Ghosts, Hauntings and Other Spookies

When you think of busting ghosts, you probably think of Bill Murray, Kate Mckinnon, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and sexist trolls on Twitter having a conniption. You probably don't think of Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, or the renowned English author Charles Dickens. And yet, Charles Dickens was an actual, real life ghost hunter during his lifetime (alas, he was born too soon to have his own ghost hunting TV show shot in infrared).

A US woman had trouble sleeping so she decided to set up a camera to observe her restless nights.

Iris Alamo claimed to be asleep in her Chicago bedroom when the bedroom door suddenly flew open.

Footage shows Alamo was the only person in the room at the time, and there is no explanation for the unusual event.

Something about coastal cities makes them prime spots for ghost stories. Maybe it’s because these cities have centuries of history; maybe it’s the way the breeze from the water makes buildings croak and groan in ghoulish ways. Either way, coastal cities and ghost tours go hand-in-hand. In one of these cities, the true story can be just as scary as the ghost story.

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Jessica Smith, 25, was taking photographs of her and boyfriend Cody Rudland along with the newlyweds at the reception when the 'ghost selfie' was captured

The image of a young girl in the middle of the road being run through by a car gripped viewers around the world but it wasn't as it seemed

One day, around 1856, Mrs. Manrow's sister and niece came to visit. They had been traveling around Hawaii (then often called "the Sandwich Islands") and brought with them some unexpected baggage, as the Manrows soon found out. Soon, odd things began to happen around the mansion. Items flew around rooms unprovoked. The salt and sugar were often found switched in their dishes. Once, most alarmingly, Mr. Manrow narrowly dodged an axe thrown at him by no one while he was walking through the kitchen.

The 17th-century ruins of the village of Lawers include views, solitude and one restless spirit.

Be careful what you say when speaking to ghosts. Sometimes they answer, as a Colonial Williamsburg overnight guest found out one night when taunting the spirit of none other than Thomas Jefferson. Hearing midnight pacing in the hall, the guest, knowing that Jefferson had lodged in the historic Market Square Tavern long ago, jokingly called out “Goodnight, Tom.”

A former U.S. prison that opened in 1829 and tried to reform criminals through isolation has been called 'one of the most haunted locations in the world.'

Thanks to fairy tales and legends of the Blair Witch variety, a dense, dark forest can elicit feelings of dread. And while most spooky moments can be chalked up to our campfire imaginations running wild, some places around the world carry legitimately terrifying histories that are much harder to brush off with a nervous laugh. From woods with high-pitched screams echoing through the trees to the tragic site of hundreds of deaths, these seven forests are certainly not for the faint of heart.

With Halloween just around the corner, instead of dressing up in a scaring costume why not celebrate the spookiest time of the year at a haunted house?

Imagine this: you head out on a camping trip with a couple of your best buds, with the intent of spending a few nights in gorgeous wilderness. You huddle around a campfire, singing kumbaya as you munch on smores and hotdogs, all while enjoying the tranquility of nature. 

Colonial Williamsburg is amping up the fright factor by allowing visitors stay in their Haunted Colonial Houses for the first time.

The Garden of England is said to have some of the most haunted towns, villages and tourist sites in the country. See below for what are believed to be some of the most haunted places in Kent. Will...

“Growing up, I was always interested in ghosts and UFOs, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, all of that stuff,” says filmmaker Tom Wyrsch, of Petaluma, writer-director of the soon-to-materialize “Haunted Sonoma County.” “But out of all of those things, ghosts always seemed the most possible. I think there’s something about the idea of ghosts, hauntings, haunted houses, that just makes sense to me.”

Want to feel a cold shiver down your spine? Travel to some of these seriously scary places close to home...and beyond!

Tinley Park District invites paranormal group

Eureka Springs is widely known as a great wedding destination as well as place with lots of haunted happenings. Rich in history, the entire downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. So that means there are a lot of great stories to hear about a town founded in 1879.

Searching for the best place to get your spook on this Halloween season? We've got the top 25 most haunted places in the nation!

The Lone Star State is so haunted, it even conjured up the likes of the cast and crew of TLC's "Ghost Adventures" earlier this year. The show filmed at a bridge in Denton (pictured above), thought to be haunted by a man who was reportedly killed by the KKK in 1938.

Haunted Rhode Island library in Ghost Hunters. The TAPS team investigate paranormal activity at this New England library.

If you're a believer in astrology, you know that where we fall within the zodiac helps determine our strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes. And if you don't believe in the zodiac... well, you don't have to be an astrology nut to appreciate these haunted locales. Everyone loves a good ghost story. If you're already feeling the spirit of Halloween (because it's totally appropriate to celebrate Halloween 365 days a year) and you're having a hard time picking a place that'll give you a real fright, keep reading and try not to get goosebumps. I double dog dare you.

If you consider yourself a ghost hunter, of sorts, then chances are you’re also into a little bit of haunted travel.

From the Eiffel Tower to the Great Wall of China, Travel Channel shares some of the hottest travel destinations around the world that are also said to be haunted.