The most famous ghosts in the world

Long since stories about paranormal phenomena have excited the minds of many people, regardless of whether they believed in ghosts or not. Some of these legends, presented in our article, are the most mysterious and terrible.

Witch of the Bell family

One of the most common legends about supernatural phenomena is the story of the Bell family, who lived in the American state of Tennessee. Their troubles began from the moment when the head of the family saw on his field an unusual creature - a dog with a rabbit's head.

Four years in a row, the spirit, called the witch Kate Betts, drove the unhappy family crazy with various sounds and physical attacks. Especially tight was the younger daughter of Bell Betsy, as well as Father John.

At the same time, the ghost practically did not touch Lucy - the mistress of the house. Perhaps this is due to the fact that it was under her bed that a strange book with the title "How to set a witch or spirit on his family" was found.

Four years later the witch left the unhappy family alone. But till now on this place very popular among tourists remains "Cave of the Witch Bell". There are rumors that Kate's ghost still lives there.

Cemetery ghost Mary

The city of Chicago is famous throughout the world for its paranormal phenomena. One of the most famous is the ghost of the girl Mary, suddenly appearing on the roads of the city.

For the first time a ghost was seen in the 30s of the last century. The driver, who was driving along one of the streets, noticed a strange pale girl in a long white dress. He offered to give her a lift, and she agreed. The girl kept silent, and then quietly asked me to stop near the cemetery. Coming out of the car, she just dissolved into the air.

According to the most popular version, Mary was a normal girl during her lifetime, who was returning home from Archer Road home from the dance school. However, on the way she was hit by a car, and the driver fled without giving her help. Since then, her ghost has been wandering along this street.

Gray man from Polis Island

In a small town Polis Island believe that next to them dwells something supernatural. The legend of this ghost is the strangest, for the reason that the Gray man not only does not harm or kill people, but also helps them in trouble.

Most often, an impersonal ghost appears before the beginning of a hurricane or storm. People who saw it, safely suffered all weather disasters.

There is a version according to which the Gray man during his lifetime was a young traveler who, a moment before his death, met his love. Since then, he is looking for her on the beach, in parallel with this helping others.

Poltergeist in Cottage City

Based on the legends about the events that took place in the small town of Cottage City, William Blattie wrote his bestseller "Exorcist." The novel describes the story of a young girl, possessed by a demon. In fact, in Cottage City paranormal phenomena occurred with a 13-year-old boy, known under the pseudonym Roland Dow.

After the young man played with the spiritual board, strange things started to happen in the house - the beds were shaking, furniture was falling, and also completely incomprehensible loud sounds were often issued.

The boy suffering from the obsession was taken to one of the hospitals in St. Louis, where several priests performed a ritual of exorcism, during which inexplicable things also happened. As a result, the boy was healed and was able to return home, and this incident was not only the basis for the book, but also a large number of films about the expulsion of demons from the human body.

The ghost of Abraham Lincoln

The 16th US president, who became a legendary person during his lifetime, did not cease to amaze people after his death. After his assassination in 1865, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln began to appear in different places, most often in the White House.

Over the past century and a half, this ghost has managed to scare many high-ranking guests, including the Queen of the Netherlands and Eleanor Roosevelt. But the most interesting story happened with Winston Churchill. When the British Prime Minister, coming out of the bathroom, saw Lincoln's ghost in his bedroom, he addressed him with the words: "I'm sorry, Mr. President, but you put me in an embarrassing situation." After this phrase, the ghost immediately dissolved into the air.

The Phantom of Amitville

One of the bloodiest stories related to paranormal phenomena is associated with the small town of Amitville. In 1974, there was a terrible tragedy, when in the middle of the night Ronald Defeo shot his whole family from a shotgun. As he claimed at the trial, he was ordered to do this by an Indian chief.

A year after the murder, the Lutz family settled in this house. However, soon after the move, strange things began to happen again. Voices began to ring in the house, from time to time there were unpleasant smells and cold spots, the crucifix was spinning on the wall, something began to attack the family members. Lutz in haste left the house, leaving almost all their belongings there.

Despite the fact that all this is considered fiction, including the infrared photograph of the "demonic boy" made by charlatan photographer Ed Warren, the legend of Amitville poltergeist is still considered one of the most popular in America. The film about these events, filmed in 1979, has become so successful that since then a large number of his remakes and sequels have appeared.

Ghosts of the Lempov Mansion

After moving from Germany, William Lemp became the beer king in St. Louis due to his brand Falstaff and various technological innovations, such as the use of refrigerators for storing and transporting finished products. But in history, this businessman remembered that he filled his house with terrible ghosts.

Between 1904 and 1949, four members of the Lemp family shot themselves. After that, their ghosts remained wandering around the rooms of the family mansion.

In addition to suicides, here are found the ghosts of Lemp, who died a natural death. Among them there is a boy with Down's syndrome, who was always hiding from prying eyes in the attic.

Today, from the mansion, Lempov has made a hotel, which is known for its adventurous night tours.

Greenbrayer's ghost

This paranormal phenomenon is unique in that the ghost of the Elva Zone of Heather was the only spirit whose testimony was taken into account in the court of sentencing her murderer.

Everything happened in the county of Greenbriere in the late 19th century. In 1886, a girl named Elva Hister married Edward Shu, who turned out to be a pervert who killed her a year later. Initially, the doctor did not see traces of violent death, so the maniac escaped punishment.

The only person who did not believe in the version of Elva's natural death was her mother, who did not trust Edward. Moreover, for four nights the ghost of her daughter appeared to her in a dream and told that it was Shu who broke her neck. In proof of this, the Zone rotated its head 180 degrees.

Mother demanded an autopsy of the body of Elva, which showed that the neck was really broken. The lawyer of the murderer tried to put the public prosecutor on a laughingstock at the trial, accusing him of reliance on ghost testimony. However, Edward Shu was still convicted and sent to prison. Since then, Elva's ghost Zona Heather has not come to her mother's house anymore.

The ghost of Charles Rosna

In 1848, sisters Margaret and Keith Fox became famous for their synchronous tapping with their fingers. As the girls claimed, the rhythm is dictated by the devil himself. Later they stated that they had transmitted information from Charles Rosna, a merchant who had been killed and buried in their basement.

Developing a system of communication with the spirit, Sisters Fox very soon became known throughout the country and got fans. Among them was even the famous Arthur Conan Doyle. Thanks to Margaret and Kate, Spiritism appeared in America and became very popular as a way of communicating with the dead.

Madonna of the cemetery Bashelors Grove

If in most places with paranormal phenomena one or more ghosts are seen, then there are a lot of them in this place. On the territory of the cemetery often see colorful glow, the ghost of a farmer and his horse, a vanishing black dog. At one time there was met a two-headed ghost and even a phantom car.

The most famous local ghost is the so-called Madonna, or the White Lady. It is the ghost of a girl dressed in a white robe. She often walks through the cemetery with a small child in her arms, and sometimes she was seen sitting on a tombstone.