#HauntedIsland

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made a cohost @/hauntedisland because i'm a sucker

this website has """died""" so many times i don't find it bothersome anymore when another problem crops up actually i feel relief !!

[allthingsghostie]

Alcatraz Island

HISTORY Alcatraz, also known as “The Rock” has a reputation for being one of the most “haunted” places in America. Some people even believe it is a possible porthole into a different dimension.

Native Americans found the island long before the prison was built and they strongly believed it was a dark and paranormal place. They believed it was plagued by evil spirits. The only people who would set foot on the island were those who were receiving punishment from their tribe. Some were sent to the island for a certain period of time, while others were banished for life.

Then in the 1850s, the first inmates, who were military prisoners, assisted in building the prison and the Army housed military prisoners there until 1933, when the government decided to make it a maximum-security prison. Only those who were considered the most dangerous criminals were sent to Alcatraz. This location was chosen because of the isolation of the island. People thought it would be impossible for a prisoner to break out. The prison was built to crush the spirits of the prisoners and to discipline them. The inmates were only given what they needed to survive; food, clothing, shelter, and medical care. The prison ran until 1963. Later, it was opened for public tours and soon after, people began to claim the feelings of the presence of those who had died there. Many thought it was a hoax to draw in crowds, but this wasn’t the first time hauntings had been reported in the prison.

Some famous prisoners who spent time in Alcatraz: Al Capone, “Machine-Gun” Kelly, Alvin Karpis, and Arthur “Doc” Barker.

PUNISHMENT AMONG PRISONERS Alcatraz is known for the way they’d punish their prisoners. They seemed very cruel and can be hard to read about, but these were the “most dangerous criminals in America.” Two of the most famous places of punishment were the Strip Cell and the Hole in the D-Block.

The Strip Cell: When prisoners would get out of hand, one place they’d be put as punishment was the Strip Cell. This cell is located in the D-Block. Prisoners would be completely isolated in the darkness, stripped of all clothing, and only provided with bread and water once a day. Their toilet was a hole in the cell and they did not have access to a sink for hand washing.

The Hole in the D-Block: Located in the D-Block, there were five ‘hole’ cells. In these cells, prisoners would stay for up to 19 days with no contact with others. They were provided with a toilet, sink, one light, and at night, a mattress.

Photos of strip cell and D-Block below:

AL CAPONE While spending his last years in Alcatraz, Al Capone learned to play the banjo. His favorite place to practice was in the shower room. To this day, people claim to hear him play. In fact, a park ranger who had never heard about Al Capone, reported that he heard music coming from the shower room.

MORE HAUNTINGS One area that is claimed to have a high level of spirit activity in the utility corridor where three inmates were shot and killed while trying to escape. In this area, while the prison was still running, a security guard also claimed to have heard clanging sounds coming from the corridor.

While visiting the ‘hole’' cells, many tourists and employees have reported feeling cold spots and a sort of ‘intensity’ coming from the cell, specifically the ‘hole’ cell 14D.

One certainly creepy encounter that has been reported many times in cell 14D is the claim of seeing glowing eyes. What makes it even creepier is that the first tourists who claimed to see this were not aware that a prisoner in the 1940s had died in that cell after calling out for help because there was “a creature with glowing eyes” trying to kill him. Is there really a creature lurking in the D-Block? Cell 14D below.

Security guards have also said that when doing head counts, they’d count more than the amount of people there. Many say they think that the ghosts of prisoners would be counted, then they’d disappear.

Another security guard said that one night he heard a woman sobbing inside one of the prison walls,  but at that time, there were no women in the building.

Cell blocks A and B are also known to have crying and moaning sweep through the cells.

While visiting Block C, someone claimed they encountered a prisoner named Butcher. Later, it was found in the old prison records that there was a prisoner who was murdered in Block C. He was a hit-man who went by the name Butcher.

Tour guide, Leon Thompson, knew an inmate named Johnny Haus who died in the prison. Thompson is sure he’s seen the spirit of Haus. He claims that Haus appeared as a dark figure to him as he was waiting for tourists. Thompson later said, “I don’t care what anybody says, That was Johnny Haus.”

One story that really stands out to me is when a British couple visiting Alcatraz took a picture of an empty visitation block through the window. When looking at the photo, they discovered something terrifying. There seemed to have been a woman staring back at them. This photo has been studied numerous times and nobody can find any evidence that it has been tampered with. Photo below.

While the prison was open, guards would often claim to have heard gunshots and screams. They’d hear them so vividly that the guards would cover the grounds, believing there had been an escape.

What are your thoughts? Are these spirits? If they are, where did they come from? Is it really an evil place like the Native Americans believed, or did the hauntings start after the deaths of inmates? Is it really possible that this place is a whole other dimension? After all, no other places on earth seem to draw in that many souls of the deceased.

I own no photos, all credit to the photographers.

