British royal Prince Charles, revealed that he was a descendant of Vlad the slayer, a character who inspired the character of Dracula. Therefore, he felt obliged to preserve the region of Transylvania, Romania, where Dracula lived.

Reporting from Time, Saturday, October 29, 2011, Charles mentioned this on a television broadcast in the UK, Wild Carpathia. He said, based nasab royal family, connected with Vlad the slayer of his ancestor, Queen Mary.

On the basis of this relationship nasab, Charles bought a house in the forests of Transylvania. He is with the local government seeks to preserve the area he describes as the Romanian treasure.

“Transylvania taught us a lot. This is the last corner of Europe is still beautiful. We must learn before it’s too late,” said Charles.

According to the presenter in the Daily Mail, Charlie Ottley, Charles looks proud to have offspring of a butcher. Although, it should have nothing to be proud of.

The name was changed to Vlad Dracula, blood-sucking vampire, the novel made ​​by Bram Stoker in 1857 was not without reason. When trying to conquer Europe in the 15th century, Vlad massacred 80,000 people. Head of the victims on display tip sticks, filled the whole castle.

Wyatt’s rebellion of January and February 1554 against the newly installed Queen Mary’s plans to marry Philip the future king of Spain sealed the fate of Jane. Many of Queen Mary’s closest followers saw this rebellion as a way to remove Jane permanently and although she played no part in the planning of the event she was charged with treason.

Lady Jane Grey was sent to live in Queen Catherine Parr’s household in 1546, the sixth wife of Henry VIII, it was at this time that Jane met and became acquainted with her cousins Edward, Mary and Elizabeth. After the death of King Henry VIII, Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour, Catherine died shortly after giving birth to her only child Mary Seymour in 1548. Jane returned to live with her parents yet Seymour showed more than an interest in her and she was again living in his household when he was arrested on the charge of proposing Jane as a royal bride. Thomas Seymour was executed and her own father was lucky to escape prosecution.

Jane had married Lord Dudley in May 1553, the younger son of one of the most powerful men in the country at that time the Duke of Northumberland. The young but ailing King Edward VI declared his two half-sisters as illegitimate heirs to the throne and stated in his will that Lady Jane Grey be his successor. The changing of the will was some believed to have been completed with the persuasion of Northumberland, also with Edward not having reached the age of 21 many questioned the legality of the document. Some theorists claimed the king could not contravene an act of Parliament in changing his will in this  manner, others stated it was his divine right. Jane’s claim to the throne remained weak. The will was signed and an accompanying letter patent was signed by 102 notables including the entire Privy Council, peers, bishops and judges. Edward had wished that his declaration be passed in parliament in that September and the necessary writs were being prepared. Edward VI died on the 6th of July 1553 and four days later Lady Jane was proclaimed as the Queen. Jane refused to name her husband as king, giving him the title of the Duke of Clarence.

Northumberland had a number of tasks to complete to consolidate his power after the king’s death. He had to isolate or capture Mary to prevent her from gathering support. Mary had left when she was sure the king was not about to recover and joined with some of her supporters. Northumberland set out from London on the 14th of July and in his absence the Privy Council switched its allegiance to Mary. Jane and her husband were imprisoned in the Tower of London, the duke of Northumberland was executed on the 22nd of August 1553, parliament declared Mary the rightful Queen and Jane as being nothing more than a usurper.

Jane and her husband were both charged with treason, together with two of her husbands brothers. At the trial on 13th November 1553 her sentence was that she be burned alive but the sentenced was changed so her life be spared. The protestant rebellion of Thomas Wyatt helped to seal her fate, Jane’s father and other noble’s joined the rebellion. Mary was convinced by the nobles on her side to execute Jane and end any future unrest. Five days after Wyatt was arrested Jane and her husband were executed. One week later her father was executed, her mother remarried and was given a full pardon by Queen Mary and allowed to live within the royal court with her two remaining daughters.

