Moon Mausoleum
An online magazine about the paranormal, haunted and macabre. We collect the ghost stories from all around the world as well as review horror and gothic media.
In a former castle turned hotel in Catalonia, Spain, it is said that more than one of the rooms are haunted. Most haunted is room 712 where the duke’s daughter died in the tower because of her love for the wrong man.
In Salamanca in Spain we find the Castle of Buen Amor or the Castle of Good Love. It used to be the love nest of a Bishop and his mistress, and according to the legend her ghost is haunting the place that now is a hotel perfect for romantic getaways, just as intended.
The so-called Castle of Hell or Torre Salvana outside of Barcelona is a rumored haunted castle. A dark mysterious smoke from nowhere, eerie whispers in the dark and the sighting of a girl with a bullet wound in her forehead, these ruins cast a long shadow.
In the woodlands outside of Castle Durrow in Ireland it is said that the ghost of a highwayman is still guarding his treasure. Inside of the old castle turned hotel, it is said friendly ghosts are haunting.
The luxurious Palacio de Linares in Madrid is a splendid palace with a dark legend hanging over it. According to the ghost stories about this place there is the ghost of a small girl haunting the place after her parents murdered her to avoid a scandal to their reputation.
Kilkenny Castle is a haunted building in an equally haunted village. The Lady in White is haunting the castle to this day, and at night when the castle is empty, the electronic visitor counter has counted over a hundred people.
Castle Roche and its reason for it being built has been the tale of legends since the first stone. It is said that the man behind the castle is haunting it, as his wife murdered him their first night in their newly built home.
In a castle that has turned its fables and legends into its focus point, The Castle of Trigueros del Valle in Spain offers a walkthrough of everything from a Dragons Dungeon to the haunted ghost tower.
The former Arteaga Castle now turned hotel is said to be haunted by the ghosts from the Spanish Civil War that were imprisoned in the fortress and executed. It is said that they are still haunting the fairytale castle that was their prison.
Some castles have all of the classical signs for hauntings. This is the case with the gothic Charleville Castle built on Ley Lines from druid times. On the estate is a cursed tree and ghosts from those that lived and worked at Charleville Castle are still haunting grounds.
Spain is known for its many haunted castles with dramatic history mixed together with a classic love story. In the Castle of Pedraza it is said that two lovers are said to wander around the battlements of the castle after the lord got jealous of them and murdered them in cold blood.
In a mad King’s last day, he seeks solitude in his Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón to mourn for his beloved wife in peace. It is said that ever since his death, the ghost of King Ferdinand VI of Spain has been haunting the halls of the castle.
Craigdarroch Castle is an iconic landmark in Victoria, Canada steeped in intriguing history and shrouded by eerie tales of hauntings. It is said to be haunted by the Dunsmuir family who built the castle, and people still claim to see the ghosts of them today.
Dressed in rags in the cold Christmas season, the ghost of the children from the haunted Bramber Castle haunts the roads, begging for food as they starved to death on the King’s order. This is the eerie Christmas tale of The Ghosts Children Begging in Bramber.
The Penkaet Castle in Scotland has its fair share of hauntings and is the home of not only one ghost, but several with its story of witchcraft, murder and royalty.
The historic building of Frankenstein Castle is now mostly in ruins, but is still a place for myths and legends to live on and inspire new horror. On a stoney […]