There are dozens of places around the world that are called cursed by urban legends. We’ve selected for you the ones with creepy pasts that we’d be most afraid to enter.
Only consisting of concrete or wood Some buildings, which are built, become a frightening place for all of us after being associated with various urban legends. Houses, bridges, even islands, because of the bad reputation they have left. “damned” can be called.
These so-called cursed places abound, not only abroad, but also in our country. That we’ll only enter at gunpoint, even by looks alone enough to make the hairs on our neck stand on end Let’s see where are the places, what are their stories together.
Doll Island, Mexico
First on our list, Island of the Dead Dolls, covered with dolls all over strange island. If you want to go to the island, the only thing that welcomes you will be doll pieces hanging from trees, abandoned houses and poles.
The story behind such a strange island is extremely dramatic. Not long ago, a young girl drowned after accidentally falling into the Xochimilco canal, and her body was never found again. Shortly after this incident, a man named Don Julián Santana He decides to continue his life as a monk. and moved to this island, which would later become the Island of the Dead Dolls.
Don Julián Santana, in the first days of his monasticism, in the lake that runs through the middle of the island and connects to the sea, corpse of a girl floating face down finds. Julian tries to save this already dead young girl, but no matter what he does, he can’t succeed. Sad and frightened, he hangs the doll he finds on the floor on the way to his cottage, in a doorway in memory of the young girl, but whenever Julian gets closer to that lake, he continues to see the ghost of the young girl.
perversely to get rid of the haunting ghost to hang dolls all over the island No matter what he did, Julian could not get rid of this frightening event and in 2001 drowned where he found the body of the young girl died.
Of course, it is not possible for us to say that what Julian went through is completely true. After all, what the man went through or the ghost of the young girl was not approved by a second person. Regardless of the facts, no one even willingly, even for touristic purposes. I don’t think you would want to step foot on this island.
Overtoun Bridge, Scotland
Opened for use in 1895, the Overtoun Bridge is today the bridge where the dogs creepily commit suicide is referred to as. Strange events first begin in the 1950s on this bridge, which is the only way to go to the historical Overtoun Castle.
A visitor, who goes on a trip to see the castle, enters the bridge with his dog. While the dog was walking very calmly at the beginning of the bridge, he suddenly started to exhibit strange movements towards the middle, his facial expression changed and suddenly he jumping off the bridge.
The event, of course, does not end with just one dog. fully since 1950 600 dogs, commits suicide in the middle of the bridge, exhibiting strange behavior. That’s why both locals and tourists are starting to hesitate to cross the bridge with their dogs. “Danger; hold your dog’s leash tight” warning is included.
Because of the strange suicide of the dogs, people were on the bridge of the Overtoun Bridge. possessed by demonic beings, because dogs sense it too out of fear He’s starting to think they’ve jumped off a bridge. In another view, these demonic beings capturing the souls of dogs They are said to be forcibly driven to death.
The subject is finally given a scientific hand, and animal behavior expert Dr. David Sand heads to the Overtoun Bridge to investigate the dogs’ mysterious death. under the bridge a large mink nest Seeing that it was her, Sand said that the dogs could smell the minks and because they can’t follow the smell He says he got angry and jumped off the bridge. Yet the public continues to believe that the bridge has been taken over by supernatural beings, choosing the easier one rather than believing in a scientific fact.
Molla Zeyrek Mosque, Istanbul
Molla Zeyrek Mosque, which was converted from a church to a mosque after the conquest of Istanbul, is located in the Fatih district of Istanbul. According to the people living in the region, the parking area of the mosque was used as a barn before and this barn was under the barn. a well and a cellar was found.
Of course, what is put forward consists of allegations, but it is not a shudder when one thinks about whether it can still be true. According to a rumor, people living in ancient times were reluctant to leave their animals in the barn in the evening, because the well under the barn. screaming sounds had come. No one has been able to figure out who this voice, which is thought to belong to a woman, actually belongs, why the scream cannot be heard, but even today, there are people who can still hear those screams, albeit rarely.
Waverly Hills Hospital, USA
Opened for use in 1910, Waverly Hills was one of the most equipped hospitals in the USA for tuberculosis disease. At that time, people who had this disease were tried to be treated, but it was never done. exact results could not be obtained.
Patients stayed at Waverly Hills Hospital for many years, and the hospital began to fill up more and more each month. People who are somehow imprisoned within the four walls over time not from tuberculosis, but from psychological ailments they started to die by suicide.
According to the records, he was in Waverly Hills between 1910 and 1961. 63 thousand people has died. The discovery of a cure for tuberculosis led to the hospital’s closure in 1961, and Waverly Hills in 1962. to the mental hospital is translated. Meanwhile, a nurse died because of her unwanted pregnancy. Hanging himself in room 502 commits suicide.
Soon after, another nurse said, jumping out the window of the same room ends his own life. Suicide rates never decrease in Waverly Hills, which continued to operate as a mental hospital until 1982. most patients going crazy from the first day he cameAfterwards, he couldn’t stand it and started to commit suicide.
Of course, urban legends emerged for the hospital, which was closed in 1982. According to rumors, in this hospital where thousands of people died, spirits wandered at night, and the sounds of children screaming and crying came from some rooms. to the horror game Outlast inspiring It is even said that a silhouette of a woman jumping out of the hospital window was seen.
Buyukada Greek Orphanage, Istanbul
Located in Büyükada, one of the most beautiful districts of Istanbul, the Greek Orphanage hosts an extremely frightening story. This orphanage, which is a home for hundreds of children, was hastily sealed in 1964 and not to be used again abandoned.
There are two different views for the Büyükada Greek Orphanage. The first is that a fire broke out in the orphanage and a little boy was trying to escape. died by falling into a well story. In the second sight, the fire never broke out and the orphanage by order of the state had been emptied.
The story of the unfounded urban legend associated with the orphanage is as follows; The ghost of the child who fell into the well while escaping the fire haunts the area, and many who approach the orphanage at night are out of the well. cries for help hears.
First of all, as someone who has seen the building with my own eyes, I can say that the orphanage is really scary and gigantic. Büyükada Greek Orphanage is already the largest wooden structure in Europe and even in its majesty enough to scare people. Of course, it is also useful to say that the sounds of children coming from the well are just an urban legend.