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.
How big can a haunted area be? Can the whole of Wailua on Kauai Island be haunted? The place certainly seems steeped in tales of Night Marchers and a procession of the dead, making their way down the river to the afterlife.
In the depths of the Kaneana Cave in Hawaii, sometimes also called Makua Cave, spirits are said to linger. Some say that the Shark God Nanaue used to drag his victim to this place, and even though he was killed for his crimes, is he truly gone?
At first sight the end of the Ka’ena Point State Park seems like just as any tropical paradise in Hawaii. But behind the beauty are the legends, and this end of the trail is believed to be the portal to the afterlife and where wandering spirits not accepted are left to roam.
According to legend, there are plenty of shadows waiting along the Kapaa Quarry Road after dark. From the vanishing hitchhikers to the strange Menehune people from Hawaiian folklore, do not stop for anything when driving through.
Thought to be struck by an ancient curse because they didn’t respect the holy locations around the hotel when building, the Kona Sheraton Resort was believed to be haunted from the start. Strange occurrences and unexplained accidents and injuries plagued the Big Island hotel for years. After making amends, can they now invite guest back?
For a long time now, the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel has been said to be haunted by a lady in red. Some think that she might have been a guest staying at the resort, but many also claim that the spirit must be Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes.
Once a grand resort for people visiting Kauai, Hawaii, the Coco Palms Resort now only houses ghosts. Lingering in the shadows there are spirits from ancient times, resort staff and if we are to believe in all the haunted rumors, Elvis himself.
It’s not only sandy beaches and blue water you can find at Polihale Beach on Kauai. If you go far enough out, legend has it you can also find the cliffs of Ha‘ele‘ele, the gateway to the afterlife.
Covered in leaf and seaweed, the Green Lady of Wahiawa is said to haunt the forest on O’ahu Island in Hawaii. Once a mother who lost her children, she is still searching for them.
Goddess of fire and volcanoes in Hawaiian mythology, the ghost of Madame Pele is said to haunt the islands. As an old woman hitchhiking along the road to a beautiful woman warning about a volcanic eruption, this goddess never left the islands.
The haunted hotel known as The Volcano House in Hawaii is believed to be haunted, not only by ghosts, but also by the goddess of fire and volcanoes.