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Annabelle the Haunted Doll

In the 1970’s a terrible event took place in a small apartment, lived in by two nursing students. For quite some time strange goings on where noticed by the students, which included strange hand written messages on paper, objects moving around the house and strange dreams had by all who stayed the night.

It would all culminate when a friend was attacked with bloody and burned claw marks, torn into their chest.

The culprit? A Raggedy Anne Doll named Annabelle, who was thought to be possessed by a demon, and taking on the guise of the ghost of a little girl…

It all began when Donna, a nursing student, was given a Raggedy Anne doll as a birthday gift from her mother. Raggedy Anne (and Andy) Dolls were quite popular in the 1960’s/70’s, and the graduate student very much liked this gift.

The doll was placed on her bed as a decoration, and not much more was thought on the matter by Donna or her room mate Angie.

However, the girls soon began to find the doll creepy – something was not quite right about it. It sat on the bed in Donna’s bedroom, but the girls felt as if they were being watched. Over time these strange feelings would develop into fear, as the doll took on a life of its own.

It began with the doll seemingly moving about the house on its own. The room-mates would come home and find the doll in the most unexpected of places. At first, its pose on the bed had changed, but soon the doll would be found throughout the house.

Much of the time the girls would arrive home to find it sitting cross legged on the couch, a place where the girls would spend much of their time. Donna thought the room-mate may have been joking, so in the morning, before classes, she took the doll off her bed and placed it on the couch. However, she came home before her room-mate and found the doll back on her bed.

The strangest and most inexplicable way the doll was found was standing upright and leaning against a chair. This very much startled the girls, and they knew something was definitely up, as the dolls legs were too flexible to support its own weight.

About a month after receiving the doll and dealing with it moving about the apartment, a new phenomena began.

Donna and Angie would arrive home to not only find the doll moved again, but also pieces of parchment containing short messages written in a seemingly childlike hand. The messages would say things like “Help”, “Help Us” and “Help Lou”.

Enough was enough! Not only were the messages creepy, but the girls could not find a source for the paper, as neither kept parchment paper in the house!

Donna sought out the help of a medium, who soon made contact with the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle Higgins. Annabelle used to live in a house near to the land where the apartment complex was built. Annabelle was only seven when her body was found on the field where Donna’s apartment stood.

Annabelle, in spirit, had been staying in the complex for many years, but when Donna and Angie had moved in, she liked the girls and found the doll suitable for habitation and manipulation of the surroundings.

Donna gave Annabelle permission to stay with them, as long as she stopped doing things that scared them.

Donna, Angie and the medium seemed happy with the arrangement, but their friend Lou did not like what was happening. Lou felt that the doll was evil and should be gotten rid of. When he stayed in the apartment, he would have very vivid dreams about Annabelle attacking him.

One evening Lou and Angie were sitting on a lounge, reading over maps in preparation for a road trip the following day. They were startled by rustling sounds coming from Donna’s room. Fearing it was a burglar; Lou quietly crept up to the bedroom door then suddenly rushed in to confront the intruder.

No one was there except, once again, Annabelle had moved. This time she was sprawled out on the floor, the feeling of life having left her. Lou walked up to the doll to inspect it, then got the distinct impression that someone was standing behind him. He turned, expecting to see Angie, but was rather surprised by a burning sensation in his chest.

Lou fled the room to the safety of the living room where he removed his shirt. To his and Angie’s amazement seven distinct claw marks were found burned and bleeding in his chest, three were vertical and four were horizontal. The wounds slowly beaded blood, but the burning was more pronounced.

Something unseen had definitely attacked him.

Donna now believed the doll to be possessed by an evil entity, and once again sought help. Help arrived in the form of Ed and Lorraine Warren who had worked on many cases concerning dark/negative spirits, including the Amityville Case.

It was soon decided that the doll was not possessed, but was rather being used to give the impression that it was possessed. The entity in this case was not capable of possessing the doll as it needed a human host, and since this can take time to succeed, the doll was used to fool the girls into believing that it was a much more friendly spirit.

Essentially, in their minds a ‘demon’ had attached itself to the doll, but wanted so much more and through the previous seance, Donna had unwittingly given it free reign of the house when she gave it permission to stay.

It seemed that the intent was to possess Lou with the doll, trying to get his attention and possible sympathies through the hand written notes, many of which had Lou’s name on them. The dreams, scratches and burns typical of the early stages of the demon making its mark and intent to reside within a human form.

An exorcism was performed on the apartment, and the Warrens took the doll with them. Donna, Angie and Lou were now free of the terrors that had plagued them for the last few months.

As for Annabelle the Doll, she sits locked in a glass case in the Warren Occult Museum, Monroe, Connecticut, together with a sign that says ‘Warning. Positively Do Not Open’. The presence can still be felt within the doll, by those with sensitive abilities, but as for why the entity stays attached with the doll?

