The Whaley House – San Diego, California, USA

It is said to be the most haunted place in the United States, the Whaley House was built in 1857 by Thomas Whaley on land that was partially a cemetery.  Nothing gets the ghouls stirring like invading their home.  Ghosts that inhabit the home include a young girl who was accidentally hanged on the property, the ghost of the thief Yankee Jim Robinson who was clubbed to death and can be heard on the stairway where he died, and the younHere  are some other good stories as well.

g red-headed Whaley daughter who is claimed to sometimes appear in such realistic form that visitors think she is a real child.  Author deTraci Regula has had her fare share of experiences there as well: “Over the years, while dining across the street at the Old Town Mexican Cafe, I became accustomed to noticing that the shutters of the second-story windows [of the Whaley House] would sometimes open while we ate dinner, long after the house was closed for the day. On a recent visit, I could feel the energy in several spots in the house, particularly in the courtroom, where I also smelled the faint scent of a cigar, supposedly Whaley’s calling card. In the hallway, I smelled perfume, initially attributing that to the young woman acting as docent, but some later surreptitious sniffing in her direction as I talked to her about the house revealed her to be scent-free.”  Furthermore, famed psychic Sybil Leek claimed to have sensed several spirits there, and world renowned ghost hunger Hanz Holzer considers it one of the true haunted spots in the United States.  Check out the Whaley House website  for stories, history and lots of photos. 

The Borley Rectory – Borley, England

England is widely known as a land haunted by spirits, and the Borley Rectory claims to be the most haunted place in England.  The rectory was built in 1863 next to the Borley Church as a home for Reverend Henry Bull.  After its construction it became the site of intense poltergeist activity such as spontaneous displacement of objects, strange odors, cold spots, the sound of galloping horses and ghostly apparitions.  The rectory was destroyed by fire in 1939 but photos of the ruins still contained odd images and unexplained elements.  Captain W. H. Gregson, one of the last residents there, reported seeing the ghost of a nun wondering the grounds.  People even reported seeing Gregson being accompanied by a lady in a gray cloak and a bald man in a long black jacket.  Perhaps the most disturbing activity occurred around Marianne, the wife of Reverend Lionel Foster, who took residence in the house in 1930.  An entity of some kind tried to communicate with Marianne through scratching messages on walls  and the whole episode was captured on camera.  Also photographed was a floating brick and a floating ribbon-like apparition.  To this day odd images show up in photographs and as recently as 2000 a photo was taken with a mysterious orb floating in the background.

Raynham Hall – Norfolk, England

Raynham Hall is one of the most famous haunted places in the world due largely in part to its most famous ghost, the Brown Lady, who was captured on film   in 1936 in what is said to be one of the most authentic ghost photos every taken.  The Unexplained Site describes one of the first encounters with the spirit: “The first known sighting happened during the 1835 Christmas season. Colonel Loftus, who happened to be visiting for the holidays, was walking to his room late one night when he saw a strange figure ahead of him. As he tried to gain a better look, the figure promptly disappeared. The next week, the Colonel again came upon the woman. He described her as a noble woman who wore a brown satin dress. Her face seemed to glow, which highlighted her empty eye sockets.” The photo has been examined multiple times by experts who all confirm it is authentic and untouched.  The Brown Lady is said to have been confined in a room by her husband, unable to see her children.  She soon perished in the room and has continued to haunt Raynham Hall clad in her brown dress.

Bhangarh Fort, India

Bhangarh Fort is on way from Jaipur to Alwar in Rajasthan, India. According to a legend, Singhia, a black magic  tantrik cursed the palace that everybody would die in the palace and  their souls will stay there for centuries without rebirth. Another  interesting point is, all the houses in this area are without roofs  because whenever a house is built with roof, the roof collapses. This is the called most haunting place in India. People who  visit this place experience anxiety and restlessness. It is said that  nobody returns from this place that stays there after dark. Government  prohibited this area from staying after sunset. You will find a board  installed by Archaeological Survey of India displaying “Staying after  sunset is strictly prohibited in this area”.