The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Gruesome Ghoul of Edinburgh's Greyfriars Graveyard

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A burying ground located in the desert city of El Paso, Texas, Concordia Cemetery is known as the burial place of more than just a few infamous gunslingers and old west outlaws. The first burial took place in 1856, and since then, more than 60,000 people have been buried there. It is the only known Chinese cemetery in all of Texas and is one of the oldest! To see the spirits of Texas for yourself, join us for a San Antonio or Austin ghost tour! A Bit About Concordia He went on to achieve movie stardom in his mid-50s, playing obsessively well-dressed, pedantic characters that never strayed too far from his vibrant personality. At a time when studios demanded that artists keep their sexuality closeted, Webb never hid that the fact that he was gay. His wit and charm also made him a popular figure on the Hollywood party circuit and as a host of lavish gala affairs. As you enter the Flodden Wall arch, turn right and there are headstones of the graves directly on the wall. We know these clauses didn’t work. Body snatching was to rumble on throughout the city, raids on kirkyards being carried out both by students and professional body snatchers, right up until that fateful day in October 1828 when murders of Burke and Hare were discovered. It may be famous because of its links to the Beatles but apparently, there are more than just tourists lingering around.

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Sadly, however, most of the lairs are damaged in some way or another, but on the plus side, you can pretty much walk into each one along the ‘strip’, wondering if the inhabitants are still interred or not. Harry Potter Character– Professor Minerva McGonagall, professor at Hogwarts, portrayed by Maggie Smith Rumours about cults meeting in the cemetery and holding ceremonies in the ruins of the cemetery started. The local newspaper, Highgate Express and Hampstead started receiving letters from frightened individuals who went through various ghostly encounters. One man wrote that his car was broken down near the cemetery, and he was terrified to have seen an apparition with red eyes glaring at him through the cemetery’s gates.The mausoleum itself also has little peace for it has been broken into a couple of times in recent years. The first was in 1999 when a homeless man was seeking shelter and managed to break into the tomb only later to be plunged through the floor.

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Just to the right of the main kirkyard gates lies ‘ The Creepy Wee Bookshop in the Graveyard’ which also acts as the booking office for the City of the Dead Tours – named as one of the UK’s spookiest tours by the Sun Newspaper!It’s nearly impossible to talk about Scotlands haunted locations without mentioning the most haunted graveyard in the world. Whilst the Highgate Cemetery looks like a stereotypical spooky scene, many actually believe the cemetery to be haunted. Vampires aside, the cemetery has a few ghost stories to tell. Weathered grave markers inside of London’s most famous graveyard. All Saints Church has a couple of notable spirits, those of Sir Charles Thomas Stanford and Lady Ellen Stanford. The cemetery is haunted by two female ghosts and many people who visit the grounds have reported feeling an overwhelming sense of sadness.

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A ghost of a woman has been seen by many motorists, and it's said to be the ghost of a woman who died after falling from a motorbike decades ago.Graveyards and cemeteries are often thought of as peaceful places to visit. ANN MASSEYdiscovers why Ireland cemeteries and graves are anything but peaceful! Lurgan, County Armagh During the construction of New Street Station in 1848, a Jewish cemetery was dug up to make room for the project. The Gravestone can only be used at night time and it has a chance of giving the player certain rewards, with the respective dialogue accompanying every reward. The landlord in 1996 claimed the pub had been taken over by Chapman’s ghost and staff have reported unexplained gusts of wind and supernatural activity.