It’s monster fun for many, Halloween, and behind our genteel capital city lies a tale which is why we’re peeking into Auld Spooky Edinburgh and scary cities.
On the back of Planet Cruise’s revelation that Mary King Close in Edinburgh is the most haunted place on Earth.
Putting aside that the Scariest Place on Earth is surely the mother-in-law’s when she’s getting ready for work at Halloween.
These are the most ghoulish gaffes as judged from Trip Advisor data.
Mary King’s Close, for those who don’t know it, lies underneath Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile and dates back to days of plague and pestilence.
It was closed off as was the public health course of the day to keep the disease enclosed.
The poster girl for Mary King’s Close was a girl called Annie who lost her dolly.
And a paranormal scientist is said to have had their hem tugged by said Annie.
The Scares and the Stripes
Now the spiritual world is never idle it would seem and is never busier than around Halloween.
It should come as little surprise that the Lonely Cruise list is dominated by entrants from Britain, Ireland and the US.
With the Halloween tradition believed to have come from these islands.
Before being transported to the American colonies where naturally they took it to Hallmark and Hollywood levels of commercialisation.
It would almost be easier to find somewhere in America without carved-out pumpkins, dusty spider webs and witches.
And not even a prison is sanctuary from the spooks.
Now we’ve run the rule on the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.
Where even tough criminals’ legs turned to jelly.
The Shining Shivers
Now we’re all familiar with Stephen King’s The Shining.
But did we know that The Stanley Hotel in Colorado was his inspiration.
Belfast chilled
Jails make another play at No.4 on the spooky list with Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast listed at No.4.
The basement drop cell when criminals dangled from ropes is said to be the spookiest spot.
How abite ye… are you up for the creak and the craic?
Now we’ve given you a sample here’s the full list.
And we know that Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights should be here.
But if the paranormal sends shivers up your spine here’s where you want to go.
The chill chart
So take it awaaaaahhhaaa!
- Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, USA
- The Stanley Hotel, Colorado, USA
- Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- St Augustine Lighthouse, Florida, USA
- Bhangarh Fort. Pajastan, India
- Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, USA
- Myrtles Plantation, Louisiana, USA
- Catacombs of Paris, Paris
- Tower of London, London
