Fabulous and scary castles of the world. The most terrible castles. Bran Castle, Transylvania, Romania

Today our journey lies along the most terrible and mystical castles in the world where spirits, ghosts and other evil spirits live. Scary? Then read and enjoy.

It is considered one of the oldest Czech castles, because the first stones of its foundation were laid back in the 13th century. They say that in the rock on which it is located there was a deep fissure that reached all the way to hell, from where all kinds of evil spirits crawled out at night and wandered around the surrounding area. Frightened residents nearby villages tried to close the rift, filling it with stones and logs, but unknown creatures still found loopholes. Then it was decided to build a chapel on this site so that the consecrated building would ward off evil. Over time, the chapel grew into a castle, but judging by the architectural design of the building, it seems that the fortress was not intended to protect from external enemies, but to restrain internal demons.

It was built in the 14th century. It was owned by Lord Glemis, from where the fortress got its name. The owner was known as a very wild and gambling man who loved cards and strong drinks. One Saturday he and his friend sat at the card table until late. When the servant reminded them that Sunday had already arrived and it was a sin to indulge in such an activity on this day, the angry count shouted that even if Satan came to their room, he would have caught him playing the game too. As soon as Glemis said this, the devil appeared and declared that from now on the count would have to play cards with him until the Day of Judgment. The frightened servants immured the count in a room with an evil spirit, and since then swearing and screams have been heard in the castle. And although there is a window outside the fortress, there is simply no entrance to this room inside the castle.

In this small country There are a huge number of castles, but the most famous among them is Dragsholm. It was built back in the 12th century and belonged to the clergy, and many of the premises were used as prisons. Over time it was rebuilt to serve as a defensive structure during the war. The owners of the fortress constantly changed until in 1932 it fell into the hands of the Boettger family, who decided to turn it into a hotel and did so very successfully. After all, the legend about " Hundred Ghosts of Dragholm"attracts crowds of tourists here who want to see the ghost with their own eyes. And, by the way, judging by the enthusiastic reviews, many actually succeeded.

The most famous is trinity of ghosts.

• The first is the White Lady, who was once the daughter of a nobleman, whom her cruel father walled up in a wall after learning about her love for a commoner.
• Second, the Gray Lady worked here as a maid in ancient times and died of illness, and her soul was unable to leave this place.
• And the third is Earl Bothwell, who died in captivity in one of the cells and now his spirit wanders the corridors.

Ancient castles keep many secrets and mysteries. Some attract people with their creepy legends about demons, vampires and werewolves, others with romantic love stories.

Edinburgh castle

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• Scotland
• It hosts the Mary King Festival
• Founded on the site of an extinct volcano.
• According to legend, several ghosts still roam the castle. The first ghost is the ghost of a piper who got lost in the underground labyrinths of the castle and died there. The second ghost is the ghost of a headless soldier who beats a drum when danger approaches. According to legend, it was this soldier who, during his lifetime, warned about the offensive of Oliver Cromwell’s troops. The third ghost is Lady Glamis, who is often seen wandering the dark halls of the castle. She was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in 1537. There is also an old man in a leather apron and a ghost of a dog walking near the cemetery. Also from the castle tunnels you can still hear French prisoners imprisoned during the Seven Years' War.

Glams Castle

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• Scotland
• Visitors to the castle met such ghosts as Lady Janet, the little page, and the Gray Lady.
• There is a walled room in the castle. There is no entrance to it, but its windows are visible from the street. According to legend, one Sunday two friends decided to play cards, which was strictly prohibited. Now they will play cards in this room all their lives, because they disobeyed the ban.

Moosham Castle

• State of Salzburg, Austria
• Built in 1208
• Known as the Witches Castle. Between 1675 and 1687, thousands of women were labeled witches and sentenced to death by the Inquisition. They were tortured and then beheaded. Most of them still roam the halls of the castle as ghosts. In addition to the place of execution of witches, Moosham Castle also served as a werewolf's lair. The history can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century. Many mutilated cattle and carcasses of deer were found in the castle. And some of the residents of Moosham were convicted and imprisoned as werewolves.

