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Haunted Houses and Creepy things to doDo you have the bottle to spend a night in a Haunted house? How about walking down to reception in the middle of a cold Winter's night in a castle that's known to be haunted? What about staying in a haunted hotel room on your own. Are the quiet noises and groans you can hear just the heating system ?  What about the window panes rattling and the badly fitting doors creaking
and tapping. Is that just the wind coming through the tiles and under the door or through the eaves? How about the shadows that dance in the moonlight, running
across the wall, making faces and shapes in the twilight. It's probably just a cloud or a branch blowing in the wind but are you prepared to check behind the
curtains to see if there's a face at the window? Doing something creepy can be a lot of fun and give you a spine tingling buzz.
Everybody has heard a ghost story or listened to an urban legend. Most stories are just dismissed as complete nonsense or an overactive imagination. However, many cannot  be explained and others seem to be rare physical events that actually take place. There are certain building which repeatedly have 'sightings' or
where 'strange phenomena' occur. Sometimes these occurrences may be perceptible to the senses. Often these building are labelled as haunted and depending on
your outlook are either to be avoided at all cost or they will draw you like a moth to a light. A few of these places are listed below.
Haunted Houses, Castles, Hotels 
The stories of 
and the dungeons in York, London, Edinburgh & Hamburg show how cruel people can be. However, with all these horrors there is still a fascination that draws people to see it for themselves. There are a number of towns with a rich ghostly history and an abundance of spooky stories. To satisfy the curious, ghost tours are available. A few of the more popular ghost walks are: The tours will lead you through narrow passageways, dim courtyards, and a warren of old buildings to the places were ghostly figures have been seen. These tours are good fun and often pick out features that are often missed by the casual observer. Did you know for example that some coffins were built high into the walls of churchs so that the person could be closer to God? 
Some people may also be aware of people or creatures who have unholy ways of life. These have origins that go back centuries like the witches or the Vampires. For those with an interest in the famous Pendle Hill Witches a trip to the Pendle Heritage centre in Lancashire may be of interest. For those interested in Vampires the Dracula walk in Whitby is a must. |
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