Akodessewa Fetish Market, Togo
Togo’s Akodessewa Fetish Market is the Holy Grail for voodoo practitioners. Whether you’re looking for good-luck charms or talismans for negating the most evil of curses, this strange market is where you’ll find all paraphernalia associated with the dark arts.
Bhangarh,Rajsthan,India
Situated
at the edge of the Sariska tiger reserve, the city of Bhangarh was, according
to local legend, cursed by a magician and burnt to ashes in a day. Even though
visitors can be seen here during the day, they aren’t allowed before sunrise
and after sunset because of resident ghosts which are believed to haunt the
city at night.
Jamali Kamali Masjid, Delhi,
Indiadia
Jamali and Kamali were two Sufi saints who preached at this mosque located in the famous Mehrauli Archaeological Complex and lie buried in the tomb within. It is said that this tranquil mosque is haunted by djinns, who try to converse with the visitors in animal voices.
Jamali and Kamali were two Sufi saints who preached at this mosque located in the famous Mehrauli Archaeological Complex and lie buried in the tomb within. It is said that this tranquil mosque is haunted by djinns, who try to converse with the visitors in animal voices.
Aokigahara,Japan
Popularly
known as Aokigahara suicide forest, this is one of the world’s most famous
suicide locations. Japanese astrologers believe that the suicides committed in
the forest have imbued the trees in this forest with strange powers generating
paranormal activity and preventing many who enter from escaping the forest's
depths.
Hashima Island, Japan
Hashima
is a deserted island 15km away from the port of Nagasaki. The island was
acquired by the Mitsubishi Corporation in 1890 which used it as a base for
underwater coal mining. Thousands of prisoners died at the island because of
miserable living conditions and coal mining accidents. The mines were closed in
1974, and the island was abandoned for 35 years before being reopened for
visitors in 2009. It’s considered one of the most haunted spots in Japan.
Hellfire Club, Ireland
Perched
on a hill, high above the city of Dublin, this was originally built as a
hunting lodge in 1725. Stories of animal and human sacrifices abound leading to
speculation that the devil himself visited his followers here. Visitors often
report an odd stench emanating from within the lodge.
Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic
Sedlec
Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic Church which has been constructed largely
with, hold your breath, human bones. Expect bone chandeliers, garlands of
skulls and even seats made of bones.
Tuol Sleng, Cambodia
Tuol
Sleng, a school in Phnom Penh, was used as a place for detention during the
infamous Khmer Rouge regime. Prisoners were chained up in their cells,
prohibited to talk to one another, and interrogated using an array of barbaric
techniques including electric shocks, burning with iron rods, and
water-boarding. The ghosts of those who perished are believed to still haunt
the building.
Paris Catacombs, France
Faced
with a paucity of cemeteries in 1785, Paris’s rulers decided to exhume and
relocate corpses in empty quarries. These catacombs – essentially subterranean
corridors – stacked with six million skeletons are decidedly the unromantic
side of the French capital.
