The creepiest graveyards in the world
- No one can go into a cemetery without feeling just a little bit creeped out, right? But there are some cemeteries which go beyond being just slightly eerie. They are haunted by appearances of ghosts and terrifying stories, and are often abandoned to be completely overrun by nature. They are the perfect places to visit on Friday the 13th!
Check out the most haunted graveyards from around the world—if you dare!
© istock
1 / 50 Fotos
Okunoin Cemetery (Japan) - This is the largest cemetery in Japan, which is home to the tombs of over 2000 monks.
© istock
2 / 50 Fotos
Okunoin Cemetery (Japan) - Set with mighty shrines, Bhuddist statues and ancient trees, the place is the perfect setting for frightening tales.
© istock
3 / 50 Fotos
Okunoin Cemetery (Japan) - It is believed that Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Bhuddism, is buried in this cemetery and will one day come back to life along with his followers.
© istock
4 / 50 Fotos
Okunoin Cemetery (Japan) - According to Shingon Buddhism's school of thought, there are no dead at Okunoin, just spirits.
© istock
5 / 50 Fotos
Okunoin Cemetery (Japan) - The settings are certainly frightening, and this in conjunction with spooky stories mean people treat the cemetery with respect.
© istock
6 / 50 Fotos
Greyfriars Kirkyard (Scotland) - This cemetery is known as the spookiest place in Scotland and is located in the capital, Edinburgh. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
7 / 50 Fotos
Greyfriars Kirkyard (Scotland) - The graveyard is the scene of macabre tales, paranormal activities and terrifying stories which have been passed down from generation to generation. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
8 / 50 Fotos
Greyfriars Kirkyard (Scotland)
- Legend says that the cemetery is haunted by the ghost of George Mackenzie, who was buried there in 1691.
(Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
9 / 50 Fotos
Greyfriars Kirkyard (Scotland) - Some stories state that Mackenzie's spirit can attack visitors, scratching and biting them. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
10 / 50 Fotos
Greyfriars Kirkyard (Scotland) - Such stories have given rise to a series of haunted tours for those visitors willing to try their luck with superstitions. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
11 / 50 Fotos
Highgate Cemetery (England) - As well as being the resting place of several famous figures, such as Karl Marx or Douglas Adams, Highgate cemetery is also known for being haunted. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
12 / 50 Fotos
Highgate Cemetery (England)
- The most famous figure to haunt the graveyard is the vampire of Highgate. The figure is described by witnesses as a sullen, two-meter-tall man with penetrating, hypnotic eyes.
(Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
13 / 50 Fotos
Highgate Cemetery (England) - Since the end of the 1960s, several people claim to have seen a somber figure who simply disappears in the darkness. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
14 / 50 Fotos
Highgate Cemetery (England) - Another legendary figure is the nun with the floating veil who people have seen 'floating' above the tombs. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
15 / 50 Fotos
Highgate Cemetery (England) - As well as haunted, the cemetery has also been left to the mercy of nature, and few people dare to visit it. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
16 / 50 Fotos
Highgate Cemetery (England) - Trees and bushes grow freely in the cemetry. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
17 / 50 Fotos
Kensal Green Cemetery (England) - It is the oldest cemetery in England and was called the 'cemetery of all souls.' (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
18 / 50 Fotos
Kensal Green Cemetery (England) - Over 250 thousand people are buried at Kensal Green, including several British nobles. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
19 / 50 Fotos
Kensal Green Cemetery (England) - The cemetery is partially abandoned. More cremations are carried out here than burials. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
20 / 50 Fotos
Kensal Green Cemetery (England)
- Some parts have been completely overrun by nature. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
21 / 50 Fotos
Kensal Green Cemetery (England) - Its spooky atmosphere comes from the deterioration and dilapidation of the tombs, and the general air of abandonment. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
22 / 50 Fotos
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech Republic) - One of the most impressive places to visit in the Czech capital is the old Jewish cemetery in the Josefov district, which used to be a ghetto. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
23 / 50 Fotos
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech Republic) - The museum was open up until 1787. The Nazis ordered the destruction of Jewish cemeteries, however Hitler demanded that this one be left intact. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
24 / 50 Fotos
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech Republic) - Hitler's aim was to build a Jewish museum here, after the extermination of all Jews. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
25 / 50 Fotos
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech Republic) - The number of gravestones here is uncertain, as many people's graves were dug one on top of the other. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
26 / 50 Fotos
Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague (Czech Republic) - The cemetery is another one that has been overgrown by nature. Some parts are covered in trees, which make it seem all the more spooky. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
27 / 50 Fotos
San Michele Cemetery (Italy) - This cemetery is basically an island in Venice which was built in 1807 when, during the French occupation under Napoleon, burials on the main islands was banned. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
28 / 50 Fotos
San Michele Cemetery (Italy) - Cemeteries in Italy are not usually tourist points of interest, as they are normally located outside cities. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
29 / 50 Fotos
San Michele Cemetery (Italy) - Here you can find the tombs of Igor Stravinsky, Joseph Brodsky, Sergei Diaghilev, Ezra Pound, Luigi Nono, and Franco Basaglia. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
30 / 50 Fotos
San Michele Cemetery (Italy) - The island has attracted paranormal activity investigators. Strange sounds, eerie apparitions and ghosts are just some of the haunting stories to have emerged from this cemetery. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
31 / 50 Fotos
Howard Street Cemetery (United States) - Salem is known for being one of the most haunted places in the US, owing to the stories of witch hunts that went on there. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
32 / 50 Fotos
Howard Street Cemetery (United States) - In 1692, a resident in the city known as Giles Corey was tortured to death for refusing to confess that he had been involved in witchcraft. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
33 / 50 Fotos
Howard Street Cemetery (United States) - Legend says that with his last breath he cursed the city, and since then people have seen his ghost wandering among the tombs. Whether it's true or not, few people dare to visit the cemetery. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
34 / 50 Fotos
Cemitério de Chamula (Mexico) - In 1960 the place was the site of a catholic church, although the village vicar rarely went there. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
35 / 50 Fotos
Cemitério de Chamula (Mexico) - The church was abandoned after an earthquake left it partially destroyed. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
36 / 50 Fotos
Cemitério de Chamula (Mexico) - Now the church is surrounded by a cemetery which has been left to the law of nature. In the past it was used in. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
37 / 50 Fotos
Cemitério de Chamula (Mexico) - Several witnesses claim that the cemetery is bewitched and several stories tell of paranormal activity and other mysteries. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
38 / 50 Fotos
Mount Moriah Cemetery (United States) - The Mount Moriah cemetery in Philadelphia was officially closed and abandoned in 2011. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
39 / 50 Fotos
Mount Moriah Cemetery (United States) - The place is now very overgrown and looks a lot more somber than it used to in the past. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
40 / 50 Fotos
Mount Moriah Cemetery (United States) - The Mount Moriah cemetery used to be one of the biggest rural cemeteries in Philadelphia. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
41 / 50 Fotos
St. Louis Cemetery (United States) - It is considered by locals, visitors and investigators as the most haunted place in the world. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
42 / 50 Fotos
St. Louis Cemetery (United States) - This cemetery is peculiar for having its tombs placed on top of the soil, as the swampy soil is not suitable for burying bodies. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
43 / 50 Fotos
St. Louis Cemetery (United States) - What makes St. Louis even scarier is the tomb of Marie Laveau, better known as the 'voodoo queen.' (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
44 / 50 Fotos
St. Louis Cemetery (United States) - Rumors tell that the 'voodoo queen' has been seen wandering around the area and appears to those who try to interrupt her sleep. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
45 / 50 Fotos
St. Louis Cemetery (United States) - True or false, not many adventurers take the risk to visit this creepy place. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
46 / 50 Fotos
Stull Cemetery (United States)
- Stull cemetery in Kansas is known for being mysteriously haunted.
(Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
47 / 50 Fotos
Stull Cemetery (United States) - Two tragedies occurred in Stull in the 20th century. The first was a boy who was burnt to death in the middle of a plantation which his father had set fire to. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)
© All rights reserved / Creative Commons
48 / 50 Fotos
The creepiest cemeteries in the world
Make some plans for Friday the 13th
© iStock
There are some cemeteries around the world which are not home to gravestones alone, but also spooky spirits and tales of paranormal activity.
In this gallery, check out the most haunted graveyards from around the world!
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
































MOST READ
- Last Hour
- Last Day
- Last Week
-
1
CELEBRITY Relationships
-
2
TRAVEL Astrology
-
3
LIFESTYLE North atlantic treaty organization
-
4
CELEBRITY Celebrity deaths
-
5
MOVIES Cinema
-
6
CELEBRITY Ukraine conflict
-
7
LIFESTYLE Photography
-
8
CELEBRITY Heritage
-
9
LIFESTYLE Politicians
-
10
LIFESTYLE Science
COMMENTS