Lady Jane Grey was dubbed as the traitor-heroine of the reformation by one historian, yet she was aged just 16 or 17 at the time of her execution. She was viewed as a protestant martyr for decades after her demise, she had received an excellent education and had a reputation as being one of the most learned women of her day. She was a committed protestant and as well as being viewed by many as a martyr she was posthumously regarded as a victim of the politics of that time.

As the war progressed the ship was called into service as a troop carrier, transported nearly one million soldiers across the Atlantic during the war. When the war was over it returned to normal commercial service and became one of the major carriers of passengers across the Atlantic on the run from England to New York.

In 1968, the ships owners, Cunard, sold the aging ship to a company wanting to turn it into a floating hotel and tourist attraction in the USA. It was deemed a fire hazard and sold on to a Hong Kong businessman C Y Tung who wanted to use the ship as a floating college. It was renamed Seawise University and sent to Hong Kong harbour for a refit.

During the refitting process a fire broke out on board and almost the entire firefighting department in Hong Kong was deployed in a desperate attempt to save the ship. Despite their efforts over two days the ship eventually turned onto its side and sank to the bottom of the harbour. Fortunately the ship was the only casualty of this incident and no lives were lost in the fire or the sinking.

1. Edinburgh Castle – Edinburgh, Scotland

In the most haunted city in Europe you will find the Edinburgh Castle, located in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Visitors to this astounding structure reported that it is being haunted by a phantom piper, a headless drummer, spirits of French prisoners from the Seven Years War and colonial prisoners from the American Revolutionary War. There is even the ghost of a dog that wanders the grounds of a dog cemetery that is located on the property. There also been reports of sudden drop in temperature, shadow figures, people even felt as if they were being watched. Reports of something tugging at peoples clothing, unseen beings touching peoples face, someone even reported a burning feeling on their arm. There are even repetitive occurrences of a specter in a leather apron that stalks the corridors.

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The Edinburgh Castle stands marvelously between the sea and hills, and is over 900 years old. In the ancient dungeon are cells that are now the eternal resting place of the souls that continue to haunt this castle. Castles, back in the day, served as fortresses for the military. This castle still has ties to the army and is still used mostly for ceremonial and administrative purposes. Sentries stand watch at the gatehouse after open hours in order to guard the Honors of Scotland.

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2. The Queen Mary – Long Beach, California

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The Queen Mary was once a luxury ocean liner, but those days came to an end when the city of Long Beach purchased the ship in 1967 and transformed it into a hotel. A seventeen year old sailor was crushed to death in the engine room while trying to escape a fire. Now he is heard banging on pipes and knocking on the doors. In the hotel’s lobby, a “lady in white” has been seen lurking about. In the pool are ghosts of children. One of the spirits is a girl who broke her neck accidently near the pool. She is heard by many, asking for her mother and her doll. There is even unexplained activity in the hallway to the pool’s changing rooms. There has also been evidence of the furniture moving by itself. People also said they experienced unseen people touch their hands. A specter can be heard screaming in the front hull. Some believe him to be a sailor who was killed during a collision with another ship.

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3. Raynham Hall – Norfolk, England

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In 1936 the ghost of “the Brown Lady” was captured on film. It is considered one of the most authentic ghost pictures ever taken. The first sighting of “the Brown Lady” was during the Christmas season 1835 when Colonel Loftus was visiting. Late one night as he headed to his room, he saw a figure in front of him that suddenly disappeared as he tried to get a better look. A few days later, he saw this woman again. He said she looked like a noble woman wearing a brown satin dress. Her faced glowed, highlighting her empty eye sockets.

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4. The Bell Farm – Adams, Tennessee

The Bell Farm became most famous through books, TV shows and movies. In the 2005 movie An American Haunting, the events that took place at the Bell Farm were dramatized. What’s so shocking is not what was displayed through movies, but the story of the Bell Farm haunting. It is the only notable and recognized throughout the paranormal community of a ghost that caused the death of a living person. During the years of 1817 and 1821 a woman entity terrorized the Bell family. She became known as the Bell Witch or more personally, “Kate.” She had tortured John Bell (the father) so much which lead to his death. He did suffer from a nervous system disorder. Because of the terrorizing, he was unable to sleep or recuperate and “Kate’s” antics made his condition worse. Beside John’s deathbed was found a vile of black liquid. When paranormal experts asked “Kate” what it was, she claimed she gave it to him. It was thought that this liquid Kate gave to John, is what killed him. In those days, to test the validity of the liquid, they placed a drop of the liquid on the family’s cat’s tongue which immediately killed it. Current residents near the Bell Farm believe Kate is still up to no good.

