Ectolog

Picture generated with AI Location: Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Dates Active: 1000s to Present Category: Haunting, Lost Lands and Ruins, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324C-00069 Summery:   This ancient medieval city is claimed to be haunted by its former citizens. In Depth: Great Zimbabwe is an abandoned city from the middle ages located in modern-day Zimbabwe, thought to have been the capital of an unknown kingdom during the Iron Age until it was abandoned sometime in the 15th century, with evidence suggesting that it was extremely rich at one time. Very little is known about this site, but is an important national monument to the people of Zimbabwe as their nation is named after it. While the site is of significant importance to Zimbabwe and its people, it is also reportedly haunted. Visitors to Great Zimbabwe have reported odd figures roaming the ruins at night, odd noises and voices. There have even been claims of people being shoved or pushed ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Dates Active: 1891 to Present Category: Haunting Cause: Suicide Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324B-00068 Summery:   The Ascot House is home to a ghost that people claim to be of a young woman named Maggie Hume, who was a servant that committed suicide at the residence. In Depth: Constructed in the 1870s for Frederick Hurrell Holberton, the Ascot House was originally simply known as 'Tor' before the property was sold to William Beit. Beit was an avid fan of horse racing, which was thought to be the reason he renamed it the 'Ascot House'. Being fairly well off, Beit had several servants taking care of the grounds and the house, including a young woman named Maggie Hume. In 1891 Maggie was found dead, having committed suicide using strychnine. An inquiry by police into the matter found that she had recently learned that she was pregnant after several of the male servants admitted to having more than f...

Picture generated with AI Location: Wolf Creek Inn, Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1883 to Present Category: Haunting Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324A-00067 Summery:   The Wolf Creek Inn has been home to a number of different ghost stories over the years, including a stage coach driver and a famous American author. In Depth: The Wolf Creek Inn was originally constructed in the 1850s as a place for travelers to stop as they made their way over the Applegate trail. It went through several transformations over the years, eventually becoming a first class hotel and was a popular stop along the Oregon Stage Coach line between San Francisco and Portland. Over the years, Wolf Creek Inn had many famous guests, including President Rutherford B. Hayes and Sinclair Lewis.  One guest had a particular fondness for the Inn, having stayed there an entire summer. This guest was none other than the famous American writer and adventurer Jack Lon...