’t have in the earlier days, Cuesta de las Doblas is still considered to be dangerous to drive on with its three lanes and no hard shoulder.
But perhaps if you are forgetful when driving on these roads, there will come a ghost and give a warning before you as well share her fate. Or in worst case scenario, she will cause the accident so you will join her in her road trip going on forever.
It is said that in the depths of Naini Railway Station, former freedom fighters who ended their lives in the nearby prison are haunting the tracks and platforms.
In the northern state Uttar Pradesh in India, lies Naini, a city in Prayagraj District— the local Naini Railway Station is said to be a place where the echoes of the past reverberate through the mist-shrouded platforms and shadowed tracks.
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Built in close proximity to Naini Jail, a notorious prison, even to this day, of suffering and oppression during India’s fight for independence, this railway station bears witness to a history stained with blood and tears. And if we are to believe the local legends, some of the freedom fighters are said to haunt the train station.
Naini Railway Station: Painted and colorful, it is said that the Naini Railway Station is haunted by the people that died in the prison nearby.
Freedom Fighters from Naini Jail
For generations, Naini Jail served as a grim reminder of, not only what happens to criminals, but of British colonial rule and was a place where countless souls were imprisoned, tortured, and ultimately laid to rest. Some of them simply fight for their motherland.
Among these were the freedom fighters who dared to challenge the might of the empire like Motilal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru (the first prime minister of India), Govind Ballabh Pant, Narendra Dev, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Hasrat Mohani, all of these were imprisoned there during Indian independence movement.
It is from the freedom fighter movement the ghosts haunting the station are said to come from.
The Haunting of Naini Railway Station
Naini Jail: It is believed that the haunting at the Naini Railway Station comes from the jail nearby that once housed freedom fighters.
Legend has it that the souls of the dead roam the grounds of Naini Railway Station and its surrounding tracks. Locals speak of spectral apparitions that wander the deserted platforms, their silent footsteps echoing through the stillness.
Although believed that the ghost must be the freedom fighters, there are not really any particular names attached to it, how many or what they are doing at the railway station.
Many believe that the tortured souls of the freedom fighters, denied their rightful place in history, are now haunting the area. Although their presence scares the passengers, it is said that the souls haunting the station is harmless.
Could there be something about the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport that has brought back restless spirits? Was there really something to the story about the pilot that saw a dancing lady in a white saree?
The Shamshabad Airport, also called Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is said to house ghosts of the past that still roam the halls of the terminal. Although the haunted stories are rampant, the origin and the truth of them are more vague and shrouded in legends and hersays.
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This mysterious airport located in Hyderabad, landlocked in south-central India, is rumored to be one of the most haunted places in the country. From strange noises and unexplained sightings to the chilling tales of ghostly apparitions, the airport has a long history of paranormal activity.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad: Source
The Rumors about the Haunted Terminal
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, also known as Hyderabad International Airport, has been the subject of many spooky rumors and ghost stories. It is named after the former Prime Minister of India and was opened in 2008, so it’s a fairly new airport with pretty new ghost stories.
Check-in area at Rajiv Gandhi Int’l Airport, Hyderabad, India: Source
But who are these ghosts said to haunt the pretty new airport? Apparently the airport was built after disputes over the land that left numerous people dead during its construction. According to the rumors from then, the airport authorities did not properly relocate the remains of those that died, and as a result, the spirits of the dead still haunt the terminal.
There are also rumors that the airport is actually built on top of a graveyard, and the people buried there were never properly removed.
The Ghosts of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
The rumors of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport being haunted have been around for many years. Some people claim to have seen ghosts wandering around the terminal, while others have reported hearing strange noises and voices when there is no one there.
Perhaps the strangest and scariest encounter the staff has had was when they got called into a meeting room. There they claimed they met a man that only looked at them before starting laughing as his head turned 360 degrees.
A pretty bold story to claim as true, and many of the staff have also claimed to have never heard about this before. So who really told it? Where did the story come from?
Some of the earliest claims of it being haunted can be traced as far back to 2009, when the airport had just opened.
Despite the rumors, the airport authorities have always denied that the terminal is haunted. They have attributed the strange noises and sightings to normal airport activity, such as the sound of planes taking off and landing. However, many people remain convinced that there is something supernatural going on at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
The Lady in White Saree Dancing on the Runway
The stories of the haunted terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport are not just limited to rumors and hearsay. Many airport staff and passengers have reported strange experiences and sightings over the years.
