Wednesday, 16 November 2016

6 Supernatural Events That Really Happened

Listening to fictional ghost stories is one thing, but knowing that certain paranormal events were true, can surely give you the creeps. So all you faint-hearted readers, steer clear; for this is a list of 6 Scary and True Supernatural Events, without any holistic explanation till date!

The Aleya Ghost Lights
The swamps of Sunderbans in Bengal attract a number of scientists, historians and tourists every year. Apart from being a biodiversity hotspot, a great place for adventure-tourism and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the biggest tidal mangroves of the world are situated here. If you happen to visit, the locals will definitely warn you about the Aleya Ghost Lights. These mysterious lights appear above the swamps at night, and tend to lure observers into dangerous spots, where they eventually meet their death.


Faces on the Floor
This real-life paranormal event can be traced all the way back to 1971, in the Belmez Village of Spain. It was just a normal day for the Pereira household on the 23rd of August, till Maria Gomez observed a human face pattern forming on the concrete floor of her kitchen. Shocked beyond words, she screamed for her husband Juan and son Miguel. Together they used a pickaxe to destroy the image and lay new concrete. But over the course of the next 30 years, faces of different shapes, sizes and expressions kept recurring on the floor, drawing in flocks of curious observers. Despite floor samples being sent for scientific examination, no plausible explanation could be found. It was later discovered, that the house had been built over a graveyard.

The Haunted Dorm
Almost every teen-horror flick, or violent slasher-movie has started off in a creepy dorm, deeming the concept as jaded as ever. But it turns out, such bone-chilling instances have actually occurred in real life! The most well-known example is that of Room 428 of the Wilson Hall Dormitory at the Ohio University. For those who are unaware, this is probably the only university room in the world that has been officially termed as ‘haunted’ and locked up forever. Whoever has entered Room 428 till date has seen objects flying around, along with weird noise, the sound of footsteps and shadows appearing every now and then. But the most eerie occurrence has been that of a demon-like face on the door that appears and disappears mysteriously. It is believed that the room is inhabited by the spirit of a man who died a violent death in the 1970s.


Testimony from beyond the Grave
This is amongst the ultra-rare instances in history, when the testimony of a ghost indirectly led to the conviction of her murderer. Way back in 1897, Zona and Erasmus were a married couple who stayed in West Virginia. One evening, Erasmus called a doctor home saying Zona had suffered from a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, the doctor declared Zona dead. It would have been an open-and-shut case, but for the fact that Zona’s mother Mary Jane, encountered a visit from Zona’s ghost who told her that Erasmus was an abusive husband, and he had strangled her to death. Upon her petition, Zona’s body was autopsied and it was indeed found that her wind pipe was broken. Despite the ambiguity of the evidence from ‘beyond the grave’, the mother’s testimony was legally used to re-open the case and sentence Erasmus to Life Imprisonment.

The Savior Ghost
Not all ghosts are evil; some of them can be extremely benevolent. As is the case with the mysterious ‘Grey Man’ who warns locals before an approaching hurricane, in the coastal town of Pawley’s Island. It is said that whoever this kind, shadowy figure has warned to leave the area before an impending storm, have always retuned back to find their houses surprisingly ‘undamaged’ despite rampant destruction in the surroundings!


The Cursed Village
The village of Kuldhara in the Jaiselmer, India is believed to have been cursed to abandonment. Occupied by the wealthy ‘Paliwal’ Priestly Community for years, the village was suddenly deserted overnight. But the big mystery is that the inhabitants didn’t relocate elsewhere; one fine morning (about 500 years ago), they just disappeared, and were never heard of again! Residents of neighboring villages have cited probable reasons such as oppression by a tyrant ruler or a tale of forbidden love. Either way, it’s believed that the residents cursed the village before leaving, to ensure that it remained unoccupied forever. True to their word, Kuldhara remains unoccupied till date, and paranormal investigators have cited a ghostly presence.