6 Spookiest Haunted Buildings EVER!
Having a contracting company dealing mainly with the construction industry, the fact that we love buildings hopefully comes as no surprise! What might shock and spook you, though, are some of the most haunted buildings EVER!
1. Waverly Hills Sanitorium – Kentucky, USA
Waverly Hills officially opened in 1910, to be used as a hospital for tuberculosis patients throughout the 1900s. It originally began as a two-storey building. However, after the need for constant repairs and a larger structure, it was gradually adapted to become a five-storey building which opened in 1926.
As many as 63,000 patients died there due to illness, mistreatment and experimental procedures carried out on patients. The sanitorium has featured on programmes including Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters and Most Haunted, which have picked up hauntings including ghosts of young boys walking, full-bodied apparitions, shadows, screams, footsteps and voices.
2. The Tower of London – London, England
The Tower of London is widely considered one of the most haunted places in England. Originally built in 1078 by William the Conqueror, it has a history of torture and execution linked to the building. The Tower Of London is arguably of the most haunted places in the UK, and even perhaps the world. Anne Boleyn’s ghost, wife of King Henry VIII, has been spotted walking the corridors near the place of her death.
Reports of two mysterious children walking through the building in nightgowns while holding hands are also somewhat regular. People believe they are the ghosts of two Princes who disappeared after being deemed illegitimate. The Princes were assumed to be murdered by their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester.
3. Fort George – The Citadel, Nova Scotia, Canada
This star-shaped fort is known to be Canada’s most haunted site. Originally built in 1749, several apparitions and other hauntings have been spotted within its walls. These include, but are not limited to:
- A little girl following tour groups and holding people’s hands.
- A soldier in uniform walking into a room in the old prison area and vanishing.
- Voices.
- Loud bangs.
- Knocks.
- Mists captured on film.
- Furniture moving.
- People being pushed.
4. Akershus Fortress – Oslo, Norway
The fortress, built around 1300, was a key defensive stronghold for Oslo. Some of the main deaths that took place during its time were when the building served as a prison and prisoners died during their sentences. It was also used as a prison pre-WWII.
It is said that Akershus is the most haunted place in Norway. Sightings include a dog of the name Malcanisen – translated to mean “The Vicious Dog”. Malcanisen guards the gates of the castle and anyone approached by it is said to be sentenced to an awful death in the following three months. A woman of the name Mantelgeisten has also been spotted, emerging from the darkness in a full length robe and without a face.
5. Ancient Ram Inn – Gloucestershire, England
The Ancient Ram Inn, built in 1145, is rumoured to be perhaps the most haunted house in the world. Built on two ley lines, the Inn is placed where many believe to be a conductor of spiritual activity. Reports from the house do not disappoint. An ancient Pagan burial ground is also supposed to have resided in the area over 5,000 years ago.
Guests at the inn speak of fleeing in the middle of the night after seeing full-bodied apparitions. What’s more, they also report feelings of being touched or pulled and hearing voices. The current owner, John, has referenced being pulled out of bed by his arm and dragged across the room of his very first night sleeping there. Since that night, he has discovered broken daggers, evidence of devil worship and ritual sacrifice, and perhaps most terrifying of all, the skeletons of two children under the staircase.
6. Castle of Good Hope – Cape Town, South Africa
The Castle of Good Hope was built in the 17th century and it was originally a place for ships to replenish their stocks. It currently serves as the country’s oldest colonial building. Some of the stories surrounding the building are enough to terrify. One of the main hauntings is that of former governor Pieter Gysbert van Noodt. On 23 April 1728, he sentenced seven soldiers to death for trying to desert the military. Later that same day, van Noodt mysteriously died. The story goes that one of the soldiers placed a curse on him that he must watch their hangings. When he didn’t show, he was later found dead on his desk with a look of terror on his face.
Other reports of from the haunted building include a man seen jumping off the side of the castle and walking between the bastions Leerdam and Oranje. Another sighting is of the Lady In Grey witnessed running through the castle crying hysterically (who hasn’t been seen since a woman’s body was found and removed in recent excavations). Finally, the bell tower clock randomly rings of its own accord. This is apparently after a soldier was found hanging from the bell rope.
How do you feel about spooky buildings? Would you explore, or would you avoid?