Bran Castle

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• Transylvania,

  Brasov, Romania

• Built at the end of the 14th century

The castle was home to the famous Vlad the Impaler, known as Vlad the Impaler for his love of impaling his enemies. Vlad III the Impaler was the inspiration for Count Dracula, the vampire and murderer of men described in Bram Stoker's novel. Prince Vlad the Impaler had the nickname Dracula (translated as “son of the dragon”), which he inherited from his father. Vlad did not live in Bran, as many believe, but only stayed for a few days while hunting in the surrounding forests.

Chillingham Castle

• Great Britain
• The castle was located on the border of two opposing nations, so detachments of English troops who were heading to Scotland often stopped at the castle. And the Scots often raided the castle. Bloody battles often took place around the castle, and captured enemies were immediately tortured and killed. Since then, their souls have been wandering around the castle.
• Chillingham Castle served as the site of massacres. This castle was owned by John Sage and for three years he worked as an executioner-torturer in the torture room. It is said that he tortured approximately fifty people a week. It is believed that in a fit of passion he strangled his mistress Elizabeth Charlton. Elizabeth's father threatened King Edward I Longshanks that he would ally with the Scots and start a rebellion if the murderer was not punished. As a result, by order of the king, Tormentor Sage was executed on the castle grounds. Sage's ghost can still be heard dragging bodies around at night.
• Another famous ghost is the Blue Boy, who haunts the pink room. Guests of the castle more than once heard loud crying, after which they saw blue flashes of light. The ghost of the blue boy has not been seen since extensive reconstruction was carried out at the castle and the bodies of a man and a boy were found walled up in a 10-meter wall.
• Another famous ghost is the spirit of Lady Mary Berkeley, who often appears from her portrait in The Gray Room. According to legend, Lady Mary's husband, Lord Gray Wark, went to her sister, leaving her alone with the child. Since then, Mary has been wandering around the castle in search of her husband.

Houska Castle

• Prague, Czech Republic
• Built by the ruler of Bohemia Ottokar II in the 13th century
• The castle was not built for protection from the outside, but to protect people from what is hidden inside the castle. According to legend, the passage in this place led straight to hell, from where one day a half-man, half-monster was released, and demons, witches and other evil spirits also entered our world. In the center of the castle there is a well, from which hellish sounds can sometimes be heard. Before building the castle, residents lowered a soldier with a rope into the pit. The soldier let out a scream, he was pulled out, and a couple of days later he died. In 1930, Houska Castle attracted the attention of Hitler and was very popular with the Nazis, who began to use it for a number of secret experiments and occult experiments. This is evidenced by several bodies of Nazi soldiers who were executed in the basement of the castle. According to rumors, skeletons of unearthly creatures were found in the castle. Ghosts still walk around the castle - a black horse without a head and a bulldog man. And from the window of the upper floor a woman in a black dress constantly appears. Only the most courageous tourists dare to go down into the dungeon, because demons who came to us from the other world still roam there.

Rožmberk Castle

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• Czech
• Rožmberk is one of the most mysterious castles in the Czech Republic, located in the south of the country, near the Austrian border.
• Named after the aristocratic family that owned it.
• The most famous ghost Czech castles - this is the White Lady (or the Lady in White, as she is also called).
• Once upon a time in this Czech castle Baron Rozmberk. He was a cunning and greedy man. Baron Rozmberk's main assistant was a monk who compiled all the documents for his master and thereby helped him capture more and more lands. One day, the baron wanted to seize the land plot on which the monk’s relatives lived. Therefore, the monk refused to draw up documents, for which he was executed by the baron. Dying, the monk cursed the baron himself and all his descendants. The baron has his only daughter, Perkhta, whom he tried to marry off as profitably as possible. Perkhta married Count Liechtenstein and went to the groom's palace. But, since the greedy baron refused to give the promised dowry, the young husband sent his wife back to her father. Already in old age, Lichtenstein came to her to ask for forgiveness, but Perkhta refused him. After which Count Liechtenstein cursed the Rožmberk family. Perchta still wanders the castle corridors in the form of the ghost of the White Lady. It is believed that the sleeves of the White Lady's dress have the ability to change color; if they are white, then it is fortunate, if they are red, then there is a fire, if they are black, then it is a big disaster.