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5. The Whaley House – San Diego, California

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The Whaley House has the title of “the most haunted house in the U.S.” Thomas Whaley built the house in 1857 on land that was once a cemetery. Since then, numerous ghost sightings have been apparent. It was witnessed during closed hours the second floor shutters would open and close. People also noticed an eerie energy in different spots throughout the house. In the courtroom there is the smell of a cigar as if someone is sitting there smoking it. In a hallway there is the smell of perfume as if someone freshly sprayed it. There are also reports of numerous ghost sightings in this house as well.

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Lady Jane Grey, was born sometime in 1536, the exact date is unknown. Her father was Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk. Her mother, Frances Brandon, who was the daughter of King Henry VIII’s younger sister Mary. As such, Jane was a blood relative of, and cousin to, the Royal children.

Frances Brandon was a capricious and unforgiving woman. She was a harsh disciplinarian who could be considered cruel even by the exacting standards of the day. Jane, who was known to have a sweet and gentle nature, drove her mother to distraction. Frances tried to bully some iron into her daughters soul but nothing Jane did could satisfy her. Starved of affection and the constant victim of her mother’s vindictiveness, she once said to the visiting Cambridge scholar Sir Roger Aschcam, who was to be the future Queen Elizabeth’s tutor, “ When I am in the presence of either Father or Mother, whether I speak, keep silent, sit, stand or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing or doing anything else. I must do it as it were in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yes presently sometimes with pinches, nips and bobs and other ways, that I think myself in Hell.” She found solace in books and learning. 

In 1546, an exasperated Frances sent the ten year old Lady Jane to live with Katherine Parr, who had married Henry VIII three years earlier. Katherine was a great conciliator and she sought to reunite Henry with his family. She adored children and Jane flourished under her care. Indeed, all the Royal children were to remembered their time with Katherine fondly. It was to be the happiest period of Jane’s life and in time she got to know her cousins, Mary, Edward, and Elizabeth. It was to be short-lived, however.

On 28 January, 1547, Henry VIII died. Katherine did not remain a widow for very long. Just a few weeks after Henry’s death she married Thomas Seymour, the High Lord Admiral. That she had probably done so for her own protection did not prevent their being a great scandal over her lack of mourning for the recently departed King. The marriage appeared to have been a relatively happy one despite Seymour making advances towards the young Princess Elizabeth, and probably Jane also. Whether this was done out of lust or ambition is uncertain.

In August, 1548, Katherine was was delighted to have given birth to a healthy baby girl she named Mary. A week later she was dead from complications arising from the birth, probably puerperal fever. Devastated at the loss of Katherine, who had to all intents and purposes been her surrogate mother, Jane attended her funeral as chief mourner. She was, though, now effectively an orphan. Her parents had no desire to have her back and so Thomas Seymour purchased her wardship, but within a year he was dead. Executed for treason.

Following the death of Seymour she became the ward of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who as chief adviser to the new King, Edward VI, was one of the most powerful men in the country.

During his short reign the English Reformation continued at a pace before unknown. Whereas, for his father Protestantism had merely been a means to get what he desired for Edward it was truly a matter of faith. A serious, humourless boy, who had never had much time for play, he was a committed Protestant. As indeed was Jane, who was also faithful to the new religion. It was during Edward’s reign that Protestantism became the established religion of England. The many reforms that were introduced, including the abolition of clerical celibacy and the Mass, the reading of services in English not Latin, and the use of the new Common Book of Prayer, and the many laws that now existed to enforces these changes were driven through by the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer.