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Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg, PA

The Battlefield at Gettysburg PA is easily one of the most haunted (if not the most haunted) battlefields on Earth. In fact, it is known as one of the most haunted places, overall, in the world. It was here that one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War took place.

Before the battle, Gettysburg was a small town with only around 2,400 citizens. It was not well known, and boasted little other than its carriage industry and two colleges. However, the townsfolk’s simple way of life was forever changed during the summer of 1863, when the Union army caught up to the Confederate army as the Confederates were trying to bring the battles to the north. Over a period of three days, 94,000 Union troops clashed with 72,000 Confederate soldiers during what was to be known as The Battle of Gettysburg. When the battle was finally over, there were over 51,000 dead, wounded, or missing soldiers.

Now, the entire Gettysburg area is extraordinarily haunted. The town, which was used as a battlefield in and of itself, has very few buildings which do not have some sort of paranormal activity. Since there are too many haunted places to describe in detail within a few paragraphs, this article will focus on the actual battlefields themselves.

Over all sections of the battlefield, apparitions of soldiers can be seen marching in formation and riding on horses as they fight against the opposing side. Phantom sounds of the battle itself can also be heard on occasion.

In an area known as Little Round Top, a headless horseman can be seen galloping around, encouraging invisible troops. Although no one knows who this man is, it can be assumed that he was decapitated either during hand to hand combat or after receiving a direct hit from a cannon ball. It was also at this site that Civil War re-enactors, who were filming the film “Gettysburg”, encountered a spirit of their own. While the reenactors were standing around between takes, they were surprised to see a dirty old man dressed in a Union Private uniform coming up behind them. This man was filthy and smelled like sulfur, which was one of the main ingredients in gunpowder during that time. The mysterious man walked up to the re-enactors and handed them a few musket rounds. He said “Rough one today, eh boys?” before walking away. While the re-enactors examined the musket rounds, the man vanished. Later on, the re-enactors brought the musket rounds into the town of Gettysburg where they were authenticated to be “original rounds 130 years old.”

Another famous location on the battlefield is known as the Devils Den. The Devils Den is a strange pile of rocks located in the Triangular Field (AKA the Valley of Death or the Slaughter Field). Interestingly, the Devil’s Den had a haunted reputation long before any Civil War battles took place there. It was here that a huge battle known as the Battle of the Crows took place among Native Americans. As a result, the spirits of dead warriors, and the sounds of “Indian whooping” were often reported around the area.

The spots reputation only grew worse when a particularly brutal battle between Confederate cavalrymen from Georgia and Texas fought against the Union Forces. After this battle, there were countless bodies left strewn among the boulders and field. Since there were so many dead, many of the bodies were simply left stuffed into the rocks crevices instead of being given a proper burial. Now, along with the spirits of Native Americans, the spirits of soldiers are also spotted.

One particular soldier who can be seen is that of a man who was presumably from the Texas cavalry. This man will appear with long hair, ragged clothing, a large hat, and no shoes (as was common among the Texas cavalry). In one specific incident, a woman who was at the site alone to take photos was surprised when she felt someone behind her. Upon turning around, the woman saw a man of this description, who pointed across the field and said “what you are looking for is over there!” The woman looked at the spot he was pointing to, and when she turned to look back, the man was gone. This specific figure has been seen by many visitors, and is often mistaken for a Civil War re-enactor.

Some even take pictures with the man, only to find out that his figure has vanished from the photo upon the films development. The man has also been known to mysteriously show up in group photos, although he was not seen standing there at the time the picture was snapped. This man, or another spirit fitting the apparitions characteristics, can be spotted. Other than the apparitions seen at this spot, those who visit the Devil’s Den will often have difficulty with electronic equipment working. Many video and photo cameras refuse to work within the areas vicinity.

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The Phaya Naga is a snake-like creature found in Mekong River in Thailand. The Phaya Naga is said to be a large snake-like creature that has red, green, and yellow or even golden scales with sharp teeth, a fin-like tail, a giant horn on its head, and a collar with some sort of gem in it around its neck. The Phaya Naga is said to be somewhat divine and is believed to have made the Mekong River. The Phaya Naga is said to have supernatural powers like summoning the rains or breathing fire. 

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The Michigan Dogman is a humanoid dog-like creature found in Michigan. The Michigan Dogman is said to be a large wolf-like creature with dark shaggy fur, glowing eyes, and a very muscular body. The Michigan Dogman is said to have first been sighted in 1887 there have even been Native American legends about the creature. The Michigan Dogman is said be a werewolf regadless of what it is it is said to be very aggressive and is known to attack on sight.

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