Eltz Castle

• Germany
• The first mention of the castle dates back to 1157, when Frederick I gave the castle to Count Rudolf van Eltz. Since then, the castle has always belonged to one single family.
• According to legend, the castle has never been captured because it is guarded not only by living people, but also by the spirits of long-dead knights who once owned it and still stand guard over the castle.
• In the castle you can also see the ghost of Countess Agnes, who, according to legend, died defending the castle from an uninvited guest.

Leap Castle

• North Roscrea, Ireland
• Leap Castle was built in the 15th century by the Ocarroll clan.
• The castle has a long and bloody history. During reconstruction, a prison with human remains was discovered in the castle, which was filled with three carts. One of the most famous stories is connected with the chapel ("Bloody Chapel"), in which in 1532 a soldier killed his priest brother with a sword. Since then, the priest's pizrak has been living in the castle. Another scary spirit is a phenomenon called "It". It does not look like a person, it is described as a creature the size of a sheep, but with the face of a man. When it appears, visitors smell sulfur and rotting flesh. In the castle you can also meet the ghost of the Red Lady holding a dagger. The castle is haunted by two girls, Emily and Charlotte. Sometimes visitors see them playing and running around the castle. Or Emily flying from a height and disappearing near the ground (she died at the age of 11, falling from a height).
• The castle's dungeon does not go unnoticed. According to one story, in the dungeon there is a room with a special hatch through which prisoners were thrown onto numerous metal spikes built into the floor.

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Edinburgh castle

Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh is the city where any skeptic will inevitably believe in ghosts. Many of these entities, unknown to modern science, settled behind the gloomy walls of the castle, built in the 12th century. There you will meet the ghost of a bagpiper, who got lost and disappeared while exploring the labyrinth underground tunnels. When the castle is in danger, a headless drummer is heard beating the drums - he first appeared to warn that Oliver Cromwell's troops were advancing. There is even a ghost of a dog in the castle, running around the local cemetery.

Chillingham Castle

Northumberland, UK
In the northern part of England, the powerful Chillingham Castle was built to repel attacks by the Scots in the 12th century. Many bloody battles took place on this land; captured enemies were tormented and tortured within the walls of the citadel, and the souls of those killed still cannot find peace. Interestingly, it is in this castle that ghosts can often be photographed or filmed. For centuries, a blue shining boy has been seen there, frightening anyone who decides to stay overnight in the Pink Room. Experts claim that this is a baby walled up alive in the wall of the fortress (his skeleton was found during restoration). Lady Mary Berkeley constantly leaves her portrait in the Gray Room - she died after her husband left for her sister.

Warwick Castle

Warwick, UK
Warwick Castle, which appeared in 1068, was also destined to witness a huge number of battles (it is believed that no other European fortress can boast of such a history filled with bloody battles). Defeated enemies were tortured in dungeons, and therefore, to this day, people who find themselves in dungeons feel dizzy and nauseous. Of the ghosts, tourists most often see the ghost of one of the owners of the estate, Sir Fulk Graville: on cold evenings, he emerges from his own portrait and wanders around the castle, terrifying the living.

Dragsholm Castle

Herve, Denmark
Danish castles are home to many otherworldly creatures, but the most densely populated of them is, of course, Dragsholm, where, according to the most conservative estimates, about a hundred ghosts live (due to which, by the way, this is not particularly interesting fortress became one of the most visited in the world). The number of ghosts increased century by century: the castle was a bishop's palace, a fortress, and a prison. Among the famous “residents” stuck on the border between worlds is a white lady, whom her own father walled up in the wall for having an affair with a commoner, and the spirit of a certain count who died in captivity and has since been frightening visitors with a horse neighing.