In January, 1553, the fifteen year old Edward fell ill. His condition, believed to have been a pulmonary disease, degenerated quickly. As  it soon became apparent that it was terminal, and that there was little hope of the young King’s survival, the need to secure the Protestant Reformation in England became of the greatest import. Edward’s sister Mary had been restored to the line of succession by their father Henry VIII (as indeed had Elizabeth). Mary, was a fervent, many would say, fanatical Catholic, who had fallen out badly with her brother over the issue and had only been permitted to continue to take Mass in private because of the intervention of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. A way had to be found to prevent Mary from becoming Queen. John Dudley, a man of over-arching ambition, suggested his ward, Lady Jane Grey as an alternative. It was a suggestion that was agreeable to Edward who knew Jane and was aware of her devotion to the new religion. In consultations with his Council, Edward drew up the ” Devise for the Succession.” In his Will, Edward excluded both Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession. To prevent Mary from returning England to Catholicism, Edward proclaimed that Lady Jane Grey would be crowned Queen of England upon his death. 

On 6 July, 1553, Edward VI died. Four days later John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, had his ward Lady Jane Grey crowned Queen of England. Northumberland, however, had not taken the necessary steps to ensure that Mary was safely under lock and key. She had been advised to flee but aware that to do so would end end any hope of ever becoming Queen she decided to remain and gather her supporters around her. She was surprised by the numbers that flocked to her cause. But to the people at large she was the first born of the old King and the rightful heir to the throne. Who was this Jane Grey, anyway. Also, her mother was still held in great affection and many had still not taken to the new religion.

The one person who seemed utterly oblivious to events was Jane herself. Earlier, on 21 May, 1553, she had been forced against her will to marry Guilford Dudley, a boy she personally loathed. She was unaware of the political machinations that had made such a marriage essential. As she was also unaware that she was to be crowned Queen of England until it actually happened.

No contemporary portrait exists of Lady Jane Grey, but she was described by the Genoese merchant Baptista Spinola, who witnessed her stately procession through London to Syon House, ” This Jane is very short and thin, but prettily shaped and graceful. She has small features and a well-made nose, the mouth, flexible and the lips red. The eyebrows are arched and darker than her hair which is nearly red. Her eyes are sparkling and reddish-brown in colour.” He also says how her skin was freckled and her teeth white and sharp. On the day she wore a green and gold velvet dress.

Jane was a reluctant Queen. At her Coronation she proclaimed that, ” This Crown is not mine by right and pleases me not. Mary, is the rightful heir. ” Admonished by all present for her words she was ordered to do her parents bidding. She did so as a dutiful daughter, but when the Crown was placed upon her head she said, ” I only wear it to see how it fits.” When she was asked to proclaim her husband Guilford Dudley as King, however, she refused. Despite the torrent of abuse that followed she refused to budge. She would make him Duke of Clarence and no more, but would be willing to defer the matter to Parliament.

On 19 July, Mary entered London with her supporters and the city immediately rallied to her. Seeing the way the tide was turning Parliament recognised her as the rightful heir and revoked the proclamation that had declared Jane, Queen. Mary acted swiftly, the Duke of Northumberland was arrested and executed. Jane and Guilford Dudley were imprisoned in the Tower of London.

Mary, let it be known publicly that she was aware that Lady Jane had been unaware of events and declared her innocent. She would not be executed for treason. In late January, 1545, Sir Thomas Wyatt, the son of the famous poet, led a Protestant revolt against the recently crowned Mary. It was easily suppressed but it had sealed Lady Jane’s fate. As long as she lived there would be those willing to rise up in her support

On 12 February, 1554, Lady Jane Grey, barely 17 years of age, was led to the scaffold. Her husband, Guilford Dudley had been executed earlier the same morning. She was calm and collected and remorseful for what she had been a part of. Mary had ordered that the execution be carried out within the walls of the Tower away from  the public gaze out of respect for her cousin. Jane addressed those present, ” Good people, I come hither to die, and by the law I am condemned to do the same. The fact, indeed, against the Queen was unlawful, and the consenting thereunto by me, but touching the procurements and desire thereof by me or on my behalf. I do wash my hands thereof of innocency, before God.” She then told the executioner, ” I pray, dispatch me speedily.” Then blindfolded she could not find the block and began to panic. The sight of this young girl stumbling, fumbling, and wailing, touched many of those present. Finally, she was guided to where she had to rest her  head. She uttered the words, ” Oh Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” She waved her handkerchief and was beheaded.

