Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery Midlothian, Illinois
This small abandoned, unkempt cemetery in the southern suburb of Chicago is one of the most haunted cemeteries in the United States. Many different types of happenings have been reported here since the land was set aside as a cemetery. The name came to be because of the large number of single men living around the area in the past. No one has been buried here since the 1960’s, and has been neglected and abused much. The site is popular for various groups that are involved in voodoo practices and Satanism, which I’m sure does not help in the peace of the souls still wandering around. Some of the ghosts witnessed here include a farmer with his horse pulling a plow, this seems to come from a farmer who was drowned in nearby water, when his horse bolted into the water with the plow and farmer behind. A ghostly farmhouse that appears with a fence and light swinging from the front porch, anyone trying to approach it, finds that it vanishes from sight. One of the most prominent ghosts here is the White Lady, the Madonna of Bachelor’s Grove. She appears during full moons, and is thought to be women who is buried here next to her young son. One odd ghost seen here is a two-headed man; no one seems to claim why this person appears here. During the 1920s this spot was a favorite spot for the dumping of murder victims from mobsters around the Chicago area. Phantom cars have also been seen around this area on the roads.
Source: Edward A. Weissbard
The Tower of London
Over the past 1000 years, the Tower of London has seen more than its fair share of murders, executions, tortures and poisonings. It's little wonder therefore that a few of its victims should remain there in death
On the 12th February 1957 a guardsman came face to face with one of the ghostly residents at the foot of the Salt Tower. It was 3.00am when something struck the roof of the sentry-box in which he was sheltering from the rain. Stepping out, he looked up to see what it was, and saw a shapeless white ghost on the top of the tower. He shouted, bringing out the guard captain and the duty warder. They both searched the Tower, but could find nothing.
Is it a coincidence that on 12 February 1554 Lady Jane Grey was beheaded on Tower Green,which lies less than 200 yards away from the Salt Tower? One of the best known ghosts is that of Anne Boleyn, who also lost her head on Tower Green. She is now said to carry her head under her arm on the eve of a death. A sergeant serving with the Artist's Rifles was on duty the night before several spies were due to be executed during the First World War.He claimed that the night before Carl Lody was executed, he saw the ghost of Anne Boleyn in a silk dress and a white ruff. Anne has also been seen in the Tower Chapel. One night, a guard captain and a sentry set off on their rounds, but when they reached the chapel they both noticed lights coming from inside. The captain sent for a ladder and climbed up to a window to look within. He found the interior lit with a blue-white light, and a ghostly procession of men and women in Tudor costume could be plainly seen walking down the central aisle.
At the head of the procession was the spirit of Anne Boleyn. Suddenly the light faded and the chapel was left in complete darkness. It's not only ghosts of people that visit the Tower. In 1816 a sentry was walking his beat in front of the Jewel House when he saw a dark shape moving on the steps of the building. He approached the figure just as the moon came out from behind some clouds, revealing a huge bear lunging at him. Paniced, he struck out at the bear with his bayonet but the blade simply passed through the bear, which then engulfed him. He was later found (unconcious?) by another sentry and died shortly after.
Source: John@culloden.demon.co.uk
The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
This very famous, historical landmark which remains a prideful part of Texas history, is said to be truly haunted. Not a suprise, due to what has conspiring here in 1836. The Alamo was orginally a small chapel built by Franciscan monks here in 1718. Later it was expanded as a mission and a fortress, used by Texas as a stronghold against the mexicans over land rights. In March, 1836, the president of Mexico General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana and 4000 troops laid siege to the Alamo. The 11-day battle resulted in the deaths of most of the 188 defenders of the Alamo. The Loses for the Mexicans were over 1600. General Lopez de Santa Ana ordered the bodies of the slain Texans dumped in a large grave and the Alamo torn to the ground. But when the men started tearing down the walls, ghostly hands protruded to stop them and they fled in fear. The Alamo has not forgoten the cries of those that perished on that day. Today the Alamo still stands in the heart of San Antonio. Tourists staying in a nearby hotel have reported seing grotesque apparitions coming from the wall of the old Alamo. There are also other reports of a ghost on top of the Alamo, walking back and forth trying to find an escape. Other reports of screaming and yelling coming from the Alamo after hours are also heard. I feel that most of the hauntings are actually residual hauntings, meaning that they are actually playbacks of past events somehow traped within time.
Source: Eweissbard@theshadowlands.net
rChase Crypt, Christ Church, Barbados
Often called the case of the moving coffins, the Chase family crypt in Barbados was the location of an unusual haunting. During the years of 1812 to 1820, the six solid lead coffins were found thrown around the sealed solid rock crypt after people reported hearing strange sounds coming from the crypt. Each time the crypt was opened, the coffins put back to their original locations and sealed again. This case was investigated by Lord Comberemere, the Governor of Barbados at
the time. In July 1819 Lord Comberemere conducted a test. The tomb was opened and the locations of the coffins were sketched (picture above). The crypt was then sealed and an additional slab of marble that took 4 men to lift was put in the entrance. In April of 1820, noise were again heard from the sealed crypt. The crypt was opened and the coffins were found moved about the inside of the crypt. After examining this, Lord Comberemere ordered all the coffins removed from the crypt and buried separately on the grounds of the cemetery of Christ Church.
Source: ghosts@theshadowlands.net
