America's Scariest Homes: 12 Real-Life Haunted Houses. These homes and hotels all over the U.S. have one thing in common: paranormal activity.
Take a tour of the country's creepiest dwellings from the safety of your own. Image Courtesy: Fang Guo, CC BY-ND 2.0 | View Full Photo Detail The infamous Chelsea Hotel in New York City is one of the area's spookiest landmarks. Top 10 Real-life Haunted Houses" Unlike many of the other houses on our list, you won't be able to take a tour of the Borley Rectory; the building caught fire and was ultimately demolished in 1944.
Built in 1863 at the request of the Rev. Henry Bull, the rectory had always provided its residents with plenty of ghost sightings [source: Taylor]. The source of the sightings was quickly traced back to a story of a nun and a monk who, centuries ago, fell in love and attempted to elope. They were caught, however, and the monk was hanged.
His would-be bride suffered an even worse fate, being walled up within her convent and left to die. Haunted Houses: Pictures, Videos, Breaking News. Gawker. I always wake up to ghosts hovering over me, standing beside my bed, or standing in the corner by my closet.
Once, there was an old lady next to me on the bed, sitting straight up with her hands folded in her lap, looking up at the ceiling. Sometimes they are old-fashioned looking, sometimes they are modern (like the dude in a polo with a popped collar). Sometimes they look like people, other times they are just kind of glowing outlines. My house is over 100 years old, but has only been in one family before I bought it. Haunted House Directory. The World's Most Haunted Places. Find Haunted Houses, Real Haunted Houses, haunted hayrides, haunted festivals and Halloween Events - HauntedHouse.com.
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