The execution of Lady Jane Grey, who was little more than a child, did untold harm to the reputation of Mary, who had earlier declared her innocent. Jane had been the pawn of the ambitions of others, whether it was the Duke of Northumberland, or the mother who made no plea for clemency to the Queen on her behalf. This was recognised by the people. The same people who had flocked to Mary’s support now deserted her. Lady Jane Grey was to be the first of the many Marian Martyrs.  

The great ship has been part of Southern California’s treasures since the City of Long Beach acquired her in 1967. Long Beach then spent several million dollars to prepare her for the waiting public. Her grand California début was on May 8, 1971. 

Today, the Queen is a remarkable floating hotel, complete with 314 comfortable guestrooms and suites – all of which were first class cabins when the Queen sailed the seven seas. There are also six fine restaurants and a sparkling gallery of shops and boutiques. Activities include several interesting tours, and top-notch museum attractions. 

Of interest to hotel guests 

Each first class cabin has updated curtains, beds, and linens to complement original portholes, light fixtures, and paneling. Each cabin/guestroom has also been meticulously restored to earlier times. Some of the interior cabin fixtures and wooden furnishings confirm their age – and to nostalgia buffs – that adds to the ambiance. Every piece of furniture has a thousand interesting stories hidden in its historic veneer – if only it could talk. 

Opening the door to a Queen Mary guestroom is like taking an imaginary step back in time. The original fans that cooled passengers before the advent of air-conditioning are still affixed to some cabin bulkheads. The old salt-water bath fixtures decorate the seafaring style bathrooms. 

Guests enjoy the tours and museums 

A walk around the ship is testament that the Queen Mary is the world’s largest art deco museum. Her chambers and passageways are lined with examples of 1930’s art and exotic woods – some no longer available on the world market. Best of all, she exudes the unmistakable aura of the historic times in which she lived; when the abundantly rich, and calamitously poor, were working together to forge a prosperous new world. 

Our sojourn on the Queen Mary was inspirational, and Mr. Will Kayne, the Queen’s resident historian brought each period of the ship’s history to life as we toured her well preserved interior. Mr. Kayne is a genuine student of the Queen and remembers so many interesting historical details that he could fill captivating volumes. It was a privilege to have him guide us through time aboard the grand ship. 

The Queen Mary at war 

We were fortunate that the Winston Churchill Suite was available for our visit. Sir Winston made three crossings on the Queen during World War II. A reliable source confirmed that Mr. Churchill used his suite’s bathtub – partially filled with sand – as a scaled replica to help plan the D-Day landings with members of the Allied staff. To spend time in the very place where such epic discussions took place is a rare honor indeed. 

We asked Mr. Kayne why Winston Churchill did not choose a war ship to cross the Atlantic in those troubled times. “The answer is quite simple.” He went on to explain, “At the time, the Queen Mary was nicknamed the ‘Gray Ghost’ because she was painted completely gray and hard to see, and at 28.5 knots (32.8 mph), she was the fastest ship on the seas. She was so fast, that she frequently sailed without an escort and out of convoy.” 

In general, the Queen played a large part in the outcome of the Second World War. She carried nearly 800,000 troops to the European Theater, and so demoralized the German high command that Adolf Hitler put a price on her head. He would pay the equivalent of $250,000 and award the Iron Cross to the U-boat captain that could find and sink her. Miraculously, she made 72 wartime crossings without an enemy engagement. 

After the war, it was business as usual

The Queen Mary was the favorite mode of transportation across the Atlantic for the famous, and the rich and powerful for 30 years. She had three levels of service. First, Second, and Third class. Each level of service had distinct amenities and separate gathering rooms.  First-class passengers were accorded the most space and luxury. The largest room on the ship was the first-class grand salon, which was three decks high. 