Eltz Castle

Wierschem, Germany
The picturesque Eltz Castle in the German state of Reynald-Palatinate was built in 1157, and since then has always belonged to a single family. Now Eltz is owned by the 33rd generation! Tourists are attracted to these places by both the luxurious (according to some, the richest in all of Germany) interiors and ghosts. According to legend, this castle was never captured or destroyed, because in addition to living defenders, it is guarded by the ghosts of medieval knights - the ancestors of the current owners of the estate.

Moosham Castle

State of Salzburg, Austria
The castle, built in 1208 by the Bishop of Salzburg, has an ominous reputation: hundreds of witches and sorcerers were beheaded within its walls and their spirits have not yet left Moosham. Therefore, do not be surprised if, while looking at medieval chambers, you constantly feel someone’s touch, hear strange sounds, or even see something inexplicable. And at one time the castle was the home of a werewolf - how else to explain the mutilated corpses of cattle and wild deer found within its walls?

Brissac Castle

Angers, France
Brissac is the highest of the Loire castles. It appeared in the 11th century, but was constantly being added to: now the chateau has 203 rooms - there is room for both people and ghosts. At night, passionate groans are heard in the castle: the noble family of Jacques de Breze once lived in Brissac. But one day the sounds of love reached her husband. He decided to find out who was publishing them, and found his wife Charlotte with someone else. Since then, the lovers have disappeared without a trace, the unfortunate husband was forced to sell the castle, but for several centuries a couple of lovers have been disturbing the peace of the new owners and reminding themselves of themselves with loud passionate cries.

Bardi Castle

Emilia-Romagna, Italy
60 kilometers from the city of Parma rises on a rock made of red jasper old castle Bardi. It was erected in 900 near the crossroads of busy roads for defense against Hungarian raids. Gradually, reconstruction led to the fact that the citadel turned into a rich palace with an extensive library and a large collection of weapons. Now the castle is filled with tourists, they are attracted by a romantic legend: the beautiful Soleste was in love with the captain of the knights Moroello. She spent her days on the castle tower, waiting for her betrothed to return. But one day an army appeared on the horizon, decorated with the colors of the enemy. Soleste hurried to jump down, never knowing that Moroello had won and ordered his subordinates to wear enemy paraphernalia solely for the sake of showing off. Upon learning that he had actually killed his beloved, the captain also threw himself off the cliff, but his restless spirit still wanders around the castle.

Houska Castle

Czech
In the north of the Czech Republic, in the deep forests 47 kilometers from Prague, there is the mysterious, terrifying Houska Castle. It was built in the 13th century not to protect people from the enemy or to serve as a home for a rich nobleman - it was built to close the gates to hell. The castle was built over the legendary abyss, from where, according to legend, demons and half-humans, half-animals appeared. The Czech authorities were tired of all this devilry and they decided to seal the “gateway” to the underworld by erecting a castle on it. But otherworldly phenomena did not stop, and therefore in the 1930s the Nazis even began to conduct occult experiments there. Among the resident ghosts in Houska are a giant bullfrog-man, a headless black horse, and a woman in an old dress who appears in an upper-floor window. They say that the castle's dungeons are still teeming with demons that emerged from the cave.

Belcourt Castle

Newport, USA
If you count old dollars at modern rates, then Bellecourt Castle cost its owner in 1894 100 million. The heir to a gigantic business empire, Oliver Belcourt, loved to travel the world; from his trips he always brought various artifacts - this luxurious estate was conceived for their storage. However, for the first half of the 20th century, no one lived in the house, and when in 1956 it was sold to another family, it turned out that mysterious phenomena were constantly happening in it: there was blood on the armor of the 15th century, and everyone who sat on the antique ballroom chairs was pushed in the back by an unknown force.

