Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Most Haunted Place In The World Is For Sale


"Like ghosts? Then you'll love Poveglia, a small, deserted island in the Venetian lagoon that's going on the auction block next month. It's been called "the island of madness," "Hell," and "the most haunted place on Earth." You'd just love it to pieces.

No, but seriously, this place sounds scary. The trouble started back in the late 19th century when Poveglia served as a checkpoint for ships going to Venice. After a pair of ships carrying plague victims arrived in 1793, the island was sealed off and turned into a quarantine zone for people with infectious diseases, a role it served for over a century. It goes without saying that many of these people died on the island during this time, leading to the widespread belief that Poveglia is haunted. It didn't help when the place was converted into a hospital for the mentally ill in 1922. Rumor has it, the hospital was home to a number of crude lobotomies, performed by a doctor who'd been driven mad by the ghosts. He later flung himself off the bell tower."



3 comments:

Dr. Theda said...

A really Creepy one.....

Dr. Theda said...

A great place for opening a "Haunted Theme Park"....

David said...

Yeah. It could be a good money maker. I have a feeling the place is going to be super expensive though. I would use it as a villainous retreat. :)