[devonsdomain]

Me at Happy Island back in 2011 I think. #haunted #hauntedwisconsin #legendtripping #happyisland #meridean #ghosts #paranormal #caryville #creepywisconsin #hauntedisland https://www.instagram.com/p/ByWGL4djs5D/?igshid=aknkhx7lo8sf

[seidmanart]

“Poveglia Island” - painting (sold) for my solo show THE SPACES WE HAUNT at @archenemyarts This painting is based on a real island near Venice, Italy that once served as a quarantine dumping ground during the Black Plague as well as a mental hospital in the 1920s. There has been over 100,000 deaths here over the years and the soil on the island is said to be 50% human ash. If you don’t believe this place could be haunted, just ask @realzakbagans what happens when you spend too much time there 💀 #thespaceswehaunt #poveglia #povegliaisland #haunted #ghost #italy #darktourism #blackplague #hauntedisland #plaguedoctor #ghostadventures #macabreart #darksurrealism #darkart #skull #skullart #beautifulbizarremagazine #creepmachine #surrealism #davidseidman https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsy6VuWBbT6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c4qpmofgrkc1

[alejessvlogs]

More haunted dolls. That place is soo cool. I wanted to go for a long time. 👻 😍 👻 😍 #green #creepy #hauntedplace #abandonedplaces #dolls #laisladelasmuñecas #dollsisland #model #location #light #tones #old #creepydolls #island #xochimilco #Mexicocity #hauntedplaces #hauntedisland #photography #canon #camera #photograph #photography #photographer #doll #dollshouse #haunted #photooftheday #adventure #tree (at La Isla De Las Muñecas)

[blackmodelsunite]

@ericabeauchampfitness • • • • • • Florida Praying you all have a blessed Thanksgiving🤎🍁🧡 #thankfulgratefulblessed #gratitude #thankfullness #givethanks #thankful @patrickwilsonphotography • • • • • • Egmont Key Island, Florida Im not super human - Sorry if that’s what you want, I’ll have to let you down 🤍 PAGE 11 @summersmag issue 45 Photographer: @irabat_photography #notyourhero #superhuman #publication #summersmagazine #linen #cotton #strandedinparadise #hauntedisland #tampabay #tanskin #suntan #paramore #Repost . . #blackmodelsunite https://www.instagram.com/p/CIEIGt9nR8Q/?igshid=1lj0dxxg7wcxm

[womaninarmorandwarpaint]

Ready to dig into some creepy reading 🖤🕸️⚰️👻🎃🖤 #lifemagazine #life #hauntedmansion #hauntedisland #hauntedhouse #creepy #halloween #givemethewillies #heebiejeebies #readingtime📖 https://www.instagram.com/p/BokS_pqnhu9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l6rvbmpmviis

[techanimebuk]

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#Mystery, #IslandMystery, #Vanishing, #EerieStories, #LocalLegends, #UnsolvedMysteries, #ChillingStories, #RemoteIsland, #Disappearances, #Paranormal, #IslandSecrets, #HauntedIsland, #MysteriousDisappearances, #TrueCrime, #Storytelling, #MysteryIsland

[authorforster-blog]

Book Giveaway

I am giving away a new book "Haunted Island volume # 3" for FREE. All you have to do is go to "www.sandiesbookstore.weebly.com" subscribe to my newsletter and you're entered. More details are on the site as well.

You will receive a "ticket" like shown. Halloween I will announce the winner by email and social media.

Goodluck to all.

[allthingsghostie]

The Island of Dolls

South of Mexico City, lies the beautiful Xochimico Canals, but if you continue deeper into the canals, you’ll find something truly terrifying. Between the Xochimico Canals is the Isla de las Munecas (the Island of Dolls). On the island, you’ll see thousands of dolls, staring with blank dead eyes, hanging from the trees and lying among the ground, most rotting many disembodied.

According to local legends, the story of the Island of Dolls starts with the old caretaker of the island, Don Julian Santana. He abandoned his family and moved to the uninhabited island. One day, Santana discovered something truly awful and heartbreaking. He found the body of a drowned girl on the shores after drowning in the lake. Soon after, a doll which would change the island forever, came floating up to the island. (Santana below)

Certain the doll belonged to the little girl, Santana hung it up from a tree in order to honor her spirit, but that wasn’t enough. Santana was certain that the young girl haunted the island. To appease her, he began hanging more and more dolls on the island. For 50 years, Santana put any doll he could find on the island, many of which he had found in the canals and in the trash. He put them up, no matter the condition of the dolls. Torsos, arms, legs and heads dangle from the trees. Santana dedicated his life to appeasing this spirit.

Many people, including Santana’s family, believed that the little girl was just a figment of his imagination, but one day something oddly coincidental happened. In 2001, Santana’s body was found in the exact same spot where he’d always claimed he’d found the little girl. Locals and tourists flocked to the island to pay their respects. Many left dolls to honor him and the young girl and many still do today.

Locals say that the island is haunted by Santana and the girl he found, perhaps along with other spirits that were attached to some of the dolls Santana found. They insist that the dolls come alive at night, opening their eyes and moving around, sometimes even whispering to one another.

What are your thoughts on this island? Was Santana really haunted by a young girl on the island, or was he only haunted by his mind. And how do we explain his strange death and where he was found?

[winecoffeeandwifi]

... and we are haunted by our own minds #muahaha #hauntedisland

[scientific-mystery-blog]

Thousands of souls are trapped on Poveglia island, and people who have dared to visit it have heard screams of those souls. 

[alejessvlogs]

Haunted content... 👻 😍 👻 😍 #green #creepy #hauntedplace #abandonedplaces #dolls #laisladelasmuñecas #dollsisland #model #location #light #tones #old #creepydolls #island #xochimilco #Mexicocity #hauntedplaces #hauntedisland #photography #canon #camera #photograph #photography #photographer #doll #dollshouse #haunted #photooftheday #adventure #tree (at La Isla De Las Muñecas) (at La Isla De Las Muñecas)

[2headedhero]

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[carolinacarmen]

ghosts and bare souls

Hovering over an ocean, torn brick, cement and new growth. Pressing feet on moss, we are wanderers on a sinking ship. Honey, the world was our oyster when we got here, stomping in uniform chanting patriots. The heart in my palm is not mine. Whose is it then, yours was beating when I last heard it. The bodies are lying in the bushes.