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Haunted Globetrotting: The Manila Film Center’s Horrifying History, Philippines

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Previously: Kreischer Mansion, Staten Island, New York. It was supposed to be a grand cinema palace, a tribute to filmmaking that would make the Philippines’ capital city of Manila into a rival Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: The Manila Film Center’s Horrifying History, Philippines

The Fascinating & Gruesome History Of Madame Tussauds Chamber Of Horrors

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Previously: A History Of Haunted Attractions In The United States. Wax museums are fun, but they’re also undeniably creepy. But creepier even than your standard wax facsimiles of Marilyn Monroe, Continue Reading > about The Fascinating & Gruesome History Of Madame Tussauds Chamber Of Horrors

Haunted Road Trip: Bara-Hack, Pomfret’s Lost Village Of Voices, Connecticut

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Previously: The Street With No Name, Australia. New England is full of historical remnants — old houses, former farms, and even full towns that still look as they did centuries ago. Many of them Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Bara-Hack, Pomfret’s Lost Village Of Voices, Connecticut

Abandoned: The Decaying Splendor Of Winderbourne Mansion, Boyds, Maryland

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Previously: Fairfield State Hospital. Not too far away from Washington, D.C. lies Boyds, Maryland. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, it was long known as a primarily rural area; Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Decaying Splendor Of Winderbourne Mansion, Boyds, Maryland

Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

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Previously: Cincinnati Music Hall. (CW: Torture, murder, war crimes, human rights violations.) On the northeastern edge of Singapore lie the remains of an old hospital. Well — it was a hospital Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Old Changi Hospital, Singapore And The Specters Of War

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

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Previously: Madam Koi Koi. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: The 13th century C.E., Hamelin, Germany. Appearance: Subject appears to be a male-presenting human Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

Haunted Road Trip: Cincinnati Music Hall And The Ghosts Of Potter’s Field

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Previously: The Yokai Streets And Villages Of Japan. On Elm Street between 12th and 14th Streets in Cincinnati, Ohio, there’s a beautiful, red brick building in the High Victorian Gothic style Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Cincinnati Music Hall And The Ghosts Of Potter’s Field

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