famous ghosts

It seems these days ghosts are a very popular topic. It almost seems like someone at least knows somebody who has seen a ghost at some in their lives. I've seen a bunch of ghost-related tweets, but I'm not sure who to believe. I decided to try and compile a list of the most famous ghosts. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but these are some of the more interesting and famous hauntings that I found from my research. If you're interested in ghosts or spooky lore, this is a good place to start your search for all things undead!

First, what are ghosts thought to be? Most people believe in ghosts, the other ones don't. Calling the spirit of dead people ghosts is an ancient tradition. It also tells people not to forget the already deceased person. But for some people, it's just a kind of entertainment, and they play around with this concept instead of thinking about the spiritual journey...

In general, ghosts are thought to be the souls of people that have died. It is believed that ghosts can manifest in many forms. These manifestations include humans, animals, and others. In some cultures, they are not only spirits of dead people but also spirits of living people who have died or animal spirits who are trapped in the information dimension (the other dimension) which is filled with phantoms that are like real animals and creatures.

In some legends, most commonly in European and Asian folklore, ghosts can also be imagined as the spirits of powerful or hated men. Some legends speak of them as cruel beings from different worlds. In these stories, ghosts are created to cause pain to living humans according to their desire...

Anyway, this article is about famous ghosts, and these ghosts are all real. People who have seen them testify that ghosts in these places really exist. 

So here are the haunted places you probably want to go to when it's Halloween!

1. The White Lady at Hampton Court Palace Museum located in London, England. The ghost of the White Lady was seen by a sentry on duty in the courtyard...

2. The Black Monk of Pontefract Castle located in Castleford, England is one of the most well-known and most documented cases of a spirit appearing with visible form...

3. The Bell Witch Haunting which occurred near Adams, Tennessee, USA from 1817-1820...

4. The Screaming Skull of the Capela de Ossos located in Évora, Portugal, is the crypt of a former church...

5. The Ghost Ship at Mary Shelley's House located in London, England...

6. "The Happy Haunting," from 'Light on Psychic Phenomena', by Stainton Moses, one of the most famous spiritualist mediums...

7. The Bloody Chapel Located in Northern Ireland's Castle Ward Estate and Garden...

8. The Queen Mary Located in Long Beach, California…the Queen Mary has had its fair share of ghostly sightings over the years…and a lot more than most would expect!...

9. The Penthouse Hotel Located in the Milford Plaza in New York City, the Penthouse Hotel is one of the most haunted places NYC has known…and still does. It's been there for over 100 years and there are people who still live there to this day…

10. The Asylum for the Insane Located in Kirkbride, Pennsylvania, USA…

11. The Windsor Castle located in Windsor, England...There was once a chambermaid's room where a lady lay and died alone at night without anyone noticing...One night when she left her room, she heard noises coming from the room next door's bed and even spoke with her. As she tried to go back into the room she was told that there was no one in there. She said that a man's voice spoke to her. She ran into the room and didn't find anyone there before quickly leaving the room again. After a few weeks, she passed away from heart failure...Many people have heard noises and voices in that room. And if you visit, be sure to wash your hands of any oils/perfume you might bear…

12. The Amsterdam Hilton located in Amsterdam, Netherlands...scary stuff!...

13. King Arthur's Round Table Located at Jacob's Island...because of unexplained sounds coming from it....

14. The Beehive Pub located in Sittingbourne, England. The land the pub is built on are the remains of a 12th-century leper colony. People who visited this place claimed to have been touched by unseen hands and being choked while sleeping in their beds...

15. Mingeborough Bridge Located in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire...This bridge is supposedly haunted by a lady that was pushed off of it by her husband...Some say they've seen a lady walking over this bridge at dawn carrying something or someone while others claim to hear her screaming for help...When people have approached her, she disappears....

16. Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Located in Bankside, London, England...