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Tat Tak School

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        A lot of places have the reputation as "the most haunted place ever in [insert location here]." Still, it's always fun when they manage to live up to that reputation. But also, like, what exactly qualifies something as 'the most haunted?' Are there tournaments or competitions? Like, America's Got Goblins, or something?     But every so often, there's that little place that people unanimously agree is one of the most haunted. And it's not from a show, or from a Life article that never existed, or even monopolizing on creepy islands. Sometimes, it's just word of mouth.     Of course, it's up to the beholder to determine if these words are true or not.     Take the Tat Tak School, for instance. Just the name is enough to scare the pants off of anyone.     Settled in Hong Kong's New Territories' district of Yuen Long, the Tat Tak school first opened up in 1931. First, it wasn't exactly in the current location. No, that's no...

Poveglia Island

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      In cities, it's not super uncommon to hear noise. Actually, scratch that- it would be more uncommon if you didn't hear noise. Or see weird stuff. But that really applies anywhere, if you think about it. Even rural places. Noise is just a part of life.     And a call sign for the dead.      I mean, logistically, think about it. You go to one of those field of screams, or house of horrors, or public bathroom of peril around Halloween. Yeah, the minimum wage zombie is going to stare at you for two minutes, but then they'll follow you and start saying something. Or someone with no self control will rattle a chain. Or a dad will crop dust everyone in the painfully narrow hallway and very nearly authenticate that fake haunted house.        You get used to it, really.      But you know, sometimes, the spooky stuff is outside. Sometimes it's stuff you blame on the wind, or birds, or people actively breaking th...