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Back in the 1800's the man that owned this farm fell in love with a woman who was not his wife. He became so depressed that he could not be with the woman he was in love with so he hung himself here out at his barn. His ghost can be seen working the fields close to the barn.

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One of Canadas oldest "Federal buildings". Now considered one of the most haunted buildings in all of Ontario. Over the years it has had many tenants and many different uses including, a custom house, a public school, trade house, and a home.

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This article talks about the different ways spirits can get left behind and attached to a certain building. It also touches on some techniques you can use to help get rid of spirits that have become attached to a home.

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We all know that haunted places exist. That chill along your spine, the feeling of dread, and sudden drop in temperature are all physical signs that you experience in a haunted locale. However, how do places become this way? Some very famously haunted places have well known ghostly residents who have extensive stories about why their spirits linger in a particular place-such as a person who was wrongfully tortured into death or deeply betrayed by a dear friend or loved one that resulted in death. Many places tend to naturally draw ghosts simply because of what they are and what naturally happens in those places, meaning that prisons, hotels, and of course cemeteries are favorite haunting areas for the departed who have not fully moved on. Yet, some of the most common places that are haunted may not have such a specific story or might be just a seemingly random house. Where do these spirits come from and most importantly how do they make certain places their base of operations for haunting the living?

Shades of Gray

Each individual person is unique in personality, experience, and countless other factors. Therefore, the imprint of a deceased human (their spirit or ghost) retains these specialized factors if they are unable to move on after death. These unique characteristics mean that each story attached to each ghost and thereby haunting locale is different. Many different factors exist to explain how a place becomes haunted because of the natural ability of humans to vary from each other on numerous levels. Do not expect each haunted location to be haunted for the same reasons since they are all haunted by different spirits and therefore different people with their own stories to tell the living.

Common Factors

Even though no background for a haunting will be exactly the same as another, some common themes do pop up in the majority of haunted places. The history of the building or area is always a primary factor. A very old place that has a long history of human use and habitation is more likely to be haunted than a newer one as the chances increase dramatically that bad things have happened there as the likelihood of at least one person experiencing something very negative at the locale is rather high. Bad events or situations always increase the probability of a place being haunted as well because spirits who have not been affected by ill fated happenings generally have no problem crossing over to the other side or moving on while those who are the center of such an occurrence feel bound to this world until they receive some form of justice, retribution, or simply someone knowing their personal stories of sorrow. Violent deaths, cruelty, and abuse are some of the most prominent events that bind a ghost to the earthly realm. Yet, other happenings like severe unhappiness, betrayal by someone dear to their hearts who they trusted implicitly, and even intense sickness can all act as a negative situation that makes a ghost feel they cannot move on even after the death of their mortal bodies. All of these attributes seep into the location whether in the walls of the building or the soil of the ground itself to leave a certain ghostly energy or impression. Battlegrounds in particular can be a place where actual blood seeping into the ground can create a spiritual residue where unsettled ghostly beings can manifest and linger on the land itself and even on buildings or houses that are later built on the historically blood stained ground. Overall, human pain and suffering are the major factors that tend to dictate whether a location will become haunted or not. It is not like many stories exist about ghosts who haunt sporting arenas or theme parks like Walt Disney World, and this rarity in spirit haunting examples links to the fact that those places tend to lack pain and in fact the locations are filled with happiness and high, excited emotions. Many spirits are considered to haunt places where their own personal pain was thought to be the greatest, but occasionally spirits will reside in places of general pain and suffering that was a part of their lives in some fashion. Ghosts basically tend to keep in places that they considered to be their own during their former lives and areas that was once very closely linked to themselves as a living human being.

Why Though?

Many ghost hunters believe that spirits haunt places that are filled with strong negative emotions in order to tell the story of that area to living humans-which is why these deceased entities tend to haunt places that are the source of their personal pain and sufferings since they want others to know of their own story in that location. These spirit professionals know very well that a ghost makes noises or movement to let their presence be known to the living beings or because they are particularly upset at the time, linking to the very human aspect of mood swings. Most ghosts really try to make themselves known in a form that resembles the figure that they held in life so that living people could see them as they once were and hopefully impress the vivid memories that are holding them to the physical plane. The combination of their former selves (both in semi appearance, actions, and mannerisms) will generally be a way for them to let others know who they were and lead those individuals into an investigation of the spirit's personal past since their mere presence indicates that their previous life was not average, normal, or significantly filled with happiness. This desire to let the living know of their past hardships and uncommon problems or issues mean that the ghosts really will reveal themselves to all kinds of people from various age groups, walks of life, and most importantly whether these people who visit the haunted locale believe in the presence of spirits or not.

