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True Crime1.6m viewsCreepy And Custom-Built Murder Rooms From Killers Around The WorldIt’s not uncommon for killers or serial sexual offenders to enact crimes in a controlled environment, such as one’s home or proper...
Strange True Stories2.2k voters14 Super Terrifying Haunted Asylums From Around The WorldThe history of insane asylums is plagued with terror and abuse. A multitude of asylum and psychiatric patients have lost their liv...
Chernobyl Disaster27.2k votersCreepy Stories From ChernobylOn April 26, 1986, one of the world's worst disasters occurred in the Ukrainian city of Pripyat (then part of the USSR). There was...
Reddit2.1m views21 People Describe The Scariest Places On EarthWhat do you think the scariest place on earth is? Some are obvious, and others are easy access, but what about the locations you m...
Tales from the Internet54.2k votersCreepy Stories From Psych Ward WorkersPsych ward stories have a spooky glamour to them, unmatched by any other spine-tingling tale. Haunted mental hospitals, spirits in...
Psychology164.1k viewsWelcome To Byberry, The Nightmarish Philadelphia Mental Hospital Of Death And DespairPhiladelphia State Hospital at Byberry was reportedly a horrific institution with many allegations of improper behavior over the y...
Wild Facts90.2k views10 Facts About Colma, California, AKA 'The City Of The Dead'Colma, CA, has an interesting distinction - it is a cemetery city made for dead San Franciscans. This city of the dead emerged whe...
Silent Hill956.9k viewsHorrifying Things About Centralia, The Real Life 'Silent Hill' Right Here In AmericaDesolate vistas, noxious gas, people sinking into the ground – no this isn’t a description of a scene from a horror film. It’s eve...
Graveyard Shift19.8k votersThese Are The Creepiest Natural Wonders You Can Actually VisitThe world is full of natural wonders, and many areas on our awesome Earth filled to the brim with their own creepy acts of univers...
Fact vs. Fiction1.4m viewsWhat May Have Actually Happened At The Amityville HouseSince 1977, a lake house in Amityville, New York, has been the subject of multiple books, television programs, and almost 15 movie...
Graveyard Shift3.5k voters12 Real And Terrifying Haunted HospitalsThe history of psychiatric hospitals throughout the world is pretty bleak. Patients were often admitted for minor reasons and then...
H. H. Holmes288.5k viewsTerrifying Death Traps From A Real Serial Killer’s Murder CastlePlenty of hotels have a few ghost stories to their name, but the sinister presence that stalked and murdered visitors to the World...
Graveyard Shift1.6k votersThe Creepiest Abandoned Towns and Cities in the WorldThere are places scattered across the globe that have been abandoned due to natural disasters, war, poverty, and technological "ad...
Graveyard Shift260.3k viewsRumors Of The 'Hicks Road Colony' Have Kept Drivers Away From The Area For YearsCalifornia has its fair share of myths and lore, and one of the most well-known San Jose urban legends involves stories of people ...
WTF3.9k votersThe Creepiest Abandoned Roadside Attractions EverPeople love roadside attractions and theme parks, and why wouldn't they? There's the anticipation, the expectation, the excitement...
Vermont106.7k viewsNumerous People Disappeared In Vermont's Bennington Triangle - No One Knows WhyThe verdant stretch of woodlands around Glastenbury Mountain in Vermont is deceptively serene. The area boasts legends about dange...
School71.6k views12 Creepy Abandoned Schools and Classrooms That Are Probably HauntedSome of the greatest (and campiest) horror flicks took place in schools: Carrie, Suspiria, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Prom Night. B...
Interesting680 voters12 Creepy Stories About Haunted LighthousesFor thousands of years, lighthouses have protected ships from smashing into rocks on dark and stormy nights. It is the noble job o...
WTF129k viewsIn 1987, Human Blood Began Oozing Out Of The Walls And Floors Of A Georgia HomeBlood pouring from the walls and soaking the floors is a horror movie trope often used to portray a home as evil. But in 1987, Min...
Most Dangerous41.2k viewsKitum Cave, Called 'The Cave Of Death,' Is Possibly One Of The Most Dangerous Places On EarthAlong the border between Kenya and Uganda sits the picturesque Mount Elgon, a 14,177-foot extinct volcano that acts as the centerp...