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Between Sacred Stones and Silent Screams: The Haunted Soul of Wat Sisaket
The Ghostly Past of Wat Sisaket: Lao's Spiritual Mystery Deep in the center of Vientiane, Wat Sisaket is a legacy to Laos' violent past and spiritual heritage. Built in 1818 on the orders of King Anouvong (Sethathirath V), this temple is the oldest surviving Buddhist structure in the capital, having escaped destruction by a hair's breadth during the Siamese invasion of 1827. Its unusual Siamese-influenced design—featuring a five-tiered roof and a cloistered courtyard—likely spared it the same fate as neighboring temples, which were reduced to rubble. It is today revered not only for its history but also for its notoriety as one of the most haunted locations in Laos, where the specters of the past whisper along its dimly lit passages.
By Kyrol Mojikal9 months ago in Horror
Mysterious Red Sari Spirit & Haunted Tamarind Tree
The incident happened with his elder uncle, but at the request of Tapas Bhai, we are keeping his elder uncle’s name confidential. The time frame of this incident was around 1994 or 1995. During that period, the Bila (wetland) would have a lot of water in the rainy season. One day, Tapas Bhai’s uncle brought a kind of item made from palm leaves, called “Kunda” in the village language. He had gone to cut grass and also to collect Kachuri leaves and similar things for the cows’ feed. While bringing back those things for feeding the cows, there is a place near Baktarpur Bila. This place is, well, how should I put it, an area with trees, a homestead-like place. There stands a Hijal tree there. When his uncle was returning, he sat down under that Hijal tree to rest for a while. While resting absentmindedly, he broke a branch off that Hijal tree. After resting, he normally returned home. Once home, he fed the cows the grass and Kachuri leaves he had collected. Everything seemed fine, but that very night, the uncle suddenly started acting mad. He began speaking incoherently, did not want to stay indoors, and left the house. He scolded his family members and spoke nonsense to everyone. No one was able to hold him back—one person alone couldn’t restrain him, and even many together could not. He left the house. The uncle felt as if something had possessed or affected him in a bad way. When that negative force acted upon him, he felt as if someone was sitting on him, his chest became heavy, and it felt like a heavy stone was placed on his chest. He could hardly speak properly. This problem lasted similarly for about five to six days and then went away. He became completely normal, and everything—his words, behavior, and actions—were perfectly fine. About a month after this incident, the problem started again. One day, suddenly, the uncle couldn’t be found anywhere. No one could find him, and everyone started searching all around for him.
By Lily9 months ago in Horror
Traveler of the Frequented Prepare
The year was 1993. Inside the calm northern town of Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh—then untouched by modernity—nights fell into significant quiet. After nightfall, the town turned into a ghost of itself. It was in the midst of one such spooky night that something truly chilling happened, a story still whispered by the seniors with unease in their eyes.
By Siyam Islam9 months ago in Horror
She's Still Waiting. Content Warning.
''She is still waiting… at the end of the rice field'' At the end of a vast rice field in a remote village, there was a large old tree standing alone amidst the silence. Under its shade was once a shelter for a young woman named ''Buapan'' whose husband named ''Ai Plan'' was conscripted into the army when the country was torn apart during the war between the nations.
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Horror
Mysterious story of ghost wells | Real Horror Story . AI-Generated.
"Kusumpur", a small village in Rajasthan, had a very old well, which was deserted for years. People used to say that this well is cursed. No one goes to that well at night, because there are strange sounds from there. Sometimes a woman's scream, sometimes a child's groan.
By Horror best kahani9 months ago in Horror
The Mirror in the Tower
No one really knows when the tower first appeared in Corwell. Some say it was always there, a part of the land before the town even had a name. Others believe it rose overnight, summoned by forgotten whispers and buried sins. But what everyone agrees on is this: the bell tower has never rung. Not once. Not in anyone’s memory. And after sunset, no one dares speak its name aloud.
By Towsin10 months ago in Horror
Varosha: The Ghost Town of Cyprus – Haunted by the Shadows of War
The Spookiest Ghost Town in the World: The Haunted History of Varosha, Cyprus Varosha, which was once a booming resort town in Famagusta, Cyprus, is now the spookiest and emptiest place on earth. Evacuated in 1974 when the Turkish army invaded Cyprus, this ghost town has remained stuck in time for almost 50 years, its decaying streets and devastated buildings bearing witness to tragedy, loss, and lost spirits.
By Kyrol Mojikal10 months ago in Horror
The Last Message in Room 304. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Part 1: The Return It had been two years since Jamie left the motel. Two years since Lily vanished, since the message on the mirror, and since the cold silence swallowed the hallway outside Room 304.
By The 1%10 months ago in Horror
The Man Who Watched Me Sleep
I always believed I was a heavy sleeper — the type who could snooze through thunderstorms or loud city traffic. That belief changed last winter, in a quiet, snow-covered village where I had gone to escape the chaos of city life.
By Towsin10 months ago in Horror
One Black Window – Episode 1: Behind the Window
"One Black Window - Episode 1: Behind the window was a dark rainy night when Mr. Raihan arrived at Danmondy's new rental house. At the end of the narrow alley, the house was quietly old, with two-storey buildings with cracked yellow walls, rusty iron grills and intense silence that seemed to take a breath. It not only stayed, it was like silence.
By Md masum10 months ago in Horror
Bodie, California: The Wild West Ghost Town Where the Past Never Dies
Bodie, California: A Ghost Town Drunk with Gold, Dust, and the Supernatural Located in the harsh, wind-blown hills to the east of the Sierra Nevada range, Bodie, California, is one of America's most eerily preserved ghost towns. Founded in 1859 after the discovery of gold, Bodie's past is one of explosive growth, chaos, and supernatural desertion—a town where reality and legend blend with tales of lingering ghosts.
By Kyrol Mojikal10 months ago in Horror
The shocking history of the Glasgow smile
It seems that humans are creative in inventing new ways to inflict pain on people who are weaker than them, and our human history, from different civilizations and cultures, testifies to this through several terrible ways that people used to torture their kind. And today, we'll talk about one of these methods that has won a lot of Fame, namely the Glasgow smile.
By ABDO10 months ago in Horror