Ship’s passengers enjoyed art deco bars, a variety of shops, a two level indoor swimming pool, salon, nursery, library, kennel, and several outdoor deck sports. 

A little known celebrity story 

One of our favorite post-war stories aboard the Queen involved one lovable and flamboyant Wladziu Valentino Liberace. Liberace was already a famous entertainer in 1956. In that year, he was ticketed in first class during a difficult New York to Southampton crossing. All on board that particular voyage learned what his friends already knew – Liberace was a warm and generous human being. 

The maestro, who was one of the highest paid entertainers in the world during the ‘50s, offered to play a free engagement aboard the Queen. The beneficiaries of his kindness were to be the least affluent of his shipmates. He would play one night, but only for the third-class passengers. 

The ship’s crew was ordered to move the grand piano from its prominent position in the first-class parlor to the relatively small and stuffy third-class sitting room. Lee, as he was known to his friends, pulled out all the stops.  Everyone present said Liberace’s exalted performance was the highlight of his or her voyage on the Queen Mary. It is reported that all had a grand time – but no one as much as the gracious Liberace himself. 

Some additional interesting facts and trivia: 

The Queen Mary has a 118-foot beam, and that is too wide for the Panama Canal.

She is 182 feet tall, which is seven feet higher than Niagara Falls.

The Queen is almost twice the tonnage and 136 feet longer than the ill-fated Titanic.

Her full name is RMS Queen Mary– the RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship.

In July 1943, she carried 15,740 troops – a standing world record for most passengers on a ship’s voyage.

The headline entertainer on the Queen’s last voyage in September 1967 was Johnny Mathis. 

The last Master of the Queen Mary was Captain J. Treasure Jones. He eloquently summed up her existence when he said, “She breathed, she had character, she had personality. She was above all else the closest ship ever to be a living being.” 

When you are in Southern California be sure to go to see this fascinating attraction. Make reservations and spend the night if you can. Who knows what famous person(s) may have slept in that very cabin? There are also reputed to be over 600 ghosts that haunt the ship. Perhaps one is awaiting your visit? 

If you go

The Queen Mary is located at 1126 Queen’s Highway, in Long Beach, CA. 90802.The toll free phone number is (800) 437-2934. Check here for directions to the ship. Reservations and tour information are available on the Queen Mary website.  

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Some of these places seem to have links with people who have died or with traumatic events. While the other locations doesn’t have obvious reasons why disturbances from the other side occurs there.

5.Winchester Mansion

Located in San Jose, California, the Winchester Mansion was owned by William Winchester, famed as creator of rifles. William Winchester was married to Sarah Pardee an September 30, 1862. And on July 25, 1866, she gave birth to a daughter whom they named Annie Pardee Winchester. But after a while, her daughter contracted an illness known as “murasmus”, a children’s disease in which the body wastes away. Annie Died in July 24. Not long after that, William got struck by Pulmonary Tuberculosis and died on March 7, 1881 leaving Sarah with $20,000,000 and shares with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

Sarah grieved deeply for her husband and lost child that she went to a psychic. The psychic told her that the disasters that had fallen her is a curse. A curse that has been set to her family because of the rifles that her husband made and the ghosts of the people that died from the rifles are the ones who killed her husband and child. The psychic also told her that to be able to protect herself, she must build a home for her and for the spirits and that she must continue building and never stop building or else, she dies. The psychic also told her that she must confuse the spirits so that they will not find her.

Sarah began the construction immediately and for 38 years, 24 hrs a day, the construction was never ending until she died on September 5, 1922.

The mansion today has an estimated 160 rooms, 10,000 windows, 3 elevators, 47 fireplaces and 47 bathrooms. It also has stairways that crisscross one another, some leading nowhere or to the ceiling, trap doors, hidden chimneys, doors that open to brick walls and doors that open to a four storey drop.

The visitors and tour guides of the mansion frequently reports footsteps, the famous cold spots and banging of doors. They also believe that even the ghost of Sarah Winchester herself haunts the mansion.