Avoidance of Homes

Some of the most vivid ghost haunting examples that the majority of people can easily recall upon demand take place in a haunted house. However, there are several reasons why these home based tales are the most intense even though statistical investigations show that houses are very low on the list of places which can be frequently haunted by spirits. Our homes are our hearts. They are the safe retreat of the living as their own personal refuge, meaning that having an angry or upset spiritual entity invading our private and fortified spaces obviously makes us very scared and intimidated. That fact of being extra scary in addition to the major shock of even hearing about someone having a haunted home is enough to make anyone remember incidences of house haunting. Yet, pure numbers tell us that ghosts actually tend to avoid homes in preference of other locales. Ghosts need a great deal of energy in an area in order to materialize, and personal houses do not have enough to make manifestation easily possible for most spirits. Larger places that attract a greater number of people (hotels, cemeteries, museums, churches, ships, or even dance and music clubs) supply more emotional energy in the air for ghosts to use, which make them a better choice that the homes of living humans.

Author: Brooke Windsor Copyrighted © paranormalhaze.com

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We all know that haunted places exist. That chill along your spine, the feeling of dread, and sudden drop in temperature are all physical signs that you experience in a haunted locale. However, how do places become this way?

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HGTV came out with a top 12 list of the scariest home in America last October as a great form of advertising for their site. The article covers houses and hotels. One home they even included was the White House.

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America's Scariest Homes: 12 Real-Life Haunted Houses

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These homes and hotels all over the U.S. have one thing in common: paranormal activity. Take a tour of the country's creepiest dwellings from the safety of your own.

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A website well known in the pseudoscience world wrote and article on haunted houses differentiating between fact and fiction.

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haunted houses - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com

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Sightings. They walk around with an electronic device that picks up electromagnetic fields. If the needle moves, they claim they have evidence of poltergeist activity, even though just about anything gives off a measurable level of electromagnetic radiation.

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This is a picture of the famous Pennhurst Asylum. This building was used as a hospital for mentally and psychically handicapped patients. Unbelievable amounts of pain and suffering happened here and it is evident in the aggressive ghostly behaviour that happens there. The only red flag that I noticed here is that it is now a tourist attraction where people pay money to see it. You would think that a few spooky things would be planted to make guests feel like they got their moneys worth.

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A short documentary done by the National Geographic. It features the most haunted houses in America and shares the stories of the people who have lived and died in those houses. Unlike the other documentaries, this one shows the opinion of a skeptic. Even the Skeptic was shocked at what evidence there is.

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National Geographic - The Most Haunted Places in the World - National Geographic Documenta

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Paranormal documentary 2015 - The Scariest Places on Earth. National Geographic - The Most Haunted Places in the World - National Geographic Documentary New national geographic documentary, national geographic . Real Hauntings Paranormal Ghost Documentary 2015 Real Hauntings Paranormal Ghost Documentary 2015 Real Hauntings Paranormal Ghost Documentary .

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Englands Most Haunted Houses Documentary.

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Englands Most Haunted Houses Documentary.

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A short documentary about the most haunted homes in England and the stories behind them.

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ENGLAND'S MOST HAUNTED CASTLES (PARANORMAL SUPERNATURAL GHOST DOCUMENTARY)

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ENGLAND'S MOST HAUNTED CASTLES (PARANORMAL SUPERNATURAL GHOST DOCUMENTARY) Spookiest castle ghosts of England! Don't watch alone! Most haunting and creepy cases and sightings!

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The Sallie House is a short documentary on YouTube about one of Americas most haunted homes. Sightings first started in the house in 1993. The house is claimed to be haunted by a little girl named Sallie. Some say her presence is evil and others say that she is just reaching out for help.

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THE SALLIE HOUSE: The Most Haunted House In America - FEATURE