When you think of spine‑tingling tales, you probably picture creaking floors, phantom whispers, and unseen hands tracing icy patterns on your cheek. The phrase “10 more haunted” instantly conjures images of dark corridors, abandoned towns, and restless spirits that refuse to be forgotten. Below, we dive into ten eerie locations that have earned a reputation for unsettling visitors with phantom footsteps, mournful cries, and inexplicable phenomena.
Why These 10 More Haunted Sites Will Give You Goosebumps
10 Ancient Ram Inn
Just a short 40‑minute drive from Bristol, tucked away in Wotton‑under‑Edge, stands the Ancient Ram Inn. Dating back to 1145, this building proudly claims the title of Britain’s most haunted house. Constructed atop a pagan burial ground, it is said to sit on ley lines that stretch toward the legendary Stonehenge.
The inn originally housed the laborers and slaves who erected the nearby St. Mary’s Church. Because watercourses had to be rerouted around the church, locals believe a portal opened, releasing a surge of dark energy. In 1968 the property changed hands, moving from a priest’s residence to a private owner.
John Humphries, the new proprietor, experienced a terrifying first night when he claimed invisible forces seized him and dragged him across his bedroom. Determined to uncover the cause, he searched the premises and discovered evidence of ritual sacrifices, as well as skeletal remains of children who appeared to have been slain with daggers.
Although his family abandoned him, Humphries remained at the inn until his death in 2017. Today, reports speak of lingering spirits: a witch burned at the stake, shadowy monks, and even a Roman centurion still haunting the corridors.
The inn now belongs to Humphries’s daughter, Caroline, who welcomes paranormal investigators, curious tourists, and brave souls eager to step inside this centuries‑old specter‑filled dwelling.
9 Africana Library
The Kimberley Public Library first opened its doors on July 23, 1887, before being transformed in 1984 into the Africana Research Library—one of Southern Africa’s premier research institutions. Nestled in Kimberley, Northern Cape, the building has long been whispered about as one of the country’s most haunted locations.
The library’s inaugural librarian, Bertrand Dyer, was caught in a pricing scam and, in a desperate act of shame, swallowed arsenic in 1908. He endured a harrowing three‑day battle with the poison before succumbing, yet his spectral presence is said to linger.
Visitors often report seeing Dyer’s ghost pacing the aisles, occasionally rearranging the countless volumes on the shelves. Legend has it that if a patron can’t locate a particular title, simply shouting its name will summon Dyer to retrieve it.
8 Lawang Sewu
Lawang Sewu, meaning “Thousand Doors” in Javanese, served as the Dutch East Indies Railway Company’s headquarters in Semarang, Central Java. Boasting 600 windows and a maze‑like arrangement of doors and arches, the colonial complex feels like an architectural labyrinth.
During World War II, Japanese troops seized the building and converted its B‑building basement into a grim prison. Many detainees were murdered, and today, witnesses claim the restless, headless spirits of those prisoners still wander the corridors. A Dutch woman who took her own life is also said to appear.
Although the Indonesian government has worked to refurbish the site and promote it as a non‑spooky tourist attraction, ghost tours remain the most lucrative draw for curious travelers.
7 Masada Fortress
Herod the Great erected Masada as a grand palace‑complex on the edge of the Judean Desert in the last century BC. When the Romans conquered Judea in the first century AD, the fortress became a Jewish stronghold. Facing inevitable defeat, the inhabitants chose mass suicide over capture.
Centuries later, Byzantine monks built a hermetic monastery atop the ruins, and the site lay abandoned for roughly 13 centuries until its rediscovery in 1828. Designated a national park in 1966, Masada now welcomes tourists via a cable‑car route introduced in 1977, showcasing storerooms, palaces, and Roman baths.
Yet the tragic souls who perished there still make their presence felt. Visitors reporting eerie screams echoing across the cliffs or fleeting apparitions of the desperate souls attest to the lingering sorrow that haunts this historic stronghold.
6 La Noria Ghost Town
Deep within Chile’s Atacama Desert lies La Noria, a once‑thriving salt‑peter mining town founded in 1826. At its peak, the settlement boasted a bustling church, lively shops, and a school for its thousands of residents.