One story recounts an incident where a pilot flying for Qatar airways one night was going for takeoff. He stopped the plane when he was a lady dancing in a white saree on the runway. When the authorities searched for her, they found nothing though.
Did People Really Die Under Construction?
Although the opening of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport happened amid protests by people fearing they would lose their jobs after they closed down Begumpet Airport and HAL Airport in Bangalore, did it really turn so bad that people died?
Not according to the written record. Although more than one has died at the airport to murder, freak accidents and bad health, it wasn’t really a mass murder because of the land when it opened as the legend claim. Could the ghosts be of something else then? Or was it the ill will of the locals as well as the chaos of the opening that created the ghost stories?
Believe it or not?
The stories of the haunted terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport may never be fully explained. While many of the rumors and legends have been debunked or at least denied by authorities, there are still unexplained sightings and sounds that cannot be easily explained. It even got to the point of the official Instagram account for the airport to post about the haunted rumors in 2025 after many reported the story as false:
Whether or not you believe in the paranormal, there is no denying that the airport has a spooky reputation that continues to fascinate people around the world and from time to time makes its rounds on social media.
So, if you find yourself at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, keep your eyes and ears open. Who knows what spooky secrets you might uncover?
After being a hit movie in its native country, Death Whisperer came to Netflix for the international audience as well. But did you know that this story is supposedly based on a true story that really happened in rural Thailand decades ago?
Death Whisperer: Released in 2023.
“Death Whisperer,” also known as “Tee Yod,” (ธี่หยด) is a 2023 Thai supernatural horror film based on Krittanon’s novel of the same name. Directed by Thaweewat Wanta, the movie “Death Whisperer,” features a cast including Nadech Kugimiya, Rattanawadee Wongthong, Denise Jelilcha Kapaun, Karj-bundit Jaidee, Peerakit Patcharabunyakiat, Arisara Wongchalee, and Paramet Noi-um.
Set in a remote village in 1972, the plot of “Death Whisperer” revolves around a farmer family plagued by mysterious deaths and the illness of a young girl, Yam, in a remote village in Kanchanaburi province.
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They then have several encounters with a ghostly woman in black and keeps hearing a mysterious voice, sounding like something resembling a prayer or unintelligible words like “Tee Yod…” As the supernatural threat escalates, the eldest son, Yak, a former soldier, returns home to confront the chilling forces at play and protect his family.
The Story Behind the Movie “Death Whisperer”
“Death Whisperer” is based on a horror story posted on Thai discussion forum, Pantip.com in late May 2015, which had over 2,000 comments and forwarded 130,000 times. The original thread still looks like it is up, although it has seen some modification. Check the whole thread in Thai here.
The story was first called “Ghost Fever… Let’s Hear My Secrets” and was rewritten into a novel released in 2017 by the same author, Kittisak Kittiwirayanont under the pseudonym “Kritanon”. A few months before the film “Death Whisperer” was released, it was also told again on a popular ghost program on the radio station.
The term “Tee Yod”, originating from a mysterious woman in black dress, remains enigmatic in both its meaning and linguistic origin. It has been suggested that it might be the Mon language, in connection with the Ohm mantra, and the story itself has many parts of Thai folklore behind it. However, Ong Bunjoon, an expert in Mon arts and culture says that this word has no meaning. Moreover, he himself had never heard this word before.
It is said that Khun Kit’s own mother who the story is told through was also unfamiliar with the source of the noise and the mantra that sounded like Tee Yod, and although it has persisted all this time, it is likely that the spellings of the word “Tee Yod” have become distorted over time. Even if they didn’t know what it meant, they kept insisting that they heard it being called by an entity, over and over again.
Death Whisperer: A family is tormented by an entity after one of the daughters falls ill. The story is now a movie known as Death Whisperer, otherwise known as Tee Yod,” (ธี่หยด) , and is allegedly based on a true story.
The True Ghost Story of Tee Yod
So what really happened that time? Although we don’t really have it retold before it appeared in the internet forum, the story follows the “Death Whisperer” pretty closely. Krittanon, the author behind Tee Yod claims that it is a true story that happened to his mother’s family in the past when she was 15 or 16 years old in a province in the central region. And although speculations online have been going on, the actual place has remained pretty secret.
His mother had a lot of siblings and they would walk through rice fields and wilderness for kilometers for hours every day to get to school, as they lived out in the countryside and were a part of a farmer family. On their way there was a tree with an old wooden shrine they had to walk past and his mother raised her hand for worship every time they walked by it.