4. The Belmez faces

In August 23, 1971 an unexplained paranormal phenomenon occurred in the small village called Belmez in Spain particularly in the house of Maria Gomez Pereira. An image of a human face appeared suddenly at the floor of her kitchen. The image upsets her so much that she had the section of the floor removed and then re-laid with cement six days later. But another face reappeared on the same spot one week later. Of course, they wanted the image to be removed and destroyed but then, the local authorities came in, removed the cement and preserved it.

After an investigation, the authorities found out that a graveyard was once where the home is standing. The authorities began an excavation and found a number of human remains nine feet under the exact location where the faces appeared. Everyone was certain that the source of the phenomenon was discovered and remedied. But after 2 weeks, more faces of different sizes began to appear again including the faces of a man and a woman surrounded by 9-10 tiny faces.

Hundreds and thousands of spectators began lining up to see the faces. Some faces appears before the spectators eyes and disappear again after a couple of hours. Sounds of Wailing and sobbing was even recorded coming from the floor.

3. The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary was built as a revolutionary cruise ship in May 27, 1936. She served as a troopship known as “The Grey Ghost” in the British Navy during World War II before she returned as a cruise liner. And finally, in 1967 she was sold for $3.45 million to the city of Long Beach, California , to be used as a maritime museum and a luxury hotel.

The Queen Mary is popular for ghost sightings and unexplained paranormal activities.

Located 50 ft below water level is the engine room where the infamous “Door 13″ is. It is said that this door crushed at least 2 men to death during her history. The latest was during a watertight door drill in 1966 where it crushed an 18-yr old crew member. The crew member’s ghost is said to be wearing blue coveralls. The young man has often seen walking the length of Shaft Alley before disappearing by Door #13.

(the famous Door #13)

Another interestingly scary site aboard Queen Mary are the 1st and 2nd class swimming pools. In the 1st class swimming pool, ghosts of a women dressed in old fashioned bathing suits have been regularly sighted. They believe one of them is a woman who drowned there in the 1930’s and the other drowned in 1960’s. They could be seen at the pool deck walking around and sometimes at the balcony looking at the pool activities. Trails of wet footsteps have also been seen going from the deck to the changing rooms, but then again, the pools have been drained. Another sighting occurs at the 2nd class poolroom. It is a little girl named Jackie who drowned and refused to move on for they can hear her voice and her laughter.

(Queen Mary’s Pool room)

And finally, Queen Mary’s salon where visitors are entertained by the ghost of a beautiful young woman dressed in an elegant white evening gown dancing alone in the shadows in the cornerof the room.

The psychic Peter James, the former ghost tour guide, identified over 150 separate entities in the ship. This explains why the ship has very active paranormal activities.

2. Flight 401

December 29, 1972. At around 23:42 pm, Eastern Airlines Tri-star Jetliner, Flight 401 was nearing Miami Airport and the captain, Bob Loft and the flight engineer, Don Repo, were getting ready for their landing when suddenly, something went very wrong. The aircraft crashed into the Everglades. The captain died in the wreckage while Repo died the next day. The plane salvaged much of the wreckage but the undamaged parts were distributed among the similar crafts.

Since then, many crews, pilots and even passengers testifies seeing the ghosts from flight 401 especially Repo and Loft’s ghosts. The sightings are more often experienced on the planes where the salvaged parts of 401 have been installed.

Repo’s ghost is more of a hands-on kind of ghost. It doesn’t mean that he’s the kind of ghost that hurts the living… He’s concerned about the safety of the flights and he personally seen to it that everything is in good condition. Here are some of the reported sightings of repo’s ghost.