The town’s decline began with fierce competition, a devastating fire in 1901, and the discovery of synthetic salt‑peter during World I, which rendered the local industry obsolete. As opportunities vanished, families abandoned their homes, leaving belongings scattered across the desert.
Following the exodus, looters pillaged the town and its cemetery, leaving coffins and skeletal remains exposed. An unsettling legend tells of disturbed spirits rising from broken graves at sunset, marching through the empty streets in silent protest. Witnesses claim to hear screams and disembodied voices echoing through the ruins.
5 Hotel Union Øye
Perched in Norway’s Sunmmøre Alps, the Hotel Union Øye has welcomed royalty—Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, King Haakon VII of Norway—and even author Arthur Conan Doyle. Its picturesque setting masks a darker narrative.
The hotel’s famed Blue Room is rumored to have been the haunt of a young servant girl named Linda and a German officer in the 1800s. After the officer’s wife refused his divorce request, he took his own life. Grief‑stricken, Linda drowned herself in the nearby fjord.
Modern guests report hearing mournful sobbing and waking to find Linda’s apparition perched on their beds. To confront the Blue Room’s spirit, the hotel provides a silver bowl of garlic as a protective talisman; daring visitors may leave the bowl outside the door for a full‑on ghostly encounter.
4 Village of Ghostly Voices
In 1790, pioneers Obadiah Higginbotham and Jonathan Randall migrated from Rhode Island to the rugged Ragged Hills of Pomfret, Connecticut, establishing a settlement they called Bara‑Hack—Welsh for “breaking of bread.”
The duo founded Higginbotham Linen Wheels, supplying flax‑spinning services to the region. Bara‑Hack flourished, boasting a mill, waterwheel, grand homes, slave quarters, and a cemetery. After the founders’ deaths, the village gradually emptied, and by the Civil War era, it was completely abandoned.
Today, the derelict site attracts paranormal investigators. Night‑time visitors claim to see a ghostly infant and a floating, bearded visage in the cemetery, alongside phantom horse‑drawn buggies and the distant sounds of long‑dead farm animals. The area is now known as the “village of ghostly voices” and remains off‑limits, perched on private property.
3 Pousada Serra da Estrela
The Pousada Serra da Estrela, a luxurious five‑star hotel in Portugal, offers breathtaking vistas of the Serra da Estrela mountain range alongside world‑class amenities.
Originally erected in 1936 as a treatment facility for railway workers afflicted with terminal illnesses, the building later served the Portugal Society of Sanitoriums, caring for a broad range of patients. By 1980, most occupants had passed away, and the sanatorium shuttered.
Ever since, rumors of lingering souls have swirled. Guests occasionally report glimpses of specters—former tuberculosis patients—wandering the opulent halls and corridors after dark.
2 Witkowice Forest
Poland dazzles visitors with its vibrant cities, fairy‑tale castles, and the somber reminder of Auschwitz. Yet, hidden among its natural wonders lies a darker side: haunted sites such as the Skull Chapel, Warsaw’s eerie asylum, and the Wieliczka Salt Mine. The Witkowice Forest adds a chilling chapter to this list.
In 2001, nine local students planned an overnight trek into the woods. Around 8:30 p.m., an elderly man warned them against entering, but the group dismissed his caution and pressed on—never to be seen again. Their friends, frustrated by a hesitant police response, launched their own search, uncovering a camera believed to belong to the missing students. Developed photos revealed blurred figures shrouded in a thick mist within the forest.
The tale mirrors the horror classic The Blair Witch Project, with rumors of a mist‑producing deity that claimed the lives of the students. The forest’s history of a massive fire and unexplained deaths fuels ongoing speculation.
1 Obvodny Canal
Saint Petersburg’s Obvodny Canal, the city’s longest waterway, was dug between the late 1700s and early 1800s. Over time, it became too shallow for large vessels, now limited to small boats, and earned the grim nickname “Suicide Canal” due to the high number of self‑inflicted deaths and attempts.
Survivors of suicide attempts describe an unseen force tugging them beneath the water’s surface. Some claim to have witnessed a woman in white gliding beneath the canal before vanishing in an instant.
Legend holds that during its early construction, workers complained of severe headaches and sudden violent outbursts. Some attribute this to a curse unleashed when the canal cut through an ancient pagan burial ground, cementing its reputation as one of Russia’s most haunted locales.