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Located along the Arabian Sea, Dumas Beach is considered one of the most haunted places in Gujarat. The beach is renowned for two things, one for its black sand and other for being haunted! It is said that Dumas Beach was once used as a Hindu burial ground and hence is possessed by several haunting spirits that never left the region. Folklore explains that the existence of black sand is because of amount of ash created by burning the dead which got mixed with white sand of the beach and turned dark in shade.

Built in 1145, the Ancient Ram Inn is a former priest's residence, inn and public house; it is also the oldest building in England's Wotton-Under-Edge. Long before the building's construction, its story begins in the low-lying wetlands near Potter's Pond. This land sits on the intersection of 2 Ley Lines, areas that certain people believe contain significantly high spiritual energy. Using a map, these lines can be traced directly to England's most famous sacred site, Stonehenge. Legend has it that the energy from Stonehenge travels the Ley Lines to feed the property's paranormal power. Additionally, the site is home to a 5,000-year-old Pagan burial ground.

The building first housed masons, slaves and workers who were constructing St. Mary's Church. Located directly across the street from the Ancient Ram Inn, streams on the inn's grounds had to be diverted around the church's site. Many believe the redirecting of water on the Ancient Ram Inn site opened up a portal for dark energy.

One of the most well-known legends surrounding this haunted English house is that of a witch who was burned at the stake. The burning occurred in the 1500s at the height of prosecutions against those who did not practice government-sanctioned Christianity. Many believe this woman's spirit still haunts one of the Ancient Ram Inn's rooms because she took refuge there shortly before she was captured and killed. Today this room is called the "The Witch's Room."

Sole Occupant
In the late 1960s, a man named John Humphries protected the building and its story by bravely making the Ancient Ram Inn his home. John bought the house in 1968, and he was introduced to the angry ghosts his first night in his new home. After going to sleep, he claims a demonic force grabbed his arm and dragged him out of bed and across the room.

John Humphries is now in his 80s and is the only living occupant of the Ancient Ram Inn. He has dedicated the later years of his life to preserving this old building, and it's cost him nearly everything. His wife and 3 daughters left this haunted old building and the man hell bent on safeguarding it.

Inside his home, Humphries has found evidence of ritual sacrifice and Devil worship. Even more disturbing, he discovered the skeletal remains of children under the staircase. Within the skeletons were found broken daggers, which he believes were used in a deadly ritual and then broken, so that they could never be used again.

John Humphries claims that he continues to be haunted and attacked by the violent entities residing in the Ancient Ram Inn. Join the Ghost Adventures crew as they endure a dangerous and frightening lockdown in one of England's most haunted buildings. A night at Ancient Ram Inn will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Mohatta Palace was built by Seth Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta, a Marwari businessman, in 1927. He was a friend of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

The government of Pakistan decided, just after the partition, to requisition one residence of people who owned more than one for establishing government offices.

Since Seth Mohatta owned more than one house the government decided to requisition Mohatta Palace for the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Today we are going to 300 years ago to see what happened in kuldhara village. Some 300 years ago, it used to be a prosperous village of Paliwal Brahmins under the state of Jaisalmer. According to the legend, the evil eyes of Salim Singh, the powerful and debauched prime minister of the state, fell on the daughter of the village head and he desired to marry her by force. Join me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/bhakunirahul7......Join me YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCuyaFdm_8Kn46SVtNm1L38Q/feed

The Hoia-Baciu Forest is located in Cluj County, Transylvania, which is in the north-western part of Romania. Many people travel to Transylvania for Dracula tourism, thinking they might be able to visit the spookiest site just through following this vampire. Although there are plenty of cool places to visit when chasing Dracula (namely, Bran Castle and Poenari Castle), the real fright in Transylvania can be found in this forest. 

The forest covers over 250 hectares and is known as Romania’s Bermuda Triangle and as the “World’s Most Haunted Forest” because of all the freaky and unexplainable events that have happened in the forest.

OCT 16, 2018



Grandfather clock donated by Helen's family

Research provided by Associate Professor of History Bethany Keenan.

In 1918, a young woman passed away just three weeks after beginning her education at Coe. It’s now been 100 years and some are convinced her spirit never left campus.

Helen Esther Roberts, the Voorhees ghost, was a first-year student from Strawberry Point, Iowa. She fell victim to the Spanish Flu epidemic — her ghost story includes both a history of Coe and things that go bump in the middle of the night.

On Oct. 9, 1918, with 200 cases, it was clear the epidemic had arrived in the area. The following day the number of cases tripled and Cedar Rapids found itself forced to close schools, churches and public meeting areas.

On Oct. 19, 1918, Coe announced that eighteen-year-old Helen Roberts died of Spanish influenza-induced pneumonia. The flu epidemic continued for several weeks and by Oct. 24 there were a reported 2,375 cases throughout the city.

Helen was laid to rest in Strawberry Point with Coe professor Dr. Charles T. Hickok and his wife in attendance. In an effort to preserve Helen’s memory, her parents donated a handsome grandfather clock to Voorhees dormitory. They also endowed a scholarship in her name which continues to be awarded 100 years later.

It is difficult to pinpoint when Helen’s legacy transitioned from tragic death to ghost story but by the seventies, Helen was a permanent fixture on campus.

Encounters with Helen include sightings of a figure or feeling a cold breeze near the clock and phone calls received with a weak unknown girl’s voice on the other end. Voorhees women report being locked out their rooms, electrical items that turn on and off unexpectedly and pictures falling from the walls. It is rumored that Helen does not approve of gentlemen visitors in the women’s dorms, and she is not afraid to let them know. The women of Helen’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, appear to suffer more sightings than others. Although Helen’s actions are unnerving they’re never mean or vindictive as she is a friendly ghost.

The biggest discrepancy is the location of her death. While all agree she died in Voorhees, the exact location is unknown. Research indicates that Helen died on the second floor, which was used as an infirmary during the Spanish influenza epidemic.

With the context of Helen’s death removed, what remains is the story of a young woman cheated out of her college experience. Perhaps this explains her varied attempts at pranks with Voorhees residents and her Tri-Delt sisters.

So on this 100th anniversary of Helen’s passing, take time to reminisce on your Coe experience — the experience that Helen never had. And if you happen to see or hear from Helen, give her a warm Kohawk welcome.