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Ikego Middle Gate

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Picture generated with AI Location: Ofuna Prisoner-of-War Camp near Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Dates Active: 1192 to Present Category: Burial Grounds, Haunting, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Mass Burials and Prisoner of War Camp Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 021824B-00066 Summery:   This gate has been a focal point of strange activity involving the spirits of samurai warriors and World War II soldiers. In Depth: Currently occupied by a U.S. Military Base, the area here has a sad history of deaths and suffering. Strange occurrences have been reported surrounding a gate here leading into the base, from the sound of footsteps to apparitions crawling along the ground. Ikego was once attacked and seized sometime in 1333, and the villagers, especially the samurai who were tasked with defending the village, committed mass seppuku. Those that didn't were beheaded or burned alive. Mass burials are also located near here, with somewhere around 50 sites, which only adds to the tragedy this place...
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Ascot House

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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...
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Grootslang

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Picture generated with AI Location: Orange River, South Africa Dates Active: Unknown Category: Cryptids, Monsters Cause: Mythology, Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010824B-00015 Summery:   A half-elephant, half-snake monster that somehow survived from the beginning of time, known locally as the Grootslang. In Depth: Hiding somewhere in the jungles and caves located around the Orange River between South Africa and Namibia, there supposedly resides a giant snake-like creature with the features of an elephant. This semi-aquatic creature can range from 20 to 50 feet in length, and is incredibly strong and intelligent. Known as the Grootslang (or Grote Slang) Stories of the creature start at the literal beginning of time (making it primordial), where the Grootslang hid from the gods to keep itself from being split into more... sensible creatures like snakes and elephants. It supposedly hid in a cave that was full of diamonds known as the 'Wonder Hole', and would viciously gu...
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