A Tour of the Past: Old Haunted Buildings

Some buildings' history can be seen on the outside from their age, abandonment, or old rustic look. However, for some buildings, the history and the past aren’t always seen on the exterior but rather the interior, and its history still lingers, thinking it’s the past. Some buildings' histories have haunted pasts, ghosts or beings who stay inside the building, haunting it because they either don’t want others there or they simply don’t know things have changed. From a scary horror standpoint, we all know about some of the world's most haunted places; from the city of Salem and its many places to Bobby Mackey’s bar, a place said to have not only ghosts but demon spirits as well. We will take a look at some of these places, but in general, we will go over why it is we, as people, like not only abandoned places, but we also like haunted buildings.

The Cecil Hotel was one of the most haunted hotels and known for its notorious past

So what is our fascination with haunted buildings? Some have made a hobby out of it, and some do it for a living. Ghost hunting has become extremely popular over the last twenty years, and it’s no surprise as to why seeing as we tend to enjoy the things that scare us. These ghosts all seem to reside in old haunted buildings, although I would state that even if you didn’t know a building was haunted, it may give off haunted vibes just from the look alone. There are thousands of haunted buildings all over the world. From houses and old factories to old battleground bunkers to medieval European castles, there is no end to the type of building it is, but what is known and what they all have in common is their haunted past that currently takes up residency.

Some famous haunted buildings have become big tourist attractions, such as Bobby Mackey’s, Lizzie Borden’s Bed & Breakfast, The Winchester House, The Amityville House, as well as countless factories, hotels, asylums, and prisons(two most notable are Eastern State Penitentiary and Alcatraz). These places all have chilling pasts, and these past events now are said to live on forever as people flock to them to see if they can catch a glimpse of a spirit of centuries past. Why do we enjoy haunted buildings and ghosts? Well, we just do. Some of us find it interesting and are intrigued by ghosts or simply love the creepy paranormal history of a building.

If anything, consider this. A normal old historical building will have lots of history and great past stories to it, no doubt, but an old historical haunted building will have much more. Not only will it have its history, but it will also have a dark, twisted, and sinister history to tell. A story that is hard to believe, and not only that, but the past is still around today and lingers, telling people to leave, showing them a residual haunting, or even worse, trying to harm them. Haunted buildings may sound like fun, but they can also be dangerous, as this is a part of the unknown, and you should be more scared than excited.

We love touring places of the past, and we also love touring haunted places, so the two do go hand in hand. You should try to learn when going to a haunted building rather than hoping to get scared and see something. Try to go there with the intent to learn, and if you do happen to see something haunting and chilling, then consider that a bonus. Haunted buildings make up a good chunk of our history, and there will always be a story to tell, and there will always be horrific things that have taken place that have shaped these places into haunted infamy. As long as we visit these places and talk about them, they will live on forever, and perhaps that’s just what they’ve wanted all along. A Tour of the Past: Old Haunted Buildings.

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