Blog:Grust's Top 6 Haunted Locations

I believe in ghosts and the supernatural, there I said it. And since it's the Halloween season, I decided to take a look at what I think are my most favorite and memorable haunted locations.

6. 112 Ocean Avenue: Also known as the Amityville House. It's well known for its movies, but it is a real house and a mass murder took place in it. A second family did indeed movie in afterwards and did leave after only 28 days. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren do believe the house to be haunted with demonic activity but the city denies this. However is the denial because there really is no portal to Hell, or because the tourists are getting annoying and they want to hide it?

5. Bobby Mackey's Music World: This music venue was built over an old slaughterhouse. Over a century before, two devil worshipers murdered a woman and took her severed head over a blood well (or whatever you called those holes that let blood flow to the river). This act of pure evil, supposedly opened a portal to Hell. In addition to demonic activity, the spirits of the men also reportedly haunt the place. During an exorcism, a possessed man ended up saying I Ma Natas (Look that up backwards). There is one friendly spirit of a woman named Johana who killed herself after her father killed her lover. Bobby Mackey's Music World was even covered in the very first episode of Ghost Adventures.

4. Winchester Mystery House: According to legend, Sarah Winchester, widow of William Wurt Winchester, was haunted by the ghosts of people killed by the Winchester rifle created by her late husband. To appease the spirits, Sarah built this mansion without any master design, creating a massive maze anyone could easily get lost in. Construct of this house supposedly continued until Sarah finally died. Today it's a popular tourist attract in San Jose, California.

3. The Exorcist House: Remember the scariest movie of all time, The Exorcist? It's based off a true story of an exorcism. And this house is where a 13 yer old boy lived who had to go through a month long exorcism to rid himself of a demonic entity. While the exorcism was a success, it's believed this house with its reputation now sits on a vortex. A few years ago, a live exorcism took place in the house to free it of evil, but if the vortex is not sealed, it may be a futile effort. Will this house ever truly be free of evil, or should it be torn down and blessed? You decide.

2. Aokigahara: Also known as the Sea of Trees and more infamously, the Suicide forest, is a forest in Japan that is dense with trees that sun very rarely ever hits the ground. As its nickname suggests, this area is very popular with people wanting to commit suicide. Signs around the entrance to the forest suggest suicide hotlines and there's even a job to go to the forest to search for bodies. Many believe the forest to be haunted by yūrei, the ghosts of the dead in Japanese folklore.

One quick Honorable mention:

Himuro Mansion: Does that name sound familiar? If you played the first Fatal Frame game, it should as it's the main setting for the game. This is an actual urban legend in Japan, believe it or an administrator will be forced to watch the Garbage Pail Kids movie. And according to legend, the mansion was built over a spot where bad karma gathers or a portal to Hell. To keep it sealed the family actually did do a Strangling Ritual every 50 years. But one day the Ritual failed and the evil spilled out. Some say the family is still looking to complete the ritual. Sadly it's only an urban legend and even if it did happen, no one really knows where this mansion is now, which is why I left it off the list.

Number 1:

Lucedio Abbey: Lucedio...Lucifer... Located in Italy, this monastery was built in the 12th century by some monks. These monks stopped believing in God and turned to a dark master (not my Dark Masters, one even worse), Satan. For several years, the monks committed acts of great and unspeakable evil within the walls of the abbey and began summoning a dark entity. Eventually the Pope found out and ordered the execution of the monks. Though the evil monks were slain, the damage had been done. An unspeakable evil had claimed the monastery. To keep it sealed, several priests kept watch over the abbey, becoming mummified in the process. A famous spot in Lucedio is the weeping pillar which according to legend, weeps because of the evil it had seen. As for the demon, it is said if you look upon it, you are driven to madness. Some claims you will even be driven to suicide. The amount of evil that took place there makes it my choice for the number 1 haunted location in the world.

Now there are tons of other locations for paranormal activity that I didn't add like some old castles in the UK or the Vilisca Axe Murder house but you can't add them all. Do you have a favorite haunted location? Do you believe in the supernatural? Should I send an administrator to these spots for my amusement? Let me know in the comments.

