Haunted Battlefields and Sites of Tragedy
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Where blood was spilled in violence, something seems to linger. Battlefields, prisons, asylums, and sites of mass tragedy report hauntings with a consistency that transcends culture and era. From the fog-shrouded fields of Gettysburg to the corridors of Eastern State Penitentiary, these locations suggest that extreme suffering leaves a mark that time alone cannot erase.
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The Phantom Battle of Edge Hill
Edge Hill, Warwickshire·1642·Ghosts & Hauntings
Edge Hill in Warwickshire was the site of the first major engagement of the English Civil War, fought on October 23, 164...
02
The 800 Dead of San Juan de Dios Church
San Juan de Dios Church, Bulacan·1896·Ghosts & Hauntings
San Juan de Dios Church in San Rafael, Bulacan, is the site of one of the bloodiest single events of the Philippine Revo...
03
Britain's First Military Ghost: RAF Montrose
RAF Montrose, Montrose, Angus, Scotland·1913·Ghosts & Hauntings
RAF Montrose, now the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre on the coast of Angus, Scotland, holds a unique distinction i...
04
Wartime Specters and the Kapre of the Negros Occidental Capitol
Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol, Bacolod·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
The Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, a neoclassical government building completed in 1933, served a...
05
Battle of Manila Ghosts at the Central Post Office
Manila Central Post Office, GMA Network, Manila·1945·Ghosts & Hauntings
The Manila Central Post Office, a monumental neoclassical building designed by architects Juan Arellano and Tomás Mapúa,...
06
The Massacre Ghosts of De La Salle University
De La Salle University, Manila·1945·Ghosts & Hauntings
De La Salle University on Taft Avenue, Manila, is one of the Philippines' most prestigious institutions — and one of its...
07
The Casket-Shaped Clock Tower of Manila City Hall
Manila City Hall, Manila·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
Manila City Hall, the seat of government for the Philippine capital, is haunted by specters that roam its corridors afte...
08
Phantom Platoons and the Malinta Tunnel of Corregidor Island
Corregidor, Cavite·1945·Ghosts & Hauntings
Corregidor Island, the fortified rock at the mouth of Manila Bay, is the most haunted military site in Southeast Asia. T...
09
Bahay na Pula: The Demolished Comfort Women's Prison
Bahay na Pula, Bulacan·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
Bahay na Pula — the Red House — in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, was one of the most haunted and historically significant wart...
10
Wartime Internment Ghosts and Student Suicides at the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas, Manila·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila — the oldest existing university in Asia, founded in 1611 — carries over four ce...
11
Japanese Soldiers Walking Through Walls at Museo Sugbo
Museo Sugbo, Cebu City·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
Museo Sugbo, the provincial museum of Cebu, occupies a building whose previous life as a prison — and before that, as a ...
12
Wartime Spirits at Magalang Elementary School
Magalang, Pampanga·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
Magalang Elementary School in the municipality of Magalang, Pampanga, sits on ground that served two grim purposes durin...
13
WWII Soldier Ghosts on the Slopes of Mount Pico de Loro
Mount Pico de Loro, Cavite·1945·Ghosts & Hauntings
Mount Pico de Loro in Ternate, Cavite — named for its distinctive parrot-beak rock formation — is one of the most popula...
14
The Sampiruhan Massacre Site of Calamba
Calamba, Laguna·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
In Barangay Sampiruhan, Calamba, Laguna, a candle-shaped monument marks the site of one of the most brutal massacres of ...
15
WWII Execution Grounds Beneath Saint Louis University Gymnasium
Saint Louis University, Baguio·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
The gymnasium of Saint Louis University in Baguio City stands on ground that served as a Japanese execution site during ...
16
Murder Woods: The Execution Ground of Camp John Hay
Camp John Hay, Baguio·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
Camp John Hay, the sprawling former American military rest and recreation facility in Baguio City, contains a forested a...
17
Kempeitai Ghosts of Cebu Normal University
Cebu Normal University, Cebu City·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
Cebu Normal University in downtown Cebu City carries a dark wartime legacy that continues to shape daily campus life. Du...
18
Wet Footprints and Drowning Ghosts at the Carcar City Museum
Carcar, Cebu·1940s·Ghosts & Hauntings
The Carcar City Museum in Carcar, Cebu, occupies a two-storey building that has reinvented itself across a century — fro...
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The Ghost of Ramona Gonzalez at the Demolished Ermita Apartments
Ermita, Manila·Modern·Ghosts & Hauntings
The Ramona Apartments in the Ermita district of Manila, built in 1949 and named for its original owner Ramona Gonzalez, ...
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Workers Entombed in Cement at the Manila Film Center
Manila Film Center, Pasay·1981·Ghosts & Hauntings
The Manila Film Center is the Philippines' most notorious haunted building — a structure built on a foundation of human ...