One evening while they were walking by the shrine, they saw a woman standing next to it. She looked middle aged with shoulder length hair and wore black clothes. Although the girls didn’t think much of it at the time, the mother claims that the woman was staring at them, smiling.
The Woman in Black: In the movie, Death Whisperer, we follow a family going through something strange. After seeing a strange older woman watching them by a shrine, she kept coming to the family, haunting them as if wanting to possess one of the daughters.
Her younger sister Yam got ill that evening and the next morning, it didn’t get any better and had to stay home from school. During the night Yam started to behave strangely, startling and screaming to her mother that someone was coming for her to harm her. When they got her to the doctor, they told her it was a flu that would pass. It didn’t though.
They then called for another medicine man, more on the traditional side. He started to give herbal medicine, at first not believing when she kept insisting that someone was out to hurt her and said it was all a dream.
The medicine man did advise to not let strangers come by though, as their extended family came for a visit. Then Yam saw her again, the old woman standing outside their door, still smiling. But this time, the doctor saw her as well and started shouting at her, telling her not to smile and never come back.
The smiling woman walked smiling away and the family was left shocked. Had it not all been a nightmare caused by her fever? The medicine man asked if they knew the woman, they told him they did not.
The medicine man then said that the old woman most likely was used as some type of vessel, distorted and unnatural and if she ever came back, they had to chase her away. Under no circumstances could she enter the house. Could she be possessed by something evil?
Then strange things started to happen inside of the house. Yam started to sleepwalk, her fever gone, but her personality somehow… changed. She went for long periods without speaking to her family members, refused to go to school and stared at her siblings as they tried to sleep, freaking them out. She had the same strange smiling expression as the old lady had given them and it scared them all.
All the while the daughter in the family acted strangely, they started hearing this sound, almost like a prayer or a mantra being repeated in the night, although no one was to be seen. The mantra sounded something like Tee Yod.
One night, the parents had to travel out of town for a wedding, and left the eldest brother back from the military in charge of the rest of his siblings. During the night they heard laughter and whistling in the house as well as the same mantra being repeated over and over again. Tee Yod… Tee Yod…
The older brothers went outside and the little sisters were inside the house, listening as they fired gunshots against a woman standing still in the dark, only seen when they pointed a flashlight at her. The old woman appeared every night, etching closer and closer, only seen in the light of the flashlight, leaving only footprints in the grass. Even when they shot at her, she still came back.
Tee Yod: The woman that kept haunting the family in the movie Death Whisperer as well from the original story on the online forum kept repeating a mantra that no one has ever figured out the meaning behind.
Now, she started to come even during the day, and one day when the parents had returned they found her standing over Yam in her room. The mother threw a bucket of water at her, screaming she had to leave her house. The old woman obliged, smiling her creepy smile and left.
They brought the same medicine man back and when he asked Yam how she felt, she told her she wasn’t Yam. He then told the parents he suspected that Yam was being eaten by a sort of spirit or ghoul of a woman who lived not far from there and that he had heard stories about this woman wearing black from others as well.
When they visited the old lady, they found her lying on the mat with a cloth covering her face with her family around her. She was dead, covered with bruises and cuts.
But the death of the old lady, was not the end of the strange things happening. And the same mantra was whispered in the night, and the family had to protect themselves against the danger lurking outside of their home, wanting to get in. They would hear the voices of family members, claiming to be them to open the door.
The haunting continued until they found the source of the bamboo bush that had appeared when the old woman appeared. When they cut it up, they claimed something rotten and slimy, like organs hidden inside of the bamboo fields around the house. Humans or animals, who knows. They burned it all down.
This together with taking her to a bigger hospital looked for a couple of days to be helping. They started to wonder about her pains could be something physical, not the paranormal theories that had consumed the family for the past weeks. They did however find that her organs were severely damaged.
That was until one day at the hospital, the strange symptoms that had consumed Yam returned, this time she would not recover. And in the hallway of the hospital they saw the woman wearing the same dark clothes, smiling.
The Enduring Mystery of Tee Yod
Yam never made it back from the hospital and sadly died of her injuries, and rumors about what had happened spread. What really happened remained a mystery and the truth perhaps will get even more diluted when “Death Whisperer” was released. What illness did Yam really have, who was the old lady that kept coming to their house, and what were the things they found in the bamboo field?
Also what really did Tee Yod means, and did it have any connections to the strange shrine they first saw the old woman, that eventually got torn down according to the author.
Many of the answers will never be given, especially since the author himself doesn’t have all the answers.
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