Black Well Curse

Black Well Curse - England Ghost Incident

In the Scottish border of England, within an 18th-century castle stood the "Black Well." Its owner, Lady Elizabeth, was accused of cheating on her lover in 1752 and was thrown into that deep well along with her newborn baby. From that night onward, cries of a baby, a woman's laughter, and splashing water echoed from the well. Local villagers called the castle "Ghost Fort" and avoided going near it at night.

In 2025, American youth James Harris arrived in a Scottish village tour with his cameraman friend Tom and girlfriend Sara from London. James was a paranormal investigator shooting a "Real Ghost Places" series for his YouTube channel. At the local pub, a retired police officer who studied paranormal warned them: "Don't go to the Black Well. No one has returned alive in 50 years." James laughed, "Science explains everything."

At 11 PM that night, the three reached the well behind the castle through the overgrown garden. The well mouth was covered with an iron grill, but there was a gap in the corner. In torchlight, black water stagnated inside the well. Sara started a live stream on her phone. Suddenly, -10° cold wind blew. James checked the thermal camera – a human-shaped shadow at the well mouth. "Just wind effect," he said, putting his hand through the gap to look inside.

Then, a faint baby cry came from the well. Sara dropped her phone in fear. Tom shouted: "What was that sound?!" James saw on thermal – the shadow moving toward his hand. Suddenly, his hand felt an ice-cold fingers touch. He pulled his hand back shaking. The three ran, but Sara's phone stayed behind in surveillance. Live chat viewers: "Behind you! Run!"

Next morning, they returned to the castle. Sara's phone was missing. Tom checked footage on his phone – at 11:47 PM, a long-haired woman in white clothes slowly rising from the well mouth, Sara's voice screaming "Help!" was recorded. Police investigated – Sara was missing. They sent a drone camera into the well. On screen: 100 feet deep at the bottom, scattered human skeletons. In the middle, Sara's phone floating, screen showing "Come join us" text.

James and Tom fled the village. But that night in his hotel room, Tom woke up to cold air. Looking in the mirror – Lady Elizabeth standing behind him, white eyes, black blood dripping from mouth. She whispered slowly: "Give back my baby..." Tom screamed and ran. Next morning, he was found in the room – body blue, eyes open, mouth tasting sea water.

James returned to London alone. But in his uploaded footage, baby cries suddenly mixed in the background. He searched historical records on his laptop – Lady Elizabeth threw her baby in the well and committed suicide in front of her lover. Twist: James's birth mother's name was also Elizabeth. She was born in England in 1752 and sent to America for adoption.

To this day, the Black Well remains covered with iron grill. But drone footages leak online. James deleted his channel, but in his last video comment section: "I hear crying from my basement well now..." Do you believe it?

Why it's not true, No verified records exist of a 2025 Scotland castle well incident matching James Harris, Lady Elizabeth, or drone footage leaks. Similar legends appear in Scottish border curses (like 1525 Archbishop Dunbar's reiver curse) and books like "Asylum Hotel," but they're stories, not real events. Glamis Castle, Mary King's Close – documented history, no modern "well ghost pulls" cases.The earlier Scotland “Black Well” story was made up as fiction, so there is no way to turn it into a fully true real‑life case of the same type. It can only be “inspired by” real legends, not 100% factual.