• A woman was sitting next to an Eastern Airlines pilot who looked ill so she called a stewardess. The pilot disappeared before her and others. The woman identified Repo from a photograph.
• Another woman called a stewardess because she was concerned about the unresponsive man in an Eastern Airlines uniform in the seat next to her. The man disappeared in front of both of them and several other passengers leaving the woman hysterical. When later shown a sheet of photos depicting Eastern flight engineers, she identified Repo as the officer she had seen..
• A stewardess saw a man in a flight engineer’s uniform fixing an oven. But the plane’s flight engineer insisted he hadn’t repaired it. When she saw Repo’s picture, she recognized him.
•  Stewardess Faye Merryweather saw Repo’s face looking out at her from an oven in the galley. She fetched two co-workers, one of whom had been a friend of Repo’s. He recognized him. All three heard Repo warn them to watch for fire. Later, the airplane had serious engine problems and the last leg of the flight was canceled. It was learned that the galley had been salvaged from Flight 401.
•  A flight engineer was mid-way through performing the routine pre-flight inspection when Repo appeared to him and told him he’d already done the job.
• Loft on the other hand is different from Repo. Loft simply likes to appear, talk to people and disappear. Here are some of the encounters with Loft:
•  A stewardess confronted Loft, asking him why he was on the plane because he wasn’t on the passenger list. She reported this to the Captain who walked back with her and instantly recognized Loft who vanished in front of a dozen witnesses.
•  A Captain and two flight attendants claimed to have seen and spoken to Loft before take-off and watched him vanish. This experience left the three of them totally shaken that they had cancelled the flight.
• One of the vice-presidents of Eastern Airlines spoke to a uniformed captain sitting in first class. Suddenly, he recognized Loft, at which time the apparition vanished.

The ghosts sightings of Loft And Repo seems to be proving that they mean what Repo said once to a Captain he talked to before vanishing. Repo said to the Captain that there will never be another crash and that they will not let it happen.

1. Woodchester Mansion

Originally built as a Gregorian country house called the Spring Park at the beginning of the 17th century, the Woodchester Mansion was converted by the freemason William Leigh who bought the property for £100,000 in 1845. William Leigh’s cash ran out before the mansion was finished and then later died in 1873.The mansion was never complete and was never actually lived in.

According to the legends, Sir Rupert de Lansigny, the man who inherited Spring Park after he killed his cousin, once owned the estate. Several locals have reported seeing a headless horseman who they believed to be Sir Rupert near one of the park lakes. A coffin has also been sighted floating above one of the estate’s lakes. They said that the coffin belonged to a Dominican friar who killed himself by drowning! And in 1902 a local vicar saw a strange apparition at the gates to the mansion and few years later a phantom horseman was also seen on the drive dressed in civil war clothing. But it was the Mansion itself that was the epicenter of the haunting.

The present mansion is effectively a Victorian building site. With its amazing sight of fireplaces suspended in mid-air, doorways leading nowhere and the strange undulating floor which is in fact the vaulted ceiling of the cellar below, visitors wonder why it is that the building was never finished. Some of the rooms still have the abandoned workman’s tools and equipment. During the building work there were seven deaths six from accidents and a reported murder.

The mansion has its very own chapel lit by two large stained glass windows. This chapel is said to be involved in “Satanic Rituals” during the 1890’s. There is also a small chapel on the left of the main chapel which is said to be intended for Leigh’s personal use. These two rooms are connected by an arch passageway. Guests and visitors have reported seeing stones and other bits of masonry being thrown across the chapel. On more than one occasion, the visitors of the chapel have witnessed a ghost of a small man standing in the doorway, gazing up at the two huge ornate stained glass windows, as if he is concerned for the poor state of repair, for most of the glass panels are now missing or cracked.

A number of sightings of an unknown ‘tall man’ was reported at one of the corridors of the mansion. The apparition has been seen standing at one end, beside the door leading to the laundry room. This figure doesn’t just stand in the one area, but has been seen walking along the corridor, which leads to the chapel, although he is never actually seen entering it.

These are not the only ghosts that resides in Woodchester Mansion, including these are a woman who sings in an Irish folk song at the scullery, the clock that chimes but is not working, the spirit of a young girl who is playing and running at the first floor stairs, the spirits of two men standing at the landing of the stairs, the Woodchester Park Angel, the spirits in military uniform, demonic presence, the “ragged Dwarf”, the floating head of a man in the bathroom, and a woman who attacks women in the dark.