Related: 10 Locations with Violent Pasts that are Terrorized by Spirits 7. The forest is also home to a ghostly horse drawn coach, a hanging schoolmaster, and several other apparitions to spook you in the night. According to locals, the howls originate with an anonymous highwayman who was killed after a sword fight and pinned to a tree. Also known as Dering Woods, Pluckley Forest is located just south of the village and is home to blood-curdling screams late at night. In 1989, the Guinness Book of Records awarded Pluckley the title of “most haunted village in Britain” with its 12 reported ghosts. Pluckley “Screaming” Woods, England Image credit: Enterprise. Locals believe the land was cursed by the spirits of Native American ancestors until it is returned to their tribe. UFOs, luminescent orbs, giant snakes, thunderbirds, and even Bigfoot have been spotted in the Triangle, but Freetown State Forest is especially infamous for crimes, murders, and satanic rituals, along with potential Indian burial grounds. This stretch of land in southeastern Massachusetts falls within Bridgewater Triangle and has been the site of paranormal phenomenon since its purchase from the Wampanoag tribe in 1659. Freetown State Forest, United States Image credit: Flickr/nizz7. Many stories tell of ghostly lights, apparitions, and even a hanging tree on Hangman’s Hill that pulls cars towards it.ĥ. Due to its closeness to London, the Epping Forest is also a favored place to hide out or to bury murder victims. However, the mix of woodland, grassland, heath, and bogs is closely linked with crime infamous highwayman Dick Turpin had a hideout at High Beach and robbed people passing nearby. This ancient woodland near Epping in the UK has a long, rich history including Iron Age forts, Roman battles, and Saxon saints. Epping Forest, England Image credit: Fox and Favour. Related: 9 Strange and Mysterious American Ghost Towns to Visit if you Dare 4. Volunteers regularly clean up the deceased, so long as they can find them in this vast forest. Spiritualists believe that these deaths permeate the haunting trees with malevolent energy, causing visitors to become lost. Since the 1950s, a rising rate of between 10 and 30 people a year have disappeared into the beautiful but haunting “Sea of Trees”. In the more distant past, locals left the weak and disturbed here to starve to death. This Japanese forest is also known as “Suicide Forest” because it is the world’s second most popular suicide location. Aokigahara Forest, Japan Image credit: Vice. These hatchet men share the Pembrey Woods with lost air men whose planes crashed while attempting to reach the nearby Royal Air Force air field, as well as the spirits of sailors whose ships sank long ago. It is most well-known for the ghosts of pirates that would lure ships into dangerous rock formations with lanterns on the coast line and then slaughter and rob them. This Welsh forest has seen human activity since around 400 BC. Pembrey Woods, Wales Image credit: Wikimedia. Related: 10 Blood-Curdling American Hauntings That Will Give You the Shivers 2. However, many report dread and anxiety upon entering the Hoia-Baciu, with insomnia, thirst, nausea, and vomiting to follow as one spends more time there. Ghost hunters, parapsychologists, and others are drawn to the intensity of manifestations in this forest. The Hoia-Baciu is specifically situated in the Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania where UFOs, ghosts, and other phenomenon are common. Local warns against entering this Romanian forest because it may be a portal to another dimension. Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania Image credit: Hoia-Baciu. What follows is a list of the most unsettling forests in the world, where a walk in the woods can be a most dangerous proposition. Others still, are the scene of unexplained phenomenon, from unidentified flying objects to apparitions and monstrous creatures. Others have been battle fields, burial grounds, and the sites of various crimes where the memories of the past tend to linger. However, many wild spaces can be dangerous, with wildlife and natural features that can endanger even experienced hikers. Forests are often calming and strikingly beautiful places, with rivers, waterfalls, trees, and mountains to see and enjoy.
0 kommentar(er)
