EERIE CEMETERIES

LA NORIA CEMETERY, CHILE

La Noria is an abandoned mining town with a gruesome history

revolving around forced labour and slavery abuse.  The grave yard

features an incredible sight – that of open graves and exposed bones.

 Eyewitnesses have reported that when the sun goes down, the

dead rise from their graves and begin walking toward the

abandoned mining town.  Locals of Chile have also reported seeing

children inside the abandoned schools as if they were attending

 class.  The TV show called ‘Destination Truth’ was supposedly able

to capture some evidence when lead investigator Josh Gates

captured what appeared to be an apparition on a FLIR thermal imager.  

The image looks like the heat signature of a young child looking from

around the corner and disappearing.

SEDLEC OSSUARY NEAR KUTNA HORA, CZECH REPUBLIC

The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic chapel located

beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, Czech Republic.

This ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons of anywhere between

 40,000 and 70,000 people whose bones have been used to create

decorations and furnishings for the chapel.  It goes without saying that

people claim this place is haunted.  The irony however, is that in

spite of the residents bones being used as decorations, the ghosts are

supposedly not angry.  According to locals, the ghosts are actually

jovial and pranksters who like a good joke.

CHAMULA CEMETERY, SAN JUAN CHAMULA, MEXICO

Although the place was intended to be a Catholic church in the 1960s,

the priest who comes from the neighbouring village will only perform

a mass once or twice a month for baptisms leaving this area

free for local shamans to use and dispense “magic potions”.

Chicken sacrifices are often done as part of healing ceremonies

in this cemetery.  

CEMETERY CAFÉ, AHMEDABAD, INDIA

Tourists eating at the New Lucky Restaurant in the western city of

Ahmedabad, India are sure to get the shock of a lifetime when

they encounter the ancient Muslim graves scattered about the

premises. If you plan to visit this restaurant, I hope you have

a strong stomach.

GLADIATOR GRAVEYARD, EPHESUS, TURKEY

The Gladiator Graveyard site is located  in Ephesus, Turkey and

contains the mixed remains of about 67 individuals, all of whom

where under the age of 30. The gladiators who fought here were

the professional athletes of ancient Roman times and they would

battle each other, wild animals, or even condemned criminals

for the amusement of the masses. Surprisingly no real mention

of paranormal activity has been recorded, but when you think

about who is buried here, the place retains its creepiness factor.

THE MERRY GRAVEYARD, SAPANTA, ROMANIA

This cemetery is freaky due to the fact that the creator, local

carpenter and woodcarver Stan Ioan Patras during the 1930′s

 decided to carve a picture of the dead person.  The carving showed

how they died and then a short poem would be written about

the person in order to create a happy and colourful work.  Nevertheless,

the memories of the Depression, World War II, and the

Communist Regime made the graves and stories of the

people sad to look at.

SUICIDE AND BANZAI CLIFFS, SAIPAN,

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Banzai Cliffs is where a historical tragedy took place during WWII

when Americans took over Saipan.  Thousands of Japanese

civilians, including mothers and children, leaped to their deaths at

the command of Emperor Hirohito who stated that no Japanese

must be captured by the Americans or they will no longer

be recognized as Japanese.

OKUNO-IN CEMETERY, MT. KOYA, JAPAN

Okuno is a sacred village near 120 Buddhist temples whose cemetery

houses a creepy legend. Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon

Buddhism is said to be resting here and according to the legend will

be reborn along with his followers.  It doesn’t help ease the mood

considering that numerous little statues resemble Jizo, a sweet-faced

child monk, and are often wearing children’s clothing like bibs and

caps that are placed by parents who are grieving for their

dead children.