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Bran Castle (Romania)

The castle is not as scary as its legendary owner. Of course, we are talking about. On Halloween, his residence is one of the most visited attractions in Romania. The castle was built in 1382 at their own expense by the residents of Brasov as an important strategic point, for which they were exempted from paying taxes to the state treasury for several centuries. It did not immediately acquire vampire legends, but only after the legendary and bloodthirsty commander Vlad the Impaler-Dracula began to spend the night here during his campaigns. To tell the truth, the count's castle became the will of human imagination. Much of the credit for this goes to Bram Stoker. In 1897, his novel Dracula was published. Enthusiastic readers immediately rushed to search for a suitable castle. The Romanian one fit the description best, and Tepes also appears here. That means being “Dracula” for him. No one is going to argue with this. Beautiful legends must live!



Chillingham Castle (England)

This is one of the oldest castles in England, built in the 12th century. With such a respectable age, not acquiring a bunch of legends is simply a crime. There are also ghosts here. This is a man and a little boy. Jokes aside, during the restoration of Chillingham, during the destruction of one of the dead ends, two skeletons were found: an adult and a child. Scratches on the stones indicate that they were walled up alive. Another famous ghost is the spirit of Lady Mary Berkeley, who appears from her portrait in the Gray Room. An underground dungeon, a museum and a torture room add even more mystery and mysticism to the castle, and at the same time a curious public.



Eltz Castle, Wierschem, (Germany)

It would seem that one of the most beautiful castles in Germany could be frightening. It is located among the hills on the northern bank of the Moselle River, between the cities of Koblenz and Trier. And its uniqueness lies in the fact that it was never captured or destroyed, surviving even during the French Revolution. Only one family owned the castle, today it is already the 33rd generation. The current owner lives in Frankfurt am Main, and it was only under him that tourists began to be allowed into the castle. The money collected is spent on maintaining the castle in perfect condition, in which Eltz will be passed on to the 34th generation. Legends say that if it were not for the ghosts of medieval knights guarding the castle, it would not have been so impregnable and prosperous.



Edinburgh Castle (Scotland)

If you don't believe in ghosts, go to Scotland. Even inveterate skeptics reconsider their views when visiting Edinburgh Castle. Legends say that the castle is still haunted by the restless ghost of a bagpiper, who got lost while exploring underground labyrinths. And when the building was in danger, drums could be heard inside it. She is repulsed by a headless soldier-musician; at one time he warned about the advance of Oliver Cromwell's troops. Almost the entire castle is a museum: within the walls of the barracks, the “Governor’s House”, huge halls and prison cells there are numerous exhibitions. In one of the rooms you can see the Stone of Destiny itself. According to one legend, it is more than 3,000 years old, and at one time it belonged to the daughter of the legendary Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.



Dragsholm Castle in Herv (Denmark)

Old Danish castles are favorite haunts for ghosts. And most otherworldly creatures live in Dragsholm. This is not a haunted house, but an entire hostel. There are quite a few of them here, about a hundred, according to researchers of unusual phenomena. So tourists come here to see the silhouettes of ghosts in the corridors of the castle. Among the famous disembodied guests wandering around Dragsholm, the most famous is the White Lady. Once upon a time, her father immured a girl right into the wall after learning about her relationship with a commoner. The spirit of a certain count, who died in captivity, also wanders here. He appears, scaring the castle guests with his signature horse neighing.



Houska Castle (Czech Republic)

In a dense, dense forest, far from busy roads in the north of the Czech Republic, the mysterious and terrifying Houska Castle rises. This fortress was built in the 13th century not at all to protect people from enemies or as the residence of some noble person. In the rock below the castle there are the open Gates of Hell. They are still hiding under the floor today. castle chapel. So, if it weren’t for Gousk, the inhabitants of the underworld would now be walking around the world. Ghosts, of course, come across, where would we be without them. Among the castle's most famous mystical inhabitants are a headless black horse, a frog-man bulldog, and a woman in a black dress. Only the bravest descend into the Houska dungeons, and even then they do not feel very comfortable, they even lose consciousness. They say that dogs refuse to enter this room. In the vicinity of the castle, dead birds are constantly found, and voices and moans are often heard from the depths of the empty well.